# 2012–13 Polish Cup

The 2012–13 Polish Cup was the fifty-ninth season of the annual Polish football knockout tournament. It began on 18 July 2012 with the first matches of the extra preliminary round and ended on 3 May 2013 with the final. The winners qualified for the second qualifying round of the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League.
Legia Warsaw were the defending champions, having won their record breaking 15th title in the previous season. They successfully defended this title, becoming the winner of the Polish Cup for the 16th time in history.

## 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 |
| 2011–12 Ekstraklasa 16 teams | 2011–12 I Liga 18 teams | 2011–12 II liga 35 teams | 2011–12 II liga 35 teams | Winners of 16 regional cup competitions |
| Śląsk Wrocław Ruch Chorzów Legia Warsaw Lech Poznań Korona Kielce Polonia Warsaw Wisła Kraków Górnik Zabrze Zagłębie Lubin Jagiellonia Białystok Widzew Łódź Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała Lechia Gdańsk GKS Bełchatów KS Cracovia ŁKS Łódź | Piast Gliwice Pogoń Szczecin Zawisza Bydgoszcz Kolejarz Stróże Termalica Bruk-Bet Nieciecza GKS Bogdanka Arka Gdynia Flota Świnoujście Ruch Radzionków Warta Poznań Olimpia Grudziądz Sandecja Nowy Sącz GKS Katowice Dolcan Ząbki Polonia Bytom Wisła Płock KS Polkowice Olimpia Elbląg | Okocimski KS Brzesko Stomil Olsztyn Puszcza Niepołomice Znicz Pruszków Motor Lublin Resovia Stal Stalowa Wola Wisła Puławy Pogoń Siedlce Świt Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki Stal Rzeszów Wigry Suwałki Garbarnia Kraków Pelikan Łowicz Jeziorak Iława KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski Sokół Sokółka | Miedź Legnica GKS Tychy Bytovia Bytów Jarota Jarocin Ruch Zdzieszowice Górnik Wałbrzych Elana Toruń Chrobry Głogów Chojniczanka Chojnice MKS Kluczbork Raków Częstochowa Czarni Żagań Energetyk ROW Rybnik Zagłębie Sosnowiec Tur Turek Calisia Kalisz Nielba Wągrowiec Bałtyk Gdynia | LZS Stary Śleszów (Lower Silesia) Cuiavia Inowrocław (Kujawy-Pomerania) GKS II Bogdanka (Lublin) Lechia Zielona Góra (Lubusz) Sokół Aleksandrów Łódzki (Łódź) Limanovia Limanowa (Lesser Poland) Legia Warsaw youth (Mazovia) Odra Wodzisław Śląski (Opole) Piast Tuczempy (Podkarpacie) ŁKS 1926 Łomża (Podlasie) Kaszubia Kościerzyna (Pomerania) Polonia Łaziska Górne (Silesia) Łysica II Bodzentyn (Świętokrzyskie) Sokół Ostróda (Warmia-Masuria) Luboński KS (Greater Poland) Kotwica Kołobrzeg (West Pomerania) |
Notes:
* The winner of Opole region preliminaries Start Bogdanowice changed its name to Odra Wodzisław. The two clubs merged in January 2012.

## Round and draw dates

| Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
| Extra preliminary round | 18 June 2012 | 18 July 2012 | — |
| Preliminary round | 18 June 2012 | 24–25 July 2012 | — |
| First round | 26 July 2012 | 31 July–1 August 2012 | — |
| Round of 32 | 26 July 2012 | 4, 5, 11 & 12 August 2012 | — |
| Round of 16 | 21 August 2012 | 25–27 September, 2 & 3 October 2012 | — |
| Quarter-finals | 24 October 2012 | 26–28 February 2013 | 12, 13, 26, 27 March 2013 |
| Semi-finals | 14 March 2013 | 9, 10 April 2013 | 16, 17 April 2013 |
| Final | — | 2 May 2013 | 8 May 2013 |

