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2017–18 Leicester City F.C. season

The 2017–18 Leicester City season was the club's 113th season in the English football league system and its 50th (non-consecutive) season in the top tier of English football.[3] This season saw Leicester City participate in the Premier League for the fourth consecutive season as well as the FA Cup and EFL Cup. The season covered the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.

Transfers

Transfers in

Transfers out

Loans in

Loans out

Players and staff

First team squad

Pre-season

Premier League Asia Trophy

Pre-season friendlies

Leicester City announced five pre-season friendlies against Burton Albion,[32] Luton Town,[33] Wolverhampton Wanderers, Milton Keynes Dons[34] and Borussia Mönchengladbach.[35]

Competitions

Overview

Last updated: 13 May 2018
Source: Soccerway

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).[36]
Notes:
  1. ^ Since the winners of the 2017–18 FA Cup (Chelsea) and the winners of the 2017–18 EFL Cup (Manchester City) both qualified for European competition based on their league positions, the berths awarded to the 5th-placed team (Europa League group stage) and the League Cup winners (Europa League second qualifying round) were passed down the league.

Result summary

Last updated: 13 May 2018.
Source: Premier League

Results by matchday

Updated to match(es) played on 13 May 2018. Source: 11v11
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On 14 June 2017, the 2017–18 season fixtures were announced.[37][38] Leicester City played in the first Premier League fixture that opened the season on Friday.

FA Cup

In the FA Cup, Leicester City entered the competition in the third round and were drawn away to Fleetwood Town.[39]

EFL Cup

Leicester City entered in the second round of the competition with an away trip to Sheffield United.[40] A home tie against Liverpool was confirmed for the third round.[41] Another home tie was drawn for the fourth round with Leeds United the visitors.[42] A third consecutive home tie in the competition was announced for the quarter-finals, against Manchester City.[43]

Squad statistics

Appearances

Top scorers

Awards

Club awards

Leicester's annual award ceremony, including categories voted for by the players and supporters, was held on 1 May 2018. The following awards were made:[44]

References

  1. ^ "Leicester City Parts Company With Craig Shakespeare". Leicester City Official Site. 17 October 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Leicester City Confirm Claude Puel As First Team Manager". Leicester City Official Site. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
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  4. ^ "City Make Three Additions To Development Squad". Leicester City Official Site. 9 June 2017. Archived from the original on 9 June 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  5. ^ "Leicester City Sign Harry Maguire". Leicester City Official Site. 15 June 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  6. ^ "Harry Maguire: Leicester City sign Hull City defender in £17m deal". BBC Sport. 15 June 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  7. ^ "Leicester City Secure Vicente Iborra Signing". Leicester City Official Site. 6 July 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  8. ^ "Leicester City Sign Goalkeeper Eldin Jakupovic". LCFC. LCFC. 19 July 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  9. ^ "Leicester City Sign Striker Kelechi Iheanacho". LCFC. LCFC. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  10. ^ "Leicester City Sign Coventry Youngster George Thomas". Leicester City Official Site. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  11. ^ "Adrien Silva completes Leicester move four months after agreeing deal". Sky Sports. 1 January 2018.
  12. ^ "What you need to know about Leicester City new signing Fousseni Diabate". Leicester Mercury. 9 January 2018.
  13. ^ a b c d e f g Premier League (9 June 2017). "Premier League free transfers 2016/17". premierleague.com. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  14. ^ "Wasilewski: Wracam do żywych, jednak moja forma jest niewiadomą". 20 November 2017. Archived from the original on 2 January 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  15. ^ "Match Overview: Whitehawk 1 - 3 Oxford City : Oxford City First". Archived from the original on 17 September 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  16. ^ 1. FC Nürnberg (28 June 2017). "Verstärkungen für U21 & U19". premierleague.com. Retrieved 28 June 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  17. ^ Steve Whitney. "Fox Now Becomes a Permanent Lamb - the Vanarama National League". The Vanarama National League. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  18. ^ Motherwell F.C. (5 July 2017). "Cédric Kipré signs for the Well". motherwellfc.co.uk/. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  19. ^ Street, Tim (11 February 2019). "Former Leicester City starlet says non-league lifted him out of depression". Cambridgeshire Live. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  20. ^ "Nuneaton Town FC".
  21. ^ "Der VfB verstärkt sich mit Ron-Robert Zieler". VfB Stuttgart. 11 July 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  22. ^ "Tom Lawrence Signs For Derby County". Leicester City Official Site. 15 August 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  23. ^ "Danny Drinkwater Agrees to Chelsea Transfer from Leicester City for Record Fee". Bleacher Report. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  24. ^ "Danny Drinkwater Departs For Chelsea". Leicester City Official Site. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  25. ^ "Drinkwater joins Chelsea". Chelsea F.C. Official Site. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  26. ^ "Aleksandar Dragović Joins Leicester City On Season-Long Loan". 31 August 2017.
  27. ^ "Kapustka Loaned To SC Freiburg". Leicester City Official Site. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  28. ^ "Elder Joins Wigan Athletic In Season-Long Loan". Leicester City Official Site. 31 July 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  29. ^ "Barnes Joins Barnsley In Season-Long Loan". Leicester City Official Site. 11 August 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  30. ^ "Elliott Moore Signs New Deal Ahead Of OH Leuven Loan". Leicester City Official Site. 18 August 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  31. ^ "Mendy Joins OGC Nice On Loan". Leicester City Official Site. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  32. ^ "Pre-Season Friendly At Burton Albion Confirmed". Leicester City Official Site. 3 May 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  33. ^ "City Add Luton Trip To Pre-Season Schedule". Leicester City Official Site. 10 May 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  34. ^ "Foxes To Head To Wolves In Pre-Season". Leicester City Official Site. 15 May 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  35. ^ "Leicester City To Host Borussia Monchengladbach In Pre-Season". Leicester City Official Site. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.[permanent dead link]
  36. ^ "Premier League Handbook 2017/18" (PDF). Premier League. 11 August 2017. pp. 103–104. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 February 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
  37. ^ "Fixture Release Day: Leicester City Head To Arsenal On Opening Day". Leicester City Official Site. 14 June 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
  38. ^ "Fixtures". Leicester City Official Site. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
  39. ^ "Away Tie For City In FA Cup third round". Leicester City Official Site. 4 December 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  40. ^ "City To Face Sheffield United In Carabao Cup". Leicester City Official Site. 10 August 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  41. ^ "Foxes To Host Liverpool In Carabao Cup". Leicester City Official Site. 24 August 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  42. ^ "City To Host Leeds In Carabao Cup". Leicester City Official Site. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  43. ^ "Foxes To Face Manchester City In Carabao Cup". Leicester City Official Site. 26 October 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  44. ^ "Maguire Bags a Brace of Awards at End of Season Dinner".