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Kolejowy Klub Sportowy Lech Poznań S.A., commonly referred to as KKS Lech Poznań or simply Lech Poznań (Script error: No such module "IPA".), is a Polish professional football club based in Poznań and currently competing in the Ekstraklasa, the nation's highest division.

The club was established on 19 March 1922 as KS Lutnia Dębiec, later changing its name several times. Until 1994, the club was closely linked to Polish State Railways (PKP). As a result, its popular nickname is Kolejorz Script error: No such module "IPA"., which means The Railwayman in local slang. The club's debut in the Polish top division took place in the year 1948. The brightest era of Lech was in the early 1980s and early 1990s when they won 5 Polish league titles, 3 Polish Cups and a Polish Super Cup. Lech has won the Polish league a total of nine times, most recently in 2025, and is the most popular football club in the Greater Poland region.[1]

Names

Years Name
1920–1922 KS Lutnia Dębiec
1922–1925 TS Liga Dębiec
1925–1930 TS Liga Poznań
1930–1933 KS KPW Poznań Dworzec
1933–1945 KS KPW Poznań
1945–1948 KKS Poznań
1948–1949 KS ZZK Poznań
1949–1957 ZS Kolejarz Poznań
1957 KS Lech Poznań
1957–1994 KKS Lech Poznań
1994–1998 PKP Lech Poznań
1998–2006 WKP Lech Poznań
2006– KKS Lech Poznań

History

Formation and early years (1920–1945)

In August 1920, a group of young teenagers from the Catholic Youth Association decided to split off and form their own football team. The founders of the club were: Jan Nowak, Antoni Dyzman, Jan Dyzman, Leon Nowicki, Józef Magdziak, Kazimierz Zmuda, Stanisław Nowicki, Stefan Fiedler, Józef Gośliński, Leon Stachowski, Józef Blumreder and Jan Wojtek. The origin of Lech can be traced back to 19 March 1922, when it was officially registered as a football club.[2] The club's first official name was Towarzystwo Sportowe Liga Dębiec. In September 1922 the club gained a football pitch on Grzybowa street. The first match for the club was played in May 1922 against Urania Starołęka, which ended in a 1–1 draw. The club started its foundation in a low tier league, which at the time was the Class C.

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Historic Ty51 steam locomotive with the Lech Poznań crest, representing the club's traditions, by the stadium in Poznań

The club achieved promotion in 1928 to the Class B after six years of being in Class C. In 1932 the club was promoted to Class A where the biggest teams of the region played. From there they could get promoted to the First National Division, but the club would not achieve that goal before the outbreak of World War II. In autumn of 1933 the Klub Sportowy Kolejowego Przysposobienia Wojskowego Poznań ("Poznań Military Training Railway Sports Club") was founded or KPW. In 1945, shortly after the war ended, sporting officials made Lech the first club from the city.

Downfall and the Miracle of Błażejewko (1947–1979)

In 1947, the Polish Football Association (PZPN) decided to create the first national division (Ekstraklasa). At first, the club was not admitted to the top flight, but the Kolejorz ("the railwayman", the popular nickname of the club) filed an appeal and the PZPN decided, in a special meeting, to extend the First Division to 14 teams, including the KKS (at that time called Kolejowy Klub Sportowy Poznań) and Widzew Łódź. The first match was against Widzew Łódź, lost 3–4.

The club changed its name again in January 1957, this time to Klub Sportowy Lech Poznań and in December to Kolejowy Klub Sportowy Lech Poznań, which lasted throughout the history of the team. That same year turned out to be one of the worst for the club, since it finished last and was relegated to the second division. Lech only gained twelve points in 22 games, despite having striker Teodor Anioła, the club's top scorer, with 141 goals and top scorer of the Polish championship in three consecutive editions (1949–1951).[3] Along with Edmund Białas and Henryk Czapczyk, Anioła formed the famous trio known as ABC. During that period, the club managed to finish third in the top division twice, as the best result, before its relegation to second division.

