Football: Legia Warsaw crowned Polish champions as season ends

Legia Warsaw have won Poland’s top-flight Ekstraklasa football league for the 15th time, while Raków Częstochowa finished runners-up as the season drew to a close at the weekend.

Legia Warsaw players celebrate defending the Polish championship title on Sunday, May 16, 2021.

Photo: PAP/Leszek Szymański

The Warsaw club finished the 2020/2021 campaign five points ahead of Raków and 12 points ahead of Pogoń Szczecin to defend their title in a season marred by the coronavirus pandemic.

DLA CIEBIE WARSZAWO ❤️🤍💚 @warszawa https://t.co/rfjUyz9GHT

— Legia Warszawa 👑 (@LegiaWarszawa) May 16, 2021

In the final round of matches on Sunday, Legia, managed by Czesław Michniewicz, won 1-0 against Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała at home, while Raków posted a comfortable 3-1 away win against Pogoń.

Mistrzowski sezon kończymy zwycięstwem! 🏆 #LEGPOD pic.twitter.com/V074UUboNK

— Legia Warszawa 👑 (@LegiaWarszawa) May 16, 2021

Legia had secured its 15th Polish Ekstraklasa championship with three games to spare, after Raków had to settle for a goalless draw with Jagiellonia Białystok at the end of last month.

Legia Warsaw coach Czesław Michniewicz. Photo: PAP/Leszek Szymański

Polish football stadiums reopened to spectators at 25 percent capacity on Saturday as the country eased its coronavirus lockdown measures.

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Source: TVP Sport, Canal+, IAR, PAP