# 2014–15 Polish Cup

The 2014–15 Polish Cup was the sixty-first season of the annual Polish football knockout tournament. It began on 19 July 2014 with the first matches of the extra preliminary round and ended on 2 May 2015 with the Final, in which Legia Warsaw defeated Lech Poznań for a record 17th title. As winners, Legia qualified for the qualifying tournament of the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League.
Zawisza Bydgoszcz were the defending champions, having won their first title in the previous season, but were eliminated in the last 32 by Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała.

## Participating teams

| Enter in Round of 32 | Enter in first round | Enter in Extra preliminary round | Enter in Extra preliminary round | Enter in Extra preliminary round |
| 2013–14 Ekstraklasa 16 teams | 2013–14 I Liga 18 teams | 2013–14 II liga 36 teams | 2013–14 II liga 36 teams | Winners of 16 regional cup competitions |
| Legia Warsaw Lech Poznań Ruch Chorzów Lechia Gdańsk Wisła Kraków Górnik Zabrze Pogoń Szczecin Zawisza Bydgoszcz Śląsk Wrocław Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała Jagiellonia Białystok Piast Gliwice Korona Kielce Cracovia Widzew Łódź Zagłębie Lubin | GKS Bełchatów Górnik Łęczna Dolcan Ząbki Arka Gdynia Termalica Bruk-Bet Nieciecza Olimpia Grudziądz Wisła Płock GKS Katowice Sandecja Nowy Sącz Miedź Legnica Kolejarz Stróże$^1$ Flota Świnoujście GKS Tychy Chojniczanka Chojnice Stomil Olsztyn Puszcza Niepołomice Energetyk ROW Rybnik Okocimski KS Brzesko | Wigry Suwałki Pogoń Siedlce Siarka Tarnobrzeg Legionovia Legionowo Stal Stalowa Wola Znicz Pruszków Stal Mielec Wisła Puławy Olimpia Elbląg Limanovia Limanowa$^1$ Stal Rzeszów Radomiak Radom Pelikan Łowicz Olimpia Zambrów Motor Lublin Garbarnia Kraków Concordia Elbląg Świt Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki | Chrobry Głogów Bytovia Bytów Zagłębie Sosnowiec Błękitni Stargard Szczeciński MKS Kluczbork Górnik Wałbrzych Rozwój Katowice Warta Poznań$^2$ Polonia Bytom Raków Częstochowa Gryf Wejherowo Odra Opole Ruch Zdzieszowice Ostrovia Ostrów Wielkopolski Calisia Kalisz UKP Zielona Góra Jarota Jarocin KS Polkowice | Zagłębie II Lubin (Lower Silesia) Unia Solec Kujawski (Kujawy-Pomerania) Podlasie Biała Podlaska (Lublin) Piast Karnin (Lubusz) Lechia Tomaszów Mazowiecki (Łódź) MKS Trzebinia-Siersza (Lesser Poland) Sparta Jazgarzew (Mazovia) Małapanew Ozimek (Opole) Stal II Rzeszów (Podkarpacie) Wissa Szczuczyn (Podlasie) Brda Przechlewo (Pomerania) Pniówek Pawłowice Śląskie (Silesia) Łysica Bodzentyn (Świętokrzyskie) Sokół Ostróda (Warmia-Masuria) Sokół Kleczew (Greater Poland) Kotwica Kołobrzeg (West Pomerania) |
Source: 90minut.pl Notes:
* Following the takeover of the I Liga team Kolejarz Stróże by Limanovia Limanowa, the club w decided to waive their spot in the preliminary round. The Polish FA ruled that the withdrawal is effective also for the first round spot ceded to Limanovia by Kolejarz.
* Warta failed to register for the competition.