Lech managed to return to the top division in 1961, but after two seasons with poor results, the blue team was relegated again in 1963. The club was even demoted to the third division, then known as the Interprovincial Division (Liga międzywojewódzka), in one of the biggest sports crisis of the organization. In 1972 the club returned to the first division, in which they had to fight again to avoid relegation every season. Coach Jerzy Kopa, who arrived from Szombierki Bytom, was responsible for reviving Lech spectacularly. He took over the team in 1976, when they were bottom of the table. Kopa gathered players at a training camp in Błażejewko, saved the team from relegation and twelve months later qualified for the first time to play in Europe after finishing third in the league, just two points behind the champion, Wisła Kraków. Therefore, this transformation became known as The Miracle of Błażejewko.[4] The club's first participation in the UEFA Cup in 1978–79 was brief, as they were eliminated in the first round by MSV Duisburg.

Golden age of Lech (1980–1993)

The arrival of coach Wojciech Łazarek in 1980 at the club was key to overcome third place and European participation. That year the team reached the final of the Polish Cup for the first time, losing 0–5 to Legia Warsaw in Częstochowa. Two years later, the club managed to win the first title in its history, the Polish Cup, by defeating Pogoń Szczecin 1–0 in Wrocław.

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The striker Andrzej Juskowiak, top goalscorer and champion in the Ekstraklasa in 1990 with 18 goals.

The league championships of 1983 and 1984 went down in history as they were the first two league titles of the Kolejorz and for winning on such tight margins against Widzew Łódź. The first league championship for Lech was a point of advantage (39) over Widzew (38). The 15 goals scored by the top scorer of the tournament, Mirosław Okoński and the participation of other players like Krzysztof Pawlak and Józef Adamiec were very important to win their first league championship. Meanwhile, the championship of the following season both teams staged an exciting tournament and tied at 42 points. Lech defended championship by having a better difference of goals than Widzew to break the tie. That season was historic for the blue team, as they got their first double by becoming champions of the Polish Cup, after winning in the final at Wisła Kraków (3–0).

As Polish champions, Lech participated for the first time in the European Cup, although they could not pass the first round in the two seasons. In its first season it was eliminated by Athletic Club. In the first leg in Poland, Mariusz Niewiadomski and Mirosław Okoński scored the first two Lech goals in the tournament and the team won 2–0. However, the return match in San Mamés was a nightmare for the Poles and the Spanish team qualified by winning 4–0. The following season the team faced the current champion, Liverpool F.C., who won by a 5–0 aggregate.

In 1988, Lech won another Cup by beating Legia in Łódź in the penalty shootout. In the second round of the European Cup, Lech faced Barcelona, coached by Johan Cruyff. After finishing the two games in a 1–1 draw, Barcelona, in the end the tournament, could only eliminate Lech in the penalty shootout.

Jerzy Kopa returned to Lech in 1990 along with Andrzej Strugarek and Kolejorz returned to be proclaimed league champions for the third time. Andrzej Juskowiak was the top scorer of the tournament with 18 goals and his team finished with 42 points, two more than the runner-up, Zagłębie Lubin. Henryk Apostel, however, was the coach who led Lech to two new championships in 1992 and 1993. The first one was achieved with a win over GKS Katowice, while the second one tied in points with the second team, Legia, and only won because Legia was penalized for disputed match fixing.
In the autumn of 1990, Lech played one of the most spectacular qualifiers of the last decade in the European Cup. At Bułgarska street stadium the Polish club defeated Olympique Marseille 3–2 in the first leg of the second round. The return match at the Stade Vélodrome, the French team, thrashed Lech 6–1, in a match in which most of the Polish players complained of food poisoning. Since 1993 the club entered into a major financial crisis and had to sell its most important players to continue in professional football.

