2023–24 Polish Cup

The 2023–24 Polish Cup ( ) was the 70th season of the annual Polish football knockout tournament. The competition began on 2 August 2023 with the preliminary round the first of seven rounds and ended on 2 May 2024 with the final match at the PGE Narodowy in Warsaw. The Polish Cup is considered the second-most important club title in Polish football after the Ekstraklasa championship. The competition is organised by the Polish Football Association (PZPN). The Polish Cup is sponsored by Fortuna, making the official name Fortuna Puchar Polski. The winners were assured a place in the first qualifying round of the 2024–25 UEFA Europa League.

The defending champions Legia Warsaw were knocked out in the round of 16 by Korona Kielce. In the final, Wisła Kraków defeated Pogoń Szczecin 2–1 after extra time, winning their fifth title and becoming the fifth second-division club to win the competition. The last time such a situation occurred was in the 1995–96 season.

Participating teams

Prize money

The PZPN Board of Directors determined the size of the prizes.

Round and draw dates

Preliminary round

The matches were played on 2–10 August 2023. Participating in this round were the 2 lowest ranked teams from 2022–23 I liga (which finished 2022–23 season on positions 17–18) and 18 teams from the 2022–23 II liga. With reference to the competition regulations, the matches were played according to the following scheme:
* 17th team of 2022–23 I liga season will be a host of match against 18th team of 2022–23 II liga season,
* 18th team of I liga season will be a host of match against 17th team of II liga season,
* 1st team of II liga season will be a host of match against 16th team of II liga season,
* 2nd team of II liga season will be a host of match against 15th team of II liga season,
* 3rd team of II liga season will be a host of match against 14th team of II liga season,
* 4th team of II liga season will be a host of match against 13th team of II liga season,
* 5th team of II liga season will be a host of match against 12th team of II liga season,
* 6th team of II liga season will be a host of match against 11th team of II liga season,
* 7th team of II liga season will be a host of match against 10th team of II liga season,
* 8th team of II liga season will be a host of match against 9th team of II liga season.

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First round

The draw for this round was conducted in the headquarter of Polish Football Association on 11 August 2023. The matches were played from 26 to 28 September 2023. Participating in this round were the 10 winners from the previous round, 14 teams from 2022–23 Ekstraklasa which were not qualified to 2023–24 UEFA club competitions, top 16 teams of 2022–23 I liga and 16 winners of the regional cup competitions. Games were hosted by teams playing in the lower division in the 2023–24 season or by first drawn team in a case of match between clubs from the same division.

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Round of 32

The draw for this round was conducted in the headquarter of Polish Football Association on 29 September 2023. The matches were played from 31 October to 8 November 2023. Participating in this round were the 28 winners from the previous round and 4 teams from 2022–23 Ekstraklasa which were qualified to 2023–24 UEFA club competitions. Games were hosted by teams playing in the lower division in the 2023–24 season or by first drawn team in a case of match between clubs from the same division.

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Round of 16

The draw for this round was conducted in the headquarter of Polish Football Association on 10 November 2023. The matches were played on 5–7 December 2023. Participating in this round were the 16 winners from the previous round. Games were hosted by teams playing in the lower division in the 2023–24 season or by first drawn team in a case of match between clubs from the same division.

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Quarter-finals

The draw for this round was conducted in the headquarter of Polish Football Association on 8 December 2023. The matches were played on 27 and 28 February 2024. Participating in this round were the 8 winners from the previous round. Games were hosted by teams playing in the lower division in the 2023–24 season or by first drawn team in a case of match between clubs from the same division.

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Semi-finals

The draw for this round was conducted in the headquarter of Polish Football Association on 1 March 2024. The matches will be played on 2–4 April 2024. Participating in this round are the 4 winners from the previous round. Games will be hosted by teams playing in the lower division in the 2023–24 season or by first drawn team in a case of match between clubs from the same division.

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Final

References

External link

Fortuna Puchar Polski 2023/2024

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Polish Cup seasons