2016–17 Leicester City F.C. season

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Leicester City
2016–17 season
Leicester City wall defending a Chelsea free-kick, 2016
Leicester City wall defending a Chelsea free-kick, 2016
ChairmanVichai Srivaddhanaprabha
ManagerClaudio Ranieri
(until 23 February)
Craig Shakespeare
(from 23 February)[1]
Premier League12th
FA CupFifth round
(knocked out by Millwall)
League CupThird round
(knocked out by Chelsea)
Community ShieldRunners-up
Champions LeagueQuarter-finals
(knocked out by Atlético Madrid)
Top goalscorerLeague:
Jamie Vardy (13)

All:
Jamie Vardy (16)
Highest home attendance32,072 vs. Manchester United
(5 February 2017)
Lowest home attendance29,899 vs. Chelsea
(20 September 2016)
Average home league attendance31,886
Away colours
Third colours

The 2016–17 Leicester City season was the club's 112th season in the English football league system and its 49th (non-consecutive) season in the top tier of English football.[2] Leicester City participated in the Premier League for the third consecutive season as well as the FA Cup and EFL Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017. The club also took part in the pre-season International Champions Cup and entered the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League at the group stage. Leicester City entered the 2016–17 season as reigning Premier League champions after winning the Premier League title in the 2015–16 season.

Kit and sponsorship[]

Supplier: Puma / Sponsor: King Power

Home
Home alt. 1
Home alt. 2
Home 2017-18
Away
Third
Third alt.
Goalkeeper 1
Goalkeeper 1 alt.
Goalkeeper 2
Goalkeeper 2 alt.
Goalkeeper 2017-18

Pre-season events[]

Note: This section does not include close season transfers or pre-season match results, which are listed in their own sections below.

  • 27 July 2016 – Jamie Vardy signs a four-year contract extension until June 2020.[3]
  • 28 July 2016 – Ben Chilwell signs a five-year contract extension until June 2021.[4]
  • 29 July 2016 – Andy King signs a four-year contract extension until June 2020.[5]
  • 30 July 2016 – Callum Elder signs a three-year contract extension until June 2019.[6]
  • 6 August 2016 – Hamza Choudhury signs a four-year contract extension until June 2020.[7]
  • 6 August 2016 – Kasper Schmeichel signs a five-year contract extension until June 2021.[8]

Pre-season[]

Friendlies[]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

19 July 2016 (2016-07-19) Friendly Oxford United 1–2 Leicester City Oxford
19:45 BST Maguire 10' Report Gray 28'
Schlupp 69'
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 9,487
Referee:

International Champions Cup[]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

23 July 2016 ICC Celtic 1–1
(5–6 p)
Leicester City Glasgow, Scotland
17:30 BST O'Connell 59' Report Mahrez 46' Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 32,658
Referee: John Beaton (Scotland)
Penalties
Çiftçi soccer ball with check mark
Johansen soccer ball with check mark
Allan soccer ball with check mark
O'Connell soccer ball with check mark
Christie soccer ball with check mark
Forrest soccer ball with red X
soccer ball with check mark Fuchs
soccer ball with check mark Wasilewski
soccer ball with check mark Drinkwater
soccer ball with check mark Chilwell
soccer ball with check mark Okazaki
soccer ball with check mark Amartey
30 July 2016 ICC Paris Saint-Germain 4–0 Leicester City Carson, California, United States
20:03 PDT Cavani 26' (pen.)
Ikone 45'
Lucas 65'
Édouard 90'
Report Hernández Yellow card 9' Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 25,667
Referee: Ismail Elfath (United States)
3 August 2016 ICC Barcelona 4–2 Leicester City Stockholm, Sweden
20:00 CEST Munir 26', 45'
L. Suárez 34'
D. Suárez Yellow card 38'
Mújica 84'
Report Musa 47', 66' Stadium: Friends Arena
Attendance: 42,879
Referee: Martin Strömbergsson (Sweden)

Events[]

Note:This section does not include transfers or match results, which are listed in their own sections below.