New disappointments and successes (1994–present)

Lech managed to stay in the middle of the table and their best result was fourth place in 1999, which allowed him to play in the 1999–00 UEFA Cup, where they eliminated Liepājas Metalurgs in the qualifying round and were defeated by IFK Göteborg in the first round. However, just a few months later, in 2000, Lech was relegated to the second division after 28 years of presence in the top flight. Lech's first season in the second division was a disaster, as they were very close to falling to the third division. It was only with a great effort that the club was saved from relegation and even won the promotion the next season to the first division.

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Robert Lewandowski scored 32 goals in 58 matches with Lech Poznań (2008–2010).

In their first year of the return to the I league (2002–03) Lech focused on ensuring permanence. The following season began with a very negative dynamic for the Kolejorz. After five days, the club hired a new coach, Czesław Michniewicz.[5] The unexpected appointment of the young coach turned out to be a shock, since Lech finished the season in sixth position. Most important, however, was the conquest of a Polish Cup by defeating their great rival, Legia Warsaw, in the final two games in 2004. Several days later, the fans in Poznań celebrated the victory of Lech in the Super Cup against Wisła Kraków. Although the next two seasons did not bring any success of that proportion, Lech managed to finish at the top of the table of each season with coach Franciszek Smuda.

Smuda formed a strong team with the arrival at the club of players like Robert Lewandowski, Hernan Rengifo, Semir Štilić, Marcin Zając and Rafał Murawski. In the Ekstraklasa 2008–09 season, Lech had a great season and finished in third place and qualified for the UEFA Europa League thanks, in part, to the 14 goals scored by Robert Lewandowski. On 19 May 2009, Lech won the Cup for the fifth time by beating Ruch Chorzów with a solo goal by Sławomir Peszko at Stadion Śląski.

The following season, Jacek Zieliński replaced Franciszek Smuda, who was hired as the manager of the Poland national team. With many of the players who achieved third place and the cup last season, Zieliński managed to lead Lech to the sixth championship in their history in the 2009–10 season. The striker Robert Lewandowski returned to be a reference in attack and was top scorer of the championship with 18 goals. In their participation in the 2010–11 Champions League, they were eliminated by Sparta Prague in the third round and without Lewandowski, who was transferred to Borussia Dortmund. One of their most successful European appearance was in the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League, in which they eliminated Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk to enter the group stage of the tournament for the first time. Lech finished second in their group with Manchester City, leaving Juventus and FC Salzburg out of the tournament. However, they were eliminated by S.C. Braga, runner-up of the tournament months later, in the round of 32 after winning in Poland (1–0) and losing in Portugal (2–0).

After crashing out of UEFA Europa League qualifying rounds in August 2014, Maciej Skorża replaced Mariusz Rumak as manager.[6] At the end of the 2014–15 season, Lech claimed their seventh league title.[7]

In the 2021–22 season, during which Lech celebrated its 100th anniversary, the team again led by Maciej Skorża finished runners-up in the Polish Cup, losing 3–1 against Raków Częstochowa,[8] and won the club's eighth championship, their first in seven years.[9]

Skorża left the team shortly after, citing personal reasons, and was replaced by Dutchman John van den Brom for the 2022–23 season. Lech crashed out of the UEFA Champions League first qualifying round after losing to Azerbaijani side Qarabağ 1–5 on aggregate.[10] The team went on to have a successful UEFA Europa Conference League campaign, reaching second place in the group stage which included Villarreal, Austria Wien and Hapoel Be'er Sheva,[11] then eliminating Nordic teams Bodø/Glimt and Djurgårdens IF to reach the quarter-finals,[12] where their successful run ended after a 4–6 defeat on aggregate to Fiorentina.[13] They were the first Polish team to win a knockout phase round of a European competition that took place after the winter break since Legia Warsaw in 1991, and the first to move through two post-winter rounds since Górnik Zabrze in 1970.[14]

