Lechia Gdańsk II and Lechia's Academy

The Akademia Lechia Gdańsk is Lechia Gdańsk's academy section of the football club. Lechia Gdańsk II also serve as the team's official 2nd team. The Lechia Gdańsk II team is also sometimes referred to as Lechia II Gdańsk and as LG2.

For more sports teams that use the Lechia Gdańsk name, see Lechia Gdańsk (sports club).
Akademia Lechii Gdańsk SA
Full nameAkademia Lechii Gdańsk Spółka Akcyjna
Nickname(s)Gdańskie Lwy (Gedanian Lions)
Pasiaki (The stripes)
Biało-Zieloni (White-Greens)
Lechiści (Lechistas)
Short nameLechia / Lechia II / LG2
Founded15 November 1953 (1953-11-15) (first game)
18 June 2015 (2015-06-18) (current academy structure)
GroundAkademia Sportu Kolbudy, Kolbudy (Lechia II)
Stadion Sportowy Rugby, Sopot (Academy games)
LeagueIV liga, grupa: pomorska (Lechia II)[1]
WebsiteClub website
Active departments of Lechia Gdańsk
Football Football
(II team)		 Football
(women's)
Rugby Rugby
(women's)		 Athletics
Cycling

The Academy

Since the early years of the clubs formation they have often had an academy to some degree with the focus of developing youth players for the first team.

In 2010 Lechia Gdańsk and Grupa Lotos set up the Akademia Piłkarska Lechia Gdańsk (APLG) (English: Football Academy Lechia Gdańsk) meaning that development of youth players could be done away from the club itself, a decision which meant the club could focus more on the first team and because it was expected that it would be easier for the academy to get addition funds if it was not totally connected to the club.[2] After five years of close cooperation there were disagreements with Lechia and APLG about the training of players, eventually leading to Lechia to reintroduce the academy into the club that year.[3]

In 2015 it was announced that all of the youth teams would once again be returning to Lechia, with Lechia taking control of coaching and player development.[4] It was announced that there would be 11 age groups which would make up the Academy starting from the Under-7's to the Under-23's. After 3 years, the Lechia Academy had 12 teams under their control, with other 200 staff seeing over the development.[5] From the summer of 2019 the academy will be home to multiple levels of girls football teams with the formal incorporation of the Lechia Gdańsk Ladies into the Lechia Gdańsk structure.[6]

2020-21 season

Team League
Under-15'sCentral Junior League U15 (group B)[7]
Under-17'sCentral Junior League U17 (group B)[8]
Under-18'sCentral Junior League U19[9]
Under-23's
(Lechia II)		IV liga (Pomerania)[10]

Partnerships

Lechia have partnerships with academies in the Gdańsk and surrounding regions. The agreements provide Lechia with the best players, the teams to take part in competitions organised by Lechia, and better training for the coaches. Currently Lechia have partnerships with the Rotmanka Football School, APK Jedynka Kartuzy, GAP Sparta Gdańsk, and Unia Tczew.

Current partnerships

Team Agreement start Agreement until
Rotmanka Football School2014June 2021[11]
APK Jedynka KartuzySeptember 2019Not stated[12]
GAP Sparta GdańskJanuary 2020Not stated[13]
Unia TczewAugust 2020Not stated[14]

Lechia II

The Lechia Under-23's are also known as Lechia II, due to the team playing in the Polish leagues. As of the 2019–20 season, Lechia II are playing in the "IV liga Pomerania" league, the fifth tier of Polish football. Due to the rules of 2nd teams, only 3 players in the match day squad can be over the age of 23.

The Lechia II team was first introduced for the 1953–54 Polish Cup, with the second team's first official game being on 15 November 1953 against ŁKS Łódź. The team took part in three further Cup competitions after 1953 until the 2005–06 season when the second team became a permanent squad within the club. In 2016 it was announced that Lechia would be discontinuing the second team.[15] Lechia reversed this decision two seasons later and introduced the reserve team again for the start of the 2018–19 season.[16]

