The 2012–13
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-ninth season of the annual
Polish football
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knockout tournament. It began on 18 July 2012 with the first matches of the extra preliminary round and ended on 3 May 2013 with the final. The winners qualified for the
second qualifying round
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of the
2013–14 UEFA Europa League
The 2013–14 UEFA Europa League was the 43rd season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the fifth season under its current title.
The final was played between Sevilla and Benfica at the Juventus Stadium in Tu ...
.
Legia Warsaw
Legia Warszawa (), commonly referred to as Legia Warsaw or simply Legia, is a professional football club based in Warsaw, Poland. Legia is the most successful Polish football club in history, winning a record 15 champions titles, a record 2 ...
were the defending champions, having won their record breaking 15th title in the previous season. They successfully defended this title, becoming the winner of the Polish Cup for the 16th time in history.
Participating teams
Notes:
# The winner of Opole region preliminaries
Start Bogdanowice changed its name to
Odra Wodzisław
Odra may refer to:
Rivers
* Odra (Baltic Sea), better known as Oder, a river in the Czech Republic, Poland and Germany
* Odra (Kupa), a river in Croatia
* Odra (Pisuerga), a river in Spain
Populated places
* Odra, Silesian Voivodeship, a vill ...
. The two clubs merged in January 2012.
Round and draw dates
Extra preliminary round
The draw for this round was conducted at the headquarters of the
Polish FA on 18 June 2012. Participating in this round were 16 regional cup winners and 35 teams from the 2011–12
II Liga
II liga (Druga liga, ), currently named Betclic II liga due to its sponsorship by Betclic, is a Polish football league that sits at the third tier of the Polish football league system. Until the end of the 2007–08 season, ''II Liga'' referre ...
. The matches were played on 18 July 2012.
Pelikan Łowicz
Pelikan Łowicz () is a Polish association football, football club based in Łowicz. As of the 2025–26 season, they play in the IV liga Łódź, the fifth tier, after suffering relegation from the 2024–25 III liga#Group I, 2024–25 III liga ...
received a bye to the preliminary round.
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Notes:
# Calisia withdrew from the competition.
# KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski withdrew from the competition.
# Stal Stalowa Wola withdrew from the competition.
# Czarni Żagań withdrew from the competition.
Preliminary round
The draw for this round was conducted at the headquarters of the
Polish FA on 18 June 2012. The matches were played on 24 and 25 July 2012.
and
Sokół Aleksandrów Łódzki received a bye to the first round.
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First round
The draw for this round was conducted at the headquarters of the
Polish FA on 26 July 2012. Participating in this round are the 12 winners of the preliminary round along with
Stomil Olsztyn and
Sokół Aleksandrów Łódzki and the 18 teams from
2011–12 I Liga (Poland). The matches will be played on 31 July–1 August 2012.
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Notes:
# Ruch Radzionków withdrew from the competition.
Round of 32
The draw for this round was conducted at the headquarters of the
Polish FA on 26 July 2012. Participating in this round are the 16 winners of the first round along with and the 16 teams from
2011–12 Ekstraklasa
The 2011–12 Ekstraklasa (also known as T-Mobile Ekstraklasa due to its sponsorship by T-Mobile Polska) was the 78th season of the highest level of football leagues in Poland since its establishment in 1927. It started on 29 July 2011 and conclud ...
. The matches will be played on 11–12 August 2012 with the exception of matches involving Legia Warsaw and Śląsk Wrocław.
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Round of 16
The 16 winners from Round of 32 compete in this round. The matches will be played on 25–27 September and 2–3 October.
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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 26 and 28 February 2013, while the second legs were played on 12 and 13 March 2013.
Pairs were determined on 24 October 2012.
Two second legs were moved to 26–27 March 2013 due to bad weather conditions. This is an official UEFA date and matches will be played without players called to the National Teams, what was agreed by interested teams.
First leg
Second leg
Semi-finals
The 4 winners from the Quarterfinals will compete in this round.
The matches will be played in two legs. The first legs took place on 10 April 2013, while the second legs were played on 17 April 2013.