The following 2023–24 campaign was marked by disappointment. Lech failed to progress past the third qualifying round of the Europa Conference League, losing to Slovak side Spartak Trnava 3–4 on aggregate, despite winning the first game at home 2–1.[15] In December 2023, trailing in the league by eight points by the winter break, van den Brom was dismissed and replaced with Mariusz Rumak,[16] returning to the role after nine-and-a-half years. Lech's form did not improve under Rumak; they were unable to take the lead in the table, lost to lower-placed teams Puszcza Niepołomice and Ruch Chorzów,[17][18] and were eliminated from the 2023–24 Polish Cup after conceding in the 119th minute of a quarter-final match against Pogoń Szczecin.[19] Still in title contention with three games to go,[20] Lech finished the season in 5th after losing at home to Korona Kielce on 25 May, hours after their reserve team was demoted to the fourth division,[21] allowing Korona to stay in the top-flight in lieu of Lech's neighbors Warta.[22][23]

For the 2024–25 season, Lech appointed Niels Frederiksen as manager, with the goal of reclaming the Polish title. After finishing 2024 on top of the table, Lech fell behind Raków Częstochowa early into 2025. Following a late surge in form, and a 1–0 home win against Piast Gliwice in the last matchday of the season, Lech won their ninth league title, their second in the last three years.[24]

Honours

Domestic

League

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Lech players celebrate winning the 2014–15 league title

Cup

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Lech players celebrate winning the 2015 Polish Super Cup

Europe

Youth

European participation

Lech Poznań has played over 150 matches in European competition since 1978. Among the most memorable games in the club's history were the clashes against Barcelona in the 1988–89 season of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup second round. After both matches ended with 1–1 draw, Lech Poznań lost the penalty shoot-out 4–5. Barcelona eventually went on to win the tournament.

During the 1983–84 European Cup season, Lech earned a 2–0 win at home against Spanish champions Athletic Bilbao. During the 1990–91 season, Lech eliminated the Greek champions Panathinaikos in the first round, with a 5–1 score on aggregate. In the next tie Lech was knocked out by Marseille but won the first leg 3–2 at home.

During the 2008–09 UEFA Cup season, Lech made it to the group stage of the competition after knocking out higher seeded teams of Grasshopper (notching its greatest margin of victory with a 6–0 win at home) and Austria Wien (scoring the decisive goal in the last minute of extra-time). In the group stage, Lech finished third-placed ahead of Nancy and Feyenoord to secure a place in the Third Round, where it was knocked out by the Italian side Udinese.

Their home ground Stadion Poznań has been totally rebuilt and completed in September 2010 for UEFA Euro 2012, during which it is expected to host 3 games in Group C.

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The 2010–11 European campaign saw Lech not only qualify for the group stage of the Europa League, but also progress from the group stage ahead of Italian giants Juventus, before losing at the Round of 32 to eventual finalists Braga. In the 2022–23 season, Lech reached their first ever European quarter-final at the Conference League, losing to Italian club Fiorentina.

