2021–22 Leicester City F.C. season

Leicester City
2021–22 season
OwnerKing Power
ChairmanAiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha
ManagerBrendan Rodgers
StadiumKing Power Stadium
Premier League8th
FA CupFourth round
EFL CupQuarter-finals
FA Community ShieldWinners
UEFA Europa LeagueGroup stage
UEFA Europa Conference LeagueSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Jamie Vardy (15)
All:
James Maddison (18)

The 2021–22 season was the 117th season in the existence of Leicester City F.C. and their 54th (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 this season's editions of the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, the FA Community Shield, the UEFA Europa League, and the UEFA Europa Conference League.

This was Leicester's first season since 2011–12, and first full season since 2010–11, to not feature former club captain Wes Morgan, who retired at the end of the previous campaign.

Kits

Home
Home alt.
Away
Third
Goalkeeper 1
Goalkeeper 2
Goalkeeper 3

Management team

Position Name
Manager Northern Ireland Brendan Rodgers
Assistant manager Wales Chris Davies
First team coaches Ivory Coast Kolo Toure
England Adam Sadler
First team coach & Goalkeeper coach England Mike Stowell

Players

Squad information

Players and squad numbers last updated on 22 May 2022. Appearances include all competitions.[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Name Nat Position(s) Date of birth (Age) Signed in Contract ends Signed from Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Kasper Schmeichel Denmark GK (1986-11-05) 5 November 1986 (age 38) 2011 2023 England Leeds United 479 0
12 Danny Ward Wales GK (1993-06-22) 22 June 1993 (age 31) 2018 2025 England Liverpool 19 0
35 Eldin Jakupovic Switzerland GK (1984-10-02) 2 October 1984 (age 40) 2017 2022 England Hull City 4 0
Defenders
2 James Justin England LB / LWB / RB / RWB / CB (1998-02-23) 23 February 1998 (age 26) 2019 2026[2] England Luton Town 68 4
3 Wesley Fofana France CB (2000-12-17) 17 December 2000 (age 24) 2020 2027 France Saint-Étienne 50 1
4 Çağlar Söyüncü Turkey CB (1996-05-23) 23 May 1996 (age 28) 2018 2023 Germany SC Freiburg 123 3
5 Ryan Bertrand England LB (1989-08-05) 5 August 1989 (age 35) 2021 2023 England Southampton 11 0
6 Jonny Evans Northern Ireland CB (1988-01-03) 3 January 1988 (age 36) 2018 2023 England West Bromwich Albion 138 7
18 Daniel Amartey Ghana RB / CB (1994-12-21) 21 December 1994 (age 30) 2016 2022 Denmark Copenhagen 121 3
21 Ricardo Pereira Portugal RB / RWB (1993-10-06) 6 October 1993 (age 31) 2018 2026[3] Portugal Porto 113 8
23 Jannik Vestergaard Denmark CB (1992-08-03) 3 August 1992 (age 32) 2021 2024 England Southampton 20 0
27 Timothy Castagne Belgium RB / LB / RWB / LWB / CB (1995-12-05) 5 December 1995 (age 29) 2020 2025 Italy Atalanta 70 3
33 Luke Thomas England LWB / LB (2001-06-10) 10 June 2001 (age 23) 2020 2024 Youth Academy 61 2
38 Vontae Daley-Campbell England RB / RWB (2001-04-02) 2 April 2001 (age 23) 2019 2022 England Arsenal 3 0
45 Ben Nelson England CB (2004-03-18) 18 March 2004 (age 20) 2021 2022 Youth Academy 0 0
62 Lewis Brunt England CB (2000-11-06) 6 November 2000 (age 24) 2021 Aston Villa 2 0
Midfielders
7 Harvey Barnes England LW (1997-12-09) 9 December 1997 (age 27) 2016 2025[4] Youth Academy 147 32
8 Youri Tielemans Belgium CM (1997-05-07) 7 May 1997 (age 27) 2019 2023 France Monaco 158 24
10 James Maddison England AM (1996-11-23) 23 November 1996 (age 28) 2018 2024 England Norwich City 171 45
11 Marc Albrighton England RW / LW / RWB / LWB (1989-11-18) 18 November 1989 (age 35) 2015 2024 England Aston Villa 284 18
20 Hamza Choudhury England DM (1997-10-01) 1 October 1997 (age 27) 2015 2023 Youth Academy 84 2
22 Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall England CM (1998-09-06) 6 September 1998 (age 26) 2017 2024 Youth Academy 46 3
24 Nampalys Mendy Senegal DM (1992-06-23) 23 June 1992 (age 32) 2016 2023 France Nice 94 0
25 Wilfred Ndidi Nigeria DM (1996-12-16) 16 December 1996 (age 28) 2017 2024 Belgium Genk 207 11
26 Dennis Praet Belgium CM (1994-05-14) 14 May 1994 (age 30) 2019 2023 Italy Sampdoria 60 3
37 Ademola Lookman Nigeria LW / RW (1997-10-20) 20 October 1997 (age 27) 2021 2022 (loan) Germany RB Leipzig 42 7
42 Boubakary Soumaré France DM (1999-02-27) 27 February 1999 (age 25) 2021 2026 France Lille 30 0
48 Thanawat Suengchitthawon Thailand AM (2000-01-08) 8 January 2000 (age 24) 2020 2023 France Nancy 0 0
49 Kasey McAteer England AM (2001-11-22) 22 November 2001 (age 23) 2020 Youth Academy 2 0
54 Wanya Marcal-Madivadua Portugal AM (2002-10-19) 19 October 2002 (age 22) 2019 Youth Academy 1 0
77 Will Alves England AM (2005-05-04) 4 May 2005 (age 19) 2018 Youth Academy 1 0
Attackers
9 Jamie Vardy England ST (1987-01-11) 11 January 1987 (age 37) 2012 2023 England Fleetwood Town 385 164
14 Kelechi Iheanacho Nigeria ST (1996-10-03) 3 October 1996 (age 28) 2017 2024 England Manchester City 171 47
17 Ayoze Pérez Spain SS / RW / AM (1993-07-29) 29 July 1993 (age 31) 2019 2023 England Newcastle United 101 14
29 Patson Daka Zambia ST (1998-10-09) 9 October 1998 (age 26) 2021 2026 Austria Red Bull Salzburg 38 11

