2017–18 Legia Warsaw season

The 2017–18 Legia Warsaw season is the club's 101st season of existence, and their 81st in the top flight of Polish football. Legia entered the 2017-18 season as the defending Ekstraklasa champions.

Legia Warsaw
2017-18 season
ChairmanDariusz Mioduski
ManagerJacek Magiera (until 13 September 2017)
Romeo Jozak (13 September 2017-14 April 2018)
Dean Klafurić (14 April 2018-)
StadiumPolish Army Stadium
Ekstraklasa1st
Polish CupChampions
UEFA Champions LeagueThird Qualifying Round
UEFA Europa LeaguePlay-off round
Top goalscorerLeague: Jarosław Niezgoda (13 goals)
All: Jarosław Niezgoda (15 goals)
Highest home attendance26,756 (vs Arka Gdynia, 7 July 2017)
Lowest home attendance7,240 (vs Bytovia Bytów, 28 November 2017)
Average home league attendance17,334[1]

Players

Current squad

As of 11 March 2018[2]

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 Arkadiusz Malarz
2 DF Michał Pazdan (3rd captain)
3 DF Maurício (on loan from Lazio)
6 MF Chris Philipps
7 MF Domagoj Antolić
8 MF Cristian Pasquato
9 FW Eduardo
11 FW Jarosław Niezgoda
12 GK Vjačeslavs Kudrjavcevs
14 DF Adam Hloušek
15 MF Michał Kopczyński (vice-captain)
17 MF Mikołaj Kwietniewski
18 MF Michał Kucharczyk
No. Position Player
20 MF Marko Vešović
22 MF Kasper Hämäläinen
25 DF Łukasz Turzyniecki
26 MF Cafú (on loan from FC Metz)
28 DF Łukasz Broź
31 MF Krzysztof Mączyński
32 MF Miroslav Radović (captain)
33 GK Radosław Cierzniak
34 DF Iñaki Astiz
40 MF Brian Iloski
44 DF William Rémy
53 MF Sebastian Szymański
55 DF Artur Jędrzejczyk

Transfers

In

No. Pos Player From Type Window Fee Date Source
7 MF Domagoj Antolić Dinamo Zagreb Transfer Winter Undisclosed 4 January 2018 [3]
9 FW Eduardo Free agent Transfer Winter Free 4 January 2018 [4]
20 MF Marko Vešović HNK Rijeka Transfer Winter Undisclosed 5 January 2018 [5]
44 DF William Rémy Montpellier Transfer Winter Undisclosed 8 January 2018 [6]
17 MF Mikołaj Kwietniewski Fulham Transfer Winter Undisclosed 25 January 2018 [7]
6 MF Chris Philipps FC Metz Transfer Winter Undisclosed 2 February 2018 [8]
40 GK Vjačeslavs Kudrjavcevs Free agent Transfer Winter Free 12 February 2018 [9]
12 MF Brian Iloski UCLA Bruins Transfer Winter Free 16 February 2018 [10]
26 MF Cafú FC Metz Loan Winter 27 February 2018 [11]

Out

No. Pos Player To Type Window Fee Date Source
25 DF Jakub Rzeźniczak Qarabağ FK Transfer Summer 4 July 2017
42 DF Bartłomiej Urbański Willem II Tilburg Transfer Summer 6 July 2017
52 DF Mateusz Wieteska Górnik Zabrze Transfer Summer 7 July 2017
8 MF Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe Olympiacos F.C. Transfer Summer €3,000,000 9 July 2017
99 FW Armando Sadiku Levante UD Transfer Winter €1,000,000 31 January 2018 [12]
75 MF Thibault Moulin PAOK Transfer Winter €1,500,000 31 January 2018 [13]
27 FW Daniel Chima Chukwu Molde FK Transfer Winter 14 February 2018 [14]

Competitions

Friendlies

24 June 2017 FriendlyLegia Warsaw3 – 0Wisła PłockWarka, Poland
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Guilherme  52(p)'
Chima  56'
Michalak  79'
Report Sielewski  24'
30 June 2017 FriendlyRadomiak Radom0 – 2Legia WarsawRadom, Poland
14:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
2 September 2017 FriendlyMazur Karczew1 – 6Legia WarsawKarczew, Poland
14:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
13 January 2018 Florida CupLegia Warsaw2 – 3 Barcelona S.C.Lauderhill, Florida
15:00 CEST (UTC+2) Niezgoda  7'
Remy  90'
Caicedo  18'
Nahuelpán  21'
Esterilla  27'
Stadium: Central Broward Regional Park , Lauderhill
Attendance: 2,048
Referee: Andres Pfefferkorn
20 January 2018 Florida CupLegia Warsaw0 – 2 Atlético NacionalSt. Petersburg, Florida
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Ramírez  36'
Ramírez  42'
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium , St. Petersburg, Florida
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Guido Gonzalez Jr.
27 January 2018 FriendlyLegia Warsaw2 - 0 Silkeborg IFBenidorm, Spain
CEST (UTC+2) Sadiku  31'
Niezgoda  70'
Dąbrowski  50'
Szymański 79'
Report
1 February 2018 FriendlyLegia Warsaw1 – 5 FC Viktoria PlzeňBenidorm, Spain
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) Hämäläinen  62' Report Kopic  16'
Krmenčík  17', 33'
Chorý  65'
Bakoš  86'
2 February 2018 FriendlyLegia Warsaw1 – 1 Shanghai Shenxin F.C.Benidorm, Spain
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Iloski  23' Report Yifeng  15'