  • 10 August 2016 – Claudio Ranieri signs a four-year contract extension until June 2020.[9]
  • 17 August 2016 – Riyad Mahrez signs a four-year contract extension until June 2020.[10]
  • 25 August 2016 – Danny Drinkwater signs a five-year contract extension until June 2021.[11]
  • 9 June 2017 – Alex Pașcanu signs a two-year contract extension until June 2019.[12]
  • 9 June 2017 – Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall signs a two-year contract extension until June 2019.[12]

Players and staff[]

First team squad[]

  • This section lists players who were in Leicester's first team squad at any point during the 2016–17 season
  • Asterisks indicates player left mid-season
  • Hash symbol indicates player retired mid-season
  • Italics indicate loan player
No. Nationality Name Position Joined Signed from
Goalkeepers
1 Denmark Kasper Schmeichel GK 2011 England Leeds United
12 England Ben Hamer GK 2014 England Charlton Athletic
21 Germany Ron-Robert Zieler GK 2016 Germany Hannover 96
Defenders
2 Spain Luis Hernández* CB / RB 2016 Spain Sporting Gijón
3 England Ben Chilwell LB / LM 2015 Youth
5 Jamaica Wes Morgan CB 2012 England Nottingham Forest
6 Germany Robert Huth CB 2015 England Stoke City
15 Ghana Jeffrey Schlupp* LB / LW / LM / CF 2010 Youth
17 England Danny Simpson RB 2014 England Queens Park Rangers
18 Mali Molla Wagué CB 2017 Italy Udinese
27 Poland Marcin Wasilewski CB / RB 2013 Belgium Anderlecht
28 Austria Christian Fuchs LB 2015 Germany Schalke 04
29 Tunisia Yohan Benalouane CB 2015 Italy Atalanta
Midfielders
4 England Danny Drinkwater CM 2012 England Manchester United
8 England Matty James CM 2012 England Manchester United
10 Wales Andy King CM 2006 Youth
11 England Marc Albrighton RM / LM 2014 England Aston Villa
13 Ghana Daniel Amartey CM / CB / RB / DM 2016 Denmark Copenhagen
14 Poland Bartosz Kapustka LW / RW / AM 2016 Poland Cracovia
22 England Demarai Gray LW / RW 2016 England Birmingham City
24 France Nampalys Mendy DM 2016 France Nice
25 Nigeria Wilfred Ndidi DM 2017 Belgium Genk
26 Algeria Riyad Mahrez LW / RW / AM 2014 France Le Havre
39 England Harvey Barnes[13] AM / CM / RM / LM 2016 Youth
Forwards
7 Nigeria Ahmed Musa CF / LW 2016 Russia CSKA Moscow
9 England Jamie Vardy CF 2012 England Fleetwood Town
19 Algeria Islam Slimani CF 2016 Portugal Sporting CP
20 Japan Shinji Okazaki CF / LW / RW / AM 2015 Germany Mainz 05
23 Argentina Leonardo Ulloa CF 2014 England Brighton & Hove Albion

Backroom staff[]

  • This section lists members of staff who were in Leicester's first team squad at any point during the 2016–17 season
  • Asterisks indicate member of staff left mid-season
Position Nationality Name
Manager England Craig Shakespeare*
First Team Coach/Goalkeeping Coach England Mike Stowell
Head Physio England David Rennie
Academy Manager Vacant
Academy Coach (Under 18s) England Trevor Peake

Transfers[]

Transfers in[]

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2016 GK Germany Ron-Robert Zieler Hannover 96 Undisclosed [14]
1 July 2016 CB Spain Luis Hernández Sporting Gijón Free transfer [15]
1 July 2016 CF Spain Raúl Uche Rayo Vallecano Undisclosed [16]
3 July 2016 DM France Nampalys Mendy Nice £13,000,000 [17]
8 July 2016 CF Nigeria Ahmed Musa CSKA Moscow £16,000,000 [18]
3 August 2016 LW Poland Bartosz Kapustka Cracovia £2,500,000 [19]
31 August 2016 ST Algeria Islam Slimani Sporting CP £28,000,000 [20]
1 September 2016 AM Republic of Ireland Dylan Watts University College Dublin Undisclosed [21]
30 September 2016 LB Nigeria Josh Debayo Free agent Free transfer [22][23]
3 January 2017 DM Nigeria Wilfred Ndidi Genk £17,000,000 [24][25]
10 April 2017 ST England Josh Gordon Stafford Rangers Undisclosed [26]

Transfers out[]

