2016–17 Leicester City F.C. season
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.
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| Owner | King Power | |||
| Chairman | Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha | |||
| Manager | Claudio Ranieri (until 23 February) Craig Shakespeare (from 23 February) | |||
| Stadium | King Power Stadium | |||
| Premier League | 12th | |||
| FA Cup | Fifth round (knocked out by Millwall) | |||
| League Cup | Third round (knocked out by Chelsea) | |||
| Community Shield | Runners-up | |||
| Champions League | Quarter-finals (knocked out by Atlético Madrid) | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Jamie Vardy (13) All: Jamie Vardy (16) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 32,072 vs. Manchester United (5 February 2017) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 29,899 vs. Chelsea (20 September 2016) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 31,886 | |||
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Kit and sponsorship
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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 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
| 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) |
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Çiftçi  Johansen Allan O'Connell Christie Forrest  |
Fuchs Wasilewski Drinkwater Chilwell Okazaki Amartey |
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| 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  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 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.[8]
- 17 August 2016 – Riyad Mahrez signs a four-year contract extension until June 2020.[9]
- 25 August 2016 – Danny Drinkwater signs a five-year contract extension until June 2021.[10]
- 9 June 2017 – Alex Pașcanu signs a two-year contract extension until June 2019.[11]
- 9 June 2017 – Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall signs a two-year contract extension until June 2019.[11]
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
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 |
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| Manager |  |
Craig Shakespeare* |
| First Team Coach/Goalkeeping Coach | |
Mike Stowell |
| Head physio | |
David Rennie |
| Academy manager |  |
Vacant |
| Academy coach (Under 18s) | |
Trevor Peake |
Transfers
Transfers in
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2016 | GK |  | Ron-Robert Zieler | Hannover 96 | Undisclosed | [13] |
| 1 July 2016 | CB |  | Luis Hernández | Sporting Gijón | Free transfer | [14] |
| 1 July 2016 | CF | | Raúl Uche | Rayo Vallecano | Undisclosed | [15] |
| 3 July 2016 | DM |  | Nampalys Mendy | Nice | £13,000,000 | [16] |
| 8 July 2016 | CF |  | Ahmed Musa | CSKA Moscow | £16,000,000 | [17] |
| 3 August 2016 | LW |  | Bartosz Kapustka | Cracovia | £2,500,000 | [18] |
| 31 August 2016 | ST |  | Islam Slimani | Sporting CP | £28,000,000 | [19] |
| 1 September 2016 | AM |  | Dylan Watts | University College Dublin | Undisclosed | [20] |
| 30 September 2016 | LB | | Josh Debayo | Free agent | Free transfer | [21][22] |
| 3 January 2017 | DM | | Wilfred Ndidi | Genk | £17,000,000 | [23][24] |
| 10 April 2017 | ST | | Josh Gordon | Stafford Rangers | Undisclosed | [25] |
Transfers out
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
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| 1 July 2016 | CF |  | Andrej Kramarić | 1899 Hoffenheim | Undisclosed | [26] |
| 1 July 2016 | LB | | Elliot Percival | Sheffield Wednesday | £950,000 | [27] |
| 16 July 2016 | CM | | N'Golo Kanté | Chelsea | £32,000,000 | [28] |
| 20 August 2016 | CB | | Liam Moore | Reading | Undisclosed | [29] |
| 23 August 2016 | RB | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} | Ritchie De Laet | Aston Villa | Undisclosed | [30] |
| 31 August 2016 | CM | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} | Gökhan Inler | Beşiktaş | Free transfer | [31] |
| 13 January 2017 | LB |  | Jeffrey Schlupp | Crystal Palace | £12,000,000 | [32][33] |
| 24 January 2017 | RB | | Luis Hernández | Málaga | Undisclosed | [34] |
Loans in
| Date from | Date until | Position | Nationality | Name | From |
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| 31 January 2017 | End of Season | CB |  | Molla Wagué |  Udinese[35] |
Loans out
| Date from | Date until | Position | Nationality | Name | To |
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| 30 July 2016 | 31 January 2017 | LB | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} | Callum Elder | Brentford[36][lower-alpha 1] |
