Legia Warsaw

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 (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
ManagerCzesław Michniewicz
LeagueEkstraklasa
2019–201st
WebsiteClub website

Legia in Europe

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

Current squad
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

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

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

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

  • Krzysztof Adamczyk
  • Stefan Białas
  • Bernard Blaut
  • Lucjan Brychczy
  • Kazimierz Buda
  • Lesław Ćmikiewicz
  • Władysław Dąbrowski
  • Kazimierz Deyna
  • Dariusz Dziekanowski
  • Kazimierz Górski
  • Henryk Grzybowski
  • Paweł Janas
  • Roman Kosecki
  • Ryszard Milewski
  • Tadeusz Nowak
  • Jan Pieszko
  • Leszek Pisz
  • Jerzy Podbrożny
  • Andrzej Sikorski
  • Maciej Śliwowski
  • Władysław Stachurski
  • Andrzej Strejlau
  • Adam Topolski
  • Antoni Trzaskowski
  • Edmund Zientara
  • Janusz Żmijewski

Honours

Domestic
As of the 2019–20 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 19 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
Polish SuperCup 4 1989, 1994, 1997, 2008
  Record

Europe

References
  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.

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