## Round and draw dates

| Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
| Extra preliminary round | 26 June 2014 | 19 July 2014 | — |
| Preliminary roud | 26 June 2014 | 26 July 2014 | — |
| First round | 26 June 2014 | 1 August 2014 | — |
| Round of 32 | 14 August 2014 | 24 September 2014 | — |
| Round of 16 | 14 August 2014 | 29 October 2014 | — |
| Quarter-finals | 14 August 2014 | 4 March 2015 | 18 March 2015 |
| Semi-finals | 14 August 2014 | 1 April 2015 | 8 April 2015 |
| Final | 14 August 2014 | 2 May 2015 at National Stadium, Warsaw | — |
Source: 90minut.pl

## First Preliminary Round

The draw for this round was conducted at the headquarters of the Polish FA on 26 June 2014. Participating in this round are 16 regional cup winners and 36 teams from the 2013–14 II Liga. The matches were played on 19 and 20 July 2014.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 19 July 2014 |||
| MKS Trzebinia-Siersza (4) | 0–2 | Legionovia Legionowo (3) |
| Podlasie Biała Podlaska (4) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (1–4 p) | Górnik Wałbrzych (3) |
| Wissa Szczuczyn (5) | 0–2 | Znicz Pruszków (3) |
| Zagłębie II Lubin (4) | 1–3 | Chrobry Głogów (2) |
| Limanovia Limanowa (3) | 0–3 (awarded) | Kotwica Kołobrzeg (3) |
| Pniówek Pawłowice Śląskie (4) | 1–2 | Siarka Tarnobrzeg (3) |
| Unia Solec Kujawski (4) | 2–1 | MKS Kluczbork (3) |
| Polonia Bytom (4) | 1–0 | Łysica Bodzentyn (4) |
| KS Polkowice (5) | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | Stal Stalowa Wola (3) |
| Olimpia Elbląg (4) | 7–0 | Calisia Kalisz (–) |
| Pogoń Siedlce (2) | 2–1 | Bytovia Bytów (2) |
| UKP Zielona Góra (4) | 0–3 | Wigry Suwałki (2) |
| Warta Poznań (4) | 0–3 (awarded) | Wisła Puławy (3) |
| Piast Karnin (4) | 0–5 | Raków Częstochowa (3) |
| Małapanew Ozimek (4) | 1–6 | Błękitni Stargard Szczeciński (3) |
| Radomiak Radom (4) | 3–0 | Sokół Ostróda (4) |
| Sparta Jazgarzew (5) | 4–1 | Stal Mielec (3) |
| Pelikan Łowicz (4) | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (7–6 p) | Lechia Tomaszów Mazowiecki (4) |
| Sokół Kleczew (4) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) | Zagłębie Sosnowiec (3) |
| Stal II Rzeszów (6) | 0–2 | Świt Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki (4) |
| Motor Lublin (4) | 5–0 | Jarota Jarocin (4) |
| Odra Opole (4) | 5–0 | Garbarnia Kraków (4) |
| Ruch Zdzieszowice (4) | 1–3 (a.e.t.) | Ostrovia Ostrów Wielkopolski (4) |
| Olimpia Zambrów (4) | 0–3 | Rozwój Katowice (3) |
| Stal Rzeszów (4) | 5–0 | Concordia Elbląg (4) |
| 20 July 2014 |||
| Brda Przechlewo (6) | 1–4 | Gryf Wejherowo (4) |

### Notes

* Note 1: Limanovia failed to register for the competition.
* Note 2: Warta failed to register for the competition.

