The 2017–18

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was the sixty-fourth season of the annual

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football knockout tournament. It began on 14 July 2017 with the first matches of the preliminary round and ended on 2 May 2018 with the final at PGE Narodowy. Winners of the competition, Legia Warsaw, qualified for the qualifying tournament of the

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. They secured their 19th Polish Cup title ever, after defeating 2–1 defending champions from

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Participating teams

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withdrew from the competition.

Round and draw dates

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Preliminary round

The draw for this round was conducted at the headquarters of the Polish FA on 22 June 2017. Participating in this round were 16 regional cup winners, 18 teams from the 2016–17

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and 6 lowest ranked teams from the

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. The matches were played from 14 to 18 July 2017. 16 of the 24 I liga and II liga teams participating in the preliminary round were drawn against the 16 regional cup winners, and the remaining 8 were drawn against each other. Games were hosted by teams playing in the lower division in the 2017–18 season. The host of Legionovia Legionowo versus Znicz Pruszków (both teams playing in 2017–18

) game was determined by the order in which the teams were drawn. The number in brackets indicates what tier of Polish football each team competes in during the 2017–18 season. ! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;", 14 July 2017 , - ! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;", 15 July 2017 , - ! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;", 16 July 2017 , - ! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;", 18 July 2017 , - ! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;", No match ;Notes *Note 1:

withdrew from the competition.

First round

The draw for this round was conducted at the headquarters of the Polish FA on 22 June 2017. The matches were played from 22 to 26 July 2017. Participating in this round were the 20 winners from the previous round and 12 highest ranked teams from the

. Winners of matches were advanced to the next round. The 12 teams joining in this round were seeded and their opponents were drawn from the 20 winners of the preliminary round (the other 8 formed the remaining 4 matches). Games will be hosted by teams playing in the lower division in the 2017–18 season. Host of match between Puszcza Niepołomice and

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(the teams are playing in the same tier) was decided by a draw on 17 July 2017. The number in brackets indicates what tier of Polish football each team competes in during the 2017–18 season. ! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;", 22 July 2017 , - ! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;", 23 July 2017 , - ! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk", 26 July 2017

Bracket

Round of 32

The draw for this round was conducted at the PGE Narodowy on 25 July 2017. The matches were played on 8–10 August 2017. Participating in this round were the 16 winners from the previous round and 16 teams from the 2016–17 Ekstraklasa. Games were hosted by teams playing in the lower division in the 2017–18 season. The hosts of matches of teams playing in the same tier were the teams occupying a higher position in the bracket. ! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;", 8 August 2017 , - ! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;", 9 August 2017 , - ! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;", 10 August 2017 , -

Round of 16

The 16 winners from the previous round competed in this round. The draw for this round was conducted at PGE Narodowy,

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on 25 July 2017. Matches were played from 19 September to 27 September 2017. Hosts of matches between teams playing in the same tier were decided by a draw conducted on 11 August 2017. ! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;", 19 September 2017 , - ! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;", 20 September 2017 , - ! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;", 21 September 2017 , - ! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;", 26 September 2017 , - ! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;", 27 September 2017

Quarter-finals

The 8 winners from

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competed in this round. The matches were played in two legs. The first leg took place on 24–26 October 2017. The second leg took place on 28 and 29 November 2017. The draw for this round was conducted at PGE Narodowy,

on 25 July 2017. Host of first match between teams playing in the same tier (

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and

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) was decided by a draw conducted on 28 September 2017.

First leg

Second leg

Semi-finals

The 4 winners from the

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competed in this round. The matches were played in two legs. The first legs took place on 3-4 April 2018. The second legs took place on 18 April 2018. The draw for this round was conducted at Stadion Miejski, Kielce on 29 November 2017.

First leg

Second leg

Final

The final match was played at the PGE Narodowy,

on 2 May 2018. The host of the final match was decided by a draw which was conducted on 17 April 2018.

Participating teams

Round and draw dates

Preliminary round

First round

Bracket

Round of 32

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

First leg

Second leg

Semi-finals

First leg

Second leg

Final

Top goalscorers

See also

Notes

References