Legia Warsaw

professional association football club based in Warsaw, Poland

Legia Warszawa (Polish: [ˈlɛɡʲja varˈʂava]), known in English as Legia Warsaw, is a professional football club in Warsaw, Poland. Legia is one of the most successful Polish football clubs in history winning 14 Ekstraklasa titles, a record 19 Polish Cup trophies and four Polish SuperCups. The club plays its home games at the Polish Army Stadium.

Legia Warsaw
Full nameLegia Warszawa SA
Nickname(s)Wojskowi, Legioniści (The Militarians, Legionaries)
FoundedMarch 1916; 108 years ago (1916-03)
as Drużyna Sportowa Legia (Sport Team Legia)
StadiumPolish Army Stadium
Capacity31,800 (less when all fans are seated)[1]
OwnerDariusz Mioduski
ChairmanDariusz Mioduski
ManagerKosta Runjaić
LeagueEkstraklasa
2022-232nd
WebsiteClub website
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Legia in Europe

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As of 1 October 2020

Competition Pld W D L GF GA GD
Champions League / European Cup 68 32 14 22 94 84 +10
Cup Winners' Cup 37 14 12 11 53 39 +14
Europa League / UEFA Cup 117 51 27 39 171 127 +44
UEFA 213 92 49 72 310 250 +60
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 6 3 1 2 13 6 +7
Pre-UEFA 6 3 1 2 13 6 +7
Total 225 98 53 74 329 256 +73