| 5 August 2016 | End of Season | CM | | Michael Cain | Blackpool[38] |
| 6 August 2016 | End of Season | DM | | Hamza Choudhury | Burton Albion[39] |
| 30 August 2016 | End of Season | SS |  | Tom Lawrence | Ipswich Town[40] |
| 20 January 2017 | End of Season | AM | | Harvey Barnes | Milton Keynes Dons[41] |
| 25 January 2017 | End of Season | CM | | Matty James | Barnsley[42] |
| 31 January 2017 | End of Season | LB | | Callum Elder | Barnsley[43] |
- On 31 January 2017, Callum Elder's loan at Brentford was terminated.[37]
Released
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | Subsequent club |
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| 30 June 2016 | CB | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} |
Conor Anderson[44] | |
| 30 June 2016 | AM | |
Kyle Bailey[44] | |
| 30 June 2016 | LW | |
Jack Barmby[44] |  Portland Timbers |
| 30 June 2016 | FW | |
Jacob Blyth[44] |  Motherwell[45] |
| 30 June 2016 | CM | |
Dean Hammond[44] | Sheffield United |
| 30 June 2016 | RW | |
Aaron Hassall[44] | |
| 30 June 2016 | LB | |
Michael Kelly[44] | Hurlford United |
| 30 June 2016 | FW | |
Keenan King[44] | Hayes & Yeading |
| 30 June 2016 | LB | |
Paul Konchesky[44] | Gillingham[46] |
| 30 June 2016 | GK | |
Jonny Maddison[44] | Yeovil Town[47] |
| 30 June 2016 | SS |  |
Harry Panayiotou[44] | Barrow |
| 30 June 2016 | GK | |
Mark Schwarzer[44] | |
| 30 June 2016 | GK | |
Max Smith-Varnam[44] | |
| 30 June 2016 | CM | |
Ryan Watson[44] | Barnet[48] |
| 30 June 2016 | RW | |
Joe Dodoo[49] | Rangers |
Competitions
Win Draw Loss
Overview
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| 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 | 31.58 |
| FA Cup | 7 January 2017 | 18 February 2017 | Third round | Fifth round | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 50.00 |
| EFL Cup | 20 September 2016 | 20 September 2016 | Third round | Third round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 0.00 |
| Champions League | 14 September 2016 | 18 April 2017 | Group stage | Quarter-finals | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 50.00 |
| FA Community Shield | 7 August 2016 | Final | Runners-up | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 | |
| Total | 54 | 19 | 11 | 24 | 69 | 84 | −15 | 35.19 | ||||
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 40' Vardy 52', 75'King 55' |
Report | Lingard 32' Bailly 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 |
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| 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]
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
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| 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
Updated to match(es) played on 21 May 2017. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
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 1 | Hull City | 2–1 | Leicester City | Kingston upon Hull |
| 12:30 BST | Diomande 45+1' Snodgrass 57'Davies 71'Clucas 83' |
Report | Fuchs 29' Simpson 33'Mahrez 47' (pen.) |
Stadium: KC Stadium Attendance: 21,037 Referee: Mike Dean |
| 20 August 2016 2 | Leicester City | 0–0 | Arsenal | Leicester |
| 17:30 BST | Mendy 45' |
Report | Coquelin 24' Holding 90' |
Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 32,008 Referee: Mark Clattenburg |
| 27 August 2016 3 | Leicester City | 2–1 | Swansea City | Leicester |
| 15:00 BST | Huth 26' Vardy 32'Morgan 52'Simpson 70' |
Report | Fernández 10' Fer 66', 80' |
Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 31,727 Referee: Roger East |
| 10 September 2016 4 | Liverpool | 4–1 | Leicester City | Liverpool |
| 17:30 BST | Firmino 13', 89' Mané 31'Henderson 44'Lallana 56' |
Report | Amartey 28' Vardy 38'Huth 82' |
Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 51,232 Referee: Craig Pawson |
| 17 September 2016 5 | Leicester City | 3–0 | Burnley | Leicester |
| 15:00 BST | Slimani 45+1', 48' Mee 78' (o.g.) |
Report | Lowton 88' |
Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 31,916 Referee: Anthony Taylor |
| 24 September 2016 6 | Manchester United | 4–1 | Leicester City | Manchester |
| 12:30 BST | Smalling 22' Mata 37'Rashford 40'Pogba 42' |
Report | Huth 50' Gray 59'Simpson 74' |
Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 75,256 Referee: Mike Dean |
| 2 October 2016 7 | Leicester City | 0–0 | Southampton | Leicester |
| 14:15 BST | Mahrez 54' |
Report | Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 31,563 Referee: Martin Atkinson |
| 15 October 2016 8 | Chelsea | 3–0 | Leicester City | Fulham |
