The 2018–19 Polish Cup was the sixty-fifth season of the annual Polish football knockout tournament. It began on 7 August 2018 with the first matches of the preliminary round and ended on 2 May 2019 with the final at PGE Narodowy.[1] Winners of the competition would qualify for the qualifying round of the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League, however eventual winners Lechia Gdańsk had qualified for Europe through their league performance.

2018–19 Polish Cup
Totolotek Puchar Polski
Tournament details
CountryPoland
Venue(s)PGE Narodowy, Warsaw
Dates7 August 2018 – 2 May 2019
Teams68
Defending championsLegia Warsaw
Final positions
ChampionsLechia Gdańsk (2nd title)
Runner-upJagiellonia Białystok
Tournament statistics
Top goal scorer(s)Konrad Kaczmarek
(5 goals)

Format changes

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Before the start of the 2018–19 season, the PZPN confirmed the reforming plan of the Polish Cup, introducing several changes:[1]

  • draws would be carried out separately before the start of each round,
  • the rule where two of the best teams of the previous season could not be in the same draw before the semi-finals was abandoned,
  • introduction of the four teams representing Poland in European competitions in the draw of the round of 64,
  • the second leg matches in the quarter-finals and semi-finals had been canceled (the winner of the pair in each round met after a single match),
  • Ekstraklasa teams started the game one round earlier than before (in the round of 64 instead of the round of 32),
  • teams from places 13 to 18 in the I liga and teams from places 1 to 10 in the II liga as well as cup winners at the provincial level start the game one round later than before (in the round of 64 final instead of the preliminary round),
  • the host of the match between teams from the same league level was randomly selected as the first in a given pair (previously an additional draw of the host of the first or only match), except for the round of 64 for teams playing in European competitions.

Participating teams

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2017–18 Ekstraklasa
16 teams
2017–18 I liga
18 teams
2017–18 II liga
18 teams
Winners of 16 regional cup competitions

Prize money

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The PZPN Board of Directors determined the size of the prizes at its meeting on May 23, 2018.[2]

Round reached Amount
Preliminary round 5,000 PLN
Round of 64 regional cup winner: 10,000 PLN
remainder teams: 5,000 PLN
Round of 32 30,000 PLN
Round of 16 60,000 PLN
Quarterfinal 125,000 PLN
Semifinal 250,000 PLN
Final 500,000 PLN
Winner 3,000,000 PLN

Round and draw dates

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Round Draw date Number of teams Date of matches Number of teams entered competition
Preliminary round 68 → 64 7–8 August 2018 2017–18 II liga teams from positions 11–18
Round of 64 10 August 2018 64 → 32 25–27 September, 2–4 October 2018 2017–18 Ekstraklasa teams,
2017–18 I liga teams,
2017–18 II liga teams from positions 1–10,
winners of the regional cups
Round of 32 28 September 2018 32 → 16 30–31 October, 6–8 November 2018 None
Round of 16 8 November 2018 16 → 8 4–6 December 2018 None
Quarter-finals 7 December 2018 8 → 4 26–28 February, 5–7 and 12–14 March 2019 None
Semi-finals 15 March 2019 4 → 2 9–10 and 16–17 April 2019 None
Final None 2 → 1 2 May 2019 None

