Polish Cup
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The Polish Cup in football
or officially Remes Puchar Polski, is an elimination tournament for Polish football clubs, held continuously from 1950, and is the second most important national title in Polish football after the Ekstraklasa title. Due to mass participation of teams, the tournament is often called The Cup of the Thousand Teams .
Participation is open to any club registered with the Polish FA, regardless of whether it competes in any league in the national pyramid. Reserve and oldboys teams are also eligible, with reserve teams particularly reaching the final on two occasions (and winning it once). The Cup is popular among lower level teams, as it gives them a chance to play better known sides. In some cases, the underdogs even reached the final, with the most famous example being Czarni Żagań
, which in 1964–1965 season lost the final game 0–4 to Górnik Zabrze
.
Lower league clubs have to enter regional qualification rounds and the winners of these join the teams from the first and second division in the competition proper. Each tie is decided by a single game which is held at the lower league side's stadium. The final used to be a single match, but 2002–2006 it was contested over two legs, Italian style. Since 2007, the Cup has returned to the single-game final.
First edition of the Polish Cup took place in 1926, but it was quickly abandoned. In the late 1930s, the President of Poland's Football Cup (1936 - 1939)
was organized, which featured teams of the Polish Football Association
's regional districts.
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or officially Remes Puchar Polski, is an elimination tournament for Polish football clubs, held continuously from 1950, and is the second most important national title in Polish football after the Ekstraklasa title. Due to mass participation of teams, the tournament is often called The Cup of the Thousand Teams .
Participation is open to any club registered with the Polish FA, regardless of whether it competes in any league in the national pyramid. Reserve and oldboys teams are also eligible, with reserve teams particularly reaching the final on two occasions (and winning it once). The Cup is popular among lower level teams, as it gives them a chance to play better known sides. In some cases, the underdogs even reached the final, with the most famous example being Czarni Żagań
Czarni Żagań
Czarni Żagań is a football team from Żagań, Poland, founded in 1957. In 2010-11 they are playing in the Polish Second League .The club reached the final of the Polish Cup in 1965, where they lost to Górnik Zabrze....
, which in 1964–1965 season lost the final game 0–4 to Górnik Zabrze
Górnik Zabrze
Górnik Zabrze is a Polish football club from Zabrze. The club has won numerous championships, and was a dominant force in the 1960s and 1980s. For now Górnik has the most titles in Poland. The club plays in white or dark blue - red kit, and is based at the Ernest Pohl Stadium...
.
Lower league clubs have to enter regional qualification rounds and the winners of these join the teams from the first and second division in the competition proper. Each tie is decided by a single game which is held at the lower league side's stadium. The final used to be a single match, but 2002–2006 it was contested over two legs, Italian style. Since 2007, the Cup has returned to the single-game final.
First edition of the Polish Cup took place in 1926, but it was quickly abandoned. In the late 1930s, the President of Poland's Football Cup (1936 - 1939)
President of Poland's Football Cup (1936 - 1939)
President of Poland's Football Cup was an annual football competition, taking place in the Second Polish Republic in the years 1936–1939. It was sponsored by President Ignacy Moscicki, and unlike today's Polish Cup, it did not feature clubs...
was organized, which featured teams of the Polish Football Association
Polish Football Association
The Polish Football Association is the governing body of football in Poland. It organizes the Polish football leagues , the Polish Cup, the Polish SuperCup, the Polish League Cup, and the Polish national football team...
's regional districts.
Polish Cup winners
Previous cup winners are:- 1926, Wisła Kraków
- 1951, Ruch ChorzówRuch ChorzówRuch Chorzów is a Polish association football club based in Chorzów, Upper Silesia. It is one of the most successful football teams in Poland: 14 time national champion, and 3 time winner of the Polish Cup. Currently the team plays in the top Polish league, the Ekstraklasa. Their stadium capacity...
