Pre-season On 21 May 2015, Leicester City confirmed their first three pre-season friendlies against
Lincoln City,
Mansfield Town and
Birmingham City. On 22 May 2015, Leicester City added a trip to
Burton Albion to their pre-season schedule. On 30 June 2015, the Foxes confirmed a friendly against
Rotherham United. On 14 June 2015,
Marcin Wasilewski signed a one-year contract. On 2 July 2015,
Dean Hammond signed a one-year contract extension until the summer of 2016. Leicester's first pre-season match was a 3–1 away win over
Lincoln City on 21 July 2015. Four days later, they drew 1–1 to
Mansfield Town. On 29 July, Leicester travelled to
Burton Albion, winning 2–1. The next day, they won away to
Rotherham United by the same score. In their last pre-season friendly, Leicester beat
Birmingham City 3–2 at
St. Andrew's.
August Leicester opened their
Premier League campaign on 8 August 2015 with a 4–2 victory over
Sunderland.
Jamie Vardy scored the opener, with a brace from
Riyad Mahrez and
Marc Albrighton adding to the scoreline.
Jermain Defoe and
Steven Fletcher’s goals weren’t enough to secure a point for the away side. The next week, Leicester beat
West Ham United 2–1 at
Upton Park thanks to Mahrez and
Shinji Okazaki; Dimitri Payet scored the only goal for the home side. On 22 August 2015, Mahrez rescued a point against
Tottenham Hotspur after
Dele Alli scored the opener. On 25 August, Leicester travelled to
Bury for their second round
League Cup tie, running out 4–1 winners.
Joe Dodoo scored a hat-trick and another was dispatched by
Andrej Kramarić, while
Danny Mayor scored the only goal for the League One side. On 29 August, Vardy scored a late penalty to rescue a point away to
Bournemouth, after
Callum Wilson scored for the home side in the first half.
September On 13 September, Leicester found themselves 2–0 down at home to
Aston Villa, with
Jack Grealish and
Carles Gil on the scoresheet. The Foxes would launch a second half comeback, as goals from Vardy,
Ritchie De Laet and
Nathan Dyer put them 3–2 up. On 19 September, they found themselves trailing 2–0 again, this time away to
Stoke City. Mahrez dispatched a penalty before Vardy scored the equaliser. On 22 September, Leicester beat West Ham United in extra time in the third round of the League Cup. Dodoo scored an early goal before
Mauro Zárate equalised for the visitors.
Andy King scored the winner in the 116th minute. On 26 September, Leicester faced
Arsenal at the
King Power Stadium. A brace from Vardy was not enough to beat the Gunners, as they lost 5–2;
Theo Walcott scored the equaliser after falling 1–0 behind before
Alexis Sánchez scored a hat-trick, and
Olivier Giroud scored the fifth for Arsenal.
October Leicester began October with a 2–1 victory over
Norwich City, as Vardy scored a penalty and from
Jeffrey Schlupp added to the scoreline. On 17 October,
Southampton led Leicester 2–0 before the interval. A brace from Vardy secured a point for the Foxes. On 24 October, Leicester won 1–0 over
Crystal Palace, with Vardy on the scoresheet once again. On 27 October, Leicester travelled to
Hull City for their fourth round League Cup tie. The match remained goalless until Mahrez scored in extra time, but not before
Abel Hernández equalised for the hosts. Leicester would eventually lose the penalty shootout. On 31 October, Leicester made amends for their League Cup exit as they travelled to
West Bromwich Albion and ran out as 3–2 winners, with Mahrez scoring a brace and Vardy netting in another goal; this was his eighth consecutive match with at least one goal.
November On 7 November, Leicester won 2–1 against
Watford.
N’Golo Kanté scored his first and only goal for the Foxes, and Vardy dispatched another penalty.
Troy Deeney scored the only goal for the visitors, also a penalty. On 21 November, Leicester beat
Newcastle United 3–0 at
St James’s Park, with goals from Vardy, Okazaki and
Leonardo Ulloa. One week later, Vardy set a new record by scoring in 11 consecutive games after he scored against
Manchester United; the record was previously held by
Ruud van Nistelrooy, who played for United. The match ended in a 1–1 draw, with
Bastian Schweinsteiger scoring the equaliser before the break.
December On 5 December, Mahrez scored a hat-trick to beat
Swansea City 3–0. On 14 December, Leicester beat defending champions
Chelsea 2–1, in what proved to be
José Mourinho’s final game as manager of the Blues. Mahrez and Vardy were on the scoresheet once again for the Foxes. On 19 December, Leicester beat
Everton 3–2 at
Goodison Park thanks to two penalties scored by Mahrez and another goal from Okazaki. On Boxing Day, Leicester lost 1–0 to
Liverpool at
Anfield thanks to a second half goal from
Christian Benteke. The defeat ended a nine-match unbeaten run for the Foxes. On 29 December, their last game of the calendar year, Leicester hosted
Manchester City in a goalless draw. As a result, Leicester missed the opportunity to maintain their position at the top of the table, as Arsenal, who beat Bournemouth 2–0 the day before, moved to first on goal difference.
