JWSport Jacek Waszak – Sport journalist
Legia Warsaw won fifteenth championship of Poland. The capital club became the most successful team in the history of the football competition in Poland .
On Sunday, at the stadium of Legia Warsaw, a match of the capital team against Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała took place, after which Legia Warsaw celebrated the defense of the title of Polish Champion
We had 19 minutes on the clock and it could have been a goal! Kapustka played the ball with Skibicki and managed to take a shot, which was defended by the goalkeeper. Kapustka kept the ball in the field and threw it to Lopes, but he hit his head over the goal!
The match was very tense from the start with both teams playing together.
Robert Kasperczyk’s charges also had their chances. As early as in the 12th minute, Marko Roginic found himself in a convenient situation, but the Croatian striker was blocked by Artur Jędrzejczyk at the last moment. With time, however, Legia had an increasing advantage.
In the 18th minute Bartosz Kapustka wasted a one-on-one situation, and a moment later Rafael Lopes misfired. Six minutes later, however, the Portuguese striker was already flawless and effectively used the pass of the Croatian Josip Juranovic.
The best action crowned with success took place in the 24th minute, when Juranovic threw the ball from in front of the penalty area, Rafael Lopes stepped to it perfectly and beat the goalkeeper with his head. Legia leads 1:0!
The second half started with a change of goalkeeper for Legia. Artur Boruc was replaced by Radosław Cierzniak, for whom it was an opportunity to say goodbye to the Warsaw team. The club’s owners decided not to extend his expiring contract.
The visitors tried to attack from 50 minutes of the second half and tried to impose their own pace and take the initiative. A lot of work for the goalkeeper Cierzniak after entering the field. The guests do not spare themselves from Posbeskidzia want to lead to a draw and stay in the Ekstraklasa .
Already elapsed 72 minutes of play and we have a free kick for Legia from the corner of the penalty area. Martins throw-in and a defender knocks the ball out for a corner kick but nothing came out of it was a chance to lead.
Podbeskidzie tried several times to hit from distance without success. For Legia, Pawel Wszołek was close to a goal in the 76th minute, but his flat shot was defended by Peskovic.
During the last round the fans returned to the stands. Their celebration of Legia’s championship with flares and smoke candles meant that in the 80th minute referee Tomasz Frankowski was forced to stop the game due to lack of visibility. After a few minutes the teams went down to the tunnel. Eventually the game was able to resume after about ten minutes . The referee added an additional 10 minutes.
This match lasted a very long time because we have 103′ minute of the match. The extension of the match was, of course, due to the break caused by the smoke from different flares and pyrotechnics. The referee calls the end of the match. Legia becomes the Champion of Poland, and Podbeskidzie after a year of playing says goodbye to the PKO Ekstraklasa.
Legia Warsaw celebrate their 15th championship, which is a record. Ruch Chorzów and Górnik Zabrze have 14 titles to their credit. Previously, the capital team won the league in the years: 1955, 1956, 1969, 1970, 1994, 1995, 2002, 2006, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2020.
Legia Warsaw – Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała 1:0 (1:0)
Goal: 1:0 Rafael Lopes 24 `.
Legia Warszawa: Artur Boruc (46. Radosław Cierzniak) – Josip Juranovic (64. Igor Lewczuk), Artur Jędrzejczyk, Mateusz Wieteska, Mateusz Hołownia (58. Paweł Wszołek), Filip Mladenovic (64. Marko Vesovic) – Bartosz Kapustka, Andre Martins, Ernest Muci, Kacper Skibicki (58. Jakub Kisiel) – Rafael Lopes.
Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała: Michal Peskovic – Filip Modelski, Milan Rundic, Peter Mamic (67. Karol Danielak) – Jakub Bieroński (46. Maksymilian Sitek), Jakub Hora, David Niepsuj (61. Kamil Biliński), Rafał Janicki, Marco Tulio – Peter Wilson (46. Michał Rzuchowski), Marko Roginic (67. Serhij Miakuszko).
