2011–12 Polish Cup

The 2011–12 Polish Cup was the fifty-eighth season of the annual Polish football knockout tournament. It began on 19 July 2011 with the first matches of the extra preliminary round and ended on 24 April 2012 with the final. The winners qualified for the second qualifying round^[1] of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League.

2011–12 Polish Cup

Tournament details
Country	Poland
Teams	83
Final positions
Champions	Legia Warsaw
Runners-up	Ruch Chorzów
Tournament statistics
Top goal scorer(s)	Tsvetan Genkov Michał Żyro (4 goals each)
← 2010–11 2012–13 →

Legia Warsaw were the defending champions, having won their record breaking 14th title in the previous season. They successfully defended this title, becoming the winner of the Polish Cup for the 15th time in history.

Extra preliminary round

The draw for this round was conducted at the headquarters of the Polish FA on 28 June 2011. Participating in this round were 16 regional cup winners and 36 teams from the 2010–11 II Liga. The matches were played between 19 and 21 July 2011.^[2]

Team 1	Score	Team 2
19 July 2011
Stal Rzeszów	0–1 (a.e.t.)	Okocimski KS Brzesko
21 July 2011
Gryf Orlex Wejherowo	1–0	Olimpia Grudziądz
Bałtyk Koszalin	0–2	Zawisza Bydgoszcz
Huragan Morąg	3–3 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p)	Bałtyk Gdynia
ŁKS 1926 Łomża	2–3	OKS 1945 Olsztyn
Lech Rypin	1–0	Jeziorak Iława
Sokół Kleczew	9–3	Polonia Słubice
Steinpol-Ilanka Rzepin	w/o1	Jarota Jarocin
Włókniarz Zelów	2–3	Świt Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki
Mazur Karczew	0–2 (a.e.t.)	Wigry Suwałki
Podlasie Biała Podlaska II	2–3	Sokół Sokółka
Alit Ożarów	1–7	Wisła Płock
Chrobry Głogów	w/o2	Czarni Żagań
Start Namysłów	0–3	Miedź Legnica
Rozwój Katowice II	5–2 (a.e.t.)	Górnik Wałbrzych
Limanovia Limanowa	2–0	Raków Częstochowa
LZS Turbia	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Motor Lublin
Chojniczanka Chojnice	2–3	Ruch Zdzieszowice
Ruch Wysokie Mazowieckie	w/o3	Olimpia Elbląg
Pelikan Łowicz	2–0	Zagłębie Sosnowiec
Polonia Nowy Tomyśl	w/o4	GKS Tychy
Tur Turek	1–2	Elana Toruń
Resovia	w/o5	GLKS Nadarzyn
Lechia Zielona Góra	0–1	Nielba Wągrowiec
Start Otwock	2–3	Znicz Pruszków
Puszcza Niepołomice	1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p)	Stal Stalowa Wola

Notes:

1. Steinpol-Ilanka Rzepin withdrew from the competition.
2. Czarni Żagań used ineligible players. The match ended in a 2–1 victory for Chrobry.^[3]
3. Ruch Wysokie Mazowieckie withdrew from the competition.
4. Polonia Nowy Tomyśl withdrew from the competition.
5. GLKS Nadarzyn withdrew from the competition.

Preliminary round

The matches were played on 2 and 3 August 2011 with the exception of Gryf vs. Zawisza match which was postponed to 10 August.^[4] Ruch Zdzieszowice and Jarota Jarocin received a bye to the first round.

Team 1	Score	Team 2
2 August 2011
GKS Tychy	1–3	Elana Toruń
Sokół Kleczew	3–2	Lech Rypin
Znicz Pruszków	0–1	Puszcza Niepołomice
3 August 2011
Huragan Morąg	0–1	OKS 1945 Olsztyn
Świt Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki	0–2	Olimpia Elbląg
Sokół Sokółka	1–0	Wigry Suwałki
Resovia	5–3	Wisła Płock
Chrobry Głogów	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Miedź Legnica
LZS Turbia	0–4	Limanovia Limanowa
Okocimski KS Brzesko	1–0	Pelikan Łowicz
Rozwój Katowice II	1–0	Nielba Wągrowiec
10 August 2011
Gryf Orlex Wejherowo	3–3 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	Zawisza Bydgoszcz

Round 1

The draw for this round was conducted at the headquarters of the Polish FA on 4 August 2011. The 14 winners of the preliminary round, along with Jarota Jarocin and Ruch Zdzieszowice and the eighteen teams from 2010–11 I Liga will compete in this round.

