The 2015–16

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was the sixty-second season of the annual Polish

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knockout tournament. It began on 18 July 2015 with the first matches of the preliminary round and ended on 2 May 2016 with the final at the

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. Winners of the competition qualified for the qualifying tournament of the

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. The 2015–16 season brought several changes into the competition format determined by the 2014 reform of

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(3rd tier), which decreased the number of teams playing in the league from 36 to 18 and the number of teams participating in the Polish Cup from 86 to 68. The tournament had one preliminary round (instead of two in previous seasons), in which also the 6 lowest-ranked

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(2nd tier) teams entered.

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successfully defended the Polish Cup champion title, winning the final game 1–0 against

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and secured their eighteenth title.

Participating teams

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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 17 June 2015. Participating in this round were 16 regional cup winners, 18 teams from the 2014–15

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and 6 lowest ranked teams from the 2014–15 I Liga. The matches were played on 18, 19 and 22 July 2015. 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 2015–16 season. The host of

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vs. Nadwiślan Góra (both playing in II Liga) game was determined by the order in which the teams were drawn. ! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;", 18 July 2015 , - ! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;", 19 July 2015 , - ! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;", 22 July 2015 , - ! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;", No match , - ;Notes *Note 1: Flota Świnoujście dissolved after the 2014–2015 season and withdrew from the Polish Cup. The successor club plays in the ''

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I'' group of the ''A klasa'' (8th tier) *Note 2: Widzew Łódź dissolved after the 2014–2015 season and withdrew from the Polish Cup. The successor club plays in the ''

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IV Liga'' (5th tier) *Note 3: Limanovia withdrew from the competition, citing financial difficulties.

First round

The draw for this round was conducted at the headquarters of the Polish FA on 17 June 2015. The matches were played on 25, 26, 28 and 29 July 2015. Participating in this round were the 20 winners from the previous round and 12 highest ranked teams from the 2014–15 I Liga. 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 2015–16 season. Hosts of matches between teams playing in the same tier were decided by a draw conducted on 20 July 2015, with the exception of the Katowice derby, where both teams agreed to play on GKS's Stadion Miejski. ! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;", 25 July 2015 , - ! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;", 26 July 2015 , - ! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;", 28 July 2015 , - ! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;", 29 July 2015

Bracket

Round of 32

The draw for this round was conducted at the PGE Narodowy on 23 July 2015. The matches were played on 11, 12 and 13 August 2015. Participating in this round are the 16 winners from the previous round and 16 teams from the

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. ! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;", 11 August 2015 , - ! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;", 12 August 2015 , - ! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;", 13 August 2015

Round of 16

Competing in this round were the 16 winners from the previous round. The draw for this round was conducted at the

on 23 July 2015. Matches were played on 15, 16, 22–24 September 2015. Hosts of matches between teams playing in the same tier were decided by a draw conducted on 14 August 2015. ! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;", 15 September 2015 , - ! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;", 16 September 2015 , - ! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;", 22 September 2015 , - ! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;", 23 September 2015 , - ! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;", 24 September 2015

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 the 27 and 28 October 2015. The second leg took place on 18–19 November and 16 December 2015. The draw for this round was conducted at the

on 23 July 2015. Host of first match between teams playing in the same tier were decided by a draw conducted on 28 September 2015.

First leg

Second leg

Semi-finals

The 4 winners from

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will compete in this round. The matches will be played in two legs. The first leg took place on 15–16 March 2016. The second leg took place on 5–6 April 2016. The draw for this round was conducted at Stadion Miejski,

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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

Notes

References

See also