2008–09 Legia Warsaw season
# 2008–09 Legia Warsaw season

During the 2008-09 Season, Legia Warsaw participated in the Polish first division, the Ekstraklasa.

## Transfers

### In

| Date | Player | Previous Club | Cost |
| - | - | - | - |
| 25 March 2008 | Konstatin Makhnovskyy | ŁKS Łódź | Free transfer |
| 23 May 2008 | Takesure Chinyama | Monomotapa United | €300,000 |
| 29 May 2008 | Piotr Giza | Cracovia | Undisclosed |
| 30 May 2008 | Piotr Rocki | Dyskobolia | Undisclosed |
| 10 June 2008 | Panče Kumbev | Dyskobolia | Free transfer |
| 10 June 2008 | Mikel Arruabarrena | CD Tenerife | Free transfer |
| 20 June 2008 | Maciej Iwanski | Zagłębie Lubin | €650,000 |
| 2 July 2008 | Tito | Espanyol Barcelona | Loan |
| 20 July 2008 | Inaki Astiz | CA Osasuna | Free transfer |
| January 2009 | Tomasz Jarzębowski | GKS Bełchatów | Undisclosed |
| January 2009 | Krzysztof Ostrowski | Śląsk Wrocław | Undisclosed |
| January 2009 | Kamil Majkowski | Wisła Płock | Loan return |
| January 2009 | Adrian Paluchowski | Znicz Pruszków | Loan return |
| February 2009 | Patryk Koziara | Legia Warsaw youth | None |
| | | | Total |
| | | | €950,000 |

### Out

| Date | Player | New Club | Cost |
| - | - | - | - |
| 23 May 2008 | Antonio Aguilera Balbino | | Contract termination |
| 15 June 2008 | Inaki Astiz | Osasuna | Loan return |
| 20 June 2008 | Maciej Korzym | Odra | Loan |
| 30 July 2008 | Maciej Gostomski | Zagłębie Sosnowiec | Loan |
| August 2008 | Wojciech Wocial | Znicz Pruszków | Loan |
| August 2008 | Artur Jędrzejczyk | Dolcan Ząbki | Loan |
| August 2008 | Wojciech Trochim | Dolcan Ząbki | Loan |
| August 2008 | Błażej Augustyn | Rimini Calcio F.C. | Loan |
| January 2009 | Mikel Arruabarrena | SD Eibar | Loan |
| January 2009 | Piotr Bronowicki | Piast Gliwice | End of contract |
| January 2009 | Jakub Wawrzyniak | Panathinaikos FC | Undisclosed |
| January 2009 | Przemysław Wysocki | Piast Gliwice | Loan |
| January 2009 | Kamil Grosicki | Jagiellonia Białystok | Loan |
| January 2009 | Edson Luis da Silva | Clube Náutico Capibaribe | Undisclosed |
| January 2009 | Aleksandar Vuković | Iraklis | Undisclosed |
| January 2009 | Marcin Smoliński | ŁKS Łódź | Undisclosed |
| | | | Total |
| | | | TBC |

## Squad

As of 18 February 2009.

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

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | GK | POL | Wojciech Skaba |
| 2 | DF | ESP | Iñaki Descarga |
| 3 | DF | POL | Wojciech Szala |
| 4 | DF | ZIM | Dickson Choto |
| 5 | MF | ESP | Tito |
| 6 | MF | POL | Roger |
| 7 | MF | POL | Piotr Giza |
| 8 | MF | POL | Maciej Iwański |
| 9 | FW | POL | Bartłomiej Grzelak |
| 11 | DF | POL | Tomasz Kiełbowicz |
| 12 | GK | UKR | Konstatin Makhnovskyy |
| 15 | DF | ESP | Inaki Astiz |
| 16 | MF | POL | Ariel Borysiuk |
| 18 | MF | POL | Kamil Majkowski |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 19 | FW | ZIM | Takesure Chinyama |
| 20 | MF | POL | Sebastian Szałachowski |
| 22 | FW | POL | Piotr Rocki |
| 23 | FW | POL | Adrian Paluchowski |
| 24 | MF | POL | Patryk Koziara |
| 25 | DF | POL | Jakub Rzeźniczak |
| 26 | DF | MKD | Panče Kumbev |
| 30 | MF | NGA | Martins Ekwueme |
| 31 | MF | POL | Maciej Rybus |
| 32 | MF | SRB | Miroslav Radović |
| 46 | MF | POL | Krzysztof Ostrowski |
| 78 | MF | POL | Tomasz Jarzębowski |
| 82 | GK | SVK | Ján Mucha |