Team 1	Score	Team 2
16 August 2011
Elana Toruń	1–3 (a.e.t.)	Flota Świnoujście
Okocimski KS Brzesko	2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)	KS Polkowice
Puszcza Niepołomice	0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)	GKS Katowice
Ruch Zdzieszowice	2–0	Kolejarz Stróże
17 August 2011
Rozwój Katowice II	w/o1	KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski
Sokół Kleczew	0–2	MKS Kluczbork
Olimpia Elbląg	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	Warta Poznań
Sokół Sokółka	2–3 (a.e.t.)	Ruch Radzionków
OKS 1945 Olsztyn	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Pogoń Szczecin
Gryf Orlex Wejherowo	1–0	Sandecja Nowy Sącz
Jarota Jarocin	0–1 (a.e.t.)	Dolcan Ząbki
Termalica Bruk-Bet Nieciecza	0–2	ŁKS Łódź
Piast Gliwice	5–2 (a.e.t.)	Bogdanka Łęczna
23 August 2011
Resovia	1–3	Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała
No match
Chrobry Głogów	w/o2	Odra Wodzisław Śląski
Limanovia Limanowa	w/o2	GKP Gorzów Wielkopolski

Notes:

1. KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski withdrew from the competition.
2. Odra Wodzisław Śląski and GKP Gorzów Wielkopolski went into liquidation before the start of the season.

Round 2

The draw for this round was made on 24 August 2011.^[5] The sixteen winners of the Round 1 and the sixteen teams from 2010–11 Ekstraklasa will compete in this round. The matches will be played between 20 and 28 September 2011.

Team 1	Score	Team 2
20 September 2011
Chrobry Głogów	0–3	Lech Poznań
Dolcan Ząbki	0–1	Górnik Zabrze
Limanovia Limanowa	1–0	Lechia Gdańsk
21 September 2011
Olimpia Elbląg	0–0 (a.e.t.) (1–3 p)	Arka Gdynia
Rozwój Katowice	1–4	Legia Warsaw
Ruch Zdzieszowice	3–1	Jagiellonia Białystok
MKS Kluczbork	3–2	Zagłębie Lubin
Ruch Radzionków	0–4	Polonia Warsaw
Piast Gliwice	0–1	Cracovia
Gryf Orlex Wejherowo	1–0	Korona Kielce
ŁKS Łódź	0–1 (a.e.t.)	Ruch Chorzów
22 September 2011
Flota Świnoujście	2–4	Wisła Kraków
27 September 2011
Okocimski KS Brzesko	1–3	Śląsk Wrocław
Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała	3–0	GKS Bełchatów
28 September 2011
Puszcza Niepołomice	1–1 (4–5 p)	Polonia Bytom
OKS 1945 Olsztyn	0–1	Widzew Łódź

Chrobry Głogów v Lech Poznań

20 September 2011	Chrobry Głogów	0–3	Lech Poznań	Głogów
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)			Ubiparip 23' Štilić 72' (pen.) Rudņevs 90+1'	Stadium: Stadion GOS Attendance: 2,900 Referee: Tomasz Wajda (Żywiec)

Dolcan Ząbki v Górnik Zabrze

20 September 2011	Dolcan Ząbki	0–1	Górnik Zabrze	Ząbki
16:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)			Gołębiewski 52'	Stadium: Stadion Dolcanu Attendance: 700 Referee: Bartosz Frankowski (Toruń)

Limanovia Limanowa v Lechia Gdańsk

20 September 2011	Limanovia Limanowa	1–0	Lechia Gdańsk	Limanowa
16:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Kępa 19'			Stadium: Roman Szumilas Stadium Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Marcin Szrek (Kielce)

Olimpia Elbląg v Arka Gdynia

21 September 2011	Olimpia Elbląg	0–0 (1–3 p)	Arka Gdynia	Elbląg
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)				Stadium: Stadion Miejski Attendance: 1,900 Referee: Adam Lyczmański (Bydgoszcz)
	Penalties
	Pacan Sierant Szary Lyubenov		Kuklis Arifović Flis Niedziela

