2018–19 Legia Warsaw season

The 2018–19 Legia Warsaw season is the club's 102st season of existence, and their 82st in the top flight of Polish football. Legia entered the 2018–19 season as the defending Ekstraklasa champions.

Legia Warsaw
2018-19 season
ChairmanDariusz Mioduski
ManagerDean Klafurić
(14 April 2018-1 August 2018)
Aleksandar Vuković
(1 August 2018-13 August 2018)
Ricardo Sá Pinto
(13 August 2018 - 09 April 2019)
Aleksandar Vuković
(09 April 2019 - Present) (Interim)
StadiumPolish Army Stadium
Ekstraklasa2nd
Polish CupQuarterfinals
UEFA Champions LeagueSecond Qualifying Round
UEFA Europa LeagueThird Qualifying Round

Players

Current squad
As of 24 June 2019[1]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  POL Arkadiusz Malarz (vice-captain)
4 DF  POL Mateusz Wieteska
6 MF  LUX Chris Philipps
7 MF  CRO Domagoj Antolić
11 FW  POL Jarosław Niezgoda
16 DF  POR Luís Rocha
20 MF  MNE Marko Vešović
21 MF  HUN Dominik Nagy
23 MF  POR Salvador Agra
24 MF  POR André Martins
26 MF  POR Cafú
27 FW  ESP Carlitos
No. Pos. Nation Player
30 GK  POL Radosław Majecki
33 GK  POL Radosław Cierzniak
34 DF  ESP Iñaki Astiz
35 GK  POL Cezary Miszta
40 MF  POL Michał Karbownik
41 DF  POL Paweł Stolarski
44 DF  FRA William Rémy
50 MF  POL Mateusz Praszelik
55 DF  POL Artur Jędrzejczyk
99 FW  CRO Sandro Kulenović
— MF  GEO Valerian Gvilia

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 MF  POL Tomasz Jodłowiec (at Piast Gliwice)
5 DF  POL Mateusz Hołownia (at Śląsk Wrocław)
9 FW  FRA Vamara Sanogo (at Zagłębie Sosnowiec)
12 FW  GHA Sadam Sulley (at MFK Zemplín Michalovce)
13 MF  POL Łukasz Moneta (at Bytovia Bytów)
15 MF  POL Michał Kopczyński (at Wellington Phoenix)
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF  POL Mikołaj Kwietniewski (at Bytovia Bytów)
19 FW  GUI José Kanté (at Gimnàstic de Tarragona)
23 DF  POL Mateusz Żyro (at Miedź Legnica)
— MF  POL Tomasz Nawotka (at Zagłębie Sosnowiec)
— MF  POL Kacper Kostorz (at Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała)
— MF  POL Kacper Skibicki (at Olimpia Grudziądz)

In
No. Pos Player From Type Fee Date Source
4 DF Mateusz Wieteska Górnik Zabrze Transfer 500,000 zł 14 June 2018 [2][3]
19 FW José Kanté Wisła Płock Transfer Free 18 June 2018 [2][4]
27 FW Carlitos Wisła Kraków Transfer Free 5 July 2018 [5]
41 DF Paweł Stolarski Lechia Gdańsk Transfer 14 August 2018 [6]
24 MF André Martins Olympiacos Transfer Free 6 September 2018 [7]

Out
No. Pos Player To Type Fee Date Source
4 DF Jakub Czerwiński Piast Gliwice Transfer 275,000 € 30 May 2018 [8][3]
3 DF Maurício S.S. Lazio Loan Loan end 9 June 2018 [9]
3 DF Konrad Jałocha GKS Tychy Transfer Free 15 June 2018 [10]
28 DF Łukasz Broź End of contract Transfer Free 20 June 2018 [11]
19 DF Rafał Makowski Zagłębie Sosnowiec Transfer Free 29 June 2018 [12]
7 MF Hildeberto Pereira Vitória de Setúbal Transfer Unknown 2 August 2018 [13]
77 MF Konrad Michalak Lechia Gdańsk Transfer Unknown 14 August 2018 [14]

