Legia Warsaw (sports club)

Legia Warsaw
Full name Legia Warszawa SA
Nickname(s) Wojskowi ("Militarians"),
Legioniści ("Legionnaires", "Legionarries")
Founded March 1916 as Drużyna Sportowa Legia
Ground Polish Army Stadium (Pepsi Arena),
3 Łazienkowska Street, Warsaw
Ground Capacity 31,103[1]

Legia Warsaw or Legia Warszawa is a Polish multi-sports club based in Warsaw, Poland

Composition

The "Legia" had several teams in many sports:

Brief Overview

Legia was formed between 5 and 15 March 1916 during military operations in World War I on the Eastern Front in the neighborhood of Maniewicze in Volhynia, as the main football club of the Polish Legions. The team had started its first training earlier in the spring of 1915, in the city of Piotrków Trybunalski. In July 1916, due to the Brusilov Offensive, Legia permanently moved to the capital city of Warsaw.

References

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