2015–16 Premier League

The 5000-to-1 dream that refused to end.

The 2015-16 Premier League season is remembered as one of the greatest sporting upsets in modern history. Leicester City, a mid-table club relegated from the top flight just twelve months earlier, stormed to the English top-flight title under manager Claudio Ranieri, finishing a staggering 23 points clear of second-placed Tottenham Hotspur. The campaign shattered every narrative of financial inevitability and redefined what a 'small' club could achieve in the world's richest league.

Last updated 2026-10-03 from the source article.

Quick Facts

Competition

Premier League

Dates

8 August 2015 – 17 May 2016

Winners

Leicester City
1st Premier League title
1st English title

Relegated

Newcastle United
Norwich City
Aston Villa

Matches

380

Total goals

1026

Best goalkeeper

Petr Čech (16 clean sheets)

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Background

The title was clinched on the final day of the season in May 2016, when Leicester secured a result at the King Power Stadium that made the arithmetic inescapable. The celebrations in Leicester's city centre were spontaneous, chaotic, and electric—fans flooding the streets in blue and white, a scene that would be replayed in highlight reels for decades. It was a season that reminded the world that football, at its core, still belongs to the underdog.

Did You Know?

Leicester City were offered 5000-to-1 odds to win the Premier League title before a single ball was kicked in the 2015-16 season.
Jamie Vardy, who had been playing in non-league football as recently as 2012, won the Premier League Golden Boot with 24 goals in his title-winning campaign.
Leicester had been relegated from the Premier League at the end of the 2014-15 season, meaning their title came just one full season after being sent down.