2017–18 Lechia Gdańsk season

Lechia Gdańsk
2017–18 season
ManagerPiotr Nowak (-Sep 27)

Adam Owen (Sep 27 – Mar 3)

Piotr Stokowiec (Mar 5-)
StadiumStadion Energa Gdańsk
Ekstraklasa13th
Polish CupRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague: Marco Paixão (16 goals)
All: Marco Paixão (16 goals)
Highest home attendance22,871 vs Arka Gdynia
Lowest home attendance2,235 vs Termalica Nieciecza

The 2017–18 Ekstraklasa season was Lechia's 74th since their creation, and was their 10th continuous season in the top league of Polish football.

The season covered the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.

Players

First-team squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  SRB Dušan Kuciak
2 DF  CRO Mato Miloš
3 DF  POL Jakub Wawrzyniak
4 DF  BRA Gerson
5 DF  CAN Steven Vitória
6 MF  BUL Simeon Slavchev
7 MF  SRB Miloš Krasić
8 MF  POR Romário Baldé
9 MF  POL Patryk Lipski
10 MF  POL Sebastian Mila
10 FW  IDN Egy Maulana
11 FW  POL Grzegorz Kuświk
13 DF  POL Mateusz Lewandowski
16 MF  POL Ariel Borysiuk
17 MF  SVK Lukáš Haraslín
19 FW  POR Marco Paixão
20 DF  POL Adam Chrzanowski
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 MF  POL Sławomir Peszko
22 DF  SRB Filip Mladenović
23 DF  POL Grzegorz Wojtkowiak
25 DF  POL Michał Nalepa
26 DF  POL Błażej Augustyn
27 MF  POL Rafał Wolski
28 MF  POR Flávio Paixão
29 MF  POL Karol Fila
29 FW  POL Mateusz Żukowski
30 DF  POR João Aniceto Grandela Nunes
31 MF  POL Florian Schikowski
32 MF  POL Mateusz Matras
33 GK  CRO Oliver Zelenika
35 MF  POL Daniel Łukasik
41 DF  POL Paweł Stolarski
71 GK  POL Maciej Woźniak
96 MF  POR João Pedro Abreu de Oliveira

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Transfers

Players In

No. Pos. Player From Type Window Fee Date Source
31 MF Florian Schikowski Borussia Mönchengladbach Transfer Summer Free 1 July 2017 [2]
25 DF Michał Nalepa Ferencvárosi TC Transfer Summer Free 1 July 2017 [3]
13 DF Mateusz Lewandowski Pogoń Szczecin Transfer Summer Free 1 July 2017 [4]
32 DF Mateusz Matras Pogoń Szczecin Transfer Summer Free 1 July 2017 [5]
26 DF Błażej Augustyn Ascoli Calcio Transfer Summer Free 6 August 2017
9 MF Patryk Lipski Ruch Chorzów Transfer Summer Free 12 August 2017 [6]
96 MF João Oliveira FC Luzern Loan Summer 15 August 2017 [7]
8 FW Romário Baldé Benfica Transfer Summer Free 25 August 2017 [8]
6 MF Simeon Slavchev Sporting CP Loan Summer 30 August 2017 [9]
2 DF Mato Miloš Benfica Loan Summer 31 August 2017 [10]
16 MF Ariel Borysiuk Queens Park Rangers Transfer Winter Free 26 January 2018 [11]
22 DF Filip Mladenović Standard Liège Transfer Winter Free 27 January 2018
12 players €0k

Players Out

No. Pos. Player To Type Window Fee Date Source
32 GK Vanja Milinković-Savić Torino F.C. Transfer Summer €2.3 million 1 July 2017 [12]
MF Maciej Makuszewski Lech Poznań Transfer Summer €270K 1 July 2017 [13]
DF Adam Dźwigała Wisła Płock Transfer Summer Free 1 July 2017 [14]
20 MF Michał Chrapek Śląsk Wrocław Transfer Summer Free 1 June 2017 [15]
9 MF Michał Mak Śląsk Wrocław Loan Summer 12 July 2017 [16]
2 DF Rafał Janicki Lech Poznań Loan Summer 14 July 2017 [17]
4 MF Aleksandar Kovačević FK Haugesund Transfer Summer €70K 10 August 2017 [18]
13 DF Mateusz Lewandowski Śląsk Wrocław Loan Winter 30 January 2018 [19]
8 players €2.64m

Retired

No. Pos. Player Date
10 MF Sebastian Mila 30 July 2018 [20]

