Legia Warsaw

Legia Warsaw is a famous football club from Warsaw, Poland. It is the most successful team in Poland, having won many important prizes. The team plays its home games at the Polish Army Stadium.

Legia was created in 1916 during World War I. After the war, it started again in 1920 and became known as Legia in 1923. For many years, it was the main football club of the Polish Army.

Before 2004, the club was owned by Pol-Mot. From 2004 to 2014, it was owned by the ITI Group. Today, the club is owned by Dariusz Mioduski, who is also its chairman.

Names

Legia Warsaw is a famous football club from Warsaw, Poland. It has many supporters and is one of the most successful clubs in the country.

History

Legia Warsaw is one of the most successful football clubs in Poland. It was formed in 1916 during World War I in a village called Kostiuchnówka. The club started as a way for soldiers to play football during their free time.

In the 1920s and 1930s, Legia grew stronger and began playing in important leagues. They built a new stadium in 1930 and came close to winning the league before World War II.

After the war, Legia was re-formed and began winning trophies. In the 1950s, they won their first Polish Cup and championship. The 1960s and 1970s were busy years with Legia playing in European competitions and winning more cups and championships.

Legia kept winning in the 1980s and 1990s, earning many titles. In recent years, Legia has won many league championships and trophies, including the Polish Cup and Super Cup. They have also played in European tournaments like the Champions League and Europa League.

Stadium & facilities

Main article: Polish Army Stadium

Legia Warsaw plays its home games at the Polish Army Stadium in Warsaw, Poland. The stadium has been their home since 1930. It can hold many fans and is one of the bigger football stadiums in the Ekstraklasa. The stadium was rebuilt between 2008 and 2011, getting bigger with new stands. The City of Warsaw owns the stadium.

Legia also has a modern training center finished in 2020, located in Książenice, in the Gmina Grodzisk Mazowiecki area. The center has football fields, a hotel, and a dormitory for young players. It is used by the main team and the youth teams.

Sponsors

Club identity and supporters

Legia Warsaw is one of the most popular football clubs in Poland, with fans from Warsaw and other parts of the country, especially in the Masovian Voivodeship. These supporters are very dedicated and enthusiastic. They often travel to watch Legia play away matches, both in Poland and in other countries.

The organized fan movement of Legia Warsaw began in the 1970s during European cup matches. A key moment was on April 1, 1970, when Legia played against Feyenoord. Inspired by the Dutch fans, Legia supporters started to show their team’s colors and symbols in new ways.

Traditionally, the most loyal fans sit in the Żyleta stand of the stadium. After the stadium was renovated between 2008 and 2011, the Żyleta stand became the whole northern part of the stadium. There is an exhibition about the old Żyleta stand in the Legia Warsaw Museum.

Relations with other clubs

Legia Warsaw's fans have friendly ties with supporters of Radomiak Radom, Zagłębie Sosnowiec, and Olimpia Elbląg in Poland, as well as with fans of ADO Den Haag and Juventus from other countries. But Legia has many rivals among other Polish teams, especially those in the top league.

The most famous rivalry is with Lech Poznań, known as the "Derby of Poland." Legia also has historic rivalries with other Warsaw clubs like Polonia Warsaw, though these teams no longer compete in the top league.

Warsaw derby

The Warsaw derby is a match between Legia and Polonia Warsaw

Other local rivalries

Between Legia and Gwardia Warsaw

Between Legia and KS Warszawianka

Honours

Domestic

As of 13 July 2025.

Legia Warsaw has reached important milestones in European competitions. They got to the semi-finals of the European Cup/Champions League in 1969–70 and the quarter-finals in 1970–71 and 1995–96. They also played in the group stage in 2016–17. In the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, they reached the semi-finals in 1990–91 and the quarter-finals in 1964–65 and 1981–82.

In the UEFA Europa League, Legia Warsaw advanced to the round of 32 in 2011–12, 2014–15, and 2016–17, and played in the group stage in 2013–14, 2015–16, and 2021–22. Most recently, in the UEFA Conference League, they reached the quarter-finals in the 2024–25 season and the knockout play-offs round in 2023–24.

Legia Warsaw in international football

See also: Legia Warsaw in European football

UEFA and IFFHS rankings

UEFA Club coefficient ranking

Last updated: 28 December 2025

Source: UEFA

IFFHS Club World ranking

Last updated: 28 December 2025

Source: IFFHS

Best results in European competitions

Club records

See also: List of Legia Warsaw records and statistics

Legia Warsaw has played in the top Polish league, called Ekstraklasa, for many seasons. Their biggest win was on 19 August 1956, beating Wisła Kraków by a large score. Their biggest loss was on 3 September 1927, losing to Pogoń Lwów. They have had long winning streaks and long losing streaks in the league. The oldest player to score a goal for them was Lucjan Brychczy. The youngest goalscorer was Ariel Borysiuk.

Club seasons

Main article: List of Legia Warsaw seasons

This part shows the years Legia Warsaw played in different leagues and tournaments. It tells us how the team did each year, like how many games they won, lost, or drew, and where they ended up in the rankings. The details are in a table to make them easy to see.

Players

Current squad

As of 25 February 2026

Note: Flags show the national team as defined by FIFA; players may have more than one nationality.

Out on loan

Note: Flags show the national team as defined by FIFA; players may have more than one nationality.

Retired numbers

See also: List of retired numbers in association football

Note: Flags show the national team as defined by FIFA; players may have more than one nationality.

Hall of Fame

This is a list of former players and coaches in the Legia Warsaw Hall of Fame.

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

Coaching staff

As of 4 January 2026

Management

Legia Warsaw has had many managers over the years. Some of the most well-known managers include Józef Gałeczka, Waldemar Fornalik, and Henning Jensen .

Coaches

Legia Warsaw has had many coaches from different countries over the years. Some of these coaches include József Ferenczi from Hungary, Karl Fischer from Austria, and Elemér Kovács from Hungary. Poland has had coaches such as Józef Kałuża, Stanisław Mielech, and Kazimierz Górski.

Other coaches are František Dembický from the Czech Republic, Edward Drabiński from Poland, and Wacław Kuchar from Poland. The list also includes János Steiner from Hungary, Ryszard Koncewicz from Poland, and Stjepan Bobek from Yugoslavia.

More recent coaches include Henning Berg from Norway, Stanislav Cherchesov from Russia, and Besnik Hasi from Albania and Kosovo. The team has also been led by Aleksandar Vuković from Serbia and Poland, Ricardo Sá Pinto from Portugal, and Czesław Michniewicz from Poland.

The current coach is Marek Papszun from Poland. The club has had coaches from many different places throughout its history.