2008–09 Polish Cup

Polish Cup 2008–09 was the fifty-fifth season of the annual Polish 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, Chorzów. The winners qualified for the third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League. Legia Warszawa were the defending champions.

Contents

Extra Preliminary Round

Eight of the 32 teams which had qualified on regional levels competed in this round.

The matches were played on 30 July 2008.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Pogoń Oleśnica 1-0 (aet) Arka Nowa Sól
Chełmianka Chełm 2-3 KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski
Koszarawa Żywiec 0-1 Unia Tarnów
GKS Starocin 1-1 (6-7 p) Sokół Aleksandrów Łódzki

Preliminary round

The four winners of the Extra Preliminary Round and the 24 remaining teams qualified through regional levels competed in this round.

The matches were played on 13 August 2008.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
OKS 1945 Olsztyn 0-3 Kotwica Kołobrzeg
Victoria Koronowo 0-1 Huragan Morąg
Omega Kleszczów II 2-2 (4-5 p) Promień Opalenica
Górnik Łęczna 2-0 Warmia Grajewo
Pniówek Pawłowice Śląskie 2-1 Resovia Rzeszów
Przebój Wolbrom II 0-2 Sokół Aleksandrów Łódzki
Stal Sanok 3-1 Unia Tarnów
Bytovia Bytów 2-3 (aet) Dąb Dębno
LZS Leśnica 2-1 KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski
Orzeł Ząbkowice Śląskie 0-2 Pogoń Oleśnica
Lechia Zielona Góra II 0-2 Nielba Wągrowiec
Naprzód Jędrzejów 1-1 (4-5 p) Legia Warszawa II
Hutnik Warszawa 1-4 Zawisza Bydgoszcz
Supraślanka Supraśl 1-2 Lechia Gdańsk II

Round 1

The fourteen winners of the Preliminary Round, along with the eighteen teams from 2007–08 II Liga, competed in this round.

The matches were played on 26 and 27 August 2008.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Kotwica Kołobrzeg 0-2 Arka Gdynia
Huragan Morąg 1-2 (aet) Warta Poznań
Promień Opalenica 2-1 Pelikan Łowicz
Górnik Łęczna 5-1 Tur Turek
Pniówek Pawłowice Śląskie 1-3 Odra Opole
Sokół Aleksandrów Łódzki 1-1 (1-4 p) Piast Gliwice
Stal Sanok 2-2 (5-4 p) Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała
Dąb Dębno 0-3 Lechia Gdańsk
LZS Leśnica 1-2 GKS Jastrzębie-Zdrój
Pogoń Oleśnica 1-3 GKS Katowice
Nielba Wągrowiec 1-0 Śląsk Wrocław
Legia Warszawa II 0-3 Motor Lublin
Zawisza Bydgoszcz 0-1 Kmita Zabierzów
Lechia Gdańsk II 3-0 Znicz Pruszków
Wisła Płock 8-0 ŁKS Łomża
Stal Stalowa Wola w/o 1

Note 1: The draw was conducted prior to the merger of Polonia Warszawa and Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski. Upon completion of the merger, Stal Stalowa Wola, who were originally to play former II Liga side Polonia Warszawa, 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, competed in this round.

September 23, 2008
15:30
Stal Stalowa Wola 1 – 0 GKS Bełchatów Stadion MOSiR, Stalowa Wola
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Marcin Roguski (Warsaw)
Lebioda  10'

September 23, 2008
16:00
Nielba Wągrowiec 0 – 3 Polonia Warsaw Stadion OSiR, Wągrowiec
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Dariusz Giejsztorewicz (Suwałki)
Kazimierowski  56'
J. Lato  78'
Gajtkowski  80'

September 23, 2008
16:00
Górnik Łęczna 2 – 3 (aet) Cracovia Stadion Górnika, Łęczna
Attendance: no attendance allowed
Referee: Mirosław Górecki (Katowice)
Grzegorzewski  39' (pen)
Stefaniuk  65'
Pawlusiński  37' (pen)
Krzywicki  46'
Moskała  108'

September 23, 2008
16:00
GKS Katowice 3 – 4 (aet) Górnik Zabrze Stadion GKS, Katowice
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Jacek Granat (Warsaw)
Plewnia  20'
B. Iwan  42'
Markowski  86'
Madejski  32'  39'  112'
Wodecki  78'

