2024–25 Leicester City W.F.C. season

Leicester City
2024–25 season
Chairman	Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha
Head coach	Amandine Miquel
Stadium	King Power Stadium, Leicester
FA Cup	Fifth round
League Cup	Group stage
Highest home attendance	5,405; (vs. Manchester United, 17 November)
Lowest home attendance	1,398; (vs. Everton, 20 October)
Average home league attendance	3,226
Biggest win	5–2 v Birmingham City (H); (WSL, 11 December 2024)
Biggest defeat	0–4 v Manchester City (A); (WSL, 8 December 2024)
	← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 Leicester City W.F.C. season is the club's 21st season of existence and their fourth season in the Women's Super League, the highest level of the football pyramid. Along with competing in the WSL, the club will also contest two domestic cup competitions: the FA Cup and the League Cup.

On 15 July 2024, Amandine Miquel was named Leicester City manager ahead of the new season. She left Reims after seven years in order to take the job. The role had previously been occupied on an interim basis by Jennifer Foster since the sacking of Willie Kirk in March 2024.^[1]

Squad

As of 31 January 2025

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	GER	Janina Leitzig
2	DF	AUS	Courtney Nevin
3	MF	ENG	Sam Tierney
4	DF	NZL	C. J. Bott
5	DF	SCO	Sophie Howard
6	MF	JPN	Saori Takarada
7	FW	CAN	Deanne Rose
8	FW	FIN	Jutta Rantala
9	FW	GER	Lena Petermann
10	FW	FRA	Noémie Mouchon
11	MF	BEL	Janice Cayman
12	DF	ENG	Asmita Ale
13	GK	WAL	Olivia Clark
14	FW	ISL	Hlín Eiríksdóttir
17	DF	FRA	Julie Thibaud
19	FW	ENG	Denny Draper


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
20	FW	ENG	Missy Goodwin
21	FW	WAL	Hannah Cain
22	DF	BEL	Sari Kees
27	MF	ENG	Shannon O'Brien
28	FW	FRA	Shana Chossenotte
29	FW	JPN	Yūka Momiki
30	MF	ENG	Ruby Mace
31	DF	JAM	Chantelle Swaby
39	GK	ENG	Rebekah Dowsett
47	MF	ENG	Simone Sherwood
49	MF	WAL	Ffion Bowen
53	FW	ENG	Nelly Las
55	MF	ENG	Poppy Groves
57	FW	ENG	Sammy Kaczmar
—	FW	COL	Karla Torres (on loan from Santa Fe)

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Name	From	Ref.
17 July 2024	DF	Asmita Ale	Tottenham Hotspur	^[2]
18 July 2024	DF	Chantelle Swaby	FC Fleury 91	^[3]
19 July 2024	DF	Sari Kees	OH Leuven	^[4]
20 July 2024	MF	Ruby Mace	Manchester City	^[5]
29 July 2024	FW	Noémie Mouchon	Reims	^[6]
28 August 2024	FW	Shana Chossenotte	Reims	^[7]
24 January 2025	GK	Olivia Clark	Twente	^[8]
30 January 2025	FW	Hlín Eiríksdóttir	Kristianstads DFF	^[9]

Loans in

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Until	Ref.
31 January 2025	FW		Karla Torres	Santa Fe	End of season	^[10]

Transfers out

Date	Position	Name	To	Ref.
20 June 2024	MF	Josie Green	Crystal Palace	^[11]^[12]
	GK	Demi Lambourne	Sunderland	^[11]^[13]
	MF	Aimee Palmer	Southampton	^[11]^[14]
	MF	Monique Robinson	Sheffield United	^[11]^[15]
	FW	Remy Siemsen	Kristianstads DFF	^[11]^[16]
	FW	Aileen Whelan	Retired	^[17]
24 June 2024	MF	Ava Baker	Birmingham City	^[18]
1 July 2024	FW	Mariela Dolan	Nova Southeastern Sharks	^[19]
1 July 2024	DF	Libby Wooffindin	Georgia Southern Eagles	^[20]
9 July 2024	DF	Jess Reavill	Stoke City	^[21]
26 July 2024	MF	Abi Loydon	Wolverhampton Wanderers	^[22]
15 August 2024	GK	Holly Mears	Nottingham Forest	^[23]
15 January 2025	GK	Lize Kop	Tottenham Hotspur	^[24]

Loans out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Until	Ref.
24 January 2025	MF		Emilia Pelgander	FC Rosengård	End of season	^[25]

Preseason

Leicester City participated in the inaugural Perth International Football Cup invitational friendly as part of preseason.

