| Club: | Leicester City |
| Season: | 2022–23 |
| Owner: | King Power |
| Chairman: | Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha |
| Manager: | Brendan Rodgers (until 2 April)[1] Mike Stowell and Adam Sadler (caretaker, from 2–10 April) Dean Smith (from 10 April)[2] |
| Stadium: | King Power Stadium |
| League: | Premier League |
| League Result: | 18th (relegated) |
| Cup1: | FA Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Fifth round |
| Cup2: | EFL Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Quarter-finals |
| League Topscorer: | Harvey Barnes (13) |
| Season Topscorer: | Harvey Barnes (13) |
| Highest Attendance: | 32,226 vs Manchester United (1 September 2022, Premier League) |
| Lowest Attendance: | League: 30,813 vs Fulham (3 January 2023, Premier League) All: 15,081 vs Newport County (8 November 2022, EFL Cup) |
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| Prevseason: | 2021–22 |
| Nextseason: | 2023–24 |
The 2022–23 season was the 118th season in the existence of Leicester City Football Club, and their 55th (non-consecutive) season in the top tier of English football. This was their ninth consecutive season in the Premier League. In addition to the domestic league, they also competed in the season's editions of the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.
This was Leicester's first season since 2010–11 to not feature Kasper Schmeichel, who departed to Nice in the summer.
Leicester City made a poor start to their season, as they only picked up one point in their first seven league matches, and sat at the bottom of the table.[3] At the eighth attempt, they achieved their first win of the season, after beating local rivals Nottingham Forest 4–0.[4] The club went on to have a terrific run-in, until going back to losing ways with a 3–0 defeat to Manchester United. On 2 April 2023, having gone six matches without a win, head coach Brendan Rodgers was sacked after four years in charge.[5] A week later, Dean Smith took temporary charge until the end of the season.[6] Despite their final day win over West Ham United, Leicester were officially relegated to the Championship for the fourth time in their history following Everton's victory against Bournemouth. This made Leicester the second former champions in the Premier League era to be relegated, after Blackburn Rovers.[7]
The management team from the start of the season until 2 April 2023.
| style=background:#034694;color:#FFFFFF | Position | style=background:#034694;color:#FFFFFF | Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Brendan Rodgers | ||
| Assistant manager | Chris Davies | ||
| First team coaches |  Kolo Touré (until 29 November 2022)[8] | ||
| Adam Sadler | |||
| First team coach & Goalkeeper coach | Mike Stowell | ||
| First team set-piece coach | Lars Knudsen (from 29 August 2022)[9] |
Management team from 10 April 2023.
| style=background:#034694;color:#FFFFFF | Position | style=background:#034694;color:#FFFFFF | Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Dean Smith | ||
| Assistant managers | Craig Shakespeare | ||
| John Terry | |||
| First team coach | Adam Sadler | ||
| First team coach & Goalkeeper coach | Mike Stowell | ||
| First team set-piece coach | Lars Knudsen |
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Players and squad numbers as of 28 May 2023. Appearances include all competitions.[10]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Player | Nat. | Position(s) | Date of birth (age) | Signed in | Contract ends | Signed from | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||||
| 1 | Danny Ward | GK | 2023 6, df=yes | 2018 | 2025 | Liverpool | 47 | 0 | ||
| 12 | Alex Smithies | GK | 2023 6, df=yes | 2022 | 2024[11] | Cardiff City | 0 | 0 | ||
| 31 | Daniel Iversen | GK | 2023 6, df=yes | 2018 | 2025[12] | Youth Academy | 17 | 0 | ||
| 41 | Jakub Stolarczyk |  | GK | 2023 6, df=yes | 2019 | 2026 | Youth Academy | 0 | 0 | |
| Defenders | ||||||||||
