2008–09 Legia Warsaw season

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Legia Warsaw
2008–09 season
Chairman Flag of Poland.svg Leszek Miklas
Manager Flag of Poland.svg Jan Urban
Orange Ekstraklasa 2nd
Polish Cup Semifinals
UEFA Cup Second Qualifying Round
  2007–08
2009–10  

During the 2008-09 Season, Legia Warsaw participated in the Polish first division, the Ekstraklasa.

Contents

Transfers

In

Date Player Previous Club Cost
25 March 2008 Flag of Ukraine.svg Konstatin Makhnovskyy ŁKS Łódź Free transfer
23 May 2008 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Takesure Chinyama Monomotapa United €300,000
29 May 2008 Flag of Poland.svg Piotr Giza Cracovia Undisclosed
30 May 2008 Flag of Poland.svg Piotr Rocki Dyskobolia Undisclosed
10 June 2008 Flag of North Macedonia.svg Panče Kumbev Dyskobolia Free transfer
10 June 2008 Flag of Spain.svg Mikel Arruabarrena CD Tenerife Free transfer
20 June 2008 Flag of Poland.svg Maciej Iwanski Zagłębie Lubin €650,000
2 July 2008 Flag of Spain.svg Tito Espanyol Barcelona Loan
20 July 2008 Flag of Spain.svg Inaki Astiz CA Osasuna Free transfer
January 2009 Flag of Poland.svg Tomasz Jarzębowski GKS Bełchatów Undisclosed
January 2009 Flag of Poland.svg Krzysztof Ostrowski Śląsk Wrocław Undisclosed
January 2009 Flag of Poland.svg Kamil Majkowski Wisła Płock Loan return
January 2009 Flag of Poland.svg Adrian Paluchowski Znicz Pruszków Loan return
February 2009 Flag of Poland.svg Patryk Koziara Legia Warsaw youthNone
Total
€950,000

Out

Date Player New Club Cost
23 May 2008 Flag of Spain.svg Antonio Aguilera BalbinoContract termination
15 June 2008 Flag of Spain.svg Inaki Astiz Osasuna Loan return
20 June 2008 Flag of Poland.svg Maciej Korzym Odra Loan
30 July 2008 Flag of Poland.svg Maciej Gostomski Zagłębie Sosnowiec Loan
August 2008 Flag of Poland.svg Wojciech Wocial Znicz Pruszków Loan
August 2008 Flag of Poland.svg Artur Jędrzejczyk Dolcan Ząbki Loan
August 2008 Flag of Poland.svg Wojciech Trochim Dolcan Ząbki Loan
August 2008 Flag of Poland.svg Błażej Augustyn Rimini Calcio F.C. Loan
January 2009 Flag of Spain.svg Mikel Arruabarrena SD Eibar Loan
January 2009 Flag of Poland.svg Piotr Bronowicki Piast Gliwice End of contract
January 2009 Flag of Poland.svg Jakub Wawrzyniak Panathinaikos FC Undisclosed
January 2009 Flag of Poland.svg Przemysław Wysocki Piast Gliwice Loan
January 2009 Flag of Poland.svg Kamil Grosicki Jagiellonia Białystok Loan
January 2009 Flag of Brazil.svg Edson Luis da Silva Clube Náutico Capibaribe Undisclosed
January 2009 Flag of Serbia.svg Aleksandar Vuković Iraklis Undisclosed
January 2009 Flag of Poland.svg Marcin Smoliński ŁKS Łódź Undisclosed
Total
TBC

