Archive · 27 Jun 2025
Leicester City and Manager Ruud van Nistelrooy Part Ways After Poor Season
Leicester City, the 2015 Premier League champions, are now looking for a new coach.
The team and their coach, Ruud van Nistelrooy, decided to end their contract right away after the team's poor performance in the 2024-2025 season.
They finished near the bottom of the league and were demoted to a lower division.
Van Nistelrooy had only been with the team since December 2024 and oversaw eight straight losses without the team scoring any goals.
Now, the club must find a replacement manager.
Leicester City and Ruud van Nistelrooy mutually agreed to part ways.
The contract termination is effective immediately.
Leicester City finished the 2024-2025 Premier League season in 18th place and were relegated.
Ruud van Nistelrooy joined Leicester City in December 2024.
Under Van Nistelrooy, Leicester City had eight consecutive losses without scoring.
- Who
- Ruud van Nistelrooy, Leicester City
- What
- Leicester City and Ruud van Nistelrooy parted ways.
- When
- The contract termination was effective immediately, on Friday, June 27th.
- Where
- Leicester City
- Why
- Due to poor performance in the 2024-2025 Premier League season.
- Team
- Leicester City
- Manager
- Ruud van Nistelrooy
- Reason for Departure
- Mutual agreement
- League Position
- 18th
- Relegated to
- Championship
- Joined Leicester
- December 2024
- Previous Managerial Role
- Interim manager of Manchester United