Leicester City
2016–17 season
Leicester City wall defending a Chelsea free-kick, 2016
Leicester City wall defending a Chelsea free-kick, 2016
OwnerKing Power
ChairmanVichai Srivaddhanaprabha
ManagerClaudio Ranieri
(until 23 February)
Craig Shakespeare
(from 23 February)
StadiumKing Power Stadium
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

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.[1] 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

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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.[2]
  • 28 July 2016 – Ben Chilwell signs a five-year contract extension until June 2021.[3]
  • 29 July 2016 – Andy King signs a four-year contract extension until June 2020.[4]
  • 30 July 2016 – Callum Elder signs a three-year contract extension until June 2019.[5]
  • 6 August 2016 – Hamza Choudhury signs a four-year contract extension until June 2020.[6]
  • 6 August 2016 – Kasper Schmeichel signs a five-year contract extension until June 2021.[7]

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: John Busby

International Champions Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

30 July 2016 ICC Paris Saint-Germain 4–0 Leicester City Carson, California, United States
20:03 PDT Cavani 26' (pen.)
Ikoné 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.

Players and staff

First-team squad

  • This section lists players who were in Leicester's first-team 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[12] 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 2016GKGermanyRon-Robert ZielerHannover 96Undisclosed[13]
1 July 2016CBSpainLuis HernándezSporting GijónFree transfer[14]
1 July 2016CFSpainRaúl UcheRayo VallecanoUndisclosed[15]
3 July 2016DMFranceNampalys MendyNice£13,000,000[16]
8 July 2016CFNigeriaAhmed MusaCSKA Moscow£16,000,000[17]
3 August 2016LWPolandBartosz KapustkaCracovia£2,500,000[18]
31 August 2016STAlgeriaIslam SlimaniSporting CP£28,000,000[19]
1 September 2016AMRepublic of IrelandDylan WattsUniversity College DublinUndisclosed[20]
30 September 2016LBNigeriaJosh DebayoFree agentFree transfer[21][22]
3 January 2017DMNigeriaWilfred NdidiGenk£17,000,000[23][24]
10 April 2017STEnglandJosh GordonStafford RangersUndisclosed[25]

Transfers out

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2016CFCroatiaAndrej Kramarić1899 HoffenheimUndisclosed[26]
1 July 2016LBEnglandElliot PercivalSheffield Wednesday£950,000[27]
16 July 2016CMFranceN'Golo KantéChelsea£32,000,000[28]
20 August 2016CBEnglandLiam MooreReadingUndisclosed[29]
23 August 2016RBBelgiumRitchie De LaetAston VillaUndisclosed[30]
31 August 2016CMSwitzerlandGökhan InlerBeşiktaşFree transfer[31]
13 January 2017LBGhanaJeffrey SchluppCrystal Palace£12,000,000[32][33]
24 January 2017RBSpainLuis HernándezMálagaUndisclosed[34]

Loans in

Date from Date until Position Nationality Name From
31 January 2017End of SeasonCBMaliMolla WaguéItaly Udinese[35]

Loans out

Date from Date until Position Nationality Name To
30 July 201631 January 2017LBAustraliaCallum ElderEngland Brentford[36][lower-alpha 1]
5 August 2016End of SeasonCMEnglandMichael CainEngland Blackpool[38]
6 August 2016End of SeasonDMEnglandHamza ChoudhuryEngland Burton Albion[39]
30 August 2016End of SeasonSSWalesTom LawrenceEngland Ipswich Town[40]
20 January 2017End of SeasonAMEnglandHarvey BarnesEngland Milton Keynes Dons[41]
25 January 2017End of SeasonCMEnglandMatty JamesEngland Barnsley[42]
31 January 2017End of SeasonLBAustraliaCallum ElderEngland Barnsley[43]
  1. ↑ On 31 January 2017, Callum Elder's loan at Brentford was terminated.[37]

Released

Date Position Nationality Name Subsequent club
30 June 2016 CB Northern Ireland Conor Anderson[44]
30 June 2016 AM England Kyle Bailey[44]
30 June 2016 LW England Jack Barmby[44] United States Portland Timbers
30 June 2016 FW England Jacob Blyth[44] Scotland Motherwell[45]
30 June 2016 CM England Dean Hammond[44] EnglandSheffield United
30 June 2016 RW Wales Aaron Hassall[44]
30 June 2016 LB England Michael Kelly[44] Scotland Hurlford United
30 June 2016 FW England Keenan King[44] England Hayes & Yeading
30 June 2016 LB England Paul Konchesky[44] England Gillingham[46]
30 June 2016 GK England Jonny Maddison[44] England Yeovil Town[47]
30 June 2016 SS Saint Kitts and Nevis Harry Panayiotou[44] England Barrow
30 June 2016 GK Australia Mark Schwarzer[44]
30 June 2016 GK England Max Smith-Varnam[44]
30 June 2016 CM England Ryan Watson[44] England Barnet[48]
30 June 2016 RW Ghana Joe Dodoo[49] 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'		 Report 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).[50][51]

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
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

Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
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.[52]

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: Robert Madley
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

No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier LeagueFA CupLeague CupFA Community ShieldChampions League
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Denmark Kasper Schmeichel 41030020001080
2 DF Spain Luis Hernández* 903+1000000+1040
3 DF England Ben Chilwell 1817+414010001+10
4 MF England Danny Drinkwater 43127+21201010100
5 DF Jamaica Wes Morgan 40327121101091
6 DF Germany Robert Huth 43233220001070
7 FW Nigeria Ahmed Musa 3047+1322+22000+103+20
8 MF England Matty James 100+1000000000
9 FW England Jamie Vardy 481633+2131+100+101192
10 MF Wales Andy King 32215+813110102+20
11 MF England Marc Albrighton 47429+423+1000108+12
12 GK England Ben Hamer 100000000010
13 MF Ghana Daniel Amartey 35117+71200+10003+50
14 MF Poland Bartosz Kapustka 30002+10000000
15 DF Ghana Jeffrey Schlupp* 901+3000100+102+10
17 DF England Danny Simpson 45034+1020101060
18 DF Mali Molla Wagué 100010000000
19 FW Algeria Islam Slimani 29813+1070+1000003+21
20 FW Japan Shinji Okazaki 41621+932012105+21
21 GK Germany Ron-Robert Zieler 1308+1020100010
22 MF England Demarai Gray 4229+2213+11100+101+40
23 FW Argentina Leonardo Ulloa 2313+131100+100+100+40
24 MF France Nampalys Mendy 904030000+1010
25 MF Nigeria Wilfred Ndidi 2231721+11000030
26 MF Algeria Riyad Mahrez 481033+360+20001094
27 DF Poland Marcin Wasilewski 50101+10100010
28 DF Austria Christian Fuchs 48235+121+10001090
29 DF Tunisia Yohan Benalouane 15011020000020
36 DF England Elliott Moore 000000000000
39 MF England Harvey Barnes 10000000000+10

Goalscorers

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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