2008–09 Polish Cup

The 2008–09 Polish Cup was the fifty-fifth season of the annual Polish cup competition. It began on July 30, 2008 with the Extra Preliminary Round and ended on May 19, 2009 with the Final, played at Stadion Śląski, Chorzów. The winners qualified for the third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League. Legia Warszawa were the defending champions.

2008–09 Polish Cup
CountryPoland
Teams65
Defending championsLegia Warsaw
ChampionsLech Poznań
Runners-upRuch Chorzów
Matches played70
Goals scored194 (2.77 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Iliyan Mitsanski
Fabian Pańko
(4 goals each)

Extra Preliminary Round

Eight of the 32 teams which had qualified on regional levels competed in this round.

The matches were played on 30 July 2008.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Pogoń Oleśnica 1-0 (aet) Arka Nowa Sól
Chełmianka Chełm 2-3 KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski
Koszarawa Żywiec 0-1 Unia Tarnów
GKS Starocin 1-1 (6-7 p) Sokół Aleksandrów Łódzki

Preliminary round

The four winners of the Extra Preliminary Round and the 24 remaining teams qualified through regional levels competed in this round.

The matches were played on 13 August 2008.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
OKS 1945 Olsztyn 0-3 Kotwica Kołobrzeg
Victoria Koronowo 0-1 Huragan Morąg
Omega Kleszczów II 2-2 (4-5 p) Promień Opalenica
Górnik Łęczna 2-0 Warmia Grajewo
Pniówek Pawłowice Śląskie 2-1 Resovia Rzeszów
Przebój Wolbrom II 0-2 Sokół Aleksandrów Łódzki
Stal Sanok 3-1 Unia Tarnów
Bytovia Bytów 2-3 (aet) Dąb Dębno
LZS Leśnica 2-1 KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski
Orzeł Ząbkowice Śląskie 0-2 Pogoń Oleśnica
Lechia Zielona Góra II 0-2 Nielba Wągrowiec
Naprzód Jędrzejów 1-1 (4-5 p) Legia Warszawa II
Hutnik Warszawa 1-4 Zawisza Bydgoszcz
Supraślanka Supraśl 1-2 Lechia Gdańsk II

Round 1

The fourteen winners of the Preliminary Round, along with the eighteen teams from 2007–08 II Liga, competed in this round.

The matches were played on 26 and 27 August 2008.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Kotwica Kołobrzeg 0-2 Arka Gdynia
Huragan Morąg 1-2 (aet) Warta Poznań
Promień Opalenica 2-1 Pelikan Łowicz
Górnik Łęczna 5-1 Tur Turek
Pniówek Pawłowice Śląskie 1-3 Odra Opole
Sokół Aleksandrów Łódzki 1-1 (1-4 p) Piast Gliwice
Stal Sanok 2-2 (5-4 p) Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała
Dąb Dębno 0-3 Lechia Gdańsk
LZS Leśnica 1-2 GKS Jastrzębie-Zdrój
Pogoń Oleśnica 1-3 GKS Katowice
Nielba Wągrowiec 1-0 Śląsk Wrocław
Legia Warszawa II 0-3 Motor Lublin
Zawisza Bydgoszcz 0-1 Kmita Zabierzów
Lechia Gdańsk II 3-0 Znicz Pruszków
Wisła Płock 8-0 ŁKS Łomża
Stal Stalowa Wola w/o 1

Note 1: The draw was conducted prior to the merger of Polonia Warszawa and Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski. Upon completion of the merger, Stal Stalowa Wola, who were originally to play former II Liga side Polonia Warszawa, were awarded a walkover to the next round.

Round 2

The sixteen winners of Round 1, along with the sixteen teams from 2007–08 Ekstraklasa, competed in this round.

