List of Lechia Gdańsk seasons
This is a list of seasons played by Lechia Gdańsk in Polish and European football, from 1945 (the year of the club's foundation) to the most recent completed season.
The club has won the Polish Cup twice, the Polish SuperCup twice, and has a highest ever league finish of third in the Ekstraklasa. This list details the club's achievements in all major competitions, and the top scorers for each season.
| Season | Division | Position | Polish Cup | Comments | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945/46 | III | District league Gdańsk qualifiers |
1 of 4 | Not played | First Gdańsk Derby between Lechia and Gedania Gdańsk | |
| 1946 | II | District league | ||||
| 1946/47 | District league | 1 | 5th place in the final group of elimination for the 1st league | |||
| 1947/48 | District league | 1 | 1st place in the final group of elimination for the first league and promotion | The highest ranked club from Pomerania | ||
| 1949 | I | I League | 12 of 12 | |||
| 1950 | II | II League (West Group) | 6 of 10 | |||
| 1951 | II League (Group A) | 1 of 8 | 1st round | Promoted after playoffs | The highest ranked club from Pomerania | |
| 1952 | I | I League | 7 of 10 | Quarterfinals | ||
| 1953 | I League | 12 of 12 | Not played | |||
| 1954 | II | II League | 2 of 11 | Round of 16 | ||
| 1955 | I | I League | 5 of 12 | Runners-up | ||
| 1956 | I League | 3 of 12[1] | Elimination round | |||
| 1957 | I League | 5 of 12 | Round of 8 | |||
| 1958 | I League | 8 of 12 | Not played | |||
| 1959 | I League | 6 of 12 | ||||
| 1960 | I League | 9 of 12 | ||||
| 1961 | I League | 8 of 12 | ||||
| 1962 | I League | 9 of 12 | Round of 16 | |||
| 1962/63 | I League | 13 of 14 | Round of 16 | |||
| 1963/64 | II | II League | 10 of 16 | Round 1 | ||
| 1964/65 | II League | 7 of 16 | Round 2 | First Tricity Derby between Lechia and Arka Gdynia [2] | ||
| 1965/66 | II League | 6 of 16 | Round of 16 | |||
| 1966/67 | II League | 13 of 16 | Round of 8 | |||
| 1967/68 | III | III League (g. IV) | 2 of 16 | Round 1 | First Gdańsk Derby between Lechia and Polonia Gdańsk | |
| 1968/69 | III League (g. IV) | 5 of 16 | - | |||
| 1969/70 | III League (g. IV) | 3 of 16 | ||||
| 1970/71 | III League (g. IV) | 2 of 16 | ||||
| 1971/72 | III League (g. IV) | 1 of 16 | ||||
| 1972/73 | II | II League | 7 of 16 | |||
| 1973/74 | II League (north) | 4 of 16 | Round of 8 | |||
| 1974/75 | II League (north) | 2 of 16 | Round of 16 | |||
| 1975/76 | II League (north) | 2 of 16 | Round of 16 | |||
| 1976/77 | II League (north) | 5 of 16 | Round of 16 | |||
| 1977/78 | II League (north) | 2 of 16 | Round 1 | |||
| 1978/79 | II League (west) | 3 of 16 | Quarter finals | |||
| 1979/80 | II League (west) | 6 of 16 | Round of 8 | |||
| 1980/81 | II League (west) | 7 of 16 | Round of 16 | |||
| 1981/82 | II League (west) | 14 of 16 | Semifinal | |||
| 1982/83 | III | III League (g. II) | 1 of 14 | Winners [3] | ||
| 1983/84 | II | II League (west) | 1 of 16 | - | Polish SuperCup Winners [4] | Cup Winners' Cup Round of 16 [5][6] |
| 1984/85 | I | I League | 12 of 16 | Round 3 | ||
| 1985/86 | I League | 14 of 16 | Round of 16 | Intertoto Cup - 3rd in group | ||
| 1986/87 | I League | 11 of 16 | Round of 16 | |||