List of results

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Competition App Games Won Drawn Lost GF GA
European Cup / UEFA Champions League 8 26 11 1 14 29 43
European Cup Winners' Cup / UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 2 8 4 2 2 10 7
UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League 14 80 33 17 30 116 94
UEFA Europa Conference League 2 22 12 6 4 43 23
Intertoto Cup / UEFA Intertoto Cup 6 30 13 6 11 52 40
Overall 32 166 73 32 61 250 207
Season Competition Round Opponent Home Away Agg
1978–79 UEFA Cup 1R Template:Flagicon MSV Duisburg 2–5 0–5 2–10
1982–83 European Cup Winners' Cup 1R Template:Flagicon ÍBV 3–0 1–0 4–0
2R Template:Flagicon Aberdeen 0–1 0–2 0–3
1983–84 European Cup 1R Template:Flagicon Athletic Bilbao 2–0 0–4 2–4
1984–85 European Cup 1R Template:Flagicon Liverpool 0–1 0–4 0–5
1985 Intertoto Cup Group 3 Template:Flagicon Brøndby 5–1 0–2 2nd
Template:Flagicon Admira-Wacker Vienna 4–2 3–5
Template:Flagicon IFK Göteborg 1–4 2–0
1985–86 UEFA Cup 1R Template:Flagicon Borussia Mönchengladbach 0–2 1–1 1–3
1986 Intertoto Cup Group 9 Template:Flagicon Odense BK 1–1 5–1 1st
Template:Flagicon Siófoki Bányász 4–1 0–0
Template:Flagicon LASK 0–0 1–1
1987 Intertoto Cup Group 6 Template:Flagicon AIK 0–0 1–4 3rd
Template:Flagicon Plastika Nitra 3–0 1–2
Template:Flagicon Lyngby BK 0–1 0–0
1988–89 European Cup Winners' Cup 1R Template:Flagicon Flamurtari 1–0 3–2 4–2
2R Template:Flagicon Barcelona 1–1 Template:Aet 1–1 2–2 (4–5 pen)
1990 Intertoto Cup Group 3 Template:Flagicon Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv 3–0 4–2 1st
Template:Flagicon Maccabi Haifa 1–0 2–4
Template:Flagicon Siófok 3–1 2–0
1990–91 European Cup 1R Template:Flagicon Panathinaikos 3–0 2–1 5–1
2R Template:Flagicon Marseille 3–2 1–6 4–8
1992–93 UEFA Champions League 1R Template:Flagicon Skonto 2–0 0–0 2–0
2R Template:Flagicon IFK Göteborg 0–3 0–1 0–4
1993–94 UEFA Champions League 1R Template:Flagicon Beitar Jerusalem 3–0 4–2 7–2
2R Template:Flagicon Spartak Moscow 1–5 1–2 2–7
1999–00 UEFA Cup Q Template:Flagicon Liepājas Metalurgs 3–1 2–3 5–4
1R Template:Flagicon IFK Göteborg 1–2 0–0 1–2
2004–05 UEFA Cup 2Q Template:Flagicon Terek Grozny 0–1 0–1 0–2
2005 UEFA Intertoto Cup 1R Template:Flagicon Karvan FK 2–0 2–1 4–1
2R Template:Flagicon RC Lens 0–1 1–2 1–3
2006 UEFA Intertoto Cup 2R Template:Flagicon Tiraspol 1–3 0–1 1–4
2008–09 UEFA Cup 1Q Template:Flagicon Khazar Lankaran 4–1 1–0 5–1
2Q Template:Flagicon Grasshopper 6–0 0–0 6–0
1R Template:Flagicon Austria Wien 4–2 Template:Aet 1–2 5–4
GR Template:Flagicon Nancy 2–2 — 3rd
Template:Flagicon CSKA Moscow — 1–2
Template:Flagicon Deportivo La Coruña 1–1 —
Template:Flagicon Feyenoord — 1–0
