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Legia Warszawa

Legia Warszawa
Miroslav Radović and Danijel Ljuboja lead Legia's 2012 Polish Cup celebrations ©Cyfrasport

Legia Warszawa

Formed: 1916
Nickname: Wojskowi (Army Men), Legionisci (Legionnaires)

UEFA club competition honours
• None

Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets)
• League title: 8 (2006)
• Polish Cup: 15 (2012)

History
•  Founded in 1916 by a group of soldiers based in Volyn, Ukraine, to represent the World War One Polish Legions, it quickly became the Polish army's principal club.

• Legia had to wait until the mid-1950s for their first league titles, triumphing in 1954/55 and 1955/56 to claim consecutive Polish doubles.

• Lucjan Brychczy and Kazimierz Deyna were key figures as Legia won back-to-back titles in 1968/69 and 1969/70. The latter in particular was a season to remember for Warsaw side, who reached the European Champion Clubs' Cup semi-finals before losing 2-0 on aggregate to Feyenoord.

• Over the next 20 years Legia won the Polish Cup four times (1973, 1980, 1981, 1989) before rising to prominence again in the 1990s, reaching the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup semi-finals in 1991 and claiming back-to-back domestic doubles. The Army Men advanced to the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals in 1996 and won league titles in 2002 and 2006.

• They marked their first season at the new 31,000-capacity Legia Stadium in 2010/11 by finishing third before lifting a 14th Polish Cup – no other side has managed more than six. They claimed No15 in 2012, but a late-season slump saw them slip to third in the title race.

Club records
Most appearances: Lucjan Brychczy (452)
Most goals: Lucjan Brychczy (227)
Record victory: Legia 12-0 Wisła Kraków (Polish First League, 19/08/1956)
Record defeat: LKS Pogon Lwów 11-2 Legia (Polish First League, 03/09/1927)

* Last updated 14 May 2012

Last updated: 14/05/12 17.41CET

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Matches

HomeAway
The home team is listed first.Last updated: 18/05/2013 21:04 CET
Liepājas Metalurgs2-2Legia
Referee: Antti Munukka (FIN) – Stadium: Daugava, Liepaja (LVA)
11/30/2012 14:28:52
Legia5-1Liepājas Metalurgs
Aggregate: 7-3
Referee: João Capela (POR) – Stadium: Stadion Wojska Polskiego im., Warsaw (POL)
11/30/2012 14:28:37
Ried2-1Legia
Referee: Ante Vučemilović-Šimunović Jr. (CRO) – Stadium: Keine Sorgen Arena, Ried-innkreis (AUT)
11/30/2012 14:29:22
5 August 2012 - Polish Cup, Second round
Okocimski0-4Legia
Referee: not available
11/19/2012 09:26:12
Legia3-1Ried
Aggregate: 4-3
Referee: Eli Hacmon (ISR) – Stadium: Stadion Wojska Polskiego im., Warsaw (POL)
11/30/2012 14:29:07
19 August 2012 - Polish First Division
Legia

4-0Korona

Referee: not available – Warsaw
02/04/2013 11:47:13
23 August 2012 - UEFA Europa League, Play-offs
Legia1-1Rosenborg
Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (MKD) – Stadium: Stadion Wojska Polskiego im., Warsaw (POL)
11/30/2012 14:30:07
26 August 2012 - Polish First Division
Bełchatów

0-2Legia

Referee: not available – Belchatow
02/04/2013 11:54:14
30 August 2012 - UEFA Europa League, Play-offs
Rosenborg2-1Legia
Aggregate: 3-2
Referee: Daniele Orsato (ITA) – Stadium: Lerkendal Stadion, Trondheim (NOR)
11/30/2012 14:29:52
3 September 2012 - Polish First Division
Legia

3-1Podbeskidzie

Referee: not available – Warsaw
02/04/2013 11:47:13
16 September 2012 - Polish First Division
Górnik

2-2Legia

Referee: not available – Zabrze
02/04/2013 11:54:24
21 September 2012 - Polish First Division
Legia

1-1Polonia Warszawa

Referee: not available – Warsaw
02/04/2013 11:54:34
26 September 2012 - Polish Cup, Third round
Piast

1-2Legia

Referee: not available – Gliwice
02/27/2013 20:04:59
29 September 2012 - Polish First Division
Zagłębie

2-2Legia

Referee: not available – Lubin
02/04/2013 11:47:14
5 October 2012 - Polish First Division
Legia

2-1Wisła

Referee: not available – Warsaw
02/04/2013 11:47:14
22 October 2012 - Polish First Division
Pogoń

