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Revision as of 10:09, 8 July 2020

Leicester City
2016–17
Leicester City FC
Club information
Manager Flag of Italy Claudio Ranieri
(until 23 February)
Flag of England Craig Shakespeare
(from 23 February)
League Season information
Highest position 9th
lowest position 17th
Cup placements
FA Cup Fifth round
League Cup Third round
FA Community Shield Runner-up
UEFA Champions League Quarter-finals
Season statistics
Top goalscorer League: Jamie Vardy (12)
All: Jamie Vardy (15)
Leicester City 2016-17 homeLeicester City 2016-17 awayLeicester City 2016-17 third
 ← 2015–16
2017–18 → 

The 2016–17 season is Leicester City's 112th season in the English football league system and their 49th (non-consecutive) season in the top tier of English football. This season Leicester City participate in the Premier League for the third consecutive season as well as the FA Cup and League Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017. The club will also take part in the pre-season International Champions Cup and are guaranteed to enter the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League at the group stage. Leicester City will enter the 2016-2017 season as reigning Premier League champions after winning the Premier League title in the 2015-2016 season.

Pre-season

Friendlies

      Win       Draw       Loss       Upcoming fixture

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

International Champions Cup

      Win       Draw       Loss       Upcoming fixture

Main article: 2016 International Champions Cup
International Champions Cup 23 July 2016 Celtic Flag of Scotland 1–1
(5–6 pen)
Flag of England Leicester City Glasgow, Scotland  
17:30 BST O'Connell Goal 59' Report Mahrez Goal 46' Stadium: Celtic Park
Attendance: 32,658
Referee: John Beaton (Scotland)
  Penalties  
Çiftçi Soccerball shad check
Johansen Soccerball shad check
Allan Soccerball shad check
O'Connell Soccerball shad check
Christie Soccerball shad check
Forrest Missed
  Fuchs Soccerball shad check
Wasilewski Soccerball shad check
Drinkwater Soccerball shad check
Chilwell Soccerball shad check
Okazaki Soccerball shad check
Amartey Soccerball shad check
International Champions Cup 30 July 2016 Paris Saint-Germain Flag of France 4–0 Flag of England Leicester City Carson, California, United States  
20:03 PDT Cavani Goal 26' (pen.)
Ikone Goal 45'
Lucas Goal 65'
Édouard Goal 90'
Report Hernández Booked in the 9th minute 9' Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 25,667
Referee: Ismail Elfath (United States)
International Champions Cup 3 August 2016 Barcelona Flag of Spain 4–2 Flag of England Leicester City Stockholm, Sweden  
20:00 CEST Munir Goal 26'45'
L. Suárez Goal 34'
D. Suárez Booked in the 38th minute 38'
Mújica Goal 84'
Report Musa Goal 47'66' Stadium: Friends Arena
Attendance: 42,879
Referee: Martin Strömbergsson (Sweden)

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 Flag of Denmark Kasper Schmeichel GK 2011 Flag of England Leeds United
12 Flag of England Ben Hamer GK 2014 Flag of England Charlton Athletic
Flag of Germany Ron-Robert Zieler GK 2016 Flag of Germany Hannover 96
Defenders
2 Flag of Belgium Ritchie De Laet RB 2012 Flag of England Manchester United
5 Flag of Jamaica Wes Morgan CB 2012 Flag of England Nottingham Forest
6 Flag of Germany Robert Huth CB 2015 Flag of England Stoke City
13 Flag of Ghana Daniel Amartey CB / DM 2016 Flag of Denmark Copenhagen
17 Flag of England Danny Simpson RB 2014 Flag of England Queens Park Rangers
18 Flag of England Liam Moore CB / RB 2011 Youth
27 Flag of Poland Marcin Wasilewski CB / RB 2013 Flag of Belgium Anderlecht
28 Flag of Austria Christian Fuchs LB 2015 Flag of Germany Schalke 04
29 Flag of Tunisia Yohan Benalouane CB 2015 Flag of Italy Atalanta
30 Flag of England Ben Chilwell LB 2015 Youth
Flag of Spain Luis Hernández CB 2016 Flag of Spain Sporting Gijón
Midfielders
4 Flag of England Danny Drinkwater CM 2012 Flag of England Manchester United
8 Flag of England Matty James CM 2012 Flag of England Manchester United
10 Flag of Wales Andy King CM 2006 Youth
11 Flag of England Marc Albrighton RM / LM 2014 Flag of England Aston Villa
14 Flag of France N'Golo Kanté CM / DM 2015 Flag of France Caen
15 Flag of Ghana Jeff Schlupp LW / LM / LB / CF 2010 Youth
22 Flag of England Demarai Gray LW / RW 2016 Flag of England Birmingham City
26 Flag of Algeria Riyad Mahrez LW / RW / AM 2014 Flag of France Le Havre
33 Flag of Switzerland Gökhan Inler CM / DM 2015 Flag of Italy Napoli
Forwards
9 Flag of England Jamie Vardy CF / LW 2012 Flag of England Fleetwood Town
20 Flag of Japan Shinji Okazaki CF / LW / RW / AM 2015 Flag of Germany Mainz 05
23 Flag of Argentina Leonardo Ulloa CF 2014 Flag of England Brighton & Hove Albion
36 Flag of England Joe Dodoo RW / CF / LW 2013 Youth
39 Flag of England André Olukanmi RW / LW / AM 2013 Youth