Preliminary round

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Participating in this round were 8 teams from the 2017–18 II liga from positions 11 to 18. Teams from places 11 to 14 faced teams from places 15 to 18 in the following pairs: 11–18, 12–17, 13–16, 14–15.[1] The matches were played on 7 and 8 August 2018. The number in brackets indicates what tier of Polish football each team competes in during the 2018–19 season.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
7 August 2018
Znicz Pruszków (3) 1–2 Wisła Puławy (4)
8 August 2018
Stal Stalowa Wola (3) 2–3 Legionovia Legionowo (4)
ROW 1964 Rybnik (3) 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) Gwardia Koszalin (4)
Błękitni Stargard (3) 1–2 MKS Kluczbork (4)
7 August 2018 (2018-08-07) Znicz Pruszków1–2 Wisła Puławy Pruszków
17:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Faliszewski   6' Report
Stadium: Stadion MZOS
Attendance: 170
Referee: Dawid Wiśniewski (Olsztyn)
8 August 2018 (2018-08-08) Stal Stalowa Wola2–3 Legionovia Legionowo Boguchwała
17:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Report Krawczyk   57', 60', 89' (pen.) Stadium: Izo Arena
Attendance: 400
Referee: Marek Śliwa (Kielce)
8 August 2018 (2018-08-08) Błękitni Stargard1–2 MKS Kluczbork Stargard
17:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Baranowski   66' Report
Stadium: Stadion Miejski
Attendance: 300
Referee: Łukasz Ostrowski (Szczecin)
8 August 2018 (2018-08-08) ROW 1964 Rybnik 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)
Gwardia KoszalinRybnik
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Janik   59' (pen.) Report Przyborowski   79' Stadium: Stadion MOSiR
Attendance: 241
Referee: Kornel Paszkiewicz (Wrocław)

Bracket

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Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
                  
3 Elana Toruń 1
2 Bytovia Bytów 3
2 Bytovia Bytów 0
1 Śląsk Wrocław 3
3 Olimpia Elbląg 0
1 Śląsk Wrocław 3
1 Śląsk Wrocław 0
1 Miedź Legnica 1
3 GKS Bełchatów 1 (6)
2 Garbarnia Kraków 1 (5)
3 GKS Bełchatów 0
1 Miedź Legnica 1
2 Sandecja Nowy Sącz 0
1 Miedź Legnica 3
1 Miedź Legnica 2
2 Puszcza Niepołomice 0
3 Olimpia Grudziądz 0 (5)
1 Zagłębie Sosnowiec 0 (3)
3 Olimpia Grudziądz 2
1 Wisła Płock 7
3 Siarka Tarnobrzeg 1
1 Wisła Płock 4
1 Wisła Płock 1
2 Puszcza Niepołomice 3
4 KP Starogard Gdański 1
3 Górnik Łęczna 0
4 KP Starogard Gdański 1
2 Puszcza Niepołomice 3
7 KS Paradyż 0
2 Puszcza Niepołomice 7
1 Miedź Legnica 1
1 Jagiellonia Białystok 2
4 Huragan Morąg 3
1 Zagłębie Lubin 2
4 Huragan Morąg 0
1 Arka Gdynia 1
5 Śląsk Świętochłowice 0
1 Arka Gdynia 3
1 Arka Gdynia 0
1 Jagiellonia Białystok 2
2 GKS Katowice 1 (4)
1 Pogoń Szczecin 1 (3)
2 GKS Katowice 0
1 Jagiellonia Białystok 1
4 Lechia Dzierżoniów 0
1 Jagiellonia Białystok 1
1 Jagiellonia Białystok 2
2 Odra Opole 0
4 MKS Kluczbork 0
2 Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała 2
2 Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała 2
4 Wisła Sandomierz 3
4 Wisła Sandomierz 3
1 Korona Kielce 2
4 Wisła Sandomierz 0
2 Odra Opole 1
4 Polonia Środa Wielkopolska 4
3 Radomiak Radom 3
4 Polonia Środa Wielkopolska 0
2 Odra Opole 1
3 Ruch Chorzów 1
2 Odra Opole 5
1 Jagiellonia Białystok 0
1 Lechia Gdańsk 1
3 Resovia 2
2 Warta Poznań 0
3 Resovia 1
1 Lechia Gdańsk 3
1 Wisła Kraków 1 (4)
1 Lechia Gdańsk 1 (5)
1 Lechia Gdańsk 3
2 Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza 1
5 Tur Bielsk Podlaski 1
2 Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza 4
2 Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza 2
1 Cracovia 0
3 ROW 1964 Rybnik 1
1 Cracovia 3
1 Lechia Gdańsk 2
1 Górnik Zabrze 1
5 GKS Drwinia 0
4 Wisła Puławy 1
4 Wisła Puławy 0
3 Rozwój Katowice 1
4 Bałtyk Koszalin 1
3 Rozwój Katowice 3
3 Rozwój Katowice 1
1 Górnik Zabrze 4
6 Unia Hrubieszów 0
1 Górnik Zabrze 9
1 Górnik Zabrze 1
4 Legionovia Legionowo 0
4 Legionovia Legionowo 2
2 GKS Tychy 1
1 Lechia Gdańsk 1
2 Raków Częstochowa 0
3 Pogoń Siedlce 2
2 Stal Mielec 1
3 Pogoń Siedlce 1
2 Chrobry Głogów 2
5 Polonia Głubczyce 0
2 Chrobry Głogów 8
2 Chrobry Głogów 0
1 Legia Warsaw 3
2 GKS Jastrzębie 1
1 Piast Gliwice 2
1 Piast Gliwice 1 (2)
1 Legia Warsaw 1 (4)
2 Chojniczanka Chojnice 0
1 Legia Warsaw 1
1 Legia Warsaw 1
2 Raków Częstochowa 2
4 Victoria Sulejówek 0
2 Raków Częstochowa 4
2 Raków Częstochowa 1
1 Lech Poznań 0
2 ŁKS Łódź 0
1 Lech Poznań 1
2 Raków Częstochowa 3
2 Wigry Suwałki 0
3 Gryf Wejherowo 1
2 Stomil Olsztyn 3
2 Stomil Olsztyn 2
2 Wigry Suwałki 3
5 Falubaz Zielona Góra 0
2 Wigry Suwałki 1