Transfers

In

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Team Ref.
30 June 2021 CF Zambia Patson Daka Austria Red Bull Salzburg £23,000,000 First Team [5][6]
1 July 2021 RB Wales Iestyn Hughes England Manchester United Free transfer Under-23s [7]
2 July 2021 DM France Boubakary Soumaré France Lille £17,000,000 First Team [8][9]
6 July 2021 GK England Brad Young England Hartlepool United Undisclosed Under-23s [10]
15 July 2021 LB England Ryan Bertrand England Southampton Free transfer First Team [11]
30 July 2021 CM England Ben Grist England Grimsby Town Undisclosed Under-18s [12]
1 August 2021 CM England Lewis Brunt England Aston Villa Free transfer Under-23s [13]
13 August 2021 CB Denmark Jannik Vestergaard England Southampton £15,000,000 First Team [14][15]
31 January 2022 FW England Amani Richards England Arsenal Undisclosed Under-23s [16]

Out

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Team Ref.
21 May 2021 CB Jamaica Wes Morgan Retired First team [17]
30 June 2021 MF England Azeem Abdulai Wales Swansea City Released Academy [18][19]
MF England Dempsey Arlott-John England Mickleover Under-23s [18][20]
GK England Oliver Bosworth Unattached Academy [18]
CB Republic of Ireland Darragh O'Connor Scotland Motherwell Under-23s [18][21]
LB Austria Christian Fuchs United States Charlotte FC First Team [22][23]
RW England Johnson Gyamfi England Peterborough United Academy [18][24]
CM England Matty James England Bristol City First Team [25][26]
DF England Darnell Johnson England Fleetwood Town Under-23s [18][27]
MF England Adam Leathers England Wycombe Wanderers Under-23s [18][28]
LW England Layton Ndukwu Albania Kukësi Under-23s [18][29]
DF Nigeria Daniel Obi England Dagenham & Redbridge Academy [18][30]
DF England Johnly Yfeko Scotland Rangers Academy [18][31]
2 July 2021 CB England Josh Knight England Peterborough United Undisclosed Under-23s [32]
5 July 2021 MF Poland Viktor Gromek England Burnley Free transfer Academy [33]
DF Thailand Nathan James England Burnley Free transfer Academy [33]
15 July 2021 FW Zimbabwe Admiral Muskwe England Luton Town Undisclosed Under-23s [34]
12 August 2021 FW Algeria Rachid Ghezzal Turkey Beşiktaş Undisclosed First team [35]
26 August 2021 RB Wales Mitch Clark England Accrington Stanley Free transfer Under-23s [36]
27 August 2021 MF Ghana Kamal Sowah Belgium Club Brugge Undisclosed Under-23s [37]
1 September 2021 CM Portugal Sidnei Tavares Portugal FC Porto Free transfer Under-23s [38]
12 January 2022 CB Croatia Filip Benković Italy Udinese Mutual consent First team [39][40]
31 January 2022 CB England Sam Hughes England Burton Albion Undisclosed Under-23s [41]
31 January 2022 CF Algeria Ali Reghba Algeria Belouizdad Undisclosed Under-23s [42]

Loan in

Date Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
31 August 2021 FW Nigeria Ademola Lookman Germany RB Leipzig End of season [43]

Loan out

Date Position Nationality Name To Date until Team Ref.
3 August 2021 MF Saint Kitts and Nevis Tyrese Shade England Walsall End of season Under-23s [44]
3 August 2021 CF England George Hirst England Portsmouth End of season Under-23s [45]
4 August 2021 GK Denmark Daniel Iversen England Preston North End End of season Under-23s [46]
5 August 2021 CM England Callum Wright England Cheltenham Town End of season Under-23s [47]
19 August 2021 MF South Africa Khanya Leshabela England Shrewsbury Town End of season Under-23s [48]
31 August 2021 CB England Sam Hughes England Burton Albion January 2022 Under-23s [49]
31 August 2021 MF Belgium Dennis Praet Italy Torino End of season First team [50]
26 November 2021 GK England Arlo Doherty England Mickleover Under-23s [51]
12 January 2022 CF England Jacob Wakeling England Barrow End of season Under-23s [52]
28 January 2022 CF Belgium Josh Eppiah England Northampton Town End of season Under-23s [53]
28 January 2022 AM England Kasey McAteer England Forest Green Rovers End of season Under-23s [54]
31 January 2022 RB England Vontae Daley-Campbell Scotland Dundee End of season Under-23s [55]
31 January 2022 GK Poland Jakub Stolarczyk Scotland Dunfermline Athletic End of season Under-23s [56]

Pre-season friendlies

The Foxes announced they would have friendly matches against Burton Albion,[57] Wycombe Wanderers,[57] Queens Park Rangers[58] and Villarreal[59] as part of the club's pre-season preparations.

24 July 2021 Friendly Burton Albion 0–0
(3–1 p)		 Leicester City Burton-upon-Trent
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Penalties
Note: Match decided the winner of the 2021 Bass Charity Vase competition.[60]
28 July 2021 Friendly Wycombe Wanderers 1–0 Leicester City High Wycombe
19:45 BST
  • Horgan 80'
 Report Stadium: Adams Park
31 July 2021 Friendly Queens Park Rangers 3–3 Leicester City Shepherd's Bush
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium
4 August 2021 Friendly Leicester City 3–2 Villarreal Leicester
19:45 BST Söyüncü 40'
Barnes 42'
Pérez 51'		 Report Niño 76'
Millán 83'		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Referee: Matt Donohue

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premier League 14 August 2021 22 May 2022 Matchday 1 8th 38 14 10 14 62 59 +3 036.84
FA Cup 8 January 2022 6 February 2022 Third round Fourth round 2 1 0 1 5 5 +0 050.00
EFL Cup 22 September 2021 22 December 2021 Third round Quarter-finals 3 1 2 0 7 5 +2 033.33
FA Community Shield 7 August 2021 Final Winners 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100.00
UEFA Europa League 16 September 2021 9 December 2021 Group stage Group stage 6 2 2 2 12 11 +1 033.33
UEFA Europa Conference League 17 February 2022 5 May 2022 Knockout round play-offs Semi-finals 8 4 2 2 13 7 +6 050.00
Total 58 23 16 19 100 87 +13 039.66

