# 2015–16 Polish Cup

The 2015–16 Polish Cup was the sixty-second season of the annual Polish football knockout tournament. It began on 18 July 2015 with the first matches of the preliminary round and ended on 2 May 2016 with the final at the National Stadium in Warsaw. Winners of the competition qualified for the qualifying tournament of the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League.
The 2015–16 season brought several changes into the competition format determined by the 2014 reform of II liga (3rd tier), which decreased the number of teams playing in the league from 36 to 18 and the number of teams participating in the Polish Cup from 86 to 68. The tournament had one preliminary round (instead of two in previous seasons), in which also the 6 lowest-ranked I liga (2nd tier) teams entered.
Legia Warsaw successfully defended the Polish Cup champion title, winning the final game 1–0 against Lech Poznań and secured their eighteenth title.

## Participating teams

| Enter in Round of 32 | Enter in First round | Enter in Preliminary round | Enter in Preliminary round | Enter in Preliminary round |
| 2014–15 Ekstraklasa 16 teams | 2014–15 I Liga 12 highest ranked teams | 2014–15 I Liga 6 lowest ranked teams | 2014–15 II liga 18 teams | Winners of 16 regional cup competitions |
| Lech Poznań Legia Warsaw Jagiellonia Białystok Śląsk Wrocław Lechia Gdańsk Wisła Kraków Górnik Zabrze Pogoń Szczecin Cracovia Ruch Chorzów Korona Kielce Piast Gliwice Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała Górnik Łęczna Zawisza Bydgoszcz GKS Bełchatów | Zagłębie Lubin Termalica Bruk-Bet Nieciecza Wisła Płock Olimpia Grudziądz Chojniczanka Chojnice Dolcan Ząbki Stomil Olsztyn GKS Katowice Wigry Suwałki Arka Gdynia Chrobry Głogów Miedź Legnica | Bytovia Bytów Sandecja Nowy Sącz Pogoń Siedlce GKS Tychy Widzew Łódź$^2$ Flota Świnoujście$^3$ | MKS Kluczbork Zagłębie Sosnowiec Rozwój Katowice Raków Częstochowa KS ROW 1964 Rybnik$^1$ Błękitni Stargard Szczeciński Stal Stalowa Wola Stal Mielec Znicz Pruszków Nadwiślan Góra Legionovia Legionowo Siarka Tarnobrzeg Wisła Puławy Okocimski KS Brzesko Puszcza Niepołomice Kotwica Kołobrzeg Górnik Wałbrzych Limanovia Limanowa$^4$ | Ślęza Wrocław (Lower Silesia) Wda Świecie (Kujawy-Pomerania) Chełmianka Chełm (Lublin) Stilon Gorzów Wielkopolski (Lubusz) Boruta Zgierz (Łódź) Garbarnia Kraków (Lesser Poland) Ursus Warszawa (Mazovia) Odra Opole (Opole) Resovia Rzeszów (Podkarpacie) ŁKS Łomża (Podlasie) Rodło Kwidzyn (Pomerania) Grunwald Ruda Śląska (Silesia) Wisła Sandomierz (Świętokrzyskie) Olimpia Olsztynek (Warmia-Masuria) KKS 1925 Kalisz (Greater Poland) Gwardia Koszalin (West Pomerania) |
Source: 90minut.pl

### Notes

* Competed in 2014–15 season as Energetyk ROW Rybnik.
* Widzew Łódź dissolved after the 2014–15 season.
* Flota Świnoujście dissolved after the 2014–15 season.
* Limanovia withdrew from the competition, citing financial difficulties.

