2017–18 Lechia Gdańsk season

The 2017–18 Ekstraklasa season was Lechia's 74th since their creation, and was their 10th continuous season in the top league of Polish football.

Lechia Gdańsk
2017–18 season
ManagerPiotr Nowak (-Sep 27)

Adam Owen (Sep 27 – Mar 3)

Piotr Stokowiec (Mar 5-)
StadiumStadion Energa Gdańsk
Ekstraklasa13th
Polish CupRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague: Marco Paixão (16 goals)
All: Marco Paixão (16 goals)
Highest home attendance22,871 vs Arka Gdynia
Lowest home attendance2,235 vs Termalica Nieciecza

The season covered the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.

Players

First team squad[1]

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

No. Position Player
1 GK Dušan Kuciak
2 DF Mato Miloš
3 DF Jakub Wawrzyniak
4 DF Gerson
5 DF Steven Vitória
6 MF Simeon Slavchev
7 MF Miloš Krasić
8 MF Romário Baldé
9 MF Patryk Lipski
10 MF Sebastian Mila
10 FW Egy Maulana
11 FW Grzegorz Kuświk
13 DF Mateusz Lewandowski
16 MF Ariel Borysiuk
17 MF Lukáš Haraslín
19 FW Marco Paixão
20 DF Adam Chrzanowski
No. Position Player
21 MF Sławomir Peszko
22 DF Filip Mladenović
23 DF Grzegorz Wojtkowiak
25 DF Michał Nalepa
26 DF Błażej Augustyn
27 MF Rafał Wolski
28 MF Flávio Paixão
29 MF Karol Fila
29 FW Mateusz Żukowski
30 DF João Aniceto Grandela Nunes
31 MF Florian Schikowski
32 MF Mateusz Matras
33 GK Oliver Zelenika
35 MF Daniel Łukasik
41 DF Paweł Stolarski
71 GK Maciej Woźniak
96 MF João Pedro Abreu de Oliveira

Transfers

Players In
No. Pos. Player From Type Window Fee Date Source
31MFFlorian SchikowskiBorussia MönchengladbachTransferSummerFree1 July 2017[2]
25DFMichał NalepaFerencvárosi TCTransferSummerFree1 July 2017[3]
13DFMateusz LewandowskiPogoń SzczecinTransferSummerFree1 July 2017[4]
32DFMateusz MatrasPogoń SzczecinTransferSummerFree1 July 2017[5]
26DFBłażej AugustynAscoli CalcioTransferSummerFree6 August 2017
9MFPatryk LipskiRuch ChorzówTransferSummerFree12 August 2017[6]
96MFJoão OliveiraFC LuzernLoanSummer-15 August 2017[7]
8FWRomário BaldéBenficaTransferSummerFree25 August 2017[8]
6MFSimeon SlavchevSporting CPLoanSummer-30 August 2017[9]
2DFMato MilošBenficaLoanSummer-31 August 2017[10]
16MFAriel BorysiukQueens Park RangersTransferWinterFree26 January 2018[11]
22DFFilip MladenovićStandard LiègeTransferWinterFree27 January 2018
12 players€0k

Players Out
No. Pos. Player To Type Window Fee Date Source
32GKVanja Milinković-SavićTorino F.C.TransferSummer€2.3 million1 July 2017[12]
-MFMaciej MakuszewskiLech PoznańTransferSummer€270K1 July 2017[13]
-DFAdam DźwigałaWisła PłockTransferSummerFree1 July 2017[14]
20MFMichał ChrapekŚląsk WrocławTransferSummerFree1 June 2017[15]
9MFMichał MakŚląsk WrocławLoanSummer-12 July 2017[16]
2DFRafał JanickiLech PoznańLoanSummer-14 July 2017[17]
4MFAleksandar KovačevićFK HaugesundTransferSummer€70K10 August 2017[18]
13DFMateusz LewandowskiŚląsk WrocławLoanWinter-30 January 2018[19]
8 players€2.64m

Friendlies

Summer
1 July 2017 Lechia Gdańsk3–2Chojniczanka ChojniceGniewino
16:00 BST Grzegorz Kuświk  20'
Florian Schikowski  73'
Mateusz Lewandowski  77'		 Mario Maloča  57 (OG)' Tomasz Mikołajczak  61' Stadium: Stadion Miejski
4 July 2017 Lechia Gdańsk3–2Sandecja Nowy SączGniewino
9:00 BST Aleksandar Kovačević  57', 76'
Mateusz Lewandowski  67'		 Aleksandar Kolev  45'
Michal Piter-Bučko  55'		 Stadium: Stadion Miejski
11 November 2017 Bałtyk Gdynia0-5Lechia GdańskGdynia
9:00 BST Romário Baldé  11'
Marco Paixão  17'
Flávio Paixão  24'
Grzegorz Kuświk  83', 88'		 Stadium: Stadion GOSiR