- 1952, Polonia Warsaw
- 1954, Gwardia Warsaw
- 1955, Legia Warsaw
- 1956, Legia Warsaw
- 1957, ŁKS Łódź
- 1962, Zagłębie Sosnowiec
- 1963, Zagłębie Sosnowiec
- 1964, Legia Warsaw
- 1965, Górnik ZabrzeGórnik ZabrzeGórnik Zabrze is a Polish football club from Zabrze. The club has won numerous championships, and was a dominant force in the 1960s and 1980s. For now Górnik has the most titles in Poland. The club plays in white or dark blue - red kit, and is based at the Ernest Pohl Stadium...
- 1966, Legia Warsaw
- 1967, Wisła Kraków
- 1968, Górnik ZabrzeGórnik ZabrzeGórnik Zabrze is a Polish football club from Zabrze. The club has won numerous championships, and was a dominant force in the 1960s and 1980s. For now Górnik has the most titles in Poland. The club plays in white or dark blue - red kit, and is based at the Ernest Pohl Stadium...
- 1969, Górnik ZabrzeGórnik ZabrzeGórnik Zabrze is a Polish football club from Zabrze. The club has won numerous championships, and was a dominant force in the 1960s and 1980s. For now Górnik has the most titles in Poland. The club plays in white or dark blue - red kit, and is based at the Ernest Pohl Stadium...
- 1970, Górnik ZabrzeGórnik ZabrzeGórnik Zabrze is a Polish football club from Zabrze. The club has won numerous championships, and was a dominant force in the 1960s and 1980s. For now Górnik has the most titles in Poland. The club plays in white or dark blue - red kit, and is based at the Ernest Pohl Stadium...
- 1971, Górnik ZabrzeGórnik ZabrzeGórnik Zabrze is a Polish football club from Zabrze. The club has won numerous championships, and was a dominant force in the 1960s and 1980s. For now Górnik has the most titles in Poland. The club plays in white or dark blue - red kit, and is based at the Ernest Pohl Stadium...
- 1972, Górnik ZabrzeGórnik ZabrzeGórnik Zabrze is a Polish football club from Zabrze. The club has won numerous championships, and was a dominant force in the 1960s and 1980s. For now Górnik has the most titles in Poland. The club plays in white or dark blue - red kit, and is based at the Ernest Pohl Stadium...
- 1973, Legia Warsaw
- 1974, Ruch ChorzówRuch ChorzówRuch Chorzów is a Polish association football club based in Chorzów, Upper Silesia. It is one of the most successful football teams in Poland: 14 time national champion, and 3 time winner of the Polish Cup. Currently the team plays in the top Polish league, the Ekstraklasa. Their stadium capacity...
- 1975, Stal RzeszówStal RzeszówStal Rzeszów is a Polish football and speedway club based in Rzeszów, Poland.- Address :*ZKS STAL Rzeszów*ul.Hetmańska 69*35-078 Rzeszów*tel./fax 8548-048, 854-65-45, 854-15-92-Current squad :- See also :...
- 1976, Śląsk Wrocław
- 1977, Zagłębie Sosnowiec
- 1978, Zagłębie Sosnowiec
- 1979, Arka GdyniaArka GdyniaMorski Związkowy Klub Sportowy Arka Gdynia is a Polish professional football club, based in Gdynia, Poland, that plays in the Polish 1 Liga. The club was founded as Klub Sportowy Gdynia in 1929. Its activities were interrupted between 1939–1945 due to the German occupation of Poland...
- 1980, Legia Warsaw
- 1981, Legia Warsaw
- 1982, Lech PoznańLech PoznanLech Poznań is a Polish football club based in Poznań, Poland. The club is named after Lech, the legendary founder of Polish nation.The club was established in 1922 as Lutnia Dębiec, later changing its name several times. From 1933 until 1994, the club was closely linked to Polish State Railways...
- 1983, Lechia GdańskLechia GdanskLechia Gdańsk is a Polish football club based in Gdańsk, Poland. The club's name comes from Lechia, a poetic name for Poland. The club was founded by people expelled from Lwów, who were supporters of Lechia Lwów. Founded in 1945, Lechia was a powerhouse in Polish football during the mid-1950s...
- 1984, Lech PoznańLech PoznanLech Poznań is a Polish football club based in Poznań, Poland. The club is named after Lech, the legendary founder of Polish nation.The club was established in 1922 as Lutnia Dębiec, later changing its name several times. From 1933 until 1994, the club was closely linked to Polish State Railways...