September 23, 2008
16:00
Odra Opole 2 – 0 Polonia Bytom Stadion Miejski, Opole
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Mariusz Podgórski (Wrocław)
Copik  42'
Jaskólski  81'

September 23, 2008
20:00
Wisła Płock 1 – 2 (aet) Legia Warsaw Stadion Wisły, Płock
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Piotr Wasilewski (Kalisz)
Wiśniewski  22' Iwański  80'  102' (pen)

September 24, 2008
15:30
Stal Sanok 1 – 0 Widzew Łódź Stadion MOSiR, Sanok
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Jarosław Chmiel (Warsaw)
Borowczyk  43'

September 24, 2008
15:45
Motor Lublin 0 – 2 ŁKS Łódź MOSiR–Bystrzyca, Lublin
Attendance: 800
Referee: Marek Karkut (Warsaw)
Biskup  31'
Mowlik  61'

September 24, 2008
16:00
Promień Opalenica 1 – 0 Zagłębie Sosnowiec Stadion Promienia, Opalenica
Attendance: 700
Referee: Marcin Szrek (Kielce)
Rewers  90+1'

September 24, 2008
16:00
Warta Poznań 0 – 2 Ruch Chorzów Stadion przy Drodze Dębińskiej, Poznań
Attendance: 200
Referee: Radosław Trochimiuk (Ciechanów)
Ćwieląg  56'
Zając  75'

September 24, 2008
16:00
Kmita Zabierzów 3 – 0 Korona Kielce Stadion Kmity, Zabierzów
Attendance: 250
Referee: Paweł Pskit (Łódź)
Cios  20'  90'
P. Wasilewski  34'

September 24, 2008
18:00
GKS Jastrzębie 3 – 4 (aet) Zagłębie Lubin Stadion Miejski, Jastrzębie-Zdrój
Attendance: 450
Referee: Leszek Gawron (Mielec)
Wawrzyczek  12'  40' (pen)  47' Kędziora  58' (pen)
Zapaśnik  62'
Klofik  81'
Pawłowski  94'

September 24, 2008
18:00
Piast Gliwice 0 – 4 Lech Poznań Stadion Piast, Gliwice
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Jacek Walczyński (Lublin)
Štilić  11'  53'
Murawski  22'
Rengifo  90'

September 24, 2008
18:00
Lechia Gdańsk Reserves 0 – 3 Wisła Kraków Stadion MOSiR, Gdańsk
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Włodzimierz Bartos (Łódź)
Jirsak  64'
Paweł Brożek  72'  82'

September 24, 2008
20:00
Arka Gdynia 1 – 2 Odra Wodzisław Śląski Stadion GOSiR, Gdynia
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Płock)
Chmiest  69' Szymiczek  33'
Korzym  90'

October 7, 2008
18:00
Lechia Gdańsk 0 – 1 Jagiellonia Białystok Stadion MOSiR, Gdańsk
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Marcin Szulc (Warsaw)
Zawistowski  90'

Round 3

The sixteen winners of Round 2 competed in this round.

October 29, 2008
17:00
Legia Warsaw 0 – 0 (aet) Jagiellonia Białystok Polish Army Stadium, Warsaw
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Jarosław Żyro (Bydgoszcz)
  Penalties  
Iwański
Roger
Kiełbowicz
Choto
Grzelak
Rybus
Rzeźniczak
Smoliński
8 – 7 Hermes
Everton
Łatka
Thiago Rangel
Pacan
Norambuena
Dzienis
Pešír

October 28, 2008
18:00
Cracovia 3 – 0 ŁKS Łódź Marshal Józef Piłsudski Stadium, Kraków
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Piotr Wasielewski (Kalisz)
Kaszuba  12'
Witkowski  80'
Nowak  84'

October 29, 2008
14:00
Promień Opalenica 1 – 4 Zagłębie Lubin Stadion Promienia, Opalenica
Attendance: 500
Referee: Tomasz Cwalina (Gdańsk)
Gościniak  52' Micanski  32'  58'  59'  90'

October 29, 2008
20:10
Wisła Kraków 2 – 1 Górnik Zabrze Wisła Stadium, Kraków
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Marcin Szulc (Warsaw)
Zieńczuk  12'
Díaz  80'
Léo  5'

October 29, 2008
13:30
Stal Sanok 2 – 0 Stal Stalowa Wola Stadion MOSiR, Sanok
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Erwin Paterek (Lublin)
Węgrzyn  55'
Borowczyk  77'

