Legia Warsaw (basketball)
This article is about the basketball team. For other sections of the sports club, see Legia Warsaw (disambiguation).
| SK Legia Warszawa | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Nickname |
Wojskowi ("Militarians"), Legioniści ("Legionnaires", "Legionarries") | ||
| League | I Liga | ||
| Founded | 1929 | ||
| History |
Legia Warsaw 1929–present | ||
| Location | Warsaw, Poland | ||
| Team colors |
Red, White, Green and Black | ||
| President | Roman Podobas | ||
| Head coach | Piotr Bakun | ||
| Website |
legiakosz | ||
| Uniforms | |||
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Sportowy Klub Legia Warszawa /ˈlɛɡjə/ (Polish pronunciation: [ˈlegia warszawa]) is a Polish men's basketball club, based in Warsaw. The team currently plays in the I Liga, the Polish second division. The club was established in 1929 as the basketball section of the military multi-sport club of Legia Warsaw. Legia became the leading team in Polish basketball at the decades of 1950s and 1960s with seven national championships and two national cups.
Honours
- Total titles: 9
Domestic competitions
- Polish Championship:
- Winners (7): 1956, 1957, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1966, 1969
- Polish Cup:
- Winners (2): 1968, 1970
International record
| Season | Achievement | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Euroleague | |||
| 1958 | Quarter-finals | eliminated by ASK Riga, 59-93 (L) in Riga and 63-61 (W) in Warsaw | |
| 1960-61 | Quarter-finals | eliminated by CSKA Moscow, 72-98 (L) in Warsaw and 73-85 (L) in Moscow | |
| 1961-62 | Quarter-finals | eliminated by Real Madrid, 73-62 (W) in Warsaw and 71-100 (L) in Madrid | |
| 1963-64 | Quarter-finals | eliminated by Real Madrid, 90-102 (L) in Warsaw and 86-92 (L) in Madrid | |
| Saporta Cup | |||
| 1968-69 | Quarter-finals | eliminated by Slavia Prague, 82-113 (L) in Prague and 80-91 (L) in Warsaw | |
| 1970-71 | Quarter-finals | eliminated by Fides Napoli, 75-84 (L) in Warsaw and 73-96 (L) in Napoli | |
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