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. 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 FA Community Shield as the reigning Premier League champions, losing to reigning FA Cup winners Manchester United, and entered this season's UEFA Champions League at the group stage, their first ever involvement in the club's history, reaching the quarter-finals, before losing to Atlético Madrid, The club also entered the 2016–17 league season as reigning Premier League champions after winning their first ever Premier League title in the previous season.
Kit and sponsorship Supplier: Puma / Sponsor: King Power
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. 28 July 2016 – Ben Chilwell signs a five-year contract extension until June 2021. 29 July 2016 – Andy King signs a four-year contract extension until June 2020. 30 July 2016 – Callum Elder signs a three-year contract extension until June 2019. 6 August 2016 – Hamza Choudhury signs a four-year contract extension until June 2020. 6 August 2016 – Kasper Schmeichel signs a five-year contract extension until June 2021.
Pre-season
Friendlies
International Champions Cup
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. 17 August 2016 – Riyad Mahrez signs a four-year contract extension until June 2020. 25 August 2016 – Danny Drinkwater signs a five-year contract extension until June 2021. 9 June 2017 – Alex Pașcanu signs a two-year contract extension until June 2019. 9 June 2017 – Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall signs a two-year contract extension until June 2019.
Players and staff
First-team squad
No. Nationality Name Position Joined Signed from Goalkeepers 1 Kasper Schmeichel GK 2011 Leeds United 12 Ben Hamer GK 2014 Charlton Athletic 21 Ron-Robert Zieler GK 2016 Hannover 96 Defenders 2 Luis Hernández* CB / RB 2016 Sporting Gijón 3 Ben Chilwell LB / LM 2015 Youth 5 Wes Morgan CB 2012 Nottingham Forest 6 Robert Huth CB 2015 Stoke City 15 Jeffrey Schlupp* LB / LW / LM / CF 2010 Youth 17 Danny Simpson RB 2014 Queens Park Rangers 18 Molla Wagué CB 2017 Udinese 27 Marcin Wasilewski CB / RB 2013 Anderlecht 28 Christian Fuchs LB 2015 Schalke 04 29 Yohan Benalouane CB 2015 Atalanta Midfielders 4 Danny Drinkwater CM 2012 Manchester United 8 Matty James CM 2012 Manchester United 10 Andy King CM 2006 Youth 11 Marc Albrighton RM / LM 2014 Aston Villa13 Daniel Amartey CM / CB / RB / DM 2016 Copenhagen 14 Bartosz Kapustka LW / RW / AM 2016 Cracovia 22 Demarai Gray LW / RW 2016 Birmingham City 24 Nampalys Mendy DM 2016 Nice 25 Wilfred Ndidi DM 2017 Genk 26 Riyad Mahrez LW / RW / AM 2014 Le Havre 39 Harvey Barnes AM / CM / RM / LM 2016 Youth Forwards 7 Ahmed Musa CF / LW 2016 CSKA Moscow 9 Jamie Vardy CF 2012 Fleetwood Town 19 Islam Slimani CF 2016 Sporting CP 20 Shinji Okazaki CF / LW / RW / AM 2015 Mainz 05 23 Leonardo Ulloa CF 2014 Brighton & Hove Albion
Backroom staff
Position Nationality NameManagerCraig Shakespeare* First Team Coach/Goalkeeping CoachMike Stowell Head physioDavid Rennie Academy managerVacant 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 1 July 2016 CB Luis Hernández Sporting Gijón Free transfer 1 July 2016 CF Raúl Uche Rayo Vallecano Undisclosed 3 July 2016 DM Nampalys Mendy Nice £13,000,000 8 July 2016 CF Ahmed Musa CSKA Moscow £16,000,000 3 August 2016 LW Bartosz Kapustka Cracovia £2,500,000 31 August 2016 ST Islam Slimani Sporting CP £28,000,000 1 September 2016 AM Dylan Watts University College Dublin Undisclosed 30 September 2016 LB Josh Debayo Free agent Free transfer 3 January 2017 DM Wilfred Ndidi Genk £17,000,000 10 April 2017 ST Josh Gordon Stafford Rangers Undisclosed
Transfers out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref. 1 July 2016 CF Andrej Kramarić 1899 Hoffenheim Undisclosed 1 July 2016 LB Elliot Percival Sheffield Wednesday £950,000 16 July 2016 CM N'Golo Kanté Chelsea £32,000,000 20 August 2016 CB Liam Moore Reading Undisclosed 23 August 2016 RB Ritchie De Laet Aston Villa Undisclosed 31 August 2016 CM Gökhan Inler Beşiktaş Free transfer 13 January 2017 LB Jeffrey Schlupp Crystal Palace £12,000,000 24 January 2017 RB Luis Hernández Málaga Undisclosed
Loans in Date from Date until Position Nationality Name From 31 January 2017 End of Season CB Molla Wagué Udinese
Loans out Date from Date until Position Nationality Name To 30 July 2016 31 January 2017 LB Callum Elder Brentford 5 August 2016 End of Season CM Michael Cain Blackpool 6 August 2016 End of Season DM Hamza Choudhury Burton Albion 30 August 2016 End of Season SS Tom Lawrence Ipswich Town 20 January 2017 End of Season AM Harvey Barnes Milton Keynes Dons 25 January 2017 End of Season CM Matty James Barnsley 31 January 2017 End of Season LB Callum Elder Barnsley
Released Date Position Nationality Name Subsequent club 30 June 2016 CB Conor Anderson 30 June 2016 AM Kyle Bailey 30 June 2016 LW Jack Barmby Portland Timbers 30 June 2016 FW Jacob Blyth Motherwell 30 June 2016 CM Dean Hammond Sheffield United 30 June 2016 RW Aaron Hassall 30 June 2016 LB Michael Kelly Hurlford United 30 June 2016 FW Keenan King Hayes & Yeading 30 June 2016 LB Paul Konchesky Gillingham 30 June 2016 GK Jonny Maddison Yeovil Town 30 June 2016 SS Harry Panayiotou Barrow 30 June 2016 GK Mark Schwarzer 30 June 2016 GK Max Smith-Varnam 30 June 2016 CM Ryan Watson Barnet 30 June 2016 RW Joe Dodoo Rangers
Competitions
Overview
FA Community Shield
Premier League
League table
Results summary
Results by matchday
Matches On 15 June 2016, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.
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 NamePremier LeagueFA CupLeague CupChampions LeagueCommunity ShieldTotal19FWJamie Vardy13002116226MFRiyad Mahrez6004010319FWIslam Slimani700108420FWShinji Okazaki30210657FWAhmed Musa22000411MFMarc Albrighton20020475DFWes Morgan11010325MFWilfred Ndidi210003928DFChristian Fuchs2000026DFRobert Huth20000222MFDemarai Gray11000210MFAndy King1100021323FWLeonardo Ulloa10000113MFDaniel Amartey1000014MFDanny Drinkwater1000013DFBen Chilwell100001Own goals210003Total487211169
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