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2016–17 Legia Warsaw season

Legia Warsaw
2016–17 season
ManagerBesnik Hasi
(until 20 September)
Aleksandar Vuković
(caretaker, from 20 September to 24 September)
Jacek Magiera
(from 24 September)
StadiumPolish Army Stadium
Ekstraklasa1st
Polish CupRound of 32
Polish Super CupRunners-up
UEFA Champions LeagueGroup stage
UEFA Europa LeagueRound of 32

The 2016–17 season was Legia Warsaw's 80th season in the Ekstraklasa and 100th year in existence as a football club. In addition to the domestic league, Legia Warsaw participated in this season's editions of the Polish Cup, the Polish Super Cup, the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League.

Squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Poland POL Arkadiusz Malarz
2 DF Poland POL Michał Pazdan
3 MF Poland POL Tomasz Jodłowiec
4 DF Poland POL Jakub Czerwiński
5 DF Poland POL Maciej Dąbrowski
6 MF Brazil BRA Guilherme
8 MF Belgium BEL Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe
9 MF Georgia (country) GEO Valeri Qazaishvili
14 DF Czech Republic CZE Adam Hloušek
15 MF Poland POL Michał Kopczyński
18 MF Poland POL Michał Kucharczyk
21 MF Hungary HUN Dominik Nagy
22 MF Finland FIN Kasper Hämäläinen
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 DF Poland POL Mateusz Hołownia
24 FW Czech Republic CZE Tomáš Necid
25 DF Poland POL Jakub Rzeźniczak
26 FW Croatia CRO Sandro Kulenović
27 FW Nigeria NGA Daniel Chima Chukwu
28 DF Poland POL Łukasz Broź
30 GK Poland POL Radosław Majecki
32 MF Serbia SRB Miroslav Radović
33 GK Poland POL Radosław Cierzniak
42 MF Poland POL Bartłomiej Urbański
53 MF Poland POL Sebastian Szymański
55 DF Poland POL Artur Jędrzejczyk
75 MF France FRA Thibault Moulin

Source:[1]

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Ekstraklasa 16 July 2016 4 June 2017 Matchday 1 Winners 37 21 10 6 70 31 +39 056.76
Polish Cup 10 August 2016 10 August 2016 Round of 32 Round of 32 1 0 0 1 2 3 −1 000.00
Polish Super Cup 7 July 2016 Final Runners-up 1 0 0 1 1 4 −3 000.00
UEFA Champions League 12 July 2016 7 December 2016 Second qualifying round Group stage 12 4 4 4 16 26 −10 033.33
UEFA Europa League 16 February 2017 23 February 2017 Round of 32 Round of 32 2 0 1 1 0 1 −1 000.00
Total 53 25 15 13 89 65 +24 047.17

Source: Competitions

Polish Super Cup

As the previous season's Ekstraklasa and Polish Cup winners, Legia Warsaw faced cup runners-up Lech Poznań in the 2016 Polish Super Cup.

7 July 2016 Final Legia Warsaw 1–4 Lech Poznań Warsaw
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Polish Army Stadium
Referee: Krzysztof Jakubik

Ekstraklasa

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
37 21 10 6 70 31  +39 73 8 8 3 32 15  +17 13 2 3 38 16  +22