Winter
20 January 2018 Qarabağ FK1-1Lechia GdańskBelek
11:30 BST Dani Quintana  60' Flávio Paixão  85' Stadium: IC Hotels Football Center - Pitch A
21 January 2018 CS Universitatea Craiova1-0Lechia GdańskBelek
13:00 BST Gustavo Vagenin  33' (pen) Stadium: IC Hotels Football Center - Pitch A
28 January 2018 Lechia Gdańsk4-1Pogoń SiedlceGdańsk
15:30 BST Sławomir Peszko  34'
Marco Paixão  61'
Rafał Wolski  71'
Przemysław Macierzyński  89' (pen)		 Grzegorz Tomasiewicz  64' (pen) Stadium: MOSiR Stadium
3 February 2018 Lechia Gdańsk1-0Chojniczanka ChojniceGdańsk
13:00 BST Sławomir Peszko  58' Stadium: MOSiR Stadium

Regular Season
Main article: 2017–18 Ekstraklasa

Fixtures for the 2017–18 Ekstraklasa season[20]
14 July 2017 1Wisła Płock0–2Lechia GdańskPłock
17:00 BST Dominik Furman  56' Marco Paixão  24' Mateusz Matras  37' Stadium: Kazimierz Górski Stadium
22 July 2017 2Lechia Gdańsk0-1CracoviaGdańsk
17:00 BST Michał Helik  68' Stadium: Stadion Energa Gdańsk
28 July 2017 3Śląsk Wrocław3–2Lechia GdańskWrocław
19:30 BST Piotr Celeban  5', 80'
Jakub Kosecki  30'		 Marco Paixão  48', 52' Stadium: Stadion Miejski
5 August 2017 4Lechia Gdańsk1-1Górnik ZabrzeGdańsk
14:30 BST Marco Paixão  57' (pen) Igor Angulo  39' Stadium: Stadion Energa Gdańsk
14 August 2017 5Pogoń Szczecin0–0Lechia GdańskSzczecin
17:00 BST Stadium: Stadion Florian Krygier
18 August 2017 6Lechia Gdańsk2-3Sandecja Nowy SączGdańsk
17:00 BST Marco Paixão  51'
Sławomir Peszko  55'		 Bartłomiej Dudzic  16', 43'
Wojciech Trochim  78'		 Stadium: Stadion Energa Gdańsk
26 August 2017 7Wisła Kraków1–1Lechia GdańskKraków
19:30 BST Carlitos  79' João Pedro Abreu de Oliveira  42' Stadium: Stadion Miejski
11 September 2017 8Piast Gliwice1–2Lechia GdańskPiast
17:00 BST Stojan Vranješ  30' Marco Paixão  11'
Romário Baldé  87'
Simeon Slavchev  40'		 Stadium: Stadion Piast
28 September 2017 9Lechia Gdańsk3-3Jagiellonia BiałystokGdańsk
17:00 BST Błażej Augustyn  11'
Marco Paixão  59', 90+3'		 Błażej Augustyn  24 (OG)'
Przemysław Frankowski  29'
Fedor Černych  49'		 Stadium: Stadion Energa Gdańsk
23 September 2017 10Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza2-1Lechia GdańskNieciecza
14:30 BST Bartosz Szeliga  48'
Gabriel Iancu  90+7' (pen)		 Rafał Wolski  60'
Romário Baldé  88'		 Stadium: Stadion Termaliki Bruk-Bet
30 September 2017 11Lechia Gdańsk1–0Zagłębie LubinGdańsk
14:30 BST Flávio Paixão  60' Stadium: Stadion Energa Gdańsk
15 October 2017 12Legia Warsaw1-0Lechia GdańskWarsaw
17:00 BST Jarosław Niezgoda  6' Stadium: Polish Army Stadium
21 October 2017 13Lechia Gdańsk3-3Lech PoznańGdańsk
19:30 BST Błażej Augustyn  13'
Marco Paixão  45+6' (pen)
Emir Dilaver  77 (OG)'
Michał Nalepa  52'		 Maciej Gajos  37'
Christian Gytkjær  70'
Maciej Makuszewski  72'
