# 2018–19 Lechia Gdańsk season

The 2018–19 Lechia Gdańsk season is the club's 75th season of existence, and their 11th continuous in the top flight of Polish football. The season covered the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.

## Season information

On 9 February 2019 Lechia wore their first ever non-green or non-white kit for a home match in the Ekstraklasa. The team wore an all black kit in respect to Paweł Adamowicz, the mayor of Gdańsk, who was a lifelong Lechia fan who was murdered on 14 January 2019.

## Players
### First Team Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | SRB | Zlatan Alomerović |
| 3 | DF | POR | João Nunes |
| 4 | DF | POL | Adam Chrzanowski |
| 5 | DF | CAN | Steven Vitória |
| 6 | MF | POL | Jarosław Kubicki |
| 8 | MF | POL | Michał Mak |
| 9 | MF | POL | Patryk Lipski |
| 10 | MF | IDN | Egy Maulana |
| 11 | MF | POL | Konrad Michalak |
| 12 | GK | SVK | Dušan Kuciak |
| 16 | MF | POL | Ariel Borysiuk |
| 17 | MF | SVK | Lukáš Haraslín |
| 18 | FW | POL | Jakub Arak |
| 19 | MF | POL | Karol Fila |
| 20 | MF | POL | Daniel Mikołajewski |
| 21 | MF | POL | Sławomir Peszko |
| 22 | DF | SRB | Filip Mladenović |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 23 | DF | POL | Grzegorz Wojtkowiak |
| 25 | DF | POL | Michał Nalepa |
| 26 | DF | POL | Błażej Augustyn |
| 27 | MF | POL | Rafał Wolski |
| 28 | MF | POR | Flávio Paixão |
| 29 | FW | POL | Mateusz Żukowski |
| 33 | DF | POL | Mateusz Lewandowski |
| 35 | MF | POL | Daniel Łukasik |
| 36 | MF | POL | Tomasz Makowski |
| 41 | DF | POL | Paweł Stolarski |
| 45 | MF | POL | Mateusz Cegiełka |
| 55 | DF | POL | Filip Dymerski |
| 71 | GK | POL | Maciej Woźniak |
| 80 | MF | POL | Mateusz Sopoćko |
| 90 | FW | POL | Artur Sobiech |
| 99 | FW | POL | Przemysław Macierzyński |
Key
| Symbol | Meaning |
| | Player arrived during the winter transfer window. |
| | Player left at any point during the season after making an appearance for the first team. |

### Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 77 | DF | POL | Rafał Kobryń (at SV Straelen from 24 July 2018 until 30 June 2019) |
| 8 | FW | GNB | Romário Baldé (at Académica Coimbra from 31 August 2018 until 30 June 2019) |
| 31 | MF | POL | Florian Schikowski (at SV Straelen from 31 August 2018 until 30 June 2019) |
| — | DF | POL | Adam Chrzanowski (at Gryf Wejherowo from 8 January 2019 until 30 June 2019) |
| — | FW | POL | Przemysław Macierzyński (at Gryf Wejherowo from 11 January 2019 until 30 June 2019) |
| 16 | MF | POL | Ariel Borysiuk (at Wisła Płock from 17 January 2019 until 30 June 2019) |
| 21 | MF | POL | Sławomir Peszko (at Wisła Kraków from 25 January 2019 until 30 June 2019) |

### Transfers
#### In

| No. | Pos. | Player | From | Type | Window | Fee | Date |
| 1 | GK | Zlatan Alomerović | Korona Kielce | Transfer | Summer | Free | 1 July 2018 |
| 6 | MF | Jarosław Kubicki | Zagłębie Lubin | Transfer | Summer | Free | 1 July 2018 |
| 10 | MF | Egy Maulana | SKO Ragunan | Transfer | Summer | Free | 8 July 2018 |
| 90 | FW | Artur Sobiech | SV Darmstadt 98 | Transfer | Summer | Free | 10 August 2018 |
| 11 | MF | Konrad Michalak | Legia Warsaw | Transfer | Summer | Player Swap | 15 August 2018 |
| 45 | MF | Mateusz Cegiełka | Stomil Olsztyn | Transfer | Winter | Free | 11 January 2019 |
| 55 | DF | Filip Dymerski | Naki Olsztyn | Transfer | Winter | Free | 12 January 2019 |
| | | 7 players | | | | €0k | |

#### Out

| No. | Pos. | Player | To | Type | Window | Fee | Date |
| 19 | FW | Marco Paixão | Altay S.K. | Transfer | Summer | Free | 1 July 2018 |
| - | DF | Mario Maloča | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | Transfer | Summer | Free | 1 July 2018 |
| 41 | DF | Paweł Stolarski | Legia Warsaw | Transfer | Summer | Player Swap | 15 August 2018 |
| 3 | DF | Jakub Wawrzyniak | GKS Katowice | Transfer | Summer | Free | 16 August 2018 |
| 8 | FW | Romário Baldé | Académica Coimbra | Loan | Summer | Free | 31 August 2018 |
| 11 | FW | Grzegorz Kuświk | Stal Mielec | Transfer | Summer | Free | 10 September 2018 |
| 4 | DF | Adam Chrzanowski | Wigry Suwałki | Loan | Winter | Free | 8 January 2019 |
| 16 | MF | Ariel Borysiuk | Wisła Płock | Loan | Winter | Free | 17 January 2019 |
| 21 | MF | Sławomir Peszko | Wisła Kraków | Loan | Winter | Free | 26 January 2019 |
| | | 11 players | | | | €0k | |

