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2016–17 Leicester City F.C. season

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FA Cup
  
Fifth round

Community Shield
  
Runners-up

League Cup
  
Third round

Chairman
  
Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha

Manager
  
Claudio Ranieri (until 23 February) Craig Shakespeare (from 23 February)

Top goalscorer
  
League: Jamie Vardy (7) All: Jamie Vardy (9)

The 2016–17 Leicester City season is the club's 112th season in the English football league system and its 49th (non-consecutive) season in the top tier of English football. This season, Leicester City is participating 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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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 the summer of 2020.
  • 28 July 2016 – Ben Chilwell signs a five-year contract extension until the summer of 2021.
  • 29 July 2016 – Andy King signs a four-year contract extension until the summer of 2020.
  • 30 July 2016 – Callum Elder signs a three-year contract extension until the summer of 2019.
  • 6 August 2016 – Hamza Choudhury signs a four-year contract extension until the summer of 2020.
  • 6 August 2016 – Kasper Schmeichel signs a five-year contract extension until the summer of 2021.

    • Friendlies

      Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

    International Champions Cup

      Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

    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 the summer of 2020.
  • 17 August 2016 – Riyad Mahrez signs a four-year contract extension until the summer of 2020.
  • 25 August 2016 – Danny Drinkwater signs a five-year contract extension until the summer of 2021.

    • 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

    • 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

    • Results summary

    Last updated: 27 February 2017.
    Source: Premier League

    Matches

      Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming fixture

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

    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 is their first participation in this competition. As champions of England, the club was in Pot 1 for the group stage draw.

    Knockout phase

    Round of 16

    Squad statistics

    As of 22 February 2017.

    Goalscorers

    As of 27 February 2017.

    References

    2016–17 Leicester City F.C. season Wikipedia
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