Lech Poznan

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In the summer of 1920 the group of young members of the Catholic Youth Association decided to disband and start their own football club. The founding members of the club included: Jan Nowak, Antoni Dyzman Jan Dyzman, Leon Nowicki, Jozef Magdziak, Kazimierz Zmuda, Stanislaw Nowicki, Stefan Fiedler, Jozef Goslinski, Leon Stachowski, Jozef Blumreder and Jan Wojtek. The history for Lech is traced to 19 March 1922, the date when it was established as a football team. The first name of the club is Towarzystwo Sportowe Liga Debiec. In September 1922, the club was granted a soccer field located on Grzybowa street. The first game for the club was in the month of May 1922 against Urania Staroleka, which ended with a draw of 1-1. The club was founded in a league of the lowest tier that at the time was called the Class C.

The club was promoted in 1928 to Class B, after six years in the Class C. In 1932, the club was elevated to Class A, where the most powerful teams from the region were playing. The club was then elevated into the First National Division, but the club was not able to achieve this goal prior to the outbreak in World War II. In the autumn of 1933, it was the time that the Klub Sportowy Kolejowego Prazysposobienia Wojskowego Poznan ("Poznan Military Training Railway Sports Club") was established, also known as KPW. In 1945, just after the war had ended sports officials decided to make Lech one of the clubs to be based in the city.

In 1947 in 1947, in 1947, the Polish Football Association (PZPN) made the decision to start an inaugural national league (Ekstraklasa). In the beginning, the club was not allowed to join the top league, but they Kolejorz ("the railroadman" the most well-known nickname to the football club) made an appeal, and the PZPN made a decision at an extraordinary meeting, to increase the First Division to 14 teams which included the KKS (at the time referred to as Kolejowy Klub Sportowy Poznan) as well as Widzew Lodz. The first game was against Widzew Lodz in which Widzew defeated 4-3.

The name of the club was changed again in January of 1957 and this time it was Klub Sportowy Lech Poznan and in December it changed to Kolejowy Klub Sportowy Lech Poznan that was in effect for the whole time of the team. The year that followed turned out to be among the most difficult for the club because it finished last and was then relegated in the division 2. Lech just scored 12 points over 22 games while boasting striker Teodor Aniola who was the club's top scoring player with 141 goals, and the highest scorer in the Polish championship for three consecutive years (1949-1951). Together With Edmund Bialas and Henryk Czapczyk, Aniola formed the famous trio known as ABC. Through that time Aniola's team managed finishing third in First Division twice, as the top result, prior to being relegated to the second division.

Lech did manage to get back into the top division of the year 1961 however, after two seasons with poor performance The blue team was again relegated in 1963. The team was then moved into the 3rd division at the time named The Interprovincial Division (Liga miedzywojewodzka) during one of the most significant sports crises of the organisation. In 1972, the team was relegated back to their first division where they had to fight to stay out of relegation each season. Coach Jerzy Kopa who had come via Szombierki Bytom in 1972, was the one responsible for the revival of Lech in a spectacular way. Kopa took over the team in the year 1976, at a time when they were at the bottom in the league. Kopa brought players together in a camp for training in Blazejewo and helped the team avoid relegation and a year later, they became the first team to compete in Europe following a third place finish in league play, only two points from the top team, Wisla Krakow. This transformation was called The Miracle of Blazejewo. The club's initial participation of the UEFA Cup in 1978-79 was short, and they were knocked out during the opening round of play by MSV Duisburg.

The introduction to head coach Wojciech Lazarek in the 1980s in the team was pivotal to the team's success in overcoming 3rd place as well as European participation. The team that year reached the semi-finals of the Polish Cup for the first time, but lost 0-5 to Legia Warsaw in Czestochowa. The following year the team managed to take home the first title in its history in it was the Polish Cup, by defeating Pogon Szczecin by 1-0 in Wroclaw.

