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The following players have been selected by their country while playing for Leicester City (including players both on loan at, and away from the club). The number of caps won whilst at the club are given, along with the date of the first cap being won while with Leicester City. Players listed in bold are current Leicester City players.
Football tournament FIFA World Cup final Founded 1930 ; 94 years ago (1930) Current champions Argentina (3rd title) Most successful team(s) Brazil (5 titles) The FIFA World Cup is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The championship ...
The club was founded in 1884 as Leicester Fosse F.C, and became known as Leicester City in 1919. They moved to Filbert Street in 1891, were elected to the Football League in 1894 and moved to the nearby King Power Stadium in 2002. Leicester City have won five major honours, including one Premier League, one FA Cup and three League Cups.
Graph of Leicester City seasons. This is a list of seasons played by Leicester City Football Club in English and European football, from 1890 (when Leicester Fosse first competed in the FA Cup) to the present day. It details the club's achievements in major competitions, and the top scorers for each season.
The system used in the World Cup up to 1990 was 2 points for a win. In this ranking 3 points are awarded for a win , 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss. As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.
Leicester also reached the League Cup final the following year, losing to Chelsea. In 1966, one of the club's most famous players, Gordon Banks, who played for eight years at Leicester, represented England at the FIFA World Cup, where he helped England become world champions and was also nominated for the Ballon d'Or, for European Football of ...
List of English football champions Football League First Division (1888–1992) Premier League (1992–present) Leicester City celebrate winning the 2015–16 Premier League Country England Founded 1888 Number of teams 24 Current champions Manchester City (2023–24) Most successful club Manchester United (20 championships) The English football champions are the winners of the top-level league ...
With 48 continental trophies won, English football clubs are the third-most successful in European football, behind Italy (50) and Spain (67). In the top-tier, the UEFA Champions League, a record six English clubs have won a total of 15 titles and lost a further 11 finals, behind Spanish clubs with 20 and 11, respectively. [1]