# 2024–25 Polish Cup

The 2024–25 Polish Cup (Polish: Puchar Polski) is the 71st season of the annual Polish football knockout tournament. The competition began on 6 August 2024 with the preliminary round and is scheduled to end on 2 May 2025. The Polish Cup is considered the second-most important club title in Polish football after the Ekstraklasa championship. The competition is organised by the Polish Football Association (PZPN). The winners are assured a place in the first qualifying round of the 2025–26 UEFA Europa League.
Wisła Kraków are the defending champions.

## Participating teams

| Teams starting the competition from the round of 32 | Teams starting the competition from the first round | Teams starting the competition from the first round | Teams starting the competition from the first round | Teams starting the competition from the preliminary round | Teams starting the competition from the preliminary round |
| 2023–24 Ekstraklasa and 2023–24 I liga 4 teams (teams participating in 2024–25 UEFA club competitions) | 2023–24 Ekstraklasa 15 teams (teams not participating in 2024–25 UEFA club competitions) | 2023–24 I liga 15 teams (from position 1–16, teams not participating in 2024–25 UEFA club competitions) | Winners of 16 regional cup competitions 16 teams | 2023–24 I liga 2 teams (from position 17–18) | 2023–24 II liga 18 teams |
| Jagiellonia Białystok Śląsk Wrocław Legia Warsaw Wisła Kraków | Pogoń Szczecin Lech Poznań Górnik Zabrze Raków Częstochowa Zagłębie Lubin Widzew Łódź Piast Gliwice Stal Mielec Puszcza Niepołomice Cracovia Korona Kielce Radomiak Radom Warta Poznań Ruch Chorzów ŁKS Łódź | Lechia Gdańsk GKS Katowice Arka Gdynia Motor Lublin Górnik Łęczna Odra Opole Wisła Płock Miedź Legnica GKS Tychy Stal Rzeszów Chrobry Głogów Znicz Pruszków Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza Polonia Warsaw Resovia Rzeszów | Barycz Sułów (dolnośląskie) Elana Toruń (kujawsko-pomorskie) Avia Świdnik (lubelskie) Lechia Zielona Góra (lubuskie) Unia Skierniewice (łódzkie) Podhale Nowy Targ (małopolskie) Pogoń Grodzisk Mazowiecki (mazowieckie) MKS Kluczbork (opolskie) Siarka Tarnobrzeg (podkarpackie) Wigry Suwałki (podlaskie) Grom Nowy Staw (pomorskie) Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała II (śląskie) Star Starachowice (świętokrzyskie) Concordia Elbląg (warmińsko-mazurskie) Unia Swarzędz (wielkopolskie) Świt Szczecin (zachodniopomorskie) | Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała Zagłębie Sosnowiec | Pogoń Siedlce Kotwica Kołobrzeg KKS 1925 Kalisz Stal Stalowa Wola Chojniczanka Chojnice Polonia Bytom Radunia Stężyca Hutnik Kraków Zagłębie Lubin II ŁKS Łódź II GKS Jastrzębie Wisła Puławy Olimpia Elbląg Olimpia Grudziądz Skra Częstochowa Lech Poznań II Sandecja Nowy Sącz Stomil Olsztyn |

## Prize money

The PZPN Board of Directors determined the size of the prizes.
| Round reached | Amount |
| First round | regional cup winner: 40,000 PLN remainder teams: 15,000 PLN |
| Round of 32 | 45,000 PLN |
| Round of 16 | 90,000 PLN |
| Quarter-finals | 190,000 PLN |
| Semi-finals | 380,000 PLN |
| Final | 1,000,000 PLN |
| Winner | 5,000,000 PLN |