The championships for the league in 1983 and 1984 are etched in the history books as the two first league championships for the Kolejorz and also for winning by the basis of such a narrow margin over Widzew Lodz. The first championship of the league to be won by Lech came with a one-point victory (39) against Widzew (38). The 15 goals that were scored by the top scoring player in this tournament Miroslaw Okonski as well as the presence of other players such as Krzysztof Pawlak, and Jozef Adamiec were crucial in winning their first league title. In the meantime, in the next season was won by both teams. played a thrilling tournament and were tied with 42 points. Lech held on to the championship, having a greater difference of scores that Widzew for breaking the tie. This season was one of the most memorable for the blue team when they scored their first double, becoming champions in the Polish Cup, after winning in the final against Wisla Krakow (3-0).

Then, as Polish Champions, Lech took part for the very first time at the European Cup, although they did not make it to the final round during the two seasons. The first time it played, the team was defeated through Athletic Club. In the first match of the tournament in Poland, Mariusz Niewiadomski and Miroslaw Okonski scored the initial two Lech goals of the tournament. The team was able to win 2-0. But the second leg to San Mames was a nightmare for the Poles and the Spanish team was able to qualify by winning 4-1. In the following season, they faced the current champions, F.C. Liverpool which won with 5-1 aggregate.

The year was 1988 and Lech was crowned the winner of another Cup by defeating Legia on Lodz during the penalty shootout. For the 2nd round in the European Cup, Lech faced Barcelona and was under the direction of Johan Cruyff. After having played two games in a draw Barcelona was able to win the tournament, only managed to beat Lech during the penalty shootout.

Jerzy Kopa came back to Lech in 1990, along with Andrzej Strugarek. Kolejorz were crowned League champions three times. Andrzej Juskowiak was the leading goal scorer in the tournament with 18 goals, and his team was crowned with 42 points, which was two more than the second-placed team, Zaglebie Lubin. Henryk Apostel was the coach who guided Lech to two champions, in the years 1992 and 1993. The first was won by winning against GKS Katowice. The second championship was tied with Legia's second team. Legia and was only won due to the fact that Legia was penalized for questionable match fixing.

In the fall of the year 1990 Lech was one of the impressive qualifiers of the past decade at the European Cup. In Bulgarska street stadium, the Polish club beat Marseille in the first leg 3-2 in the 2nd round. In the second leg at the Stade Velodrome, the French team defeated Lech 6-1 during a match where many of the Polish players reported food poisoning. Since 1993 , the club has fallen into a financial crisis, and was forced to sell some of its top players to play professional football.

Lech was able to remain at the top of the league. their most successful result was fourth place in the 1990 season which enabled him to participate in the 1999-2000 UEFA Cup, where they defeated Liepajas Metalurgs in the qualifying round, and lost to IFK Goteborg in the first round. However, a couple of days later, the year 2000, Lech was relegated to the second division following nearly 28 years of being in the top division. The Lech's debut season as a second-tier club was one of disaster because they were close to dropping into the 3rd division. It was only through an incredible effort that Lech's club was saved from being relegated and even secured promotion in the following one season into the premier division.

In the first year following returning back to the I league (2002-03) Lech focused on keeping the club in place. The next season started with an extremely negative atmosphere with the Kolejorz. After just five days, the club appointed the new coach Czeslaw Michniewicz. The sudden appointment of the new coach proved to be shocking, considering that Lech ended the season in the sixth spot. But the most significant thing was the victory over a Polish Cup by defeating their greatest adversaries, Legia Warsaw, in the final two games of 2004. The next day the crowd in Poznan were ecstatic over the win from Lech at Lech's Super Cup against Wisla Krakow. Even though the subsequent two seasons didn't yield any results of that amount, Lech managed to finish at the top of the table every season with head coach Franciszek Smuda.

Smuda created a formidable team after the addition of players such as Robert Lewandowski, Hernan Rengifo, Semir Stilic, Marcin Zajac, and Rafal Murawski. In the Ekstraklasa season 2008-09, Lech had a great season, finishing in third place, and was able to qualify for the UEFA Europa League thanks, in part, to scores of Robert Lewandowski. 19 May 2009 was the day that Lech was awarded the Cup for the fifth time after defeating Ruch Chorzow with a solo goal scored by Slawomir Peszko in Stadion Slaski.