3R Template:Flagicon Udinese 2–2 1–2 3–4
2009–10 UEFA Europa League 3Q Template:Flagicon Fredrikstad 1–2 6–1 7–3
PO Template:Flagicon Club Brugge 1–0 0–1 Template:Aet 1–1 (3–4 pen)
2010–11 UEFA Champions League 2Q Template:Flagicon Inter Baku 0–1 Template:Aet 1–0 1–1 (9–8 pen)
3Q Template:Flagicon Sparta Praha 0–1 0–1 0–2
2010–11 UEFA Europa League PO Template:Flagicon Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 0–0 1–0 1–0
GR Template:Flagicon Juventus 1–1 3–3 2nd
Template:Flagicon Red Bull Salzburg 2–0 1–0
Template:Flagicon Manchester City 3–1 1–3
1/16 Template:Flagicon Braga 1–0 0–2 1–2
2012–13 UEFA Europa League 1Q Template:Flagicon Zhetysu 2–0 1–1 3–1
2Q Template:Flagicon Khazar Lankaran 1–0 1–1 2–1
3Q Template:Flagicon AIK 1–0 0–3 1–3
2013–14 UEFA Europa League 2Q Template:Flagicon FC Honka 2–1 3–1 5–2
3Q Template:Flagicon Žalgiris Vilnius 2–1 0–1 2–2 (a)
2014–15 UEFA Europa League 2Q Template:Flagicon Nõmme Kalju 3–0 0–1 3–1
3Q Template:Flagicon Stjarnan 0–0 0–1 0–1
2015–16 UEFA Champions League 2Q Template:Flagicon Sarajevo 1–0 2–0 3–0
3Q Template:Flagicon Basel 1–3 0–1 1–4
2015–16 UEFA Europa League PO Template:Flagicon Videoton 3–0 1–0 4–0
GR Template:Flagicon Belenenses 0–0 0–0 3rd
Template:Flagicon Basel 0–1 0–2
Template:Flagicon Fiorentina 0–2 2–1
2017–18 UEFA Europa League 1Q Template:Flagicon Pelister 4–0 3–0 7–0
2Q Template:Flagicon Haugesund 2–0 2–3 4–3
3Q Template:Flagicon Utrecht 2–2 0–0 2–2 (a)
2018–19 UEFA Europa League 1Q Template:Flagicon Gandzasar Kapan 2–0 1–2 3–2
2Q Template:Flagicon Shakhtyor Soligorsk 3–1 Template:Aet 1–1 4–2
3Q Template:Flagicon Genk 1–2 0–2 1–4
2020–21 UEFA Europa League 1Q Template:Flagicon Valmiera 3–0 — —
2Q Template:Flagicon Hammarby IF — 3–0 —
3Q Template:Flagicon Apollon Limassol — 5–0 —
PO Template:Flagicon Charleroi — 2–1 —
GR Template:Flagicon Benfica 2–4 0–4 4th
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Template:Flagicon Standard Liège 3–1 1–2
2022–23 UEFA Champions League 1Q Template:Flagicon Qarabağ 1–0 1–5 2–5
2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League 2Q Template:Flagicon Dinamo Batumi 5–0 1–1 6–1
3Q Template:Flagicon Víkingur Reykjavík 4–1 Template:Aet 0–1 4–2
PO Template:Flagicon F91 Dudelange 2–0 1–1 3–1
GR Template:Flagicon Villarreal 3–0 3–4 2nd
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KPO Template:Flagicon Bodø/Glimt 1–0 0–0 1–0
1/8 Template:Flagicon Djurgårdens IF 2–0 3–0 5–0
QF Template:Flagicon Fiorentina 1–4 3–2 4–6
2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League 2Q Template:Flagicon Kauno Žalgiris 3–1 2–1 5–2
3Q Template:Flagicon Spartak Trnava 2–1 1–3 3–4
2025–26 UEFA Champions League 2Q