0-3Legia

Referee: not available – Szczecin
02/04/2013 11:47:14
28 October 2012 - Polish First Division
Legia

3-2Piast

Referee: not available – Warsaw
02/04/2013 11:47:14
4 November 2012 - Polish First Division
Lechia

1-2Legia

Referee: not available – Gdansk
02/04/2013 11:54:13
10 November 2012 - Polish First Division
Legia

1-2Jagiellonia

Referee: not available – Warsaw
02/04/2013 11:47:13
18 November 2012 - Polish First Division
Lech

1-3Legia

Referee: not available – Poznan
02/04/2013 11:54:04
23 November 2012 - Polish First Division
Legia

1-0Widzew

Referee: not available – Warsaw
02/04/2013 11:54:13
2 December 2012 - Polish First Division
Legia

3-0Ruch

Referee: not available – Warsaw
02/04/2013 11:54:04
7 December 2012 - Polish First Division
Śląsk

1-0Legia

Referee: not available – Wroclaw
02/04/2013 11:54:04
23 February 2013 - Polish First Division
Korona

3-2Legia

Referee: not available – Kielce
02/23/2013 19:48:42
26 February 2013 - Polish Cup, Quarter-finals
Legia

4-1Olimpia Grudziadz

Referee: not available – Warsaw
02/26/2013 20:57:26
2 March 2013 - Polish First Division
Legia

0-0Bełchatów

Referee: not available – Warsaw
03/02/2013 20:10:33
8 March 2013 - Polish First Division
Podbeskidzie

1-2Legia

Referee: not available
03/08/2013 22:38:31
15 March 2013 - Polish First Division
Legia

3-0Górnik

Referee: not available – Warsaw
03/15/2013 22:50:57
26 March 2013 - Polish Cup, Quarter-finals
Olimpia Grudziadz

1-2Legia

Aggregate: 2-6
Referee: not available – Grudziadz
03/26/2013 15:57:32
30 March 2013 - Polish First Division
Polonia Warszawa

1-2Legia

Referee: not available – Warsaw
03/30/2013 20:39:32
6 April 2013 - Polish First Division
Legia

2-0Zagłębie

Referee: not available – Warsaw
04/06/2013 20:34:11
9 April 2013 - Polish Cup, Semi-finals
Ruch

0-0Legia

Referee: not available – Chorzow
04/09/2013 20:44:11
13 April 2013 - Polish First Division
Wisła

1-2Legia

Referee: not available – Krakow
04/13/2013 19:55:12
16 April 2013 - Polish Cup, Semi-finals
Legia

2-1Ruch

Aggregate: 2-1
Referee: not available – Warsaw
04/16/2013 21:05:47
20 April 2013 - Polish First Division
Legia

3-1Pogoń

Referee: not available – Warsaw
04/20/2013 20:29:18
27 April 2013 - Polish First Division
Piast

0-0Legia

Referee: not available – Gliwice
04/27/2013 18:56:51
2 May 2013 - Polish Cup, Final
Śląsk0-2Legia
Referee: not available – Wroclaw
05/02/2013 20:20:03
Legia1-0Lechia
Referee: not available – Warsaw
05/05/2013 17:56:13
8 May 2013 - Polish Cup, Final
Legia0-1Śląsk
Aggregate: 2-1
Referee: not available – Warsaw
05/08/2013 23:04:31
11 May 2013 - Polish First Division
Jagiellonia0-3Legia
Referee: not available – Bialystok
05/11/2013 19:46:59
18 May 2013 - Polish First Division
Legia1-0Lech
Referee: Szymon Marciniak
24 May 2013 - Polish First Division
WidzewLegia
Referee: TBD – Lodz
05/13/2013 14:48:58
30 May 2013 - Polish First Division
RuchLegia
Referee: TBD – Chorzow
05/15/2013 13:23:58
2 June 2013 - Polish First Division
LegiaŚląsk
Referee: TBD – Warsaw
05/15/2013 13:23:59

Club record in UEFA competitions

  • Biggest win in UEFA competition:
    27/09/1972, Legia 9-0 Víkingur, Warsaw
  • Biggest defeat in UEFA competition:
    01/11/2001, Valencia 6-1 Legia, Valencia
  • Appearances in UEFA Champions League:  8
  • Appearances in UEFA Cup Winners' Cup:  9
  • Appearances in UEFA Europa League:  16
  • Appearances in UEFA Intertoto Cup:  1
  • Player with most UEFA appearances: 33
    Jacek Zielinski ( Poland POL)
  • Top scorers in UEFA club competitions: 11
    Jan Pieszko ( Poland POL)
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