Club

Leicester City are a football club who have won every major trophy in England. They enjoyed vast success from 2016 to 2021 with Premier League, FA Cup and Community Shield titles.

Leicester City club name

Leicester City have adopted two club names since the Foxes were first formed. The founding fathers of the East Midlands outfit initially created the team under the name ‘Leicester Fosse Football Club’. But financial issues later saw a new company take the club over to survive and renamed them ‘Leicester City Football Club’. The Foxes have kept their tweaked name since.

Founded as: Leicester Fosse FC (1884-1919)

Named changed: Leicester City FC (1919-present)

Nickname: The Foxes

Leicester City founding year

Back in 1884, a bible class at Emmanuel Chapel on New Park Street in Leicester discussed whether they should create a football club. They also took inspiration for the name ‘Leicester Fosse FC’ from where the class was located in the town; The Fosse Way.

The founders of the club formed a committee and to enter, you had to pay 9p. You also had to pay an extra 9p to play. Leicester also played their first-ever match in the year they were founded. The game was played in November 1984 and saw the club beat Syston Fosse 5-0.

Leicester City home stadium

The King Power Stadium became the home of Leicester City on July 23, 2002. At the time, the ground was called Walkers Stadium as part of a sponsorship deal with Walkers Crisps. Former Leicester City striker and hero Gary Lineker also opened the club’s latest ground.

Throughout Leicester City’s history, the Foxes have so far played at four stadiums. The first site Leicester called home was The Racecourse. They also shared Victoria Park with rugby team Leicester Tigers and played at Filbert Street before moving to the King Power Stadium.

First stadium: The Racecourse (1884-1885)

Other stadiums: Victoria Park (1885-1890)

Other stadiums: Filbert Street (1891-2002)

Other stadiums: King Power Stadium (2002-present)

King Power Stadium capacity: 32,261

Leicester City training ground

In December 2020, Leicester City moved to their current training ground in Seagrave. The new facilities cost the club £100m. It is a 185-acre site and has seven buildings plus 21 playing surfaces, which include 14 full-size pitches. The training ground is now seen as one of the best in the country and was a reward for their recent successes.

Previous training ground: Belvoir Drive (1964-2020)

Current training ground: Leicester City Training Ground (2020-present)

Location: Park Hill, Park Hill Lane, Seagrave, Sileby, Loughborough, LE12 7NG

Current league

Leicester City currently play in the Premier League after earning promotion back to the top-flight as the champions of the Championship in 2023/24. The Foxes only spent one season outside the Premier League following their relegation in 22/23 with 34 points in 38 games.

The King Power Stadium side are also one of the few teams to win the Premier League title since the breakaway division was formed in 1992. Claudio Ranieri led Leicester to a surprise title in 2015/16, with the Foxes taking the top spot on matchday 23 and never looking back.

Current league: Premier League (2024/25 season – present)

Previous league: EFL Championship (2023/24 season only)

Current manager

Leicester City appointed Ruud van Nistelrooy as the latest manager of their first-team in November 2024 to replace Steve Cooper. Van Nistelrooy was appointed as the new Leicester boss after the Foxes decided to dismiss Cooper following four wins from 14 games.

Current manager: Ruud van Nistelrooy (November 2024- )

Previous manager: Steve Cooper (June 2024 – November 2024)

Leicester City contact details

Website: lcfc.com/

General enquiries, phone: 0344 815 5000

Merchandise, phone: 0344 815 5000 – Option 3

Hospitality, phone: 0344 815 5000 (Option 1 – sub-option 3)

LCFC Help, phone: 0344 815 5000 (Option 2)

Other contact details: Full list here

Address: King Power Stadium, Filbert Way, Leicester LE2 7FL

Leicester City tickets

Fans wishing to buy tickets for Leicester City matches can do so via the club’s official website. But fans also need a membership to buy tickets, which are sold in a specific order depending on your package and loyalty points. Season ticket holders have priority for away matches, which are also sold via a loyalty points system.

For home matches, Leicester release per-game tickets with Fox Members with a certain amount of points given priority before Season Ticket Holder guests. If any home tickets remain available, home member guests are then able to buy tickets.

While for away matches, fans on the Foxes’ away priority scheme can buy their tickets first. Season Ticket holders with a certain amount of points and Fox Members are then able to buy tickets on specific dates.

Website: tickets.lcfc.com/

Phone: 0344 815 5000 (option 1)

Email: [email protected]