- 1985, Widzew Łódź
- 1986, GKS KatowiceGKS KatowiceGKS Katowice is a Polish football club based in Katowice, Poland. The club currently plays in the Polish First League.-History:In 1963 in Katowice a special organizational committee was called with the purpose of uniting all the clubs and sporting organizations of city into one large club which...
- 1987, Śląsk Wrocław
- 1988, Lech PoznańLech PoznanLech Poznań is a Polish football club based in Poznań, Poland. The club is named after Lech, the legendary founder of Polish nation.The club was established in 1922 as Lutnia Dębiec, later changing its name several times. From 1933 until 1994, the club was closely linked to Polish State Railways...
- 1989, Legia Warsaw
- 1990, Legia Warsaw
- 1991, GKS KatowiceGKS KatowiceGKS Katowice is a Polish football club based in Katowice, Poland. The club currently plays in the Polish First League.-History:In 1963 in Katowice a special organizational committee was called with the purpose of uniting all the clubs and sporting organizations of city into one large club which...
- 1992, Miedź LegnicaMiedz LegnicaMiedź Legnica is a Polish football club based in Legnica, Poland. Miedź was founded in 1971.As of the 2010/11 season they are playing in the II Liga west, at the 3rd tier of the Polish league system.- Current squad :...
- 1993, GKS KatowiceGKS KatowiceGKS Katowice is a Polish football club based in Katowice, Poland. The club currently plays in the Polish First League.-History:In 1963 in Katowice a special organizational committee was called with the purpose of uniting all the clubs and sporting organizations of city into one large club which...
- 1994, Legia Warsaw
- 1995, Legia Warsaw
- 1996, Ruch ChorzówRuch ChorzówRuch Chorzów is a Polish association football club based in Chorzów, Upper Silesia. It is one of the most successful football teams in Poland: 14 time national champion, and 3 time winner of the Polish Cup. Currently the team plays in the top Polish league, the Ekstraklasa. Their stadium capacity...
- 1997, Legia Warsaw
- 1998, Amica WronkiAmica WronkiAmica Wronki was a Polish football club based in Wronki, Poland.The history of SSA Amica Sport goes back to 1992 when the Amica company wanted to sponsor a football team in the town of Wronki where their factory was located. The company's increasing profits gave the new team tremendous financial...
- 1999, Amica WronkiAmica WronkiAmica Wronki was a Polish football club based in Wronki, Poland.The history of SSA Amica Sport goes back to 1992 when the Amica company wanted to sponsor a football team in the town of Wronki where their factory was located. The company's increasing profits gave the new team tremendous financial...
- 2000, Amica WronkiAmica WronkiAmica Wronki was a Polish football club based in Wronki, Poland.The history of SSA Amica Sport goes back to 1992 when the Amica company wanted to sponsor a football team in the town of Wronki where their factory was located. The company's increasing profits gave the new team tremendous financial...
- 2001, Polonia Warsaw
- 2002, Wisła Kraków
- 2003, Wisła Kraków
- 2004, Lech PoznańLech PoznanLech Poznań is a Polish football club based in Poznań, Poland. The club is named after Lech, the legendary founder of Polish nation.The club was established in 1922 as Lutnia Dębiec, later changing its name several times. From 1933 until 1994, the club was closely linked to Polish State Railways...
- 2005, Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wlkp.Dyskobolia Grodzisk WielkopolskiDyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski is a Polish football club based in Grodzisk Wielkopolski, Poland.- History :Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski was founded on April 30, 1922....
- 2006, Wisła Płock
- 2007, Dyskobolia Grodzisk
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Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski
Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski is a Polish football club based in Grodzisk Wielkopolski, Poland.- History :Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski was founded on April 30, 1922....
- 2008Polish Cup 2007-08The Polish Cup 2007-08 or Puchar Polski2007-08 is a knockout competition for teams playing under the PZPN.The first game was played on 1 August 2007 and the final is to be played between Legia Warszawa and Wisła Kraków, with the final date to be determined.-First Round:1 August 20071 - Jagiellonia...
