The 2013–14

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was the sixtieth season of the annual

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knockout tournament. It began on 13 July 2013 with the first matches of the Extra Preliminary Round and ended on 2 May 2014 with the Final. The winners qualified for the

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of the

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were the defending champions, having won their record breaking 16th title in the previous season.

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won the match 6–5 on penalties following a 0–0 draw after

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, thus winning the first Polish Cup trophy in the club's history.

Participating teams

Notes: # The top seeds can't meet prior to the semi-finals. # The winners of the

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regional Cup were disqualified from 2013–14 Polish Cup, as the Lesser Poland FA were unable to determine the winner within the time limit set by the 2013–14 Polish Cup rulebook.

Round and draw dates

Extra Preliminary Round

The draw for this round was conducted at the headquarters of the Polish FA on 14 June 2013. Participating in this round are 16 regional cup winners and 36 teams from the 2012–13

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Preliminary round

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, as Garbarnia's home stadium did not meet the

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criteria.

First round

The draw for this round was conducted at the headquarters of the Polish FA on 24 June 2013. Participating in this round are the 12 winners of the preliminary round along with Gryf Wejherowo and Zagłębie Sosnowiec and the 18 teams from

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Bracket

Round of 32

The draw for this round was conducted at

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on 25 July 2013. Participating in this round are the 16 winners of the first round along with the 16 teams from

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Round of 16

Competing in this round are the 16 winners from the previous round. Matches were played on 16, 21, 22 & 23 October 2013, 5, 6 & 7 November 2013 & 18 December 2013. Numbers in brackets associate what tier of

the club compete in.

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are the five lowest ranked teams left in the competition, all competing in the second tier of

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Quarter-finals

The 8 winners from Round of 16 competed in this round.
The matches will be played in two legs. The first leg took place on 11, 12 and 19 March 2014, while the second legs were played on 25 and 26 March 2014.
Pairs were determined on 25 July 2013.

First leg

Second leg

Semi-finals

The 4 winners from the quarterfinals competed in this round.
The matches will be played in two legs. The first leg took place on 8 & 9 April 2014, while the second legs were played on 16 April 2014.
Pairs were determined on 25 July 2013.

First leg

Second leg

Final

References

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Polish Cup seasons

Participating teams

Round and draw dates

Extra Preliminary Round

Preliminary round

First round

Bracket

Round of 32

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

First leg

Second leg

Semi-finals

First leg

Second leg

Final

See also

References