## Round and draw dates

| Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
| Preliminary round | 17 June 2015 | 18–19 July 2015 | — |
| First round | 17 June 2015 | 25–26 July 2015 | — |
| Round of 32 | 23 July 2015 | 12 August 2015 | — |
| Round of 16 | 23 July 2015 | 23 September 2015 | — |
| Quarter-finals | 23 July 2015 | 28 October 2015 | 18 November 2015 |
| Semi-finals | 16 December 2015 | 30 March 2016 | 20 April 2016 |
| Final | 16 December 2015 | 2 May 2016 at the National Stadium, Warsaw | — |
Source: 90minut.pl

## Preliminary round

The draw for this round was conducted at the headquarters of the Polish FA on 17 June 2015. Participating in this round were 16 regional cup winners, 18 teams from the 2014–15 II Liga and 6 lowest ranked teams from the 2014–15 I Liga. The matches were played on 18, 19 and 22 July 2015.
16 of the 24 I Liga and II Liga teams participating in the preliminary round were drawn against the 16 regional cup winners, and the remaining 8 were drawn against each other. Games were hosted by teams playing in the lower division in the 2015–16 season. The host of Znicz Pruszków vs. Nadwiślan Góra (both playing in II Liga) game was determined by the order in which the teams were drawn.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 18 July 2015 |||
| Stilon Gorzów Wielkopolski (4) | 3–2 | Kotwica Kołobrzeg (3) |
| Gwardia Koszalin (4) | 1–3 | Błękitni Stargard Szczeciński (3) |
| Resovia Rzeszów (4) | 1–2 | Puszcza Niepołomice (3) |
| Odra Opole (4) | 0–1 | Pogoń Siedlce (2) |
| Chełmianka Chełm (4) | 0–1 | Siarka Tarnobrzeg (3) |
| Olimpia Olsztynek (4) | 1–3 | Legionovia Legionowo (3) |
| Grunwald Ruda Śląska (4) | 2–4 (a.e.t.) | Stal Stalowa Wola (3) |
| KKS 1925 Kalisz (4) | 1–4 | Wisła Puławy (3) |
| Znicz Pruszków (3) | 0–1 | Nadwiślan Góra (3) |
| Stal Mielec (3) | 0–2 | Rozwój Katowice (2) |
| Górnik Wałbrzych (4) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–0 p) | Okocimski KS Brzesko (3) |
| KS ROW 1964 Rybnik (3) | 2–0 | MKS Kluczbork (2) |
| 19 July 2015 |||
| Wisła Sandomierz (4) | 0–1 | Sandecja Nowy Sącz (2) |
| ŁKS Łomża (4) | 2–1 | Raków Częstochowa (3) |
| Ślęza Wrocław (4) | 0–1 | Bytovia Bytów (2) |
| Ursus Warszawa (4) | 0–1 | Zagłębie Sosnowiec (2) |
| 22 July 2015 |||
| Garbarnia Kraków (4) | 2–0 | GKS Tychy (3) |
| No match |||
| Rodło Kwidzyn (5) | 3–0 (awarded) | Flota Świnoujście (dissolved) |
| Boruta Zgierz (5) | 3–0 (awarded) | Widzew Łódź (dissolved) |
| Wda Świecie (4) | 3–0 (awarded) | Limanovia Limanowa (6) |

### Notes

* Note 1: Flota Świnoujście dissolved after the 2014–2015 season and withdrew from the Polish Cup. The successor club plays in the Szczecin I group of the A klasa (8th tier)
* Note 2: Widzew Łódź dissolved after the 2014–2015 season and withdrew from the Polish Cup. The successor club plays in the Łódź Voivodeship IV Liga (5th tier)
* Note 3: Limanovia withdrew from the competition, citing financial difficulties.

