2019–20 Polish Cup

The 2019–20 Polish Cup was 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 ended with the final at Arena Lublin. The 2019–20 edition of the Polish Cup was sponsored by Totolotek, making the official name Totolotek Puchar Polski.^[1] Winners of the competition qualified for the qualifying round of the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League.

2019–20 Polish Cup

Totolotek Puchar Polski
Tournament details
Country	Poland
Venue(s)	Arena Lublin, Lublin
Dates	7 August 2019 – 24 July 2020
Teams	68
Defending champions	Lechia Gdańsk
Final positions
Champions	Cracovia (1st title)
Runners-up	Lechia Gdańsk
Tournament statistics
Top goal scorer(s)	Flávio Paixão (5 goals)
← 2018–19 2020–21 →

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
Arka Gdynia Cracovia Górnik Zabrze Jagiellonia Białystok Korona Kielce Lech Poznań Lechia Gdańsk Legia Warsaw Miedź Legnica Piast Gliwice Pogoń Szczecin Śląsk Wrocław Wisła Kraków Wisła Płock Zagłębie Lubin Zagłębie Sosnowiec	Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza Bytovia Bytów Chojniczanka Chojnice Chrobry Głogów Garbarnia Kraków GKS Jastrzębie GKS Katowice GKS Tychy ŁKS Łódź Odra Opole Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała Puszcza Niepołomice Raków Częstochowa Sandecja Nowy Sącz Stal Mielec Stomil Olsztyn Warta Poznań Wigry Suwałki	Błękitni Stargard Elana Toruń GKS Bełchatów Górnik Łęczna Gryf Wejherowo Pogoń Siedlce Radomiak Radom Resovia ROW Rybnik Rozwój Katowice Ruch Chorzów Olimpia Elbląg Olimpia Grudziądz Siarka Tarnobrzeg Skra Częstochowa Stal Stalowa Wola Widzew Łódź Znicz Pruszków	Zagłębie Lubin II (dolnośląskie, III liga) Chemik Bydgoszcz (kujawsko-pomorskie, III liga) Chełmianka Chełm (lubelskie, III liga) Stilon Gorzów Wielkopolski (lubuskie, III liga) Unia Skierniewice (łódzkie, III liga) Hutnik Kraków (małopolskie, III liga) Legia Warsaw II (mazowieckie, III liga) Stal Brzeg (opolskie, III liga) Stal Rzeszów (podkarpackie, III liga) Olimpia Zambrów (podlaskie, III liga) Gryf Słupsk (pomorskie, IV liga) Rekord Bielsko-Biała (śląskie, III liga) KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski (świętokrzyskie, III liga) Concordia Elbląg (warmińsko-mazurskie, IV liga) Polonia Środa Wielkopolska (wielkopolskie, III liga) Chemik Police (zachodniopomorskie, IV liga)

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 were 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 to 2019 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	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	2
	3	Bytovia Bytów	2
	1	Cracovia	3
						1	Cracovia	0 (4)
						1	Raków Częstochowa	0 (1)
	3	Olimpia Elbląg	0
	1	Raków Częstochowa	4
																					1	Cracovia	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
10 March 2020
Lechia Gdańsk (1)	2–1	Piast Gliwice (1)
11 March 2020
Stal Mielec (2)	1–3	Lech Poznań (1)
26 May 2020
GKS Tychy (2)	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Cracovia (1)
27 May 2020
Miedź Legnica (2)	1–2	Legia Warsaw (1)

GKS Tychy v Cracovia

10 March 2020 (2020-03-10)	GKS Tychy	1–2 (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[A] Referee: Łukasz Szczech (Warsaw)

Lechia Gdańsk v Piast Gliwice

11 March 2020 (2020-03-11)	Lechia Gdańsk	2–1	Piast Gliwice	Gdańsk
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Gomes 57' Paixão 64'	Report	Vida 82'	Stadium: Stadion Energa Gdańsk Attendance: 0[B] Referee: Krzysztof Jakubik (Siedlce)