Note: italics means neutral place results or penalised result

Season Competition Round Opponent Home Away Aggregate
1956–57 European Cup QR   Slovan Bratislava 2–0 0–4 2–4
1960–61 European Cup QR   AGF Aarhus 1–0 0–3 1–3
1964–65 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1R   ESV Admira-NÖ Energie Wien 1–0 3–1 4–1
2R   Galatasaray 2–1 0–1, 1–0 3–2
QF   1860 München 0–4 0–0 0–4
1966–67 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1R   BSG Chemie Leipzig 0–3 2–2 2–5
1968–69 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1R   1860 München 6–0 3–2 9–2
2R   KSV Waregem 2–0 0–1 2–1
3R   Újpest 0–1 2–2 2–3
1969–70 European Cup 1R   UT Arad 8–0 2–1 10–1
2R   Saint-Étienne 2–1 1–0 3–1
QF   Galatasaray 2–0 1–1 3–1
SF   Feyenoord 0–0 0–2 0–2
1970–71 European Cup 1R   IFK Göteborg 2–1 4–0 6–1
2R   Standard Liège 2–0 0–1 2–1
QF   Atlético Madrid 2–1 0–1 2–2 (a)
1971–72 UEFA Cup 1R   Lugano 0–0 3–1 3–1
2R   Rapid București 2–0 0–4 2–4
1972–73 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1R   Víkingur 9–0 2–0 11–0
2R   AC Milan 1–1 1–2 (a.e.t.) 2–3
1973–74 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1R   PAOK 1–1 0–1 1–2
1974–75 UEFA Cup 1R   Nantes 0–1 2–2 2–3
1980–81 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1R   Slavia Sofia 1–0 1–3 2–3
1981–82 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1R   Vålerenga 4–1 2–2 6–3
2R   Lausanne-Sport 2–1 1–1 3–2
QF   Dinamo Tbilisi 0–1 0–1 0–2
1985–86 UEFA Cup 1R   Viking 3–0 1–1 4–1
2R   Videoton FC Fehérvár 1–1 1–0 2–1
3R   Internazionale 0–1 (a.e.t.) 0–0 0–1
1986–87 UEFA Cup 1R   Dnipro 0–0 1–0 1–0
2R   Internazionale 3–2 0–1 3–3 (a)
1988–89 UEFA Cup 1R   Bayern Munich 3–7 1–3 4–10
1989–90 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1R   Barcelona 0–1 1–1 1–2
1990–91 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1R   Swift Hesperange 3–0 3–0 6–0
2R   Aberdeen 1–0 0–0 1–0
QF   Sampdoria 1–0 2–2 3–2
SF   Manchester United 1–3 1–1 2–4
1994–95 UEFA Champions League QR   Hajduk Split 0–1 0–4 0–5
1995–96 UEFA Champions League QR   IFK Göteborg 1–0 2–1 3–1
GR   Rosenborg 3–1 0–4 2nd
GR   Spartak Moscow 0–1 1–2
GR   Blackburn Rovers 1–0 0–0
QF   Panathinaikos 0–0 0–3 0–3
1996–97 UEFA Cup 1QR   Jeunesse Esch 3–0 4–2 7–2
2QR   FC Haka 3–0 1–1 4–1
1R   Panathinaikos 2–0 2–4 4–4 (a)
2R   Beşiktaş 1–1 1–2 2–3
1997–98 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup QR   Glenavon 1–1 4–0 5–1
1R   Vicenza 0–2 1–1 1–3
1999–00 UEFA Cup QR   Vardar 5–0 4–0 9–0
1R   Anorthosis Famagusta 2–0 0–1 2–1
2R   Udinese 1–1 0–1 1–2
2001–02 UEFA Cup QR   FC Etzella 2–1 4–0 6–1
1R   IF Elfsborg 4–1 6–1 10–2
2R   Valencia 1–1 1–6 2–7
2002–03 UEFA Champions League 2QR   Vardar 1–1 3–1 4–2
3QR   Barcelona 0–1 0–3 0–4
2002–03 UEFA Cup 1R   Utrecht 4–1 3–1 7–2
2R   Schalke 04 2–3 0–0 2–3
2004–05 UEFA Cup 2QR   FC Tbilisi 6–0 1–0 7–0
1R   Austria Wien 1–3 0–1 1–4
2005–06 UEFA Cup 2QR   Zürich 0–1 1–4 1–5
2006–07 UEFA Champions League 2QR   FH Hafnarfjörður 2–0 1–0 3–0
3QR   Shakhtar Donetsk 2–3 0–1 2–4
2006–07 UEFA Cup 1R   Austria Wien 1–1 0–1 1–2
2007 UEFA Intertoto Cup 2R   FK Vėtra w/o 0–3 (awarded) 0–3
2008–09 UEFA Cup 1QR   FC Gomel 0–0 4–1 4–1
2QR   Moscow 1–2 0–2 1–4
2009–10 UEFA Europa League 2QR   Olimpi Rustavi 3–0 1–0 4–0
3QR   Brøndby 2–2 1–1 3–3 (a)
2011–12 UEFA Europa League 3QR   Gaziantepspor 0–0 1–0 1–0
PO   Spartak Moscow 2–2 3–2 5–4
GR   PSV Eindhoven 0–3 0–1 2nd
  Hapoel Tel Aviv 3–2 0–2
  Rapid București 3–1 1–0
R32   Sporting CP 2–2 0–1 2–3
2012–13 UEFA Europa League 2QR   Liepājas Metalurgs 5–1 2–2 7–3
3QR   SV Ried 3–1 1–2 4–3
PO   Rosenborg 1–1 1–2 2–3
2013–14 UEFA Champions League 2QR   The New Saints 1–0 3–1 4–1
3QR   Molde 0–0 1–1 1–1 (a)
PO   Steaua București 2–2 1–1 3–3 (a)
UEFA Europa League GR   Lazio 0–2 0–1 4th
  Trabzonspor 0–2 0–2
  Apollon Limassol 0–1 2–0
2014–15 UEFA Champions League 2QR   St Patrick's Athletic 1–1 5–0 6–1
3QR   Celtic 4–1 2–0 (0–3 w/o) 4–4 (a)
UEFA Europa League PO   Aktobe 2–0 1–0 3–0
GR   Metalist Kharkiv 2–1 1–0 1st
  Trabzonspor 2–0 1–0
  Lokeren 1–0 0–1
R32   Ajax 0–3 0–1 0–4
2015–16 UEFA Europa League 2QR   Botoșani 1–0 3–0 4–0
3QR   Kukësi 1–0 2–1 (3–0 w/o) 4–0
PO   Zorya Luhansk 3–2 1–0 4–2
GR   Napoli 0–2 2–5 4th
  Club Brugge 1–1 0–1
  Midtjylland 1–0 0–1
2016–17 UEFA Champions League 2QR   Zrinjski Mostar 2–0 1–1 3–1
3QR   AS Trenčín 0–0 1–0 1–0
PO   Dundalk 1–1 2–0 3–1
GR   Real Madrid 3–3 1–5 3rd
  Borussia Dortmund 0–6 4–8
  Sporting CP 1–0 0–2
UEFA Europa League R32   Ajax 0–0 0–1 0–1
2017–18 UEFA Champions League 2QR   IFK Mariehamn 6–0 3–0 9–0
3QR   Astana 1–0 1–3 2–3
UEFA Europa League PO   Sheriff Tiraspol 1–1 0–0 1–1
2018–19 UEFA Champions League 1QR   Cork City 1–0 3–0 4–0
2QR   Spartak Trnava 0–2 1–0 1–2
2018–19 UEFA Europa League 3Q   F91 Dudelange 1–2 2–2 3–4
2019–20 UEFA Europa League 1QR   Europa 3–0 0–0 3–0
2QR   KuPS 1–0 0–0 1–0
3QR   Atromitos 0–0 2–0 2–0
PO   Rangers 0–0 0–1 0–1
2020–21 UEFA Champions League 1QR   Linfield 1–0 1–0
2QR   Omonia 0–2 (aet) 0–2
UEFA Europa League 3QR   Drita 2–0 2–0
PO   Qarabağ 0–3 0–3

