Legia Warsaw II

Legia Warsaw II, in Poland known as Legia II Warszawa,[3] is a Polish football team, which serves as the reserve side of Legia Warsaw. They compete in the III liga, the fourth division of Polish football, and play their home matches at the Legia Training Center in Książenice, Grodzisk Mazowiecki Commune, Masovian Voivodeship.

This article is about the football team. For other sections of the sports club, see Legia Warsaw (sports club).

Legia Warsaw II
Full nameLegia II Warszawa SA
Nickname(s)Wojskowi, Legioniści (The Militarians, Legionaries)
GroundLegia Training Center
ul. Legionistów 3, Książenice[1]
Capacity1,000
ChairmanDariusz Mioduski
ManagerPiotr Jacek
LeagueIII liga, group I
2022–235th of 18[2]
WebsiteClub website
Departments of Legia Warsaw
Football
(Men's)		 Football II
(Men's)		 Football Youth Academy
(Men's)		 Football Youth Academy
(Women's)
Basketball
(Men's)		Ice Hockey
(Men's)		 Rugby union
(Women's & Men's)		Volleyball
(Men's)
Amputee football Kickboxing Shooting Boxing
Equestrian Gymnastics Judo Athletics
Weightlifting Cycling Tennis Wrestling
Waterpolo Squash Swimming Fencing
Badminton Windsurfing Motorcycle
speedway		 Ice Skating
(Figure & Speed)
Pentathlon Table Tennis Futsal Volleyball
(Women's)

History

The team was established in the 1920s. After the World War II, the club resumed its activity. In 1952, the club surprisingly reached the final of the Polish Cup, previously eliminating Lechia Zielona Góra II (6–2), Naprzód Lipiny (2–1), ŁKS Łódź (7–1), Górnik Zabrze (2–1), Ruch Chorzów (2–1) and Wisła Kraków (0–0, 1–0). In the final Legia II lost 0–1 to Polonia Warsaw.[4]

At the beginning of the 21st century, Legia Warsaw II played between the III and IV liga. After the 2006–07 season, the reserve team was withdrawn from the league,[5] giving way to the Młoda Ekstraklasa team, which had its own separate competition.[6] In 2013, after the elimination of this competition, Legia II returned to III liga.[6]

Despite the existence of the Młoda Ekstraklasa, Legia's reserves continued to compete in the Polish Cup at the regional level. In the 2007–08 season, Legia II reached the final of these games, losing 0–1 to Hutnik Warsaw.[7] However, thanks to the participation in the finals, the reserve team got the right to start in the competition at the central level in the next season, where it ended its adventure in the first round.[8] In the 2011/2012 season, the reserves of the Warsaw club managed to win the Polish Cup at the provincial level, defeating Broń Radom 2–1 in the final.[9] In the next season, they started again in the central level competitions, also reaching the first round.[10]

In the 2019–20 season, Legia II reached the 1/8 finals of the Polish Cup (previously eliminating higher-ranked teams of Wigry Suwałki and Odra Opole), where they were defeated by Piast Gliwice (0–2).[11] All the games were held at the Ząbki City Stadium (then the home for Legia II games).[11]

Stadium

Legia II play their games at the Legia Training Center in Książenice, Grodzisk Mazowiecki Commune, Masovian Voivodeship.[12] In 2020 they played their home games at the Grodzisk Mazowiecki City Stadium, and in 2016–2020 at the Ząbki City Stadium.[13]

Honours

Polish Cup

  • Runners-up: 1952[4]

Notable former players

Players who have been capped in their national teams

References
  1. "Legia Training Center przy ul. Legionistów 3" (in Polish). ksiazenice.info. 9 June 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  2. "III liga 2022/2023, grupa: I". www.90minut.pl.
  3. "III Liga: Polonia Warszawa - Legia II Warszawa" (in Polish). polsatsport.pl. 14 November 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  4. Jak Polonia dawniej Puchar Polski zdobywała, warszawa.wyborcza.pl
  5. "IV liga 2006/2007, grupa: mazowiecka". www.90minut.pl.
  6. "Legia.Net - Legia Warszawa". legia.net.
  7. "Puchar Polski 2007/2008, grupa: Mazowiecki ZPN". www.90minut.pl.
  8. "Remes Puchar Polski 2008/2009". www.90minut.pl.
  9. "Puchar Polski 2011/2012, grupa: Mazowiecki ZPN". www.90minut.pl.
  10. "Puchar Polski 2012/2013". www.90minut.pl.
  11. "Totolotek Puchar Polski 2019/2020" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  12. "Rezerwy: Bezbramkowy remis Legii z KS Kutno" [Reserves: Legia's goalless draw with KS Kutno] (in Polish). Legia Warsaw. 14 March 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  13. "Rezerwy będą grały w Grodzisku Mazowieckim" [The reserves will play in Grodzisk Mazowiecki] (in Polish). legionisci.com. 3 July 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  14. "Paweł Golański". www.90minut.pl.
  15. Legia Warsaw II – KS Wasilków 4–0 match report, 90minut.pl
  16. Robert Lewandowski. Legia Warszawa odrzuciła go dwa razy (Robert Lewandowski. Legia Warsaw rejected him twice), Eurosport in Polish
  17. "Dominik Nagy". www.90minut.pl.
  18. Legia Warsaw II – Broń Radom 2–0 match report, 90minut.pl
  19. Legia Warsaw II – ŁKS Łomża 2–1 match report, 90minut.pl
  20. "eME: Chris Philipps w kadrze Luksemburga" [Chris Philipps in the Luxembourg national team] (in Polish). 90minut.pl. 7 November 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  21. Polonia Warsaw – Legia Warsaw II 1–3 match report, 90minut.pl
  22. Legionovia Legionowo – Legia Warsaw II 3–1 match report, 90minut.pl
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