| 12:30 BST | Costa 7' Hazard 33'Azpilicueta 51'Moses 80' |
Report | Huth 27' |
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,547 Referee: Andre Marriner |
| 22 October 2016 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 10 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–1 | Leicester City | London |
| 15:00 BST | Rose 37' Son 41'Janssen 44' (pen.)Wanyama 67' |
Report | Musa 48', 63' Mahrez 54'Vardy 65'Simpson 88' |
Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 31,868 Referee: Robert Madley |
| 6 November 2016 11 | Leicester City | 1–2 | West Bromwich Albion | Leicester |
| 16:30 GMT | Slimani 55' |
Report | Morrison 52' Phillips 72'Gardner 87'Brunt 90' |
Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 31,879 Referee: Craig Pawson |
| 19 November 2016 12 | Watford | 2–1 | Leicester City | Watford |
| 15:00 GMT | Capoue 1' Pereyra 12'Zúñiga 21'Britos 32' |
Report | Mahrez 15' (pen.) Fuchs 53'Drinkwater 65'Gray 81' |
Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 20,640 Referee: Neil Swarbrick |
| 26 November 2016 13 | Leicester City | 2–2 | Middlesbrough | Leicester |
| 15:00 GMT | Albrighton 29' Mahrez 34' (pen.)Fuchs 37'Amartey 51'Vardy 65'Slimani 90+4' (pen.) |
Report | Negredo 12', 70', 34' Chambers 31'Valdés 90'Stuani 90' |
Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 32,058 Referee: Lee Mason |
| 3 December 2016 14 | Sunderland | 2–1 | Leicester City | Sunderland |
| 15:00 GMT | Huth 64' (o.g.) Van Aanholt 68'Larsson 72'Defoe 77'Djilobodji 78' |
Report | Okazaki 80' Fuchs 81' |
Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 39,725 Referee: Andre Marriner |
| 10 December 2016 15 | Leicester City | 4–2 | Manchester City | Leicester |
| 17:30 GMT | Vardy 3', 20', 78' King 5'Simpson 19'Mahrez 57'Okazaki 90+2' |
Report | Fernando 67' Kolarov 82'Nolito 90' |
Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 31,966 Referee: Michael Oliver |
| 13 December 2016 16 | Bournemouth | 1–0 | Leicester City | Bournemouth |
| 19:45 GMT | Pugh 34' |
Report | King 36' Morgan 83'Hernández 87' |
Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 11,068 Referee: Paul Tierney |
| 17 December 2016 17 | Stoke City | 2–2 | Leicester City | Stoke-on-Trent |
| 15:00 GMT | Bojan 39' (pen.) Allen 45+3'Johnson 48'Pieters 67' |
Report | Vardy  28'Simpson 38'King 43'Slimani 43'Fuchs 45+1'Albrighton 45+2'Huth 48'Ulloa 74'Amartey 88' |
Stadium: Bet365 Stadium Attendance: 27,663 Referee: Craig Pawson |
| 26 December 2016 18 | Leicester City | 0–2 | Everton | Leicester |
| 15:00 GMT | Simpson 79' Drinkwater 85' |
Report | Mirallas 51' Lukaku 90' |
Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 31,985 Referee: Stuart Attwell |
| 31 December 2016 19 | Leicester City | 1–0 | West Ham United | Leicester |
| 15:00 GMT | Slimani 20' Huth 44'Amartey 47'Albrighton 66'Schmeichel 72'Simpson 83' |
Report | Ogbonna 45' Nordtveit 45'Lanzini 84' |
Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 32,060 Referee: Anthony Taylor |
| 2 January 2017 20 | Middlesbrough | 0–0 | Leicester City | Middlesbrough |
| 12:30 GMT | Ramírez 26' Gibson 43'Clayton 90+2' |
Report | Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 32,437 Referee: Robert Madley |
| 14 January 2017 21 | Leicester City | 0–3 | Chelsea | Leicester |
| 17:30 GMT | Fuchs 51' |
Report | Alonso 6', 51' Pedro 71' |
Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 32,066 Referee: Andre Marriner |
| 22 January 2017 22 | Southampton | 3–0 | Leicester City | Southampton |
| 12:00 GMT | Ward-Prowse 26' Rodriguez 39'Tadić 85' (pen.) |
Report | Morgan 84' |
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 30,548 Referee: Michael Oliver |
| 31 January 2017 23 | Burnley | 1–0 | Leicester City | Burnley |
| 15:00 GMT | Lowton 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 5' Fuchs 40' |
Report | Mata 28', 49' Mkhitaryan 42'Ibrahimović 44'Herrera 55'Pogba 56'De Gea 88' |
Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 32,072 Referee: Anthony Taylor |
| 12 February 2017 25 | Swansea City | 2–0 | Leicester City | Swansea |
| 16:00 GMT | Fer 25' Mawson 35'Cork 38'Olsson 45+1' |
Report | Huth 35' Chilwell 56' |
Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 20,391 Referee: Jonathan Moss |
| 27 February 2017 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 27 | Leicester City | 3–1 | Hull City | Leicester |
| 15:00 GMT | Fuchs 27' Drinkwater 49'Mahrez 59'Huddlestone 90' (o.g.) |
Report | Clucas 14' Huddlestone 89' |
Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 31,971 Referee: Mike Dean |
