Claim: The 2000 Football League Cup Final was Leicester City's third season as a team.
Evidence: The 2000 Football League Cup Final was played between Leicester City , in their third final appearance in four years , and First Division side Tranmere Rovers at the Wembley Stadium on 27 February 2000.
The club was founded in 1884 as Leicester Fosse F.C. , playing on a field near Fosse Road.