## Extra preliminary round

The draw for this round was conducted at the headquarters of the Polish FA on 18 June 2012. Participating in this round were 16 regional cup winners and 35 teams from the 2011–12 II Liga. The matches were played on 18 July 2012. Pelikan Łowicz received a bye to the preliminary round.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 18 July 2012 |||
| Kaszubia Kościerzyna | 1–3 (a.e.t.) | Stomil Olsztyn |
| Kotwica Kołobrzeg | 2–0 | Elana Toruń |
| Sokół Ostróda | 2–1 | Jeziorak Iława |
| ŁKS 1926 Łomża | 0–3 | Świt Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki |
| Cuiavia Inowrocław | 1–2 | Nielba Wągrowiec |
| Luboński KS | w/o | Calisia Kalisz |
| Lechia Zielona Góra | 1–2 | Chrobry Głogów |
| Sokół Aleksandrów Łódzki | 1–0 | Znicz Pruszków |
| Legia Warsaw youth | 2–1 | Motor Lublin |
| GKS II Bogdanka | w/o | KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski |
| Łysica II Bodzentyn | w/o | Stal Stalowa Wola |
| LZS Stary Śleszów | 0–3 | Górnik Wałbrzych |
| Odra Wodzisław | 1–3 | GKS Tychy |
| Polonia Łaziska Górne | 2–4 | Puszcza Niepołomice |
| Limanovia Limanowa | 2–0 | Raków Częstochowa |
| Piast Tuczempy | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (1–4 p) | Garbarnia Kraków |
| Bałtyk Gdynia | 2–0 | Bytovia Bytów |
| Miedź Legnica | w/o | Czarni Żagań |
| Sokół Sokółka | 0–6 | Wigry Suwałki |
| Chojniczanka Chojnice | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) | Jarota Jarocin |
| Tur Turek | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) | MKS Kluczbork |
| Ruch Zdzieszowice | 2–0 | Energetyk ROW Rybnik |
| Wisła Puławy | 1–3 | Pogoń Siedlce |
| Resovia | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | Okocimski KS Brzesko |
| Zagłębie Sosnowiec | 2–1 | Stal Rzeszów |
Notes:
* Calisia withdrew from the competition.
* KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski withdrew from the competition.
* Stal Stalowa Wola withdrew from the competition.
* Czarni Żagań withdrew from the competition.

## Preliminary round

The draw for this round was conducted at the headquarters of the Polish FA on 18 June 2012. The matches were played on 24 and 25 July 2012. Stomil Olsztyn and Sokół Aleksandrów Łódzki received a bye to the first round.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 24 July 2012 |||
| Legia Warsaw youth | 2–1 | GKS II Bogdanka |
| 25 July 2012 |||
| Kotwica Kołobrzeg | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) | Bałtyk Gdynia |
| Sokół Ostróda | 1–0 | Świt Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki |
| Luboński KS | 3–1 | Nielba Wągrowiec |
| Chrobry Głogów | 1–2 | Miedź Legnica |
| Łysica II Bodzentyn | 5–1 | Pogoń Siedlce |
| Górnik Wałbrzych | 2–0 | GKS Tychy |
| Limanovia Limanowa | 2–1 | Garbarnia Kraków |
| Ruch Zdzieszowice | 2–1 | Tur Turek |
| Wigry Suwałki | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (6–5 p) | Chojniczanka Chojnice |
| Puszcza Niepołomice | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) | Okocimski KS Brzesko |
| Pelikan Łowicz | 3–2 | Zagłębie Sosnowiec |

## First round

The draw for this round was conducted at the headquarters of the Polish FA on 26 July 2012. Participating in this round are the 12 winners of the preliminary round along with Stomil Olsztyn and Sokół Aleksandrów Łódzki and the 18 teams from 2011–12 I Liga (Poland). The matches will be played on 31 July–1 August 2012.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 31 July 2012 |||
| Pelikan Łowicz | 2–1 | Kolejarz Stróże |
| Okocimski KS Brzesko | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) | Polonia Bytom |
| Stomil Olsztyn | 2–3 | GKS Bogdanka |
| Arka Gdynia | 0–1 | Olimpia Elbląg |
| 1 August 2012 |||
| Limanovia Limanowa | 0–1 | Piast Gliwice |
| Wigry Suwałki | 1–2 | Termalica Bruk-Bet Nieciecza |
| Luboński KS | 4–2 | GKS Katowice |
| Sokół Ostróda | w/o | Ruch Radzionków |
| Miedź Legnica | 2–1 | Dolcan Ząbki |
| Łysica II Bodzentyn | 1–2 | Wisła Płock |
| Kotwica Kołobrzeg | 0–4 | Warta Poznań |
| Ruch Zdzieszowice | 0–5 | Flota Świnoujście |
| Górnik Wałbrzych | 4–1 | Sandecja Nowy Sącz |
| Sokół Aleksandrów Łódzki | 0–5 | Zawisza Bydgoszcz |
| Legia Warsaw youth | 2–4 (a.e.t.) | KS Polkowice |
| Olimpia Grudziądz | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Pogoń Szczecin |
Notes:
* Ruch Radzionków withdrew from the competition.

