2020–21 Leicester City F.C. season explained

previously Leicester Fosse 1884-1919

Club:Leicester City
Season:2020–21
Owner:King Power International Group
Chairman:Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha
Manager:Brendan Rodgers
Stadium:King Power Stadium
League:Premier League
League Result:5th
Cup1:FA Cup
Cup1 Result:Winners
Cup2:EFL Cup
Cup2 Result:Third round
Cup3:UEFA Europa League
Cup3 Result:Round of 32
League Topscorer:
Jamie Vardy (15)
Season Topscorer:
Kelechi Iheanacho (19)
Highest Attendance:8,000 vs Tottenham Hotspur
(23 May 2021, Premier League)
Lowest Attendance:8,000 vs Tottenham Hotspur
(23 May 2021, Premier League)
Average Attendance:8,000
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Prevseason:2019–20
Nextseason:2021–22

The 2020–21 Leicester City F.C. season was the club's 116th season in existence and their 53rd (non-consecutive) season in the top tier of English football. This was their seventh consecutive season in the Premier League. In addition to the domestic league, they also competed in the season's editions of the FA Cup, the EFL Cup and the UEFA Europa League. The season covered the period from 27 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Leicester won their first FA Cup title, after beating Chelsea 1–0 in the final.[1]

Kits

Transfers

In

DatePositionNationalityNameFromFeeTeamRef.
1 July 2020 Free transfer [2]
3 September 2020 £21,000,000 [3]
4 September 2020 Zach Booth Undisclosed [4]
2 October 2020 £30,000,000 [5]
3 December 2020 Jacob Wakeling Undisclosed [6]

Out

DatePositionNationalityNameToFeeTeamRef.
1 July 2020 Free transfer [7]
1 July 2020 Released [8]
1 July 2020 Rhys Davies Released [9]
1 July 2020 Ed Elewa-Ikpakwu Released
1 July 2020 Released [10]
1 July 2020 Released [11]
1 July 2020 Released [12]
1 July 2020 Conor Tee Released [13]
1 July 2020 Released [14] [15]
27 July 2020 Released [16]
13 August 2020 Undisclosed [17]
20 August 2020 Connor Barrett Free transfer [18]
26 August 2020 £50,000,000 [19]
31 August 2020 Free transfer [20]
25 September 2020 Undisclosed [21]
3 October 2020 Undisclosed [22]
13 January 2021 Free transfer [23]
31 January 2021 £2,000,000 [24] [25]

Loans out

Date fromPositionNationalityNameToDate untilTeamRef.
11 August 2020 6 January 2021 [27]
16 September 2020 End of season [28]
24 September 2020 End of season [29]
29 September 2020 4 January 2021 [30]
5 October 2020 End of season [31]
5 October 2020 End of season [32] [33]
9 October 2020 January 2021 [34]
9 October 2020 January 2021 [35]
16 October 2020 6 January 2021 [36] [37]
16 October 2020 End of season [38]
16 October 2020 5 January 2021 [39] [40]
5 January 2021 End of season [41]
6 January 2021 End of season [42]
7 January 2021 End of season [43]
12 January 2021 End of season [44]
25 January 2021 End of season [45]
1 February 2021 End of season [46]

Competitions

Premier League

See main article: 2020–21 Premier League.

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 20 August 2020.[47]

FA Cup

See main article: 2020–21 FA Cup.

The third round draw was made on 30 November, with Premier League and EFL Championship clubs all entering the competition.[48] The fourth and fifth round draws were made consecutively on 11 January.[49]

EFL Cup

See main article: 2020–21 EFL Cup.

The draw for both the second and third round were confirmed on 6 September, live on Sky Sports by Phil Babb.[50]

UEFA Europa League

See main article: 2020–21 UEFA Europa League.

Group stage

The group stage draw was held on 2 October 2020.[51]

Knockout phase

See main article: 2020–21 UEFA Europa League knockout phase.

Round of 32

The draw for the round of 32 was held on 14 December 2020.[52]

Squad statistics

Appearances

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Goalscorers

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114FWKelechi Iheanacho1240319
29FWJamie Vardy1500217
315MFHarvey Barnes910313
410MFJames Maddison810211
58MFYouri Tielemans63009
62DFJames Justin21003
17FWAyoze Pérez21003
827DFTimothy Castagne20002
6DFJonny Evans20002
11MFMarc Albrighton11002
26MFDennis Praet10012
33DFLuke Thomas10012
19MFCengiz Ünder01012
1425MFWilfred Ndidi10001
18DFDaniel Amartey10001
4DFÇağlar Söyüncü10001
20MFHamza Choudhury00011
Own goals40004
Total681301495