## First round

The draw for this round was conducted at the headquarters of the Polish FA on 17 June 2015. The matches were played on 25, 26, 28 and 29 July 2015. Participating in this round were the 20 winners from the previous round and 12 highest ranked teams from the 2014–15 I Liga.
The 12 teams joining in this round were seeded and their opponents were drawn from the 20 winners of the preliminary round (the other 8 formed the remaining 4 matches). Games will be hosted by teams playing in the lower division in the 2015–16 season. Hosts of matches between teams playing in the same tier were decided by a draw conducted on 20 July 2015, with the exception of the Katowice derby, where both teams agreed to play on GKS's Stadion Miejski.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 25 July 2015 |||
| Górnik Wałbrzych (4) | 0–2 | Wigry Suwałki (2) |
| KS ROW 1964 Rybnik (3) | 0–4 | Dolcan Ząbki (2) |
| Siarka Tarnobrzeg (3) | 1–4 | Chojniczanka Chojnice (2) |
| Rodło Kwidzyn (5) | 2–4 (a.e.t.) | Olimpia Grudziądz (2) |
| Stomil Olsztyn (2) | 2–0 | Sandecja Nowy Sącz (2) |
| Arka Gdynia (2) | 4–1 | Pogoń Siedlce (2) |
| Boruta Zgierz (5) | 0–3 | Puszcza Niepołomice (3) |
| Wda Świecie (4) | 1–0 | Legionovia Legionowo (3) |
| Stilon Gorzów Wielkopolski (4) | 0–1 | Stal Stalowa Wola (3) |
| Wisła Puławy (3) | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p) | Zagłębie Sosnowiec (2) |
| 26 July 2015 |||
| Wisła Płock (2) | 1–2 | Bytovia Bytów (2) |
| Garbarnia Kraków (4) | 0–2 | Miedź Legnica (2) |
| ŁKS Łomża (4) | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (6–7 p) | Chrobry Głogów (2) |
| GKS Katowice (2) | 2–0 | Rozwój Katowice (2) |
| 28 July 2015 |||
| Nadwiślan Góra (3) | 0–3 | Zagłębie Lubin (1) |
| 29 July 2015 |||
| Błękitni Stargard Szczeciński (3) | 2–1 | Termalica Bruk-Bet Nieciecza (1) |

## Bracket

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | | | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Final | Final |
| Jagiellonia Białystok | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Pogoń Szczecin | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Pogoń Szczecin | 1 | Jagiellonia Białystok | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Zagłębie Lubin | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Błękitni Stargard Szczeciński | 2 | Zagłębie Lubin | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Zagłębie Lubin | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Zagłębie Lubin | 4 | | | Zagłębie Lubin | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Lech Poznań | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Olimpia Grudziądz | 0 | | | | | | Lech Poznań | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Lech Poznań | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Lech Poznań | 2 | Lech Poznań | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Ruch Chorzów | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ruch Chorzów | 2 | Ruch Chorzów | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wisła Kraków | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wisła Kraków | 1 | | | | | | | | Lech Poznań | 1 | 1 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Zagłębie Sosnowiec | 0 | 1 | | | |
| Zagłębie Sosnowiec | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | Zagłębie Sosnowiec | 0 | 1 | | |
| Górnik Zabrze | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Górnik Zabrze | 1 | Zagłębie Sosnowiec | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Wda Świecie | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wda Świecie | 3 | Wda Świecie | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Korona Kielce | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Korona Kielce | 0 | | | Zagłębie Sosnowiec | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Cracovia | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Dolcan Ząbki | 2 | | | | | | Cracovia | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Cracovia | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Cracovia | 3 | Cracovia | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | GKS Katowice | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wigry Suwałki | 0 | GKS Katowice | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| GKS Katowice | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| GKS Katowice | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | Lech Poznań | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Legia Warsaw | 1 |
| GKS Bełchatów | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Legia Warsaw | 1 |
| Bytovia Bytów | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bytovia Bytów | 0 | GKS Bełchatów | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Chojniczanka Chojnice | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arka Gdynia | 1 (2) | Chojniczanka Chojnice | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Chojniczanka Chojnice | 1 (3) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Chojniczanka Chojnice | 1 (3) | | | Chojniczanka Chojnice | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Legia Warsaw | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Puszcza Niepołomice | 1 | | | | | | Legia Warsaw | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| Lechia Gdańsk | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Lechia Gdańsk | 5 | Lechia Gdańsk | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Legia Warsaw | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Górnik Łęczna | 0 | Legia Warsaw | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Legia Warsaw | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Legia Warsaw | 2 | | | | | | | | Legia Warsaw | 4 | 2 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Zawisza Bydgoszcz | 0 | 1 | | | |
| Zawisza Bydgoszcz | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | Zawisza Bydgoszcz | 0 | 1 | | |
| Chrobry Głogów | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Chrobry Głogów | 1 | Zawisza Bydgoszcz | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Stal Stalowa Wola | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Stal Stalowa Wola | 2 (3) | Stal Stalowa Wola | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Piast Gliwice | 2 (0) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Piast Gliwice | 2 (0) | | | Zawisza Bydgoszcz | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Śląsk Wrocław | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Miedź Legnica | 1 | | | | | | Śląsk Wrocław | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała | 2 | Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Śląsk Wrocław | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Stomil Olsztyn | 1 | Śląsk Wrocław | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Śląsk Wrocław | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Round of 32

