Legia Warsaw
Legia Warszawa (Polish: [ˈlɛɡʲja varˈʂava] ⓘ), 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 record 15 Ekstraklasa champions titles, a record 20 Polish Cup and 5 Polish SuperCup trophies. The club's home venue is the Polish Army Stadium (Stadion Wojska Polskiego). Legia is the only Polish club never to have been relegated from the top flight of Polish football since World War II (see: 1936 Legia Warsaw season).
| Full name | Legia Warszawa Spółka Akcyjna | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Wojskowi, Legioniści (The Militarians, Legionaries) | |||
| Founded | 5 March 1916 as Drużyna Sportowa Legia (Sport Team Legia) | |||
| Stadium | Stadion Wojska Polskiego | |||
| Capacity | 31,800 | |||
| Owner | Dariusz Mioduski | |||
| President | Dariusz Mioduski | |||
| Head coach | Kosta Runjaić | |||
| League | Ekstraklasa | |||
| 2022–23 | Ekstraklasa, 2nd of 18 | |||
| Website | Club website | |||
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Legia was formed between 5 and 15 March 1916 during military operations in World War I, as the main football club of the Polish Legions. After the war, the club was reactivated on 14 March 1920 in an officer casino in Warsaw as Wojskowy Klub Sportowy Warszawa, renamed Legia in 1923 after merger with another local club, Korona. It became the main official football club of the Polish Army – Wojskowy Klub Sportowy Legia Warszawa (lit. 'Military Sports Club Legia Warsaw'). From 1949 to 1957, Legia was known as CWKS Warszawa (lit. 'Central Military Sports Club Warsaw')
Before 8 April 2004, it was owned by Pol-Mot and from 8 April 2004 (sold for 3 million zlotys) until 9 January 2014, it was owned by media conglomerate ITI Group. The club is currently owned by Dariusz Mioduski who serves as the club's chairman.