Full name | Leicester City Women Football Club |
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Nickname(s) | The Foxes |
Founded | 2004 |
Ground | Riverside Pavilion, Braunstone Lane East Leicester |
Chairman | Rohan Morgan |
Manager | Jonathan Morgan |
League | FA Women's Premier League Northern Division |
2015–16 | FA Women's Premier League Midlands Division One, 1st (promoted) |
Leicester City Women Football Club is the official English women's football club affiliated with Leicester City F.C.. The club is distinct from Leicester City Ladies Football Club who are a stand-alone grassroots club. Leicester City Women won promotion back into the FA Women's Premier League Northern Division in 2016 winning a record 22 games out of 22.
Leicester City Women also run a Reserves and Development sides and have newly opened the Leicester City Women Development Centre for the 2016/17 season. The development centre has expanded for the start of the 2017/18 season and now caters for under 9’s, 10's, 11’s, 12's, 13’s 14's, 15's, 16's and 18’s.
Leicester City WFC applied to join the FA Women's Super League in December 2009.
But in March 2010 they were announced as a losing bidder for the inaugural 2011 season.
The playing colours of Leicester City Women FC are identical to those of parent club Leicester City F.C.
Leicester City Women play at their own ground, Riverside Pavilion, Braunstone Lane East, Leicester, LE3 2FW.
Before moving to their own home at the Riverside, Leicester City Women moved between grounds in different seasons, most recently they played at Harborough Town's Bowden Park and Oadby Town's Freeway Park.
As of 1st May 2017'
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Leicester City Women - First Team
Leicester City Women - Reserves
Leicester City Women - Development Team