## Round of 32

The draw for this round was conducted at the headquarters of the Polish FA on 26 July 2012. Participating in this round are the 16 winners of the first round along with and the 16 teams from 2011–12 Ekstraklasa. The matches will be played on 11–12 August 2012 with the exception of matches involving Legia Warsaw and Śląsk Wrocław.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 4 August 2012 |||
| KS Polkowice | 0–1 | Śląsk Wrocław |
| 5 August 2012 |||
| Okocimski KS Brzesko | 0–4 | Legia Warsaw |
| 11 August 2012 |||
| Luboński KS | 0–5 | Wisła Kraków |
| Wisła Płock | 2–4 | Zagłębie Lubin |
| GKS Bogdanka | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Lechia Gdańsk |
| Olimpia Elbląg | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Korona Kielce |
| Termalica Bruk-Bet Nieciecza | 0–2 | GKS Bełchatów |
| Górnik Wałbrzych | 2–1 | ŁKS Łódź |
| Flota Świnoujście | 2–1 | Górnik Zabrze |
| Warta Poznań | 1–0 | Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała |
| Piast Gliwice | 1–0 | Widzew Łódź |
| Sokół Ostróda | 1–8 | Jagiellonia Białystok |
| Zawisza Bydgoszcz | 0–2 | Cracovia |
| 12 August 2012 |||
| Pelikan Łowicz | 0–1 | Ruch Chorzów |
| Miedź Legnica | 1–3 | Polonia Warsaw |
| Olimpia Grudziądz | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Lech Poznań |

## Round of 16

The 16 winners from Round of 32 compete in this round. The matches will be played on 25–27 September and 2–3 October.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 25 September 2012 |||
| Warta Poznań | 0−1 | Wisła Kraków |
| Ruch Chorzów | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | Korona Kielce |
| 26 September 2012 |||
| Piast Gliwice | 1−2 | Legia Warsaw |
| Śląsk Wrocław | 3−0 | GKS Bełchatów |
| 27 September 2012 |||
| Górnik Wałbrzych | 1−3 (a.e.t.) | Olimpia Grudziądz |
| 2 October 2012 |||
| Zagłębie Lubin | 2−1 | Polonia Warsaw |
| 3 October 2012 |||
| Flota Świnoujście | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (8–7 p) | Cracovia |
| Jagiellonia Białystok | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) | Lechia Gdańsk |

## 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 26 and 28 February 2013, while the second legs were played on 12 and 13 March 2013. Pairs were determined on 24 October 2012.
Two second legs were moved to 26–27 March 2013 due to bad weather conditions. This is an official UEFA date and matches will be played without players called to the National Teams, what was agreed by interested teams.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Legia Warsaw | 6–2 | Olimpia Grudziądz | 4–1 | 2–1 |
| Wisła Kraków | 6–2 | Jagiellonia Białystok | 2–0 | 4–2 |
| Śląsk Wrocław | 5–2 | Flota Świnoujście | 3–2 | 2–0 |
| Zagłębie Lubin | 2–3 | Ruch Chorzów | 2–2 | 0–1 |

### Second leg
## Semi-finals

The 4 winners from the Quarterfinals will compete in this round. The matches will be played in two legs. The first legs took place on 10 April 2013, while the second legs were played on 17 April 2013. The two winners moved on to the final.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Śląsk Wrocław | 5−3 | Wisła Kraków | 2−1 | 3−2 |
| Ruch Chorzów | 1–2 | Legia Warsaw | 0–0 | 1–2 |

### Second leg
## Final
### Second leg

Legia Warsaw won 2–1 on aggregate.

## Goalscores
### 6 goals

* Marek Saganowski (Legia Warsaw)

### 4 goals

* Rafał Boguski (Wisła Kraków)
* Vladimir Dvalishvili (Legia Warsaw)
* Tsvetan Genkov (Wisła Kraków)
* Rafał Leśniewski (Zawisza Bydgoszcz)
* Waldemar Sobota (Śląsk Wrocław)

### 3 goals

* Adam Cieśliński (Olimpia Grudziądz)
* Łukasz Gikiewicz (Śląsk Wrocław)
* Mirosław Kalista (Łysica II Bodzentyn)
* Tomasz Kupisz (Jagiellonia Białystok)
* Dariusz Michalak (Górnik Wałbrzych)
* Adrian Moszyk (Górnik Wałbrzych)
* Marek Śnieżawski (Sokół Ostróda)
* Paweł Wszołek (Polonia Warszawa)
* Łukasz Zaniewski (Okocimski Brzesko)
* Daniel Zinke (Górnik Wałbrzych)

### 2 goals

* 26 players

### 1 goal

* 161 players