The draw for this round was conducted at the PGE Narodowy on 23 July 2015. The matches were played on 11, 12 and 13 August 2015. Participating in this round are the 16 winners from the previous round and 16 teams from the 2014–15 Ekstraklasa.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 11 August 2015 |||
| Błękitni Stargard Szczeciński (3) | 2–4 | Zagłębie Lubin (1) |
| Olimpia Grudziądz (2) | 0–2 | Lech Poznań (1) |
| Wda Świecie (4) | 3–0 (awarded) | Korona Kielce (1) |
| Dolcan Ząbki (2) | 2–3 | Cracovia (1) |
| 12 August 2015 |||
| Jagiellonia Białystok (1) | 2–1 | Pogoń Szczecin (1) |
| Zawisza Bydgoszcz (2) | 4–1 | Chrobry Głogów (2) |
| Stal Stalowa Wola (3) | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (3–0 p) | Piast Gliwice (1) |
| Stomil Olsztyn (2) | 1–5 | Śląsk Wrocław (1) |
| GKS Bełchatów (2) | 1–0 | Bytovia Bytów (2) |
| Arka Gdynia (2) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–3 p) | Chojniczanka Chojnice (2) |
| Puszcza Niepołomice (3) | 1–5 | Lechia Gdańsk (1) |
| Górnik Łęczna (1) | 0–2 | Legia Warsaw (1) |
| Zagłębie Sosnowiec (2) | 3–1 | Górnik Zabrze (1) |
| Wigry Suwałki (2) | 0–2 | GKS Katowice (2) |
| 13 August 2015 |||
| Ruch Chorzów (1) | 2–1 | Wisła Kraków (1) |
| Miedź Legnica (2) | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała (1) |

## Round of 16

Competing in this round were the 16 winners from the previous round. The draw for this round was conducted at the National Stadium, Warsaw on 23 July 2015. Matches were played on 15, 16, 22–24 September 2015. Hosts of matches between teams playing in the same tier were decided by a draw conducted on 14 August 2015.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 15 September 2015 |||
| Wda Świecie (4) | 1–4 | Zagłębie Sosnowiec (2) |
| 16 September 2015 |||
| Stal Stalowa Wola (3) | 1–2 | Zawisza Bydgoszcz (2) |
| 22 September 2015 |||
| Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała (1) | 0–1 | Śląsk Wrocław (1) |
| GKS Katowice (2) | 1–3 | Cracovia (1) |
| 23 September 2015 |||
| Jagiellonia Białystok (1) | 0–2 | Zagłębie Lubin (1) |
| Lech Poznań (1) | 1–0 | Ruch Chorzów (1) |
| 24 September 2015 |||
| Chojniczanka Chojnice (2) | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | GKS Bełchatów (2) |
| Legia Warsaw (1) | 4–1 | Lechia Gdańsk (1) |

## Quarter-finals

The 8 winners from Round of 16 competed in this round. The matches were played in two legs. The first leg took place on the 27 and 28 October 2015. The second leg took place on 18–19 November and 16 December 2015. The draw for this round was conducted at the National Stadium, Warsaw on 23 July 2015. Host of first match between teams playing in the same tier were decided by a draw conducted on 28 September 2015.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Zagłębie Lubin (1) | 0–2 | Lech Poznań (1) | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Zawisza Bydgoszcz (2) | 2–1 | Śląsk Wrocław (1) | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| Chojniczanka Chojnice (2) | 2–6 | Legia Warsaw (1) | 1–2 | 1–4 |
| Zagłębie Sosnowiec (2) | 3–2 | Cracovia (1) | 1–2 | 2–0 |

