2017–18 Leicester City F.C. season

Leicester City
2017–18 season
Chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha
Manager Craig Shakespeare
(Until 17 October)[1]
Claude Puel
(From 25 October)[2]
Premier League 9th
FA Cup Quarter-finals
(knocked out by Chelsea)
League Cup Quarter-finals
(knocked out by Manchester City)
Top goalscorer League: Jamie Vardy (20)
All: Jamie Vardy (23)
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

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

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2017CBEnglandSam HughesEngland ChesterFree[4]
1 July 2017CBEnglandHarry MaguireEngland Hull City£17,000,000[5][6]
6 July 2017DMSpainVicente IborraSpain Sevilla£15,000,000[7][8]
19 July 2017GKSwitzerlandEldin JakupovićEngland Hull CityUndisclosed[9]
3 August 2017CFNigeriaKelechi IheanachoEngland Manchester City£25,000,000[10]
8 August 2017RWWalesGeorge ThomasEngland Coventry CityUndisclosed[11]
1 January 2018CMPortugalAdrien SilvaPortugal Sporting CP£22,000,000[12]
9 January 2018CFMaliFousseni DiabatéFrance Gazélec Ajaccio£2,000,000[13]

Transfers out

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
30 June 2017 CB Poland Marcin Wasilewski Poland Wisła Kraków Released [14][15]
30 June 2017 CM England Michael Cain England Whitehawk Released [14][16]
30 June 2017 CB Austria David Domej Germany 1. FC Nürnberg II Released [14][17]
30 June 2017 LM England Brandon Fox England Tamworth Released [14][18]
30 June 2017 CB France Cédric Kipré Scotland Motherwell Released [14][19]
30 June 2017 DM England Matty Miles Free agent Released [14]
30 June 2017 CF Grenada Kairo Mitchell England Nuneaton Town Released [14][20]
12 July 2017GKGermanyRon-Robert ZielerGermany VfB StuttgartUndisclosed[21]
15 August 2017SSWalesTom LawrenceEngland Derby CountyUndisclosed[22]
31 August 2017CMEnglandDanny DrinkwaterEngland Chelsea£35,000,000[23][24][25]

Loans in

Start date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.
31 August 2017CBAustriaAleksandar DragovićGermany Bayer Leverkusen30 June 2018[26]

Loans out

Start date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.
14 July 2017AMPolandBartosz KapustkaGermany SC Freiburg30 June 2018[27]
31 July 2017LBAustraliaCallum ElderEngland Wigan Athletic30 June 2018[28]
11 August 2017LWEnglandHarvey BarnesEngland Barnsley30 June 2018[29]
18 August 2017CBEnglandElliott MooreBelgium OH LeuvenJanuary 2018[30]
31 August 2017DMFranceNampalys MendyFrance Nice30 June 2018[31]
29 January 2018CFArgentinaLeonardo UlloaEngland Brighton & Hove Albion30 June 2018
30 January 2018CFNigeriaAhmed MusaRussia CSKA Moscow30 June 2018
31 January 2018CMWalesAndy KingWales Swansea City30 June 2018
31 January 2018CFAlgeriaIslam SlimaniEngland Newcastle United30 June 2018

