Lechia (disambiguation)

Lechia is the historical and/or alternative name of Poland.

Other uses of the name Lechia are;

In sports:

• Football;
  • Lechia Gdańsk, Polish football club based in Gdańsk. Formed in 1945.
  • Lechia Lwów, the first ever Polish professional football club. Formed in 1903, disbanded in 1939.
  • Lechia Zielona Góra, Polish football club based in Zielona Góra. Formed in 1946, disbanded in 2015. Reformed in 2019.
  • Lechia Dzierżoniów, Polish football club based in Dzierżoniów. Formed in 1945.
  • Lechia 06 Mysłowice, Polish football club based in Mysłowice. Formed in 1906.
  • Lechia Kostrzyn, Polish football club based in Kostrzyn. Formed in 1922.
  • Lechia Tomaszów Mazowiecki, Polish football club based in Tomaszów Mazowiecki. Formed in 1923.
  • Lechia Piechowice, Polish football club based in Piechowice. Formed in 1946.
  • Lechia Rokitnica, Polish football club based in Rokitnica. Formed in 1958.
  • Olimpia-Lechia Gdańsk, former Polish football club created by a merger between Lechia Gdańsk and Olimpia Poznań. Formed in 1995, disbanded in 1996.
  • Lechia-Polonia Gdańsk, former Polish football club created by a merger between Lechia Gdańsk and Polonia Gdańsk. Formed in 1998, disbanded in 2002.

• Rugby;
  • RC Lechia Gdańsk, Polish rugby club based in Gdańsk

• Sports clubs;
  • Lechia Gdańsk (sports club), formed in 1945 it is a Polish multi-sports club based in Gdańsk.
  • Lechia Kielce (1920–1948), the first Polish multi-sports club of its name, based in Kielce.
  • Lechia Kielce (1955–1988), the second Polish multi-sports club of its name, despite its name it was not associated with the first sports club known as Lechia Kielce.

Animals:

• Lechia squamata was the original name of the Laufeia squamata spider discovered in Vietnam. The spider is included in the genus Laufeia.

Other:

• Lechia is the name of an academic coorperation [sic?] based in Poznań. First formed in 1920 it is mainly used by students from PUEB and UAM.
• Lechia is a name that was often used by a cosmetic company based in Poznań before Nivea took over the factory in 2006.