Miedź Legnica v Legia Warsaw

26 May 2020 (2020-05-26)	Miedź Legnica	1–2	Legia Warsaw	Legnica
20:10 CET (UTC+01:00)	Zieliński 88'		Gvilia 17' Cholewiak 49'	Stadium: White Eagle Stadium Attendance: 0[C] Referee: Bartosz Frankowski (Toruń)

Stal Mielec v Lech Poznań

27 May 2020 (2020-05-27)	Stal Mielec	1–3	Lech Poznań	Mielec
20:10 CET (UTC+01:00)	Nowak 45+1'		Ramírez 5' Zhamaletdinov 34' Jóźwiak 83'	Stadium: Stadion Stali Mielec Attendance: 0[D] Referee: Paweł Gil (Lublin)

Semi-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
7 July 2020
Cracovia (1)	3–0	Legia Warsaw (1)
8 July 2020
Lech Poznań (1)	1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p)	Lechia Gdańsk (1)

Cracovia v Legia Warsaw

7 July 2020 (2020-07-07)	Cracovia	3–0	Legia Warsaw	Kraków
20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Wdowiak 5', 82' Helik 14'	Report		Stadium: Marshal Józef Piłsudski Stadium Attendance: 3,498[E] Referee: Bartosz Frankowski (Toruń)

Lech Poznań v Lechia Gdańsk

8 July 2020 (2020-07-08)	Lech Poznań	1–1 (3–4 p)	Lechia Gdańsk	Poznań
20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Ramírez 65'	Report	Paixão 62'	Stadium: Stadion Miejski Attendance: 7,192[F] Referee: Tomasz Musiał (Kraków)

Final

24 July 2020 (2020-07-24)^[G]

20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)

Cracovia	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Lechia Gdańsk
Van Amersfoort 65' Jablonský 88' Wdowiak 117'	90minut PZPN	Haydary 21' Lipski 85'

Arena Lublin, Lublin^[a]

Attendance: 3,478^[H]

Referee: Paweł Raczkowski (Warsaw)

Cracovia

Lechia Gdańsk

GK 31 Lukáš Hroššo RB 2 Cornel Râpă RCB 39 Michał Helik LCB 85 David Jablonský LB 33 Kamil Pestka  90+6' RCM 10 Pelle van Amersfoort LCM 22 Florian Loshaj  113' RW 11 Mateusz Wdowiak  62' AM 14 Ivan Fiolić  120+1' LW 4 Sergiu Hanca  118'  119' CF 21 Rafael Lopes (c)  82' Substitutes: GK 40 Michal Peškovič DF 3 Michal Sipľak  119' DF 34 Oleksiy Dytyatev  120+1' DF 87 Diego Ferraresso MF 7 Thiago MF 8 Milan Dimun  113' MF 25 Michał Rakoczy FW 97 Daniel Pik FW 99 Tomáš Vestenický  82' Manager: Michał Probierz

GK 1 Zlatan Alomerović  54' RB 19 Karol Fila RCB 25 Michał Nalepa  37' LCB 23 Mario Maloča  81' LB 4 Rafał Pietrzak  53' DM 6 Jarosław Kubicki  33' RM 8 Omran Haydary  83' RCM 7 Maciej Gajos  71' LCM 36 Tomasz Makowski LM 31 Žarko Udovičić CF 28 Flávio Paixão (c)  107' Substitutes: GK 12 Dušan Kuciak DF 20 Conrado  53'  90+8' DF 77 Rafał Kobryń MF 9 Patryk Lipski  83'  86' MF 11 Jaroslav Mihalík MF 80 Egzon Kryeziu  107' MF 88 Jakub Kałuziński FW 17 José Gomes FW 24 Łukasz Zwoliński  71' Manager: Piotr Stokowiec

Match officials:[4] 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. The match was originally planned at the National Stadium in Warsaw, but was moved due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Poland.

1. Match have been played behind closed doors without any spectators due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2. Match have been played behind closed doors without any spectators due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
3. Match have been played behind closed doors without any spectators due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
4. Match have been played behind closed doors without any spectators due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. The match on 2 May 2020 16:00 CEST at the National Stadium in Warsaw was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
8. 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.