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2016 CF Croatia Andrej Kramarić 1899 Hoffenheim Undisclosed [27]
1 July 2016 LB England Elliot Percival Sheffield Wednesday Free transfer [28]
16 July 2016 CM France N'Golo Kanté Chelsea £32,000,000 [29]
20 August 2016 CB England Liam Moore Reading Undisclosed [30]
23 August 2016 RB Belgium Ritchie De Laet Aston Villa Undisclosed [31]
31 August 2016 CM Switzerland Gökhan Inler Beşiktaş Free transfer [32]
13 January 2017 LB Ghana Jeffrey Schlupp Crystal Palace £12,000,000 [33][34]
24 January 2017 RB Spain Luis Hernández Málaga Undisclosed [35]

Loans in[]

Date from Date until Position Nationality Name From
31 January 2017 End of Season CB Mali Molla Wagué Italy Udinese[36]

Loans out[]

Date from Date until Position Nationality Name To
30 July 2016 31 January 2017 LB Australia Callum Elder England Brentford[37][a]
5 August 2016 End of Season CM England Michael Cain England Blackpool[39]
6 August 2016 End of Season DM England Hamza Choudhury England Burton Albion[40]
30 August 2016 End of Season SS Wales Tom Lawrence England Ipswich Town[41]
20 January 2017 End of Season AM England Harvey Barnes England Milton Keynes Dons[42]
25 January 2017 End of Season CM England Matty James England Barnsley[43]
31 January 2017 End of Season LB Australia Callum Elder England Barnsley[44]
  1. ^ On 31 January 2017, Callum Elder's loan at Brentford was terminated.[38]

Released[]

Date Position Nationality Name Subsequent club
30 June 2016 CB Northern Ireland [45]
30 June 2016 AM England [45]
30 June 2016 LW England Jack Barmby[45] United States Portland Timbers
30 June 2016 FW England Jacob Blyth[45] Scotland Motherwell[46]
30 June 2016 CM England Dean Hammond[45] EnglandSheffield United
30 June 2016 RW Wales [45]
30 June 2016 LB England Michael Kelly[45] Scotland Hurlford United
30 June 2016 FW England [45] England Hayes & Yeading
30 June 2016 LB England Paul Konchesky[45] England Gillingham[47]
30 June 2016 GK England Jonny Maddison[45] England Yeovil Town[48]
30 June 2016 SS Saint Kitts and Nevis Harry Panayiotou[45] England Barrow
30 June 2016 GK Australia Mark Schwarzer[45]
30 June 2016 GK England [45]
30 June 2016 CM England Ryan Watson[45] England Barnet[49]
30 June 2016 RW Ghana Joe Dodoo[50] Scotland Rangers

Competitions[]

  Win   Draw   Loss

Overview[]

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premier League 13 August 2016 21 May 2017 Matchday 1 12th 38 12 8 18 48 63 −15 031.58
FA Cup 7 January 2017 18 February 2017 Third round Fifth round 4 2 1 1 7 5 +2 050.00
EFL Cup 20 September 2016 20 September 2016 Third round Third round 1 0 0 1 2 4 −2 000.00
Champions League 14 September 2016 18 April 2017 Group stage Quarter-finals 10 5 2 3 11 10 +1 050.00
FA Community Shield 7 August 2016 Final Runners-up 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 000.00
Total 54 19 11 24 69 84 −15 035.19

Last updated: 21 May 2017
Source: Soccerway

FA Community Shield[]

7 August 2016 Community Shield Leicester City 1–2 Manchester United London
16:00 Simpson Yellow card 40'
Vardy 52', Yellow card 75'
King Yellow card 55'
Lingard 32'
Bailly Yellow card 71'
Ibrahimović 83'
Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 85,437
Referee: Craig Pawson

Premier League[]

League table[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
10 West Bromwich Albion 38 12 9 17 43 51 −8 45
11 West Ham United 38 12 9 17 47 64 −17 45
12 Leicester City 38 12 8 18 48 63 −15 44
13 Stoke City 38 11 11 16 41 56 −15 44
14 Crystal Palace 38 12 5 21 50 63 −13 41
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).[51][52]


Results summary[]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 12 8 18 47 63  −16 44 10 4 5 29 26  +3 2 4 13 18 37  −19

Last updated: 21 May 2017.
Source: Premier League

Results by matchday[]

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GroundAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAAHAHHAHHAAAAHAHH
ResultLDWLWLDLWDLLDLWLDLWDLLLLLWWWWWLDLWWLLD
Position1714915911121312101414131514141516151415151616171515151310111215119111112
Updated to match(es) played on 21 May 2017. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[]

