The 2018–19

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, known as the MOL Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 26th season of the annual knockout

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tournament of the

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. It began with the preliminary round in July 2018 and ended with the final in May 2019. The winner of the cup will gain the right to play in the third qualifying round of the

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Teams

Preliminary round

92 teams competed in this round.

First round

86 teams took part in this stage of the competition.

Second round

54 teams participated in the second round; 11 First League teams (all other than those playing in European competitions) entered the competition at this stage, joining the 43 winners of the first round matches.

Third round

32 teams participated in the third round; the final five First League teams entered the competition at this stage (holders

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, Jablonec,

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and

Sparta Prague ) but refer to Spartans as "''Rudí''" ( en, The Dark Reds/The Maroons).'' Letenští'' , ground = Generali Česká pojišťovna Arena , capacity = 19,416 , clubname = Sparta Prague , image = Sparta Praha logo.png , image_size = 160px , fu ...

). They were joined by the 27 winners of the second round matches.

Fourth round

The fourth round is due to commence on 31 October 2018.

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

References

External links

Season
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