# 2016–17 Polish Cup

The 2016–17 Polish Cup was the sixty-third season of the annual Polish football knockout tournament. It began on 16 July 2016 with the first matches of the Preliminary Round and ended on 2 May 2017 with the Final at PGE Narodowy. Winners of the competition will qualify for the qualifying tournament of the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League.

## Participating teams

| Enter in Round of 32 | Enter in First Round | Enter in Preliminary Round | Enter in Preliminary Round | Enter in Preliminary Round |
| 2015–16 Ekstraklasa 16 teams | 2015–16 I liga 12 highest ranked teams | 2015–16 I liga 6 lowest ranked teams | 2015–16 II liga 18 teams | Winners of 16 regional cup competitions |
| Legia Warsaw Piast Gliwice Zagłębie Lubin Cracovia Lechia Gdańsk Pogoń Szczecin Lech Poznań Ruch Chorzów Wisła Kraków Śląsk Wrocław Jagiellonia Białystok Korona Kielce Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza Górnik Łęczna Górnik Zabrze Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała | Arka Gdynia Wisła Płock Zagłębie Sosnowiec GKS Katowice Zawisza Bydgoszcz$^1$ Chrobry Głogów Miedź Legnica Bytovia Bytów Sandecja Nowy Sącz Wigry Suwałki Stomil Olsztyn Chojniczanka Chojnice | Olimpia Grudziądz Pogoń Siedlce MKS Kluczbork GKS Bełchatów Rozwój Katowice Dolcan Ząbki$^2$ | Stal Mielec Znicz Pruszków GKS Tychy Wisła Puławy Raków Częstochowa Siarka Tarnobrzeg Puszcza Niepołomice Radomiak Radom Kotwica Kołobrzeg Legionovia Legionowo Polonia Bytom Błękitni Stargard KS ROW 1964 Rybnik Olimpia Zambrów Stal Stalowa Wola Nadwiślan Góra$^4$ Gryf Wejherowo Okocimski KS Brzesko$^3$ | Miedź Legnica II (Lower Silesian) Wda Świecie (Kuyavian-Pomeranian) Chełmianka Chełm (Lublin) Stilon Gorzów Wielkopolski (Lubusz) Lechia Tomaszów Mazowiecki (Łódź) Garbarnia Kraków (Lesser Poland) Świt Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki (Masovian) Odra Opole (Opole) JKS Jarosław (Podkarpackie) ŁKS Łomża (Podlaskie) Pogoń Lębork (Pomeranian) GKS Jastrzębie (Silesian) KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski (Świętokrzyskie) Rominta Gołdap (Warmian-Masurian) KKS Kalisz (Greater Poland) Świt Skolwin (West Pomeranian) |
Source: 90minut.pl

### Notes

* Zawisza did not receive a license for the 2016–17 season and withdrew from the competition.
* Dolcan dissolved during the 2015–16 season.
* Okocimski dissolved during the 2015–16 season.
* Nadwiślan withdrew from the competition.

## Round and draw dates

| Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
| Preliminary round | 24 June 2016 | 15–17 July 2016 | — |
| First round | 24 June 2016 | 22–27 July 2016 | — |
| Round of 32 | 25 July 2016 | 9-24 August 2016 | — |
| Round of 16 | 25 July 2016 | 20–28 September 2016 | — |
| Quarter-finals | 25 July 2016 | 25–26 October 2016 | 29–30 November 2016 |
| Semi-finals | 30 November 2016 | 28 February, 1 March 2017 | 4–5 April 2017 |
| Final | 10 April 2017 | 2 May 2017 at PGE Narodowy | — |
Source: 90minut.pl

