# 2020–21 Polish Cup

The 2020–21 Polish Cup was the 67th season of the annual Polish football knockout tournament. It began on 8 August 2020 with the first matches of the preliminary round and ended with the final on 2 May 2021 at Arena Lublin. The 2020–21 edition of the Polish Cup was sponsored by Fortuna, making the official name Fortuna Puchar Polski. Winners of the competition qualified for the second qualifying round of the 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League.
The defending champions Cracovia were eliminated by Raków Częstochowa in the semi-finals. Raków won the final 2–1 against Arka Gdynia, achieving their first Polish Cup title ever.

## Participating teams

| Teams starting the competition from Round of 64 | Teams starting the competition from Round of 64 | Teams starting the competition from Round of 64 | Teams starting the competition from Round of 64 | Teams starting the competition from Preliminary round |
| 2019–20 Ekstraklasa 16 teams | 2019–20 I liga 18 teams | 2019–20 II liga 10 teams (position 1-10) | Winners of 16 regional cup competitions 16 teams | 2019–20 II liga 8 teams (position 11-18) |
| Legia Warsaw Lech Poznań Piast Gliwice Lechia Gdańsk Śląsk Wrocław Pogoń Szczecin Cracovia Jagiellonia Białystok Górnik Zabrze Raków Częstochowa Zagłębie Lubin Wisła Płock Wisła Kraków Arka Gdynia Korona Kielce ŁKS Łódź | Stal Mielec Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała Warta Poznań Radomiak Radom Miedź Legnica Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza Chrobry Głogów Puszcza Niepołomice GKS Tychy Stomil Olsztyn Zagłębie Sosnowiec Sandecja Nowy Sącz Odra Opole GKS Jastrzębie GKS Bełchatów Olimpia Grudziądz Chojniczanka Chojnice Wigry Suwałki | Górnik Łęczna Widzew Łódź GKS Katowice Bytovia Bytów Resovia Stal Rzeszów Garbarnia Kraków Olimpia Elbląg Znicz Pruszków Pogoń Siedlce | Ślęza Wrocław (dolnośląskie) Unia Janikowo (kujawsko-pomorskie) Orlęta Radzyń Podlaski (lubelskie) Lechia Zielona Góra (lubuskie) Unia Skierniewice (łódzkie) Podhale Nowy Targ (małopolskie) Świt Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki (mazowieckie) Polonia Nysa (opolskie) Karpaty Krosno (podkarpackie) Ruch Wysokie Mazowieckie (podlaskie) Jaguar Gdańsk (pomorskie) Pniówek Pawłowice Śląskie (śląskie) KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski (świętokrzyskie) Sokół Ostróda (warmińsko-mazurskie) KKS 1925 Kalisz (wielkopolskie) Świt Szczecin (zachodniopomorskie) | Górnik Polkowice Błękitni Stargard Lech Poznań II Skra Częstochowa Stal Stalowa Wola Elana Toruń Legionovia Legionowo Gryf Wejherowo$^1$ |

### Notes

* Gryf Wejherowo was excluded from the competition.

## Prize money

The PZPN Board of Directors determined the size of the prizes at its meeting on April 27, 2020.
| Round reached | Amount |
| Round of 64 | regional cup winner: 40,000 PLN remainder teams: 10,000 PLN |
| Round of 32 | 45,000 PLN |
| Round of 16 | 90,000 PLN |
| Quarterfinal | 190,000 PLN |
| Semifinal | 380,000 PLN |
| Final | 760,000 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 | | 68 → 64 | 8-9 August 2020 | • 2019–20 II liga teams from positions 11–18 |
| Round of 64 | 27 July 2020 | 64 → 32 | 13 August - 2 September 2020 | • 2019–20 Ekstraklasa teams, • 2019–20 I liga teams, • 2019–20 II liga teams from positions 1–10, • winners of the regional cups |
| Round of 32 | 11 September 2020 | 32 → 16 | 30 October - 2 December 2020 | None |
| Round of 16 | 8 December 2020 | 16 → 8 | 9-16 February 2021 | None |
| Quarter-finals | 12 February 2021 | 8 → 4 | 2-3 March 2021 | None |
| Semi-finals | 4 March 2021 | 4 → 2 | 7-14 April 2021 | None |
| Final | None | 2 | 2 May 2021 | None |