Competitions

Friendlies
17 June 2018 Friendly Legia Warsaw 5 - 1 Mazur Karczew Warsaw, Poland
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Polish Army Stadium
24 June 2018 Friendly Legia Warsaw 3 - 2 Stal Mielec Warka, Poland
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
30 June 2018 Friendly Legia Warsaw 3 - 3 Górnik Łęczna Warka, Poland
CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Polish Army Stadium
4 July 2018 Friendly Legia Warsaw 5 - 2 FC Viitorul Constanța Warsaw, Poland
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Polish Army Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Tomasz Kwiatkowski (Warsaw)
6 July 2018 Friendly Legia Warsaw 0 - 0 Radomiak Radom Warsaw, Poland
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Polish Army Stadium
Attendance: 500

Polish Super Cup
Main article: 2018 Polish SuperCup
14 July 2018 (2018-07-14) Legia Warsaw 2–3 Arka Gdynia Warsaw, Poland
20:30 CEST Bodanov  2' (o.g.)
Kanté  27'
Philipps  30'  53'
Mączyński  43'
Vešović  44'
Carlitos  61'
Szymański  62'
Kucharczyk  90+2'		 Report Zarandia  20'
Marić  31'
Bodanov  38'
Janota  45+3'
Nalepa  79'		 Stadium: Polish Army Stadium
Attendance: 17,419
Referee: Mariusz Złotek

Polish Cup
25 September 2018 (2018-09-25) Round of 64 Chojniczanka Chojnice 0–1 Legia Warsaw Chojnice
17:40 CEST Report Michał Pazdan  27' Stadium: Stadion Miejski Chojniczanka
Attendance: 3,740
Referee: Wojciech Myć (Lublin)
30 October 2018 (2018-10-30) Round of 32 Piast Gliwice 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)		 Legia Warsaw Gliwice
20:30 Jakub Czerwiński  118' Carlitos  111' Stadium: Stadion Piast
Attendance: 3,508
Referee: Tomasz Musiał (Kraków)
5 December 2018 Round of 16 Chrobry Głogów 0–3 Legia Warsaw Głogów
20:30 Michał Kucharczyk  31'
Cafú  36', 82'		 Stadium: GOS Stadium
Attendance: 2,670
Referee: Jarosław Przybył (Kluczbork)
13 March 2019 Quarter-final Raków Częstochowa 2–1 (a.e.t.) Legia Warsaw Częstochowa
Radosław Majecki  4' (o.g.)
Andrzej Niewulis  112'		 Michał Kucharczyk  30' Stadium: Municipal Football Stadium Raków
Attendance: 3,990
Referee: Jarosław Przybył (Kluczbork)

