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Legia Warsaw (basketball)

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League
  
I Liga

Head coach
  
Piotr Bakun

Date founded
  
1929

President
  
Roman Podobas

Location
  
Warsaw, Poland

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Nickname
  
Wojskowi ("Militarians"), Legioniści ("Legionnaires", "Legionarries")

History
  
Legia Warsaw 1929–present

Team colors
  
Red, White, Green and Black

Sportowy Klub Legia Warszawa /ˈlɛɡjə/ ([ˈlegia warszawa]) is a Polish men's basketball club, based in Warsaw. The team currently plays in the I Liga, the Polish second division. The club was established in 1929 as the basketball section of the military multi-sport club of Legia Warsaw. Legia became the leading team in Polish basketball at the decades of 1950s and 1960s with seven national championships and two national cups.

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Honours

Total titles: 9

Domestic competitions

  • Polish Championship:
  • Winners (7): 1956, 1957, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1966, 1969
  • Polish Cup:
  • Winners (2): 1968, 1970

    • References

    Legia Warsaw (basketball) Wikipedia
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