15 August 2024 Friendly	Leicester City	3–1	Sunderland	Leicester
	Rantala Mouchon Momiki	Report	(pen.)	Stadium: Belvoir Drive Attendance: Behind-closed-doors

28 August 2024 Perth Cup	Manchester City	0–0 (4–3 p)	Leicester City	Perth, Australia
		Report		Stadium: Perth Rectangular
	Penalties
	Shaw Fowler Fujino Hasegawa Miedema		Momiki Petermann Howard Takarada Rose

1 September 2024 Perth Cup	Leicester City	5–2	West Ham United	Perth, Australia
	Momiki 10' Tierney 33' Goodwin 42' Mouchon 50' Takarada 76'	Report	Asseyi 90', 90+6'	Stadium: Perth Stadium

11 September 2024 Friendly	Manchester United	2–0	Leicester City	Carrington
	Malard Galton	Report		Stadium: Trafford Training Centre Attendance: Behind closed doors

Women's Super League

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
13	2	3	8	6	19	−13	9	2	1	3	4	7	−3	0	2	5	2	12	−10

Last updated: 2 February 2025.
Source: WSL

Results by matchday

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
Ground	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H
Result	D	L	L	D	W	L	L	L	L	D	L	W	L
Position	7	9	10	10	7	8	8	10	11	11	11	11	11

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

22 September 2024 1	Liverpool	1–1	Leicester City	St Helens
14:00	Haug 45' Nagano 80'	Report	Rantala 53' Kop 88' Nevin 90+2'	Stadium: Totally Wicked Stadium Attendance: 3,058 Referee: Adewunmi Soneye

29 September 2024 2	Leicester City	0–1	Arsenal	Leicester
15:00		Report	Maanum 55' Codina 90+4'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 5,163 Referee: Elizabeth Simms

6 October 2024 3	Leicester City	0–2	Crystal Palace	Leicester
15:00	Goodwin 25'	Report	Blanchard 55', 68' (pen.)	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 1,806 Referee: Stephen Parkinson

13 October 2024 4	Aston Villa	0–0	Leicester City	Aston
14:00	Kearns 19' Maritz 45+2' Staniforth 80'	Report	Nevin 33' Kees 45'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 2,907 Referee: Amy Fearn

20 October 2024 5	Leicester City	1–0	Everton	Leicester
15:00	Momiki 8', 71'	Report	S. Holmgaard 11'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 1,398 Referee: Adewunmi Soneye

3 November 2024 6	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–0	Leicester City	Crawley
14:00	Parris 20' Olislagers 43' Kirby 79' Losada 90+7'	Report		Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,082 Referee: Adewunmi Soneye

10 November 2024 7	West Ham United	1–0	Leicester City	Dagenham
15:00	Asseyi 45+7' Paví 80'	Report	Mace 40' Ale 70' Rose 84'	Stadium: Victoria Road Attendance: 1,617 Referee: Elizabeth Simms

17 November 2024 8	Leicester City	0–2	Manchester United	Leicester
15:00	Mace 76'	Report	Terland 45+3' George 48' Bizet 81' Le Tissier 84'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 5,405 Referee: Stacey Fullicks

8 December 2024 9	Manchester City	4–0	Leicester City	Manchester
13:00	Shaw 2', 29' Park 49' Fowler 58'	Report		Stadium: Academy Stadium Referee: Emily Heaslip

14 December 2024 10	Leicester City	1–1	Chelsea	Leicester
12:00	Goodwin 20' Howard 45+1' O'Brien 84'	Report	Kaptein 77'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 2,619 Referee: Kirsty Dowle

19 January 2025 11	Tottenham Hotspur	1–0	Leicester City	Leyton
12:30	Leitzig 4' (o.g.)	Report	Bott 43' Thibaud 70' Mace 73'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 1,314 Referee: Stacey Pearson

