Legia Warsaw

Full Name: Klub Piłkarski Legia Warszawa
City: Warsaw
Founded: 1916
Stadium: Stadion Wojska Polskiego imienia Marszałka Józefa Piłsudskiego (13,628)
Colors: Black, White
Previous: Druzyna Legjonowa (1916-20), Wojskowy Klub Sportowy Warszawa (1920-22), WKS Legia Warszawa (1922-38), 1. WKS Warszawa (1945), WKS Legia Warszawa (1945-49), Centralny Wojskowy Klub Sportowy Warszawa (1949-57), CWKS Legia Warszawa (1957-97), CWKS Legia-Daewoo Warszawa (1997-2001), CWKS Legia Warszawa (2001-03)
Nicknames: Wojskowi, Legioniści
Rivals: Wisła Kraków, Polonia Warszawa

Description:

Legia Warsaw are named after the Polish Legions, the Polish army created at the start of World War I. Like so many clubs, they have gone through a lengthy number of names, in their case all being quite similar variations on the same theme. A few translations: Druznya Legionowa - Legionnaire's Club, Wojskowy Klub Sportowy - Military Sports Club, Centralny Wojskowy Klub Sportowy - Central Military Sports Club. From early on in the club's history, up until the 1990s and the end of Communism, the club was effectively a branch of the Polish military, similar to CSKA Moscow in Russia, Steaua Bucharest in Romania, and many others. From 1997 to 2001 the club also carried the name of title sponsor Daewoo, the Korean auto manufacturer. The nicknames Wojskowi and Legioniści both have military connotations, the first meaning soldiers and the second meaning Legionnaires. Legia Warsaw have reached the semifinals in European competition twice, the 1970 European Cup and the 1991 European Cup Winners' Cup.

Stadion Wojska Polskiego:

The stadium is commonly known as the Stadion Wojska Polskiego - The Polish Army Stadium - while its full name includes that of Józefa Piłsudskiego, one of the founding fathers of Poland and the leader of the Polish Legion at the time of the club's creation. It was built in 1930 and has been modified and expanded several times over the years. Another renovation is underway which will bring the capacity to over 30,000.

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