Source: Soccerway

Premier League

Main article: 2021–22 Premier League

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
6 Manchester United 38 16 10 12 57 57 0 58 Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a]
7 West Ham United 38 16 8 14 60 51 +9 56 Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-off round[a]
8 Leicester City 38 14 10 14 62 59 +3 52
9 Brighton & Hove Albion 38 12 15 11 42 44 −2 51
10 Wolverhampton Wanderers 38 15 6 17 38 43 −5 51
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) If the champions, relegated teams or qualified teams for UEFA competitions cannot be determined by rules 1 to 3, rules 4.1 to 4.3 are applied – 4.1) Points gained in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.2) Away goals scored in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.3) Play-offs[62]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Since the winners of the 2021–22 FA Cup and the 2021–22 EFL Cup, Liverpool, qualified for the Champions League, the spot given to the FA Cup winners (Europa League group stage) was passed to the sixth-placed team and the spot given to the League Cup winners (Europa Conference League play-off round) was passed to the seventh-placed team.[61]

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 14 10 14 62 59  +3 52 10 4 5 34 23  +11 4 6 9 28 36  −8

Source: [citation needed]

Results by matchday

Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHHHAHAAHAHAHAAHAHHAAH
ResultWLWLLDDWWLDLWDLWLWLDLDLWWLWDWLDDLLWWDW
Position9129912131311911121210101181091010121111121212101099910111410998
Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 16 June 2021.[63]