Squad

As of 18 February 2009. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Poland.svg  POL Wojciech Skaba
2 DF Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Iñaki Descarga
3 DF Flag of Poland.svg  POL Wojciech Szala
4 DF Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  ZIM Dickson Choto
5 MF Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Tito
6 MF Flag of Poland.svg  POL Roger
7 MF Flag of Poland.svg  POL Piotr Giza
8 MF Flag of Poland.svg  POL Maciej Iwański
9 FW Flag of Poland.svg  POL Bartłomiej Grzelak
11 DF Flag of Poland.svg  POL Tomasz Kiełbowicz
12 GK Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Konstatin Makhnovskyy
15 DF Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Inaki Astiz
16 MF Flag of Poland.svg  POL Ariel Borysiuk
18 MF Flag of Poland.svg  POL Kamil Majkowski
No.Pos.NationPlayer
19 FW Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  ZIM Takesure Chinyama
20 MF Flag of Poland.svg  POL Sebastian Szałachowski
22 FW Flag of Poland.svg  POL Piotr Rocki
23 FW Flag of Poland.svg  POL Adrian Paluchowski
24 MF Flag of Poland.svg  POL Patryk Koziara
25 DF Flag of Poland.svg  POL Jakub Rzeźniczak
26 DF Flag of North Macedonia.svg  MKD Panče Kumbev
30 MF Flag of Nigeria.svg  NGA Martins Ekwueme
31 MF Flag of Poland.svg  POL Maciej Rybus
32 MF Flag of Serbia.svg  SRB Miroslav Radović
46 MF Flag of Poland.svg  POL Krzysztof Ostrowski
78 MF Flag of Poland.svg  POL Tomasz Jarzębowski
82 GK Flag of Slovakia.svg  SVK Ján Mucha

Match results

Friendlies

Date Opponents Home (H)/
Away (A)
Result Scorers Attendance
8 July 2008 FC Luzern A 1-1 Grzelak TBC
10 July 2008 FC Basel A 1-6 Iwański TBC
26 July 2008 Legia Warszawa Reserve Team H 3-1 Szałachowski
2xGrzelak
TBC
26 July 2008 Dolcan Ząbki H 2-02xGrzelak TBC
2 August 2008 Jagiellonia Białystok H 0-2TBC

Ekstraklasa

DateOpponentsHome (H)/
Away (A)
ResultScorersAttendance
8 August Polonia Warszawa H 2-2 Grzelak
Iwański
7500
15 August Odra A 0-25,000
22 August Jagiellonia Białystok H 2-02xRadović 4,000
29 August Górnik Zabrze A 3-0 Chinyama
Szałachowski
Roger
17,000
12 September Arka Gdynia H 2-0 Chinyama
Radović
4,000
19 September Cracovia A 3-0 Roger
Chinyama
Giza
2,500
26 September Piast Gliwice H 3-1 Edson
o.gGlik
Chiyama
5,000
3 October Lech Poznań A 0-024,000
17 October ŁKS Łódź A 0-05,000
24 October Wisła Kraków H 2-1 Grzelak
Chinyama
10,000
30 October Lechia Gdańsk H 3-02xChinyama
Édson
7,000
November 7 Polonia Bytom A 0-16,000
November 11 GKS Bełchatów A 0-14,500
November 14 Śląsk Wrocław H 4-0 Iwański
Chinyama
Kumbev
Wawrzyniak
11,000
November 21 Ruch Chorzów A 1-0 Chinyama 7,000
November 28 Lechia Gdańsk A 3-2o.gKosznik
2xChinyama
11,000
December 5 GKS Bełchatów H 3-0 Rybus
Chinyama
Giza
5,000
Polonia Warszawa A TBC
Odra H TBC
Jagiellonia Białystok A TBC
Górnik Zabrze H TBC
Arka Gdynia A TBC
Cracovia H TBC
Piast Gliwice A TBC
Lech Poznań H TBC
ŁKS Łódź H TBC
Wisła Kraków A TBC
Polonia Bytom H TBC
Śląsk Wrocław A TBC
Ruch Chorzów H TBC

Polish Super Cup

DateOpponentsHome (H)/
Away (A)
ResultScorersAttendance
20 July 2008 Wisła Kraków N2-1 Chinyama
Rocki
3,000

Polish Cup

RoundDateOpponentsHome (H)/
Away (A)
ResultScorersAttendance
1/1623 September 2008 Wisła Płock A2-1 a.e.t2x Iwański 3,500

Puchar Ligi

RoundDateOpponentsHome (H)/
Away (A)
ResultScorersAttendance
1, Group D2 September 2008 Polonia Warszawa A0-3 w.o
2, Group D5 September 2008 ŁKS Łódź H3-0 Wawrzyniak
Chinyama
Vuković
700

