How Leicester went from Premier League champions to League One in a decade

How Leicester went from champions to League One in a decadeImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Leicester City have only won two Championship games in 2026ByNick MashiterFootball reporterPublished5 minutes agoCommentsTen years ago, Leicester were days away from winning the Premier League. Next season, they will play in League One.The Foxes have suffered a sharp decline since winning the FA Cup in 2021, and Tuesday's 2-2 draw with Hull City confirmed their relegation to the third tier. From the extraordinary high of the 5,000-1 title triumph that shocked the world to the devastating loss of owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha in a helicopter crash two years later, the Foxes have experienced every emotion in the past decade.In 2016-17 they played Atletico Madrid in the Champions League quarter-finals. A decade later, the Foxes will be in a league with a Bromley team who have spent 132 of their 134 years in existence playing non-league football.The decline that quickly took holdAfter finishing eighth in the Premier League in 2022 and reaching the Conference League semi-finals, then manager Brendan Rodgers warned the club needed to alter their expectations.Covid had a big impact on King Power - the duty-free retailer owned by Vichai - as airline travel halted.The ripples were still being felt and, after an eight-game winless start to 2022-23, Rodgers said Leicester needed to focus on reaching 40 points.It was a stark contrast to previous declarations from the former Liverpool boss, who spoke frequently about disrupting the established order in the Premier League. Leicester came close to doing it, missing out on the Champions League on the final day of successive seasons in 2020 and 2021.Under Rodgers they also won the FA Cup - beating Thomas Tuchel's Chelsea - but the decline quickly took hold amid a lack of quality investment.So while Leicester tried to stay still, they ended up tumbling backwards.They still boasted a team including internationals such as Jami...