2015–16 Lechia Gdańsk season

The 2015–16 Ekstraklasa season was Lechia's 72nd since their creation, and was their 8th continuous season in the top league of Polish football. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016. On 7 August 2015 the club celebrated its 70th anniversary.

Lechia Gdańsk
2015–16 season
ManagerJerzy Brzęczek (–Sep 1)

Thomas von Heesen (Sep 1–Dec 3)
Dawid Banaczek (Dec 3–Jan 13)

Piotr Nowak (Jan 13–)
StadiumStadion Energa Gdańsk
Ekstraklasa5th
Polish CupRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague: Grzegorz Kuswik (11 goals)
All: Grzegorz Kuswik (11 goals)
Highest home attendance22,415 vs Legia Warsaw
Lowest home attendance8,827 vs Śląsk Wrocław

Players

First-team 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 Łukasz Budziłek
2 DF Poland POL Rafał Janicki
3 DF Poland POL Jakub Wawrzyniak
4 MF Serbia SRB Aleksandar Kovačević
6 MF Poland POL Sebastian Mila
7 MF Serbia SRB Miloš Krasić
8 MF Poland POL Daniel Łukasik
9 FW Poland POL Michał Mak
10 MF Brazil BRA Bruno Nazário
11 FW Germany GER Martin Kobylanski
11 MF Poland POL Maciej Makuszewski
13 MF Poland POL Bartłomiej Pawłowski
14 MF Poland POL Piotr Wiśniewski
15 DF Poland POL Adam Dźwigała
16 MF Poland POL Ariel Borysiuk
17 MF Slovakia SVK Lukáš Haraslín
18 FW Poland POL Adam Buksa
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW Portugal POR Marco Paixão
20 MF Poland POL Michał Chrapek
21 MF Poland POL Sławomir Peszko
21 MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Stojan Vranješ
22 DF Croatia CRO Mario Maloča
23 DF Poland POL Grzegorz Wojtkowiak
24 GK Poland POL Mateusz Bąk
25 DF Poland POL Adam Chrzanowski
28 MF Portugal POR Flávio Paixão
29 DF Serbia SRB Neven Marković
30 FW Poland POL Grzegorz Kuświk
32 GK Serbia SRB Vanja Milinković-Savić
33 DF Serbia SRB Nikola Leković
35 DF Brazil BRA Gerson
41 DF Poland POL Paweł Stolarski
44 FW Poland POL Michał Żebrakowski
50 GK Croatia CRO Marko Marić

Players In

No. Pos. Player From Type Window Fee Date Source
16MFAriel Borysiuk1. FC KaiserslauternTransferSummer€500k1 July 2015[1]
9FWMichał MakGKS BełchatówTransferSummer€150k1 July 2015[2]
50GKMarko Marić1899 HoffenheimLoanSummerFree2 July 2015[3]
22DFMario MaločaHajduk SplitTransferSummer€150k3 July 2015[4]
17MFLukáš HaraslínParmaTransferSummerFree7 July 2015[5]
30FWGrzegorz KuświkRuch ChorzówTransferSummerFree17 July 2015[6]
7MFMiloš KrasićFenerbahçeTransferSummerFree30 August 2015[7]
4MFAleksandar KovačevićRed Star BelgradeTransferSummerFree31 August 2015[8]
20MFMichał ChrapekCalcio CataniaTransferSummerFree31 August 2015[9]
21MFSławomir Peszko1. FC KölnTransferSummerFree31 August 2015[10]
32GKVanja Milinković-SavićManchester UnitedTransferWinterFree1 January 2016[11]
19FWMarco PaixãoSparta PragueTransferWinterFree9 January 2016[12]
28FWFlávio PaixãoŚląsk WrocławTransferWinter€100k8 February 2016[13]
11FWMartin KobylańskiWerder BremenTransferWinterFree8 February 2016[14]
10 players€900k

Players Out

No. Pos. Player From Type Window Fee Date Source
17MFMarcin PietrowskiPiast GliwiceTransferSummerFree1 July 2015[15]
9FWPiotr GrzelczakJagiellonia BiałystokTransferSummerFree1 July 2015[16]
32MFMateusz MożdżeńPodbeskidzieTransferSummerFree1 July 2015[17]
12GKDariusz TrelaKorona KielceLoanSummerFree1 July 2015[18]
21MFStojan VranješLegia WarsawTransferSummer€300k29 August 2015[19]
19MFBartłomiej PawłowskiKorona KielceLoanSummerFree31 August 2015[20]
33DFNikola LekovićFK PartizanTransferSummerFree31 August 2015[21]
15DFAdam DźwigałaGórnik ZabrzeLoanSummerFree31 August 2015[22]
16MFAriel BorysiukLegia WarsawTransferWinter€800k11 January 2016[23]
11MFMaciej MakuszewskiVitória F.C.LoanWinterFree28 January 2016[24]
6DFTiago ValenteVitória F.C.TransferWinterFree2 February 2016[25]
10 players€1.1m