January In their first game of 2016, Leicester were held to another goalless draw against Bournemouth, during which Leicester were given a penalty; Mahrez's shot was saved by
Artur Boruc. This meant that Leicester missed the opportunity to top the table again, as Arsenal’s 1–0 win over Newcastle saw them move two points clear of the Foxes. On 10 January, Leicester travelled to
White Hart Lane to play against Tottenham Hotspur in the third round of the
FA Cup, where they were held to a 2–2 draw. On 13 January, they travelled to White Hart Lane again, this time in the league, where
Robert Huth scored a late winner in a 1–0 victory. On 16 January, Okazaki put Leicester ahead against Aston Villa. Mahrez missed another penalty, then in the second half,
Rudy Gestede equalised for the hosts. In the FA Cup third round replay at the King Power Stadium, on 20 January, Leicester lost 2–0. The Foxes would make amends for the FA Cup exit by returning to the top of the Premier League with a 3–0 home victory over Stoke on 23 January. They moved three points clear as Manchester City drew 2–2 against West Ham, and Arsenal played a goalless draw against Stoke a week earlier (on the same day Leicester drew against Aston Villa).
February On 2 February, Vardy scored from 25 yards out against Liverpool, before adding another in a 2–0 home victory. The result maintained Leicester’s lead in the table. On 6 February, the Foxes travelled to the
Etihad Stadium to face second-place Manchester City. The visitors won 3–1 thanks to Mahrez and a brace from Huth;
Sergio Agüero scored the consolation goal for City late in the second half. The result saw Leicester move five points clear on top. On 14 February, Leicester took the lead against Arsenal at the Emirates thanks to a penalty by Vardy. In the second half, Leicester were reduced to 10 men as
Danny Simpson was sent off, and Theo Walcott would later equalise.
Danny Welbeck then scored the winner for Arsenal with the last kick of the game. This cut Leicester’s lead to two points; Arsenal and their
north London rivals Tottenham shared the same number of points, however, the latter had a superior goal difference and so they took second place. On 27 February, Leonardo Ulloa scored a late winner against Norwich in a 1–0 victory. Leicester were still two points ahead despite Tottenham's 2–1 win over Swansea. Arsenal fell to third after losing 3–2 to Manchester United at
Old Trafford.
March On 1 March, Leicester drew 2–2 to West Bromwich Albion.
Salomon Randón scored for the Baggies, before
Jonas Olsson scored an own goal to level the score. Leicester took the lead heading into halftime, thanks to Andy King, but
Craig Gardner would equalise for the visitors early in the second half. On 5 March, Leicester won 1–0 away to Watford. On 14 March, Leicester hosted Newcastle United in another 1–0 victory. On 19 March, Leicester won 1–0 again, this time against Crystal Palace at
Selhurst Park.
April On 3 April, Leicester hosted Southampton and won 1–0 once again. On 10 April, Vardy scored both goals in a 2–0 win away to Sunderland. Tottenham's 3–0 win over Manchester United on the same day meant that Leicester were guaranteed
UEFA Champions League football for the first time in the club's history. On 17 April, Vardy scored his 19th goal of the season against West Ham. He was then sent off in the second half, after receiving a second yellow card. West Ham would take the lead through a penalty from
Andy Carroll and
Aaron Cresswell. An injury-time penalty scored by Ulloa rescued a point for Leicester as they maintained their lead at the top of the table. On 24 April, Leicester thrashed Swansea 4–0 thanks to goals from Mahrez, two from Ulloa, and another from Albrighton.
May On 1 May, Manchester United took an early lead against Leicester at
Old Trafford thanks to
Anthony Martial, but minutes later,
Wes Morgan equalised for the visitors.
Danny Drinkwater was sent off after receiving two yellow cards, and the match ended in a 1–1 draw. This result meant that Leicester were just two points away from being crowned champions, and their title success would be confirmed if Tottenham failed to beat Chelsea the following day. The title decider came on 2 May 2016, a
London derby between Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur at
Stamford Bridge. In the first half of the match, goals from
Harry Kane and
Son Heung-min put Tottenham 2–0 ahead. After the break,
Gary Cahill pulled one back for Chelsea before substitute
Eden Hazard scored a late equaliser to end Tottenham's title hopes. At the full time whistle, Leicester were confirmed champions of England, with the home crowd celebrating their former coach Ranieri's achievement. On 7 May, the newly crowned champions of England beat Everton 3–1, with Vardy scoring 2 goals and King scoring a third. Vardy had the opportunity to complete a hat-trick by converting a penalty, but he would blaze the ball over the crossbar. Their final league match was a 1–1 draw against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on 15 May.
Cesc Fàbregas converted a penalty before Drinkwater equalised for the visitors. At the end of the season, Leicester City finished with 81 points, winning 23 games, drawing 12, and losing just three. Arsenal secured second after beating relegated Aston Villa 4–0, finishing one point ahead of North London rivals Tottenham, who lost 5–1 away to fellow relegated side Newcastle. ==Kits and sponsorship==