Source: Competitions

Regular season

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Jagiellonia Białystok 30 18 5 7 56 31 +25 59 Qualification for the championship round
2 Legia Warsaw 30 17 7 6 58 30 +28 58
3 Lech Poznań 30 16 7 7 50 22 +28 55
4 Lechia Gdańsk 30 16 5 9 46 37 +9 53
5 Wisła Kraków 30 13 5 12 45 46 −1 44
Source: Ekstraklasa, 90minut, Soccerway
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).[2]
Matches
16 July 2016 1 Legia Warsaw 1–1 Jagiellonia Białystok Warsaw
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Polish Army Stadium
Referee: Szymon Marciniak
23 July 2016 2 Legia Warsaw 0–0 Śląsk Wrocław Warsaw
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Polish Army Stadium
Referee: Jarosław Przybył
30 July 2016 3 Wisła Płock 2–3 Legia Warsaw Płock
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Kazimierz Górski Stadium
Referee: Tomasz Musiał
7 August 2016 4 Legia Warsaw 0–0 Piast Gliwice Warsaw
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Polish Army Stadium
Referee: Paweł Gil
13 August 2016 5 Górnik Łęczna 1–0 Legia Warsaw Lublin
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Arena Lublin
Referee: Krzysztof Jakubik
20 August 2016 6 Legia Warsaw 1–3 Arka Gdynia Warsaw
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Polish Army Stadium
Referee: Mariusz Złotek
28 August 2016 7 Ruch Chorzów 0–2 Legia Warsaw Chorzów
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Stadion Miejski
Referee: Daniel Stefański
10 September 2016 8 Nieciecza 2–1 Legia Warsaw Nieciecza
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadion Termaliki Bruk-Bet
Referee: Bartosz Frankowski
18 September 2016 9 Legia Warsaw 2–3 Zagłębie Lubin Warsaw
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Polish Army Stadium
Referee: Tomasz Musiał
23 September 2016 10 Wisła Kraków 0–0 Legia Warsaw Kraków
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Henryk Reyman Stadium
Referee: Paweł Gil
1 October 2016 11 Legia Warsaw 3–0 Lechia Gdańsk Warsaw
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Polish Army Stadium
Referee: Szymon Marciniak
14 October 2016 12 Pogoń Szczecin 3–2 Legia Warsaw Szczecin
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Florian Krygier Stadium
Referee: Mariusz Złotek
22 October 2016 13 Legia Warsaw 2–1 Lech Poznań Warsaw
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Polish Army Stadium
Referee: Szymon Marciniak
28 October 2016 14 Korona Kielce 2–4 Legia Warsaw Kielce
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Kielce Stadium
Referee: Tomasz Musiał
6 November 2016 15 Legia Warsaw 2–0 Cracovia Warsaw
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Polish Army Stadium
Referee: Mariusz Złotek
18 November 2016 16 Jagiellonia Białystok 1–4 Legia Warsaw Białystok
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Białystok Stadium
Referee: Bartosz Frankowski
27 November 2016 17 Śląsk Wrocław 0–4 Legia Warsaw Wrocław
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Wrocław Stadium
Referee: Daniel Stefański
2 December 2016 18 Legia Warsaw 2–2 Wisła Płock Warsaw
20:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Polish Army Stadium
Referee: Jarosław Przybył
11 December 2016 19 Piast Gliwice 1–5 Legia Warsaw Gliwice
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadion Miejski
Referee: Mariusz Złotek
18 December 2016 20 Legia Warsaw 5–0 Górnik Łęczna Warsaw
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Polish Army Stadium
Referee: Daniel Stefański
11 February 2017 21 Arka Gdynia 0–1 Legia Warsaw Gdynia
20:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stadion Miejski
Referee: Tomasz Musiał
19 February 2017 22 Legia Warsaw 1–3 Ruch Chorzów Warsaw
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Polish Army Stadium
Referee: Daniel Stefański
26 February 2017 23 Legia Warsaw 1–1 Nieciecza Warsaw
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Polish Army Stadium
Referee: Mariusz Złotek
3 March 2017 24 Zagłębie Lubin 1–3 Legia Warsaw Lubin
20:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Lubin Stadium
Referee: Jarosław Przybył
12 March 2017 25 Legia Warsaw 1–0 Wisła Kraków Warsaw
18:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Polish Army Stadium
Referee: Paweł Gil
19 March 2017 26 Lechia Gdańsk 1–2 Legia Warsaw Gdańsk
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadion Energa Gdańsk
Referee: Daniel Stefański
1 April 2017 27 Legia Warsaw 2–0 Pogoń Szczecin Warsaw
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Polish Army Stadium
Referee: Adrien Jaccottet (Switzerland)
9 April 2017 28 Lech Poznań 1–2 Legia Warsaw Poznań
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Poznań Stadium
Referee: Daniel Stefański
17 April 2017 29 Legia Warsaw 0–0 Korona Kielce Warsaw
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Polish Army Stadium
Referee: Bartosz Frankowski
22 April 2017 30 Cracovia 1–2 Legia Warsaw Kraków
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Józef Piłsudski Stadium
Referee: Jarosław Przybył

