The 2008–09

Polish Cup The Polish Cup in Association football, football ( ) is an annual Single-elimination tournament, knockout football competition for Polish football club (association football), football clubs, held continuously since 1950, and is the second most i ...

was the fifty-fifth season of the annual

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cup competition. It began on July 30, 2008 with the extra preliminary round and ended on May 19, 2009 with the Final, played at Stadion Śląski,

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. The winners qualified for the

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of the UEFA Europa League.

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were the defending champions.

Extra preliminary round

Eight of the 32 teams which had qualified on regional levels competed in this round. ! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;", 30 July 2008

Preliminary round

The four winners of the extra preliminary round and the 24 remaining teams qualified through regional levels competed in this round. ! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;", 13 August 2008

Round 1

The fourteen winners of the preliminary round, along with the eighteen teams from 2007–08 II Liga, competed in this round. ! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;", 26 August 2008 , - ! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;", 27 August 2008 , - ! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;", No match ;Notes *Note 1: The draw was conducted prior to the merger of

Polonia Warsaw Polonia Warsaw (, ), founded on 19 November 1911, is the oldest existing sports club in Warsaw, the capital of Poland, best known for its Association football, football and basketball teams. It also has track and field, Swimming (sport), swimm ...

and

Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski (), previously Groclin Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski, was a Polish football club based in Grodzisk Wielkopolski, Greater Poland Voivodeship. History Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski was founded on 30 April 1 ...

. Upon completion of the merger, Stal Stalowa Wola, who were originally to play former II Liga side Polonia Warsaw, were awarded a walkover to the next round.

Round 2

The sixteen winners of Round 1, along with the sixteen teams from

2007–08 Ekstraklasa The 2007–08 Ekstraklasa (also known as Orange Ekstraklasa due to its sponsorship by Orange Polska) started in July 2007 and ended in mid-May 2008. It was run by the Ekstraklasa SA. The Polish Champion will qualify for the UEFA Champions League ...

, competed in this round. ! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;", 23 September 2008 , - ! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;", 24 September 2008 , - ! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;", 7 October 2008

Round 3

The sixteen winners of Round 2 competed in this round. ! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;", 28 October 2008 , - ! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;", 29 October 2008

Quarter-finals

The quarterfinals were played in two legs. The first legs were played on March 4, 17 and 18, 2009 while the second legs took place on April 7 and 8, 2009.

First leg

Second leg

Semi-finals

The semifinals were also played in two legs. The first legs were played on April 29 and 30, 2009, while the second legs took place on May 6 and 7, 2009.

First leg

Second leg

Final

References

External links

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