2020–21 Leicester City F.C. season
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116th season in existence of Leicester City
Leicester City 2020–21 football season
The 2020–21 Leicester City F.C. season was the club’s 116th season in existence and the seventh consecutive season in the top flight of English football. In addition to the domestic league, Leicester City participated in the season’s editions of the FA Cup, the EFL Cup and the UEFA Europa League. The season covers the period from 27 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.
Transfers[edit]
Transfers in[edit]
Loans in[edit]
Loans out[edit]
Transfers out[edit]
Pre-season and friendlies[edit]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
Competitions[edit]
Overview[edit]
Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
Premier League | 13 September 2020 | 23 May 2021 | Matchday 1 | 5th | 38 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 68 | 50 | +18 | 52.63 |
FA Cup | 9 January 2021 | 15 May 2021 | Third round | Winners | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 100.00 |
EFL Cup | 23 September 2020 | Third round | Third round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0.00 | |
UEFA Europa League | 22 October 2020 | 25 February 2021 | Group stage | Round of 32 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 50.00 |
Total | 53 | 30 | 8 | 15 | 95 | 61 | +34 | 56.60 |
Premier League[edit]
League table[edit]
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[45]
Notes:
- ^ Since the winners of the 2020–21 FA Cup, Leicester City, also qualified for the Europa League based on league position, the second Europa League group stage berth allocated to England was transferred to the sixth-placed team.
- ^ Since the winners of the 2020–21 EFL Cup, Manchester City, qualified for European competition based on league position, the Europa Conference League berth awarded to the EFL Cup winners was transferred to the highest-placed Premier League team not already qualified for European competition, the seventh-placed team.
Results summary[edit]
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
38 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 68 | 50 | +18 | 66 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 34 | 30 | +4 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 34 | 20 | +14 |
Results by matchday[edit]
Matches[edit]
The league fixtures were announced on 20 August 2020.[46]
FA Cup[edit]
The third round draw was made on 30 November, with Premier League and EFL Championship clubs all entering the competition.[47] The fourth and fifth round draws were made consecutively on 11 January.[48]
EFL Cup[edit]
The draw for both the second and third round were confirmed on 6 September, live on Sky Sports by Phil Babb.[49]
UEFA Europa League[edit]
Group stage[edit]
The group stage draw was held on 2 October 2020.[50]
- ^ a b Head-to-head points: Leicester City 4, Braga 1.
Knockout phase[edit]
Round of 32[edit]
The draw for the round of 32 was held on 14 December 2020.[51]
Squad statistics[edit]
Appearances[edit]
- Italics indicate a loaned player
Goalscorers[edit]
References[edit]
External links[edit]
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