Friendlies

Summer

17 June 2015 Lechia Gdańsk 4-1 APOEL FC Gdańsk
16:00 BST Jakub Wawrzyniak 26' (pen)
Adam Buksa 46'
Lukasz Kopka 86'
Hieronim Gierszewski 87'
Mateusz Piątkowski 64' Stadium: MOSiR Stadium
4 July 2015 LOTTO Lubelskie Cup Semi-Final Lechia Gdańsk 0-0
(15-14 p)
FC Shakhtar Donetsk Lublin
15:15 BST Stadium: Arena Lublin
5 July 2015 LOTTO Lubelskie Cup Final Lechia Gdańsk 1-1
(2-4 p)
Hannover 96 Lublin
16:30 BST Stojan Vranješ 67' Kenan Karaman 89' Stadium: Arena Lublin
5 September 2015 Resovia Rzeszów 1-2 Lechia Gdańsk Rzeszów
11:00 BST Radosław Adamski 25' Grzegorz Kuświk 22'
Michał Żebrakowski 74'
Stadium: Stadion CWKS Resovia

Winter

17 January 2016 Lechia Gdańsk 0-1 FC St. Pauli Belek
15:00 BST Jeremy Dudziak 30' Stadium: Stadium: IC Hotels Football Center - Pitch A

Regular season

Fixtures for the 2015–16 Ekstraklasa season

17 July 2015 1 Lechia Gdańsk 0-1 Cracovia Gdańsk
19:30 BST Piotr Polczak 26' Stadium: Stadion Energa Gdańsk
Attendance: 13,143
9 August 2015 4 Śląsk Wrocław 0-0 Lechia Gdańsk Wrocław
14:30 BST Stadium: Stadion Miejski
Attendance: 7,939
21 August 2015 6 Lechia Gdańsk 3-1 Górnik Łęczna Gdańsk
19:30 GMT Lukáš Haraslín 45+2', 55'
Stojan Vranješ 90+4' (pen)
Grzegorz Piesio 45+4' Stadium: Stadion Energa Gdańsk
Attendance: 12,193
11 September 2015 8 Lechia Gdańsk 0-0 Korona Kielce Gdańsk
17:00 GMT Stadium: Stadion Energa Gdańsk
Attendance: 11,170
6 December 2015 19 Lechia Gdańsk 1-0 Śląsk Wrocław Gdańsk
14:30 GMT Gerson 33' Stadium: Stadion Energa Gdańsk
Attendance: 8,827
20 February 2016 23 Korona Kielce 4-2 Lechia Gdańsk Kielce
14:30 GMT Airam Cabrera 8' (pen), pen', 59'
Mario Maloča 72 (OG)'
Grzegorz Wojtkowiak 34'
Grzegorz Kuświk 73'
Stadium: Kielce City Stadium
Attendance: 5,103

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League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
5 Cracovia 30 12 9 9 57 42 +15 45[lower-alpha 1] Qualification for the championship round
6 Lech Poznań 30 13 4 13 37 38 1 43
7 Lechia Gdańsk[lower-alpha 2] 30 10 9 11 45 37 +8 38[lower-alpha 3]
8 Ruch Chorzów[lower-alpha 4] 30 11 6 13 37 46 9 38[lower-alpha 3]
9 Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała 30 9 11 10 37 46 9 38[lower-alpha 3] Qualification for the relegation round
Source: Ekstraklasa, 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).[30][31]
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head record: Zagłębie - Cracovia 4–2, Cracovia - Zagłębie 1–2.
  2. Lechia Gdańsk were punished with a deduction of one point for failing with licensing requirements.[27] On 8 April 2016 the punishment was suspended by Polish Court of Arbitration for Sport.[28] On April 11 an appeal against the original decision was withdrawn by the club.[29]
  3. Head-to-head record: Lechia 7 points, Ruch 5 points, Podbeskidzie 3 points.
  4. Ruch Chorzów were punished with a deduction of one point for failing with licensing requirements.[27]