Polish Super Cup

Polish Cup

8 August 2017 (2017-08-08) Round of 32Wisła Puławy1–4Legia WarsawStadion MOSiR, Puławy
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Hirsz  90' Report
Attendance: 3,930
Referee: Bartosz Frankowski (Toruń)

21 September 2017 (2017-09-21) Round of 16Ruch Zdzieszowice0–4Legia WarsawStadion Miejski, Opole
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Report
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Kornel Paszkiewicz (Wrocław)

25 October 2017 (2017-10-25) QuarterfinalsBytovia Bytów1–3Legia WarsawStadion MOSiR, Bytów
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Szewczyk  45' Report
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Jarosław Przybył (Kluczbork)
28 November 2017 (2017-11-28) QuarterfinalsLegia Warsaw4–2Bytovia BytówPolish Army Stadium, Warsaw
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)
Report
Attendance: 7,240
Referee: Sebastian Jarzębak (Bytom)

Legia Warsaw won 7–3 on aggregate.


18 April 2018 SemifinalsLegia Warsaw2–1Górnik ZabrzePolish Army Stadium, Warsaw
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Report Hloušek  56' (o.g.) Attendance: 16,124
Referee: Bartosz Frankowski (Toruń)

Legia Warsaw won 3–2 on aggregate.

2 May 2018 FinalArka Gdynia1 - 2Legia WarsawNational Stadium, Warsaw
16:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Piesio  71'
Sołdecki  90+9'
Report Niezgoda  12'
Cafú  29'
Attendance: 47,037
Referee: Piotr Lasyk (Bytom)

Ekstraklasa

Regular season

  Win   Draw   Loss

15 July 2017 1Górnik Zabrze3 - 1Legia WarsawZabrze, Poland
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Suárez  17'
Angulo  43'
Angulo  65'
Wolyniewicz  49'
Rafał Kurzawa  71'
Report Sadiku  80'
Guilherme  6'
Nagy  70'
Stadium: Ernest Pohl Stadium
Attendance: 22,708
Referee: Tomasz Musiał (Kraków)
22 July 2017 2Legia Warsaw1 - 1Korona KielceWarsaw, Poland
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Kucharczyk  79' Report Kosakiewicz  85'
Możdżeń  85'
Barry  90+4'
Stadium: Polish Army Stadium
Attendance: 15,041
Referee: Daniel Stefański (Bydgoszcz)
29 July 2017 3Legia Warsaw2 - 0Sandecja Nowy SączWarsaw, Poland
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Hämäläinen  71'
Kucharczyk  90'
Report Baran  20' Stadium: Polish Army Stadium
Attendance: 14,393
Referee: Tomasz Kwiatkowski (Warsaw)
5 August 2017 4Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza1 - 0Legia WarsawNieciecza, Poland
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Piątek  54'
Jovanović  36'
Śpiączka  89'
Kupczak  90+3'
Report Baran  20'
Mączyński  80'
Stadium: Stadion Termaliki Bruk-Bet
Attendance: 4,561
Referee: Mariusz Złotek (Stalowa Wola)
11 August 2017 5Legia Warsaw3 - 1Piast GliwiceWarsaw, Poland
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Nagy  17'
Jędrzejczyk  54'
Mączyński  78'
Guilherme  79'
Moulin  90+5'
Report Sedlar  57'
Dziczek  73'
Mak  86'
Papadopulos  89'
Živec  90+5'
Stadium: Polish Army Stadium
Attendance: 13,708
Referee: Bartosz Frankowski (Toruń)
20 August 2017 6Wisła Płock0 - 1Legia WarsawPłock, Poland
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Kazimierz Górski Stadium
Attendance: 9,718
Referee: Daniel Stefański (Bydgoszcz)
27 August 2017 7Legia Warsaw2 - 1Zagłębie LubinWarsaw, Poland
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Polish Army Stadium
Attendance: 14,941
Referee: Bartosz Frankowski (Toruń)
9 September 2017 8Śląsk Wrocław2 - 1Legia WarsawWrocław, Poland
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stadion Miejski
Attendance: 24,086
Referee: Jarosław Przybył (Kluczbork)
17 September 2017 9Legia Warsaw1 - 0KS CracoviaWarsaw, Poland
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Polish Army Stadium
Attendance: 16,650
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Płock)
24 September 2017 10Jagiellonia Białystok1 - 0Legia WarsawBiałystok, Poland
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Białystok City Stadium
Attendance: 17,894
Referee: Bartosz Frankowski (Toruń)
1 October 2017 11Lech Poznań3 - 0Legia WarsawPoznań, Poland
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: INEA Stadion
Attendance: 36,829
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Płock)
15 October 2017 12Legia Warsaw1 - 0Lechia GdańskWarsaw, Poland
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Polish Army Stadium
Attendance: 18,574
Referee: Daniel Stefański (Bydgoszcz)
22 October 2017 13Wisła Kraków0 - 1Legia WarsawKraków, Poland
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stadion Miejski
Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Bartosz Frankowski (Toruń)
29 October 2017 14Legia Warsaw2 - 0Arka GdyniaWarsaw, Poland
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Polish Army Stadium
Attendance: 14,433
Referee: Mariusz Złotek (Stalowa Wola)
5 November 2017 15Pogoń Szczecin1 - 3Legia WarsawSzczecin, Poland
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Drygas 62' Report Broź 45' (pen.)