UEFA Team ranking

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Rank Team Points
91 Template:Flagicon TSG Hoffenheim 19.000
92 Template:Flagicon CFR Cluj 19.000
93 Template:Flagicon Lech Poznań 19.000
94 Template:Flagicon Girona 18.762
95 Template:Flagicon Osasuna 18.762

Best results in European competitions

Season Achievement Notes
European Cup/UEFA Champions League
1990–91 Round of 16 lost to Template:Flagicon Marseille 3–2 in Poznań, 1–6 in Marseille
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
1982–83 Round of 16 lost to Template:Flagicon Aberdeen 0–2 in Aberdeen, 0–1 in Poznań
1988–89 Round of 16 lost to Template:Flagicon Barcelona 1–1 in Barcelona, 1–1 (a.e.t., 4–5 pen) in Poznań
UEFA Conference League
2022–23 Quarter-final lost to Template:Flagicon Fiorentina 1–4 in Poznań, 3–2 in Florence

Records

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Current squad

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No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF Template:Country data POR Joel Pereira
3 DF Template:Country data SWE Alex Douglas
7 MF Template:Country data POR Afonso Sousa
8 MF Template:Country data IRN Ali Gholizadeh
9 FW Template:Country data SWE Mikael Ishak (captain)
10 FW Template:Country data SWE Patrik Wålemark
11 FW Template:Country data FIN Daniel Håkans
15 DF Template:Country data POL Michał Gurgul
16 DF Template:Country data CRO Antonio Milić
18 DF Template:Country data POL Bartosz Salamon
19 FW Template:Country data NOR Bryan Fiabema
21 MF Template:Country data BIH Dino Hotić
22 MF Template:Country data POL Radosław Murawski (vice-captain)
23 MF Template:Country data ISL Gísli Þórðarson
No. Pos. Nation Player
24 MF Template:Country data POL Filip Jagiełło
25 DF Template:Country data SWE Filip Dagerstål
29 DF Template:Country data DEN Rasmus Carstensen (on loan from 1. FC Köln)
31 GK Template:Country data POL Mateusz Mędrala
35 GK Template:Country data POL Filip Bednarek
41 GK Template:Country data POL Bartosz Mrozek
43 MF Template:Country data POL Antoni Kozubal
44 MF Template:Country data POL Tymoteusz Gmur
53 MF Template:Country data POL Sammy Dudek
55 DF Template:Country data POL Maksymilian Pingot
56 MF Template:Country data POL Kornel Lisman
77 FW Template:Country data ESP Mario González (on loan from Los Angeles FC)
90 DF Template:Country data POL Wojciech Mońka

Out on loan

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No. Pos. Nation Player
5 DF Template:Country data SWE Elias Andersson (at Viborg until 30 June 2025)
17 FW Template:Country data POL Filip Szymczak (at GKS Katowice until 30 June 2025)
20 DF Template:Country data USA Ian Hoffmann (at Kristiansund until 30 June 2025)
28 DF Template:Country data POL Filip Borowski (at Ruch Chorzów until 30 June 2025)
54 MF Template:Country data POL Filip Wilak (at Hutnik Kraków until 30 June 2025)
No. Pos. Nation Player
74 MF Template:Country data POL Jakub Antczak (at Chrobry Głogów until 30 June 2025)
— MF Template:Country data POL Bartłomiej Barański (at Ruch Chorzów until 30 June 2025)
— GK Template:Country data POL Krzysztof Bąkowski (at Stal Rzeszów until 30 June 2025)
— GK Template:Country data POL Mateusz Pruchniewski (at Pogoń Siedlce until 30 June 2025)
— DF Template:Country data POL Bartosz Tomaszewski (at Polonia Bytom until 30 June 2025)

Retired numbers

Coaching staff

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Stadiums

Dębiec Stadium

Initially the club's first stadium was located in the Dębiec district between two train tracks.[28] It belonged to PKP (the Polish state railways) and was demolished in 2013 after a long period of inactivity.[29]

Edmund Szyc Stadium

Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". Edmund Szyc Stadium is a currently ruined multi-purpose stadium in the Wilda district, named after Edmund Szyc, one of founders of Warta Poznań.[30] It is the historical home of the other football team Warta Poznań,[31] but Lech played there sporadically between the 1950s and 1970s.

Stadion Poznań

Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". The Stadion Poznań is the home ground of Lech Poznań, and was one of the venues for the group phase of Euro 2012. It has a league capacity of 42,837 (all seated). The stadium was originally built between 1968 and 1980. From its inauguration in August 1980 Lech Poznań has used the ground as its main venue; since 2010 it has also been used by Warta Poznań, which currently plays in Script error: No such module "Lang"..[32] The ground is situated on the street ul. Bułgarska 17 in the southwestern part of the city (Grunwald district).

In the years 2003–10 the stadium underwent a complete reconstruction, including the building of four new fully covered stands.[33] Currently it is the fifth largest stadium in Poland (after Kazimierz Górski National Stadium, Silesia Stadium, The Municipal Stadium in Wroclaw and PGE Arena Gdańsk) and third largest in Ekstraklasa (after the latter two).[34] The grand opening after final renovation took place on 20 September 2010, with Sting's Symphonicity Tour concert.

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Fans

Lech Poznań is considered to have one of the strongest fan support in Poland due to the club's high average attendance in the Ekstraklasa and the atmosphere during the games.

Lech's fanbase is mainly located in the Greater Poland region, with fan clubs in many other towns.

