2019–20 Polish Cup

The 2019–20 Polish Cup is the sixty-sixth season of the annual Polish football knockout tournament. It began on 7 August 2019 with the first matches of the preliminary round and will end with the final at PGE Narodowy. The 2019–20 edition of the Polish Cup is sponsored by Totolotek, making the official name Totolotek Puchar Polski.[1] Winners of the competition would qualify for the qualifying round of the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League.

2019–20 Polish Cup
Puchar Polski
Country Poland
Dates7 August 2019 – 24 July 2020
Championship venueArena Lublin, Lublin
Teams68
Defending championsLechia Gdańsk
ChampionsCracovia (1st title)
Runners-upLechia Gdańsk
Top goal scorer(s)Flávio Paixão (5 goals)

Participating teams
2018–19 Ekstraklasa
16 teams		 2018–19 I liga
18 teams		 2018–19 II liga
18 teams		 Winners of 16 regional cup competitions
16 teams

Prize Money

The PZPN Board of Directors determined the size of the prizes at its meeting on April 24, 2019.[2]

Round reached Amount
Round of 64 regional cup winner: 40,000 PLN
remainder teams: 10,000 PLN
Round of 32 30,000 PLN
Round of 16 60,000 PLN
Quarterfinal 125,000 PLN
Semifinal 250,000 PLN
Final 500,000 PLN
Winner 3,000,000 PLN

Round and draw dates
Round Draw date Number of teams Date of matches Teams entered for the competition
Preliminary round 68 → 64 6–7 August 2019 • 2018–19 II liga teams from positions 11–18
Round of 64 20 August 2019 64 → 32 6–26 September 2019 • 2018–19 Ekstraklasa teams,
• 2018–19 I liga teams,
• 2018–19 II liga teams from positions 1–10,
• winners of the regional cups
Round of 32 27 September 2019 32 → 16 29–31 October 2019 None
Round of 16 5 November 2019 16 → 8 3–5 December 2019 None
Quarter-finals 12 December 2019 8 → 4 10–11 March – 26–27 May 2020 None
Semi-finals 28 May 2020 4 → 2 7–8 July 2020 None
Final None 2 → 1 24 July 2020 None

Preliminary round
Team 1  Score  Team 2
6 August 2019
Olimpia Elbląg (3) 2–1 ROW Rybnik (4)
7 August 2019
Skra Częstochowa (3) 1–2 Ruch Chorzów (4)
Gryf Wejherowo (3) 3–2 Siarka Tarnobrzeg (4)
No match
Błękitni Stargard (3) 3–0 (awarded) Rozwój Katowice (4)

Round of 64

The draw for this round was conducted in the headquarter of PZPN on 20 August 2019.[3] The matches will played on 24 to 26 September 2019. Participating in this round were the 4 winners from the previous round, 16 teams from the 2018–19 Ekstraklasa, 18 teams from the 2018–19 I liga, 10 highest ranked teams from 2018–19 II liga and 16 winners of the regional cup competitions. Games were hosted by teams playing in the lower division in the 2019–20 season.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
24 September 2019
Gryf Wejherowo (3) 2–3 Lechia Gdańsk (1)
Stal Brzeg (4) 1–2 Olimpia Elbląg (3)
Zagłębie II Lubin (4) 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(1–3 p)		 Miedź Legnica (2)
Stilon Gorzów Wielkopolski (5) 5–1 Olimpia Zambrów (4)
Ruch Chorzów (4) 3–3 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)		 Stomil Olsztyn (2)
Legia Warsaw II (4) 2–0 Wigry Suwałki (2)
Chrobry Głogów (2) 0–2 Lech Poznań (1)
KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski (4) 1–3 Sandecja Nowy Sącz (2)
Korona Kielce (1) 0–1 Zagłębie Lubin (1)
Widzew Łódź (3) 2–0 Śląsk Wrocław (1)
25 September 2019
Puszcza Niepołomice (2) 0–2 Legia Warsaw (1)
Cracovia (1) 4–2 Jagiellonia Białystok (1)
Pogoń Siedlce (3) 1–0 Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała (2)
Chemik Police (4) 0–4 Stal Stalowa Wola (3)
GKS Jastrzębie (2) 1–0 Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza (2)
Rekord Bielsko-Biała (4) 2–1 Concordia Elbląg (4)
Elana Toruń (3) 1–2 Radomiak Radom (2)
Chełmianka Chełm (4) 3–3 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)		 Znicz Pruszków (3)
Błękitni Stargard (3) 2–1 Wisła Kraków (1)
Chojniczanka Chojnice (2) 0–1 Raków Częstochowa (1)
Stal Rzeszów (3) 0–1 Pogoń Szczecin (1)
GKS Katowice (3) 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(5–3 p)		 Warta Poznań (2)
Gryf Słupsk (5) 1–3 Górnik Łęczna (3)
Hutnik Kraków (4) 2–3 (a.e.t.) Resovia (3)
Chemik Bydgoszcz (5) 0–1 Wisła Płock (1)
GKS Bełchatów (2) 0–2 GKS Tychy (2)
Garbarnia Kraków (3) 1–2 Bytovia Bytów (3)
Polonia Środa Wielkopolska (4) 0–6 Górnik Zabrze (1)
Olimpia Grudziądz (2) 0–3 Stal Mielec (2)
26 September 2019
Unia Skierniewice (4) 1–5 (a.e.t.) Piast Gliwice (1)
Odra Opole (2) 1–0 Arka Gdynia (1)
Zagłębie Sosnowiec (2) 0–3 ŁKS Łódź (1)