Championship round

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Legia Warsaw (C) 37 21 10 6 70 31 +39 44 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2 Jagiellonia Białystok 37 21 8 8 64 39 +25 42[a] Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
3 Lech Poznań 37 20 9 8 62 29 +33 42[a]
4 Lechia Gdańsk 37 20 8 9 57 37 +20 42[a]
5 Korona Kielce 37 14 5 18 47 65 −18 28
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).
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Regular season record: Jagiellonia 59 pts, Lech 55 pts, Lechia 53 pts.
Matches
30 April 2017 31 Legia Warsaw 1–1 Wisła Kraków Warsaw
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Polish Army Stadium
Referee: Daniel Stefański
7 May 2017 32 Pogoń Szczecin 0–2 Legia Warsaw Szczecin
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Florian Krygier Stadium
Referee: Szymon Marciniak
14 May 2017 33 Legia Warsaw 6–0 Nieciecza Warsaw
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Polish Army Stadium
Referee: Tomasz Musiał
17 May 2017 34 Legia Warsaw 2–0 Lech Poznań Warsaw
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Polish Army Stadium
Referee: Daniel Stefański
21 May 2017 35 Jagiellonia Białystok 0–0 Legia Warsaw Białystok
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Białystok Stadium
Referee: Bartosz Frankowski
28 May 2017 36 Korona Kielce 0–1 Legia Warsaw Kielce
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Kielce Stadium
Referee: Jarosław Przybył
4 June 2017 37 Legia Warsaw 0–0 Lechia Gdańsk Warsaw
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Polish Army Stadium
Referee: Bartosz Frankowski

Polish Cup

10 August 2016 Round of 32 Górnik Zabrze 3–2 (a.e.t.) Legia Warsaw Zabrze
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Arena Zabrze
Referee: Sebastian Krasny

UEFA Champions League

Qualifying rounds

Second qualifying round
12 July 2016 First leg Zrinjski Mostar Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–1 Poland Legia Warsaw Mostar, Bosnia and Herczegovina
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadion pod Bijelim Brijegom
Attendance: 5,500[3]
Referee: Carlos Clos Gómez (Spain)
19 July 2016 Second leg Legia Warsaw Poland 2–0
(3–1 agg.)
Bosnia and Herzegovina Zrinjski Mostar Warsaw, Poland
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Polish Army Stadium
Attendance: 12,784[4]
Referee: Nicolas Rainville (France)
Note: Legia Warsaw won 3–1 on aggregate.
Third qualifying round
27 July 2016 First leg Trenčín Slovakia 0–1 Poland Legia Warsaw Žilina, Slovakia[note 1]
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Štadión pod Dubňom
Attendance: 5,866[5]
Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus)
3 August 2016 Second leg Legia Warsaw Poland 0–0
(1–0 agg.)
Slovakia Trenčín Warsaw, Poland
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Polish Army Stadium
Attendance: 21,850[6]
Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov (Russia)
Note: Legia Warsaw won 1–0 on aggregate.

Play-off round

17 August 2016 First leg Dundalk Republic of Ireland 0–2 Poland Legia Warsaw Dublin, Ireland[note 2]
19:45 IST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Aviva Stadium
Attendance: 30,417[7]
Referee: Deniz Aytekin (Germany)
23 August 2016 Second leg Legia Warsaw Poland 1–1
(3–1 agg.)
Republic of Ireland Dundalk Warsaw, Poland
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Polish Army Stadium
Attendance: 29,066[8]
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)
Note: Legia Warsaw won 3–1 on aggregate.

