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Official Website: legia.com Legia Warsaw are named after the Polish Legions, the Polish army created at the start of World War I. Like so many clubs, they have gone through a lengthy number of names, in their case all being quite similar variations on the same theme. A few translations: Druznya Legionowa - Legionnaire's Club, Wojskowy Klub Sportowy - Military Sports Club, Centralny Wojskowy Klub Sportowy - Central Military Sports Club. From early on in the club's history, up until the 1990s and the end of Communism, the club was effectively a branch of the Polish military, similar to CSKA Moscow in Russia, Steaua Bucharest in Romania, and many others. From 1997 to 2001 the club also carried the name of title sponsor Daewoo, the Korean auto manufacturer. The nicknames Wojskowi and Legioniści both have military connotations, the first meaning soldiers and the second meaning Legionnaires.Legia Warsaw have reached the semifinals in European competition twice, the 1970 European Cup and the 1991 European Cup Winners' Cup. The stadium is commonly known as Stadion Wojska Polskiego - The Polish Army Stadium - while its full name includes that of Józefa Piłsudskiego, one of the founding fathers of Poland and the leader of the Polish Legion at the time of the club's creation. Trophy Room:
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Full Name: Klub Piłkarski Legia Warszawa