## Round and draw dates

| Round | Draw date | Number of teams | Date of matches | Teams entered for the competition |
| Preliminary round | None | 70 → 60 | 6–7 August 2024 | • 2023–24 I liga teams from positions 17–18, • 2023–24 II liga teams. |
| First round | 20 August 2024 | 60 → 32 | 24 September – 2 October 2024 | • 2023–24 Ekstraklasa and top 15 2023–24 I liga teams not participating in 2024–25 UEFA club competitions, • 16 winners of the regional cups. |
| Round of 32 | 30 September 2024 | 32 → 16 | 12–31 October 2024 | • 2023–24 Ekstraklasa and 2023–24 I liga teams participating in 2024–25 UEFA club competitions. |
| Round of 16 | 4 November 2024 | 16 → 8 | 3–5 December 2024 | None |
| Quarter-finals | 6 December 2024 | 8 → 4 | 25–27 February 2025 | None |
| Semi-finals | 2 March 2025 | 4 → 2 | 1–2 April 2025 | None |
| Final | None | 2 | 2 May 2025 | None |

## Preliminary round

The matches were played on 6–7 August 2024. Participating in this round were the 2 lowest ranked teams from 2023–24 I liga (which finished 2023–24 season on positions 17–18) and 18 teams from the 2023–24 II liga. With reference to the competition regulations, the matches were played according to the following scheme:
* 17th team of 2023–24 I liga season will be a host of match against 18th team of 2023–24 II liga season,
* 18th team of I liga season will be a host of match against 17th team of II liga season,
* 1st team of II liga season will be a host of match against 16th team of II liga season,
* 2nd team of II liga season will be a host of match against 15th team of II liga season,
* 3rd team of II liga season will be a host of match against 14th team of II liga season,
* 4th team of II liga season will be a host of match against 13th team of II liga season,
* 5th team of II liga season will be a host of match against 12th team of II liga season,
* 6th team of II liga season will be a host of match against 11th team of II liga season,
* 7th team of II liga season will be a host of match against 10th team of II liga season,
* 8th team of II liga season will be a host of match against 9th team of II liga season.
Number of teams per tier still in competition :
| 2023–24 Ekstraklasa | 2023–24 I liga | 2023–24 II liga | 2023–24 Regional cup winners | Total |
| 18 / 18 | 18 / 18 | 18 / 18 | 16 / 16 | 70 / 70 |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 6 August 2024 |||
| Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała (3) | 2–0 | Stomil Olsztyn (4) |
| Pogoń Siedlce (2) | 0–2 | Lech Poznań II (4) |
| Polonia Bytom (3) | 2–0 | GKS Jastrzębie (3) |
| Hutnik Kraków (3) | 4–1 (a.e.t.) | Zagłębie Lubin II (3) |
| 7 August 2024 |||
| Zagłębie Sosnowiec (3) | 0–1 | Sandecja Nowy Sącz (4) |
| Kotwica Kołobrzeg (2) | 2–1 | Skra Częstochowa (3) |
| KKS 1925 Kalisz (3) | 0–2 | Olimpia Grudziądz (3) |
| Stal Stalowa Wola (2) | 4–2 | Olimpia Elbląg (3) |
| Chojniczanka Chojnice (3) | 3–2 | Wisła Puławy (3) |
| Radunia Stężyca (5) | 1–2 | ŁKS Łódź II (3) |

