Legia Warsaw (amputee football)
| Full name | Legia Warszawa SA |
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| Nickname(s) | Wojskowi, Legioniści (The Militarians, Legionaries) |
| Founded | 2019[1] |
| Chairman | Dariusz Mioduski |
| League | Amp Futbol Ekstraklasa |
| 2023 | 5th of 7 |
| Website | Club website |
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Legia Warszawa (Polish: [ˈlɛɡʲja varˈʂava]), known in English as Legia Warsaw, is a Polish amputee football club founded in 2019 as a section of the Legia Warsaw sports club. The team was created as a result of the transformation of Gloria Varsovia, existing since 2016, which existed after the dissolution of Lampart Warsaw.[2][3]
History[edit]
At the end of April 2019, Legia took part in the beginning of the new season of Amp Futbol Ekstraklasa as the defender of the championship won by Gloria Varsovia.[4] In the first league tournament, played in Płońsk, they took third place.[5]
In May, the team started the competition in the first edition of the EAFF Champions League. On the first day of tournament, Legia defeated Everton 2–1, and then lost to Ortotek Gaziler S.K. 0–5 and finally finished second in the group.[6] On 26 May 2019, in the semi-finals, they lost 1–4 against the champions of Russia, Dinamo Altai, and in the match for the third place, Polish team won 3–2 against Irish Cork City.[7]
In 2020, Legia won their first Polish championship, winning 14 out of 16 matches in the season.[2][8]
Performance history in Amp Futbol Ekstraklasa[edit]
| Season | Position | M | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| as Lampart Warsaw | |||||||
| 2015[9] | 4/4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 27 |
| 2016[10] | 3/5 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 12 |
| as Gloria Varsovia | |||||||
| 2017 | 2/5 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 9 |
| 2018 | 1/4 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 7 |
| as Legia Warsaw | |||||||
| 2019 | 3/5 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 32 | 22 |
| 2020[11] | 1/5 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 9 |
| 2021[12] | 2/5 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 64 | 9 |
| 2022[13] | 3/6 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 47 | 18 |
| 2023[14] | 5/7 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 20 |
| Lampart Warsaw | 32 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 35 | 39 | |
| Gloria Varsovia | 28 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 50 | 16 | |
| Legia Warsaw | 89 | 55 | 13 | 21 | 209 | 78 | |
| Total | 149 | 82 | 25 | 42 | 294 | 133 | |
References[edit]
- ^ "Legia Warszawa otwiera sekcję amp futbolu. "Zaczynamy współpracę, by wskoczyć na profesjonalny poziom"". Gol24. February 28, 2019.
- ^ a b "Legia Amp Futbol Mistrzem Polski 2020 - Polsat Sport". www.polsatsport.pl.
- ^ "Amputee Football is more than football". shakhtar.com. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
- ^ "PZPN - Łączy nas piłka". www.laczynaspilka.pl.
- ^ "Legia trzecia po turnieju w Płońsku - legionisci.com". legionisci.com. April 29, 2019.
- ^ Górecki, Mateusz (May 25, 2019). "Liga Mistrzów w amp futbolu: zwycięstwo i porażka Legii". sport.tvp.pl.
- ^ Górecki, Mateusz (May 26, 2019). "Ampfutbolowa Liga Mistrzów: Legia Warszawa na podium". sport.tvp.pl.
- ^ UEFA.com (2019-08-18). "Amputee champions league starts up". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
- ^ "Amp Futbol Ekstraklasa 2015". Amp Futbol Polska. Retrieved 2019-08-07.
- ^ "Table – Amp Futbol Ekstraklasa 2016". Amp Futbol Polska. Retrieved 2019-08-07.
- ^ Kolawole, Hashim (2023-08-12). "Amputee Football Star Abayomi Alabi: A Trailblazer In Nigerian Football On The Global Stage". Sports247 Nigeria. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
- ^ Table – PZU Amp Futbol Ekstraklasa 2021 (in Polish), Amp Futbol Polska, 2023-02-08, archived from the original on 2023-02-08, retrieved 2024-01-21
- ^ Table – PZU Amp Futbol Ekstraklasa 2022 (in Polish), Amp Futbol Polska, 2023-02-08, archived from the original on 2023-02-08, retrieved 2024-01-21
- ^ Table – PZU Amp Futbol Ekstraklasa 2023 (in Polish), Amp Futbol Polska, 2023-10-27, archived from the original on 2023-10-27, retrieved 2024-01-21