Rozwój Katowice v Legia Warsaw

21 September 2011	Rozwój Katowice	1–4	Legia Warsaw	Katowice
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Gałecki 41'		Ohayon 16' Rybus 42' Komorowski 65' (pen.) Wolski 76'	Stadium: Stadion Rozwoju Attendance: 900 Referee: Mariusz Podgórski (Wrocław)

Ruch Zdzieszowice v Jagiellonia Białystok

21 September 2011	Ruch Zdzieszowice	3–1	Jagiellonia Białystok	Zdzieszowice
16:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Bukowiec 52', 79' Damrat 54'		Kupisz 65'	Stadium: Stadion Miejski Attendance: 1,100 Referee: Piotr Wasielewski (Kalisz)

MKS Kluczbork v Zagłębie Lubin

21 September 2011	MKS Kluczbork	3–2	Zagłębie Lubin	Kluczbork
16:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Glanowski 9' Tuszyński 28' Ekwueme 50'		Woźniak 16' Šernas 87'	Stadium: Stadion Miejski Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Jacek Małyszek (Lublin)

Ruch Radzionków v Polonia Warsaw

21 September 2011	Ruch Radzionków	0–4	Polonia Warsaw	Bytom
16:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)			Çani 9', 84' Wszołek 70' Bonin 90'	Stadium: Stadion Ruchu Radzionków Attendance: 900 Referee: Paweł Pskit (Łódź)

Piast Gliwice v Cracovia

21 September 2011	Piast Gliwice	0–1	Cracovia	Gliwice
16:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)			Puzigaća 21'	Stadium: Stadion Carbo Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Tomasz Garbowski (Kluczbork)

Gryf Orlex Wejherowo v Korona Kielce

21 September 2011	Gryf Orlex Wejherowo	1–0	Korona Kielce	Wejherowo
16:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Wicki 25'			Stadium: Stadion WKS Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Łukasz Bednarek (Koszalin)

ŁKS Łódź v Ruch Chorzów

21 September 2011	ŁKS Łódź	0–1 (a.e.t.)	Ruch Chorzów	Chorzów
18:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)			Abbott 105'	Stadium: Stadion Ruchu1 Attendance: 5,900 Referee: Tomasz Musiał (Kraków)

Flota Świnoujście v Wisła Kraków

22 September 2011	Flota Świnoujście	2–4	Wisła Kraków	Świnoujście
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Opałacz 19' Misan 43'		Biton 9', 48' Iliev 74' Małecki 90+3'	Stadium: Stadion OSiR Wyspiarz Attendance: 1,400 Referee: Daniel Stefański (Bydgoszcz)

Okocimski KS Brzesko v Śląsk Wrocław

27 September 2011	Okocimski KS Brzesko	1–3	Śląsk Wrocław	Brzesko
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Oświęcimka 58'		Pawłowicz 1' (o.g.) Voskamp 12' Elsner 82'	Stadium: Stadion Okocimskiego KS Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Mirosław Górecki (Ruda Śląska)

Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała v GKS Bełchatów

27 September 2011	Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała	3–0	GKS Bełchatów	Bielsko Biała
19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Malinowski 3' Demjan 42' Sacha 44'			Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 2,700 Referee: Paweł Raczkowski (Warsaw)

Puszcza Niepołomice v Polonia Bytom

28 September 2011	Puszcza Niepołomice	1–1 (4–5 p)	Polonia Bytom	Niepołomice
15:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Paul 31'		Paulista 17'	Stadium: Stadion Miejski Attendance: 700 Referee: Krzysztof Jakubik (Siedlce)
	Penalties
	Księżyc Janik Zontek Cholewiak Nowak		Świerczok Dziewulski Killar Tiodorović Tomczyk

OKS 1945 Olsztyn v Widzew Łódź

28 September 2011	OKS 1945 Olsztyn	0–1	Widzew Łódź	Olsztyn
16:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)			Grzelczak 61'	Stadium: Stadion OSiR Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Sebastian Jarzębak (Bytom)

Notes:

1. Due to renovation of the ŁKS stadium, the match took place in Chorzów, while ŁKS remained the host officially.

Round 3

The 16 winners from Round 2 compete in this round. The matches took place on October 18, 19, 25, 26 and November 9, 2011.