Stal Stalowa Wola1 – 0GKS Bełchatów
Lebioda  10'
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Marcin Roguski (Warsaw)
Nielba Wągrowiec0 – 3Polonia Warsaw
Kazimierowski  56'
J. Lato  78'
Gajtkowski  80'
Stadion OSiR, Wągrowiec
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Dariusz Giejsztorewicz (Suwałki)
Górnik Łęczna2 – 3 (aet)Cracovia
Grzegorzewski  39' (pen)
Stefaniuk  65'		 Pawlusiński  37' (pen)
Krzywicki  46'
Moskała  108'
Attendance: no attendance allowed
Referee: Mirosław Górecki (Katowice)
GKS Katowice3 – 4 (aet)Górnik Zabrze
Plewnia  20'
B. Iwan  42'
Markowski  86'		 Madejski  32'  39'  112'
Wodecki  78'
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Jacek Granat (Warsaw)
Odra Opole2 – 0Polonia Bytom
Copik  42'
Jaskólski  81'
Stadion Miejski, Opole
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Mariusz Podgórski (Wrocław)
Wisła Płock1 – 2 (aet)Legia Warsaw
Wiśniewski  22' Iwański  80'  102' (pen)
Stadion Wisły, Płock
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Piotr Wasilewski (Kalisz)
Stal Sanok1 – 0Widzew Łódź
Borowczyk  43'
Stadion MOSiR, Sanok
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Jarosław Chmiel (Warsaw)
Motor Lublin0 – 2ŁKS Łódź
Biskup  31'
Mowlik  61'
Attendance: 800
Referee: Marek Karkut (Warsaw)
Promień Opalenica1 – 0Zagłębie Sosnowiec
Rewers  90+1'
Stadion Promienia, Opalenica
Attendance: 700
Referee: Marcin Szrek (Kielce)
Warta Poznań0 – 2Ruch Chorzów
Ćwieląg  56'
Zając  75'
Attendance: 200
Referee: Radosław Trochimiuk (Ciechanów)
Kmita Zabierzów3 – 0Korona Kielce
Cios  20'  90'
P. Wasilewski  34'
Stadion Kmity, Zabierzów
Attendance: 250
Referee: Paweł Pskit (Łódź)
GKS Jastrzębie3 – 4 (aet)Zagłębie Lubin
Wawrzyczek  12'  40' (pen)  47' Kędziora  58' (pen)
Zapaśnik  62'
Klofik  81'
Pawłowski  94'
Stadion Miejski, Jastrzębie-Zdrój
Attendance: 450
Referee: Leszek Gawron (Mielec)
Piast Gliwice0 – 4Lech Poznań
Štilić  11'  53'
Murawski  22'
Rengifo  90'
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Jacek Walczyński (Lublin)
Lechia Gdańsk Reserves0 – 3Wisła Kraków
Jirsak  64'
Paweł Brożek  72'  82'
Stadion MOSiR, Gdańsk
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Włodzimierz Bartos (Łódź)
Arka Gdynia1 – 2Odra Wodzisław Śląski
Chmiest  69' Szymiczek  33'
Korzym  90'
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Płock)
Lechia Gdańsk0 – 1Jagiellonia Białystok
Zawistowski  90'
Stadion MOSiR, Gdańsk
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Marcin Szulc (Warsaw)

Round 3

The sixteen winners of Round 2 competed in this round.

Legia Warsaw0 – 0 (aet)Jagiellonia Białystok
Penalties
Iwański
Roger
Kiełbowicz
Choto
Grzelak
Rybus
Rzeźniczak
Smoliński 		8 – 7 Hermes
Everton
Łatka
Thiago Rangel
Pacan
Norambuena
Dzienis
Pešír
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Jarosław Żyro (Bydgoszcz)
Cracovia3 – 0ŁKS Łódź
Kaszuba  12'
Witkowski  80'
Nowak  84'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Piotr Wasielewski (Kalisz)
Promień Opalenica1 – 4Zagłębie Lubin
Gościniak  52' Micanski  32'  58'  59'  90'
Stadion Promienia, Opalenica
Attendance: 500
Referee: Tomasz Cwalina (Gdańsk)
Wisła Kraków2 – 1Górnik Zabrze
Zieńczuk  12'
Díaz  80'		 Léo  5'
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Marcin Szulc (Warsaw)
Stal Sanok2 – 0Stal Stalowa Wola
Węgrzyn  55'
Borowczyk  77'
Stadion MOSiR, Sanok
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Erwin Paterek (Lublin)
Kmita Zabierzów0 – 2Polonia Warsaw
Kosmalski  20'  87'
Stadion Kmity, Zabierzów
Attendance: 100
Referee: Mirosław Górecki (Katowice)
Lech Poznań1 – 0Odra Wodzisław Śląski
Ivan Đurđević  90'
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Włodzimierz Bartos (Łódź)
Odra Opole0 – 2Ruch Chorzów
Sobczak  15'
Grzyb  64' (pen)
Stadion Miejski Opole, Opole
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Piotr Pielak (Warsaw)

Quarterfinals

The quarterfinals were played in two legs. The first legs were played on March 4, 17 and 18, 2009 while the second legs took place on April 7 and 8, 2009.