## Preliminary round

The matches were played on 8 and 9 August 2020. Participating in this round were the 8 lowest ranked teams from 2019–20 II liga (which finished 2019–20 season on positions 11-18). With reference to the competition regulations, the matches were played according to the following scheme: 11th team of 2019–20 season will be a host of match against 18th team, 12th team will be a host of match against 17th team, 13th team will be a host of match against 16th team, 14th team will be a host of match against 15th team.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Górnik Polkowice (3) | 3–0 (awarded) | Gryf Wejherowo (4) |
| 8 August 2020 |||
| Błękitni Stargard (3) | 2–0 | Legionovia Legionowo (4) |
| Lech Poznań II (3) | 3–2 | Elana Toruń (4) |
| 9 August 2020 |||
| Skra Częstochowa (3) | 1–3 | Stal Stalowa Wola (4) |

### Notes

* Note 1: Gryf Wejherowo was excluded from the competition.

## Round of 64

The draw for this round was conducted in the headquarter of PZPN on 27 July 2020. The matches were played from 13 August to 2 September 2020. Participating in this round were the 4 winners from the previous round, 16 teams from the 2019–20 Ekstraklasa, 18 teams from the 2019–20 I liga, 10 highest ranked teams from 2019–20 II liga and 16 winners of the regional cup competitions. Games were hosted by teams playing in the lower division in the 2020–21 season or by first drawn teams in a case of match between clubs from the same division.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 13 August 2020 |||
| Ślęza Wrocław (4) | 2–1 | Wigry Suwałki (3) |
| Lechia Zielona Góra (4) | 1–4 | Świt Szczecin (4) |
| Świt Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki (4) | 1–3 | Zagłębie Lubin (1) |
| Górnik Zabrze (1) | 3–1 | Jagiellonia Białystok (1) |
| 14 August 2020 |||
| GKS Bełchatów (2) | 1–6 | Legia Warsaw (1) |
| Ruch Wysokie Mazowieckie (4) | 0–2 | Znicz Pruszków (3) |
| Jaguar Gdańsk (5) | 1–4 | Puszcza Niepołomice (2) |
| 15 August 2020 |||
| Odra Opole (2) | 1–3 | Lech Poznań (1) |
| Resovia (2) | 0–4 | Piast Gliwice (1) |
| KKS 1925 Kalisz (3) | 0–3 (awarded) | Korona Kielce (2) |
| Unia Skierniewice (4) | 0–4 | Widzew Łódź (2) |
| Unia Janikowo (4) | 1–0 | Zagłębie Sosnowiec (2) |
| Stal Rzeszów (3) | 0–1 | Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała (1) |
| GKS Tychy (2) | 1–2 | Wisła Płock (1) |
| Pniówek Pawłowice Śląskie (4) | 2–3 | Sokół Ostróda (3) |
| KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski (4) | 2–1 | Wisła Kraków (1) |
| Karpaty Krosno (5) | 0–2 | Stal Mielec (1) |
| 16 August 2020 |||
| Chrobry Głogów (2) | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Cracovia (1) |
| Błękitni Stargard (3) | 3–3 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) | Warta Poznań (1) |
| ŁKS Łódź (2) | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–1 p) | Śląsk Wrocław (1) |
| 19 August 2020 |||
| Stal Stalowa Wola (4) | 0–4 | Lechia Gdańsk (1) |
| 21 August 2020 |||
| Chojniczanka Chojnice (3) | 1–0 | Olimpia Elbląg (3) |
| 22 August 2020 |||
| Garbarnia Kraków (3) | 1–0 | GKS Katowice (3) |
| Stomil Olsztyn (2) | 2–3 | GKS Jastrzębie (2) |
| Radomiak Radom (2) | 4–0 | Miedź Legnica (2) |
| Olimpia Grudziądz (3) | 2–0 | Lech Poznań II (3) |
| 23 August 2020 |||
| Górnik Polkowice (3) | 0–5 | Arka Gdynia (2) |
| Bytovia Bytów (3) | 0–4 | Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza (2) |
| 25 August 2020 |||
| Sandecja Nowy Sącz (2) | 0–3 | Raków Częstochowa (1) |
| 2 September 2020 |||
| Polonia Nysa (4) | 1–3 | Górnik Łęczna (2) |
| Podhale Nowy Targ (4) | 0–5 | Pogoń Szczecin (1) |
| Orlęta Radzyń Podlaski (4) | 0–2 | Pogoń Siedlce (3) |