Team 1	Score	Team 2
18 October 2011
Gryf Orlex Wejherowo	1–0	Górnik Zabrze
Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała	0–1	Śląsk Wrocław
19 October 2011
Ruch Zdzieszowice	1–0	MKS Kluczbork
Arka Gdynia	3–1	Polonia Warsaw
25 October 2011
Polonia Bytom	1–3 (a.e.t.)	Lech Poznań
26 October 2011
Limanovia Limanowa	1–2	Wisła Kraków
Legia Warsaw	3–0	Widzew Łódź
9 November 2011
Ruch Chorzów	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Cracovia

Gryf Orlex Wejherowo v Górnik Zabrze

18 October 2011	Gryf Orlex Wejherowo	1–0	Górnik Zabrze	Wejherowo
14:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Toporkiewicz 46'			Stadium: Stadion WKS Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Piotr Siedlecki (Warsaw)

Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała v Śląsk Wrocław

18 October 2011	Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała	0–1	Śląsk Wrocław	Bielsko Biała
18:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)			Voskamp 52'	Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 3,100 Referee: Marcin Szrek (Kielce)

Ruch Zdzieszowice v MKS Kluczbork

19 October 2011	Ruch Zdzieszowice	1–0	MKS Kluczbork	Zdzieszowice
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Kasprzik 85'			Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Michał Mularczyk (Skierniewice)

Arka Gdynia v Polonia Warsaw

19 October 2011	Arka Gdynia	3–1	Polonia Warsaw	Gdynia
18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Mazurkiewicz 18' Jarzębowski 28' Ivanovski 72'		Todorovski 49'	Stadium: Stadion GOSiR Attendance: 4,100 Referee: Jacek Małyszek (Lublin)

Polonia Bytom v Lech Poznań

25 October 2011	Polonia Bytom	1–3 (a.e.t.)	Lech Poznań	Bytom
19:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Paulista 16'		Wojtkowiak 57' Rudņevs 101' (pen.), 109'	Stadium: Edward Szymkowiak Stadium Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Marcin Borski (Warsaw)

Limanovia Limanowa v Wisła Kraków

26 October 2011	Limanovia Limanowa	1–2	Wisła Kraków	Limanowa
13:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Skiba 43'		Lamey 14', 51'	Stadium: Roman Szumilas Stadium Attendance: 2,800 Referee: Paweł Raczkowski (Warsaw)

Legia Warsaw v Widzew Łódź

26 October 2011	Legia Warsaw	3–0	Widzew Łódź	Warsaw
18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Wawrzyniak 45' Manú 55' Wolski 62'			Stadium: Pepsi Arena Attendance: 11,400 Referee: Sebastian Jarzębak (Bytom)

Ruch Chorzów v Cracovia

9 November 2011	Ruch Chorzów	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Cracovia	Chorzów
18:30 CET (UTC+01:00)	Burliga 48' Zieńczuk 120'		56' Višņakovs	Stadium: Stadion Ruchu Attendance: 3,800 Referee: Paweł Pskit (Łódź)

Quarter-finals

The 8 winners from Round 3 will compete in this round.
The matches were played in two legs. The first legs took place on 13 and 14 March 2012, while the second legs were played on 20 and 21 March 2012.

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Gryf Orlex Wejherowo	1–4	Legia Warsaw	0–3	1–1
Lech Poznań	0–2	Wisła Kraków	0–1	0–1
Ruch Zdzieszowice	2–6	Ruch Chorzów	1–4	1–2
Arka Gdynia	3–3 (a)	Śląsk Wrocław	2–0	1–3

First leg

Gryf Orlex Wejherowo v Legia Warsaw

13 March 2012	Gryf Orlex Wejherowo	0–3	Legia Warsaw	Wejherowo
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)			Żyro 38', 44' Blanco 40'	Stadium: Stadion WKS Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Adam Lyczmański (Bydgoszcz)

Lech Poznań v Wisła Kraków

13 March 2012	Lech Poznań	0–1	Wisła Kraków	Poznań
18:30 CET (UTC+01:00)			Bunoza 71'	Stadium: Stadion Miejski Attendance: 16,800 Referee: Marcin Borski (Warsaw)