Regular season
Main article: 2018–19 Ekstraklasa
21 July 2018 1 Legia Warsaw 1 - 3 Zagłębie Lubin Warsaw, Poland
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Hloušek  37'
Vešović  62'
Żyro  78'		 Report Tuszyński  15', 87'
Starzyński  21' (pen)
Dąbrowski  58'		 Stadium: Polish Army Stadium
Attendance: 12,278
Referee: Jarosław Przybył (Kluczbork)
28 July 2018 2 Korona Kielce 1 - 2 Legia Warsaw Kielce, Poland
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Kielce City Stadium
Attendance: 10,806
Referee: Piotr Lasyk (Bytom)
4 August 2018 3 Legia Warsaw 0 - 0 Lechia Gdańsk Warsaw, Poland
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Polish Army Stadium
Attendance: 16,153
Referee: Tomasz Musiał (Kraków)
12 August 2018 4 Piast Gliwice 1 - 3 Legia Warsaw Gliwice, Poland
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Attendance: 7,120
19 August 2018 5 Legia Warsaw 2 - 1 Zagłębie Sosnowiec Warsaw, Poland
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Polish Army Stadium
Attendance: 16,122
26 August 2018 6 Legia Warsaw 1 - 4 Wisła Płock Warsaw, Poland
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Polish Army Stadium
Attendance: 11,232
2 September 2018 7 KS Cracovia 0 - 0 Legia Warsaw Krakow, Poland
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Attendance: 8,123
16 September 2018 8 Legia Warsaw 1 - 0 Lech Poznań Warsaw, Poland
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Polish Army Stadium
Attendance: 22,731
Referee: Daniel Stefański (Bydgoszcz)
22 September 2018 9 Miedź Legnica 1 - 4 Legia Warsaw Legnica, Poland
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Attendance: 5,875
Referee: Tomasz Musiał (Kraków)
28 September 2018 10 Legia Warsaw 1 - 1 Arka Gdynia Warsaw, Poland
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Polish Army Stadium
Attendance: 14,849
Referee: Paweł Gil (Lublin)
6 October 2018 11 Śląsk Wrocław 0 - 1 Legia Warsaw Legnica, Poland
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Attendance: 20,084
Referee: Jarosław Przybył (Kluczbork)
21 October 2018 12 Legia Warsaw 3 - 3 Wisła Kraków Warsaw, Poland
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Polish Army Stadium
Attendance: 22,797
Referee: Bartosz Frankowski (Toruń)
25 October 2018 13 Jagiellonia Białystok 1 - 1 Legia Warsaw Białystok, Poland
CEST (UTC+2) Report Referee: Mariusz Złotek (Stalowa Wola)
3 November 2018 14 Legia Warsaw 4 - 0 Górnik Zabrze Warsaw, Poland
CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Polish Army Stadium
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: Wojciech Myć (Lublin)
9 November 2018 15 Pogoń Szczecin 2 – 1 Legia Warsaw Szczecin, Poland
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Summary
Stadium: Stadion Miejski im. Floriana Krygiera
Attendance: 13,564
Referee: Daniel Stefański
25 November 2018 16 Zagłębie Lubin 0 - 1 Legia Warsaw Lubin, Poland
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) William Rémy  9' Stadium: Stadion Zagłębia Lubin
Attendance: 16,068
1 December 2018 17 Legia Warsaw 3 - 0 Korona Kielce Warsaw, Poland
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Cafú  8'
Michał Kucharczyk  45+1'
Sebastian Szymański  87'		 Iván Márquez Álvarez  51' Stadium: Polish Army Stadium
Attendance: 18.443
9 December 2018 18 Lechia Gdańsk 0 - 0 Legia Warsaw Gdańsk, Poland
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Stadion Energa Gdańsk
Attendance: 20.856
Referee: Szymon Marciniak
15 December 2018 19 Legia Warsaw 2 - 0 Piast Gliwice Warsaw, Poland
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Sandro Kulenović  20'
Carlitos  84'		 Stadium: Polish Army Stadium
20 December 2018 20 Zagłębie Sosnowiec 2 - 3 Legia Warsaw Sosnowiec, Poland
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Piotr Polczak  8'
Carlitos  48 (OG)'		 William Rémy  47'
Adam Hloušek  84'
Sandro Kulenović  88'		 Stadium: Stadion Ludowy
10 February 2019 21 Wisła Płock 0 - 1 Legia Warsaw Płock, Poland
CEST (UTC+2) Attendance: 6,740
17 February 2019 22 Legia Warsaw 0 - 2 KS Cracovia Warsaw, Poland
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Polish Army Stadium
Attendance: 23,572
23 February 2019 23 Lech Poznań 2 - 0 Legia Warsaw Poznań, Poland
CEST (UTC+2) Attendance: 16,720
1 March 2019 24 Legia Warsaw 2 - 0 Miedź Legnica Warsaw, Poland
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Polish Army Stadium
Attendance: 21,362
9 March 2019 25 Arka Gdynia 1 - 2 Legia Warsaw Gdynia, Poland
CEST (UTC+2)
16 March 2019 26 Legia Warsaw 1 - 0 Śląsk Wrocław Warsaw, Poland
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Polish Army Stadium
31 March 2019 27 Wisła Kraków 4 - 0 Legia Warsaw Kraków, Poland
CEST (UTC+2)
3 April 2019 28 Legia Warsaw 3 - 0 Jagiellonia Białystok Warsaw, Poland
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Polish Army Stadium
6 April 2019 29 Górnik Zabrze 1 - 2 Legia Warsaw Zabrze, Poland
CEST (UTC+2)
13 April 2019 30 Legia Warsaw 3 - 1 Pogoń Szczecin Warsaw, Poland
CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Polish Army Stadium
League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Lechia Gdańsk 30 17 9 4 45 25 +20 60[lower-alpha 1] Qualification for the Championship round
2 Legia Warsaw 30 18 6 6 48 31 +17 60[lower-alpha 1]
3 Piast Gliwice 30 15 8 7 47 31 +16 53
4 Cracovia 30 14 6 10 39 34 +5 48
5 Zagłębie Lubin 30 14 5 11 48 38 +10 47[lower-alpha 2]
Source: Ekstraklasa, 90minut
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if two teams); 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Fairplay ranking; 9) Draw. (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played.)
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head record: Legia Warsaw 0–0 Lechia Gdańsk, Lechia Gdańsk 0–0 Legia Warsaw. Goal difference: Lechia Gdańsk (+20), Legia Warsaw (+17)
  2. Head-to-head record: Zagłębie Lubin 0–2 Jagiellonia Białystok, Jagiellonia Białystok 0–4 Zagłębie Lubin.