## Round of 32

The draw for this round was conducted in the headquarter of PZPN on 11 September 2020. The matches should be originally played from 29 October to 4 November 2020, but due to COVID-19 disease several of games were postponed. Finally first match of this round has been played on 30 October 2020 and last game has been played on 2 December 2020. Participating in this round were the 32 winners from the previous round. Games were hosted by teams playing in the lower division in the 2020–21 season or by first drawn teams in a case of match between clubs from the same division.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 30 October 2020 |||
| Garbarnia Kraków (3) | 1–3 (a.e.t.) | Chojniczanka Chojnice (3) |
| KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski (4) | 2–3 | Górnik Zabrze (1) |
| Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza (2) | 0–2 | Raków Częstochowa (1) |
| Sokół Ostróda (3) | 1–3 (a.e.t.) | Warta Poznań (1) |
| 31 October 2020 |||
| Unia Janikowo (4) | 0–2 | ŁKS Łódź (2) |
| Pogoń Siedlce (3) | 0–1 | Radomiak Radom (2) |
| 2 November 2020 |||
| Znicz Pruszków (3) | 2–3 | Lech Poznań (1) |
| 3 November 2020 |||
| Ślęza Wrocław (4) | 0–2 | Górnik Łęczna (2) |
| 4 November 2020 |||
| GKS Jastrzębie (2) | 0–2 | Puszcza Niepołomice (2) |
| Arka Gdynia (2) | 2–0 | Korona Kielce (2) |
| 14 November 2020 |||
| Świt Szczecin (4) | 0–1 | Cracovia (1) |
| 17 November 2020 |||
| Olimpia Grudziądz (3) | 0–1 | Lechia Gdańsk (1) |
| 20 November 2020 |||
| Wisła Płock (1) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p) | Pogoń Szczecin (1) |
| 25 November 2020 |||
| Widzew Łódź (2) | 0–1 | Legia Warsaw (1) |
| 1 December 2020 |||
| Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała (1) | 2–4 (a.e.t.) | Zagłębie Lubin (1) |
| 2 December 2020 |||
| Stal Mielec (1) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p) | Piast Gliwice (1) |

## Round of 16

Participating in this round were the 16 winners from the previous round. The draw for this round was conducted in the headquarter of PZPN on 8 December 2020. Games were hosted by teams playing in the lower division in the 2020–21 season or by first drawn teams in a case of match between clubs from the same division. The games were played on 9-16 February 2021.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 9 February 2021 |||
| Puszcza Niepołomice (2) | 3–1 | Lechia Gdańsk (1) |
| Warta Poznań (1) | 0–1 | Cracovia (1) |
| ŁKS Łódź (2) | 2–3 | Legia Warsaw (1) |
| 10 February 2021 |||
| Pogoń Szczecin (1) | 1–2 | Piast Gliwice (1) |
| Raków Częstochowa (1) | 4–2 | Górnik Zabrze (1) |
| 11 February 2021 |||
| Zagłębie Lubin (1) | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–6 p) | Chojniczanka Chojnice (3) |
| Radomiak Radom (2) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p) | Lech Poznań (1) |
| 16 February 2021 |||
| Arka Gdynia (2) | 2–1 | Górnik Łęczna (2) |