The next year, Jacek Zielinski replaced Franciszek Smuda who was appointed as head coach of Poland Polish national side. With the help of many of the players who earned third place and won the trophy in the previous season Zielinski was able to guide Lech to the sixth victory in their history during the season 2009-2010. Lech's striker Robert Lewandowski returned to be an important player in attack and was the leading in the championship scoring 18 goals. When they played in the tournament of 2010-11 Champions League, they were eliminated by Sparta Prague in the third round, and were without Lewandowski who was sent from Borussia Dortmund. Borussia Dortmund. The club's most successful European appearances was their 2011 UEFA Europa League, in which they defeated Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk to enter the group stage of the tournament for the first time. Lech was third in their group alongside Manchester City, leaving Juventus and FC Salzburg out of the tournament. But they were removed from the tournament by S.C. Braga, runner-up of the tournament a few months after in the round of 32 following their victory at home in Poland (1-0) but losing to Portugal (2-0).

In the 2021-22 campaign, when Lech celebrated 100 years of existence The team coached by Maciej Skorza was runners-up at the Polish Cup, losing 3-1 against Rakow Czestochowa, and won Lech's eighth championship. It was the first time they had won it in seven years.

In the first year following returning back to the I league (2002-03) Lech focused on the long-term stability of the club. The next season started with an extremely negative atmosphere for the Kolejorz. After just five days, club appointed an entirely new coach, Czeslaw Michniewicz. The surprise appointment of the new coach proved to be an unexpected event, as Lech ended the season in sixth place. The most important thing, however, was winning the Polish Cup by defeating their greatest adversaries, Legia Warsaw, in the two final games of 2004. The next day the fans of Poznan were ecstatic over the win from Lech during Lech's Super Cup against Wisla Krakow. While the following two seasons didn't have any successes of this amount, Lech managed to finish at the top of the league each season under the guidance of the coach Franciszek Smuda.

Smuda created a formidable team following the arrival of players such as Robert Lewandowski, Hernan Rengifo, Semir Stilic, Marcin Zajac, and Rafal Murawski. The Ekstraklasa 2008-09 season Lech enjoyed a fantastic season. He finished third place, and was able to qualify for the UEFA Europa League thanks, in part, to scores of Robert Lewandowski. On May 19th, 2009 Lech took home the Cup for the fifth time, winning against Ruch Chorzow with a solo goal scored by Slawomir Peszko in Stadion Slaski.

The next seasons, Jacek Zielinski replaced Franciszek Smuda as head coach of Poland nation's team. With the majority of the players that earned third place and won the trophy last season Zielinski was able to guide Lech to their sixth title in their history during this season. Striker Robert Lewandowski returned to be an attacking reference and was the leading scoring player of the championship, scoring 18 goals. As part of the tournament of 2010-11 Champions League, they were eliminated by Sparta Prague in the third round without Lewandowski who was transferred from Borussia Dortmund. Borussia Dortmund. The club's most successful European appearances was their year 2010-11 UEFA Europa League, in which they beat Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk to enter the group stage of the tournament for the first time. Lech placed 2nd in the group, along with Manchester City, leaving Juventus and FC Salzburg out of the tournament. They were, however, removed in the round of 32 by S.C. Braga, runner-up of the tournament a few months after in round 32 following their victory the tournament in Poland (1-0) but losing to Portugal (2-0).

In the 2021-22 campaign, in which Lech was celebrating its centennial celebration, the Lech team coached by Maciej Skorza finished second at the Polish Cup, losing 3-1 against Rakow Czestochowa. took home the club's eighth title the first time in seven years.

Kolejorz penned a second chapter in the club's history during the 2011-11 UEFA Europa League campaign. After being eliminated from the competition by Sparta Prague during Champions League qualification, they advanced through to the finals of the Europa League. This time, the Polish underdogs were up against the biggest names in football: Juventus and Manchester City. In Turin a hat-trick from Artjoms Rudnevs led to the surprise draw of 3-3. After a rout of the English team at home by 3-1 Lech was able to climb the ranks of the team. The match in the final against Juventus occurred in difficult, snowy conditions and ended with the draw of 1-1. It was enough to place Lech Poznan into the knockout stage for the Europa League.