## Second Preliminary Round

The draw for this round was conducted at the headquarters of the Polish FA on 26 June 2014. The matches were played on 26 and 27 July 2014.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 26 July 2014 |||
| Legionovia Legionowo (3) | 1–2 | Rozwój Katowice (3) |
| Odra Opole (4) | 1–2 | Znicz Pruszków (3) |
| Motor Lublin (4) | 0–4 | Chrobry Głogów (2) |
| Gryf Wejherowo (4) | 2–0 | Kotwica Kołobrzeg (3) |
| Świt Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki (4) | 2–3 | Siarka Tarnobrzeg (3) |
| Sokół Kleczew (4) | 3–0 | Unia Solec Kujawski (4) |
| Polonia Bytom (4) | 1–0 | Pelikan Łowicz (4) |
| Sparta Jazgarzew (5) | 2–5 | Stal Stalowa Wola (3) |
| Olimpia Elbląg (4) | 1–2 | Radomiak Radom (4) |
| Błękitni Stargard Szczeciński (3) | 3–1 | Pogoń Siedlce (2) |
| Raków Częstochowa (3) | 0–1 | Wigry Suwałki (2) |
| 27 July 2014 |||
| Ostrovia Ostrów Wielkopolski (4) | 3–1 | Górnik Wałbrzych (3) |
| No match |||
| Wisła Puławy (3) | bye to the next round | bye to the next round |
| Stal Rzeszów (4) | bye to the next round | bye to the next round |

## First round

The draw for this round was conducted at the headquarters of the Polish FA on 26 June 2014. The matches were played on 12 and 13 August 2014. Joining in this round are the 18 teams from 2013–14 I Liga.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 12 August 2014 |||
| Energetyk ROW Rybnik (3) | 2–1 | Siarka Tarnobrzeg (3) |
| Znicz Pruszków (3) | 2–1 | Termalica Bruk-Bet Nieciecza (2) |
| Stal Stalowa Wola (3) | 2–0 | Olimpia Grudziądz (2) |
| 13 August 2014 |||
| Kolejarz Stróże (7) | 0–3 (awarded) | Wisła Puławy (3) |
| Rozwój Katowice (3) | 0–1 | GKS Tychy (2) |
| Ostrovia Ostrów Wielkopolski (4) | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Puszcza Niepołomice (3) |
| GKS Katowice (2) | 1–2 | Chrobry Głogów (2) |
| Gryf Wejherowo (4) | 1–0 | Arka Gdynia (2) |
| Sokół Kleczew (4) | 1–4 | Miedź Legnica (2) |
| Polonia Bytom (4) | 1–3 | Wisła Płock (2) |
| Radomiak Radom (4) | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Dolcan Ząbki (2) |
| Błękitni Stargard Szczeciński (3) | 1–0 | Chojniczanka Chojnice (2) |
| Flota Świnoujście (2) | 2–0 | Wigry Suwałki (2) |
| Stal Rzeszów (4) | 2–1 | Górnik Łęczna (1) |
| Okocimski KS Brzesko (3) | 2–1 | Stomil Olsztyn (2) |
| Sandecja Nowy Sącz (2) | 0–1 | GKS Bełchatów (1) |

### Notes

* Note 1: Following the takeover of the I Liga team Kolejarz Stróże by Limanovia Limanowa, the club decided to waive their spot in the first round.