26 January 2025 12	Leicester City	2–1	Liverpool	Leicester
15:00	Cayman 17' Goodwin 40' Las 69' Mace 74' Cain 76'	Report	Smith 3', 76' Bonner 44'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 2,964 Referee: Abigail Byrne

2 February 2025 13	Everton	4–1	Leicester City	Walton
14:00	Gago 5', 69' S. Holmgaard 12' Ladd 39' Snoeijs 48' Hayashi 57'	Report	O'Brien 16'	Stadium: Walton Hall Park Attendance: 784 Referee: Stacey Pearson

16 February 2025 14	Leicester City	v	Aston Villa	Leicester
15:00				Stadium: King Power Stadium

2 March 2025 15	Manchester United	v	Leicester City	Leigh
12:30				Stadium: Leigh Sports Village

15/16 March 2025 16	Chelsea	v	Leicester City	Kingston upon Thames
				Stadium: Kingsmeadow

22/23 March 2025 17	Leicester City	v	Brighton & Hove Albion	Leicester
				Stadium: King Power Stadium

29/30 March 2025 18	Leicester City	v	Tottenham Hotspur	Leicester
				Stadium: King Power Stadium

19/20 April 2025 19	Arsenal	v	Leicester City	Holloway
				Stadium: Emirates Stadium

26/27 April 2025 20	Leicester City	v	Manchester City	Leicester
				Stadium: King Power Stadium

3/4 May 2025 21	Crystal Palace	v	Leicester City	Sutton
				Stadium: Gander Green Lane

10/11 May 2025 22	Leicester City	v	West Ham United	Leicester
				Stadium: King Power Stadium

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
8	Everton	13	3	4	6	11	20	−9	13
9	West Ham United	13	3	2	8	14	25	−11	11
10	Aston Villa	13	2	4	7	15	24	−9	10
11	Leicester City	13	2	3	8	6	19	−13	9
12	Crystal Palace	13	1	3	9	11	35	−24	6	Relegation to the Championship

Updated to match(es) played on 2 February 2025. Source: Women's Super League Table
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.

Women's FA Cup

As a member of the first tier, Leicester entered the FA Cup in the fourth round proper.

15 January 2025 Fourth round	Leicester City	4–1	Stoke City	Nottingham
19:45	Momiki 13', 76' Goodwin 29' Las 90+2'	Report	Ravening 42' (pen.)	Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 276 Referee: Laura van Lier
Note: Rescheduled from 12 January due to frozen pitch.^[26]

9 February 2025 Fifth round	Manchester City	3–1	Leicester City	Manchester
14:00	Ouahabi 18' Kerolin 29' Shaw 59'	Report	Kees 65' Las 82'	Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 1,959 Referee: Phoebe Cross

Women's League Cup

2 October 2024 Group stage	Leicester City	1–1 (1–2 p)	Bristol City	Burton upon Trent
19:00	Chossenotte 67', 90+4'	Report	Lloyd-Smith 80'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 250 Referee: Lucy May
	Penalties
	Thibaud Mouchon Pelgander Rantala Chossenotte		Harrison Lloyd-Smith Ward Woolley Rodgers

24 November 2024 Group stage	Brighton & Hove Albion	0–0 (3–4 p)	Leicester City	Crawley
14:00		Report	Bott 60' Chossenotte 88'	Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 1,069 Referee: Joanne Horwood
	Penalties
	Parris Čanković Seike Agyemang Symonds		Thibaud Mace Momiki Cayman Rose

11 December 2024 Group stage	Leicester City	5–2	Birmingham City	Nottingham
19:00	Kees 21' Herron 34' (o.g.) Momiki 37' (pen.) Bott 39' Sherwood 42' Cain 67'	Report	Baker 13' Worsey 90+6' Murray 90+8'	Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 289 Referee: Phoebe Cross

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	WPEN	LPEN	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Brighton & Hove Albion	3	2	0	1	0	9	2	+7	7	Advanced to knock-out stage
2	Leicester City	3	1	1	1	0	6	3	+3	6
3	Birmingham City	3	1	0	0	2	5	9	−4	3
4	Bristol City	3	0	1	0	2	4	10	−6	2