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• Ekstraklasa (First Division):
  • Champions (8): 1982–83, 1983–84, 1989–90, 1991–92, 1992–93, 2009–10, 2014–15, 2021–22
• Polish Cup:
  • Winners (5): 1981–82, 1983–84, 1987–88, 2003–04, 2008–09
  • Runners-up (6): 1979–80, 2010–11, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2021–22
• Polish Super Cup:
  • Winners (6): 1990, 1992, 2004, 2009, 2015, 2016
  • Runners-up: 1983, 1988, 2010, 2022
• Youth Teams
  • Polish U-19 Champion: 1987, 1995, 2018
  • Polish U-19 Runner-up: 1998, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2015
  • Polish U-19 Bronze Medal: 1937, 1985, 1992, 1994, 2014, 2016, 2017
  • Polish U-17 Champion: 2009, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
  • Polish U-17 Runner-up: 1996, 2012, 2019, 2021
• Ekstraklasa top goalscorers (12):

 Teodor AnioÅ‚a (1949 - 20, 1950 - 21, 1951 - 20)

 MirosÅ‚aw OkoÅ„ski (1982–83 - 15)

 Andrzej Juskowiak (1989–90 - 18)

 Jerzy Podbrożny (1991–92 - 20, 1992–93 - 25)

 Piotr Reiss (2006–07 - 15)

 Robert Lewandowski (2009–10 - 18)

 Artjoms Rudņevs (2011–12 - 22)

 Marcin Robak (2016–17 - 18)

 Christian Gytkjær (2019–20 - 24)

• UEFA Europa League:
  • Round of 32 (2): 2009, 2011

At the time of writing on 16 December the year 2010, Lech Poznan had played a total of 62 matches in European competition between 1978 to. One of the most memorable matches during the club's history are the encounters with Barcelona in the 1988-89 campaign during the winner of the European Cup Winners' Cup's second round. Both matches ended in a an 1-1 draw Lech Poznan lost the penalty shoot-out by a score of the score of 4-5. Barcelona ultimately went on to take the title.

In the season 1983-1984 European Cup season, Lech won 2-0 in the home arena with Spanish champions Athletic Bilbao. In the 1990-91 campaign, Lech eliminated Greek champions Panathinaikos in the opening round by a score of 5-1 with a 5-1 aggregate score. In the second tie, Lech was eliminated in the second round by Marseille and won initial match 3-2 at home.

In the 2009-2010 UEFA Cup season, Lech reached the stage in the Group Stage of the tournament after eliminating the higher seeded teams from Grasshopper (notching the largest margin of victory in the score 6-0 on home soil) in addition to Austria Wien (scoring the decisive goal in the final minute of added time). At the stage of group play, Lech was third, ahead of Nancy as well as Feyenoord to earn a spot for the third Round which was knocked out by Italian team Udinese.

Their home stadium Stadion Poznan has been totally renovated and completed in September of 2010 in preparation in time for UEFA Euro 2012, during which they are expected to host three games within Group C.

Kolejorz penned a second chapter in the club's history in the 2009-2011 UEFA Europa League campaign. After being eliminated from the competition by Sparta Prague during Champions League qualification, they advanced into the stage group of Europa League. This time, the Polish underdog had to play the top names in the game: Juventus and Manchester City. In Turin a hat-trick from Artjoms Runevs earned them the surprise draw of 3-3. After a rout of the English team at home with a score of 3-1 Lech was able to climb the ranks of the team. The match in the final against Juventus occurred in difficult, snowy conditions and ended with the draw of 1-1. This result was enough to send Lech Poznan into the knockout stage for the Europa League.

As of 8 September 2022

Competition	App	Games	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA
European Cup / UEFA Champions League	8	26	11	1	14	29	43
European Cup Winners' Cup / UEFA Cup Winners' Cup	2	8	4	2	2	10	7
UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League	14	80	33	17	30	116	94
UEFA Europa Conference League	1	7	3	2	2	16	8
Intertoto Cup / UEFA Intertoto Cup	6	30	13	6	11	52	40
Overall	31	151	64	28	59	223	192

As of 12 August 2022.