, Legia Warsaw - 2009Polish Cup 2008–09Polish Cup 2008–09 was the fifty-fifth season of the annual Polish cup competition. It began on July 30, 2008 with the Extra Preliminary Round and ended on May 19, 2009 with the Final, played at Stadion Śląski, Chorzów. The winners qualified for the third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League...
, Lech PoznańLech PoznanLech Poznań is a Polish football club based in Poznań, Poland. The club is named after Lech, the legendary founder of Polish nation.The club was established in 1922 as Lutnia Dębiec, later changing its name several times. From 1933 until 1994, the club was closely linked to Polish State Railways... - 2010, Jagiellonia Białystok
- 20112010–11 Polish CupThe 2010–11 Polish Cup is the fifty-seventh season of the annual Polish football knockout tournament. It began on 21 July 2010 with the first matches of the Extra Preliminary Round and will end in 2011 with the Final. The winners will qualify for the third qualifying round of the 2011–12 UEFA...
, Legia Warsaw
Performance by club
| Club | Winners | Runners-up | Winning Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legia Warsaw | 14 | 6 | 1955, 1956, 1964, 1966, 1973, 1980, 1981, 1989, 1990, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2008, 2011 |
| Górnik Zabrze Górnik Zabrze Górnik Zabrze is a Polish football club from Zabrze. The club has won numerous championships, and was a dominant force in the 1960s and 1980s. For now Górnik has the most titles in Poland. The club plays in white or dark blue - red kit, and is based at the Ernest Pohl Stadium... |
6 | 7 | 1965, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972 |
| Lech Poznań Lech Poznan Lech Poznań is a Polish football club based in Poznań, Poland. The club is named after Lech, the legendary founder of Polish nation.The club was established in 1922 as Lutnia Dębiec, later changing its name several times. From 1933 until 1994, the club was closely linked to Polish State Railways... |
5 | 2 | 1982, 1984, 1988, 2004, 2009 |
| Wisła Kraków | 4 | 6 | 1926, 1967, 2002, 2003 |
| Zagłębie Sosnowiec | 4 | 1 | 1962, 1963, 1977, 1978 |
| GKS Katowice GKS Katowice GKS Katowice is a Polish football club based in Katowice, Poland. The club currently plays in the Polish First League.-History:In 1963 in Katowice a special organizational committee was called with the purpose of uniting all the clubs and sporting organizations of city into one large club which... |
3 | 5 | 1986, 1991, 1993 |
| Ruch Chorzów Ruch Chorzów Ruch Chorzów is a Polish association football club based in Chorzów, Upper Silesia. It is one of the most successful football teams in Poland: 14 time national champion, and 3 time winner of the Polish Cup. Currently the team plays in the top Polish league, the Ekstraklasa. Their stadium capacity... |
3 | 5 | 1951, 1974, 1996 |
| Amica Wronki Amica Wronki Amica Wronki was a Polish football club based in Wronki, Poland.The history of SSA Amica Sport goes back to 1992 when the Amica company wanted to sponsor a football team in the town of Wronki where their factory was located. The company's increasing profits gave the new team tremendous financial... |
3 | 1 | 1998, 1999, 2000 |
| Polonia Warsaw | 2 | – | 1952, 2001 |
| Śląsk Wrocław | 2 | – | 1976, 1987 |
| Dyskobolia Grodzisk Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski is a Polish football club based in Grodzisk Wielkopolski, Poland.- History :Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski was founded on April 30, 1922.... |
2 | – | 2005, 2007 |
| Gwardia Warszawa Gwardia Warszawa Gwardia Warszawa is a Polish football club based in Warsaw, Poland. The club was founded in 1948 and is currently playing in the Polish A klasa . It participated in the Polish 1st League between 1953–1960 , 1962–1966 , 1967–1968, 1969–1975, 1978–1979 and 1981–1983... |
1 | 1 | 1954 |
| Lechia Gdańsk Lechia Gdansk Lechia Gdańsk is a Polish football club based in Gdańsk, Poland. The club's name comes from Lechia, a poetic name for Poland. The club was founded by people expelled from Lwów, who were supporters of Lechia Lwów. Founded in 1945, Lechia was a powerhouse in Polish football during the mid-1950s... |