Mihai Răduț  74'		 Stadium: Stadion Energa Gdańsk
30 October 2017 14Lechia Gdańsk0-5Korona KielceGdańsk
15:00 BST Nika Kacharava  26', 44'
Maciej Górski  31'
Bartosz Rymaniak  39'
Elia Soriano  74'		 Stadium: Stadion Energa Gdańsk
3 November 2017 15Arka Gdynia0-1Lechia GdańskGdynia
19:30 BST Flávio Paixão  90+5' Stadium: Stadion GOSiR
18 November 2017 16Lechia Gdańsk3-0Wisła PłockGdańsk
19:30 GMT Marco Paixão  3'
Miloš Krasić  17'		 Igor Łasicki  74' Stadium: Stadion Energa Gdańsk
24 November 2017 17Cracovia2-1Lechia GdańskKraków
17:00 GMT Krzysztof Piątek  72', 90+7' Michał Helik  64 (OG)'
Grzegorz Wojtkowiak  90+10'		 Stadium: Marshal Józef Piłsudski Stadium
1 December 2017 18Lechia Gdańsk3-1Śląsk WrocławGdańsk
19:30 GMT Marco Paixão  40', 80'
Flávio Paixão  56' (pen)		 Łukasz Madej  82' Stadium: Stadion Energa Gdańsk
8 December 2017 19Górnik Zabrze1-1Lechia GdańskZabrze
19:30 GMT Dani Suárez  48' Flávio Paixão  70' Stadium: Ernest Pohl Stadium
13 December 2017 20Lechia Gdańsk1-3Pogoń SzczecinGdańsk
17:00 GMT Marco Paixão  83' Adam Frączczak  17', 72' (pen)
Jakub Piotrowski  33'		 Stadium: Stadion Energa Gdańsk
16 December 2017 21Sandecja Nowy Sącz2-2Lechia GdańskNowy Sącz
17:00 GMT Aleksandar Kolev  16'
Patrik Mráz  90+2'		 Flávio Paixão  51'
João Pedro Abreu de Oliveira  87'		 Stadium: Władysław Augustynek Stadium
10 February 2018 22Lechia Gdańsk1-1Wisła KrakówGdańsk
19:30 GMT Sławomir Peszko  33' Carlitos  15' Stadium: Stadion Energa Gdańsk
18 February 2018 23Lechia Gdańsk0-2Piast GliwiceGdańsk
14:30 GMT Mateusz Szczepaniak  63'
Michal Papadopulos  90+3'		 Stadium: Stadion Energa Gdańsk
23 February 2018 24Jagiellonia Białystok4-1Lechia GdańskBiałystok
19:30 GMT Piotr Wlazło  28'
Roman Bezjak  42'
Martin Pospíšil  53'
Karol Świderski  90+2'		 Flávio Paixão  26' Stadium: Białystok City Stadium
27 February 2018 25Lechia Gdańsk2-2Bruk-Bet Termalica NiecieczaGdańsk
17:00 GMT Marco Paixão  44' (pen)
Adam Chrzanowski  57'		 Roman Gergel  26'
Joona Toivio  90+2'		 Stadium: Stadion Energa Gdańsk
2 March 2018 26Zagłębie Lubin0-0Lechia GdańskLubin
19:30 GMT Stadium: Stadion Zagłębia Lubin
11 March 2018 27Lechia Gdańsk1-3Legia WarsawGdańsk
17:00 GMT Simeon Slavchev  66' Jarosław Niezgoda  24'
William Rémy  48'
Michał Kucharczyk  52'		 Stadium: Stadion Energa Gdańsk
16 March 2018 28Lech Poznań3-0Lechia GdańskPoznań
19:30 GMT Łukasz Trałka  17'
Christian Gytkjær  45+2'
Darko Jevtić  55'		 Stadium: Stadion Miejski
31 March 2018 29Korona Kielce1-0Lechia GdańskKielce
17:00 GMT Goran Cvijanović  17' Stadium: Kielce City Stadium
7 April 2018 30Lechia Gdańsk4-2Arka GdyniaGdańsk
17:00 GMT Flávio Paixão  14', 28' (pen), 39'
Sławomir Peszko  25'		 Luka Zarandia  67'
Enrique Esqueda  90+9'		 Stadium: Stadion Energa Gdańsk