Bracket
Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
               
2 Miedź Legnica 1
2 GKS Jastrzębie 0
1 (4) Miedź Legnica 2
2 (3) Stomil Olsztyn 1
2 Stomil Olsztyn 0 (4)
1 Wisła Płock 0 (1)
2 Miedź Legnica 1
1 Legia Warsaw 2
4 Rekord Bielsko Biała 0
3 Górnik Łęczna 2
3 Górnik Łęczna 0
1 Legia Warsaw 2
3 Widzew Łódź 2
1 Legia Warsaw 3
1 Cracovia Kraków 3
1 Legia Warsaw 0
2 Radomiak Radom 1
2 GKS Tychy 2
2 GKSS Tychy 2
1 ŁKS Łódź 0
1 ŁKS Łódź 2
1 Górnik Zabrze 0
2 GKS Tychy 1
1 Cracovia Kraków 2
3 Bytovia Bytów 2
1 Cracovia Kraków 3
1 Cracovia Kraków 0 (4)
1 Raków Częstochowa 0 (1)
3 Olimpia Elbląg 0
1 Raków Częstochowa 4
1 Cracovia Kraków 3
1 Lechia Gdańsk 2
3 Błekitni Stargard 3
2 Sandecja Nowy Sącz 0
3 Błekitni Stargard 1
2 Stal Mielec 2
2 Stal Mielec 2
1 Pogoń Szczecin 0
2 Stal Mielec 1
1 Lech Poznań 3
3 Stal Stalowa Wola 1 (4)
3 GKS Katowice 1 (3)
3 Stal Stalowa Wola 0
1 Lech Poznań 2
3 Resovia Rzeszów 0
1 Lech Poznań 4
1 Lech Poznań 1 (3)
1 Lechia Gdańsk 1 (4)
4 Chełmianka Chełm 0
1 Lechia Gdańsk 2
1 Lechia Gdańsk 3
1 Zagłębie Lubin 2
5 Stilon Gorzów Wlkp. 1
1 Zagłębie Lubin 5
1 Lechia Gdańsk 2
1 Piast Gliwice 1
4 Legia Warsaw II 1
2 Odra Opole 0
4 Legia Warsaw II 0
1 Piast Gliwice 2
3 Pogoń Siedlce 0
1 Piast Gliwice 4

Round of 32
Team 1  Score  Team 2
29 October 2019
Rekord Bielsko-Biała (4) 0–2 Górnik Łęczna (3)
Stilon Gorzów Wielkopolski (5) 1–5 Zagłębie Lubin (1)
Radomiak Radom (2) 1–2 GKS Tychy (2)
Resovia (3) 0–4 Lech Poznań (1)
Błękitni Stargard (3) 3–0 Sandecja Nowy Sącz (2)
Bytovia Bytów (3) 2–3 (a.e.t.) Cracovia (1)
Miedź Legnica (2) 1–0 (a.e.t.) GKS Jastrzębie (2)
ŁKS Łódź (1) 2–0 Górnik Zabrze (1)
30 October 2019
Widzew Łódź (3) 2–3 Legia Warsaw (1)
Legia Warsaw II (4) 1–0 Odra Opole (2)
Pogoń Siedlce (3) 0–4 Piast Gliwice (1)
Chełmianka Chełm (4) 0–2 Lechia Gdańsk (1)
Stal Mielec (2) 2–0 Pogoń Szczecin (1)
Stal Stalowa Wola (3) 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) GKS Katowice (3)
Olimpia Elbląg (3) 0–4 Raków Częstochowa (1)
31 October 2019
Stomil Olsztyn (2) 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–1 p) Wisła Płock (1)

Round of 16
Team 1  Score  Team 2
3 December 2019
Legia Warsaw II (4) 0–2 Piast Gliwice (1)
Górnik Łęczna (3) 0–2 Legia Warsaw (1)
4 December 2019
Stal Stalowa Wola (3) 0–2 Lech Poznań (1)
Lechia Gdańsk (1) 3–2 Zagłębie Lubin (1)
GKS Tychy (2) 2–0 ŁKS Łódź (1)
5 December 2019
Cracovia (1) 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–1 p) Raków Częstochowa (1)
Błękitni Stargard (3) 1–2 Stal Mielec (2)
Miedź Legnica (2) 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) Stomil Olsztyn (2)

Quarter-finals
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Lechia Gdańsk (1) 2–1 Piast Gliwice (1)
Stal Mielec (2) 1–3 Lech Poznań (1)
GKS Tychy (2) 1–2 (a.e.t.) Cracovia (1)
Miedź Legnica (2) 1–2 Legia Warsaw (1)

