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, including 15 league titles, 21 Polish Cups, and 6 Polish Super Cups. The team plays its home games at the Polish Army Stadium.

Legia was created between March 5 and 15, 1916, during World War I, as the main football club of the Polish Legions. After the war, it was started again on March 14, 1920, and later became known as Legia in 1923. For many years, it was the main football club of the Polish Army.

Before April 8, 2004, the club was owned by Pol-Mot. From that date until January 9, 2014, it was owned by the ITI Group. Today, the club is owned by Dariusz Mioduski, who is also its chairman.

Names

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 had many close calls in 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 continued to succeed in the 1980s and 1990s, winning many more titles. In recent years, Legia has won multiple league championships and trophies, including the Polish Cup and Super Cup. They have also competed 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. This stadium has been their home since August 9, 1930. It can hold 31,103 fans, making it the fifth largest football stadium in the Ekstraklasa. The stadium was rebuilt between 2008 and 2011, with new, larger stands that increased its size from 13,500 to 31,103 seats. The City of Warsaw owns the stadium.

Legia also has a modern training center finished in June 2020, located in Książenice, in the Gmina Grodzisk Mazowiecki area. The center has eight football fields, six with natural grass and two with artificial turf, plus a hotel and dormitory for young players aged 13 to 18. 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 many fans from Warsaw and other parts of the country, especially in the Masovian Voivodeship. These supporters are known for being 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 internationally. However, 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 achieved many important milestones in European competitions. They reached the semi-finals of the European Cup/Champions League in the 1969–70 season and the quarter-finals in 1970–71 and 1995–96. They also participated in the group stage in 2016–17. In the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, they made it to 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 competed 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 73 seasons. Their biggest win in the league was on 19 August 1956, beating Wisła Kraków 12–0. Their biggest loss was on 3 September 1927, losing to Pogoń Lwów 11–2. They have had longest winning streaks of 9 games, and longest losing streaks of 7 games in the league. The oldest player to score a goal for them was Lucjan Brychczy, who was 37 years old when he scored. The youngest goalscorer was Ariel Borysiuk, who scored at just 16 years old.

Club seasons

Main article: List of Legia Warsaw seasons

This section shows the different years Legia Warsaw played in various leagues and tournaments. It includes details about how the team performed each season, such as how many games they won, lost, or drew, and where they placed in the standings. The information is organized in a table for easy reference.

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

Coaches

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

Other coaches include František Dembický from the Czech Republic, Edward Drabiński from Poland, and Wacław Kuchar from Poland. The list continues with coaches like 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 coaches such as Aleksandar Vuković from Serbia and Poland, Ricardo Sá Pinto from Portugal, and Czesław Michniewicz from Poland.

The current coach as of the latest information is Marek Papszun from Poland. The club has had a diverse range of coaching talent throughout its history.