Round of 64

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The draw for this round was conducted in the headquarter of PZPN on 10 August 2018.[3] The matches was played on 25 to 27 September and 2 to 3 October 2018. Participating in this round were the 4 winners from the previous round, 16 teams from the 2017–18 Ekstraklasa, 18 teams from the 2017–18 I liga, 10 highest ranked teams from 2017 to 2018 II liga and 16 winners of the regional cup competitions.[1] Games were hosted by teams playing in the lower division in the 2018–19 season.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
25 September 2018
ŁKS Łódź (2) 0–1 (a.e.t.) Lech Poznań (1)
Chojniczanka Chojnice (2) 0–1 Legia Warsaw (1)
Ruch Chorzów (3) 1–5 Odra Opole (2)
Pogoń Siedlce (3) 2–1 Stal Mielec (2)
Polonia Głubczyce (5) 0–8 Chrobry Głogów (2)
Wisła Kraków (1) 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)
Lechia Gdańsk (1)
Siarka Tarnobrzeg (3) 1–4 Wisła Płock (1)
Śląsk Świętochłowice (5) 0–3 Arka Gdynia (1)
Gryf Wejherowo (3) 1–3 Stomil Olsztyn (2)
26 September 2018
Lechia Dzierżoniów (4) 0–1 Jagiellonia Białystok (1)
Olimpia Elbląg (3) 0–3 Śląsk Wrocław (1)
GKS Drwinia (5) 0–1 Wisła Puławy (4)
Polonia Środa Wielkopolska (4) 4–3 Radomiak Radom (3)
Tur Bielsk Podlaski (5) 1–4 Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza (2)
GKS Jastrzębie (2) 1–2 Piast Gliwice (1)
MKS Kluczbork (4) 0–2 Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała (2)
KS ROW 1964 Rybnik (3) 1–3 Cracovia (1)
GKS Katowice (2) 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)
Pogoń Szczecin (1)
KS Paradyż (7) 0–7 Puszcza Niepołomice (2)
KP Starogard Gdański (4) 1–0 Górnik Łęczna (3)
Falubaz Zielona Góra (5) 0–1 Wigry Suwałki (2)
Resovia (3) 2–0 Warta Poznań (2)
Sandecja Nowy Sącz (2) 0–3 Miedź Legnica (1)
Bałtyk Koszalin (4) 1–3 (a.e.t.) Rozwój Katowice (3)
Huragan Morąg (4) 3–2 Zagłębie Lubin (1)
Legionovia Legionowo (4) 2–1 GKS Tychy (2)
GKS Bełchatów (3) 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(6–5 p)
Garbarnia Kraków (2)
Elana Toruń (3) 1–3 Bytovia Bytów (2)
27 September 2018
Olimpia Grudziądz (3) 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(5–3 p)
Zagłębie Sosnowiec (1)
2 October 2018
Unia Hrubieszów (6) 0–9 Górnik Zabrze (1)
3 October 2018
Victoria Sulejówek (4) 0–4 Raków Częstochowa (2)
Wisła Sandomierz (4) 3–2 Korona Kielce (1)