14 August 2021 1 Leicester City 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Leicester
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,983
Referee: Craig Pawson
23 August 2021 2 West Ham United 4–1 Leicester City Stratford
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: London Stadium
Attendance: 59,901
Referee: Michael Oliver
Note: Live on Sky Sports
28 August 2021 3 Norwich City 1–2 Leicester City Norwich
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 26,765
Referee: Robert Jones
11 September 2021 4 Leicester City 0–1 Manchester City Leicester
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,087
Referee: Paul Tierney
19 September 2021 5 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–1 Leicester City Falmer
14:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 31,078
Referee: Stuart Attwell
25 September 2021 6 Leicester City 2–2 Burnley Leicester
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,650
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
3 October 2021 7 Crystal Palace 2–2 Leicester City Selhurst
14:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Selhurst Park
Referee: Anthony Taylor
Note: Live on Sky Sports
16 October 2021 8 Leicester City 4–2 Manchester United Leicester
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,219
Referee: Craig Pawson
24 October 2021 9 Brentford 1–2 Leicester City Brentford
14:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Attendance: 16,814
Referee: Simon Hooper
30 October 2021 10 Leicester City 0–2 Arsenal Leicester
12:30 BST
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,209
Referee: Michael Oliver
Note: Live on BT Sport
7 November 2021 11 Leeds United 1–1 Leicester City Leeds
14:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 36,478
Referee: Darren England
20 November 2021 12 Leicester City 0–3 Chelsea Leicester
12:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,192
Referee: Paul Tierney
Note: Live on BT Sport
28 November 2021 13 Leicester City 4–2 Watford Leicester
14:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,020
Referee: Andrew Madley
1 December 2021 14 Southampton 2–2 Leicester City Southampton
19:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 26,951
Referee: Robert Jones
5 December 2021 15 Aston Villa 2–1 Leicester City Aston
16:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 41,572
Referee: Michael Oliver
Note: Live on Sky Sports
12 December 2021 16 Leicester City 4–0 Newcastle United Leicester
14:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,959
Referee: Peter Bankes
26 December 2021 17 Manchester City 6–3 Leicester City Manchester
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 53,226
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
28 December 2021 18 Leicester City 1–0 Liverpool Leicester
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,230
Referee: Michael Oliver
19 January 2022 19 Leicester City 2–3 Tottenham Hotspur Leicester
19:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,986
Referee: Jonathan Moss
Note: Live on BT Sport. The match was originally scheduled for 16 December 2021, but was postponed due to a COVID-19 outbreak in Leicester City's squad.[64]
23 January 2022 20 Leicester City 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Leicester
14:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,231
Referee: Martin Atkinson
10 February 2022 21 Liverpool 2–0 Leicester City Liverpool
19:45 GMT
Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 53,050
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
Note: Live on BT Sport
13 February 2022 22 Leicester City 2–2 West Ham United Leicester
16:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,061
Referee: Michael Oliver
Note: Live on Sky Sports
20 February 2022 23 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 Leicester City Wolverhampton
16:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 31,497
Referee: Craig Pawson
Note: Live on Sky Sports
1 March 2022 24 Burnley 0–2 Leicester City Burnley