## Preliminary round

The draw for this round was conducted at the headquarters of the Polish FA on 24 June 2016. Participating in this round were 16 regional cup winners, 18 teams from the 2015–16 II liga and 6 lowest ranked teams from the 2015–16 I liga. The matches were played on 15-17 July 2016.
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 2016–17 season. The hosts of Odra Opole vs. Siarka Tarnobrzeg and Radomiak Radom vs. Stal Stalowa Wola (all teams playing in 2016–17 II liga) games was determined by the order in which the teams were drawn. The number in brackets indicates what tier of Polish football each team competes in during the 2016–17 season.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 15 July 2016 |||
| Raków Częstochowa (3) | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Wisła Puławy (2) |
| 16 July 2016 |||
| Wda Świecie (4) | 3–0 | Rozwój Katowice (3) |
| GKS Jastrzębie (4) | 1–0 | Olimpia Grudziądz (2) |
| JKS Jarosław (4) | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | KS ROW 1964 Rybnik (3) |
| Stilon Gorzów Wielkopolski (5) | 0–3 | Pogoń Siedlce (2) |
| Lechia Tomaszów Mazowiecki (4) | 0–2 | Stal Mielec (2) |
| Odra Opole (3) | 0–3 | Siarka Tarnobrzeg (3) |
| Miedź Legnica II (4) | 1–4 | GKS Bełchatów (3) |
| ŁKS Łomża (4) | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | GKS Tychy (2) |
| KKS Kalisz (4) | 5–4 (a.e.t.) | MKS Kluczbork (2) |
| Garbarnia Kraków (4) | 0–1 | Puszcza Niepołomice (3) |
| Chełmianka Chełm (5) | 1–3 (a.e.t.) | Olimpia Zambrów (3) |
| Świt Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki (4) | 2–1 | Znicz Pruszków (2) |
| Pogoń Lębork (4) | 0–6 | Kotwica Kołobrzeg (3) |
| Radomiak Radom (3) | 4–0 | Stal Stalowa Wola (3) |
| Błękitni Stargard (3) | 4–1 | Gryf Wejherowo (3) |
| 17 July 2016 |||
| Świt Skolwin (4) | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) | Polonia Bytom (3) |
| No match |||
| Rominta Gołdap (5) | bye to the next round | bye to the next round |
| KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski (4) | bye to the next round | bye to the next round |
| Nadwiślan Góra (5) | 0–3 (awarded) | Legionovia Legionowo (3) |

### Notes

* Note 1: Nadwiślan Góra withdrew from the competition.

## First round

The draw for this round was conducted at the headquarters of the Polish FA on 24 June 2016. The matches will be played on 22–27 July 2016. Participating in this round will the 20 winners from the previous round and 12 highest ranked teams from the 2015–16 I liga. Winners of match 2 will advance to the next round. The 12 teams joining in this round were seeded and their opponents were drawn from the 20 winners of the preliminary round (the other 6 formed the remaining 3 matches). Games will be hosted by teams playing in the lower division in the 2016–17 season. Hosts of matches between teams playing in the same tier will be decided by a draw. The number in brackets indicates what tier of Polish football each team competes in during the 2016–17 season.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 22 July 2016 |||
| Radomiak Radom (3) | 1–0 | GKS Katowice (2) |
| KS ROW 1964 Rybnik (3) | 1–3 | Stomil Olsztyn (2) |
| 23 July 2016 |||
| Świt Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki (4) | 0–1 | Wigry Suwałki (2) |
| Kotwica Kołobrzeg (3) | 2–3 | Chojniczanka Chojnice (2) |
| Raków Częstochowa (3) | 2–2 (6–5 p) | Chrobry Głogów (2) |
| Siarka Tarnobrzeg (3) | 2–4 (a.e.t.) | Sandecja Nowy Sącz (2) |
| GKS Bełchatów (3) | 1–1 (6–7 p) | Miedź Legnica (2) |
| Legionovia Legionowo (3) | 0–3 | Zagłębie Sosnowiec (2) |
| Błękitni Stargard (3) | 1–2 | Bytovia Bytów (2) |
| KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski (4) | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Pogoń Siedlce (2) |
| KKS Kalisz (4) | 1–0 | Polonia Bytom (3) |
| Wda Świecie (4) | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Puszcza Niepołomice (3) |
| Olimpia Zambrów (3) | 2–1 | GKS Tychy (2) |
| 26 July 2016 |||
| Rominta Gołdap (5) | 1–4 | Arka Gdynia (1) |
| 27 July 2016 |||
| Stal Mielec (2) | 4–3 | Wisła Płock (1) |
| No match |||
| GKS Jastrzębie (4) | bye to the next round | bye to the next round |