## First round

The draw for this round was conducted in the headquarter of Telewizja Polska on 20 August 2024. The matches were played from 24 September to 2 October 2024. Participating in this round were the 10 winners from the previous round, 15 teams from 2023–24 Ekstraklasa and top 15 teams of 2023–24 I liga which were not qualified to 2024–25 UEFA club competitions together with the 16 winners of the regional cup competitions. Games were hosted by teams playing in the lower division in the 2024–25 season or by first drawn team in a case of match between clubs from the same division.
Number of teams per tier still in competition :
| 2023–24 Ekstraklasa | 2023–24 I liga | 2023–24 II liga | 2023–24 Regional cup winners | Total |
| 18 / 18 | 17 / 18 | 9 / 18 | 16 / 16 | 60 / 70 |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 24 September 2024 |||
| ŁKS Łódź II (3) | 2–3 | Kotwica Kołobrzeg (2) |
| Elana Toruń (4) | 1–3 | Widzew Łódź (1) |
| Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza (2) | 1–2 | GKS Katowice (1) |
| Pogoń Grodzisk Mazowiecki (3) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) | Lechia Gdańsk (1) |
| Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała II (5) | 0–5 | Odra Opole (2) |
| Wisła Płock (2) | 0–1 | Warta Poznań (2) |
| Stal Rzeszów (2) | 0–3 | Pogoń Szczecin (1) |
| Sandecja Nowy Sącz (4) | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Cracovia (1) |
| 25 September 2024 |||
| MKS Kluczbork (4) | 2–1 | Unia Swarzędz (4) |
| Podhale Nowy Targ (4) | 0–2 | Ruch Chorzów (2) |
| Stal Stalowa Wola (2) | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (2–3 p) | Arka Gdynia (2) |
| Chojniczanka Chojnice (3) | 3–2 | Znicz Pruszków (2) |
| Olimpia Grudziądz (3) | 4–2 | GKS Tychy (2) |
| Górnik Łęczna (2) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (9–10 p) | Puszcza Niepołomice (1) |
| Hutnik Kraków (3) | 3–3 (a.e.t.) (3–5 p) | Piast Gliwice (1) |
| Barycz Sułów (5) | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–5 p) | Lech Poznań II (4) |
| Miedź Legnica (2) | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) | Raków Częstochowa (1) |
| Siarka Tarnobrzeg (4) | 4–1 | Star Starachowice (4) |
| Górnik Zabrze (1) | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | Radomiak Radom (1) |
| Avia Świdnik (4) | 3–3 (a.e.t.) (6–5 p) | Polonia Bytom (3) |
| Concordia Elbląg (5) | 0–2 | Lechia Zielona Góra (4) |
| Korona Kielce (1) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) | Stal Mielec (1) |
| Chrobry Głogów (2) | 1–2 | Polonia Warsaw (2) |
| Wigry Suwałki (4) | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | Świt Szczecin (3) |
| 26 September 2024 |||
| Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała (3) | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p) | Zagłębie Lubin (1) |
| Grom Nowy Staw (5) | 0–2 | ŁKS Łódź (2) |
| Resovia (3) | 1–0 | Lech Poznań (1) |
| 2 October 2024 |||
| Unia Skierniewice (4) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) | Motor Lublin (1) |

## Round of 32

The draw for this round was conducted in the headquarter of Telewizja Polska on 30 September 2024. The matches were played from 12 to 31 October 2024. Participating in this round were the 28 winners from the previous round and 4 teams which were qualified to 2024–25 UEFA club competitions. Games were hosted by teams playing in a lower division in the 2024–25 season or by first drawn team in a case of match between clubs from the same division.
Number of teams per tier still in competition :
| 2023–24 Ekstraklasa | 2023–24 I liga | 2023–24 II liga | 2023–24 Regional cup winners | Total |
| 13 / 18 | 7 / 18 | 5 / 18 | 7 / 16 | 32 / 70 |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 12 October 2024 |||
| Siarka Tarnobrzeg (4) | 2–3 | Wisła Kraków (2) |
| 29 October 2024 |||
| Kotwica Kołobrzeg (2) | 0–1 | Puszcza Niepołomice (1) |
| Radomiak Radom (1) | 0–3 | Śląsk Wrocław (1) |
| Avia Świdnik (4) | 1–3 | Ruch Chorzów (2) |
| Odra Opole (2) | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | Pogoń Szczecin (1) |
| Olimpia Grudziądz (3) | 3–2 | Resovia (3) |
| 30 October 2024 |||
| MKS Kluczbork (4) | 0–1 | ŁKS Łódź (2) |
| Chojniczanka Chojnice (3) | 0–3 | Jagiellonia Białystok (1) |
| Sandecja Nowy Sącz (4) | 1–0 | Pogoń Grodzisk Mazowiecki (3) |
| Wigry Suwałki (4) | 2–3 | Polonia Warsaw (2) |
| Lech Poznań II (4) | 1–3 | Korona Kielce (1) |
| Unia Skierniewice (4) | 2–1 | GKS Katowice (1) |
| Arka Gdynia (2) | 1–3 (a.e.t.) | Piast Gliwice (1) |
| 31 October 2024 |||
| Miedź Legnica (2) | 1–2 | Legia Warsaw (1) |
| Lechia Zielona Góra (4) | 3–3 (a.e.t.) (3–5 p) | Widzew Łódź (1) |
| Warta Poznań (2) | 0–3 | Zagłębie Lubin (1) |

