Lechia Gdańsk was a Polish

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based in

Gdańsk Gdańsk ( , also ; ; csb, Gduńsk;Stefan Ramułt, ''Słownik języka pomorskiego, czyli kaszubskiego'', Kraków 1893, Gdańsk 2003, ISBN 83-87408-64-6. , Johann Georg Theodor Grässe, ''Orbis latinus oder Verzeichniss der lateinischen Benen ...

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. Formed in 1945 the club held many different sections until 2002 when the teams started to operate as their own organisations. While run as their own organisations now, many of the teams that were part of the singular sports club often still hold the name ''Lechia''.

Overview

Football (men's first team)

Men's football: Lechia Gdańsk - ''formed 1945'' The most well known and supported section of the sports club has been the

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team. The club currently play in Poland's second division. Honours:

Ekstraklasa Poland Ekstraklasa (), meaning "Extra Class" in Polish, named PKO Ekstraklasa since the 2019–20 season due to its sponsorship by PKO Bank Polski, is the top Polish professional league for men's association football teams. Contested by 18 cl ...

- Third place (2):

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, 2018–19

Polish Cup The Polish Cup in football ( pl, Puchar Polski w piłce nożnej ) is an elimination tournament for Polish football clubs, held continuously from 1950, and is the second most important national title in Polish football after the Ekstraklasa title. ...

- Winners (2): 1982–83, 2018–19
Runners-up (2): 1955, 2019–20

Polish SuperCup The Polish Super Cup (, ) is an annually held match between the champions of the Ekstraklasa and the Polish Cup winners or, if the Ekstraklasa champions also win the Polish Cup, the Cup's runners-up. As of 2021, the Polish Super Cup has been pl ...

- Winners (2): 1983,

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Football (men's second team)

Men's football: KS Lechia Gdańsk II (second team) - ''formed 1953'' The second team for

Lechia Gdańsk Lechia Gdańsk () is a Polish football club based in Gdańsk. The club was founded in 1945 by people expelled from Lwów, who were supporters of Poland's oldest football team Lechia Lwów, founded in 1903. The club's name comes from Lechia, a ...

which is mostly used as to develop players from the

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and to assess who is ready to play in the first team. The team cannot play higher than the II liga. III liga - Runners-up: 2014–15 IV liga - Winners: 2009–10
Runners-up: 2008–09

Woman's football

Woman's football: Lechia Gdańsk Ladies - ''formed 2019'' The team were created in 2014 as Biało-Zielone Lechia Gdańsk and focused on football training for girls in youth teams. Biało-Zielone Gdańsk was closely linked with AP Lotos Gdańsk and

in its early years. Since 2019 it been associated with the men's football team and took the name ''Lechia Gdańsk Ladies''.

Men's rugby union

Men's rugby union: RC Lechia Gdańsk - ''formed 1956'' The men's rugby team is the most successful section of the sports club. The club is the only in Poland to have never been relegated from the top division, and is the second most successful team in Poland's rugby history. Honours: Ekstraliga - Winners (13): 1960, 1961, 1970, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14
Runners-up (11): 1963, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1981–82, 1985, 1986, 1991, 1993, 1997, 2009–10, 2015–16
Third place (15): 1962, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1973–74, 1976–77, 1980–81, 1987, 1988, 1998–99, 2003–04, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2014–15 Polish Cup: - Winners (12): 1977, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2013

Men's rugby sevens

Men's rugby sevens: RC Lechia Gdańsk - ''formed 1996'' A section of the main Lechia Gdańsk rugby club. The Lechia rugby sevens team is the joint most successful rugby sevens team in Poland. Honours: (rugby sevens) Polish Sevens Championship - Winners (8): 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018
Runners-up (2): 2009, 2017
Third place (3): 1996, 1997, 2021–22

Women's rugby sevens

Women's rugby sevens: Biało-Zielone Ladies Gdańsk - ''formed 2009'' ''(not associated with the Lechia name since 2015)'' The women's rugby sevens section was created in 2009 as ''RC Ladies Lechia Gdańsk'' in close connection with the men's team and other Lechia clubs. The section is the most successful in Poland's women's rugby sevens. The team separated from Lechia rugby in 2015 and became ''Biało-Zielone Ladies Gdańsk''. Honours: Polish Women's Sevens Championship - Winners (12): 2011, 2012, 2013, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22
Runners-up: 2010
Third place: 2009 Polish Cup - Winners (5): 2011, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019

Cycling

Cycling club: Klub Kolarski Lechia Gdańsk. The cycling team was most successful during the 1950‘s and early 1960’s, notably winning the

Tour de Pologne The Tour de Pologne (Polish: ''Wyścig Dookoła Polski'', English: ''Tour of Poland'', official abbreviation TdP,) is an annual, professional men's multiple-stage bicycle race primarily held in Poland. It consists of seven or eight stages ...