| 18 March 2017 28 | West Ham United | 2–3 | Leicester City | Stratford |
| 15:00 GMT | Lanzini 20' Ayew 63' |
Report | Mahrez 5' Huth 7'Vardy 38'Drinkwater 56' |
Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 56,979 Referee: Roger East |
| 1 April 2017 29 | Leicester City | 2–0 | Stoke City | Leicester |
| 15:00 BST | Ndidi 25' Vardy 47'Fuchs 60' |
Report | Shawcross 16' Whelan 29'Crouch 69'Arnautović 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 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 28'Jagielka 40'Baines 44' |
Report | Slimani 3' Albrighton 9'Huth 28'King 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 34'Vardy 52'King 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 82' Huth 86' (o.g.)Sánchez 90+3' |
Report | Simpson 38' Fuchs 52'Benalouane 80'Huth 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 22' Morrison 66' |
Report | Drinkwater 16' Vardy 43'Benalouane 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', 90+8' Gabriel Jesus 36' (pen.)Kompany 50'Agüero 84' |
Report | Benalouane 35' Okazaki 42'Fuchs 72'Albrighton 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 65'Gray 74'Simpson 80' |
Report | Kane 24', 62', 88', 90+1' Son 35', 70'Sissoko 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 45+1' Vardy 51'Simpson 57'Mahrez 84'Chilwell 90' |
Report | Stanislas 1' Francis 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 81' |
Report | Musa 66', 71' Kapustka 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 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 9' King 46'Musa 84'Ndidi 95'Gray 114' |
Report | Christie 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 45'  52'Cummings 90' |
Report | Zieler 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 52' 89'Drinkwater 87'Chilwell 103' |
Report | Cahill 45' Azpilicueta 49'Matić 83'Fàbregas 92', 94'David Luiz 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 | |
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| 1 | Leicester City |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 13 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| 2 |  Porto |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 11 | 5–0 | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | ||
| 3 |  Copenhagen |
6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 9 | Transfer to Europa League | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 4–0 | |
| 4 | Club Brugge |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 14 | −12 | 0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | — |
Source: UEFA
| 14 September 2016 1 | Club Brugge | 0–3 | Leicester City | Bruges, Belgium |
| 20:45 | Simons 28' Engels 35'Butelle 60'Vormer 90+3' |
Report | Albrighton 5' Mahrez 29', 61' (pen.)Slimani 48'Ulloa 90' |
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium Attendance: 20,970 Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece) |
| 27 September 2016 2 | Leicester City | 1–0 | Porto | Leicester |
| 19:45 BST | Vardy 24' Slimani 25', 32'Huth 54' |
Report | Felipe 21' Silva 23'D. Pereira 49' |
Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 31,805 Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey) |
| 18 October 2016 3 | Leicester City | 1–0 | Copenhagen | Leicester |
| 19:45 BST | Mahrez 40' Fuchs 79' |
Report | Jørgensen 87' |
Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 31,037 Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy) |
| 2 November 2016 4 | Copenhagen | 0–0 | Leicester City | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 20:45 | Report | Drinkwater 22' Huth 24'Hernández 42'Morgan 78' |
Stadium: Parken Stadium Attendance: 34,146 Referee: Felix Brych (Germany) |
| 22 November 2016 5 | Leicester City | 2–1 | Club Brugge | Leicester |
| 19:45 GMT | Okazaki 4' Mahrez 29' (pen.)Zieler 89' |
Report | Izquierdo 52' |
Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 31,443 Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France) |
Knockout phase
Round of 16
| 22 February 2017 First leg | Sevilla | 2–1 | Leicester City | Seville, Spain |
| 19:45 GMT | Sarabia 25' Correa 62'Escudero 77'Carriço 90+2' |
Report | Vardy 73' |
Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium Attendance: 38,834 Referee: Clément Turpin (France) |
| 14 March 2017 Second leg | Leicester City | 2–0 (3–2 agg.) | Sevilla | Leicester, England |
| 19:45 GMT | Morgan 27' Albrighton 54'Vardy 74'Schmeichel 79'Ndidi 84'Mahrez 89' |
Report | Nasri 18' 74' Vitolo 59' |
Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 31,520 Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy) |