First legs
Wisła Kraków0 – 1Lech Poznań
Lewandowski  49'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Robert Małek (Zabrze)
Ruch Chorzów3 – 0Zagłębie Lubin
Baláž  32' (pen.)
Pulkowski  38'
Grzyb  54'
Attendance: not attendanced
Referee: Piotr Wasielewski (Kalisz)
Legia Warszawa3 – 1Stal Sanok
Rocki  19'
Paluchowski  45+1'
Rzeźniczak  90'		 Borowczyk  24'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Wojciech Krztoń (Olsztyn)
Polonia Warszawa1 – 0Cracovia
Lato  54'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Dawid Piasecki (Słupsk)

Second legs
Zagłębie Lubin1 – 2Ruch Chorzów
Piotrowski  70' Baláž  9'
Nowacki  57'
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Marcin Roguski

Ruch Chorzów won 5–1 on aggregate

Cracovia2 – 2Polonia Warsaw
Nowak  49'
Moskała  73'		 Ivanovski  6'
Piątek  56'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Mariusz Trofimiec

Polonia Warsaw won 3–2 on aggregate

Stal Sanok1 – 1Legia Warsaw
Kosiba  46' Rocki  64'
Stadion MOSiR, Sanok
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Sebastian Jarzębak

Legia Warsaw won 4–2 on aggregate

Lech Poznań2 – 1Wisła Kraków
Lewandowski  26'
Rengifo  29'		 Głowacki  49'
Attendance: 16,500
Referee: Adam Kajzer

Lech Poznan won 3–1 on aggregate

Semifinals

The semifinals were also played in two legs. The first legs were played on April 29 and 30, 2009, while the second legs took place on May 6 and 7, 2009.

First legs
Legia Warsaw0 – 1Ruch Chorzów
Report
(in Polish)		 Mucha  70' (o.g.)
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Włodzimierz Bartos (Łódź)
Lech Poznań1 – 1Polonia Warsaw
Štilić  14' Report
(in Polish)		 Lato  23'
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Robert Małek (Zabrze)

Second legs
Polonia Warsaw1 – 1 (aet)Lech Poznań
Jodłowiec  87' Report
(in Polish)		 Rengifo  60' (pen.)
Penalties
Mynář
Lato
Majewski 		0 – 3 Kucharski
Štilić
Cueto
Attendance: 2,200
Referee: Mirosław Górecki (Katowice)

2–2 on aggregate, Lech Poznań won 3–0 on penalties

Ruch Chorzów1 – 0Legia Warsaw
Baláž  2' Report
(in Polish)
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Adam Lyczmański (Bydgoszcz)

Ruch Chorzów won 2–0 on aggregate

Final
Ruch Chorzów0 – 1Lech Poznań
Peszko  51'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Tomasz Mikulski (Lublin)
GK80 Krzysztof Pilarz
CB29 Ariel Jakubowski
CB15 Rafał Grodzicki
CB4 Ireneusz Adamski
CB22 Tomasz Brzyski
CM6 Wojciech Grzyb (c)
CM3 Grzegorz Baran
CM17 Michał Pulkowski 77'
CM11 Marcin Nowacki 55'
CF20 Pavol Baláž
CF76 Remigiusz Jezierski 65'
Substitutes:
CF19 Artur Sobiech 55'
CF14 Łukasz Janoszka 65'
CM28 Gábor Straka 77'
Manager:
Waldemar Fornalik
GK31 Ivan Turina
CB23 Marcin Kikut
CB18 Zlatko Tanevski
CB5 Manuel Arboleda
CB25 Luis Henríquez
CM14 Semir Štilić 73'
CM17 Sławomir Peszko 89'
CM6 Tomasz Bandrowski
CM16 Rafał Murawski (c)
CF11 Hernán Rengifo
CF8 Robert Lewandowski 90'
Substitutes:
CM21 Dimitrije Injac 73'
CM7 Jakub Wilk 89'
CM3 Ivan Đurđević 90'
Manager:
Franciszek Smuda


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