Legia was formed between 5 and 15 March 1916 during military operations in World War I on the Eastern Front in the neighborhood of Maniewicze in Volhynia, as the main football club of the Polish Legions. The team had started its first training earlier in the spring of 1915, in the city of Piotrków Trybunalski. In July 1916, due to the Brusilov Offensive, Legia permanently moved to the capital city of Warsaw.
Other sections include: RC Legia Warszawa rugby union club, futsal,[1] horse riding, gymnastics, judo, athletics, weightlifting, cycling, tennis, wrestling, waterpolo, squash, swimming, fencing, amputee football, badminton and windsurfing.[2]
There used to be (but now defunct) table tennis and speedway sections. The speedway section was created in late 1929, officially celebrating its anniversary on 8 December.[3] In 1957, Legia celebrated their first Polish champion in Marian Kaiser, before winning the bronze medal in 1959,[4] which was their last season because they merged with LPŻ Neptun Gdańsk but remained in Gdańsk.
Zofia Klepacka is part of the windsurfing section of the club.[5] As a 14-year old, Iga Świątek represented the tennis section of the club.[6][7]
^Petruczenko, Maciej (18 July 2018). "Kobiecy wdzięk i męski serwis" [Feminine charm and masculine service]. Passa (in Polish). Retrieved 5 October 2020.
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