2025–26 Legia Warsaw season
| 2025–26 season | ||||
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| Chairman | Dariusz Mioduski | |||
| Manager | Edward Iordănescu | |||
| Stadium | Polish Army Stadium | |||
| Ekstraklasa | Pre-season | |||
| Polish Cup | Round of 32 | |||
| UEFA Europa League | First qualifying round | |||
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The 2025–26 season is Legia Warsaw's 108th season in existence and the club's 77th consecutive season in the top flight of Polish football. In addition to the domestic league, they will also participate in this season's editions of the Polish Cup, Polish, and UEFA Europa League. The season covers the period from 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026.
Review
Background
The 2024–25 season was a disappointing one for many Legia Warsaw fans. Despite winning the Polish Cup and reaching the quarterfinals of the Conference League, finishing only 5th in the league was seen as a major failure, as Legia had failed to win the Polish championship for the fourth consecutive season. Poor performance on the pitch led to significant changes at the club. Midway through the previous season, Jacek Zieliński ceased to serve as sporting director; after a few weeks, Michał Żewłakow, who had already held this position from 2015 to 2017, was appointed in his place.[1] The club also hired Fredi Bobić as Head of Football Operations.[2]
Despite the disappointing results, the new sporting director had planned to extend the contract of head coach Gonçalo Feio. However, disagreements over the scope of his responsibilities, as well as the situation in the last match against Stal Mielec—in which the coach did not field the talented Mateusz Szczepaniak, thereby preventing his contract from being automatically extended—led to the breakdown of talks, and Feio left the club.[3] The club also parted ways with scouting director Radosław Mozyrko, whose position was taken over by Piotr Zasada, previously deputy director of the Legia Warsaw Football Academy for scouting, recruitment, and individual development.[4] The scouting department was also left by Tomasz Kiełbowicz, Piotr Włodarczyk, and Mateusz Mazur.[5]
Board and management team
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| President of the Management Board and Owner | Dariusz Mioduski |
| Vice Presidents of the Management Board | Marcin Herra, Jarosław Jurczak |
| Sporting Advisor to the Board | Jacek Zieliński |
| Supervisory Board | Anna Mioduska (President), Jarosław Jankowski, Jerzy Kowalski, Marian Owerko, Robert Jędrzejczyk |
| Sporting Director | Michał Żewłakow |
| Head of Football Operations | Fredi Bobic |
- Last updated: June 2025
- Source: [1]
First team
Coaching staff
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Edward Iordănescu |
| Assistant coaches | Alexandru Radu, Inaki Astiz, Grzegorz Mokry, Daniel Wojtasz |
| Goalkeeping coaches | Arkadiusz Malarz, Krzysztof Dowhań |
| Fitness coaches | Bartosz Bibrowicz, Bogdan Merișanu, Sebastián López Bascón, Dawid Goliński, |
| Analysts | Michele Iannucci, Maciej Krzymień |
- Last updated: June 2025
- Source: [2]
First-team squad
| No. | Player | Nat. | Positions | Date of birth (age) | Signed in | Contract ends | Previous club | Transfer fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||
| 1 | Kacper Tobiasz | GK | 4 November 2002 (age 22) | 2020 | 2026 | Legia Warsaw II | Free | |