• Highest victory, Ekstraklasa: 11–1 vs. Szombierki Bytom, 27 August 1950
• Highest loss, Ekstraklasa: 0–8 vs. WisÅ‚a Kraków, 30 May 1976
• Highest attendance overall: c. 65,000 vs. Zawisza Bydgoszcz, 25 June 1972
• Highest attendance at the Stadion PoznaÅ„: c. 45,000 vs. Widzew Łódź, 8 April 1984
• Highest average attendance, Ekstraklasa: 45,384 per game, in the 1972–1973 season (13 games)
• Most appearances, Ekstraklasa:  Hieronim Barczak, 367 (1973–86)
• Most goals, Ekstraklasa:  Teodor AnioÅ‚a, 138 (1948–61)
• Most goals in a season, Ekstraklasa:  Jerzy Podbrożny, 25 (1992–93)
• Most national caps:  Luis Henríquez, 50 for Panama

12 - number retired for fans, called "the 12th player"

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The stadium that the club first used was situated within the Debiec district, which was situated between two tracks for trains. It was part of PKP (the Polish state railways) and was destroyed in 2013 following a lengthy time of inactivity.

Edmund Szyc Stadium is a multi-purpose facility that is currently in disrepair situated in the Wilda district. It is named after Edmund Szyc, one of the founding members of Warta Poznan. It was the base of the club, the football side Warta Poznan, but Lech was a regular player during the 1950s to 1970s.

The Stadion Poznan stadium is the home for Lech Poznan, and was one of the venues in the group stage at Euro 2012. Its capacity is of 43,269 (all sitting). The stadium was built between 1968 and. From the time of its opening in 1980, Lech Poznan has used the field as its primary stadium; however, since 2010, it has also been utilized as a venue for Warta Poznan, which currently is playing in Ekstraklasa. The stadium is located on ul. Bulgarska 17, which is located in the southwest part in the center of town (Grunwald district).

Between 2003 and 2010, the stadium was subject to a total reconstruction that included the construction of four completely covered stands. It is currently the fifth-largest stadium within Poland (after National Stadium, Silesia Stadium, The Municipal Stadium in Wroclaw and PGE Arena Gdansk) and third of its kind in Ekstraklasa (after the two previous ones). The grand opening ceremony following the completion of renovations took place on the 20th of September 2010 with Sting's Symphonicity Tour concert.

Lech Poznan is considered to be one of the clubs with the highest supporters in Poland because of the club's large average attendance at the Ekstraklasa and the atmosphere that is present during the games.

Lech's fan base is located primarily to his Greater Poland region, with fan clubs also found in towns in other regions.

For more than a decade, Lech supporters have enjoyed a friendship with the fans of Arka Gdynia and KS Cracovia which is sometimes referred to as The Wielka Triada. The Great Triad. Close relationships exist between Lech fans to KSZO Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski and LKS Lodz supporters. In the most ardent group of Lech supporters There are also some intimate contact with Fratria supporters from Spartak Moscow, and Crveni Davoli, who are fans of Radnicki Kragujevac from Serbia.

The main adversary the club has is Legia Warsaw with whom they play in"the "Derby of Poland". Wisla Krakow, Lechia Gdansk and Slask Wroclaw are also big rivals because of the fans' closeness to Arka and Cracovia as well as Korona Kielce are disliked due to their friendship that they have with KSZO as well as Widzew Lodz due to LKS. Other teams that could be considered rivals include Ruch Chorzow and Pogon Szczecin. In the past, games, the "Greater Poland Derby" took place against rivals from the region Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski before their decline.

The relationship with the the local team Warta Poznan are neutral as both clubs have been in different leagues and large numbers of fans attend games of both teams.