Lechia II team for 2019–20.[17]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  POL Filip Łobaczewski
— GK  POL Patryk Prange
— GK  POL Maciej Woźniak
— DF  POL Adam Chrzanowski
— DF  POL Filip Dymerski
— DF  POL Jakub Kapuściński
— DF  POL Rafał Kobryń
— DF  POL Jan Kopania
— DF  POL Maksymilian Woltman
— DF  POL Paweł Żuk
— MF  POL Mateusz Borcuch
— MF  POL Mateusz Cegiełka
— MF  POL Jakub Cieślicki
— MF  POL Miłosz Dziurzyński
— MF  POL Maciej Kaczorowski
— MF  POL Jakub Kałuziński
— MF  POL Samuel Lewandowski
— MF  POL Kuba Lizakowski
— MF  IDN Egy Maulana Vikri
— MF  POL Daniel Mikołajewski
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  POL Adrian Petk
— MF  UKR Dmytro Posyliuzhnyi
— MF  POL Mikołąj Rakowski
— MF  POL Sebastian Rugowski
— MF  POL Kacper Sezonienko
— MF  POL Mateusz Sopoćko
— MF  POL Marcel Wszołek
— FW  POL Przemysław Macierzyński
— FW  POL Filip Szymański
— FW  POL Dominik Szukiełowicz
— FW  POL Mateusz Żukowski
— GK  SRB Zlatan Alomerović
— DF  CRO Mario Maloča
— DF  SRB Žarko Udovičić
— MF  POL Patryk Lipski
— MF  SVK Jaroslav Mihalík
— MF  POR Flávio Paixão
— MF  POL Rafał Wolski
— FW  POL Jakub Arak
  • The players listed after Zlatan Alomerović are over the age of 23, but have made at least 1 appearance for Lechia II during the 2019–20 season.

Seasons

Lechia II seasons

Season League Tier Position Matches Points W D L GF GA
2005–06Klasa okręgowa - Gdańsk IIVI1st2255174111018
2006–07Klasa okręgowa - Gdańsk I1st306519837418
2007–08IV Liga PomoraniaV9th3452157126142
2008–09IV Liga Pomorania3rd305617585641
2009–10IV Liga Pomorania1st306017946319
2010–11III Liga Grupa DIV9th3043127113731
2011–12III Liga Grupa D9th3038115143536
2012–13III Liga Grupa D4th3046137104332
2013–14III Liga Grupa D10th3042126125951
2014–15III Liga Grupa D2nd3058161046333
2015–16III Liga Grupa D9th3044135123832
2016–18 Lechia had no second team
2018–19IV Liga PomoraniaV5th366720798144
2019–20[lower-alpha 1]IV Liga Pomorania8th17267553820
2020–21IV Liga Pomorania--------

Notes

  1. The 2019–20 season was cut short due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Honors

Honors for the Lechia II team

  • III Liga
    • Runners up: 2014-15
  • IV Liga
    • Winners: 2009-10
    • Third place: 2008-09
  • Klasa okręgowa - Gdańsk Group I
    • Winners: 2006-07
  • Klasa okręgowa - Gdańsk Group II
    • Winners: 2005-06

Honors for the Lechia U19 team

  • Central Junior League U19 - Group B
    • Winners: 2018-19

Honors for the Lechia U17 team

  • Central Junior League U17 - Group B
    • Runners up: 2018-19

Academy graduates

Players of note who advanced through the Lechia academy who either; played for their national team, played in the Ekstraklasa, or had a long and successful career with Lechia.

Key

Symbol Meaning
Won the Ekstraklasa during their career
Nationality the player represented during their international career

2018-19
Team League Position
Under-15'sCentral Junior League U15
Group B		[18]Autumn league - 5th
Spring league -5th
Under-17'sCentral Junior League U17
Group B		[19]Autumn league - 3rd
Spring league -2nd
Under-19'sCentral Junior League U-19
Liga Makroregionalna Group B		[20]1st
Under-23'sIV liga Pomerania[21]5th

IV Liga (Pomeranian group) - 5th

Manager - Dominik Czajka [22]