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification DOR RMA LEG SPO
1 Germany Borussia Dortmund 6 4 2 0 21 9 +12 14 Advance to knockout phase 2–2 8–4 1–0
2 Spain Real Madrid 6 3 3 0 16 10 +6 12 2–2 5–1 2–1
3 Poland Legia Warsaw 6 1 1 4 9 24 −15 4 Transfer to Europa League 0–6 3–3 1–0
4 Portugal Sporting CP 6 1 0 5 5 8 −3 3 1–2 1–2 2–0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
14 September 2016 1 Legia Warsaw Poland 0–6 Germany Borussia Dortmund Warsaw, Poland
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Polish Army Stadium
Attendance: 27,304[9]
Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia)
27 September 2016 2 Sporting CP Portugal 2–0 Poland Legia Warsaw Lisbon, Portugal
19:45 WEST (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Attendance: 40,094[10]
Referee: Michael Oliver (England)
18 October 2016 3 Real Madrid Spain 5–1 Poland Legia Warsaw Madrid, Spain
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 70,251[11]
Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France)
2 November 2016 4 Legia Warsaw Poland 3–3 Spain Real Madrid Warsaw, Poland
20:45 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Polish Army Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)
Note: The match was played behind closed doors due to punishment by UEFA.[12][13]
22 November 2016 5 Borussia Dortmund Germany 8–4 Poland Legia Warsaw Dortmund, Germany
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Westfalenstadion
Attendance: 55,094[14]
Referee: Martin Strömbergsson (Sweden)
7 December 2016 6 Legia Warsaw Poland 1–0 Portugal Sporting CP Warsaw, Poland
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Polish Army Stadium
Attendance: 28,232[15]
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)

UEFA Europa League

Knockout phase

Round of 32
16 February 2017 First leg Legia Warsaw Poland 0–0 Netherlands Ajax Warsaw, Poland
21:05 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Polish Army Stadium
Attendance: 28,742[16]
Referee: David Fernández Borbalán (Spain)
23 February 2017 Second leg Ajax Netherlands 1–0
(1–0 agg.)
Poland Legia Warsaw Amsterdam, Netherlands
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Amsterdam Arena
Attendance: 52,285[17]
Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)
Note: Ajax won 1–0 on aggregate.

Notes

  1. ^ The match was played at the Štadión pod Dubňom in Žilina, instead of Trenčín regular stadium, the Štadión na Sihoti in Trenčín.
  2. ^ The match was played at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin, instead of Dundalk regular stadium, the Oriel Park in Dundalk.

References

  1. ^ "Legia Warszawa". legia.com. Archived from the original on 1 May 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Rozgrywki - Zasady". Ekstraklasa. Archived from the original on 12 May 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Zrinjski vs. Legia" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 12 July 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Legia vs. Zrinjski" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 19 July 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Trenčín vs. Legia" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 27 July 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Legia vs. Trenčín" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 3 August 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Dundalk vs. Legia" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 17 August 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  8. ^ "Legia vs. Dundalk" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 23 August 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Legia vs. Dortmund" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 14 September 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  10. ^ "Sporting CP vs. Legia" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 27 September 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  11. ^ "Real Madrid vs. Legia" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 18 October 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  12. ^ "UEFA zamknęła stadion Legii Warszawa na mecz z Realem Madryt" [UEFA close Legia Warsaw's stadium for match against Real Madrid] (in Polish). Onet Sport. 29 September 2016. Archived from the original on 2 October 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  13. ^ "Disciplinary updates - Wednesday 12 October 2016 16:38 CET". UEFA.org. 12 October 2016. Archived from the original on 19 October 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  14. ^ "Dortmund vs. Legia" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 22 November 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  15. ^ "Legia vs. Sporting CP" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 7 December 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  16. ^ "Legia vs. Ajax" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 16 February 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  17. ^ "Ajax vs. Legia" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 23 February 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2024.

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