Championship Round
20 April 2019 31 Legia Warsaw 1 - 0 KS Cracovia Warsaw
14:30 BST Report Attendance: 13,632
24 April 2019 32 Lech Poznan 1 - 0 Legia Warsaw Poznan
17:00 BST Report Attendance: 11,935
27 April 2019 33 Lechia Gdańsk 1 - 3 Legia Warsaw Gdańsk
Report Attendance: 25,000
04 May 2019 34 Legia Warsaw 0 - 1 Piast Gliwice Warsaw
Report
12 May 2019 35 Legia Warsaw 1 - 1 Pogoń Szczecin Warsaw
Report Attendance: 22,161
15 May 2019 36 Jagiellonia Białystok 1 - 0 Legia Warsaw Białystok
Report Attendance: 13,573
19 May 2019 37 Legia Warsaw 2 - 2 Zagłębie Lubin Warsaw
Report Attendance: 23,000

  Win   Draw   Loss

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Piast Gliwice (C) 37 21 9 7 57 33 +24 72 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Legia Warsaw 37 20 8 9 55 38 +17 68 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
3 Lechia Gdańsk 37 19 10 8 54 38 +16 67 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
4 Cracovia 37 17 6 14 45 43 +2 57[lower-alpha 2] Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
5 Jagiellonia Białystok 37 16 9 12 55 52 +3 57[lower-alpha 2]
Source: Ekstraklasa, 90minut
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Points in regular season; 3) Head-to-head points in regular season; 4) Head-to-head goal difference in regular season; 5) Head-to-head goals scored in regular season; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored in regular season (if only two teams); 7) Goal difference; 8) Goals scored; 9) Fairplay ranking; 10) Play-off (only if needed to decide champion, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).[15]
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. Lechia Gdańsk qualified for the Europa League second qualifying round by winning the 2018–19 Polish Cup.
  2. Points in regular season: Cracovia 48 points, Jagiellonia Białystok 47 points.

Champions League
Main article: 2018–19 UEFA Champions League

First qualifying round
10 July 2018 (2018-07-10) Cork City 0–1 Legia Warsaw Turners Cross, Cork
20:45 (19:45 IST) McCormack  35'
McNamee  41'
Buckley  78'		 Report Kucharczyk  79' Attendance: 5,795
Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania)
17 July 2018 (2018-07-17) Legia Warsaw 3–0 Cork City Polish Army Stadium, Warsaw
20:45 Kanté  28'
Astiz  66'
Radović  73' (pen)
Carlitos  89'		 Report Attendance: 12,573
Referee: Kai Erik Steen (Norway)

Legia Warsaw won 4–0 on aggregate.

Second qualifying round
24 July 2018 (2018-07-24) Legia Warsaw 0–2 Spartak Trnava Polish Army Stadium, Warsaw
21:00 Report
Attendance: 15,527[16]
Referee: Ádám Farkas (Hungary)
31 July 2018 (2018-07-31) Spartak Trnava 0–1 Legia Warsaw Štadión Antona Malatinského, Trnava
20:30 Report
Attendance: 17,204[16]
Referee: Roi Reinshreiber (Israel)

Spartak Trnava won 2–1 on aggregate.

Europa League
Main article: 2018–19 UEFA Europa League

Third qualifying round
9 August 2018 (2018-08-09) Legia Warsaw 1–2 F91 Dudelange Polish Army Stadium, Warsaw
21:00
Report
Attendance: 9,923
Referee: Halis Özkahya (Turkey)
16 August 2018 (2018-08-16) F91 Dudelange 2–2 Legia Warsaw Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City[note 1]
20:00
Report
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Ivaylo Stoyanov (Bulgaria)

F91 Dudelange won 4–3 on aggregate.

Notes
  1. F91 Dudelange played their third qualifying and play-off rounds home matches at Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, instead of their regular stadium Stade Jos Nosbaum, Dudelange.

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