Legia Warsaw (basketball)

Legia Warszawa
Nickname Wojskowi ("Militarians"),
Legioniści ("Legionnaires", "Legionarries")
League PLK
Founded 1929 (1929)
History Legia Warsaw
(1929–present)
Location Warsaw, Poland
Team colors Red, White, Green and Black
                   
President Roman Podobas
Head coach Piotr Bakun
Championships 7 Polish Championships
2 Polish Cups
1 I Liga
Website legiakosz.com
Uniforms
Home
Away

Sportowy Klub Legia Warszawa /ˈlɛɡjə/ (Polish pronunciation: [ˈlegia warszawa]) 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 at the decades of 1950s and 1960s with seven national championships and two national cups.

In 2017, Legia promoted to the PLK after being absent for 14 years.[1]

Honours

Total titles: 9

Domestic competitions

Season by season

Season Tier League Pos.
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

International record

Season Achievement Notes
Euroleague
1958 Quarter-finals eliminated by ASK Riga, 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

References

  1. ↑ "Legia Warszawa wywalczyła awans do Polskiej Ligi Koszykówki". Eurosport.onet.pl. 2017-05-20.
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