## Quarter-finals

Participating in this round were the 8 winners from the previous round. The draw for this round was conducted in the PZPN headquarter on 12 February 2021. Games were hosted by teams playing in the lower division in the 2020–21 season or by first drawn teams in a case of match between clubs from the same division. The games were played on 2 and 3 March 2021.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 2 March 2021 |||
| Puszcza Niepołomice (2) | 2–5 | Arka Gdynia (2) |
| Lech Poznań (1) | 0–2 | Raków Częstochowa (1) |
| 3 March 2021 |||
| Chojniczanka Chojnice (3) | 0–3 | Cracovia (1) |
| Legia Warsaw (1) | 1–2 | Piast Gliwice (1) |

## Semi-finals

Participating in this round are the 4 winners from the previous round. The draw for this round was conducted in the PZPN headquarter on 4 March 2021. Games will be hosted by teams playing in the lower division in the 2020–21 season or by first drawn teams in a case of match between clubs from the same division. The games will be played on 7 and 14 April 2021.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 7 April 2021 |||
| Arka Gdynia (2) | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) | Piast Gliwice (1) |
| 14 April 2021 |||
| Cracovia (1) | 1–2 | Raków Częstochowa (1) |

## Final

| Raków Częstochowa | Arka Gdynia |
Dominik Holec :
| RCB | 4 | Kamil Piątkowski |
| CB | 6 | Andrzej Niewulis |
| LCB | 24 | Zoran Arsenić | 80' |
| RM | 7 | Fran Tudor |
| RCM | 10 | Igor Sapała | 46' |
| LCM | 8 | Ben Lederman | 85' |
| LM | 23 | Patryk Kun |
| RW | 77 | Marcin Cebula | 80' |
| LW | 11 | Ivi |
| CF | 21 | Vladislavs Gutkovskis | 68' |
| Substitutes: |||
| GK | 1 | Branislav Pindroch |
| DF | 33 | Jarosław Jach |
| MF | 14 | Daniel Szelągowski | 85' |
| MF | 17 | Petr Schwarz | 80' |
| MF | 20 | Marko Poletanović | 46' |
| MF | 43 | David Tijanić | 80' |
| MF | 47 | Mateusz Wdowiak |
| MF | 71 | Wiktor Długosz |
| FW | 18 | Jakub Arak | 68' |
| Manager: |||
| Marek Papszun ||||
Kacper Krzepisz :
| RB | 15 | Arkadiusz Kasperkiewicz | 22' |
| RCB | 29 | Michał Marcjanik |
| LCB | 3 | Haris Memic |
| LB | 26 | Adam Danch |
| RCM | 16 | Adam Deja |
| LCM | 10 | Juliusz Letniowski | | 46' |
| RW | 17 | Fabian Hiszpanski | | 59' |
| AM | 14 | Luis Valcarce | | 59' |
| LW | 77 | Mateusz Żebrowski | | 80' |
| CF | 39 | Maciej Rosołek |
| Substitutes: |||
| GK | 22 | Daniel Kajzer |
| DF | 18 | Paweł Sasin | | 80' |
| DF | 28 | Damian Ślesicki |
| MF | 7 | Christian Alemán |
| MF | 8 | Marcus Vinicius | 79' | 46' |
| FW | 9 | Artur Siemaszko | | 59' |
| FW | 21 | Kacper Skóra | | 59' |
| FW | 23 | Rafał Wolsztyński |
| FW | 25 | Łukasz Wolsztyński |
| Manager: |||
| Dariusz Marzec ||||
| Match officials: Referee: Paweł Gil Assistant referees: Konrad Sapela Marcin Borkowski Fourth official: Damian Sylwestrzak Video assistant referee: Tomasz Kwiatkowski Tomasz Listkiewicz | Match rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Nine named substitutes. Maximum of five substitutions. |