twice. The cycling section runs more as a club now and doesn’t take part in major cycling events. Famous former riders include: Henryk Kowalski and Michał Bogdziewicz. Honours: (team) Tour de Pologne – Jersey yellow

Overall classification (2): 1957, 1961
Stage wins: 1 (1959) Polish Mountain Bike Championship; – Elite classification runners-up: 2003
Marathon classification winners: 2003 Honours: (cyclist) Henryk Kowalski – Tour de Pologne overall classification (2): 1957, 1961
Stage wins: Stage 1 (1959) Michał Bogdziewicz – Polish Mountain Bike Championships ‘Elite’ classification runner-up: 2003
Polish Mountain Bike Championship Marathon classification: 2003

Athletics

Athletics club: Klub Lekkoatletyczny Lechia Gdańsk - ''formed 1945'' The athletics club was created in 1945 and provided a way for the inhabitants of Gdańsk with better sporting opportunities. Athletes from KL Lechia Gdańsk have taken part in both the Olympics and World Championships. Honours: Lechia athletes have achieved results in the following sporting competitions; Olympics - Bronze medal:

1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held ...

Kazimierz Zimny Kazimierz Franciszek Zimny (4 June 1935 – 30 June 2022) was a Polish athlete, who competed mainly in the 5000 metres. He competed for Poland in the 5000 metres at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici es ...

(5000m)
4th place:

1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca ...

Mieczysław Łomowski Mieczysław Łomowski (19 September 1914, in Vilna – 15 October 1969, near Gniew) was a Polish shot putter who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics. He died in a car accident near Gniew Gniew (pronounced ; csb, Gméw, or ''Gniéw''; formerl ...

(shot put)
9th place:

1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, Igry XXII Olimpiady) and commo ...

Bernadetta Blechacz Bernadetta Blechacz (born July 30, 1955 in Kcynia, Kuyavian-Pomeranian) is a former javelin thrower from Poland, who set her personal best in 1979, throwing 62.76 metres. She competed for her native country at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, U ...

(javelin)
11th place:

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

, Katarzyna Radtke (racewalking 10k)

Smaller sections

The Lechia Gdańsk sports club also included the following sections: Basketball club: Baltia Gdańsk - ''formed 1945, dissolved 1946''. The club was formed in 1945 when the sports club used the name Baltia and was dissolved before the sports club started to use the name ''Lechia'' later that year. Boxing club: KS BOP Boks/Boks Lechia Gdańsk ''formed 1945, dissolved 1952''. Formed in 1945 the club was dissolved a few months later. In January 1948 the section was reactivated before dissolving again in 1952 due to the merging of multiple boxing clubs in the Gdańsk area. Hockey clubs: in its early years the Lechia sports club had sections for both field and ice hockey. Tennis club: Gdańskie Towarzystwo Tenisowe Lechia Gdańsk. Volleyball club: ''formed 1945, dissolved 1946''. Weightlifting club: part of KL Lechia Gdańsk. Lechia Gdańsk also included clubs in handball, skiing, shooting, swimming, chess, table tennis, wrestling, and sailing.

Sections list

A list of all known teams and clubs that have played under the Lechia name. *Men's football team:

(1945–''present'') *Woman's football team: Lechia Gdańsk Ladies (2019–''present'') *Men's rugby team:

RC Lechia Gdańsk Lechia Gdańsk is a Polish rugby union team playing in the Rugby Ekstraliga. It is one of the oldest and most successful teams in Polish rugby. History In early days of Polish rugby in 1950's Gdańsk was one of the epicentres of the sport, m ...

(1956–''present'') *Women's rugby sevens team:

Biało-Zielone Ladies Gdańsk Biało-Zielone Ladies Gdańsk is a rugby sevens based in Gdańsk, Poland. Formed in 2009, the club had strong links with the RC Lechia Gdańsk team, and the club itself was known as RC Ladies Lechia Gdańsk at the time of its formation. The l ...

(2009–''present'') *Athletics club:

KL Lechia Gdańsk (Athletics) Klub Lekkoatletyczny Lechia Gdańsk ( en, Athletics Club Lechia Gdańsk) is a Polish athletics club based in Gdańsk, Poland. The athletics club was formed and became part of the Lechia Gdańsk sports club. While the club has not been officially ...

(1945–''present'') *Men's basketball: Baltia Gdańsk (1945–46) *Men's boxing club: KS BOP Boks/Boks Lechia Gdańsk (1945, 1948–52) *Volleyball club (1945–46) *Cycling club: KK Lechia Gdańsk *Tennis club: Gdańskie Towarzystwo Tenisowe Lechia Gdańsk *Chess club *Field hockey club *Handball club *Ice hockey club *Sailing club *Skiing club *Swimming club *Table tennis club *Weightlifting club *Wrestling club

References

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