Quarter-finals
| 12 April 2017 First leg | Atlético Madrid | 1–0 | Leicester City | Madrid, Spain |
| 19:45 BST | Griezmann 28' (pen.) |
Report | Albrighton 28' Benalouane 49'Huth 58' |
Stadium: Vicente Calderón Attendance: 51,423 Referee: Jonas Eriksson (Sweden) |
| 18 April 2017 Second leg | Leicester City | 1–1 (1–2 agg.) | 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 | 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 | |
Kasper Schmeichel | 41 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | |
Luis Hernández* | 9 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | |
Ben Chilwell | 18 | 1 | 7+4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | |
Danny Drinkwater | 43 | 1 | 27+2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 5 | DF |  |
Wes Morgan | 40 | 3 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | |
Robert Huth | 43 | 2 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | |
Ahmed Musa | 30 | 4 | 7+13 | 2 | 2+2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | |
Matty James | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | |
Jamie Vardy | 48 | 16 | 33+2 | 13 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 |
| 10 | MF | |
Andy King | 32 | 2 | 15+8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | |
Marc Albrighton | 47 | 4 | 29+4 | 2 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8+1 | 2 |
| 12 | GK | |
Ben Hamer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | |
Daniel Amartey | 35 | 1 | 17+7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+5 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | |
Bartosz Kapustka | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | |
Jeffrey Schlupp* | 9 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | |
Danny Simpson | 45 | 0 | 34+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | |
Molla Wagué | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | |
Islam Slimani | 29 | 8 | 13+10 | 7 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+2 | 1 |
| 20 | FW |  |
Shinji Okazaki | 41 | 6 | 21+9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5+2 | 1 |
| 21 | GK | |
Ron-Robert Zieler | 13 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | |
Demarai Gray | 42 | 2 | 9+22 | 1 | 3+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 |
| 23 | FW |  |
Leonardo Ulloa | 23 | 1 | 3+13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | |
Nampalys Mendy | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | |
Wilfred Ndidi | 22 | 3 | 17 | 2 | 1+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | |
Riyad Mahrez | 48 | 10 | 33+3 | 6 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 |
| 27 | DF | |
Marcin Wasilewski | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | DF |  |
Christian Fuchs | 48 | 2 | 35+1 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 29 | DF |  |
Yohan Benalouane | 15 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | DF | |
Elliott Moore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | MF | |
Harvey Barnes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
Goalscorers
| Rnk | No | Pos | Nat | Name | Premier League | FA Cup | League Cup | Champions League | Community Shield | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | FW | |
Jamie Vardy | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 16 |
| 2 | 26 | MF | |
Riyad Mahrez | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
| 3 | 19 | FW | |
Islam Slimani | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 4 | 20 | FW | |
Shinji Okazaki | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | 7 | FW | |
Ahmed Musa | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | MF | |
Marc Albrighton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 7 | 5 | DF | |
Wes Morgan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 25 | MF | |
Wilfred Ndidi | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 9 | ||||||||||
| 28 | DF | |
Christian Fuchs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 6 | DF | |
Robert Huth | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 22 | MF | |
Demarai Gray | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 10 | MF | |
Andy King | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 13 | ||||||||||
| 23 | FW | |
Leonardo Ulloa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 13 | MF | |
Daniel Amartey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 4 | MF | |
Danny Drinkwater | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 | DF | |
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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