Players and staff

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
No. Nationality Name Position Joined Signed from
Goalkeepers
1 Denmark Kasper Schmeichel GK 2011 England Leeds United
12 England Ben Hamer GK 2014 England Charlton Athletic
17 Switzerland Eldin Jakupović GK 2017 England Hull City
Defenders
2 England Danny Simpson RB 2014 England Queens Park Rangers
3 England Ben Chilwell LB / LM 2015 Youth
5 Jamaica Wes Morgan CB 2012 (winter) England Nottingham Forest
6 Germany Robert Huth CB 2015 England Stoke City
15 England Harry Maguire CB 2017 England Hull City
16 Austria Aleksandar Dragović CB 2017 Germany Bayer Leverkusen (loan)
28 Austria Christian Fuchs LB / CB 2015 Germany Schalke 04
29 Tunisia Yohan Benalouane CB 2015 Italy Atalanta
31 Australia Callum Elder LB 2013 Youth
33 England Elliott Moore CB 2016 Youth
Midfielders
7 England Demarai Gray LW / RW / CF 2016 (winter) England Birmingham City
11 England Marc Albrighton RM / LM 2014 England Aston Villa
14 Portugal Adrien Silva CM 2017 Portugal Sporting CP
18 Ghana Daniel Amartey CM / CB / RB / DM 2016 (winter) Denmark Copenhagen
21 Spain Vicente Iborra DM 2017 Spain Sevilla
22 England Matty James CM 2012 England Manchester United
25 Nigeria Wilfred Ndidi DM 2017 (winter) Belgium Genk
26 Algeria Riyad Mahrez LW / RW / AM 2014 (winter) France Le Havre
32 England Harvey Barnes AM / CM / RM / LM 2016 Youth
Forwards
8 Nigeria Kelechi Iheanacho CF 2017 England Manchester City
9 England Jamie Vardy CF 2012 England Fleetwood Town
20 Japan Shinji Okazaki CF / AM 2015 Germany Mainz 05
30 Wales George Thomas RW / LW / CF 2017 England Coventry City
33 Mali Fousseni Diabaté RW / LW / CF 2018 France Gazélec Ajaccio

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

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premier League 11 August 201713 May 2018 Matchday 1 9th 38 12 11 15 56 60 −4 031.58
FA Cup 6 January 201818 March 2018 Third Round Quarter-finals 5 3 1 1 9 3 +6 060.00
EFL Cup 22 August 201719 December 2017 Second Round Quarter-finals 4 3 1 0 10 3 +7 075.00
Total 47 18 13 16 75 66 +9 038.30

Last updated: 13 May 2018
Source: Soccerway

Premier League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
7 Burnley 38 14 12 12 36 39 −3 54 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
8 Everton 38 13 10 15 44 58 −14 49
9 Leicester City 38 12 11 15 56 60 −4 47
10 Newcastle United 38 12 8 18 39 47 −8 44
11 Crystal Palace 38 11 11 16 45 55 −10 44
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

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 12 11 15 56 60  −4 47 7 6 6 25 22  +3 5 5 9 31 38  −7

Last updated: 13 May 2018.
Source: Premier League

Results by matchday

Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHHAAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHHA
ResultLWLLDLDDWWDLDWWWWLDLLWDWLDLDDWWLLDLLWL
Position13915171516171814111212129988888888788888888889999

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

As of 13 May 2018

No. Pos Nat Player TotalPremier LeagueFA CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Denmark Kasper Schmeichel 3503302000
2 DF England Danny Simpson 31027+103000
3 DF England Ben Chilwell 32020+403+1040
5 DF Jamaica Wes Morgan 3503202010
6 DF Germany Robert Huth 00000000
7 MF England Demarai Gray 44417+1834+103+11
8 FW Nigeria Kelechi Iheanacho 2887+1434+1421
9 FW England Jamie Vardy 422337202+120+21
11 MF England Marc Albrighton 43231+421+4030
12 GK England Ben Hamer 903+101040
14 MF Portugal Adrien Silva 1609+303+1000
15 DF England Harry Maguire 4423823030
16 DF Austria Aleksandar Dragović 1607+402030
17 GK Switzerland Eldin Jakupovic 40202000
18 MF Ghana Daniel Amartey 1406+202040
20 FW Japan Shinji Okazaki 32717+1060+301+11
21 MF Spain Vicente Iborra 27318+234030
22 MF England Matty James 15011+201+1000
25 MF Nigeria Wilfred Ndidi 3813302+1120
26 MF Algeria Riyad Mahrez 411334+212300+21
28 DF Austria Christian Fuchs 29021+402020
29 DF Tunisia Yohan Benalouane 6010300+20
30 FW Wales George Thomas 00000000
32 MF England Harvey Barnes 500+302000
33 MF Mali Fousseni Diabaté 1625+901+1200
34 DF England Josh Knight 1000000+10
37 MF England Layton Ndukwu 00000000
38 MF England Hamza Choudhury 904+40000+10
45 DF England Sam Hughes 00000000
Players who left during the season
10 MF Wales Andy King (on loan at Swansea City) 1515+611030
13 FW Nigeria Ahmed Musa (on loan at CSKA Moscow) 11000011
19 FW Algeria Islam Slimani (on loan at Newcastle United) 1752+1012034
23 FW Argentina Leonardo Ulloa (on loan at Brighton & Hove Albion) 600+400020
24 MF France Nampalys Mendy (on loan at Nice) 1000000+10

