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 Football Club ( [ ˌlɛstər_ˈsɪti ] ) , also known as the Foxes , is an English professional football club based at the King Power Stadium in Leicester . They moved to Filbert Street in 1891 , were elected to the Football League in 1894 and adopted the name Leicester City in 1919 . Leicester City won the 2015 -- 16 Premier League , their first top-level football championship .