Friendlies

Summer

1 July 2017 Lechia Gdańsk 3–2 Chojniczanka Chojnice Gniewino
16:00 BST Grzegorz Kuświk 20'
Florian Schikowski 73'
Mateusz Lewandowski 77'
Mario Maloča 57 (OG)' Tomasz Mikołajczak 61' Stadium: Stadion Miejski

Winter

20 January 2018 Qarabağ FK 1–1 Lechia Gdańsk Belek
11:30 BST Dani Quintana 60' Flávio Paixão 85' Stadium: IC Hotels Football Center – Pitch A
21 January 2018 CS Universitatea Craiova 1–0 Lechia Gdańsk Belek
13:00 BST Gustavo Vagenin 33' (pen.) Stadium: IC Hotels Football Center – Pitch A

Regular season

Fixtures for the 2017–18 Ekstraklasa season

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League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
12 Pogoń Szczecin 30 8 7 15 34 48 −14 31[a] Qualification for the Relegation round
13 Piast Gliwice 30 6 12 12 28 38 −10 30[b]
14 Lechia Gdańsk[c] 30 7 10 13 39 51 −12 30[b]
15 Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza 30 7 8 15 32 52 −20 29
16 Sandecja Nowy Sącz 30 4 13 13 27 46 −19 25
Source: Ekstraklasa, 90minut
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.)[23]
Notes:
  1. ^ Head-to-head record: Śląsk 3–0 Pogoń, Pogoń 3–2 Śląsk.
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: Piast 1–2 Lechia, Lechia 0–2 Piast.
  3. ^ Lechia Gdańsk were punished with a deduction of one point for failing with licensing requirements.[22]

Relegation Group

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
11 Pogoń Szczecin 37 12 9 16 46 54 −8 45
12 Arka Gdynia 37 11 10 16 46 48 −2 43
13 Lechia Gdańsk 37 9 13 15 46 58 −12 39
14 Piast Gliwice 37 8 13 16 40 48 −8 37
15 Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza (R) 37 9 9 19 39 66 −27 36 Relegation to I liga
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).[24]
(R) Relegated

Polish Cup

9 August 2017 Round of 32 Bytovia Bytów 1–0 Lechia Gdańsk Bytów
18:00 GMT Sebastian Kamiński 60' Stadium: MOSiR Stadium Bytów

Stats

League Cup Total
No. Pos. Player Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Dušan Kuciak 36 1 37
2 DF Mato Miloš 14 14
3 DF Jakub Wawrzyniak 20 1 21
4 DF Gerson 5 5
5 DF Steven Vitória 14 1 1 15
6 MF Simeon Slavchev 27 1 27 1
7 MF Miloš Krasić 29 1 29 1
8 MF Romário Baldé 10 1 10 1
9 MF Patryk Lipski 21 1 21 1
10 MF Sebastian Mila 1 1
11 FW Grzegorz Kuświk 11 11
13 DF Mateusz Lewandowski 10 1 11
16 MF Ariel Borysiuk 12 12
17 MF Lukáš Haraslín 11 11
19 FW Marco Paixão 28 16 28 16
20 DF Adam Chrzanowski 10 1 10 1
21 MF Sławomir Peszko 25 4 1 26 4
22 DF Filip Mladenović 14 14
23 DF Grzegorz Wojtkowiak 13 1 14
25 DF Michał Nalepa 16 1 1 17
26 DF Błażej Augustyn 15 2 15 2
27 MF Rafał Wolski 11 1 11 1
28 FW Flávio Paixão 34 10 1 35 10
29 DF Karol Fila 1 1 2
29 FW Mateusz Żukowski 2 - 2
30 DF João Nunes 30 1 31
31 MF Florian Schikowski 4 1 5
32 MF Mateusz Matras 7 1 1 8 1
33 GK Oliver Zelenika 1 1
35 MF Daniel Łukasik 32 1 33
41 DF Paweł Stolarski 25 1 26
96 MF João Oliveira 19 3 19 3

Goalscorers

Rank Player Goals
1 Marco Paixão 16
2 Flávio Paixão 10
3 Sławomir Peszko 4
4 João Oliveira 3
5 Błażej Augustyn 2
Own Goals 2
7 Miloš Krasić 1
Simeon Slavchev 1
Michał Nalepa 1
Patryk Lipski 1
Steven Vitória 1
Mateusz Matras 1
Adam Chrzanowski 1
Romário Baldé 1
Rafał Wolski 1

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