Lechia II stats
LeagueCupTotal
Pos.PlayerAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GKZlatan Alomerović2---2-
GKKacper Chomicz--1-1-
GKDušan Kuciak1---1-
GKKuba Michałowski3-3-6-
GKMaciej Woźniak22---22-
DFBłażej Augustyn1---1-
DFAdam Chrzanowski8---8-
DFWiktor Drzazga--1-1-
DFFilip Dymerski16-3-19-
DFJoão Nunes1---1-
DFMateusz Kaczyński1---1-
DFJakub Kapuściński7-1-8-
DFJan Kopania9121112
DFPaweł Lekowski2-2-4-
DFMateusz Lewandowski112--112
DFMaciej Marek8---8-
DFSteven Vitória1---1-
DFMarcin Wiśniewski2-3-5-
DFGrzegorz Wojtkowiak17-21191
MFAriel Borysiuk54--54
MFMateusz Cegiełka2411-251
MFJakub Cieślicki3-2-5-
MFJakub Dąbrowski--3131
MFKarol Fila3---3-
MFAleksander Gabryel--1111
MFPiotr Gryszkiewicz15222174
MFAdam Juszczyński3-3161
MFMiloš Krasić5-3383
LeagueCupTotal
Pos.PlayerAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
MFAdam Kucznier6---6-
MFBartosz Kuźniarski16-2-18-
MFKarol Landowski2024-222
MFKuba Lizakowski18131212
MFTomasz Makowski61--61
MFDominik Majer--1-1-
MFEgy Maulana Vikri1613--1613
MFKonrad Michalak1---1-
MFDaniel Mikołajewski143--143
MFMarek Niewiadomski--1-1-
MFSławomir Peszko41--41
MFAdrian Petk2112-231
MFDmytro Posyliuzhnyi4-1-5-
MFSebastian Rugowski24512257
MFDominik Rycewicz6-4-10-
MFFlorian Schikowski32--32
MFMateusz Sopoćko166--166
MFRafał Włodarczyk3-1-4-
MFRafał Wolski1---1-
MFMarcel Wszołek9112103
FWJakub Arak2---2-
FWPrzemysław Macierzyński10223125
FWMichał Mak3---3-
FWKacper Sezonienko--1-1-
FWKamil Sikora41--41
FWArtur Sobiech1---1-
FWDominik Szukiełowicz16-1-17-
FWMateusz Żukowski1310--1310
  • Those players marked in grey were over the age of 23 for the 2018–19 season but made at least one appearance for the second team.

2015-16

III Liga (Group D) - 9th place

Manager - Adam Fedoruk [23]

Lechia II stats
LeagueCupTotal
Pos.PlayerAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GKMateusz Bąk17-1-18-
GKŁukasz Budziłek10---10-
GKDamian Podleśny1---1-
GKKajetan Zalewski2-1-3-
DFAdam Chrzanowski12-1-13-
DFBartłomiej Danowski16-1-17-
DFAdam Dźwigała72--72
DFGerson3---3-
DFCezary Głon10-1-11-
DFMateusz Goerke2712-292
DFMateusz Gołębiewski6---6-
DFDaniel Górski2712-29-
DFMiłosz Kałahur10-1-11-
DFNikola Leković3---3-
DFNeven Marković71--71
DFBernard Powszuk8---8-
DFRudinilson Silva21-1-22-
DFPaweł Stolarski2---2-
DFMateusz Toporek11---11-
DFTiago Valente152--152
MFMichał Chrapek4-1-5-
MFKarol Fila8---8-
LeagueCupTotal
Pos.PlayerAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
MFMartin Kobylański32--32
MFJakub Kostyrka10---10-
MFJuliusz Letniowski23522257
MFDaniel Łukasik2---2-
MFTomasz Makowski6---6-
MFIgor Michalski2---2-
MFBruno Nazário61--61
MFOskar Paprzycki1822-202
MFBartłomiej Pawłowski1---1-
MFArtur Stawikowski1---1-
MFMaciej Wolski1512-171
MFDaniel Woźniak6-2-8-
FWAdam Buksa2---2-
FWAdam Gołuński29221313
FWLukáš Haraslín12--12
FWDawid Karczewski12-1-13-
FWPrzemysław Macierzyński174--174
FWMichał Mak23--23
FWAlbin Teresiński3-1-4-
FWPiotr Wiśniewski53--53
FWMichał Żebrakowski15411165


  • Those players marked in grey were over the age of 23 for the 2018–19 season but made at least one appearance for the second team.