| 2 | James Justin | LB / LWB / RB / RWB / CB | 2023 6, df=yes | 2019 | 2026 | Luton Town | 83 | 5 | ||
| 3 | Wout Faes |  | CB | 2023 6, df=yes | 2022 | 2027[13] | Reims | 36 | 1 | |
| 4 | Çağlar Söyüncü |  | CB | 2023 6, df=yes | 2018 | 2023 | SC Freiburg | 132 | 4 | |
| 5 | Ryan Bertrand | LB | 2023 6, df=yes | 2021 | 2023 | Southampton | 11 | 0 | ||
| 6 | Jonny Evans | CB | 2023 6, df=yes | 2018 | 2023 | West Bromwich Albion | 152 | 7 | ||
| 15 | Harry Souttar |  | CB | 2023 6, df=yes | 2023 | 2028[14] | Stoke City | 12 | 0 | |
| 16 | Victor Kristiansen | LB | 2023 6, df=yes | 2023 | 2028[15] | Copenhagen | 14 | 0 | ||
| 18 | Daniel Amartey |  | RB / CB | 2023 6, df=yes | 2016 | 2022 | Copenhagen | 145 | 3 | |
| 21 | Ricardo Pereira | RB / RWB | 2023 6, df=yes | 2018 | 2026 | Porto | 124 | 9 | ||
| 23 | Jannik Vestergaard | CB | 2023 6, df=yes | 2021 | 2024 | Southampton | 23 | 0 | ||
| 27 | Timothy Castagne | | RB / LB / RWB / LWB / CB | 2023 6, df=yes | 2020 | 2025 | Atalanta | 112 | 5 | |
| 33 | Luke Thomas | LWB / LB | 2023 6, df=yes | 2020 | 2024 | Youth Academy | 86 | 2 | ||
| 34 | Lewis Brunt | CB | 2023 6, df=yes | 2021 | 2025 | Aston Villa | 4 | 0 | ||
| Midfielders | ||||||||||
| 7 | Harvey Barnes | LW | 2023 6, df=yes | 2016 | 2025 | Youth Academy | 187 | 44 | ||
| 8 | Youri Tielemans | | CM | 2023 6, df=yes | 2019 | 2023 | Monaco | 195 | 28 | |
| 10 | James Maddison | AM | 2023 6, df=yes | 2018 | 2024 | Norwich City | 203 | 55 | ||
| 11 | Marc Albrighton | RW / LW / RWB / LWB | 2023 6, df=yes | 2015 | 2024 | Aston Villa | 295 | 19 | ||
| 22 | Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall | CM | 2023 6, df=yes | 2017 | 2027[16] | Youth Academy | 80 | 5 | ||
| 24 | Nampalys Mendy |  | DM | 2023 6, df=yes | 2016 | 2023 | Nice | 118 | 1 | |
| 25 | Wilfred Ndidi |  | DM | 2023 6, df=yes | 2017 | 2024 | Genk | 237 | 11 | |
| 26 | Dennis Praet | | CM | 2023 6, df=yes | 2019 | 2023 | Sampdoria | 90 | 4 | |
| 29 | Hamza Choudhury | DM | 2023 6, df=yes | 2015 | 2023 | Youth Academy | 84 | 2 | ||
| 42 | Boubakary Soumaré |  | DM | 2023 6, df=yes | 2021 | 2026 | Lille | 60 | 0 | |
| 44 | Sammy Braybrooke | CM | 2023 6, df=yes | 2022 | 2026 | Youth Academy | 1 | 0 | ||
| 47 | Kasey McAteer | CM | 2023 6, df=yes | 2021 | 2025 | Youth Academy | 4 | 0 | ||
| 57 | Will Alves | AM | 2023 6, df=yes | 2022 | Youth Academy | 2 | 0 | |||
| Attackers | ||||||||||
| 9 | Jamie Vardy | ST | 2023 6, df=yes | 2012 | 2024 | Fleetwood Town | 426 | 170 | ||
| 14 | Kelechi Iheanacho | | ST | 2023 6, df=yes | 2017 | 2024 | Manchester City | 206 | 56 | |
| 17 | Ayoze Pérez |  | SS / RW / AM | 2023 6, df=yes | 2019 | 2023 | Newcastle United | 114 | 15 | |
| 20 | Patson Daka | ST | 2023 6, df=yes | 2021 | 2026 | Red Bull Salzburg | 74 | 15 | ||
| 37 | Tetê (on loan) |  | RW | 2023 6, df=yes | 2023 | 2023 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 14 | 1 |
| Date | Position | Nationality | Player | From | Fee | Team | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 August 2022 | Free Transfer | |||||||
| 1 September 2022 | | £15,000,000 | [17] | |||||
| 20 January 2023 | £17,000,000 | [18] | ||||||
| 30 January 2023 | | Undisclosed | ||||||
| 31 January 2023 | | £15,000,000 | [19] |
| Date | Position | Nationality | Player | To | Fee | Team | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2022 | Released | [20] | ||||||
| 30 June 2022 | [21] | |||||||
| 30 June 2022 | [22] [23] | |||||||
| 30 June 2022 | Will Russ | [24] | ||||||
| 30 June 2022 | [25] | |||||||
| 30 June 2022 | [26] | |||||||
| 20 July 2022 | Free transfer | [27] | ||||||
| 3 August 2022 | Undisclosed | [28] | ||||||
| 31 August 2022 | | £70,000,000 | [29] | |||||
| 1 September 2022 | Undisclosed | [30] |
| Date | Position | Nationality | Player | To | Date until | Team | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 July 2022 | 31 January 2023 | [32] | ||||||
| 28 July 2022 | 6 January 2023 | [33] [34] | ||||||