Players

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Current squad

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As of 24 September, 2020[2]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   Poland Artur Boruc
2 DF   Croatia Josip Juranović
3 DF   Poland Mateusz Hołownia
4 DF   Poland Mateusz Wieteska
5 DF   Poland Igor Lewczuk
7 MF   Croatia Domagoj Antolić
8 MF   Georgia Valerian Gvilia
9 FW   Czech Republic Tomáš Pekhart
11 MF   Ecuador Joel Valencia (on loan from Brentford)
14 DF   Poland Michał Karbownik (on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.)
16 DF   Portugal Luís Rocha
17 MF   Poland Mateusz Cholewiak
19 GK   Poland Wojciech Muzyk
20 FW   Guinea José Kanté
21 FW   Portugal Rafael Lopes
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 MF   Poland Paweł Wszołek
24 MF   Portugal André Martins
25 DF   Serbia Filip Mladenović
27 FW   France Vamara Sanogo
29 DF   Montenegro Marko Vešović
33 GK   Poland Radosław Cierzniak
34 DF   Spain Iñaki Astiz
39 FW   Poland Maciej Rosołek
41 DF   Poland Paweł Stolarski
44 DF   France William Rémy
55 DF   Poland Artur Jędrzejczyk
67 MF   Poland Bartosz Kapustka
82 MF   Brazil Luquinhas
99 MF   Poland Bartosz Slisz

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
12 GK   Poland Mateusz Kochalski (at Radomiak Radom)
GK   Poland Cezary Miszta (at Zagłębie Sosnowiec)
MF   Poland Mikołaj Kwietniewski (at Wisła Płock)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   Poland Tomasz Nawotka (at Zagłębie Sosnowiec)
MF   Poland Kacper Skibicki (at Pogoń Siedlce)

Retired numbers

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
10 MF   Poland Kazimierz Deyna[3]

Hall of Fame

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This is a list of former players and coaches who have been inducted into the Legia Warsaw Hall of Fame.[4]

Honours

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Domestic

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As of the 2022–23 season.
Type Competition Titles Seasons
Domestic Polish Championship (Ekstraklasa) 14 1955, 1956, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1993–94, 1994–95, 2001–02, 2005–06, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2019–20
Polish Cup 20 1954–55, 1955–56, 1963–64, 1965–66, 1972–73, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1996–97, 2007–08, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2022/23
Polish SuperCup 4 1989, 1994, 1997, 2008

  Record

Europe

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References

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  1. https://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/EuroExperience/competitions/UEFACup/01/67/58/86/1675886_DOWNLOAD.pdf
  2. "Legia Warszawa (kadra)" (in Polish). Legia Warszawa. Archived from the original on 2014-11-06.
  3. (1966–78) – Posthumous honour.
  4. "Galeria Sław (kadra)" (in Polish). Legia Warszawa.

Other websites

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