Updated to match(es) played on 11 December 2024. Source: Women's League Cup
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of wins; 5) Head-to-head record

Squad statistics

Appearances

As of match played 9 February 2025

Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances after the + symbol where applicable.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		WSL		FA Cup		League Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	GER	Janina Leitzig	13	0	11	0	1	0	1	0
2	DF	AUS	Courtney Nevin	13	0	6+3	0	1+1	0	2	0
3	DF	ENG	Sam Tierney	12	0	8+1	0	1+1	0	1	0
4	DF	NZL	CJ Bott	14	1	10+1	0	1	0	2	1
5	DF	SCO	Sophie Howard	14	0	13	0	1	0	0	0
6	MF	JPN	Saori Takarada	17	0	7+6	0	1	0	3	0
7	FW	CAN	Deanne Rose	13	0	3+7	0	0	0	2+1	0
8	FW	FIN	Jutta Rantala	4	1	3	1	0	0	0+1	0
9	FW	GER	Lena Petermann	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	FW	FRA	Noémie Mouchon	4	0	3	0	0	0	0+1	0
11	MF	BEL	Janice Cayman	17	1	11+2	1	1+1	0	2	0
12	DF	ENG	Asmita Ale	14	0	6+3	0	2	0	2+1	0
13	GK	WAL	Olivia Clark	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
14	FW	ISL	Hlín Eiríksdóttir	2	0	0+1	0	1	0	0	0
17	DF	FRA	Julie Thibaud	14	0	7+4	0	0	0	2+1	0
19	FW	ENG	Denny Draper	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	FW	ENG	Missy Goodwin	17	3	9+3	2	1+1	1	3	0
21	FW	WAL	Hannah Cain	12	1	5+3	0	2	0	1+1	1
22	DF	BEL	Sari Kees	10	0	6	0	2	0	2	0
27	MF	ENG	Shannon O'Brien	5	1	2+2	1	0+1	0	0	0
28	FW	FRA	Shana Chossenotte	12	1	5+4	0	1	0	0+2	1
29	FW	JPN	Yūka Momiki	17	4	11+2	1	2	2	2	1
30	MF	ENG	Ruby Mace	17	0	12	0	2	0	1+2	0
31	DF	JAM	Chantelle Swaby	5	0	2	0	1	0	2	0
39	GK	ENG	Rebekah Dowsett	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
47	DF	ENG	Simone Sherwood	6	1	0+3	0	0+2	0	1	1
49	MF	WAL	Ffion Bowen	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
53	DF	ENG	Nelly Las	9	2	1+3	0	0+2	2	1+2	0
55	MF	ENG	Poppy Groves	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
57	FW	ENG	Sammy Kaczmar	2	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	0	0
	FW	COL	Karla Torres	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players away from the club on loan:
18	MF	SWE	Emilia Pelgander	7	0	0+5	0	0	0	1+1	0
Players who appeared for the club but left during the season:
23	GK	NED	Lize Kop	4	0	2	0	0	0	2	0

