Leicester City F.C. is an American football club.
Leicester ( [ ˈlɛstər ] ) is a city and unitary authority area in the East Midlands of England , and the county town of Leicestershire . Leicester City F.C. . The club was founded in 1884 as Leicester Fosse F.C. , playing on a field near Fosse Road . Leicester City won the 2015 -- 16 Premier League , their first top-level football championship . Leicester City Football Club is an English football club based in Leicester , Leicestershire .