## Round of 16

The draw for this round was conducted in the headquarter of Telewizja Polska on 4 November 2024. The matches were played from 3 to 5 December 2024. Participating in this round were the 16 winners from the previous round. Games were hosted by teams playing in a lower division in the 2024–25 season or by first drawn team in a case of match between clubs from the same division.
Number of teams per tier still in competition :
| 2023–24 Ekstraklasa | 2023–24 I liga | 2023–24 II liga | 2023–24 Regional cup winners | Total |
| 11 / 18 | 2 / 18 | 2 / 18 | 1 / 16 | 16 / 70 |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 3 December 2024 |||
| Sandecja Nowy Sącz (4) | 0–1 | Puszcza Niepołomice (1) |
| Śląsk Wrocław (1) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (7–8 p) | Piast Gliwice (1) |
| Polonia Warsaw (2) | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Wisła Kraków (2) |
| 4 December 2024 |||
| Korona Kielce (1) | 1–0 | Widzew Łódź (1) |
| Pogoń Szczecin (1) | 4–3 | Zagłębie Lubin (1) |
| Unia Skierniewice (4) | 0–2 | Ruch Chorzów (2) |
| 5 December 2024 |||
| Olimpia Grudziądz (3) | 1–3 | Jagiellonia Białystok (1) |
| ŁKS Łódź (2) | 0–3 | Legia Warsaw (1) |

## Quarter-finals

The draw for this round was conducted in the headquarter of Telewizja Polska on 6 December 2024. The matches were played from 25 to 27 February 2025. Participating in this round were the 8 winners from the previous round. Games were hosted by teams playing in a lower division in the 2024–25 season or by first drawn team in a case of match between clubs from the same division.
Number of teams per tier still in competition :
| 2023–24 Ekstraklasa | 2023–24 I liga | 2023–24 II liga | 2023–24 Regional cup winners | Total |
| 7 / 18 | 1 / 18 | 0 / 18 | 0 / 16 | 8 / 70 |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 25 February 2025 |||
| Ruch Chorzów (2) | 2–0 | Korona Kielce (1) |
| 26 February 2025 |||
| Legia Warsaw (1) | 3–1 | Jagiellonia Białystok (1) |
| Pogoń Szczecin (1) | 2–0 (a.e.t.) | Piast Gliwice (1) |
| 27 February 2025 |||
| Polonia Warsaw (2) | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Puszcza Niepołomice (1) |

## Semi-finals

The draw for this round was conducted in the headquarter of Telewizja Polska on 2 March 2025. The matches will be played on 1 and 2 April 2025. Participating in this round are the 4 winners from the previous round. Games will be hosted by teams playing in a lower division in the 2024–25 season or by first drawn team in a case of match between clubs from the same division.
Number of teams per tier still in competition :
| 2023–24 Ekstraklasa | 2023–24 I liga | 2023–24 II liga | 2023–24 Regional cup winners | Total |
| 4 / 18 | 0 / 18 | 0 / 18 | 0 / 16 | 4 / 70 |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 1 April 2025 |||
| Puszcza Niepołomice (1) | Match 67 | Pogoń Szczecin (1) |
| 2 April 2025 |||
| Ruch Chorzów (2) | Match 68 | Legia Warsaw (1) |