Notes and References

  1. Web site: McNulty . Phil . FA Cup final 2021: Foxes lift FA Cup for first time after Youri Tielemans' great goal . BBC Sport . 15 May 2021 . 15 May 2021.
  2. News: French prospect 'very happy' about Leicester City transfer as starlet's call-up explained . 27 July 2020 . . 25 June 2020.
  3. News: Leicester sign Castagne from Atalanta . 3 September 2020 . . 3 September 2020.
  4. News: USMNT under-17 midfielder Zach Booth signs for Leicester City . 4 September 2020 . . 4 September 2020.
  5. Web site: Leicester sign teenage defender from Saint-Etienne in £30m deal . 2 October 2020 . talkSPORT . 2 October 2020.
  6. Web site: Leicester City sign striker after release by West Brom – and he celebrates with goal in 5-1 win . 2 December 2020 . Leicester Mercury . 3 December 2020.
  7. News: Rangers sign Bassey from Leicester . 27 July 2020 . . 6 June 2020.
  8. Web site: Faiq Bolkiah, o jogador mais rico do Mundo, é reforço do Marítimo . Record . 25 September 2020 . pt.
  9. Web site: Davies lends a hand . Belper Town FC . 17 January 2020.
  10. News: Rotherham United sign Swedish international keeper . 2 September 2020 . . 2 September 2020.
  11. Web site: Kranthove po podpisu: Viděl jsem hrát Slovan s Groningenem, dám tomu sto procent. fcslovanliberec.cz.
  12. News: Iron complete signing of Ryan Loft . 31 August 2020 . . 31 August 2020.
  13. Web site: New Signing - Conor Tee . Brackley Town FC . 27 January 2020.
  14. News: Premier League clubs publish 2019/20 released lists . 27 July 2020 . . 26 June 2020.
  15. News: Winger George Thomas joins QPR . 27 July 2020 . . 27 July 2020.
  16. Web site: Wales' King joins Belgian club Leuven . British Broadcasting Corporation . 5 January 2021.
  17. News: Kapustka Joins Legia Warsaw . 13 August 2020 . . 13 August 2020.
  18. Web site: Defender opens up on Leicester City exit after signing for rivals . 20 August 2020 . Leicester Mercury . 25 September 2020.
  19. News: Chelsea confirm signing of Ben Chilwell from Leicester as Frank Lampard continues recruitment drive . 26 August 2020 . . 26 August 2020.
  20. Web site: Introducing the 2020-21 Development Squad . 31 August 2020 . Salford City FC . 25 September 2020.
  21. Web site: Fousseni Diabaté Joins Trabzonspor On Permanent Deal . Leicester City FC . 25 September 2020.
  22. Web site: Adrien Silva joins Sampdoria on permanent deal. Leicester City F.C.. 3 October 2020.
  23. Web site: Islam Slimani Joins Lyon On Permanent Deal . Leicester City FC . 13 January 2021.
  24. Web site: Demarai Gray joins Leverkusen from Leicester . Bundesliga - Official Site . 31 January 2021.
  25. Web site: Transfer news: Leicester City sell winger Demarai Gray to Bayer Leverkusen . Sky News . 31 January 2021. 3 July 2024.
  26. News: Leicester City confirm Cengiz Under as second signing of the summer . 20 September 2020 . . 20 September 2020.
  27. News: Highly-rated Leicester City prospect departs on loan . 11 August 2020 . . 11 August 2020.
  28. News: Millers land long-term target on loan . 16 September 2020 . . 16 September 2020.
  29. Web site: Striker Josh Eppiah Signs New Deal Ahead Of OH Leuven Loan . Leicester City FC . 25 September 2020.
  30. Web site: Darnell Johnson Joins Wigan Athletic On Loan . Leicester City FC . 29 September 2020.
  31. Web site: Rachid Ghezzal Signs For Beşiktaş On Loan . Leicester City FC . 5 October 2020.
  32. Web site: Josh Knight Joins Wycombe Wanderers On Loan . Leicester City FC . 5 October 2020.
  33. Web site: Blues secure Knight loan extension . Wycombe Wanderers FC . 8 January 2021.
  34. Web site: Port Vale re-sign defender Clark . BBC . 9 October 2020.
  35. Web site: Brewers Sign Defender Sam Hughes On Loan From Leicester City . Burton Albion FC . 9 October 2020.
  36. Web site: Filip Benković links up with the Bluebirds . Cardiff City . 18 October 2020.
  37. News: Leicester recall Benkovic from Cardiff. BBC Sport.
  38. Web site: Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall joins the Hatters on a season-long loan . Luton Town FC . 16 October 2020.
  39. Web site: Matty James joins Barnsley FC for a second loan spell . Yorkshire Post . 16 October 2020.
  40. Web site: Leicester City recalls midfielder Matty James from his loan . Futaa . 6 January 2021 . 9 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210109103929/https://futaa.com/article/218134/leicester-city-recalls-midfielder-matty-james-from-his-loan . dead .
  41. Web site: Leicester City striker Admiral Muskwe joins Wycombe Wanderers . Bucks Free Press . 5 January 2021.
  42. Web site: Matty James joins Coventry City on loan . Coventry City FC . 6 January 2021.
  43. Web site: Daniel Iversen Joins Preston North End On Loan . Leicester City FC . 7 January 2021.
  44. Web site: Loan Move For Filip Benković To OH Leuven . Leicester City FC . 12 January 2021.
  45. Web site: Darnell becomes Glyn's third signing in January . AFC Wimbledon - Official Site . 25 January 2021.
  46. Web site: Callum Wright Joins Cheltenham Town On Loan . Leicester City - Official Site . 1 February 2021.
  47. News: Premier League 2020/21 fixtures released . 20 August 2020 . . 20 August 2020.
  48. Web site: Premier League and Championship clubs join Emirates FA Cup After Third Round Draw . The Football Association . 10 December 2020.
  49. Web site: Emirates FA Cup fourth and fifth round draw details. 6 January 2021. The Football Association. 11 January 2021.
  50. News: Carabao Cup: Round Two and Three draw confirmed . 6 September 2020 . . 6 September 2020.
  51. Web site: 2020/21 UEFA Europa League: all you need to know. 17 June 2020. 4 July 2020. UEFA.com.
  52. News: Europa League round of 32 draw: all you need to know. 14 December 2020. UEFA.com.

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