## Bracket

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | | | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Final | Final |
| Miedź Legnica | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Legia Warsaw | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Legia Warsaw | 4 | Legia Warsaw | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Pogoń Szczecin | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dolcan Ząbki | 2 | Pogoń Szczecin | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Pogoń Szczecin | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Pogoń Szczecin | 3 | | | Legia Warsaw | 1 | 1(3) | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Śląsk Wrocław | 1 | 1(1) | | | | | | | | |
| Widzew Łódź | 1 | | | | | | Śląsk Wrocław | 1 | 1(1) | | | | | | | |
| Śląsk Wrocław | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Śląsk Wrocław | 2 | Śląsk Wrocław | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Stal Stalowa Wola | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Stal Stalowa Wola | 2 | Stal Stalowa Wola | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Lechia Gdańsk | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Lechia Gdańsk | 1 | | | | | | | | Legia Warsaw | 4 | 2 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała | 1 | 0 | | | |
| Flota Świnoujście | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała | 1 | 0 | | |
| GKS Bełchatów | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| GKS Bełchatów | 2 | GKS Bełchatów | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Piast Gliwice | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wisła Puławy | 1(3) | Piast Gliwice | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Piast Gliwice | 1(4) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Piast Gliwice | 1(4) | | | Piast Gliwice | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Górnik Zabrze | 2 | | | | | | Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Korona Kielce | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Korona Kielce | 1 | Górnik Zabrze | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Zawisza Bydgoszcz | 0 | Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | Legia Warsaw | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Lech Poznań | 1 |
| Ostrovia Ostrów Wielkopolski | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Lech Poznań | 1 |
| Ruch Chorzów | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ruch Chorzów | 1 | Ostrovia Ostrów Wielkopolski | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Cracovia | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Okocimski KS Brzesko | 1 | Cracovia | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Cracovia | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Cracovia | 2 | | | Cracovia | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Błękitni Stargard Szczeciński | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Gryf Wejherowo | 1 | | | | | | Błękitni Stargard Szczeciński | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Błękitni Stargard Szczeciński | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Błękitni Stargard Szczeciński | 2 | Błękitni Stargard Szczeciński | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | GKS Tychy | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wisła Płock | 2(3) | GKS Tychy | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| GKS Tychy | 2(4) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| GKS Tychy | 2(4) | | | | | | | | Błękitni Stargard Szczeciński | 3 | 1 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Lech Poznań | 1 | 5 | | | |
| Stal Rzeszów | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | Lech Poznań | 1 | 5 | | |
| Znicz Pruszków | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Znicz Pruszków | 3 | Znicz Pruszków | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Zagłębie Lubin | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Energetyk ROW Rybnik | 0 | Zagłębie Lubin | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Zagłębie Lubin | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Zagłębie Lubin | 4 | | | Znicz Pruszków | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Lech Poznań | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Chrobry Głogów | 1 | | | | | | Lech Poznań | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Jagiellonia Białystok | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jagiellonia Białystok | 3 | Jagiellonia Białystok | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Lech Poznań | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Lech Poznań | 2 | Lech Poznań | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wisła Kraków | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Round of 32

The draw for this round was conducted at National Stadium, Warsaw on 14 August 2014. Participating in this round are the 16 winners of the first round along with the 16 teams from 2013–14 Ekstraklasa. The matches were played on 23, 24 and 25 September 2014.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 23 September 2014 |||
| Widzew Łódź (2) | 1–2 | Śląsk Wrocław (1) |
| Wisła Puławy (3) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p) | Piast Gliwice (1) |
| Górnik Zabrze (1) | 2–1 | Korona Kielce (1) |
| 24 September 2014 |||
| Miedź Legnica (2) | 0–4 | Legia Warsaw (1) |
| Dolcan Ząbki (2) | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | Pogoń Szczecin (1) |
| Stal Stalowa Wola (3) | 2–1 | Lechia Gdańsk (1) |
| Flota Świnoujście (2) | 1–2 | GKS Bełchatów (1) |
| Zawisza Bydgoszcz (1) | 0–2 | Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała (1) |
| Ostrovia Ostrów Wielkopolski (4) | 2–1 | Ruch Chorzów (1) |
| Okocimski KS Brzesko (3) | 1–2 | Cracovia (1) |
| Gryf Wejherowo (4) | 1–2 | Błękitni Stargard Szczeciński (3) |
| Wisła Płock (2) | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p) | GKS Tychy (2) |
| Stal Rzeszów (4) | 1–3 | Znicz Pruszków (3) |
| Energetyk ROW Rybnik (3) | 0–4 | Zagłębie Lubin (2) |
| Lech Poznań (1) | 2–0 | Wisła Kraków (1) |
| 25 September 2014 |||
| Chrobry Głogów (2) | 1–3 | Jagiellonia Białystok (1) |