Matches
11 March 2020 (2020-03-11) Lechia Gdańsk 2–1Piast GliwiceGdańsk
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Gomes  57'
Paixão  64'		 Report Vida  82' Stadium: Stadion Energa Gdańsk
Attendance: 0[4]
Referee: Krzysztof Jakubik (Siedlce)
27 May 2020 (2020-05-27) Stal Mielec1–3 Lech Poznań Mielec
20:10 CET (UTC+01:00) Nowak  45+1' Ramírez  5'
Zhamaletdinov  34'
Jóźwiak  83'		 Stadium: Stadion Stali Mielec
Attendance: 0[4]
Referee: Paweł Gil (Lublin)
10 March 2020 (2020-03-10) GKS Tychy1–2 (a.e.t.) Cracovia Tychy
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Szumilas  90' Report Wdowiak  51'
Van Amersfoort  115'		 Stadium: Tychy City Stadium
Attendance: 0[4]
Referee: Łukasz Szczech (Warsaw)
26 May 2020 (2020-05-26) Miedź Legnica1–2 Legia Warsaw Legnica
20:10 CET (UTC+01:00) Zieliński  88' Gvilia  17'
Cholewiak  49'		 Stadium: White Eagle Stadium
Attendance: 0[4]
Referee: Bartosz Frankowski (Toruń)

Semi-Finals
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Cracovia (1) 3–0 Legia Warsaw (1)
Lech Poznań (1) 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p) Lechia Gdańsk (1)

Matches
7 July 2020 (2020-07-07) Cracovia 3–0Legia WarsawKraków
20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Wdowiak  5', 82'
Helik  14'		 Report Stadium: Marshal Józef Piłsudski Stadium
Attendance: 3,498[upper-alpha 1]
Referee: Bartosz Frankowski (Toruń)
8 July 2020 (2020-07-08) Lech Poznań1–1 (3–4 p) Lechia Gdańsk Poznań
20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Ramírez  65' Report Paixão  62' Stadium: Stadion Miejski
Attendance: 7,192[upper-alpha 2]
Referee: Tomasz Musiał (Kraków)

Final
Cracovia3–2 (a.e.t.)Lechia Gdańsk
 90minut
PZPN
Attendance: 3,478[upper-alpha 4]
GK31 Lukáš Hroššo
RB2 Cornel Râpă
RCB39 Michał Helik
LCB85 David Jablonský
LB33 Kamil Pestka 90+6'
RCM10 Pelle van Amersfoort
LCM22 Florian Loshaj 113'
RW11 Mateusz Wdowiak 62'
AM14 Ivan Fiolić 120+1'
LW4 Sergiu Hanca 118' 119'
CF21 Rafael Lopes (c) 82'
Substitutes:
GK40 Michal Peškovič
DF3 Michal Sipľak 119'
DF34 Oleksiy Dytyatev 120+1'
DF87 Diego Ferraresso
MF7 Thiago
MF8 Milan Dimun 113'
MF25 Michał Rakoczy
FW97 Daniel Pik
FW99 Tomáš Vestenický 82'
Manager:
Michał Probierz
GK1 Zlatan Alomerović 54'
RB19 Karol Fila
RCB25 Michał Nalepa 37'
LCB23 Mario Maloča 81'
LB4 Rafał Pietrzak 53'
DM6 Jarosław Kubicki 33'
RM8 Omran Haydary 83'
RCM7 Maciej Gajos 71'
LCM36 Tomasz Makowski
LM31 Žarko Udovičić
CF28 Flávio Paixão (c) 107'
Substitutes:
GK12 Dušan Kuciak
DF20 Conrado 53' 90+8'
DF77 Rafał Kobryń
MF9 Patryk Lipski 83' 86'
MF11 Jaroslav Mihalík
MF80 Egzon Kryeziu 107'
MF88 Jakub Kałuziński
FW17 José Gomes
FW24 Łukasz Zwoliński 71'
Manager:
Piotr Stokowiec

Match officials:[5]
Referee:
Paweł Raczkowski
Assistant referees:
Michał Obukowicz
Paulina Baranowska
Fourth official:
Tomasz Kwiatkowski
Video assistant referee:
Paweł Gil
Marcin Borkowski

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Nine named substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.

Notes
  1. Match have been played with "no more than 25 percent of the number of seats allocated to the public" due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  2. Match have been played with "no more than 25 percent of the number of seats allocated to the public" due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  3. The match on 2 May 2020 16:00 CEST at the National Stadium in Warsaw was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  4. Match have been played with "no more than 25 percent of the number of seats allocated to the public" due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

References
  1. "Totolotek S.A. Sponsorem Tytularnym Pucharu Polski". pzpn.pl (in Polish). 1 February 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  2. "KOMUNIKAT ZARZĄDU PZPN IV/2019Z DNIA 24 KWIETNIA 2019 ROKU" (PDF). pzpn.pl (in Polish). 24 April 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  3. "Pary 1/32 finału TOTOLOTEK Pucharu Polski". PZPN (in Polish). 20 August 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  4. Match have been played behind closed doors without any spectators due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  5. "Poznaliśmy sędziego finału Totolotek Pucharu Polski". PZPN. 20 July 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
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