On 15 June 2016, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[53]

13 August 2016 (2016-08-13) 1 Hull City 2–1 Leicester City Kingston upon Hull
12:30 BST Diomande 45+1'
Snodgrass 57'
Davies Yellow card 71'
Clucas Yellow card 83'
Report Fuchs Yellow card 29'
Simpson Yellow card 33'
Mahrez 47' (pen.)
Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 21,037
Referee: Mike Dean
20 August 2016 (2016-08-20) 2 Leicester City 0–0 Arsenal Leicester
17:30 BST Mendy Yellow card 45' Report Coquelin Yellow card 24'
Holding Yellow card 90'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,008
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
27 August 2016 (2016-08-27) 3 Leicester City 2–1 Swansea City Leicester
15:00 BST Huth Yellow card 26'
Vardy 32'
Morgan 52'
Simpson Yellow card 70'
Report Fernández Yellow card 10'
Fer Yellow card 66', 80'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,727
Referee: Roger East
10 September 2016 (2016-09-10) 4 Liverpool 4–1 Leicester City Liverpool
17:30 BST Firmino 13', 89'
Mané 31'
Henderson Yellow card 44'
Lallana 56'
Report Amartey Yellow card 28'
Vardy 38'
Huth Yellow card 82'
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 51,232
Referee: Craig Pawson
17 September 2016 (2016-09-17) 5 Leicester City 3–0 Burnley Leicester
15:00 BST Slimani 45+1', 48'
Mee 78' (o.g.)
Report Lowton Yellow card 88' Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,916
Referee: Anthony Taylor
24 September 2016 (2016-09-24) 6 Manchester United 4–1 Leicester City Manchester
12:30 BST Smalling 22'
Mata 37'
Rashford 40'
Pogba 42'
Report Huth Yellow card 50'
Gray 59'
Simpson Yellow card 74'
Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 75,256
Referee: Mike Dean
2 October 2016 (2016-10-02) 7 Leicester City 0–0 Southampton Leicester
14:15 BST Mahrez Yellow card 54' Report Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,563
Referee: Martin Atkinson
15 October 2016 (2016-10-15) 8 Chelsea 3–0 Leicester City Fulham
12:30 BST Costa 7'
Hazard 33'
Azpilicueta Yellow card 51'
Moses 80'
Report Huth Yellow card 27' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,547
Referee: Andre Marriner
22 October 2016 (2016-10-22) 9 Leicester City 3–1 Crystal Palace Leicester
15:00 BST Musa 42'
Okazaki 63'
Fuchs 80'
Report Cabaye 85' Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,969
Referee: Michael Oliver
29 October 2016 (2016-10-29) 10 Tottenham Hotspur 1–1 Leicester City London
15:00 BST Rose Yellow card 37'
Son Yellow card 41'
Janssen 44' (pen.)
Wanyama Yellow card 67'
Report Musa 48', Yellow card 63'
Mahrez Yellow card 54'
Vardy Yellow card 65'
Simpson Yellow card 88'
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 31,868
Referee: Robert Madley
6 November 2016 (2016-11-06) 11 Leicester City 1–2 West Bromwich Albion Leicester
16:30 GMT Slimani 55' Report Morrison 52'
Phillips 72'
Gardner Yellow card 87'
Brunt Yellow card 90'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,879
Referee: Craig Pawson
19 November 2016 (2016-11-19) 12 Watford 2–1 Leicester City Watford
15:00 GMT Capoue 1'
Pereyra 12'
Zúñiga Yellow card 21'
Britos Yellow card 32'
Report Mahrez 15' (pen.)
Fuchs Yellow card 53'
Drinkwater Yellow card 65'
Gray Yellow card 81'
Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 20,640
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
26 November 2016 (2016-11-26) 13 Leicester City 2–2 Middlesbrough Leicester
15:00 GMT Albrighton Yellow card 29'
Mahrez 34' (pen.)
Fuchs Yellow card 37'
Amartey Yellow card 51'
Vardy Yellow card 65'
Slimani 90+4' (pen.)