Championship Group

24 April 2016 33 Piast Gliwice 3-0 Lechia Gdańsk Piast
17:00 GMT Uroš Korun 32'
Mateusz Mak 81' (pen)
Josip Barišić 90+1'
Stadium: Stadion Piast
Attendance: 6,407
28 April 2016 34 Lech Poznań 0-0 Lechia Gdańsk Poznań
17:00 GMT Stadium: Stadion Miejski
Attendance: 10,770

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Legia Warsaw (C) 37 21 10 6 70 32 +38 43 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
2 Piast Gliwice 37 20 9 8 60 45 +15 40 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
3 Zagłębie Lubin 37 17 9 11 55 42 +13 38 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
4 Cracovia 37 16 10 11 66 50 +16 36
5 Lechia Gdańsk[lower-alpha 2] 37 14 10 13 53 44 +9 32
6 Pogoń Szczecin 37 12 17 8 43 43 0 30
7 Lech Poznań 37 14 6 17 42 47 5 27
8 Ruch Chorzów[lower-alpha 3] 37 11 8 18 40 60 20 21
Source: Ekstraklasa, Soccerway
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).[34][35]
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. Legia Warsaw qualified for the Europa League second qualifying round by winning the 2015–16 Polish Cup. However, since they already qualified for European competition based on their league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners was passed down the league.
  2. Lechia Gdańsk were punished with a deduction of one point during regular season for failing with licensing requirements.[27] On 8 April 2016 the punishment was suspended by Polish Court of Arbitration for Sport.[32]On 11 April 2016 an appeal against the original decision was withdrawn by the club.[33]
  3. Ruch Chorzów were punished with a deduction of one point during regular season for failing with licensing requirements.[27]

Polish Cup

12 August 2015 Round of 32 Puszcza Niepołomice 1-5 Lechia Gdańsk Niepołomice
16:00 GMT Adrian Gębalski 38' (pen) Piotr Wiśniewski 20', 36'
Maciej Makuszewski 44'
Bartłomiej Pawłowski 49', 74'
Stadium: Stadion Puszczy
Attendance: 1,716
24 September 2015 Round of 16 Legia Warsaw 4-1 Lechia Gdańsk Warsaw
19:30 GMT Aleksandar Prijović 25', 86'
Nemanja Nikolić 62'
Igor Lewczuk 75'
Michał Mak 76' Stadium: Polish Army Stadium
Attendance: 17,000

Stats

League Cup Total
No.Pos.PlayerAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1GKŁukasz Budziłek2-1-3-
2DFRafał Janicki3522-372
3DFJakub Wawrzyniak32-1-33-
4MFAleksandar Kovačević252--252
6MFSebastian Mila2921-302
7MFMiloš Krasić2341-244
8MFDaniel Łukasik2012-221
9FWMichał Mak23621257
10MFBruno Nazário9-1-10-
11FWMartin Kobylanski3---3-
11MFMaciej Makuszewski20321224
14MFPiotr Wiśniewski9-12102
15DFAdam Dźwigała--1-1-
16MFAriel Borysiuk2022-222
17MFLukáš Haraslín2031-213
18FWAdam Buksa811-91
19FWMarco Paixão3---3-
20MFMichał Chrapek141--141
21MFSławomir Peszko2721-282
21MFStojan Vranješ51--51
22DFMario Maloča282--282
23DFGrzegorz Wojtkowiak2822-302
24DFAdam Chrzanowski1---1-
28FWFlávio Paixão166--166
29DFNeven Marković5-1-6-
30FWGrzegorz Kuświk3311--3311
32GKVanja Milinković-Savić11---11-
33DFNikola Leković2---2-
35DFGerson1511-161
41DFPaweł Stolarski2111-221
44FWMichał Żebrakowski3---3-
50GKMarko Marić24-1-25-

Goalscorers

Rank Player Goals
1Grzegorz Kuświk11
2Michał Mak7
3Flávio Paixão6
4Miloš Krasić4
Maciej Makuszewski4
5Lukáš Haraslín3
6Rafał Janicki2
Mario Maloča2
Grzegorz Wojtkowiak2
Sebastian Mila2
Aleksandar Kovačević2
Sławomir Peszko2
Ariel Borysiuk2
Piotr Wiśniewski2
Bartłomiej Pawłowski2
15Paweł Stolarski1
Daniel Łukasik1
Adam Buksa1
Gerson1
Michał Chrapek1
Stojan Vranješ1

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