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 17,825
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
5 March 2022 25 Leicester City 1–0 Leeds United Leicester
12:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,236
Referee: David Coote
Note: Live on BT Sport
13 March 2022 26 Arsenal 2–0 Leicester City Holloway
16:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,111
Referee: Anthony Taylor
Note: Live on Sky Sports
20 March 2022 27 Leicester City 2–1 Brentford Leicester
14:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,830
Referee: Darren England
2 April 2022 28 Manchester United 1–1 Leicester City Manchester
17:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 73,444
Referee: Andre Marriner
10 April 2022 29 Leicester City 2–1 Crystal Palace Leicester
14:00 BST
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,896
Referee: Robert Jones
17 April 2022 30 Newcastle United 2–1 Leicester City Newcastle upon Tyne
14:15 BST
Report
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,104
Referee: Jarred Gillett
20 April 2022 31 Everton 1–1 Leicester City Liverpool
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 39,153
Referee: David Coote
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 19 December 2021 but was postponed due to a COVID-19 outbreak in Leicester's squad.[65]
23 April 2022 32 Leicester City 0–0 Aston Villa Leicester
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,185
Referee: Andrew Madley
1 May 2022 33 Tottenham Hotspur 3–1 Leicester City Tottenham
14:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Attendance: 59,482
Referee: Jonathan Moss
8 May 2022 34 Leicester City 1–2 Everton Leicester
14:00 BST
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,001
Referee: Craig Pawson
11 May 2022 35 Leicester City 3–0 Norwich City Leicester
19:45 BST
Report Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 30,892
Referee: Simon Hooper
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 1 January 2022 but was postponed due to COVID-19 infections and injuries in Norwich's squad.[66]
15 May 2022 36 Watford 1–5 Leicester City Watford
14:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 20,257
Referee: Jarred Gillett
19 May 2022 37 Chelsea 1–1 Leicester City Fulham
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 31,478
Referee: Stuart Attwell
22 May 2022 38 Leicester City 4–1 Southampton Leicester
16:00 BST
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 32,003
Referee: Jonathan Moss

FA Cup

Main article: 2021–22 FA Cup

Leicester City entered the competition at the third round stage and on 6 December 2021 were drawn at home to Watford.[67]

8 January 2022 Third round Leicester City 4–1 Watford Leicester
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 25,710
Referee: Mike Dean
6 February 2022 Fourth round Nottingham Forest 4–1 Leicester City West Bridgford
16:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 28,762
Referee: Paul Tierney
Note: Live on BBC One

EFL Cup

Main article: 2021–22 EFL Cup

Leicester City entered the competition in the third round due to participation in UEFA competitions and were drawn away to Millwall[68][69] and then at home to Brighton & Hove Albion in the fourth round.[70]

22 September 2021 Third round Millwall 0–2 Leicester City Bermondsey
19:45 BST Report
Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 9,985
Referee: Andrew Madley
27 October 2021 Fourth round Leicester City 2–2
(4–2 p)		 Brighton & Hove Albion Leicester
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 21,163
Referee: Jarred Gillett
Penalties
22 December 2021 Quarter-finals Liverpool 3–3
(5–4 p)		 Leicester City Liverpool
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 52,020
Referee: Andrew Madley
Penalties

FA Community Shield

Main article: 2021 FA Community Shield
7 August 2021 Community Shield Leicester City 1–0 Manchester City Wembley
17:15 BST
Report
Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 45,602
Referee: Paul Tierney
Note: Live on ITV