## Bracket

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | | | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Final | Final |
| Górnik Zabrze (a.e.t.) | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Legia Warsaw | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Legia Warsaw | 2 | Górnik Zabrze | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Wigry Suwałki | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wigry Suwałki | 2 | Wigry Suwałki | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza | 1 | | | Wigry Suwałki | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | GKS Jastrzębie | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Miedź Legnica | 2 | | | | | | GKS Jastrzębie | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Górnik Łęczna | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Górnik Łęczna | 3 | Górnik Łęczna | 1 (6) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | GKS Jastrzębie (p) | 1 (7) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| GKS Jastrzębie | 2 | GKS Jastrzębie (p) | 1 (7) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Radomiak Radom | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Radomiak Radom | 1 | | | | | | | | Wigry Suwałki | 0 | 4 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Arka Gdynia | 3 | 2 | | | |
| Olimpia Zambrów | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | Arka Gdynia | 3 | 2 | | |
| Arka Gdynia | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arka Gdynia | 1 | Arka Gdynia | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski | 3 | KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Raków Częstochowa | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Raków Częstochowa | 2 | | | Arka Gdynia (a) | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Bytovia Bytów | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Bytovia Bytów | 1 | | | | | | Bytovia Bytów | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Zagłębie Lubin | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Zagłębie Lubin | 0 | Bytovia Bytów | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Śląsk Wrocław | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sandecja Nowy Sącz | 1 | Śląsk Wrocław | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Śląsk Wrocław (a.e.t.) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Śląsk Wrocław (a.e.t.) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | Arka Gdynia (a.e.t.) | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Lech Poznań | 1 |
| Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Lech Poznań | 1 |
| Lech Poznań | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Lech Poznań | 3 | Lech Poznań | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Ruch Chorzów | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Stomil Olsztyn | 0 (6) | Ruch Chorzów | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ruch Chorzów (p) | 0 (7) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ruch Chorzów (p) | 0 (7) | | | Lech Poznań | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Wisła Kraków | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Chojniczanka Chojnice | 2 | | | | | | Wisła Kraków | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Stal Mielec | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Stal Mielec | 0 | Chojniczanka Chojnice | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Wisła Kraków | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Zagłębie Sosnowiec | 3 | Wisła Kraków | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wisła Kraków (a.e.t.) | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wisła Kraków (a.e.t.) | 4 | | | | | | | | Lech Poznań | 3 | 1 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Pogoń Szczecin | 0 | 0 | | | |
| Cracovia | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | Pogoń Szczecin | 0 | 0 | | |
| Jagiellonia Białystok | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jagiellonia Białystok | 1 | Jagiellonia Białystok | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Pogoń Szczecin | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| KKS Kalisz | 0 | Pogoń Szczecin | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Pogoń Szczecin | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Pogoń Szczecin | 4 | | | Pogoń Szczecin | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Puszcza Niepołomice | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Puszcza Niepołomice (p) | 1 (3) | | | | | | Puszcza Niepołomice | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Korona Kielce | 1 (2) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Korona Kielce | 1 (2) | Puszcza Niepołomice (p) | 1 (4) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | Lechia Gdańsk | 1 (2) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Piast Gliwice | 0 (3) | Lechia Gdańsk | 1 (2) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Lechia Gdańsk (p) | 0 (5) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Round of 32

The draw for this round was conducted at the PGE Narodowy on 25 July 2016. The matches were played from 9 to 24 August 2016. Participating in this round were the 16 winners from the previous round and 16 teams from the 2015–16 Ekstraklasa. Games were hosted by teams playing in the lower division in the 2016–17 season. The hosts of matches of teams playing in the same tier were the teams occupying a higher position in the bracket.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 9 August 2016 |||
| Wigry Suwałki (2) | 2–1 | Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza (1) |
| Miedź Legnica (2) | 2–3 | Górnik Łęczna (1) |
| Olimpia Zambrów (3) | 0–1 | Arka Gdynia (1) |
| KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski (4) | 3–2 | Raków Częstochowa (3) |
| Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała (2) | 0–3 | Lech Poznań (1) |
| Zagłębie Sosnowiec (2) | 3–4 (a.e.t.) | Wisła Kraków (1) |
| Cracovia (1) | 0–1 | Jagiellonia Białystok (1) |
| Puszcza Niepołomice (3) | 1–1 (3–2 p) | Korona Kielce (1) |
| 10 August 2016 |||
| Górnik Zabrze (2) | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Legia Warsaw (1) |
| GKS Jastrzębie (4) | 2–1 | Radomiak Radom (3) |
| Bytovia Bytów (2) | 1–0 | Zagłębie Lubin (1) |
| Sandecja Nowy Sącz (2) | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Śląsk Wrocław (1) |
| Chojniczanka Chojnice (2) | 2–0 | Stal Mielec (2) |
| KKS Kalisz (4) | 0–4 | Pogoń Szczecin (1) |
| 11 August 2016 |||
| Stomil Olsztyn (2) | 0–0 (6–7 p) | Ruch Chorzów (1) |
| 24 August 2016 |||
| Piast Gliwice (1) | 0–0 (3–5 p) | Lechia Gdańsk (1) |

## Round of 16

Competing in this round will the 16 winners from the previous round. The draw for this round was conducted at PGE Narodowy, Warsaw on 25 July 2016. Matches will be played on 20–28 September 2016. Hosts of matches between teams playing in the same tier were decided by a draw conducted on 12 August 2016.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 20 September 2016 |||
| Górnik Zabrze (2) | 0–2 | Wigry Suwałki (2) |
| GKS Jastrzębie (4) | 1–1 (7–6 p) | Górnik Łęczna (1) |
| 21 September 2016 |||
| Ruch Chorzów (1) | 0–3 | Lech Poznań (1) |
| Puszcza Niepołomice (3) | 1–1 (4–2 p) | Lechia Gdańsk (1) |
| 22 September 2016 |||
| KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski (4) | 1–2 | Arka Gdynia (1) |
| Bytovia Bytów (2) | 3–0 | Śląsk Wrocław (1) |
| 27 September 2016 |||
| Chojniczanka Chojnice (2) | 1–2 | Wisła Kraków (1) |
| 28 September 2016 |||
| Pogoń Szczecin (1) | 4–1 | Jagiellonia Białystok (1) |