The two winners moved on to the final.
First leg
Second leg
Final
First leg
Second leg
''Legia Warsaw won 2–1 on aggregate.''
Goalscores
;6 goals
*
Marek Saganowski (
Legia Warsaw
Legia Warszawa (), commonly referred to as Legia Warsaw or simply Legia, is a professional football club based in Warsaw, Poland. Legia is the most successful Polish football club in history, winning a record 15 champions titles, a record 2 ...
)
;4 goals
*
Rafał Boguski
Rafał Boguski (born 9 June 1984) is a Polish professional footballer who is the current player-manager of regional league club Świt Krzeszowice. Mainly a forward, he also plays as a second striker and as a winger.
Club career
Born in Ostro ...
(
Wisła Kraków
Towarzystwo Sportowe Wisła Kraków Spółka Akcyjna, commonly referred to as Wisła Kraków (), is a Polish professional football club based in Kraków. They currently compete in the I liga, the second level of Polish football league system, ...
)
*
Vladimir Dvalishvili (
Legia Warsaw
Legia Warszawa (), commonly referred to as Legia Warsaw or simply Legia, is a professional football club based in Warsaw, Poland. Legia is the most successful Polish football club in history, winning a record 15 champions titles, a record 2 ...
)
*
Tsvetan Genkov (
Wisła Kraków
Towarzystwo Sportowe Wisła Kraków Spółka Akcyjna, commonly referred to as Wisła Kraków (), is a Polish professional football club based in Kraków. They currently compete in the I liga, the second level of Polish football league system, ...
)
*
Rafał Leśniewski (
Zawisza Bydgoszcz)
*
Waldemar Sobota
Waldemar Sobota (born 19 May 1987) is a Polish former professional footballer and futsal player.
Career
Sobota joined Śląsk Wrocław on a four-year contract deal in June 2010. He joined FC St. Pauli from Club Brugge in January 2015. In March ...
(
Śląsk Wrocław
Wrocławski Klub Sportowy Śląsk Wrocław Spółka Akcyjna, commonly known as WKS Śląsk Wrocław (), is a Polish professional Association football, football club based in Wrocław that plays in , the second level of the Polish football leagu ...
)
;3 goals
*
Adam Cieśliński (
Olimpia Grudziądz
Olimpia Grudziądz is a Polish football club from Grudziądz. The club was formed on 30 June 1923. Currently, Olimpia plays in the II liga, following promotion in the 2022–23 season.
On 1 March 2022, thanks to defeating Wisła Kraków in a ...
)
*
Łukasz Gikiewicz (
Śląsk Wrocław
Wrocławski Klub Sportowy Śląsk Wrocław Spółka Akcyjna, commonly known as WKS Śląsk Wrocław (), is a Polish professional Association football, football club based in Wrocław that plays in , the second level of the Polish football leagu ...
)
*
Mirosław Kalista (
Łysica II Bodzentyn)
*
Tomasz Kupisz (
Jagiellonia Białystok
Jagiellonia Białystok () is a Polish professional football club based in Białystok that plays in the Ekstraklasa, the top level of Polish football. The club was founded in 1920 by soldiers in the 42nd Infantry Regiment Reserve Battalion in Bi ...
)
*
Dariusz Michalak (
Górnik Wałbrzych)
*
Adrian Moszyk (
Górnik Wałbrzych)
*
Marek Śnieżawski (
Sokół Ostróda)
*
Paweł Wszołek (
Polonia Warszawa)
*
Łukasz Zaniewski (
Okocimski Brzesko)
*
Daniel Zinke (
Górnik Wałbrzych)
;2 goals
* ''26 players''
;1 goal
* ''161 players''
See also
*
2012–13 Ekstraklasa
The 2012–13 Ekstraklasa (also known as T-Mobile Ekstraklasa due to its Sponsor (commercial), sponsorship by T-Mobile Polska) was the 79th season of the highest level of football leagues in Poland since its establishment in 1927 Ekstraklasa, 192 ...
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