References

^ "Leicester City name Amandine Miquel as new manager on three-year deal". BBC Sport. 15 July 2024.
^ "Asmita Ale Completes Permanent Foxes Move". www.lcfc.com. 17 July 2024.
^ "LCFC Women sign Jamaica international Chantelle Swaby". www.lcfc.com. 18 July 2024.
^ "LCFC Women sign Belgian international Sari Kees". 19 July 2024.
^ "Mace makes LCFC Women return". www.lcfc.com. 20 July 2024.
^ "Leicester City sign former Reims striker Noemie Mouchon". BBC Sport. 29 July 2024.
^ "City Sign Highly Rated Winger Shana Chossenotte". www.lcfc.com. 28 August 2024.
^ "City Sign Goalkeeper Olivia Clark". www.lcfc.com. 24 January 2025.
^ "hlin eiriksdottir completes lcfc-women transfer". Leicester City F.C. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
^ "LCFC Women Recruit Colombian Forward Karla Torres". www.lcfc.com. 31 January 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "LCFC Women Confirm Six Departures". www.lcfc.com. 20 June 2024.
^ "Palace Women sign Josie Green". Crystal Palace F.C. 31 August 2024.
^ "Arrival: Demi Lambourne joins Sunderland". Sunderland AFC. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
^ "Aimee Palmer bolsters Women's side as latest arrival". www.southamptonfc.com. 6 August 2024.
^ "Robinson signs". Sheffield United FC. 23 July 2024.
^ "Välkommen Remy Siemsen". Kristianstads Damfotbollsförening. 7 August 2024.
^ "Aileen Whelan: Leicester City captain to retire at end of season". BBC Sport. 10 May 2024.
^ "Ava Baker signs for Blues Women". Birmingham City Football Club. 24 June 2024.
^ "Mariela Dolan - Women's Soccer". Nova Southeastern University Athletics.
^ "Women's Soccer Adds Three Defenders For 2024". Georgia Southern University Athletics. 20 March 2024.
^ "Potters reveal Reavill". Stoke City FC. 9 July 2024.
^ "Wolves Women complete Loydon capture". Wolverhampton Wanderers FC.
^ "Forest Women complete signing of Holly Mears". Nottingham Forest Football Club. 15 August 2024.
^ "Lize Kop Completes Tottenham Hotspur Transfer". www.lcfc.com. 15 January 2025.
^ "FC Rosengård Loan For Pelgander". www.lcfc.com. 24 January 2025.
^ "Potters' Foxes fixture postponed". Stoke City FC. 11 January 2025.

[1] "Leicester City name Amandine Miquel as new manager on three-year deal". BBC Sport. 15 July 2024.

[2] "Asmita Ale Completes Permanent Foxes Move". www.lcfc.com. 17 July 2024.

[3] "LCFC Women sign Jamaica international Chantelle Swaby". www.lcfc.com. 18 July 2024.

[4] "LCFC Women sign Belgian international Sari Kees". 19 July 2024.

[5] "Mace makes LCFC Women return". www.lcfc.com. 20 July 2024.

[6] "Leicester City sign former Reims striker Noemie Mouchon". BBC Sport. 29 July 2024.

[7] "City Sign Highly Rated Winger Shana Chossenotte". www.lcfc.com. 28 August 2024.

[8] "City Sign Goalkeeper Olivia Clark". www.lcfc.com. 24 January 2025.

[9] "hlin eiriksdottir completes lcfc-women transfer". Leicester City F.C. Retrieved 30 January 2025.

[10] "LCFC Women Recruit Colombian Forward Karla Torres". www.lcfc.com. 31 January 2025.

[departures-11] "LCFC Women Confirm Six Departures". www.lcfc.com. 20 June 2024.

[12] "Palace Women sign Josie Green". Crystal Palace F.C. 31 August 2024.

[13] "Arrival: Demi Lambourne joins Sunderland". Sunderland AFC. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.

[14] "Aimee Palmer bolsters Women's side as latest arrival". www.southamptonfc.com. 6 August 2024.

[15] "Robinson signs". Sheffield United FC. 23 July 2024.

[16] "Välkommen Remy Siemsen". Kristianstads Damfotbollsförening. 7 August 2024.

[17] "Aileen Whelan: Leicester City captain to retire at end of season". BBC Sport. 10 May 2024.

[18] "Ava Baker signs for Blues Women". Birmingham City Football Club. 24 June 2024.

[19] "Mariela Dolan - Women's Soccer". Nova Southeastern University Athletics.

[20] "Women's Soccer Adds Three Defenders For 2024". Georgia Southern University Athletics. 20 March 2024.

[21] "Potters reveal Reavill". Stoke City FC. 9 July 2024.

[22] "Wolves Women complete Loydon capture". Wolverhampton Wanderers FC.

[23] "Forest Women complete signing of Holly Mears". Nottingham Forest Football Club. 15 August 2024.

[24] "Lize Kop Completes Tottenham Hotspur Transfer". www.lcfc.com. 15 January 2025.

[25] "FC Rosengård Loan For Pelgander". www.lcfc.com. 24 January 2025.

[26] "Potters' Foxes fixture postponed". Stoke City FC. 11 January 2025.

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