| 23 | Gabriel Kobylak | GK | 20 February 2002 (age 23) | 2020 | 2027 | Legia Warsaw II | Free | |
| 31 | Marcel Mendes-Dudziński | GK | 14 May 2004 (age 21) | 2024 | 2028 | S.L. Benfica | Free | |
| Defenders | ||||||||
| 3 | Steve Kapuadi | CB | 30 April 1998 (age 27) | 2023 | 2026 | Wisła Płock | Free | |
| 4 | Marco Burch | CB | 19 October 2000 (age 24) | 2023 | 2029 | FC Luzern | €0.55-0.8M[6] | |
| 12 | Radovan Pankov | CB | 5 August 1995 (age 29) | 2023 | 2026 | Red Star Belgrade | Free | |
| 19 | Rúben Vinagre | LB / LW | 9 April 1999 (age 26) | 2024 | 2028 | Sporting CP | €2.3-2.5M[7] | |
| 24 | Jan Ziółkowski (U23) | CB | 5 June 2005 (age 20) | 2023 | 2025 | Legia Warsaw II | Free | |
| 30 | Petar Stojanović | RB | 7 October 1995 (age 29) | 2025 | 2028 | US Salernitana 1919 | Free[8] | |
| 33 | Patryk Kun | LB / LW | 20 April 1995 (age 30) | 2023 | 2026 | Raków Częstochowa | Free | |
| 55 | Artur Jędrzejczyk | CB | 4 November 1987 (age 37) | 2017 | 2026 | FC Krasnodar | €0.9M | |
| Midfielders | ||||||||
| 5 | Claude Gonçalves | DM | 9 April 1994 (age 31) | 2024 | 2027 | PFC Ludogorets Razgrad | Free[9] | |
| 6 | Maxi Oyedele (U23) | DM / CM | 7 November 2004 (age 20) | 2024 | 2027 | Manchester United F.C. | ||
| 8 | Rafał Augustyniak | CB / DM | 14 October 1993 (age 31) | 2023 | 2025 | FC Ural Yekaterinburg | Free | |
| 11 | Kacper Chodyna | RW | 24 May 1999 (age 26) | 2024 | 2028 | Zagłębie Lubin | €0.86M[10] | |
| 13 | Paweł Wszołek | RW | 30 April 1992 (age 33) | 2022 | 2025 | 1. FC Union Berlin | Free | |
| 20 | Jakub Żewłakow (U23) | AM | 2 December 2006 (age 18) | 2027 | Legia Warsaw II | Free | ||
| 21 | Vahan Bichakhchyan | RW | 9 July 1999 (age 25) | 2025 | 2028 | Pogoń Szczecin | €0.25M[11] | |
| 22 | Juergen Elitim | CM | 13 July 1999 (age 25) | 2023 | 2026 | Watford F.C. | Free | |
| 25 | Ryōya Morishita | RW | 11 April 1997 (age 28) | 2023 | 2024 | Nagoya Grampus | Loan | |
| 53 | Wojciech Urbański (U23) | AM | 12 January 2005 (age 20) | 2023 | 2025 | Wisła Kraków U19 | ? | |
| 67 | Bartosz Kapustka | CM | 23 December 1996 (age 28) | 2020 | 2026 | Leicester City F.C. | Free | |
| 71 | Mateusz Szczepaniak (U23) | RW | 5 January 2007 (age 18) | 2025 | Legia Warsaw II | Free | ||
| 80 | Jakub Adkonis (U23) | DM / CM | 10 June 2007 (age 18) | 2026 | Legia Warsaw II | Free | ||
| Aleksander Wyganowski (U23) | CM | 11 June 2009 (age 16) | 2023 | 2026 | Escola Varsovia | |||
| Forwards | ||||||||
| 17 | Migouel Alfarela | CF | 15 February 1997 (age 28) | 2024 | 2027 | SC Bastia | €1.4M[12][13] | |
| 17 | Illia Shkuryn | CF | 17 August 1999 (age 25) | 2025 | 2028 | Stal Mielec | €1.5M[14] | |
| 28 | Marc Gual | CF | 13 March 1996 (age 29) | 2023 | 2026 | Jagiellonia Białystok | Free | |
| 77 | Jean-Pierre Nsame | CF | 1 May 1993 (age 32) | 2024 | 2025 | Como 1907 | Loan[15] | |
| 99 | Jordan Majchrzak (U23) | CF | 8 October 2004 (age 20) | 2026 | Legia Warsaw II | Free | ||
Notes:
- Player (U23) – Player who fulfils the PZPN's Młodzieżowiec 2.0 criteria, that is, Polish footballers who will be 21 years old or younger in the year the season ends (2026), so born in 2005 or later.
- – Player who left before the end of the season, but played in at least one official match.
- – Player who was loaned out before the end of the season, but played in at least one official match.