UEFA Cup

RoundDateOpponentsHome (H)/
Away (A)
ResultScorersAttendance
First qualifying round 17 July 2008 FC Gomel H 0-06,000
First qualifying round 31 July 2008 FC Gomel A 1-42x Szałachowski
2x Iwański
8,000

Player statistics

No.Pos.NationalityPlayerAppsSoccerball shade.svg Goals Yellow card.svg YC Red card.svg RC
1 GK Flag of Poland.svg Poland Wojciech Skaba 1000
2 DF Flag of Spain.svg Spain Iñaki Descarga 3000
3 DF Flag of Poland.svg Poland Wojciech Szala 10(1)030
4 DF Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe Dickson Choto 19030
6 MF Flag of Poland.svg Poland Roger 26(2)440
7 MF Flag of Poland.svg Poland Piotr Giza 14(8)530
8 MF Flag of Poland.svg Poland Maciej Iwański 29(1)430
9 FW Flag of Poland.svg Poland Bartłomiej Grzelak 5(4)210
11 DF Flag of Poland.svg Poland Tomasz Kiełbowicz 11(3)020
12 GK Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine Konstatin Makhnovskyy 0000
14 MF Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia Aleksandar Vuković 6(3)020
15 DF Flag of Spain.svg Spain Inaki Astiz 26140
16 MF Flag of Poland.svg Poland Ariel Borysiuk 13(5)040
17 DF Flag of Poland.svg Poland Marcin Komorowski 5(1)000
19 FW Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe Takesure Chinyama 24(2)1930
20 MF Flag of Poland.svg Poland Sebastian Szalachowski 5100
22 MF Flag of Poland.svg Poland Piotr Rocki 5(11)010
23 DF Flag of Poland.svg Poland Adrian Paluchowski 4(3)210
24 DF Flag of Poland.svg Poland Jakub Wawrzyniak 16120
25 DF Flag of Poland.svg Poland Jakub Rzeźniczak 23140
26 DF Flag of North Macedonia.svg Macedonia Panče Kumbev 7(2)130
27 MF Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil Édson 5(2)200
28 MF Flag of Poland.svg Poland Marcin Smoliński 1000
30 MF Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria Martins Ekwueme 1(2)000
31 MF Flag of Poland.svg Poland Maciej Rybus 21(6)320
32 MF Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia Miroslav Radović 18(10)320
33 FW Flag of Poland.svg Poland Kamil Majkowski 0(2)000
40 FW Flag of Spain.svg Spain Mikel Arruabarrena 0(5)000
46 MF Flag of Poland.svg Poland Krzysztof Ostrowski 0(5)000
78 MF Flag of Poland.svg Poland Tomasz Jarzebowski 4(3)000
82 GK Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia Ján Mucha 29000

Top scorers

As of 2008/09 Season

PPlayerPositionEkstraklasaPolish CupPuchat LigiUEFA CupTotal
1 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Takesure Chinyama Forward40105
2 Flag of Poland.svg Maciej Iwański Midfielder12025
3 Flag of Serbia.svg Miroslav Radović Midfielder30003
4 Flag of Poland.svg Roger Midfielder20013
5 Flag of Poland.svg Sebastian Szalachowski Midfielder10023

Most assists

As of 2008/09 Season

PPlayerPositionEkstraklasaPolish CupPuchat LigiUEFA CupTotal
1 Flag of Serbia.svg Miroslav Radović Midfielder10000
2 Flag of Poland.svg Tomasz Kiełbowicz Midfielder00011
3 Flag of Poland.svg Jakub Rzeźniczak Forward00011
4 Flag of Poland.svg Maciej Iwański Midfielder00000
5 Flag of Poland.svg Sebastian Szałachowski Forward00000

Most appearances

As of 2008/09 Season

PPlayerPositionEkstraklasaPolish CupPuchar LigiUEFA CupTotal
1 Flag of Slovakia.svg Ján Mucha Goalkeeper10023
2 Flag of Poland.svg Roger Midfielder10023
3 Flag of Poland.svg Maciej Iwański Forward10023
4 Flag of Serbia.svg Miroslav Radović Midfielder10023
5 Flag of Poland.svg Wojciech Szala Midfielder10023

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