October 28, 2008
13:00
Kmita Zabierzów 0 – 2 Polonia Warsaw Stadion Kmity, Zabierzów
Attendance: 100
Referee: Mirosław Górecki (Katowice)
Kosmalski  20'  87'

October 28, 2008
20:00
Lech Poznań 1 – 0 Odra Wodzisław Śląski Stadion Miejski, Poznań
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Włodzimierz Bartos (Łódź)
Ivan Đurđević  90'

October 28, 2008
18:00
Odra Opole 0 – 2 Ruch Chorzów Stadion Miejski Opole, Opole
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Piotr Pielak (Warsaw)
Sobczak  15'
Grzyb  64' (pen)

Quarterfinals

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 legs

March 4, 2009
20:00 CET
Wisła Kraków 0 – 1 Lech Poznań Stadion Henryka Reymana, Cracow
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Robert Małek (Zabrze)
Lewandowski  49'

March 17, 2009
18:00 CET
Ruch Chorzów 3 – 0 Zagłębie Lubin Stadion Śląski, Chorzów
Attendance: not attendanced
Referee: Piotr Wasielewski (Kalisz)
Baláž  32' (pen.)
Pulkowski  38'
Grzyb  54'

March 17, 2009
20:00 CET
Legia Warszawa 3 – 1 Stal Sanok Stadion Wojska Polskiego, Warsaw
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Wojciech Krztoń (Olsztyn)
Rocki  19'
Paluchowski  45+1'
Rzeźniczak  90'
Borowczyk  24'

March 18, 2009
20:00 CET
Polonia Warszawa 1 – 0 Cracovia Stadion Polonii, Warsaw
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Dawid Piasecki (Słupsk)
Lato  54'

Second legs

April 7, 2009
17:30 CEST
Zagłębie Lubin 1 – 2 Ruch Chorzów Dialog Arena, Lubin
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Marcin Roguski
Piotrowski  70' Baláž  9'
Nowacki  57'

Ruch Chorzów won 5–1 on aggregate


April 7, 2009
17:30 CEST
Cracovia 2 – 2 Polonia Warsaw Marshal Józef Piłsudski Stadium, Kraków
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Mariusz Trofimiec
Nowak  49'
Moskała  73'
Ivanovski  6'
Piątek  56'

Polonia Warsaw won 3–2 on aggregate


April 8, 2009
13:00 CEST
Stal Sanok 1 – 1 Legia Warsaw Stadion MOSiR, Sanok
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Sebastian Jarzębak
Kosiba  46' Rocki  64'

Legia Warsaw won 4–2 on aggregate


April 8, 2009
17:30 CEST
Lech Poznań 2 – 1 Wisła Kraków Stadion Miejski, Poznań
Attendance: 16,500
Referee: Adam Kajzer
Lewandowski  26'
Rengifo  29'
Głowacki  49'

Lech Poznan won 3–1 on aggregate

Semifinals

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 legs

April 29, 2009
17:45 CEST
Legia Warsaw 0 – 1 Ruch Chorzów Polish Army Stadium, Warsaw
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Włodzimierz Bartos (Łódź)
Report
(Polish)
Mucha  70' (o.g.)

April 30, 2009
17:45 CEST
Lech Poznań 1 – 1 Polonia Warsaw Stadion Miejski, Poznań
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Robert Małek (Zabrze)
Štilić  14' Report
(Polish)
Lato  23'

Second legs

May 6, 2009
17:30 CEST
Polonia Warsaw 1 – 1 (aet) Lech Poznań Polonia Stadium, Warsaw
Attendance: 2,200
Referee: Mirosław Górecki (Katowice)
Jodłowiec  87' Report
(Polish)
Rengifo  60' (pen.)
  Penalties  
Mynář
Lato
Majewski
0 – 3 Kucharski
Štilić
Cueto

2–2 on aggregate, Lech Poznań won 3–0 on penalties


May 7, 2009
17:30 CEST
Ruch Chorzów 1 – 0 Legia Warsaw Stadion Ruchu, Chorzów
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Adam Lyczmański (Bydgoszcz)
Baláž  2' Report
(Polish)

Ruch Chorzów won 2–0 on aggregate

Final

May 19, 2009
20:00 CEST
Ruch Chorzów 0 – 1 Lech Poznań Silesian Stadium, Chorzów
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Tomasz Mikulski (Lublin)
Peszko  51'
Polish Cup
2008–09 Winners
Lech Poznań
Sixth Title

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