Moulin 76'

Dvali 82' (og.)
Stadium: Stadion Florian Krygier
Attendance: 6,192
Referee: Tomasz Musiał (Kraków)
19 November 2017 16Legia Warsaw1 - 0Górnik ZabrzeWarsaw, Poland
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Polish Army Stadium
Attendance: 24,981
Referee: Jarosław Przybył (Kluczbork)
25 November 2017 17Korona Kielce3 - 2Legia WarsawKielce, Poland
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Attendance: 15,200
Referee: Mariusz Złotek (Stalowa Wola)
2 December 2017 18Sandecja Nowy Sącz2 - 2Legia WarsawNowy Sącz, Poland
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Stadion Termaliki Bruk-Bet
Attendance: 2,619
Referee: Tomasz Musiał (Kraków)
9 December 2017 19Legia Warsaw3 - 0Bruk-Bet Termalica NiecieczaWarsaw, Poland
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Polish Army Stadium
Attendance: 11,388
Referee: Piotr Lasyk (Bytom)
12 December 2017 20Piast Gliwice0 - 1Legia WarsawGliwice, Poland
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Guilherme 45' (pen). Stadium: Stadion Piast
Attendance: 5,243
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Płock)
16 December 2017 21Legia Warsaw0 - 2Wisła PłockWarsaw, Poland
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Polish Army Stadium
Attendance: 13,721
Referee: Tomasz Musiał (Kraków)
9 February 2018 22Zagłębie Lubin2 - 3Legia WarsawLublin, Poland
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Mareš  46', 90' (pen.) Report Niezgoda  16', 67'
Radović  90' (pen.)
Stadium: Stadion Zagłębia Lubin
Attendance: 9,655
Referee: Mariusz Złotek (Stalowa Wola)
16 February 2018 23Legia Warsaw4 - 1Śląsk WrocławWarsaw, Poland
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Hämäläinen  23', 30', 33'
Niezgoda  45'
Report Pich  35' Stadium: Polish Army Stadium
Attendance: 23,720
Referee: Jarosław Przybył (Kluczbork)
24 February 2018 24KS Cracovia0 - 0Legia WarsawKrakow, Poland
Report Attendance: 2,152
27 February 2018 25Legia Warsaw0 - 2Jagiellonia BiałystokWarsaw, Poland
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Polish Army Stadium
Attendance: 12,939
4 March 2018 26Legia Warsaw2 - 1Lech PoznanWarsaw, Poland
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Polish Army Stadium
Attendance: 22,899
11 March 2018 27Lechia Gdańsk1 - 3Legia WarsawGdansk, Poland
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Attendance: 12,021
18 March 2018 28Legia Warsaw0 - 2Wisła KrakówWarsaw, Poland
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Polish Army Stadium
Attendance: 20,236
31 March 2018 29Arka Gdynia1 - 0Legia WarsawGdynia, Poland
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Attendance: 11,762
7 April 2018 30Legia Warsaw3 - 0Pogoń SzczecinWarsaw, Poland
18:15 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Polish Army Stadium
Attendance: 18,683
League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Lech Poznań 30 15 10 5 49 23 +26 55 Qualification for the Championship round
2 Jagiellonia Białystok 30 16 6 8 45 36 +9 54[lower-alpha 1]
3 Legia Warsaw 30 17 3 10 43 31 +12 54[lower-alpha 1]
4 Wisła Płock 30 15 4 11 42 35 +7 49
5 Górnik Zabrze[lower-alpha 2] 30 12 11 7 56 46 +10 47
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.)[17]
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head record: Jagiellonia 1–0 Legia, Legia 0–2 Jagiellonia.
  2. Górnik Zabrze were punished after the 26th round with a deduction of three points because of stadium destruction by the fans.[15]The appeal against the penalty has been accepted on 22 March 2018.[16]

