2024–25 Polish Cup
| Fortuna Puchar Polski | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Country | Poland |
| Venue(s) | Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw |
| Dates | 6 August 2024 – May 2025 |
| Defending champions | Wisła Kraków |
The 2024–25 Polish Cup (Polish: Puchar Polski [ˌpuxar ˈpɔlskʲi]) is the 71st season of the annual Polish football knockout tournament. The competition began on 6 August 2024 with the preliminary round the first of seven rounds and scheduled to end in May 2025. The Polish Cup is considered the second-most important club title in Polish football after the Ekstraklasa championship. The competition is organised by the Polish Football Association (PZPN). The Polish Cup is sponsored by Fortuna, making the official name Fortuna Puchar Polski. The winners are assured a place in the first qualifying round of the 2025–26 UEFA Europa League.
Wisła Kraków are the defending champions.
Participating teams
[edit]| Teams starting the competition from Round of 32 | Teams starting the competition from First round | Teams starting the competition from Preliminary round | |||
| 2023–24 Ekstraklasa 4 teams (teams participating in 2024–25 UEFA club competitions) |
2023–24 Ekstraklasa 15 teams (teams not participating in 2024–25 UEFA club competitions) |
2023–24 I liga 15 teams (from position 1–16) |
Winners of 16 regional cup competitions 16 teams |
2023–24 I liga 2 teams (from position 17–18) |
2023–24 II liga 18 teams |
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Preliminary round
[edit]The matches are played on 6–7 August 2024. Participating in this round were the 2 lowest ranked teams from 2023–24 I liga (which finished 2023–24 season on positions 17–18) and 18 teams from the 2023–24 II liga. With reference to the competition regulations, the matches were played according to the following scheme:[1]
- 18th team of 2023–24 I liga season will be a host of match against 18th team of 2023–24 II liga season,
- 17th team of I liga season will be a host of match against 18th team of II liga season,
- 1st team of II liga season will be a host of match against 16th team of II liga season,
- 2nd team of II liga season will be a host of match against 15th team of II liga season,
- 3rd team of II liga season will be a host of match against 14th team of II liga season,
- 4th team of II liga season will be a host of match against 13th team of II liga season,
- 5th team of II liga season will be a host of match against 12th team of II liga season,
- 6th team of II liga season will be a host of match against 11th team of II liga season,
- 7th team of II liga season will be a host of match against 10th team of II liga season,
- 8th team of II liga season will be a host of match against 9th team of II liga season.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | ||
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| 6 August 2024 | ||||
| Hutnik Kraków (3) | 4–1 (a.e.t.) | Zagłębie II Lubin (3) | ||
| Pogoń Siedlce (2) | 0–2 | Lech II Poznań (4) | ||
| Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała (3) | 2–0 | Stomil Olsztyn (4) | ||
| Polonia Bytom (3) | 2–0 | GKS Jastrzębie (3) | ||
| 7 August 2024 | ||||
| KKS 1925 Kalisz (3) | 0–2 | Olimpia Grudziądz (3) | ||
| Stal Stalowa Wola (2) | 4–2 | Olimpia Elbląg (3) | ||
| Radunia Stężyca (5) | 1–2 | ŁKS II Łódź (3) | ||
| Zagłębie Sosnowiec (3) | 0–1 | Sandecja Nowy Sącz (4) | ||
| Kotwica Kołobrzeg (2) | 2–1 | Skra Częstochowa (3) | ||
| Chojniczanka Chojnice (3) | 3–2 | Wisła Puławy (3) | ||
| 6 August 2024 | Hutnik Kraków (3) | 4–1 (a.e.t.) | Zagłębie II Lubin (3) | Kraków |
| 16:00 |
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Stadium: Suche Stawy Stadium |
| 6 August 2024 | Pogoń Siedlce (2) | 0–2 | Lech Poznań II (4) | Siedlce |
| 17:00 |
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Stadium: ROSRRiT Stadium |
| 6 August 2024 | Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała (3) | 2–0 | Stomil Olsztyn (4) | Bielsko-Biała |
| 19:00 |
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Stadium: Bielsko-Biała Stadium |
| 6 August 2024 | Polonia Bytom (3) | 2–0 | GKS Jastrzębie (3) | Bytom |
| 19:20 |
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Stadium: Polonia Bytom Stadium |
| 7 August 2024 | KKS 1925 Kalisz (3) | 0–2 | Olimpia Grudziądz (3) | Kalisz |
| 17:00 | Stadium: Stadion Miejski |
| 7 August 2024 | Stal Stalowa Wola (2) | 4–2 | Olimpia Elbląg (3) | Stalowa Wola |
| 17:00 |
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Stadium: Subcarpathian Football Center |
| 7 August 2024 | Radunia Stężyca (5) | 1–2 | ŁKS II Łódź (3) | Stężyca |
| 17:00 |
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Stadium: Arena Radunia |
| 7 August 2024 | Zagłębie Sosnowiec (3) | 0–1 | Sandecja Nowy Sącz (4) | Środula |
| 18:00 |
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Stadium: Zagłębiowski Park Sportowy |
| 7 August 2024 | Kotwica Kołobrzeg (2) | 2–1 | Skra Częstochowa (3) | Kołobrzeg |
| 18:00 |
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Stadium: Stadion Miejski |
| 7 August 2024 | Chojniczanka Chojnice (3) | 3–2 | Wisła Puławy (3) | Chojnice |
| 19:30 | Stadium: Chojniczanka 1930 Municipal Stadium |
References
[edit]- ^ "Terminarz rundy wstępnej Pucharu Polski 2024/2025" (in Polish). Laczy nas Pilka. 31 July 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.