117th season in existence of Leicester City
Leicester City 2016–17 football 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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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
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.
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
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
Loans in
Loans out
^ On 31 January 2017, Callum Elder's loan at Brentford was terminated.[ 37]
Released
Competitions
Win
Draw
Loss
Overview
Competition
First match
Last match
Starting round
Final position
Record
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
0 31.58
FA Cup
7 January 2017
18 February 2017
Third round
Fifth round
4
2
1
1
7
5
+2
0 50.00
EFL Cup
20 September 2016
20 September 2016
Third round
Third round
1
0
0
1
2
4
−2
00 0.00
Champions League
14 September 2016
18 April 2017
Group stage
Quarter-finals
10
5
2
3
11
10
+1
0 50.00
FA Community Shield
7 August 2016
Final
Runners-up
1
0
0
1
1
2
−1
00 0.00
Total
54
19
11
24
69
84
−15
0 35.19
Premier League
League table
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]
Results summary
Overall
Home
Away
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
Results by matchday
Matchday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 Ground A H H A H A H A H A H A H A H A A H H A H A A H A H H A H H A A A A H A H H Result L D W L W L D L W D L L D L W L D L W D L L L L L W W W W W L D L W W L L D Position 17 14 9 15 9 11 12 13 12 10 14 14 13 15 14 14 15 16 15 14 15 15 16 16 17 15 15 15 13 10 11 12 15 11 9 11 11 12
Updated to match(es) played on 21 May 2017. Source:
Statto.com A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Matches
On 15 June 2016, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[ 52]
FA Cup
EFL Cup
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
Knockout phase
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Statistics
Squad statistics
Goalscorers
References
National teams
League competitions
Level 1 Levels 2–4 Levels 5–6 Levels 7–8 Levels 9–10
Combined Counties League (Premier , One )
East Midlands Counties League (level 10 only )
Eastern Counties League (Premier , One )
Essex Senior League (level 9 only )
Hellenic League (Premier , One East , One West )
Midland League (Premier , One )
Northern Counties East League (Premier , One )
Northern League (One , Two )
North West Counties League (Premier , One )
Southern Combination League (Premier , One )
Southern Counties East League (Premier , One )
South West Peninsula League Premier Division (level 10 only )
Spartan South Midlands League (Premier , One )
United Counties League (Premier , One )
Wessex League (Premier , One )
Western League (Premier , One )
West Midlands (Regional) League (level 10 only )
Cup competitions
Youth competitions