Report Negredo 12', 70', Yellow card 34'
Chambers Yellow card 31'
Valdés Yellow card 90'
Stuani Yellow card 90'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,058
Referee: Lee Mason
3 December 2016 (2016-12-03) 14 Sunderland 2–1 Leicester City Sunderland
15:00 GMT Huth 64' (o.g.)
Van Aanholt Yellow card 68'
Larsson Yellow card 72'
Defoe 77'
Djilobodji Yellow card 78'
Report Okazaki 80'
Fuchs Yellow card 81'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 39,725
Referee: Andre Marriner
10 December 2016 (2016-12-10) 15 Leicester City 4–2 Manchester City Leicester
17:30 GMT Vardy 3', 20', 78'
King 5'
Simpson Yellow card 19'
Mahrez Yellow card 57'
Okazaki Yellow card 90+2'
Report Fernando Yellow card 67'
Kolarov 82'
Nolito 90'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,966
Referee: Michael Oliver
13 December 2016 (2016-12-13) 16 Bournemouth 1–0 Leicester City Bournemouth
19:45 GMT Pugh 34' Report King Yellow card 36'
Morgan Yellow card 83'
Hernández Yellow card 87'
Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 11,068
Referee: Paul Tierney
17 December 2016 (2016-12-17) 17 Stoke City 2–2 Leicester City Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 GMT Bojan 39' (pen.)
Allen 45+3'
Johnson Yellow card 48'
Pieters Yellow card 67'
Report Vardy Red card 28'
Simpson Yellow card 38'
King Yellow card 43'
Slimani Yellow card 43'
Fuchs Yellow card 45+1'
Albrighton Yellow card 45+2'
Huth Yellow card 48'
Ulloa 74'
Amartey 88'
Stadium: Bet365 Stadium
Attendance: 27,663
Referee: Craig Pawson
26 December 2016 (2016-12-26) 18 Leicester City 0–2 Everton Leicester
15:00 GMT Simpson Yellow card 79'
Drinkwater Yellow card 85'
Report Mirallas 51'
Lukaku 90'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,985
Referee: Stuart Attwell
31 December 2016 (2016-12-31) 19 Leicester City 1–0 West Ham United Leicester
15:00 GMT Slimani 20'
Huth Yellow card 44'
Amartey Yellow card 47'
Albrighton Yellow card 66'
Schmeichel Yellow card 72'
Simpson Yellow card 83'
Report Ogbonna Yellow card 45'
Nordtveit Yellow card 45'
Lanzini Yellow card 84'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,060
Referee: Anthony Taylor
2 January 2017 (2017-01-02) 20 Middlesbrough 0–0 Leicester City Middlesbrough
12:30 GMT Ramírez Yellow card 26'
Gibson Yellow card 43'
Clayton Yellow card 90+2'
Report Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 32,437
Referee:
14 January 2017 (2017-01-14) 21 Leicester City 0–3 Chelsea Leicester
17:30 GMT Fuchs Yellow card 51' Report Alonso 6', 51'
Pedro 71'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,066
Referee: Andre Marriner
22 January 2017 (2017-01-22) 22 Southampton 3–0 Leicester City Southampton
12:00 GMT Ward-Prowse 26'
Rodriguez 39'
Tadić 85' (pen.)
Report Morgan Yellow card 84' Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 30,548
Referee: Michael Oliver
31 January 2017 (2017-01-31) 23 Burnley 1–0 Leicester City Burnley
15:00 GMT Lowton Yellow card 43'
Vokes 87'
Report Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 19,202
Referee: Mike Dean
5 February 2017 24 Leicester City 0–3 Manchester United Leicester
16:00 GMT Drinkwater Yellow card 5'
Fuchs Yellow card 40'
Report Mata Yellow card 28', 49'
Mkhitaryan 42'
Ibrahimović 44'
Herrera Yellow card 55'
Pogba Yellow card 56'
De Gea Yellow card 88'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,072
Referee: Anthony Taylor
12 February 2017 (2017-02-12) 25 Swansea City 2–0 Leicester City Swansea
16:00 GMT Fer Yellow card 25'
Mawson 35'
Cork Yellow card 38'
Olsson 45+1'
Report Huth Yellow card 35'
Chilwell Yellow card 56'
Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 20,391
Referee: Jonathan Moss
27 February 2017 (2017-02-27) 26 Leicester City 3–1 Liverpool Leicester
20:00 GMT Vardy 28', 60'
Drinkwater 39'
Report Coutinho 68' Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,034
Referee: Michael Oliver
4 March 2017 (2017-03-04) 27 Leicester City 3–1 Hull City Leicester
15:00 GMT Fuchs 27'
Drinkwater Yellow card 49'
Mahrez 59'
Huddlestone 90' (o.g.)
Report Clucas 14'
Huddlestone Yellow card 89'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,971
Referee: Mike Dean
18 March 2017 (2017-03-18) 28 West Ham United 2–3 Leicester City Stratford
15:00 GMT Lanzini 20'
Ayew 63'
Report Mahrez 5'
Huth 7'
Vardy 38'
Drinkwater Yellow card 56'
Stadium: London Stadium
Attendance: 56,979
Referee: Roger East
1 April 2017 (2017-04-01) 29 Leicester City 2–0 Stoke City Leicester
15:00 BST Ndidi 25'
Vardy 47'
Fuchs Yellow card 60'
Report Shawcross Yellow card 16'
Whelan Yellow card 29'
Crouch Yellow card 69'
Arnautović Yellow card 90+5'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,958
Referee: Lee Mason
4 April 2017 30 Leicester City 2–0 Sunderland Leicester
19:45 GMT Slimani 69'
Vardy 78'
Report Cattermole Yellow card 35' Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 21,757
Referee: Graham Scott
9 April 2017 31 Everton 4–2 Leicester City Liverpool
16:00 BST Davies 1'
Lukaku 22', 56'
Mirallas Yellow card 28'
Jagielka 40'
Baines Yellow card 44'
Report Slimani 3'
Albrighton 9'
Huth Yellow card 28'
King Yellow card 63'
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 39,573
Referee: Bobby Madley
15 April 2017 32 Crystal Palace 2–2 Leicester City Selhurst
15:00 BST Cabaye 54'
C. Benteke 70'
Report Huth 6'
Simpson Yellow card 34'
Vardy 52'
King Yellow card 63'
Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 25,504
Referee: Mike Dean
26 April 2017 33 Arsenal 1–0 Leicester City Holloway, London
19:45 BST Xhaka Yellow card 82'
Huth 86' (o.g.)
Sánchez Yellow card 90+3'
Report Simpson Yellow card 38'
Fuchs Yellow card 52'
Benalouane Yellow card 80'
Huth Yellow card 90+4'
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,829
Referee: Mike Jones
29 April 2017 34 West Bromwich Albion 0–1 Leicester City West Bromwich
15:00 BST Yacob Yellow card 22'
Morrison Yellow card 66'
Report Drinkwater Yellow card 16'
Vardy 43'
Benalouane Yellow card 52'
Stadium: The Hawthorns
Attendance: 24,611
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
6 May 2017 35 Leicester City 3–0 Watford Leicester
15:00 BST Ndidi 38'
Mahrez 58'
Albrighton 90+2'
Report Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,628
Referee: Roger East
13 May 2017 36 Manchester City 2–1 Leicester City Manchester
12:30 BST Silva 29', Yellow card 90+8'
Gabriel Jesus 36' (pen.)
Kompany Yellow card 50'
Agüero Yellow card 84'
Report Benalouane Yellow card 35'
Okazaki 42'
Fuchs Yellow card 72'
Albrighton Yellow card 80'
Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 54,407
Referee: Bobby Madley
18 May 2017 37 Leicester City 1–6 Tottenham Hotspur Leicester
19:45 BST Chilwell 58'
Albrighton Yellow card 65'
Gray Yellow card 74'
Simpson Yellow card 80'
Report Kane 24', 62', 88', 90+1'
Son 35', 70'
Sissoko Yellow card 65'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,351
Referee: Michael Oliver
21 May 2017 38 Leicester City 1–1 Bournemouth Leicester
15:00 BST Benalouane Yellow card 45+1'
Vardy 51'
Simpson Yellow card 57'
Mahrez Yellow card 84'
Chilwell Yellow card 90'
Report Stanislas 1'
Francis Yellow card 75'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Lee Mason