| 10 August 2022 | End of season | [35] | ||||||
| 15 August 2022 | | 13 January 2023 | [36] [37] | |||||
| 19 August 2022 | | End of season | [38] | |||||
| 26 August 2022 | Brad Young | 6 January 2023 | [39] | |||||
| 31 August 2022 | 8 January 2023 | [40] [41] | ||||||
| 8 January 2023 | End of season | |||||||
| 17 January 2023 | End of season | [42] | ||||||
| 23 January 2023 | | End of season | [43] | |||||
| 31 January 2023 | | End of season | [44] | |||||
| 31 January 2023 | | End of season | [45] | |||||
| 31 January 2023 | End of season | [46] | ||||||
| 31 January 2023 | End of season | [47] |
On 5 June, Leicester City announced their first pre-season friendly, in Belgium against Oud-Heverlee Leuven.[48] Ten days later, a trip to Preston North End was also confirmed, along with a behind-closed-doors meeting with Notts County.[49] On 16 June, a home friendly match against Sevilla was revealed.[50] A fifth friendly, away to Derby County was also confirmed as part of the clubs preparations for the new season.[51] The schedule was completed with the addition of Hull City away.[52]
See main article: 2022–23 Premier League.
On 16 June, the Premier League fixtures were released.[53]
See main article: 2022–23 FA Cup.
The Foxes entered the FA Cup in the third round and won away against Gillingham.[54] They also won away against Walsall in the fourth round.[55] They were eliminated by Blackburn Rovers in the fifth round following a 2–1 home defeat.[56]
See main article: 2022–23 EFL Cup.
Leicester entered the competition in the second round and were drawn away to Stockport County.[57] They won at home against Newport County in the third round, and won away against Milton Keynes Dons in the fourth round.[58] [59] The Foxes were knocked out of the competition away to Newcastle United in the quarter-finals.[60]
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| width=15 | width=15 | width=15 | width=15 | width=150 | Player | width=80 | Premier League | width=80 | FA Cup | width=80 | EFL Cup | width=80 | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | MF | Harvey Barnes | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||||
| 2 | 10 | MF | James Maddison | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||||
| 3 | 14 | FW | | Kelechi Iheanacho | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8 | |||||||||
| 4 | 9 | FW | Jamie Vardy | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 5 | 20 | FW | Patson Daka | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 8 | MF | | Youri Tielemans | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 7 | 22 | MF | Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 27 | DF | | Timothy Castagne | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 9 | 11 | MF | Marc Albrighton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 37 | FW | | Tetê | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 26 | MF | | Dennis Praet | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 24 | MF | | Nampalys Mendy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 21 | DF | Ricardo Pereira | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 4 | DF | | Çağlar Söyüncü | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 3 | DF | | Wout Faes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 2 | DF | James Justin | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 17 | FW | | Ayoze Perez | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Own goals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Total | 51 | 3 | 6 | 60 | |||||||||||||
| width=15 | width=15 | width=15 | width=15 | width=150 | Player | width=80 | Premier League | width=80 | FA Cup | width=80 | EFL Cup | width=80 | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | GK | Danny Ward | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 | ||||||||||
| 2 | 31 | GK | Daniel Iversen | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||
| Total | 7 | 2 | 3 | 12 | |||||||||||||