Leicester City W.F.C.
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Leicester City Women Football Club is an English professional women's football club based in Leicester.[1] Founded in 2004 as an independent club, Leicester City Women were acquired in 2020 by King Power,[2] the parent company of men's affiliate Leicester City FC.[3] They currently compete in the FA Women's Super League,[4][5] the first level of the English football pyramid.[6]
Full name | Leicester City Women Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | The Foxes | ||
Founded | 2004 | ||
Ground | King Power Stadium, Leicester Pirelli Stadium, Burton upon Trent | ||
Capacity | 32,261, 6,912 (2,034 seated) | ||
Owner | King Power | ||
Chairman | Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha | ||
Manager | Amandine Miquel | ||
League | Women's Super League | ||
2023–24 | WSL, 10th of 12 | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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Current season |
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. After finishing third and second in the Northern Division in 2017 and 2018 respectively, Leicester City Women applied to take part in the inaugural FA Women's Championship season (2018–19). The Foxes had their bid accepted as announced by the Football Association in May 2018.[7]
Leicester City Women also run a Reserves team and the Leicester City Women Development Centre.[8] The development centre expanded at the beginning of the 2017/18 season and caters for under-9s, 10s, 11s, 12s, 13s 14s, 15s, 16s and 18s.[9]