FA Cup[]

7 January 2017 Third round Everton 1–2 Leicester City Liverpool
15:00 GMT Lukaku 63'
Funes Mori Yellow card 81'
Report Musa 66', 71'
Kapustka Yellow card 89'
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 35,493
Referee: Martin Atkinson
27 January 2017 Fourth round Derby County 2–2 Leicester City Derby
19:55 GMT Bent 20'
Bryson 39'
Pearce Yellow card 54'
Report Bent 7' (o.g.)
Morgan 85'
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 25,079
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
8 February 2017 Fourth round replay Leicester City 3–1 (a.e.t.) Derby County Leicester
19:45 GMT Mendy Yellow card 9'
King 46'
Musa Yellow card 84'
Ndidi 95'
Gray 114'
Report Christie Yellow card 5'
Camara 62'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,648
Referee: Mike Jones
18 February 2017 Fifth round Millwall 1–0 Leicester City Bermondsey
15:00 GMT Cooper Yellow card 45' Yellow-red card 52'
Cummings 90'
Report Zieler Yellow card 54' Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 18,012
Referee: Craig Pawson

EFL Cup[]

20 September 2016 Third round Leicester City 2–4 (a.e.t.) Chelsea Leicester
19:45 Okazaki 17', 34'
Wasilewski Yellow card 52' Yellow-red card 89'
Drinkwater Yellow card 87'
Chilwell Yellow card 103'
Report Cahill 45'
Azpilicueta 49'
Matić Yellow card 83'
Fàbregas 92', 94'
David Luiz Yellow card 109'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 29,899
Referee: Robert Madley

UEFA Champions League[]

Leicester City qualified for the group stage of the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League by winning the 2015–16 Premier League. It was their first participation in this competition. As champions of England, the club was in Pot 1 for the group stage draw.

Group stage[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LEI POR KOB BRU
1 England Leicester City 6 4 1 1 7 6 +1 13 Advance to knockout phase 1–0 1–0 2–1
2 Portugal Porto 6 3 2 1 9 3 +6 11 5–0 1–1 1–0
3 Denmark Copenhagen 6 2 3 1 7 2 +5 9 Transfer to Europa League 0–0 0–0 4–0
4 Belgium Club Brugge 6 0 0 6 2 14 −12 0 0–3 1–2 0–2
Source: UEFA
14 September 2016 1 Club Brugge Belgium 0–3 England Leicester City Bruges, Belgium
20:45 Simons Yellow card 28'
Engels Yellow card 35'
Butelle Yellow card 60'
Vormer Yellow card 90+3'
Report Albrighton 5'
Mahrez 29', 61' (pen.)
Slimani Yellow card 48'
Ulloa Yellow card 90'
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Attendance: 20,970
Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)
27 September 2016 2 Leicester City England 1–0 Portugal Porto Leicester
19:45 BST Vardy Yellow card 24'
Slimani 25', Yellow card 32'
Huth Yellow card 54'
Report Felipe Yellow card 21'
Silva Yellow card 23'
D. Pereira Yellow card 49'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,805
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)
18 October 2016 3 Leicester City England 1–0 Denmark Copenhagen Leicester
19:45 BST Mahrez 40'
Fuchs Yellow card 79'
Report Jørgensen Yellow card 87' Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,037
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy)
2 November 2016 4 Copenhagen Denmark 0–0 England Leicester City Copenhagen, Denmark
20:45 Report Drinkwater Yellow card 22'
Huth Yellow card 24'
Hernández Yellow card 42'
Morgan Yellow card 78'
Stadium: Parken Stadium
Attendance: 34,146
Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)
22 November 2016 5 Leicester City England 2–1 Belgium Club Brugge Leicester
19:45 GMT Okazaki 4'
Mahrez 29' (pen.)
Zieler Yellow card 89'
Report Izquierdo 52' Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,443
Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France)
7 December 2016 6 Porto Portugal 5–0 England Leicester City Porto, Portugal
19:45 Silva 6', 64' (pen.)
Corona 26'
Brahimi 44'
Jota 77'
Report Chilwell Yellow card 38' Stadium: Estádio do Dragão
Attendance: 39,310
Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany)

Knockout phase[]

Round of 16[]
22 February 2017 First leg Sevilla Spain 2–1 England Leicester City Seville, Spain
19:45 GMT Sarabia 25'
Correa 62'
Escudero Yellow card 77'
Carriço Yellow card 90+2'
Report Vardy 73' Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium
Attendance: 38,834
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)
14 March 2017 Second leg Leicester City England 2–0
(3–2 agg.)
Spain Sevilla Leicester, England
19:45 GMT Morgan 27'
Albrighton 54'
Vardy Yellow card 74'
Schmeichel Yellow card 79'
Ndidi Yellow card 84'
Mahrez Yellow card 89'
Report Nasri Yellow card 18' Yellow-red card 74'
Vitolo Yellow card 59'
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,520
Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)
Quarter-finals[]
12 April 2017 (2017-04-12) First leg Atlético Madrid Spain 1–0 England Leicester City Madrid, Spain
19:45 BST Griezmann 28' (pen.) Report Albrighton Yellow card 28'
Benalouane Yellow card 49'
Huth Yellow card 58'
Stadium: Vicente Calderón
Attendance: 51,423
Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden)
18 April 2017 (2017-04-18) Second leg Leicester City England 1–1
(1–2 agg.)
Spain Atlético Madrid Leicester
19:45 BST Vardy 60' Report Saúl 25' Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,548
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)

Statistics[]

Squad statistics[]

As of 21 May 2017.