UEFA Europa League

Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Europa League

Group stage

Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Europa League group stage

Leicester City were drawn against Italian side Napoli, Russian side Spartak Moscow and Polish side Legia Warsaw in the group stages.[71]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SPM NAP LEI LEG
1 Russia Spartak Moscow 6 3 1 2 10 9 +1 10[a] Advance to round of 16 — 2–1 3–4 0–1
2 Italy Napoli 6 3 1 2 15 10 +5 10[a] Advance to knockout round play-offs 2–3 — 3–2 3–0
3 England Leicester City 6 2 2 2 12 11 +1 8 Transfer to Europa Conference League 1–1 2–2 — 3–1
4 Poland Legia Warsaw 6 2 0 4 4 11 −7 6 0–1 1–4 1–0 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head–to–head points: Spartak Moscow 6, Napoli 0.
16 September 2021 1 Leicester City England 2–2 Italy Napoli Leicester, England
20:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 29,579
Referee: Tiago Martins (Portugal)
Note: Live on BT Sport
30 September 2021 2 Legia Warsaw Poland 1–0 England Leicester City Warsaw, Poland
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadion Wojska Polskiego
Attendance: 27,087
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)
Note: Live on BT Sport
20 October 2021 3 Spartak Moscow Russia 3–4 England Leicester City Moscow, Russia
17:30 MSK (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Otkritie Arena
Attendance: 11,366
Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)
Note: Live on BT Sport
4 November 2021 4 Leicester City England 1–1 Russia Spartak Moscow Leicester, England
20:00 GMT (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 30,222
Referee: Halil Umut Meler (Turkey)
Note: Live on BT Sport
25 November 2021 5 Leicester City England 3–1 Poland Legia Warsaw Leicester, England
20:00 GMT (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 30,658
Referee: Deniz Aytekin (Germany)
Note: Live on BT Sport
9 December 2021 6 Napoli Italy 3–2 England Leicester City Naples, Italy
18:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Diego Armando Maradona
Attendance: 14,646
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)
Note: Live on BT Sport

UEFA Europa Conference League

Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League

Knockout phase

Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League knockout phase
Knockout round play-offs

The knockout round play-offs draw was held on 13 December 2021.

17 February 2022 First leg Leicester City England 4–1 Denmark Randers Leicester, England
20:00 GMT (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 25,242
Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania)
24 February 2022 Second leg Randers Denmark 1–3
(2–7 agg.)		 England Leicester City Randers, Denmark
18:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Randers Stadium
Attendance: 8,948
Referee: Irfan Peljto (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Round of 16

The round of 16 draw was held on 25 February 2022.

10 March 2022 First leg Leicester City England 2–0 France Rennes Leicester, England
20:00 GMT (UTC±0)
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 25,848
Referee: Orel Grinfeld (Israel)
17 March 2022 Second leg Rennes France 2–1
(2–3 agg.)		 England Leicester City Rennes, France
18:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Roazhon Park
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)
Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 18 March 2022.

7 April 2022 First leg Leicester City England 0–0 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven Leicester, England
20:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,327
Referee: Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia)
14 April 2022 Second leg PSV Eindhoven Netherlands 1–2
(1–2 agg.)		 England Leicester City Eindhoven, Netherlands
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Philips Stadion
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Benoît Bastien (France)
Semi-finals

The draw for the semi-finals was held on 18 March 2022, after the quarter-final draw.

28 April 2022 First leg Leicester City England 1–1 Italy Roma Leicester, England
20:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 31,659
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain)
5 May 2022 Second leg Roma Italy 1–0
(2–1 agg.)		 England Leicester City Rome, Italy
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 63,940
Referee: Srđan Jovanović (Serbia)