Transfers
In
| Date | Position | Player | From | Fee | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 May 2025 | FW | Migouel Alfarela | Athens Kallithea F.C. | End of loan | |
| 27 May 2025 | DM | Jakub Adkonis | Ruch Chorzów | End of loan | |
| 30 May 2025 | FW | Jordan Majchrzak | Arka Gdynia | End of loan | |
| 9 June 2025 | FW | Jean-Pierre Nsame | FC St. Gallen | End of loan | |
| 16 June 2025 | FW | Marco Burch | Radomiak Radom | End of loan | |
| 26 June 2025 | RB | Petar Stojanović | US Salernitana 1919 | Free | [8] |
Out
| Date | Position | Player | Next club | Fee | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 May 2025 | RW | Luquinhas | Fortaleza Esporte Clube | End of loan | |
| 23 May 2025 | FW | Tomáš Pekhart | End of contract | ||
| 3 June 2025 | GK | Vladan Kovačević | Sporting CP | End of loan | |
| 16 June 2025 | GK | Maciej Kikolski | Widzew Łódź | €0.3M | [16] |
Loaned in
| Date | Position | Player | From | Date until | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Loaned out
| Date | Position | Player | To | Date until | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 June 2025 | AM | Igor Strzałek | Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza | End of season | |
| 9 July 2025 | CB | Sergio Barcia | UD Las Palmas | End of season | [17] |
Overall transfer activity
ExpenditureSummer: Winter: Total: |
IncomeSummer: Winter: Total: |
Net totalsSummer: Winter: Total: |
Pre-season and friendlies
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
Pre-season friendlies
| 21 June 2025 | Legia Warsaw | ?–? | Wisła Płock | Książenice |
| 12:00 CEST | Stadium: Legia Training Center |
| 25 June 2025 | Legia Warsaw | ?–? | PFC Ludogorets Razgrad | ?, Austria |
| 00:00 CEST |
| 30 June 2025 | Legia Warsaw | ?–? | FK Jablonec | ?, Austria |
| 00:00 CEST |
Mid-season friendlies
Competitions
Overview
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Ekstraklasa | 20 Jul 2025 | 1 Jun 2025 | Matchday 1 | Matchday 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — |
| Polish Super Cup | 13 July 2025 | Final | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | ||
| Polish Cup | 10 Jul 2025 | First qualifying round | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | ||
| UEFA Europa League | 10 Jul 2025 | First qualifying round | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | ||||
Last updated: 1 Jun 2025
Source: Soccerway
Polish Super Cup
As the reigning Polish Cup winners Legia Warsaw faced Lech Poznań, Ekstraklasa champion, in the traditional season opener.
| 13 July 2025 Final | Legia Warsaw | ?–? | Lech Poznań | Warsaw |
| 00:00 CEST | Stadium: Stadion Narodowy |
Ekstraklasa
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Korona Kielce | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Lech Poznań | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Legia Warsaw | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Motor Lublin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Piast Gliwice | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Number of wins; 7) Number of away wins; 8) Lower number of points based on yellow and red cards (red card = 3 points, yellow card = 1 point, sending-off = 3 points - including 1 point for first yellow card); 9) Fairplay ranking; 10) Draw.
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)[18]
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: 1 Jun 2025.
Source: [3]
Results by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
Polish Cup
| Round of 32 | v | Legia Warsaw | ||
| ?:? CET |
UEFA Europa League
First qualifying round
| 11 July 2025 First leg | Legia Warsaw | ?–? | Warsaw, Poland | |
| ?:? CEST | Stadium: Polish Army Stadium |
| 18 July 2025 Second leg | ?–? | Legia Warsaw | ||
| ?:? CEST |
Statistics
Goalscorers
| Rank | Number | Position | Nation | Name | Ekstraklasa | Polish Cup | UEFA Europa League | Total | Career club total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |||||||||
| Own goals | |||||||||
| TOTALS | |||||||||
Last updated: 1 Jun 2025.
Source: FBref.com
Hat-tricks
Includes all competitions for senior teams. Players with no hat-tricks not included in the list.
- Keys
- Score – The score at the time of each goal. Legia's score listed first.
- Final score – The score at full time; Legia's listed first.
Assists
| Place | Number | Position | Nation | Name | Ekstraklasa | Polish Cup | UEFA Europa League | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||||||||
| TOTALS | ||||||||
Last updated: 1 Jun 2025.
Source: FBref.com
Home attendances
Matches played behind closed doors for which tickets could not be sold are not counted.
| Matches | Total attendances | % | Average attendance | Highest attendance | % | Lowest attendance | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ekstraklasa | ||||||||
| Polish Cup | ||||||||
| UEFA Conference League | ||||||||
| All |
Last updated: 1 Jun 2025.
Source: legionisci.com
Awards
Ekstraklasa Player of the Month
| Month | Player | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
Ekstraklasa Young Player of the Month
| Month | Player | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
Milestones
Games
The following players made their competitive debuts for Legia's first team during the season.[19]
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