Championship round

Matches
14 April 2018 31Legia Warsaw0 - 1Zagłębie LubinWarsaw, Poland
30:20 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Polish Army Stadium
Attendance: 13,081
22 April 2018 32Wisła Kraków 1 - 3Legia WarsawKrakow, Poland
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Attendance: 23,156
27 April 2018 33Legia Warsaw3 - 1Korona KielceWarsaw, Poland
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Polish Army Stadium
Attendance: 16,865
6 May 2018 34Jagiellonia Białystok0 - 0Legia WarsawBialystok, Poland
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Attendance: 18,763
Referee: Tomasz Musiał (Kraków)
9 May 2018 35Legia Warsaw3 - 2Wisła PłockWarsaw, Poland
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Polish Army Stadium
Attendance: 16,043
Referee: Jarosław Przybył (Kluczbork)
13 May 2018 36Legia Warsaw2 - 0Górnik ZabrzeWarsaw, Poland
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Polish Army Stadium
Attendance: 25,980
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Płock)
20 May 2018 37Lech Poznań0 - 3Legia WarsawPoznan, Poland
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: INEA Stadion
Attendance: 27,617
Referee: Daniel Stefański (Bydgoszcz)
League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Legia Warsaw (C) 37 22 4 11 55 35 +20 70 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Jagiellonia Białystok 37 20 7 10 55 41 +14 67 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
3 Lech Poznań 37 16 12 9 53 34 +19 60 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
4 Górnik Zabrze 37 16 12 9 68 54 +14 60
5 Wisła Płock 37 17 6 14 53 45 +8 57
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).[18]
(C) Champion.

Champions League

Second qualifying round

12 July 2017 (2017-07-12) IFK Mariehamn 0–3 Legia WarsawWiklöf Holding Arena, Mariehamn
20:00 Report
Attendance: 1,637
Referee: Andrew Dallas (Scotland)
19 July 2017 (2017-07-19) Legia Warsaw 6–0 IFK MariehamnPolish Army Stadium, Warsaw
20:45
Report Attendance: 15,843
Referee: Tiago Martins (Portugal)

Legia Warsaw won 9–0 on aggregate.


Third qualifying round

26 July 2017 (2017-07-26) Astana 3–1 Legia WarsawAstana Arena, Astana
16:00
Report Sadiku  79' Attendance: 26,100
Referee: Tamás Bognár (Hungary)
2 August 2017 (2017-08-02) Legia Warsaw 1–0 AstanaPolish Army Stadium, Warsaw
20:45 Czerwiński  76' Report Attendance: 24,937
Referee: Jakob Kehlet (Denmark)

Astana won 3–2 on aggregate.

Europa League

Play-off round

17 August 2017 (2017-08-17) Legia Warsaw 1–1 Sheriff TiraspolPolish Army Stadium, Warsaw
20:45 Report
Attendance: 17,732
Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (Macedonia)
24 August 2017 (2017-08-24) Sheriff Tiraspol 0–0 Legia WarsawSheriff Stadium, Tiraspol
19:00 Report Attendance: 6,237
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)

1–1 on aggregate. Sheriff Tiraspol won on away goals.

Statistics

Goalscorers

As of 10 February 2018.[19]
P Pos. Nr Player League Super Cup Polish Cup Champions League Europa League Total
1 FW 11 Jarosław Niezgoda 900009
2 FW (99) Armando Sadiku 24107
3 MF 22 Kasper Hämäläinen 400116
4 MF (6) Guilherme 300205
MF 18 Michał Kucharczyk 300205
MF 53 Sebastian Szymański 103105
7 MF (21) Dominik Nagy 101103
MF (75) Thibault Moulin 210003
Own goal 101103
10 DF 5 Maciej Dąbrowski 101002
DF (7) Hildeberto Pereira 02002
MF 8 Cristian Pasquato 11002
DF 28 Łukasz Broź 101002
MF 31 Krzysztof Mączyński 101002
15 DF (4) Jakub Czerwiński 000101
MF (17) Konrad Michalak 000101
MF 32 Miroslav Radović 100001

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