Squad statistics

Appearances

  • Italics indicate a loaned player
No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Community Shield Europe
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Denmark Kasper Schmeichel 53 0 37 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 14 0
2 DF England James Justin 19 0 11+2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3+2 0
3 DF France Wesley Fofana 12 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
4 DF Turkey Çağlar Söyüncü 41 1 28 1 1 0 3 0 1 0 7+1 0
5 DF England Ryan Bertrand 11 0 4 0 0 0 1+1 0 1 0 3+1 0
6 DF Northern Ireland Jonny Evans 27 2 16+2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 1
7 MF England Harvey Barnes 48 11 24+8 6 2 1 1 1 1 0 10+2 3
8 MF Belgium Youri Tielemans 50 7 29+3 6 2 1 2 0 1 0 12+1 0
9 FW England Jamie Vardy 33 17 20+5 15 0 0 1 2 1 0 3+3 0
10 MF England James Maddison 53 18 28+7 12 2 1 1+1 1 1 0 8+5 4
11 MF England Marc Albrighton 31 3 11+6 1 1 1 1+1 0 0+1 0 7+3 1
12 GK Wales Danny Ward 5 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
14 FW Nigeria Kelechi Iheanacho 43 8 13+13 4 1 1 1+2 1 0+1 1 7+5 1
17 FW Spain Ayoze Pérez 25 3 6+8 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3+6 1
18 DF Ghana Daniel Amartey 38 1 23+5 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 6+1 1
20 MF England Hamza Choudhury 12 0 4+2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0+4 0
21 DF Portugal Ricardo Pereira 24 2 13+1 1 0+1 0 1+1 0 1 0 5+1 1
22 MF England Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall 44 3 23+5 1 0+1 0 3 0 0+1 0 9+2 2
23 DF Denmark Jannik Vestergaard 20 0 6+4 0 1 0 1+2 0 0 0 4+2 0
24 MF Senegal Nampalys Mendy 15 0 12+2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
25 MF Nigeria Wilfred Ndidi 30 2 17+1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 7+1 2
27 DF Belgium Timothy Castagne 35 1 21+5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8+1 0
29 FW Zambia Patson Daka 38 11 13+10 5 0+1 0 2+1 0 0+1 0 7+3 6
33 DF England Luke Thomas 33 0 21+1 0 1 0 3 0 0+1 0 6 0
35 GK Switzerland Eldin Jakupović 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 FW Nigeria Ademola Lookman 42 8 16+10 6 2 0 2 2 0 0 5+7 0
42 MF France Boubakary Soumaré 29 0 11+7 0 0 0 1+1 0 0+1 0 5+3 0
45 DF England Ben Nelson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
48 MF Thailand Thanawat Suengchitthawon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
51 GK United States Chituru Odunze 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
53 MF Wales Oliver Ewing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
54 MF Portugal Wanya Marçal-Madivadua 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
62 MF England Lewis Brunt 2 0 0+1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
74 MF England Sammy Braybrooke 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
77 MF England Will Alves 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Out on loan:
26 MF Belgium Dennis Praet 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
38 DF England Vontae Daley-Campbell 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
41 GK Poland Jakub Stolarczyk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
49 MF England Kasey McAteer 2 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
No longer at the club:
32 MF Ghana Kamal Sowah 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 DF Croatia Filip Benković 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Goalscorers

Rnk No Pos Nat Name Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Community Shield Europa League Europa Conference League Total
1 10 MF England James Maddison 12 1 1 0 1 3 18
2 9 FW England Jamie Vardy 15 0 2 0 0 0 17
3 7 MF England Harvey Barnes 6 1 1 0 1 2 11
29 FW Zambia Patson Daka 5 0 0 0 5 1 11
5 37 MF Nigeria Ademola Lookman 6 0 2 0 0 0 8
14 FW Nigeria Kelechi Iheanacho 4 1 1 1 0 1 8
7 8 MF Belgium Youri Tielemans 6 1 0 0 0 0 7
8 17 FW Spain Ayoze Pérez 2 0 0 0 1 0 3
11 MF England Marc Albrighton 1 1 0 0 0 1 3
22 MF England Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall 1 0 0 0 1 1 3
11 6 DF Northern Ireland Jonny Evans 1 0 0 0 1 0 2
21 DF Portugal Ricardo Pereira 1 0 0 0 0 1 2
25 MF Nigeria Wilfred Ndidi 0 0 0 0 1 1 2
14
4 DF Turkey Çağlar Söyüncü 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
27 DF Belgium Timothy Castagne 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
18 DF Ghana Daniel Amartey 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
3 DF France Wesley Fofana 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Own goals 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Total 62 5 7 1 12 13 100

See also

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