Classification in terms of the number of Polish Champion titles :
15 – Legia Warszawa
14 – Ruch Chorzów, Górnik Zabrze
13 – Wisła Kraków
7 – Lech Poznań
5 – Cracovia
4 – Widzew Łódź, Pogoń Lwów
2 – Warta Poznań, Polonia Bytom, Polonia Warszawa, ŁKS Łódź, Stal Mielec, Śląsk Wrocław, Zagłębie Lubin
1 – Piast Gliwice, Szombierki Bytom, Garbarnia Kraków.
Polish Football champions:
1921 – Cracovia Kraków
1922 – Pogoń Lwów
1923 – Pogoń Lwów
1924 – mistrzostw nie rozegrano
1925 – Pogoń Lwów
1926 – Pogoń Lwów
1927 – Wisła Kraków
1928 – Wisła Kraków
1929 – Warta Poznań
1930 – Cracovia Kraków
1931 – Garbarnia Kraków
1932 – Cracovia Kraków
1933 – Ruch Chorzów
1934 – Ruch Chorzów
1935 – Ruch Chorzów
1936 – Ruch Chorzów
1937 – Cracovia Kraków
1938 – Ruch Chorzów
1939 – mistrzostw nie dokończono (w tabeli prowadził Ruch Chorzów przed Wisłą Kraków i Pogonią Lwów).
1946 – Polonia Warszawa
1947 – Warta Poznań
1948 – Cracovia Kraków
1949 – Wisła Kraków
1950 – Wisła Kraków
1951 – Ruch Chorzów, wicemistrz Wisła Kraków (tytuł mistrza kraju przyznano zdobywcy Pucharu Polski; w rozgrywkach ligowych kolejność była następująca: 1. Wisła, 2. Górnik Radlin, 3. Legia Warszawa, …6. Ruch Chorzów)
1952 – Ruch Chorzów
1953 – Ruch Chorzów
1954 – Polonia Bytom
1955 – Legia Warszawa
1956 – Legia Warszawa
1957 – Górnik Zabrze
1958 – ŁKS Łódź
1959 – Górnik Zabrze
1960 – Ruch Chorzów
1961 – Górnik Zabrze
1962 – Polonia Bytom
1963 – Górnik Zabrze
1964 – Górnik Zabrze
1965 – Górnik Zabrze
1966 – Górnik Zabrze
1967 – Górnik Zabrze
1968 – Ruch Chorzów
1969 – Legia Warszawa
1970 – Legia Warszawa
1971 – Górnik Zabrze
1972 – Górnik Zabrze
1973 – Stal Mielec
1974 – Ruch Chorzów
1975 – Ruch Chorzów
1976 – Stal Mielec
1977 – Śląsk Wrocław
1978 – Wisła Kraków
1979 – Ruch Chorzów
1980 – Szombierki Bytom
1981 – Widzew Łódź
1982 – Widzew Łódź
1983 – Lech Poznań
1984 – Lech Poznań
1985 – Górnik Zabrze
1986 – Górnik Zabrze
1987 – Górnik Zabrze
1988 – Górnik Zabrze
1989 – Ruch Chorzów
1990 – Lech Poznań
1991 – Zagłębie Lubin
1992 – Lech Poznań
1993 – Lech Poznań
1994 – Legia Warszawa
1995 – Legia Warszawa
1996 – Widzew Łódź
1997 – Widzew Łódź
1998 – ŁKS Łódź
1999 – Wisła Kraków
2000 – Polonia Warszawa
2001 – Wisła Kraków
2002 – Legia Warszawa
2003 – Wisła Kraków
2004 – Wisła Kraków
2005 – Wisła Kraków
2006 – Legia Warszawa
2007 – Zagłębie Lubin
2008 – Wisła Kraków
2009 – Wisła Kraków
2010 – Lech Poznań
2011 – Wisła Kraków
2012 – Śląsk Wrocław
2013 – Legia Warszawa
2014 – Legia Warszawa
2015 – Lech Poznań
2016 – Legia Warszawa
2017 – Legia Warszawa
2018 – Legia Warszawa
2019 – Piast Gliwice
2020 – Legia Warszawa
2021 – Legia Warszawa.
