Leicester City Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Leicester.
They compete in the EFL Championship, the second level of the English football league system. The club was founded in 1884 as Leicester Fosse F.C, and became known as Leicester City in 1919.
In what was described as one of the greatest sporting stories of all time, Leicester were confirmed as champions of the 2015–16 Premier League season, finishing top of England's highest league for the first time in the club's history. The feat meant that Leicester would be playing in the UEFA Champions League the following season, a first for the club in their history.