Round of 32

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The draw for this round was conducted in the headquarter of PZPN on 28 September 2018.[4] The matches were played on 30–31 October and 7 November 2018. Games were hosted by teams playing in the lower division in the 2018–19 season.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
30 October 2018
Huragan Morąg (4) 0–1 Arka Gdynia (1)
Bytovia Bytów (2) 0–3 Śląsk Wrocław (1)
Raków Częstochowa (2) 1–0 Lech Poznań (1)
Pogoń Siedlce (3) 1–2 Chrobry Głogów (2)
Piast Gliwice (1) 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)
Legia Warsaw (1)
31 October 2018
Wisła Sandomierz (4) 3–2 (a.e.t.) Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała (2)
Legionovia Legionowo (4) 0–1 Górnik Zabrze (1)
Polonia Środa Wielkopolska (4) 0–1 Odra Opole (2)
Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza (2) 2–0 Cracovia (1)
Wisła Puławy (4) 0–1 Rozwój Katowice (3)
Olimpia Grudziądz (3) 2–7 Wisła Płock (1)
GKS Bełchatów (3) 0–1 Miedź Legnica (1)
GKS Katowice (2) 0–1 (a.e.t.) Jagiellonia Białystok (1)
7 November 2018
Resovia (3) 1–3 Lechia Gdańsk (1)
KP Starogard Gdański (4) 1–3 Puszcza Niepołomice (2)
Wigry Suwałki (2) 3–2 Stomil Olsztyn (2)

Round of 16

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The draw for this round was conducted in the headquarter of PZPN on 8 November 2018.[5] The matches were played on 4 to 6 December 2018.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
4 December 2018
Puszcza Niepołomice (2) 3–1 Wisła Płock (1)
Śląsk Wrocław (1) 0–1 Miedź Legnica (1)
Arka Gdynia (1) 0–2 Jagiellonia Białystok (1)
'5 December 2018
Chrobry Głogów (2) 0–3 Legia Warsaw (1)
Wisła Sandomierz (4) 0–1 Odra Opole (2)
Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza (2) 1–3 Lechia Gdańsk (1)
6 December 2018
Rozwój Katowice (3) 1–4 (a.e.t.) Górnik Zabrze (1)
Wigry Suwałki (2) 0–3 Raków Częstochowa (2)

Quarter-finals

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The 8 winners from Round of 16 competed in this round. The matches were played on 27 February 2019, as well as 12 to 13 March. The draw for this round was conducted in the headquarter of PZPN, Warsaw on 7 December 2018.[6][7]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
27 February 2019
Górnik Zabrze (1) 1–2 Lechia Gdańsk (1)
12 March 2019
Odra Opole (2) 0–2 Jagiellonia Białystok (1)
13 March 2019
Raków Częstochowa (2) 2–1 (a.e.t.) Legia Warsaw (1)
14 March 2019
Puszcza Niepołomice (2) 0–1 Miedź Legnica (1)
27 February 2019 (2019-02-27) Górnik Zabrze 1–2 Lechia Gdańsk Zabrze
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Ernest Pohl Stadium
Attendance: 8,462
Referee: Tomasz Musiał (Kraków)
12 March 2019 (2019-03-12) Odra Opole 0–2 Jagiellonia Białystok Opole
17:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Report
Stadium: Stadion Odry
Attendance: 3,897
Referee: Krzysztof Jakubik (Siedlce)
13 March 2019 (2019-03-13) Raków Częstochowa 2–1 (a.e.t.) Legia Warsaw Częstochowa
17:00 CET (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Stadion Miejski
Attendance: 3,990
Referee: Jarosław Przybył (Kluczbork)
14 March 2019 (2019-03-14) Puszcza Niepołomice 0–1 Miedź Legnica Niepołomice
16:15 CET (UTC+01:00) Report
Stadium: Stadion Miejski
Referee: Zbigniew Dobrynin (Łódź)

