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| Nickname | Legioniści (The Legionaries) |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1929 |
| Dissolved | 2023 |
Legia Warszawa, known in English as Legia Warsaw, was a Polish professional men's volleyball club based in Warsaw, founded in 1929. Domestically, the club won 8 league titles and 5 national cups, and on the international stage reached the semifinals of the CEV European Champions Cup two times. The club declared bankruptcy in 2023. [1]
Towarzystwo Sportowe Wisła Kraków Spółka Akcyjna, commonly referred to as Wisła Kraków, is a Polish professional football club based in Kraków. They currently compete in the I liga, the second level of Polish football league system, following relegation from the 2021–22 Ekstraklasa season. It ranks fourth in the number of national titles won (13), behind Górnik Zabrze, Ruch Chorzów, and Legia Warsaw (15), and second in all-time victories. Wisła was founded in 1906 under the name TS Wisła. The team plays its home matches at Henryk Reyman Stadium.
Legia Warszawa, commonly referred to as Legia Warsaw or simply Legia, is a professional football club based in Warsaw, Poland. Legia is the most successful Polish football club in history, winning a record 15 Ekstraklasa champions titles, a record 20 Polish Cup and 5 Polish Super Cup trophies. The club's home venue is the Polish Army Stadium. Legia is the only Polish club never to have been relegated from the top flight of Polish football since World War II.
Górnik Zabrze Spółka Akcyjna, commonly referred to as Górnik Zabrze S.A. or simply Górnik Zabrze, is a Polish football club from Zabrze. Górnik is one of the most successful Polish football clubs in history, winning the second-most Polish Championship titles together with Ruch Chorzów. The club was a dominant force in the 1960s and 1980s. Górnik holds the record for winning the most consecutive Polish Championship titles (5) and Polish Cup titles (5). In addition, the club was 1969–70 Cup Winners' Cup runners-up.
The Polish Cup in football is an annual knockout football competition for Polish football clubs, held continuously since 1950, and is the second most important national title in Polish football after the Ekstraklasa title. Due to mass participation of teams, the tournament is often called The Cup of the Thousand Teams.
Warsaw is home to one major professional football club and a number of smaller clubs. The only one currently playing in the first division (Ekstraklasa) is Legia Warsaw.
Dariusz Paweł Dziekanowski is a Polish football pundit, coach and former player. He was known as Jacki Dziekanowski during his time playing in the Scottish and English leagues. He started his career at Polonia Warsaw, between 1973 and 1979, throughout the youth set-up and into a very young first team, but went to Gwardia Warszawa from 1979 to 1983.
Jacek Wojciech Gmoch is a Polish former professional footballer, manager, and commentator. As a player he spent the majority of his career playing for Legia Warsaw as a defender, and represented Poland 29 times internationally. After a career ending injury he became a successful trainer, winning multiple titles in Poland, Greece, and Cyprus, while also managing the Poland National Team.
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Tomasz Grzegorz Wójtowicz was a Polish volleyball player. In his later life, he worked as a volleyball commentator. As a member of the Poland national team, he won the titles of the 1976 Olympic Champion and the 1974 World Champion.
Ekstraklasa, officially known as PKO Bank Polski Ekstraklasa due to its sponsorship by PKO Bank Polski, is the top Polish professional league for men's association football teams.
Legia Warsaw II, in Poland known as Legia II Warszawa, is a Polish football team, which serves as the reserve side of Legia Warsaw. They compete in the III liga, the fourth division of Polish football, and play their home matches at the Legia Training Center in Książenice.
Srećko Lisinac is a Serbian professional volleyball player who plays as a middle blocker for the Serbia national team.
Legia Warszawa Sekcja Koszykówki is a Polish men's basketball club, based in Warsaw. The team currently plays in the PLK, the Polish first division. The club was established in 1929 as the basketball section of the military multi-sport club of Legia Warsaw. Legia became the leading team in Polish basketball in the 1950s and 1960s with seven national championships and two national cups.
Aleksander Andrzej Skiba was a Polish volleyball player and coach, a member of the Poland national team from 1967 to 1976 and the 1974 World Champion.
Wojciech Drzyzga is a Polish former volleyball player and coach. He was a member of the Poland national team from 1978 to 1985 and a participant in the 1980 Olympic Games. Drzyzga works as a volleyball commentator.
Lucas Lima Linhares, known as Luquinhas, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Polish club Legia Warsaw, on loan from Série A club Fortaleza.
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The 2021–22 Legia Warsaw season is the club's 105th season of existence, and their 85th in the top flight of Polish football. In addition to the domestic league, Legia Warsaw are participating in this season's editions of the Polish Cup, the Polish Super Cup, the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League.
Legia Warsaw is an association football club from Warsaw, Poland. Legia has taken part in fifty-five UEFA cup editions: 25 times in the UEFA Cup and Europa League. 15 times in the European Cup and Champions League, 19 times in the Cup Winners' Cup and once in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. 5 times the club has competed in the Intertoto Cup. The club's first appearance was in the 1956–57 European Cup. The club's best performance so far is reaching the semi-finals of the European Cup, which they managed in the 1969–70 season.