Backroom staff

  • This section lists members of staff who were in Leicester's first team squad at any point during the 2015–16 season
  • Asterisks indicate member of staff left mid-season
Position Nationality Name
Manager Flag of Italy Claudio Ranieri
Assistant Manager Flag of England Craig Shakespeare
Assistant Manager Flag of Italy Paolo Benetti
Assistant Manager/Head of Recruitment Flag of England Steve Walsh
First Team Coach/Goalkeeping Coach Flag of England Mike Stowell
Head Physio Flag of England David Rennie
Academy Manager Flag of England Gareth Jennings
Academy Coach (Under 18s) Flag of England Trevor Peake
Academy Coach (Under 16s) Flag of Spain Inigo Idiakez

Transfers

Transfers in

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2016 GK Flag of Germany Ron-Robert Zieler Hannover 96 Undisclosed
1 July 2016 CB Flag of Spain Luis Hernández Sporting Gijón Free transfer

Transfers out

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2016 CF Flag of Croatia Andrej Kramarić 1899 Hoffenheim Undisclosed

Released

Date Position Nationality Name
30 June 2016 AM Flag of England Kyle Bailey
30 June 2016 LW Flag of England Jack Barmby
30 June 2016 FW Flag of England Jacob Blyth
30 June 2016 CM Flag of England Dean Hammond
30 June 2016 RW Flag of England Aaron Hassall
30 June 2016 LB Flag of England Michael Kelly
30 June 2016 FW Flag of England Keenan King
30 June 2016 LB Flag of England Paul Konchesky
30 June 2016 GK Flag of England Jonny Maddison
30 June 2016 SS Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis Harry Panayiotou
30 June 2016 GK Flag of Australia Mark Schwarzer
30 June 2016 GK Flag of England Max Smith-Varnam
30 June 2016 CM Flag of England Ryan Watson

Competitions

FA Community Shield

Main article: 2016 FA Community Shield
Community Shield 7 August 2016 Leicester City 1–2 Manchester United London  
16:00 Simpson Booked in the 40th minute 40'
Vardy Goal 52', Booked in the 75th minute 75'
King Booked in the 55th minute 55'
Lingard Goal 32'
Bailly Booked in the 71st minute 71'
Ibrahimović Goal 83'
Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 85,437
Referee: Craig Pawson

Premier League

Main article: 2016–17 Premier League

League table

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Notes
1 Chelsea  (C) 38 30 3 5 85 33 +52 93
Champions League group stage
2 Tottenham Hotspur 38 26 8 4 86 26 +60 86
4 Manchester City 38 23 9 6 80 39 +41 78
3 Liverpool 38 22 10 6 78 42 +36 76
Champions League play-off round
5 Arsenal 38 23 6 9 77 44 +33 075a
Europa League group stage
6 Manchester United 38 18 15 5 54 29 +25 069b
Champions League group stage
7 Everton 38 17 10 11 32 44 −12 61
Europa League third qualifying round
8 Southampton 38 12 10 16 41 48 −7 46
9 Bournemouth 38 12 10 16 55 67 −12 46
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
15 Swansea City 38 12 5 21 45 70 −25 41
16 Burnley 38 11 7 20 39 55 −16 40
17 Watford 38 11 7 20 40 68 −28 40
18 Hull City  (R) 38 9 7 22 37 80 −43 34
Relegation to
2017–18 Football League Championship
19 Middlesbrough  (R) 38 5 13 20 27 53 −26 28
20 Sunderland  (R) 38 6 6 26 29 69 −40 24
Source: Barclays Premier League



a: Arsenal qualified for the Europa League group stage by winning the 2016–17 FA Cup.
b: Manchester United qualified for the Champions League group stage by winning the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League. They also qualified for the Europa League group stage based on their league position, but that spot was vacated without replacement per UEFA regulations, and their spot in the Europa League third qualifying round as winners of the 2016–17 EFL Cup was passed down the league.

Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round; (Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament

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
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Last updated: 15 May 2016
Source: Premier League

Matches

      Win       Draw       Loss       Upcoming fixture

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

1 13 August 2016 (2016-08-13) Hull City v Leicester City Kingston upon Hull  
Stadium: KC Stadium
2 20 August 2016 (2016-08-20) Leicester City Arsenal Leicester  
Stadium: King Power Stadium
3 27 August 2016 (2016-08-27) Leicester City v Swansea City Leicester  
Stadium: King Power Stadium
4 10 September 2016 (2016-09-10) Liverpool v Leicester City Liverpool  
Stadium: Anfield
5 17 September 2016 (2016-09-17) Leicester City v Burnley Leicester  
Stadium: King Power Stadium
6 24 September 2016 (2016-09-24) Manchester United v Leicester City Manchester  
Stadium: Old Trafford
7 1 October 2016 (2016-10-01) Leicester City v Southampton Leicester  
Stadium: King Power Stadium
8 15 October 2016 (2016-10-15) Chelsea v Leicester City London  
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
9 22 October 2016 (2016-10-22) Leicester City v Crystal Palace Leicester  
Stadium: King Power Stadium
10 29 October 2016 (2016-10-29) Tottenham Hotspur v Leicester London  
Stadium: White Hart Lane
11 5 November 2016 (2016-11-05) Leicester City v West Bromwich Albion Leicester  
Stadium: King Power Stadium
12 19 November 2016 (2016-11-19) Watford v Leicester City Watford  
Stadium: Vicarage Road
13 26 November 2016 (2016-11-26) Leicester City v Middlesbrough Leicester  
Stadium: King Power Stadium
14 3 December 2016 (2016-12-03) Sunderland v Leicester City Sunderland  
Stadium: Stadium of Light
15 10 December 2016 (2016-12-10) Leicester City v Manchester City Leicester  
Stadium: King Power Stadium
16 13 December 2016 (2016-12-13) AFC Bournemouth v Leicester City Bournemouth  
Stadium: Dean Court
17 17 December 2016 (2016-12-17) Stoke City v Leicester City Stoke-on-Trent  
Stadium: Bet365 Stadium
18 26 December 2016 (2016-12-26) Leicester City v Everton Leicester  
Stadium: King Power Stadium
19 31 December 2016 (2016-12-31) Leicester City v West Ham United Leicester  
Stadium: King Power Stadium
20 2 January 2017 (2017-01-02) Middlesbrough v Leicester City Middlesbrough  
Stadium: Riverside Stadium
21 14 January 2017 (2017-01-14) Leicester City v Chelsea Leicester  
Stadium: King Power Stadium
22 21 January 2017 (2017-01-21) Southampton v Leicester City [Southampton  
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
23 31 January 2017 (2017-01-31) Burnley v Leicester City Burnley  
Stadium: Turf Moor
24 4 February 2017 (2017-02-04) Leicester City v Manchester United Leicester  
Stadium: King Power Stadium
25 11 February 2017 (2017-02-11) Swansea City v Leicester City Swansea  
Stadium: Liberty Stadium
26 25 February 2017 (2017-02-25) Leicester City v Liverpool Leicester  
Stadium: King Power Stadium
27 4 March 2017 (2017-03-04) Leicester City v Hull City Leicester  
Stadium: King Power Stadium
28 11 April 2017 (2017-04-11) Arsenal v Leicester City Holloway, London  
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
29 18 March 2017 (2017-03-18) West Ham United v Leicester City London  
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
30 1 April 2017 (2017-04-01) Leicester City v Stoke City Leicester  
Stadium: King Power Stadium
31 4 April 2017 (2017-04-04) Leicester City v Sunderland Leicester  
Stadium: King Power Stadium
32 8 April 2017 (2017-04-08) Everton v Leicester City Liverpool  
Stadium: Goodison Park
33 15 April 2017 (2017-04-15) Crystal Palace v Leicester City South Norwood  
Stadium: Selhurst Park
34 22 April 2017 (2017-04-22) Leicester City v Tottenham Hotspur Leicester  
Stadium: King Power Stadium
35 29 April 2017 (2017-04-29) West Bromwich Albion v Leicester City West Bromwich  
Stadium: The Hawthorns
36 6 May 2017 (2017-05-06) Leicester City v Watford Leicester  
Stadium: King Power Stadium
37 13 May 2017 (2017-05-13) Manchester City v Leicester City Manchester  
Stadium: Etihad Stadium
38 21 May 2017 (2017-05-21) Leicester City v AFC Bournemouth Leicester  
Stadium: King Power Stadium

FA Cup

Main article: 2016–17 FA Cup
Third round Leicester City v  
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League Cup

Main article: 2016–17 Football League Cup
Third round Leicester City v  

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 2016–17 UEFA Champions League

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

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