Leicester City Women Football Club is an English professional women's football club based in Quorn, Leicestershire. Founded in 2004 as an independent club, Leicester City Women were acquired in 2020 by King Power, the parent company of men's affiliate Leicester City FC. They currently compete in the FA Women's Championship, the second level of the English football pyramid.
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.
Leicester City Women also run a Reserves team and the Leicester City Women Development Centre. The development centre expanded at the beginning of the 2017/18 season and caters for under 9's, 10's, 11's, 12's, 13's 14's, 15's, 16's and 18's.
Team Members
Baker
4
Bott
16
Brougham
21
Cain
23
Cayman
99
Dowsett
Flint
Goodwin
14
Green
Howard
12
Jones
23
Kop
Lambourne
33
Leitzig
Levell
Mace
20
McManus
2
Nevin
O'Brien
Paul
Petermann
7
Pike
Plumptre
23
Purfield
Rantala
Rose
22
Scofield
Sigsworth
3
Simon
15
Takarada
Thibaud
Tierney
7
Whelan
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Stadium or Home Leicester City Women play at King Power Stadium; Pirelli Stadium is their alternative venue when scheduling clashes with the men's team prevent playing at King Power Stadium.
Between 2017 and 2021, Leicester City Women played at Farley Way Stadium, home of Quorn FC. Up until 2017, they played at Riverside Pavilion in Leicester. Before moving to Riverside, Leicester City Women moved between grounds in different seasons, including Harborough Town's Bowden Park and Oadby Town's Freeway Park.