## Round of 16

Competing in this round are the 16 winners from the previous round. The draw for this round was conducted at National Stadium, Warsaw on 14 August 2014. Matches were played on 15, 28, 29 and 30 October 2014.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 15 October 2014 |||
| Błękitni Stargard Szczeciński (3) | 3–2 | GKS Tychy (2) |
| Znicz Pruszków (3) | 2–1 | Zagłębie Lubin (2) |
| 28 October 2014 |||
| Stal Stalowa Wola (3) | 0–1 | Śląsk Wrocław (1) |
| Górnik Zabrze (1) | 2–4 | Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała (1) |
| 29 October 2014 |||
| Ostrovia Ostrów Wielkopolski (4) | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Cracovia (1) |
| Piast Gliwice (1) | 5–0 | GKS Bełchatów (1) |
| 30 October 2014 |||
| Lech Poznań (1) | 4–2 (a.e.t.) | Jagiellonia Białystok (1) |
| Legia Warsaw (1) | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | Pogoń Szczecin (1) |

## Quarter-finals

The 8 winners from Round of 16 competed in this round. The matches will be played in two legs. The first leg took place on 12 February, 3 and 4 March 2015, while the second legs were played on 5, 17, 18 and 19 March 2015. The draw for this round was conducted at National Stadium, Warsaw on 14 August 2014.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Śląsk Wrocław (1) | 2–2 (1–3 p) | Legia Warsaw (1) | 1–1 | 1–1 (a.e.t.) |
| Piast Gliwice (1) | 1–3 | Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała (1) | 1–2 | 0–1 |
| Błękitni Stargard Szczeciński (3) | 4–0 | Cracovia (1) | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| Znicz Pruszków (3) | 1–6 | Lech Poznań (1) | 1–5 | 0–1 |

### Second leg
## Semi-finals

The 4 winners from the Quarterfinals competed in this round. The matches will be played in two legs. The first leg took place on 1 April 2015, while the second legs were played on 8 and 9 April 2015. The draw for this round was conducted at National Stadium, Warsaw on 14 August 2014.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała (1) | 1–6 | Legia Warsaw (1) | 1–4 | 0–2 |
| Błękitni Stargard Szczeciński (3) | 4–6 | Lech Poznań (1) | 3–1 | 1–5 |

### Second leg
## Final

The Polish cup Final is being held at the National Stadium, Warsaw on 2 May 2015.
| Lech Poznań | Legia Warsaw |
Maciej Gostomski :
| RB | 4 | Tomasz Kędziora |
| CB | 23 | Paulus Arajuuri |
| CB | 35 | Marcin Kamiński |
| LB | 3 | Barry Douglas | 51' 88' |
| CM | 6 | Łukasz Trałka (c) | 44' |
| CM | 7 | Karol Linetty | | 68' |
| RM | 24 | Dawid Kownacki |
| AM | 19 | Kasper Hämäläinen |
| LM | 8 | Szymon Pawłowski | | 79' |
| CF | 95 | Zaur Sadayev | | 72' |
| Substitutes: |||
| GK | 1 | Jasmin Burić |
| DF | 5 | Tamás Kádár |
| MF | 16 | Darko Jevtić | | 68' |
| DF | 25 | Luis Henríquez |
| FW | 28 | Dariusz Formella | | 72' |
| MF | 77 | Muhamed Keita | | 79' |
| MF | 88 | Arnaud Djoum |
| Manager: |||
| Maciej Skorża ||||
Dušan Kuciak :
| RB | 28 | Łukasz Broź |
| CB | 25 | Jakub Rzeźniczak |
| CB | 15 | Iñaki Astiz |
| LB | 17 | Tomasz Brzyski |
| CM | 3 | Tomasz Jodłowiec |
| CM | 21 | Ivica Vrdoljak (c) |
| RM | 6 | Guilherme | | 37' |
| AM | 8 | Ondrej Duda | 12' | 79' |
| LM | 18 | Michał Kucharczyk | 64' |
| CF | 9 | Marek Saganowski |
| Substitutes: |||
| GK | 34 | Arkadiusz Malarz |
| DF | 4 | Igor Lewczuk |
| MF | 16 | Michał Masłowski | | 79' |
| DF | 19 | Bartosz Bereszyński |
| MF | 20 | Jakub Kosecki | | 89' |
| MF | 33 | Michał Żyro | | 37' | 89' |
| FW | 45 | Adam Ryczkowski |
| Manager: |||
| Henning Berg ||||