No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League FA Cup League Cup FA Community Shield Champions League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Denmark Kasper Schmeichel 41 0 30 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 8 0
2 DF Spain Luis Hernández* 9 0 3+1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 4 0
3 DF England Ben Chilwell 18 1 7+4 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 1+1 0
4 MF England Danny Drinkwater 43 1 27+2 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 10 0
5 DF Jamaica Wes Morgan 40 3 27 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 9 1
6 DF Germany Robert Huth 43 2 33 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 7 0
7 FW Nigeria Ahmed Musa 30 4 7+13 2 2+2 2 0 0 0+1 0 3+2 0
8 MF England Matty James 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW England Jamie Vardy 48 16 33+2 13 1+1 0 0+1 0 1 1 9 2
10 MF Wales Andy King 32 2 15+8 1 3 1 1 0 1 0 2+2 0
11 MF England Marc Albrighton 47 4 29+4 2 3+1 0 0 0 1 0 8+1 2
12 GK England Ben Hamer 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
13 MF Ghana Daniel Amartey 35 1 17+7 1 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 3+5 0
14 MF Poland Bartosz Kapustka 3 0 0 0 2+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 DF Ghana Jeffrey Schlupp* 9 0 1+3 0 0 0 1 0 0+1 0 2+1 0
17 DF England Danny Simpson 45 0 34+1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 6 0
18 DF Mali Molla Wagué 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 FW Algeria Islam Slimani 29 8 13+10 7 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 3+2 1
20 FW Japan Shinji Okazaki 41 6 21+9 3 2 0 1 2 1 0 5+2 1
21 GK Germany Ron-Robert Zieler 13 0 8+1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
22 MF England Demarai Gray 42 2 9+22 1 3+1 1 1 0 0+1 0 1+4 0
23 FW Argentina Leonardo Ulloa 23 1 3+13 1 1 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0+4 0
24 MF France Nampalys Mendy 9 0 4 0 3 0 0 0 0+1 0 1 0
25 MF Nigeria Wilfred Ndidi 22 3 17 2 1+1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0
26 MF Algeria Riyad Mahrez 48 10 33+3 6 0+2 0 0 0 1 0 9 4
27 DF Poland Marcin Wasilewski 5 0 1 0 1+1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
28 DF Austria Christian Fuchs 48 2 35+1 2 1+1 0 0 0 1 0 9 0
29 DF Tunisia Yohan Benalouane 15 0 11 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
36 DF England Elliott Moore 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
39 MF England Harvey Barnes 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0

Goalscorers[]

As of 21 May 2017.

Rnk No Pos Nat Name Premier League FA Cup League Cup Champions League Community Shield Total
1 9 FW England Jamie Vardy 13 0 0 2 1 16
2 26 MF Algeria Riyad Mahrez 6 0 0 4 0 10
3 19 FW Algeria Islam Slimani 7 0 0 1 0 8
4 20 FW Japan Shinji Okazaki 3 0 2 1 0 6
5 7 FW Nigeria Ahmed Musa 2 2 0 0 0 4
11 MF England Marc Albrighton 2 0 0 2 0 4
7 5 DF Jamaica Wes Morgan 1 1 0 1 0 3
25 MF Nigeria Wilfred Ndidi 2 1 0 0 0 3
9
28 DF Austria Christian Fuchs 2 0 0 0 0 2
6 DF Germany Robert Huth 2 0 0 0 0 2
22 MF England Demarai Gray 1 1 0 0 0 2
10 MF Wales Andy King 1 1 0 0 0 2
13
23 FW Argentina Leonardo Ulloa 1 0 0 0 0 1
13 MF Ghana Daniel Amartey 1 0 0 0 0 1
4 MF England Danny Drinkwater 1 0 0 0 0 1
3 DF England Ben Chilwell 1 0 0 0 0 1
Own Goals 2 1 0 0 0 3
Total 48 7 2 11 1 69

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