The goal celebration of the fans consisting of turning their backs towards the ground, joining hands and jumping across the field in unison was invented in the year 1961. The celebration is known throughout the English the world by its nickname "The Poznan" after Manchester City adopted the custom following their game against Lech Poznan during the group stage during the 2010-11 UEFA Europa League. The celebration is also popular among supporters from Scottish team Celtic who refer to their version as "The Huddle" as a tribute to the Celtic team's pre-game ritual of having a huddle before each game begins.

Many Polish artists hailing from Poznan have been linked to the Lech supporters and Lech is prominently featured within their songs. Peja was a staunch fan since he was just fifteen years old and was involved in the hooligan scene during the 1990s. Evtis, Ascetoholix, Bzyk and DJ Decks are among the well-known supporters. Fans have two rap albums called Definicja Kibol and Definicja Kibol 2 as a compilation of different artists.

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The club has an reserve team that currently is playing in II Liga, which is the third level within the pyramid league.

They were promoted in 2003-2004 to the third division following finishing second in the league after defeating Jarota Jarocin 2-0 twice, with a 4-0 average. The same year, they made it to the first Round of the Polish Cup but were knocked out by Gornik Konin 3-1. In the 2006-07 season , the reserve teams were cut in favor of an elite youth league in central Poland, however, during the 2013-14 season they were reinstated. This means the time between 2007 and 2013,, the team was no longer in existence. They were reinstated in their previous league status in 2013-14.

Lech's women's section opened on August 26, 2021. It was established in collaboration that was formed with Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan. It is currently playing in the fourth women's league and is directed by Alicja Zajac.

The Lech Poznan Academy (Polish: Akademia Lecha Poznan) is the youth section of the club that has several teams from all ages of children up to its senior youth U-19 team. The teams are part of the Central Junior League, which was first created to replace the club's reserve teams, which were part of the pyramid of leagues. The youth program of the club is one of the largest and well-equipped in the nation and has produced numerous players who were later recruited to the senior squad.

KKS Wiara Lecha is a football club that was founded through Lech Poznan fans in the year 2011. Only supporters who are active can be part of the team, and they must contribute to the community of supporters for them to be admitted to the team.