## Match results

### Friendlies

| Date | Opponents | Home (H)/ Away (A) | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8 July 2008 | FC Luzern | A | 1-1 | Grzelak | TBC |
| 10 July 2008 | FC Basel | A | 1-6 | Iwański | TBC |
| 26 July 2008 | Legia Warszawa Reserve Team | H | 3-1 | Szałachowski 2xGrzelak | TBC |
| 26 July 2008 | Dolcan Ząbki | H | 2-0 | 2xGrzelak | TBC |
| 2 August 2008 | Jagiellonia Białystok | H | 0-2 | | TBC |

### Ekstraklasa

| Date | Opponents | Home (H)/ Away (A) | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8 August | Polonia Warszawa | H | 2-2 | Grzelak Iwański | 7500 |
| 15 August | Odra | A | 0-2 | | 5,000 |
| 22 August | Jagiellonia Białystok | H | 2-0 | 2xRadović | 4,000 |
| 29 August | Górnik Zabrze | A | 3-0 | Chinyama Szałachowski Roger | 17,000 |
| 12 September | Arka Gdynia | H | 2-0 | Chinyama Radović | 4,000 |
| 19 September | Cracovia | A | 3-0 | Roger Chinyama Giza | 2,500 |
| 26 September | Piast Gliwice | H | 3-1 | Edson o.gGlik Chiyama | 5,000 |
| 3 October | Lech Poznań | A | 0-0 | | 24,000 |
| 17 October | ŁKS Łódź | A | 0-0 | | 5,000 |
| 24 October | Wisła Kraków | H | 2-1 | Grzelak Chinyama | 10,000 |
| 30 October | Lechia Gdańsk | H | 3-0 | 2xChinyama Édson | 7,000 |
| November 7 | Polonia Bytom | A | 0-1 | | 6,000 |
| November 11 | GKS Bełchatów | A | 0-1 | | 4,500 |
| November 14 | Śląsk Wrocław | H | 4-0 | Iwański Chinyama Kumbev Wawrzyniak | 11,000 |
| November 21 | Ruch Chorzów | A | 1-0 | Chinyama | 7,000 |
| November 28 | Lechia Gdańsk | A | 3-2 | o.gKosznik 2xChinyama | 11,000 |
| December 5 | GKS Bełchatów | H | 3-0 | Rybus Chinyama Giza | 5,000 |
| | Polonia Warszawa | A | TBC | | |
| | Odra | H | TBC | | |
| | Jagiellonia Białystok | A | TBC | | |
| | Górnik Zabrze | H | TBC | | |
| | Arka Gdynia | A | TBC | | |
| | Cracovia | H | TBC | | |
| | Piast Gliwice | A | TBC | | |
| | Lech Poznań | H | TBC | | |
| | ŁKS Łódź | H | TBC | | |
| | Wisła Kraków | A | TBC | | |
| | Polonia Bytom | H | TBC | | |
| | Śląsk Wrocław | A | TBC | | |
| | Ruch Chorzów | H | TBC | | |

### Polish Super Cup

| Date | Opponents | Home (H)/ Away (A) | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 20 July 2008 | Wisła Kraków | N | 2-1 | Chinyama Rocki | 3,000 |

### Polish Cup

| Round | Date | Opponents | Home (H)/ Away (A) | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1/16 | 23 September 2008 | Wisła Płock | A | 2-1 a.e.t | 2x Iwański | 3,500 |

### Puchar Ligi

| Round | Date | Opponents | Home (H)/ Away (A) | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1, Group D | 2 September 2008 | Polonia Warszawa | A | 0-3 w.o | | |
| 2, Group D | 5 September 2008 | ŁKS Łódź | H | 3-0 | Wawrzyniak Chinyama Vuković | 700 |

### UEFA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponents | Home (H)/ Away (A) | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| First qualifying round | 17 July 2008 | FC Gomel | H | 0-0 | | 6,000 |
| First qualifying round | 31 July 2008 | FC Gomel | A | 1-4 | 2x Szałachowski 2x Iwański | 8,000 |

## Player statistics

* Last Update: Start of 2008/09 season
* Data includes all competitions

### Top scorers

As of 2008/09 Season

| P | Player | Position | Ekstraklasa | Polish Cup | Puchat Ligi | UEFA Cup | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Takesure Chinyama | Forward | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | Maciej Iwański | Midfielder | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | Miroslav Radović | Midfielder | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Roger | Midfielder | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Sebastian Szalachowski | Midfielder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |

### Most assists

As of 2008/09 Season

| P | Player | Position | Ekstraklasa | Polish Cup | Puchat Ligi | UEFA Cup | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Miroslav Radović | Midfielder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Tomasz Kiełbowicz | Midfielder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Jakub Rzeźniczak | Forward | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Maciej Iwański | Midfielder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Sebastian Szałachowski | Forward | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Most appearances

As of 2008/09 Season

| P | Player | Position | Ekstraklasa | Polish Cup | Puchar Ligi | UEFA Cup | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Ján Mucha | Goalkeeper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Roger | Midfielder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Maciej Iwański | Forward | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Miroslav Radović | Midfielder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Wojciech Szala | Midfielder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