## Quarter-finals

The 8 winners from Round of 16 will compete in this round. The matches will be played in two legs. The first leg took place on 25–26 October 2016. The second leg took place on 29–30 November 2016. The draw for this round was conducted at PGE Narodowy, Warsaw on 25 July 2016. Host of first match between teams playing in the same tier were decided by a draw conducted on 29 September 2016.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| GKS Jastrzębie (4) | 2–3 | Wigry Suwałki (2) | 1–2 | 1–1 |
| Bytovia Bytów (2) | 2–2 (a) | Arka Gdynia (1) | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| Lech Poznań (1) | 5–3 | Wisła Kraków (1) | 1–1 | 4–2 |
| Puszcza Niepołomice (3) | 1–4 | Pogoń Szczecin (1) | 1–2 | 0–2 |

### Second leg
## Semi-finals

The 4 winners from Quarterfinals will compete in this round. The matches will be played in two legs. The first legs took place on 28 February and 1 March 2017. The second legs took place on 4–5 April 2017. The draw for this round was conducted at Stadion Miejski im. Henryka Reymana, Kraków on 30 November 2016.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Lech Poznań (1) | 4–0 | Pogoń Szczecin (1) | 3–0 | 1–0 |
| Wigry Suwałki (2) | 4–5 | Arka Gdynia (1) | 0–3 | 4–2 |

### Second leg
## Final

The final match was played at the PGE Narodowy, Warsaw on 2 May 2017. Host of the final match was decided by a draw conducted on 10 April 2017.
| Lech Poznań | Arka Gdynia |
Jasmin Burić :
| RB | 4 | Tomasz Kędziora |
| CB | 35 | Jan Bednarek |
| CB | 35 | Lasse Nielsen | | 110' |
| LB | 22 | Volodymyr Kostevych |
| CM | 6 | Łukasz Trałka (c) |
| CM | 14 | Maciej Gajos |
| RM | 10 | Darko Jevtić | | 85' |
| AM | 86 | Radosław Majewski |
| LM | 24 | Dawid Kownacki | | 74' |
| CF | 11 | Marcin Robak | 50' |
| Substitutes: |||
| GK | 30 | Matúš Putnocký |
| MF | 8 | Szymon Pawłowski | | 85' |
| MF | 17 | Maciej Makuszewski | | 74' |
| MF | 18 | Mihai Răduț | | 110' |
| DF | 26 | Maciej Wilusz |
| DF | 28 | Marcin Wasielewski |
| MF | 55 | Abdul Aziz Tetteh |
| Manager: |||
| Nenad Bjelica ||||
Pāvels Šteinbors :
| RB | 2 | Tadeusz Socha |
| CB | 3 | Krzysztof Sobieraj (c) |
| CB | 29 | Michał Marcjanik |
| LB | 23 | Marcin Warcholak |
| CM | 6 | Antoni Łukasiewicz | 76' |
| CM | 17 | Adam Marciniak |
| RM | 8 | Marcus da Silva | 53' | 55' |
| AM | 10 | Mateusz Szwoch | 19' |
| LM | 19 | Miroslav Božok | | 83' |
| CF | 26 | Przemysław Trytko | | 71' |
| Substitutes: |||
| GK | 30 | Arkadiusz Moczadło |
| FW | 11 | Rafał Siemaszko | | 55' |
| MF | 14 | Michał Nalepa |
| MF | 20 | Dominik Hofbauer | | 83' |
| DF | 32 | Przemysław Stolc |
| DF | 33 | Damian Zbozień |
| MF | 45 | Luka Zarandia | 112' | 71' |
| Manager: |||
| Leszek Ojrzyński ||||
| Match officials: Referee: Tomasz Musiał Assistant referees: Sebastian Mucha Jakub Ślusarski Fourth official: Bartosz Frankowski | 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

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Rafał Jankowski | KKS Kalisz | 4 |
| 1 | Kamil Zapolnik | Wigry Suwałki | 4 |
| 3 | Kamil Adamek | Wigry Suwałki | 3 |
| 3 | Adam Frączczak | Pogoń Szczecin | 3 |
| 3 | Maciej Małkowski | Sandecja Nowy Sącz | 3 |
| 3 | Marcin Robak | Lech Poznań | 3 |
| 3 | Maciej Rożnowski | Wda Świecie | 3 |
| 3 | Rafał Siemaszko | Arka Gdynia | 3 |
| 3 | Szymon Sobczak | Stal Mielec | 3 |
| 3 | Karol Zieliński | Kotwica Kołobrzeg | 3 |