Legia Warszawa (basketball)

Legia Warszawa (Polish: [ˈlɛɡʲja varˈʂava]) 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.

Legia Warszawa
NicknameWojskowi ("Militarians"),
Legioniści ("Legionnaires", "Legionarries")
LeaguePLK
Founded1929 (1929)
HistoryLegia Warsaw
1929–present
ArenaCos Torwar
Capacity5,000[1]
LocationWarsaw, Poland
Team colorsRed, White, Green and Black
       
PresidentRoman Podobas
Head coachWojciech Kamiński
Championships7 Polish Championships
2 Polish Cups
1 I Liga
Websitelegiakosz.com

In 2017, Legia was promoted to the PLK after being absent for 14 years.[2]

Players

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Legia Warszawa roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.Name
SG 2 Didier-Urbaniak, Benjamin 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 20 – (2001-02-03)3 February 2001
SG 3 Karolak, Jakub (C) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 27 – (1993-09-26)26 September 1993
G 4 Kolakowski, Szymon 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) 17 – (2003-11-03)3 November 2003
G 8 Medford, Lester 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 27 – (1993-03-24)24 March 1993
G/F 14 Kulka, Grzegorz 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 24 – (1996-04-04)4 April 1996
PF 15 Linowski, Adam  2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 33 – (1987-03-25)25 March 1987
SG 18 Konopatzki, Mariusz  1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 24 – (1996-03-25)25 March 1996
F/C 24 Morris, Jamel 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 28 – (1992-11-14)14 November 1992
PF 31 Kamiński, Grzegorz 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 20 – (2000-05-14)14 May 2000
F/C 33 Watson, Earl 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 30 – (1990-09-14)14 September 1990
G 84 Kuźkow, Przemysław 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 22 – (1999-01-25)25 January 1999
F/C 91 Wyka, Dariusz   2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 29 – (1991-12-03)3 December 1991
F/C 99 Sadowski, Jakub   2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) 19 – (2001-05-22)22 May 2001
SF Likhodey, Valery   2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 34 – (1986-10-23)23 October 1986
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Marek Zapałowski

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured

Updated: February 3, 2021

Honours

Total titles: 9

Domestic competitions

Season by season

Season Tier League Pos. Record Polish Cup
2011–12 4 3 Liga 1st
2012–13 3 2 Liga 3rd
2013–14 3 2 Liga 1st
2014–15 2 I Liga 4th
2015–16 2 I Liga 2nd
2016–17 2 I Liga 1st
2017–18 1 PLK 16th
5–27
Quarterfinalist
2018–19 1 PLK 8th
2019–20 1 PLK 15th

International record

Season Achievement Notes
Euroleague
1958 Quarter-finals eliminated by Rīgas ASK, 59-93 (L) in Riga and 63-61 (W) in Warsaw
1960–61 Quarter-finals eliminated by CSKA Moscow, 72-98 (L) in Warsaw and 73-85 (L) in Moscow
1961–62 Quarter-finals eliminated by Real Madrid, 73-62 (W) in Warsaw and 71-100 (L) in Madrid
1963–64 Quarter-finals eliminated by Real Madrid, 90-102 (L) in Warsaw and 86-92 (L) in Madrid
Saporta Cup
1968–69 Quarter-finals eliminated by Slavia Prague, 82-113 (L) in Prague and 80-91 (L) in Warsaw
1970–71 Quarter-finals eliminated by Fides Napoli, 75-84 (L) in Warsaw and 73-96 (L) in Napoli

Players

Notable players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

References

  1. "Legia Warszawa". Eurobasket.com. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  2. "Legia Warszawa wywalczyła awans do Polskiej Ligi Koszykówki". Eurosport.onet.pl. 2017-05-20.


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