Semi-finals

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
9 April 2019
Jagiellonia Białystok (1) 2–1 Miedź Legnica (1)
10 April 2019
Raków Częstochowa (2) 0–1 Lechia Gdańsk (1)
9 April 2019 (2019-04-09) Jagiellonia Białystok 2–1Miedź LegnicaBiałystok
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Romanczuk   61', 90+1' Report Forsell   77' Stadium: Białystok City Stadium
Attendance: 18,115
Referee: Paweł Gil (Lublin)
10 April 2019 (2019-04-10) Raków Częstochowa0–1 Lechia Gdańsk Częstochowa
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Report Sobiech   17' Stadium: Stadion Miejski
Attendance: 4,820
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Płock)

Final

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Jagiellonia Białystok0–1Lechia Gdańsk
Report
Attendance: 44,158
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
GK 25   Marián Kelemen
RB 2   Andrej Kadlec   90+7'
CB 17   Ivan Runje
CB 15   Zoran Arsenić   48'
LB 19   Böðvar Böðvarsson
CM 20   Marko Poletanović   90'
CM 6   Taras Romanczuk (c)
RM 9   Arvydas Novikovas
AM 11   Jesús Imaz
LM 12   Guilherme Sityá
CF 98   Patryk Klimala
Substitutes:
GK 29   Grzegorz Sandomierski
DF 5   Nemanja Mitrović
DF 7   Jakub Wójcicki   90+7'
MF 26   Martin Pospíšil
MF 77   Martin Košťál
MF 99   Bartosz Kwiecień   90'
FW 30   Maciej Twarowski
Manager:
  Ireneusz Mamrot
GK 1   Zlatan Alomerović
RB 3   João Nunes
CB 25   Michał Nalepa
CB 26   Błażej Augustyn   67'
LB 22   Filip Mladenović
RCM 36   Tomasz Makowski
CM 35   Daniel Łukasik   90+1'
LCM 6   Jarosław Kubicki
RW 11   Konrad Michalak   69'
CF 28   Flávio Paixão (c)
LW 17   Lukáš Haraslín   90+9'
Substitutes:
GK 12   Dušan Kuciak
DF 5   Steven Vitória   90+1'
DF 19   Karol Fila
MF 8   Michał Mak
MF 9   Patryk Lipski   90+9'
FW 29   Mateusz Żukowski
FW 90   Artur Sobiech   69'
Manager:
  Piotr Stokowiec

Match officials:[8]
Referee:
Bartosz Frankowski
Assistant referees:
Jakub Winkler
Adam Kupsik
Fourth official:
Paweł Raczkowski
Video assistant referee:
Tomasz Kwiatkowski
Marcin Borkowski

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Seven named substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "PZPN ustalił ramowy terminarz Pucharu Polski oraz I i II ligi na sezon 2018/2019". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 30 April 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  2. ^ "KOMUNIKAT ZARZĄDU PZPN V/2018 Z DNIA 23 MAJA 2018 ROKU" (PDF). 90minut.pl (in Polish). 23 May 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Rozlosowano pary 1/32 finału Pucharu Polski". PZPN (in Polish). 10 August 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  4. ^ "Rozlosowano pary 1/16 finału Pucharu Polski". PZPN (in Polish). 28 September 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  5. ^ "Puchar Polski: Pary 1/8 finału Pucharu Polski". sport.se.pl (in Polish). 8 November 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  6. ^ "PP: Wylosowano pary 1/4 finału". 90minut (in Polish). 7 December 2018. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  7. ^ "Lider I ligi z Legią, Górnik kontra Lechia. Poznaliśmy pary 1/4 finału Pucharu Polski". przegladsportowy.pl (in Polish). 7 December 2018. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  8. ^ "Bartosz Frankowski sędzią finału Totolotek Pucharu Polski". PZPN. 25 April 2019. Retrieved 30 November 2019.