| 1987/88 | I League | 12 of 16 | Round of 8 | Relegation after playoffs | ||
| 1988/89 | II | II League (east) | 10 of 11 | Round of 16 | ||
| 1989/90 | II League | 11 of 20 | Round 2 | The highest ranked club from Pomerania | ||
| 1990/91 | II League | 12 of 20 | Round 3 | |||
| 1991/92 | II League (west) | 8 of 18 | Round 3 | |||
| 1992/93 | II League (west) | 6 of 18 | Round of 16 | |||
| 1993/94 | II League (west) | 14 of 18 | Round 3 | First (and currently only) Tricity Derby in the Polish Cup | ||
| 1994/95 | II League (west) | 15 of 18 | Round 2 | |||
| 1995/96 | III | III League (g. VII) | 12 of 18 | Round 3 | Lechia were involved in a merger with first division Olimpia Poznań creating Olimpia-Lechia Gdańsk. Olimpia-Lechia played in the top division, while Lechia Gdańsk (used as the clubs second team) continued playing in the third division | |
| I | I League | 16 of 18 | - | |||
| 1996/97 | II | II League (west) | 15 of 18 | Round of 16 | Before the season Olimpia-Lechia were renamed Lechia Gdańsk, with the third division team being liquidated | |
| 1997/98 | III | III League (g. II) | 3 of 18 | Round 2 | At the end of the season Lechia merged with Polonia Gdańsk creating Lechia-Polonia Gdańsk | |
| 1998/99 | II | II League (west) | 7 of 14 | Round of 16 | Played under the name of Lechia-Polonia Gdańsk | |
| 1999/00 | II League | 14 of 24 | Round of 16 | |||
| 2000/01 | II League | 19 of 20 | Round 2 | |||
| 2001/02 | III | III League (g. 2) | 15 of 19 | - | An independent Lechia Gdańsk team was recreated in the 6th division, with the Lechia-Polonia merger dissolving at the end of the season | |
| VI | Class A (Gdańsk IV) | 1 of 12 | ||||
| 2002/03 | V | District League (g. II) | 1 of 16 | |||
| 2003/04 | IV | IV League (Pomerania) | 1 of 18 | Currently Lechia’s last Gdańsk Derby game, it was played against Gedania Gdańsk | ||
| 2004/05 | III | III League (g. II) | 1 of 16 | Round 1 | ||
| 2005/06 | II | II League | 10 of 18 | - | ||
| 2006/07 | II League | 5 of 18 | Round of 16 | |||
| 2007/08 | II League | 1 of 18 | Quarterfinals | The highest ranked club from Pomerania | ||
| 2008/09 | I | Ekstraklasa | 11 of 16 | Round of 16 | Group stage of the Ekstraklasa Cup [7] First Tricity Derby in the top division between Lechia and Arka Gdynia | |
| 2009/10 | Ekstraklasa | 8 of 18 | Semifinal | |||
| 2010/11 | Ekstraklasa | 8 of 16 | Semifinal | Last official game at the MOSiR Stadium | ||
| 2011/12 | Ekstraklasa | 13 of 16 | Round of 16 | First official game at the PGE Arena [8] | ||
| 2012/13 | Ekstraklasa | 8 of 16 | Round of 8 | |||
| 2013/14 | Ekstraklasa | 4 of 16 | Quarterfinals | |||
| 2014/15 | Ekstraklasa | 5 of 16 | Round of 16 | |||
| 2015/16 | Ekstraklasa | 5 of 16 | Round of 8 | |||
| 2016/17 | Ekstraklasa | 4 of 16 | Round of 8 | Marco Paixão - Ekstraklasa top goalscorer [9] | ||
| 2017/18 | Ekstraklasa | 13 of 16 | Round of 16 | |||
| 2018/19 | Ekstraklasa | 3 of 16 [10] | Winners [11] | The highest ranked club from Pomerania | ||
| 2019/20 | Ekstraklasa | Ongoing | Ongoing | 2019 Polish SuperCup winners [12] | ||
| 2019–20 UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round | ||||||
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