1 | 1 | 1983 |
| ŁKS Łódź | 1 | 1 | 1957 |
| Wisła Płock | 1 | 1 | 2006 |
| Jagiellonia Białystok | 1 | 1 | 2010 |
| Arka Gdynia Arka Gdynia Morski Związkowy Klub Sportowy Arka Gdynia is a Polish professional football club, based in Gdynia, Poland, that plays in the Polish 1 Liga. The club was founded as Klub Sportowy Gdynia in 1929. Its activities were interrupted between 1939–1945 due to the German occupation of Poland... |
1 | – | 1979 |
| Miedź Legnica Miedz Legnica Miedź Legnica is a Polish football club based in Legnica, Poland. Miedź was founded in 1971.As of the 2010/11 season they are playing in the II Liga west, at the 3rd tier of the Polish league system.- Current squad :... |
1 | – | 1992 |
| Stal Rzeszów Stal Rzeszów Stal Rzeszów is a Polish football and speedway club based in Rzeszów, Poland.- Address :*ZKS STAL Rzeszów*ul.Hetmańska 69*35-078 Rzeszów*tel./fax 8548-048, 854-65-45, 854-15-92-Current squad :- See also :... |
1 | – | 1975 |
| Widzew Łódź | 1 | – | 1985 |
| Polonia Bytom Polonia Bytom Polonia Bytom is a Polish football club founded on 4 January 1920 in the Upper Silesian city of Bytom, during the hectic months of the Silesian Uprisings... |
– | 3 | – |
| GKS Bełchatów | – | 2 | – |
| Piast Gliwice Piast Gliwice Gliwicki Klub Sportowy Piast Gliwice is a Polish football club based in Gliwice, Poland. Founded in June 1945 by the Poles who had been forced to leave their homeland in present-day Western Ukraine, Piast's football team played as many as 32 seasons in the Polish Second Division, before finally... |
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| Pogoń Szczecin Pogon Szczecin MKS Pogoń Szczecin is a Polish professional football club, based in Szczecin, Poland. The club was founded by Poles from Lwów , who had been transferred west after the Soviet annexation of Poland's eastern territories in 1945. The founders of Pogoń Szczecin had previously been supporters of Pogoń... |
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| Zagłębie Lubin | – | 2 | – |
| Aluminium Konin Aluminium Konin Avans Górnik Konin is a Polish football club based in Konin, Poland. The club currently competes in the Polish Fourth League.-Major achievements:*Polish Cup finalist *2nd place in Polish Second League - Famous players :... |
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| Czarni Żagań Czarni Żagań Czarni Żagań is a football team from Żagań, Poland, founded in 1957. In 2010-11 they are playing in the Polish Second League .The club reached the final of the Polish Cup in 1965, where they lost to Górnik Zabrze.... |
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| Korona Kielce Korona Kielce Korona Kielce, , is a Polish football club, currently playing in the Ekstraklasa. In the years 2002-2008 Club belonged to Polish holding company Kolporter Holding and achieved its greatest success - in 2005, winning promotion to the first division... |
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| Raków Częstochowa Raków Czestochowa Raków Częstochowa is a Polish football club based in Częstochowa, in the south.- Current squad :-See also:*Football in Poland*List of football teams*Champions' Cup/League*UEFA Cup-External links: *... |
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| ROW II Rybnik | – | 1 | – |
| Sparta Lwów Sparta Lwów LKS Sparta Lwów was a football club based in Lwów, Poland . The club was formed in 1910. It was disbanded in September 1939 after the Soviets occupied Eastern Poland. Sparta reached the final of the Polish Cup in 1926 losing to Wisła Kraków 1:2.-References:*... |
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| Stal Mielec Stal Mielec Stal Mielec is a Polish football club based in Mielec, Poland. The club was established on April 10, 1939. The construction of the club's current stadium, Stadion Stali Mielec at Solskiego 1, was concluded in 1953. Currently the stadium is undergoing a major renovation... |
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