### Second leg
## Semi-finals

The 4 winners from Quarterfinals will compete in this round. The matches will be played in two legs. The first leg took place on 15–16 March 2016. The second leg took place on 5–6 April 2016. The draw for this round was conducted at Stadion Miejski, Wrocław on 16 December 2015.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Lech Poznań (1) | 2–1 | Zagłębie Sosnowiec (2) | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Legia Warsaw (1) | 6–1 | Zawisza Bydgoszcz (2) | 4–0 | 2–1 |

### Second leg
## Final

The final match was played at the National Stadium, Warsaw on 2 May 2016.
| Lech Poznań | Legia Warsaw |
Jasmin Burić :
| RB | 4 | Tomasz Kędziora |
| CB | 23 | Paulus Arajuuri |
| CB | 35 | Marcin Kamiński |
| LB | 5 | Tamás Kádár | |
| CM | 6 | Łukasz Trałka (c) | 56' | 79' |
| CM | 55 | Abdul Aziz Tetteh |
| RM | 11 | Gergő Lovrencsics | | 90+2' |
| AM | 7 | Karol Linetty |
| LM | 8 | Szymon Pawłowski | 42' |
| CF | 24 | Dawid Kownacki | | 88' |
| Substitutes: |||
| GK | 27 | Krzysztof Kotorowski |
| DF | 3 | Vladimir Volkov |
| MF | 10 | Darko Jevtić | | 88' |
| MF | 14 | Maciej Gajos | | 79' |
| DF | 21 | Kebba Ceesay |
| DF | 26 | Maciej Wilusz |
| MF | 29 | Kamil Jóźwiak | | 90+2' |
| Manager: |||
| Jan Urban ||||
Arkadiusz Malarz :
| RB | 5 | Artur Jędrzejczyk |
| CB | 4 | Igor Lewczuk |
| CB | 2 | Michał Pazdan (c) | 90+3' |
| LB | 14 | Adam Hloušek |
| RM | 8 | Ondrej Duda | | 67' |
| CM | 7 | Ariel Borysiuk |
| CM | 3 | Tomasz Jodłowiec |
| LM | 18 | Michał Kucharczyk |
| FW | 99 | Aleksandar Prijović | 38' | 90' |
| FW | 9 | Nemanja Nikolić | | 83' |
| Substitutes: |||
| GK | 33 | Radosław Cierzniak |
| MF | 6 | Guilherme | 90+11' | 67' |
| DF | 17 | Tomasz Brzyski |
| DF | 19 | Bartosz Bereszyński |
| MF | 22 | Kasper Hämäläinen | | 90' |
| MF | 23 | Stojan Vranješ |
| MF | 77 | Mihail Aleksandrov | | 83' |
| Manager: |||
| Stanislav Cherchesov ||||
| Match officials: Referee: Szymon Marciniak Assistant referees: Paweł Sokolnicki Tomasz Listkiewicz Additional assistant referees: Paweł Raczkowski Tomasz Musiał Fourth official: Radosław Siejka | 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. |

## Top goalscorers

    As of matches played 2 May 2016.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Nemanja Nikolić | Legia Warsaw | 6 |
| 2 | Aleksandar Prijović | Legia Warsaw | 5 |
| 3 | Kamil Drygas | Zawisza Bydgoszcz | 3 |
| 3 | Szymon Lewicki | Zawisza Bydgoszcz | 3 |
| 3 | Damian Łanucha | Stal Stalowa Wola | 3 |
| 3 | Szymon Matuszek | Dolcan Ząbki | 3 |
| 3 | Eryk Sobków | Zagłębie Lubin | 3 |
| 3 | Radosław Wiśniewski | Błękitni Stargard Szczeciński | 3 |