Leicester City F.C.

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**Leicester City Football Club** is an English professional football club based in the city of Leicester, Leicestershire. They currently compete in the Premier League and play their home games at the King Power Stadium which has a capacity of 32,261 spectators.

Nicknamed *The Foxes*, the club was founded in 1884 as *Leicester Fosse*. They joined the Football Association in 1891, the same year they began competing in the Midland League. Three years later in 1894, the were elected into the Football League and began competing in the Second Division. They finished as runners-up in 1908 and earned promotion to the First Division for the first time. When football resumed in 1919 after the First World War, Leicester Fosse ceased trading due to financial issues and reformed as *Leicester City*. The 1920s saw moderate success when the club won two league titles in 1925 and 1929. However, the 1930s was a difficult decade which saw two relegations.

Leicester reached the FA Cup final twice in 1961 and 1963. As they lost to double winners Tottenham Hotspur in 1961, Leicester qualified for the 1961–62 European Cup Winners' Cup. They were relegated again in 1969 but reached the FA Cup final.

The 1970s and 1980s saw mixed fortunes including promotions, relegations and yo-yoing between the First and Second Division. In 1994, Leicester secured a place in the newly formed Premier League as play-off winners but were relegated in 1995. In 1997 and 2001, the club managed to qualify for the UEFA Cup through winning the League Cup. The 2000s saw City establish themselves as a Championship side but weren't able to cement themselves when promoted to the Premier League. They were relegated to League One in 2008 but made an immediate return. They eventually returned to the Premier League in 2014. The year 2016 saw the club defy all the odds and lift the Premier League trophy under Claudio Ranieri, qualifying them for the UEFA Champions League and reaching the quarter-finals. Brendan Rodgers guided the club to the UEFA Europa League in 2020 with a fifth-place finish.

## Rivalries

*Main articles: Leicester City F.C.–Nottingham Forest F.C. rivalry, Derby County F.C.–Leicester City F.C. rivalry, M69 derby*

The majority of *Foxes* fans consider East Midlands rivals Nottingham Forest as their main rivals. Matches between the two sides are known as an East Midlands derby, the same name given to the rivalry with other East Midlands side Derby County.

Leicester also share a rivalry with Coventry City, located just 24 miles from Leicester, known as the M69 derby after the M69 motorway that links the two cities.

## Honours

### League

* **First Division** / **Premier League** (first tier)
	+ **Champions:** 2015–16
* **Second Division / First Division / Championship** (second tier)
	+ **Champions (7):** 1924–25, 1936–37, 1953–54, 1956–57, 1970–71, 1979–80, 2013–14
	+ **Play-off winners:** 1993–94, 1995–96
* **Third Division / Second Division / League One** (third tier)
	+ **Champions:** 2008–09

### Cup

* **League Cup / EFL Cup**
	+ **Winners:** 1963–64, 1996–97, 1999–2000

* **Charity Shield / FA Community Shield**
	+ **Winners:** 1971

### Regional competitions

* **Wartime League**
	+ **Champions:** 1942
* **Wartime Cup**
	+ **Winners:** 1941