•  Teodor AnioÅ‚a - striker, the best all-time scorer in club's history with 141 goals in the First league (1948–57).
•  JarosÅ‚aw Araszkiewicz - midfielder/striker, won all five championship titles with Lech PoznaÅ„. Finished his career in the age of 38.
•  Jacek BÄ…k - defender, played in the 2002 FIFA World Cup and 2006 FIFA World Cup, former player of French clubs Lyon and Lens.
•  JarosÅ‚aw Bako – the goalkeeper of Poland national football team in the early 1990s.
•  Hieronim Barczak - defender, 367 league appearances for Lech.
•  Jan Bednarek - defender, midfielder, Polish national team member in the 2018 FIFA World Cup, currently playing for Southampton.
•  Edmund BiaÅ‚as - striker, along with AnioÅ‚a and Henryk Czapczyk, created an offensive trio called A-B-C, which was very successful in the 1950s.
•  Bartosz Bosacki - defender, played in the 2006 FIFA World Cup scoring two goals against Costa Rica, and in Bundesliga for 1. FC Nürnberg.
•  Jerzy BrzÄ™czek - midfielder, silver medalist with Poland in the 1992 Summer Olympics, former Polish national team captain.
•  Jimmy Conrad - defender, USA national team member in the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
•  Henryk Czapczyk - vice-captain and later coach of Lech during the club's rise in the 50s and 60s.
•  Jacek DembiÅ„ski - striker, played in German Bundesliga with Hamburger SV, currently plays for Lech.
•  Ivan Djurdjevic - midfielder, played over 100 games for Lech, managed the reserve team and 1st team of Lech in 2018, currently the manager of Chrobry GÅ‚ogów.
•  Roman Jakóbczak - midfielder, Polish national team member in the 1974 FIFA World Cup.
•  Andrzej Juskowiak - striker, silver medalist with Poland in the 1992 Summer Olympics, former player of Sporting Lisbon, Olympiacos, Borussia Mönchengladbach and VfL Wolfsburg.
•  MirosÅ‚aw Justek - defender, Polish national team member in the 1978 FIFA World Cup.
•  Jerzy KarasiÅ„ski - goalkeeper, considered one of Lech PoznaÅ„'s all-time best players, prominent during a lean period in the club's history
•  Waldemar Kryger - defender, former player of German club VfL Wolfsburg.
•  Janusz Kupcewicz - midfielder, bronze medalist in the 1982 FIFA World Cup.
•  Robert Lewandowski - striker, played in the 2018 FIFA World Cup holding a record of scoring 16 goals in a single European Qualification stage, currently playing for Barcelona.
•  Karol Linetty - midfielder, Polish national team member in the UEFA Euro 2016, currently playing for Sampdoria.
•  Adam Majewski - midfielder, Polish national team member in 2001
•  Henryk MiÅ‚oszewicz - midfielder, Polish national team member in 1980
•  Mariusz Mowlik - defender, Polish national team member in 2004, Piotr's son.
•  Piotr Mowlik - goalkeeper, Polish national team member 1974–1981, Mariusz's father.
•  MirosÅ‚aw OkoÅ„ski - striker, one of the club's icons, especially loved by the fans, after winning two consecutive championships with Lech in 1983 and 1984, transferred to Hamburger SV, played also for Greek side AEK.
•  BogusÅ‚aw Pachelski - prolific striker who scored 41 goals in 149 appearances over 5 years.
•  Krzysztof Pawlak - defender, played in the 1986 FIFA World Cup.
•  Jerzy Podbrożny - played also in MLS with the Chicago Fire.
•  Arkadiusz Radomski - began his career with Lech, then moved to Dutch side SC Heerenveen, now playing for NEC. Made his appearance in the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
•  Piotr Reiss - striker, played also for Hertha BSC and MSV Duisburg.
•  Hernan Rengifo - striker, played in Peru.
•  Artjoms Rudnevs - striker, played for German clubs Hamburger SV and 1. FC Köln.
•  Piotr Åšwierczewski - midfielder, silver medalist with Poland in the 1992 Summer Olympics, played in the 2002 FIFA World Cup, former Bastia, Saint-Étienne and Marseille player.
•  Åukasz Teodorczyk - striker, currently playing for Anderlecht.
•  MirosÅ‚aw Trzeciak - striker, played in Spanish clubs Osasuna and Poli Ejido.
•  Maciej Å»urawski - striker, played in the 2002 FIFA World Cup and 2006 FIFA World Cup, after playing for Lech, transferred to WisÅ‚a Kraków, then to Celtic, and on to Omonia.