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
12 Pogoń Szczecin 30 8 7 15 34 48 −14 31[lower-alpha 1] Qualification for the Relegation round
13 Piast Gliwice 30 6 12 12 28 38 −10 30[lower-alpha 2]
14 Lechia Gdańsk[lower-alpha 3] 30 7 10 13 39 51 −12 30[lower-alpha 2]
15 Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza 30 7 8 15 32 52 −20 29
16 Sandecja Nowy Sącz 30 4 13 13 27 46 −19 25
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.)[22]
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head record: Śląsk 3–0 Pogoń, Pogoń 3–2 Śląsk.
  2. Head-to-head record: Piast 1–2 Lechia, Lechia 0–2 Piast.
  3. Lechia Gdańsk were punished with a deduction of one point for failing with licensing requirements.[21]

Relegation Group
13 April 2018 31Arka Gdynia1-2Lechia GdańskGdynia
17:00 GMT Mateusz Szwoch  9' (pen) Steven Vitória  22'
Flávio Paixão  43'		 Stadium: Stadion GOSiR
23 April 2018 32Lechia Gdańsk0-0CracoviaGdańsk
17:00 GMT Stadium: Stadion Energa Gdańsk
30 April 2018 33Śląsk Wrocław3-1Lechia GdańskWrocław
17:00 GMT Marcin Robak  26' (pen)
Jakub Kosecki  30', 45+1'		 Sławomir Peszko  37' Stadium: Stadion Miejski
4 May 2018 34Lechia Gdańsk0-1Bruk-Bet Termalica NiecieczaGdańsk
19:30 GMT Vladislavs Gutkovskis  74' Stadium: Stadion Energa Gdańsk
8 May 2018 35Piast Gliwice0-2Lechia GdańskPiast
17:00 GMT Michał Nalepa  45'
João Pedro Abreu de Oliveira  78'}		 Stadium: Stadion Piast
12 May 2018 36Pogoń Szczecin1-1Lechia GdańskSzczecin
14:30 GMT Adam Frączczak  29' Patryk Lipski  21' Stadium: Stadion Florian Krygier
19 May 2018 37Lechia Gdańsk1-1Sandecja Nowy SączGdańsk
17:00 GMT Flávio Paixão  56' Wojciech Trochim  29' Stadium: Stadion Energa Gdańsk

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
11 Pogoń Szczecin 37 12 9 16 46 54 −8 45
12 Arka Gdynia 37 11 10 16 46 48 −2 43
13 Lechia Gdańsk 37 9 13 15 46 58 −12 39
14 Piast Gliwice 37 8 13 16 40 48 −8 37
15 Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza (R) 37 9 9 19 39 66 −27 36 Relegation to I liga
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).[23]
(R) Relegated.

Polish Cup
9 August 2017 Round of 32Bytovia Bytów1-0Lechia GdańskBytów
18:00 GMT Sebastian Kamiński  60' Stadium: MOSiR Stadium Bytów

Stats
League Cup Total
No.Pos.PlayerAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1GKDušan Kuciak36-1-37-
2DFMato Miloš14---14-
3DFJakub Wawrzyniak20-1-21-
4DFGerson5---5-
5DFSteven Vitória1411-15-
6MFSimeon Slavchev271--271
7MFMiloš Krasić291--291
8MFRomário Baldé101--101
9MFPatryk Lipski211--211
10MFSebastian Mila1---1-
11FWGrzegorz Kuświk11---11-
13DFMateusz Lewandowski10-1-11-
16MFAriel Borysiuk12---12-
17MFLukáš Haraslín11---11-
19FWMarco Paixão2816--2816
20DFAdam Chrzanowski101--101
21MFSławomir Peszko2541-264
22DFFilip Mladenović14---14-
23DFGrzegorz Wojtkowiak13-1-14-
25DFMichał Nalepa1611-17-
26DFBłażej Augustyn152--152
27MFRafał Wolski111--111
28FWFlávio Paixão34101-3510
29DFKarol Fila1-1-2-
29FWMateusz Żukowski2---2-
30DFJoão Nunes30-1-31-
31MFFlorian Schikowski4-1-5-
32MFMateusz Matras711-81
33GKOliver Zelenika1---1-
35MFDaniel Łukasik32-1-33-
41DFPaweł Stolarski25-1-26-
96MFJoão Oliveira193--193

Goalscorers
Rank Player Goals
1Marco Paixão16
2Flávio Paixão10
3Sławomir Peszko4
4João Oliveira3
5Błażej Augustyn2
Own Goals2
7Miloš Krasić1
Simeon Slavchev1
Michał Nalepa1
Patryk Lipski1
Steven Vitória1
Mateusz Matras1
Adam Chrzanowski1
Romário Baldé1
Rafał Wolski1

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