Ruch Zdzieszowice v Ruch Chorzów

14 March 2012	Ruch Zdzieszowice	1–4	Ruch Chorzów	Zdzieszowice
15:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Buchała 10'		Malinowski 74' Grodzicki 78' Janoszka 87' (pen.), 90'	Stadium: Stadion Miejski Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Tomasz Wajda (Żywiec)

Arka Gdynia v Śląsk Wrocław

14 March 2012	Arka Gdynia	2–0	Śląsk Wrocław	Gdynia
18:30 CET (UTC+01:00)	Kuklis 54' Tomasik 80'			Stadium: Stadion GOSiR Attendance: 4,700 Referee: Paweł Pskit (Zgierz)

Second leg

Wisła Kraków v Lech Poznań

20 March 2012	Wisła Kraków	1–0	Lech Poznań	Kraków
18:30 CET (UTC+01:00)	Genkov 25'			Stadium: Stadion im. Henryka Reymana Attendance: 15,100 Referee: Daniel Stefański (Bydgoszcz)

Legia Warsaw v Gryf Orlex Wejherowo

20 March 2012	Legia Warsaw	1–1 (4–1 agg.)	Gryf Orlex Wejherowo	Warsaw
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00)	Żyro 90+2'		Kotwica 64'	Stadium: Pepsi Arena Attendance: 12,300 Referee: Krzysztof Jakubik (Siedlce)

Śląsk Wrocław v Arka Gdynia

21 March 2012	Śląsk Wrocław	3–1 (3–3 (a) agg.)	Arka Gdynia	Wrocław
18:30 CET (UTC+01:00)	Mila 15', 90' Díaz 25'		Jarzębowski 14'	Stadium: Stadion Miejski Attendance: 19,900 Referee: Marcin Borski (Warsaw)

Ruch Chorzów v Ruch Zdzieszowice

21 March 2012	Ruch Chorzów	2–1 (6–2 agg.)	Ruch Zdzieszowice	Chorzów
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00)	Niedzielan 23', 27'		Rychlewicz 45'	Stadium: Stadion Ruchu Attendance: 4,100 Referee: Piotr Wasielewski (Kalisz)

Semi-finals

The 4 winners from the Quarterfinals will compete in this round.
The matches will be played in two legs. The first legs will take place on 3 and 4 April 2012, while the second legs will be played on 10 and 11 April 2012.
The two winners will move on to this year's Final.

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Ruch Chorzów	4–4 (6–5 p)	Wisła Kraków	3–1	1–3 (a.e.t.)
Arka Gdynia	2–4	Legia Warsaw	1–2	1–2

First leg

Ruch Chorzów v Wisła Kraków

3 April 2012	Ruch Chorzów	3–1	Wisła Kraków	Chorzów
18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Piech 39' Szyndrowski 68' Abbot 75' (pen.)		Genkov 49'	Stadium: Stadion Ruchu Attendance: 6,100 Referee: Paweł Gil (Lublin)

Arka Gdynia v Legia Warsaw

4 April 2012	Arka Gdynia	1–2	Legia Warsaw	Gdynia
18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Mazurkiewicz 12'		Blanco 33' (pen.) Ljuboja 74'	Stadium: Stadion GOSiR Attendance: 6,900 Referee: Paweł Pskit (Łódź)

Second leg

Wisła Kraków v Ruch Chorzów

10 April 2012	Wisła Kraków	3–1 (4–4 agg.) (5–6 p)	Ruch Chorzów	Kraków
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Genkov 22' (pen.), 90' Melikson 49'		Abbott 69' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadion im. Henryka Reymana Attendance: 6,600 Referee: Marcin Borski (Warsaw)
	Penalties
	Biton Garguła Małecki Melikson Genkov Díaz Núñez		Malinowski Josl Szyndrowski Stawarczyk Abbott Piech Lewczuk

Legia Warsaw v Arka Gdynia

11 April 2012	Legia Warsaw	2–1 (4–2 agg.)	Arka Gdynia	Warsaw
18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Novo 23' Gol 89'		Kuklis 51'	Stadium: Pepsi Arena Attendance: 14,200 Referee: Paweł Gil (Lublin)

Final

24 April 2012

18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)

Legia Warsaw	3–0	Ruch Chorzów
Ljuboja 8' Radović 41' Żyro 56'

Arena Kielc, Kielce

Attendance: 10,100

Referee: Hubert Siejewicz (Białystok)

See also

• 2011–12 Ekstraklasa