Top scorers

Rnk No Pos Nat Name Premier League FA Cup League Cup Total
1 9 FW England Jamie Vardy 20 2 1 23
2 26 MF Algeria Riyad Mahrez 12 0 1 13
3 8 FW Nigeria Kelechi Iheanacho 3 4 1 8
4 20 FW Japan Shinji Okazaki 6 0 1 7
5 19 FW Algeria Islam Slimani 1 0 4 5
6 7 MF England Demarai Gray 3 0 1 4
7 21 MF Spain Vicente Iborra 3 0 0 3
8 15 DF England Harry Maguire 2 0 0 2
11 MF England Marc Albrighton 2 0 0 2
33 MF Mali Fousseni Diabaté 0 2 0 2
11
10 MF Wales Andy King 1 0 0 1
25 MF Nigeria Wilfred Ndidi 0 1 0 1
13 FW Nigeria Ahmed Musa 0 0 1 1
Own goals 3 0 0 3
Total 56 9 10 75

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.
  3. ↑ "History". Statto. Archived from the original on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2017-05-06.
  4. ↑ "City Make Three Additions To Development Squad". Leicester City Official Site. 9 June 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-06-09. 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 midfielder Vicente Iborra from Sevilla as 29-year-old joins for £15million on a four-year contract". Daily Mail. 6 July 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  9. ↑ "Leicester City Sign Goalkeeper Eldin Jakupovic". LCFC. LCFC. 19 July 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  10. ↑ "Leicester City Sign Striker Kelechi Iheanacho". LCFC. LCFC. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  11. ↑ "Leicester City Sign Coventry Youngster George Thomas". Leicester City Official Site. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  12. ↑ "Adrien Silva completes Leicester move four months after agreeing deal". Sky Sports. 1 January 2018.
  13. ↑ "What you need to know about Leicester City new signing Fousseni Diabate". Leicester Mercury. 9 January 2018.
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Premier League (9 June 2017). "Premier League free transfers 2016/17". premierleague.com. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  15. ↑ http://www.przegladsportowy.pl/pilka-nozna/lotto-ekstraklasa,marcin-wasilewski-wracam-do-zywych,artykul,830038,1,727.html
  16. ↑ http://www.oxfordcityfc.co.uk/teams/1289/match-centre/0-3836144
  17. ↑ 1. FC Nürnberg (28 June 2017). "Verstärkungen für U21 & U19". premierleague.com. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  18. ↑ Steve Whitney. The Vanarama National League http://www.thenationalleague.org.uk/fox-now-becomes-a-permanent-lamb-38385. Retrieved 1 March 2018. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  19. ↑ Motherwell F.C. (5 July 2017). "Cédric Kipré signs for the Well". motherwellfc.co.uk/. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  20. ↑ http://www.nuneatontownfc.com/teams/98603/player/kairo-mitchell-1974236
  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.
  36. ↑ "Premier League Handbook 2017/18" (pdf). Premier League. 11 August 2017. pp. 103–104. 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.
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