•  StanisÅ‚aw Kwiatkowski (Jan 1932–June 36)
•  László Marcai (July 1936–May 38)
•  A. Klemens Pawlak (May 1938–August 39)
•  Franciszek Bródka (July 1945–August 46)
•  Pavel Lovas (August 1945–March 47)
•  Franciszek Bródka (April 1947–May 48)
•  Marcel Demeunyck (June 1948–Feb 49)
•  Antoni Böttcher (March 1949–Dec 49)
•  Artur Walter (Jan 1950–May 50)
•  Antoni Böttcher &  F. Bródka (June 1950–June 51)
•  MieczysÅ‚aw Balcer (June 1951–Dec 52)
•  Artur Woźniak (Jan 1953–July 53)
•  Edmund BiaÅ‚as (August 1953–Dec 53)
•  MieczysÅ‚aw Tarka (Jan 1954–June 57)
•  Edmund BiaÅ‚as (June 1957–July 57)
•  Vilém Lugr (August 1957–Nov 58)
•  Henryk Czapczyk (Dec 1959–Sept 61)
•  MieczysÅ‚aw Tarka (Sept 1961–Nov 62)
•  Zygfryd SÅ‚oma (Nov 1962–June 63)
•  Edward Drabski (Aug 1963–April 64)
•  Henryk Czapczyk (April 1964–June 64)
•  Zygfryd SÅ‚oma (July 1964–Sept 65)
•  Edmund BiaÅ‚as (Sept 1965–May 66)
•  Edward Brzozowski (May 1966–July 66)
•  Edmund BiaÅ‚as (July 1966–Oct 66)
•  MieczysÅ‚aw Tarka (Oct 1966–Dec 68)
•  Edmund BiaÅ‚as (Sept 1969–June 72)
•  MieczysÅ‚aw Chudziak (July 1972–Aug 72)
•  Augustyn Dziwisz (Aug 1972–April 73)
•  Janusz Pekowski (April 1973–June 75)
•  Aleksander Hradecki (July 1975–March 76)
•  M. Chudziak &  E. BiaÅ‚as (April 1976–Sept 76)
•  Jerzy Kopa (1 Oct 1976–20 Oct 79)
•  Roman ŁoÅ› (Aug 1978, Oct 1979–Dec 79)
•  Wojciech Łazarek (1 Jan 1981–31 Dec 84)
•  Leszek Jezierski & Jacek MachciÅ„ski (Jan 1985–May 86)
•  WÅ‚odzimierz Jakubowski (May 1985–Nov 86)
•  BronisÅ‚aw Waligóra (Dec 1986–Aug 87)
•  J. Kasalik &  T. NapieraÅ‚a (May 1987, Sept 1987)
•  Grzegorz Szerszenowicz (Sept 1987–June 88)
•  Henryk Apostel (1 July 1988–30 Nov 88)
•  Andrzej Strugarek (Dec 1988–Aug 89)
•  J. Kopa &  A. Strugarek (22 Aug 1989–19 May 91)
•  Henryk Apostel (20 May 1991–5 April 93)
•  Roman Jakóbczak (6 April 1993–19 Oct 93)
•  Jan StÄ™pczak (Nov 1993–June 94)
•  Ryszard MatÅ‚oka (March 1994)
•  Romuald SzukieÅ‚owicz (July 1994–June 95)
•  Zbigniew Franiak (1 July 1995–9 May 96)
•  Remigiusz Marchlewicz (May 1996–June 96)
•  Ryszard Polak (July 1996–May 97)
•  Remigiusz Marchlewicz (May 1997–June 97)
•  Krzysztof Pawlak (1 July 1997–18 March 98)
•  Remigiusz Marchlewicz (March 1998)
•  Jerzy Kopa (23 March 1998–29 April 98)
•  Remigiusz Marchlewicz (April 1998–May 98)
•  Adam Topolski (17 May 1998–5 Sept 99)
•  Marian Kurowski (9 Sept 1999–9 April 00)
•  Zbigniew Franiak (10 April 2000–17 April 00)
•  Wojciech WÄ…sikiewicz (17 April 2000–28 May 00)
•  Adolf Pinter (29 May 2000–28 Aug 00)
•  Adam Topolski (29 Aug 2000–1 April 01)
•  BogusÅ‚aw Baniak (1 April 2001–30 Sept 02)
•  CzesÅ‚aw JakoÅ‚cewicz (30 Sept 2002–12 Feb 03)
•  Bohumil Páník (12 Feb 2003-5 June 03)
•  Libor Pala (6 June 2003–15 Sept 03)
•  CzesÅ‚aw Michniewicz (15 Sept 2003-17 May 06)
•  Franciszek Smuda (17 May 2006-5 June 09)
•  Jacek ZieliÅ„ski (5 June 2009–2 Nov 10)
•  José Mari Bakero (3 Nov 2010–24 Feb 12)
•  Mariusz Rumak (27 Feb 2012–12 Aug 14)
•  Krzysztof Chrobak (12 Aug 2014–1 Sept 14)
•  Maciej Skorża (1 Sept 2014–12 Oct 15)
•  Jan Urban (12 Oct 2015–29 Aug 2016)
•  Nenad Bjelica (30 Aug 2016–10 May 2018)
•  RafaÅ‚ Ulatowski (10 May 2018–30 Jun 2018)
•  Ivan ĐurÄ‘ević (1 Jul 2018–4 Nov 2018)
•  Adam NawaÅ‚ka (25 Nov 2018–31 Mar 2019)
•  Dariusz Å»uraw (31 March 2019 – 6 April 2021)
•  Maciej Skorża (12 April 2021 – 6 June 2022)
•  John van den Brom (19 June 2022 – present)