Friendships and rivalries

For over a decade Lech supporters have a fellowship with fans from Arka Gdynia and KS Cracovia sometimes called the Wielka Triada or The Great Triad. Close friendship links Lech fans also with KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski and ŁKS Łódź supporters. Among the more ardent element of supporters, there are some private contacts with Fratria, fans of Spartak Moscow, and Crveni Đavoli, fans of Radnički Kragujevac from Serbia.

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Lech supporters during 2014–15 Ekstraklasa season

The biggest rival is Legia Warsaw with whom they contest the "Derby of Poland". Wisła Kraków, Lechia Gdańsk and Śląsk Wrocław are also big rivals due to the fans friendship with Arka and Cracovia, similarly Korona Kielce are disliked due to the friendship with KSZO and Widzew Łódź due to ŁKS. Other teams that can be considered rivals are Ruch Chorzów and Pogoń Szczecin. In past the "Greater Poland derby" was played against regional rivals Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski before their decline.

Relations with local rival Warta Poznań are neutral as the clubs have almost always played in different leagues and many fans attend matches of both teams.

The Poznań

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Rap music

Many Polish rappers who hail from Poznań have been strongly linked to the Lech supporter scene and the club prominently features in their music. Peja was an ardent supporter since he was 15 years old, and was active in the hooligan scene in the 90s.[35][36] Evtis,[37] Ascetoholix,[38][39] Bzyk[40] and DJ Decks are all prominent supporters. The fans have produced, recorded and released two rap CD's called Definicja Kibol and Definicja Kibol 2 as compilation of various artists.[41][42]

Other departments

Lech Poznań II

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They gained promotion in the 2003–04 season to the third tier after winning the league and beating Jarota Jarocin 2–0 twice, 4–0 on aggregate. In that same season, they reached the 1st round of the Polish Cup but were knocked out by Górnik Konin following a 3–1 loss. After the 2006–07 season, the reserve teams were scrapped in favour of a central youth league, meaning that between 2007 and 2013 the team ceased to exist. They were reinstated to their previous league position for the 2013–14 season.

Lech Poznań UAM

Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". Lech's women section was opened on 26 August 2021.[43] It was formed through a partnership with Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań. It currently competes in the top division after three promotions in four years, and is coached by Alicja Zając.

Lech Poznań Academy

The Lech Poznań Academy (Template:Langx) is the club's youth system, with several teams across all children's ages up until its most senior U-19 youth team.[44] The teams play in the Central Junior League, which was at first formed to replace the clubs' reserve teams which participated in the league pyramid. The club's youth system is the most extensive and advanced in the country and has produced many players which went on to play in the senior team.

KKS Wiara Lecha

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Notable players

Ekstraklasa top goalscorers

Managers

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See also

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References

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Bibliography

External links

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Position Staff
Manager Template:Fbaicon Niels Frederiksen
Assistant manager Template:Fbaicon Sindre Tjelmeland
Assistant coaches Template:Fbaicon Dariusz Dudka
Template:Fbaicon Hubert Wędzonka
Goalkeeping coach Template:Fbaicon Dominik Kubiak
Fitness coaches Template:Fbaicon Antonin Čepek
Template:Fbaicon Karol Kikut
Template:Fbaicon Michał Włodarczyk
Match analyst Template:Fbaicon Hubert Barański
Head of medical department Template:Fbaicon Rafał Hejna
Team doctors Template:Fbaicon Tomasz Jaśkowiak
Template:Fbaicon Aleksander Zych
Physiotherapists Template:Fbaicon Bartosz Górecki
Template:Fbaicon Marcin Lis
Template:Fbaicon Maciej Łopatka
Template:Fbaicon Maciej Smuniewski
Dietician Template:Fbaicon Patryk Wiśniewski
Team manager Template:Fbaicon Mariusz Skrzypczak
Kit manager Template:Fbaicon Sławomir Mizgalski
Cook Template:Fbaicon Artur Dzierzbicki
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