#### Retired

| No. | Pos. | Player | Date |
| 7 | MF | Miloš Krasić | 1 December 2018 |

## Competitions
### Ekstraklasa
#### Regular season
##### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Lechia Gdańsk | 30 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 45 | 25 | +20 | 60 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 2 | Legia Warsaw | 30 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 48 | 31 | +17 | 60 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 3 | Piast Gliwice | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 47 | 31 | +16 | 53 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 4 | Cracovia | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 39 | 34 | +5 | 48 | Qualification for the Championship round |
| 5 | Zagłębie Lubin | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 48 | 38 | +10 | 47 | Qualification for the Championship round |
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Legia Warsaw 0–0 Lechia Gdańsk, Lechia Gdańsk 0–0 Legia Warsaw. Goal difference: Lechia Gdańsk (+20), Legia Warsaw (+17)
* ↑ Head-to-head record: Zagłębie Lubin 0–2 Jagiellonia Białystok, Jagiellonia Białystok 0–4 Zagłębie Lubin.

#### Championship round
##### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Piast Gliwice (C) | 37 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 57 | 33 | +24 | 72 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Legia Warsaw | 37 | 20 | 8 | 9 | 55 | 38 | +17 | 68 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Lechia Gdańsk | 37 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 54 | 38 | +16 | 67 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
| 4 | Cracovia | 37 | 17 | 6 | 14 | 45 | 43 | +2 | 57 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 5 | Jagiellonia Białystok | 37 | 16 | 9 | 12 | 55 | 52 | +3 | 57 | |
* ↑ Lechia Gdańsk qualified for the Europa League second qualifying round by winning the 2018–19 Polish Cup.
* 1 2 Points in regular season: Cracovia 48 points, Jagiellonia Białystok 47 points.

## Statistics

| | | | League | League | Cup | Cup | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | Zlatan Alomerović | 9 | - | 4 | - | 13 | - |
| 3 | DF | João Nunes | 23 | - | 5 | - | 28 | - |
| 4 | DF | Adam Chrzanowski | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | Steven Vitória | 15 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 2 |
| 6 | MF | Jarosław Kubicki | 35 | 4 | 6 | - | 41 | 4 |
| 8 | MF | Michał Mak | 19 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 2 |
| 9 | MF | Patryk Lipski | 21 | 6 | 3 | - | 24 | 6 |
| 10 | MF | Egy Maulana | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | - |
| 11 | MF | Konrad Michalak | 22 | 1 | 4 | - | 26 | 1 |
| 12 | GK | Dušan Kuciak | 28 | - | 2 | - | 30 | - |
| 16 | MF | Ariel Borysiuk | 5 | - | - | - | 5 | - |
| 17 | MF | Lukáš Haraslín | 33 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 38 | 5 |
| 18 | FW | Jakub Arak | 24 | 1 | 4 | - | 28 | 1 |
| 19 | DF | Karol Fila | 29 | 1 | 3 | - | 32 | 1 |
| 21 | MF | Sławomir Peszko | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| 22 | DF | Filip Mladenović | 35 | 3 | 6 | - | 41 | 3 |
| 25 | DF | Michał Nalepa | 35 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 41 | 4 |
| 26 | DF | Błażej Augustyn | 30 | 2 | 3 | - | 33 | 2 |
| 27 | MF | Rafał Wolski | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 2 |
| 28 | FW | Flávio Paixão | 37 | 15 | 6 | - | 43 | 15 |
| 29 | FW | Mateusz Żukowski | 8 | - | 1 | - | 9 | - |
| 33 | DF | Mateusz Lewandowski | 2 | - | 1 | - | 3 | - |
| 35 | MF | Daniel Łukasik | 34 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 38 | 2 |
| 36 | MF | Tomasz Makowski | 22 | - | 6 | 2 | 28 | 2 |
| 41 | DF | Paweł Stolarski | 4 | - | 1 | - | 5 | - |
| 55 | DF | Filip Dymerski | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| 80 | MF | Mateusz Sopoćko | 5 | - | 1 | - | 6 | - |
| 90 | FW | Artur Sobiech | 26 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 10 |

### Goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Goals |
| 1 | Flávio Paixão | 15 |
| 2 | Artur Sobiech | 10 |
| 3 | Patryk Lipski | 6 |
| 4 | Lukáš Haraslín | 5 |
| 5 | Jarosław Kubicki | 4 |
| 5 | Michał Nalepa | 4 |
| 7 | Filip Mladenović | 3 |
| 8 | Rafał Wolski | 2 |
| 8 | Steven Vitória | 2 |
| 8 | Michał Mak | 2 |
| 8 | Tomasz Makowski | 2 |
| 8 | Błażej Augustyn | 2 |
| 8 | Daniel Łukasik | 2 |
| 14 | Adam Chrzanowski | 1 |
| 14 | Konrad Michalak | 1 |
| 14 | Jakub Arak | 1 |
| 14 | Karol Fila | 1 |
| 14 | Own Goals | 1 |