2008–09 Polish Cup

Football tournament season

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.^[1] The winners qualified for the third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League. Legia Warszawa were the defending champions.

Extra preliminary round

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

Preliminary round

The four winners of the extra preliminary round and the 24 remaining teams qualified through regional levels competed in this round.

Round 1

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

Notes

• Note 1: The draw was conducted prior to the merger of Polonia Warsaw and Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski. Upon completion of the merger, Stal Stalowa Wola, who were originally to play former II Liga side Polonia Warsaw, 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 Wola v GKS Bełchatów

Nielba Wągrowiec v Polonia Warsaw

Górnik Łęczna v Cracovia

GKS Katowice v Górnik Zabrze

Odra Opole v Polonia Bytom

Wisła Płock v Legia Warsaw

Stal Sanok v Widzew Łódź

Motor Lublin v ŁKS Łódź

Promień Opalenica v Zagłębie Sosnowiec

Warta Poznań v Ruch Chorzów

Kmita Zabierzów v Korona Kielce

GKS Jastrzębie v Zagłębie Lubin

Piast Gliwice v Lech Poznań

Lechia Gdańsk Reserves v Wisła Kraków

Arka Gdynia v Odra Wodzisław Śląski

Lechia Gdańsk v Jagiellonia Białystok

Round 3

The sixteen winners of Round 2 competed in this round.

Kmita Zabierzów v Polonia Warsaw

Cracovia v ŁKS Łódź

Odra Opole v Ruch Chorzów

Lech Poznań v Odra Wodzisław Śląski

Legia Warsaw v Jagiellonia Białystok

Promień Opalenica v Zagłębie Lubin

Wisła Kraków v Górnik Zabrze

Stal Sanok v Stal Stalowa Wola

Quarter-finals

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 leg

Wisła Kraków v Lech Poznań

Ruch Chorzów v Zagłębie Lubin

Legia Warsaw v Stal Sanok

Polonia Warsaw v Cracovia

Second leg

Zagłębie Lubin v Ruch Chorzów

Cracovia v Polonia Warsaw

Stal Sanok v Legia Warsaw

Lech Poznań v Wisła Kraków

Semi-finals

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 leg

Legia Warsaw v Ruch Chorzów

Lech Poznań v Polonia Warsaw

Second leg

Polonia Warsaw v Lech Poznań

Ruch Chorzów v Legia Warsaw

Final

19 May 2009

20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)

Silesian Stadium, Chorzów

Attendance: 25,000

Referee: Tomasz Mikulski (Lublin)

References

1. "Poland Cups 2008/09". rsssf.org. Retrieved 17 September 2022.

External links

• 90minut.pl (in Polish)