Ekstraklasa Cup

The Ekstraklasa Cup (Polish: Puchar Ekstraklasy) was an elimination tournament for Polish football clubs who play in the Polish 1st Division Ekstraklasa. The Ekstraklasa Cup was the fourth attempt at introducing a League Cup competition in Poland. The first such tournament was a one-off tournament held in 1952 which Wawel Kraków won. Two other tournaments have also been held, the League Cup (1977–1978) and the Polish League Cup (1999–2002), these two tournaments mainly being cancelled after lack of interest from fans. A League Cup competition was again tried with the Ekstraklasa Cup in 2006, however this tournament again saw little interest from fans and the cup competition was cancelled in 2009 after the broadcasting rights expired.

For more league cup competitions in Poland, see League Cup in Polish Football.
Ekstraklasa Cup
Founded2006
Abolished2009
Region Poland
Number of teams16
Last championsŚląsk Wrocław (1st title)
Most successful club(s)Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski (2 titles)

The format of the tournament resembled that as of the UEFA Champions League. The Ekstraklasa Cup consisted of 16 teams, which were broken up to 4 groups with 4 teams, who play on home and away basis, with top two teams qualifying out of each group and playing out the rest of the tournament in a knockout phase.

Ekstraklasa Cup Champions

Performance By Club
Club Winners Runners-up Winning Years
Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski 2 - 2007, 2008
Śląsk Wrocław 1 - 2009
Legia Warsaw - 1 -
GKS Bełchatów - 1 -
Odra Wodzisław - 1 -

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