Legia Warsaw
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| Legia Warszawa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Full name | Klub Piłkarski Legia Warszawa SSA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname(s) | Wojskowi ("Militaries"), Legioniści ("Legioniers") Czarna eLka ("The Black L") |
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| Founded | March, 1916, as Drużyna Legjonowa |
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| Ground | Polish Army Stadium, Łazienkowska 3 Street, Warsaw (Capacity 13,628 (upgrading to 34,100)) |
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| Chairman |  Leszek Miklas(since April 24, 2007) |
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| Manager | Jan Urban (since June 4, 2007) |
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| League | Orange Ekstraklasa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–08 | Orange Ekstraklasa, 2nd | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Legia Warszawa (pron. IPA: [ˈlɛgʲa varˈʂava], Leg-ya Var-sha-va), is a Polish professional football club based in Warsaw, Poland. It was founded in March, 1916 (during the military operations of the World War I on the eastern front) in the neighborhood of Maniewicze in Volhynia as the football club of the Polish Legions. After World War I (since July 31, 1922) it became the main football club of the Polish Army - Wojskowy Klub Sportowy Legia Warszawa (Military Sports Club Legia Warsaw). In the years 1949 - 1957 Legia was known by the name CWKS Warszawa (Central Military Sports Club Warsaw). Currently it is the only Warsaw-based football club participating in the First League. Legia is widely regarded as one of the most successful[citation needed] Polish football clubs in history and has further emerged as the Ekstraklasa Premier League champion for the 2005/2006 season.
On 11 July 2007, Legia were expelled from the Intertoto Cup and banned from European competition for a further season, should they qualify within the next five years, after some of their fans rioted during their match against Lithuanian club FK Vėtra.[1]
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[edit] History
[edit] Origins
The first thought of creation of a sports team has appeared in polish legions in 1915 during World War 1. This idea lead to the creation of Legia Warsaw in April, 1916. Still during World War One, a group of players on leave decided to create a lasting Polish army club. The club was formed almost entirely by soldiers from the Legion lead by Józef Piłsudski. Most of these players originated from southern Poland and from the areas no longer held by Poland. Many of these recruits played in Wisła, Cracovia, or Lwów. The team was originally known as "drużyna legionowa" (Legion Club in English). The first games were played in the area of Volhynian village of Maniewicze, against other legion teams. The first game played in Warsaw was in 1917 on Agrykola street against the team of Polonia Warsaw which ended in a 1:1 draw. The induction into the PZPN was officially recognized as March 14, 1920. In the Polish league it was officially recognized as WKS or Wojskowy Klub Sportowy (Army Sports Club is the direct translation}. In 1921 after the War had ended Legia played its first game in the Polish second league against local rivals Korona Warszawa which they lost 0:3. Since its early history Legia played home games on the field on Agrykola street. The first field was located in the same spot as todays training field, which during the annexation was used to house Russian Cavalry.
[edit] The First League
The first match played in the first league was played against ŁKS Łódź on May 8, 1927 which resulted in a 6:1 away win. During that game Marian Łańko was the first player to score a hat-trick for the club. During the 1927-1936 seasons Legia held usually sixth place. From 1930 Legia played in a new stadium, which was presented to them by Józef Piłsudski. After 1936 Legia was relegated to the second division , were it continued to be until after World War Two.
[edit] After the war
After the war Legia boosted its squad with many new players and at the end of 1949 the club changed its name again this time to Centralny Wojskowy Klub Sportowy (Central Army Sports Club). Eventually Kazimierz Górski joined the club and became a player for both the team and the Poland national team.
[edit] The 1970s
The 1970's were known as Poland's golden age of football. From the 1960's to the 1970s, Legia's roster included powerful football players such as Jan Tomaszewski, Kazimierz Deyna, and Robert Gadocha. In the European Cup 1969-70 Legia achieved a successful campaign by reaching the semi finals alongside Feyenoord, Leeds United, and Celtic. The following year, Legia reached the quarter finals where they lost to Atletico Madrid.
[edit] Achievements
- Orange Ekstraklasa (First league):
- Polish Cup:
- Polish SuperCup:
- Polish League Cup:
- UEFA Champions League:
- UEFA Cup Winners' Cup:
- UEFA Intertoto Cup:
- Winner: 1967
[edit] Current first team
Accurate as of February 29, 2008
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[edit] 2007/08 season top scorers
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 Takesure Chinyama |
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| Piotr Giza |
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 Édson |
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 Miroslav Radović |
[edit] Transfers 2007/2008
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[edit] Reserve team
[edit] Sponsors
[edit] Notable players
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[edit] Retired numbers
[edit] Coaches and managers
[edit] Main rivals
- Górnik Zabrze
- Lech Poznań
- Polonia Warsaw
- Ruch Chorzów
- Widzew Łódź
- Wisła Kraków - This is considered the derby match of Poland as historically and currently these two teams have been the strongest of the league
[edit] Warsaw derby
Warsaw derby is a match between Legia Warszawa and Polonia Warszawa. Those games are always very heated, as supporters of both clubs hate each other.
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| Matches | Legia won | Draw | Polonia won |
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| 51 | 25 | 13 | 13 |
[edit] Legia in Europe
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[edit] References
- ^ Legia punished with UEFA ban. Uefa.com. Retrieved on 2007-07-12.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Official Website (in Polish)
- Unofficial Website (in Polish) and English)
- Unofficial Website (in Polish and English Legia.com.pl English language version is updated on regular basis)
- Fans' community portal (in Polish)
- Forum (in Polish)
- Forum Fan's(in Polish)