2014-15

III Liga (Group D) - 2nd place

Manager - Maciej Kalkowski (until 15 November 2014), Tomasz Unton (from 16 November 2014)[24]

Lechia II stats
League
Pos.PlayerAppsGoals
GKBartosz Kaniecki10
GKPatryk Sobczak140
GKŁukasz Budziłek40
GKDamian Podleśny80
GKMaciej Raniowski10
GKKacper Rosa30
DFKarol Adamiuk20
DFDamian Garbacik160
DFPiotr Jaroszek121
DFAndrzej Kaszuba233
DFNikola Leković61
DFBernard Powszuk241
DFKewin Sidor30
DFMaciej Staniaszek10
DFMavroudis Bougaidis61
DFBartłomiej Danowski10
DFAdam Dźwigała71
DFMateusz Goerke10
DFMateusz Gołębiewski30
DFDaniel Górski30
DFDiego Hoffmann101
DFJacek Jadanowski90
DFRafał Janicki10
League
Pos.PlayerAppsGoals
DFPrzemysław Kamiński40
DFMateusz Możdżeń62
DFRudinilson Silva170
DFMateusz Toporek10
DFTiago Valente11
MFKacper Dubanowski10
MFJakub Kołodziejczyk10
MFTomasz Kopecki10
MFJuliusz Letniowski30
MFTsubasa Nishi153
MFSebastian Sypniewski10
MFFilip Bobowski100
MFAriel Borysiuk10
MFBruno Nazário10
MFMaciej Gregorek30
MFAdlan Katsayev40
MFDonatas Kazlauskas62
MFDaniel Łukasik41
MFFilip Malbašić60
MFIgor Michalski71
MFOskar Paprzycki20
MFBartłomiej Pawłowski43
MFMarcin Pietrowski72
League
Pos.PlayerAppsGoals
MFTomasz Preizner141
MFMaciej Wolski211
MFDaniel Woźniak10
MFOskar Zmysłowski10
FWŁukasz Kopka162
FWKacper Łazaj10
FWZaur Sadayev10
FWPiotr Wiśniewski32
FWDanijel Aleksić63
FWAdam Buksa83
FWAntonio Čolak10
FWPaweł Czychowski2820
FWKevin Friesenbichler22
FWHieronim Gierszewski101
FWAdam Gołuński153
FWPiotr Grzelczak30
FWDawid Karczewski40
FWMarcin Karniluk10
FWPrzemysław Macierzyński10
FWAlbin Teresiński10
FWKarol Wiśniewski90
FWKarol Zieliński80
  • Those players marked in grey were over the age of 23 for the 2018–19 season but made at least one appearance for the second team.

1976–77

During the 1976–77 season the Lechia II team took part in both the Polish Cup and the Regional Polish Cup. The player stats shown for this season are for the Polish Cup.[25]

1976–77 Lechia II stats
Cup
Pos.PlayerAppsGoals
GKLeszek Kwaśniewicz20
DFJerzy Górski20
DFBogusław Kaczmarek20
DFEdward Kołodziej20
DFJanusz Makowski10
DFMarek Sęk20
MFJózef Gladysz20
Cup
Pos.PlayerAppsGoals
MFZbigniew Krawczyk21
MFZdzisław Puszkarz20
FWAndrzej Głownia10
FWHenryk Kliszewicz20
FWTomasz Korynt10
FWKrzysztof Matuszewski20
FWLeonard Radowski20

There were two players who played for Lechia II in the Regional Polish Cup, only their last names are known. These players are; Mucha and Szaniawski.[26]

1973–74

The second season there was a Lechia II team was during the 1973–74 Polish Cup. The team only played in the cup that season, but there are no player statistics known for this team that season.[27]

1953–54

This was the first season a second team played for Lechia Gdańsk. The only competition the second team played in for this season was the 1953–54 Polish Cup.[28]

1953–54 Lechia II stats
Cup
Pos.PlayerAppsGoals
GKHenryk Gronowski10
GKMarcin Potrykus10
DFJerzy Kaleta10
DFHubert Kusz20
DFCzesław Lenc10
DFWaldemar Łukasik10
MFAlfred Kamzela20
MFCzesław Nowicki20
FWBogdan Adamczyk10
Cup
Pos.PlayerAppsGoals
FWJerzy Czubała20
FWAdam Dudziński21
FWLeszek Goździk10
FWRobert Gronowski10
FWAlfred Kokot11
FWAleksander Kupcewicz20
FWWładysław Musiał11
FWRoman Rogocz10
FWRyszard Walkiewicz10

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