Football fans will not forget this Leicester City title winning team of the 2015/2016 Premier League season.
Claudio Ranieri side lifted the title against all odds and its been super story which left many amused.
On this day, May 2nd 2016, the Foxes were crowned Champions of the Premier League.
Leicester were confirmed as champions of the 2015–16 Premier League season on 2 May 2016, finishing top of England's highest league for the first time in the club's history.
Leicester were confirmed as champions of the 2015–16 Premier League season on 2 May 2016, finishing top of England's highest league for the first time in the club's history.
The club was 5000–1 with bookmakers to win the division before the season kicked off.
The Foxes finished the season with 81 points as they were 10 points ahead of second placed Arsenal while Tottenham Hotspur finished in third place.
The star man of the squad, striker Jamie Vardy broke the record for consecutive games with a goal in the Premier League scoring 11 times on a row.
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| Jamie Vardy |
The English striker played a key role in the forward of Claudio Ranieri side.
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| Riyad Mahrez |
Meanwhile Algerian winger Riyad Mahrez became the first African and first Algerian player to be the recipient of the PFA Players' Player of the Year.
Mahrez performance earned him a dream to join Premier League giants Manchester City in the following season.
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| N'Golo Kante |
N’Golo Kante came into the limelight with his performance for the Foxes in the midfield. The French international formed a good partnership with Danny Drinkwater in the middle of the field.
Full Squad
Manager: Claudio Ranieri
Goalkeepers: Kasper Schmeichel, Mark Schwarzer, Ben Hamer.
Defenders: Wes Morgan, Robert Huth, Christian Fuchs, Danny Simpson, Ritchie De Laet, Marcin Wasilewski, Yohan Benalouane, Ben Chilwell, Liam Moore.
Midfielders: Daniel Amartey, Matty James, Danny Drinkwater, N'Golo Kante, Gokhan Inler, Dean Hammond, Tom Lawrence, Andy King.
Forwards: Marc Albrighton, Riyad Mahrez, Jeffrey Schlupp, Demarai Gray, Nathan Dyer, Shinji Okazaki, ST: Jamie Vardy, Leonardo Ulloa, Andrej Kramaric, Joe Dodoo.
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