The 2013–14 Polish Cup was the 60th season of the annual Polish football knockout tournament. It began on 13 July 2013 with the first matches of the extra preliminary round and ended on 2 May 2014 with the Final. The winners qualified for the second qualifying round of the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League.
Legia Warsaw were the defending champions, having won their record breaking 16th title in the previous season. Zawisza Bydgoszcz won the match 6–5 on penalties following a 0–0 draw after extra time, thus winning the first Polish Cup trophy in the club's history.
Participating teams Enter in Round of 32 Enter in First Round Enter in Extra Preliminary Round 2012–13 Ekstraklasa16 teams 2012–13 I Liga18 teams 2012–13 II liga36 teams Winners of 16 regional cup competitions Legia Warsaw1 Lech Poznań1 Śląsk Wrocław1 Piast Gliwice1 Górnik Zabrze Polonia Warsaw Wisła Kraków Lechia Gdańsk Zagłębie Lubin Jagiellonia Białystok Korona Kielce Pogoń Szczecin Widzew Łódź Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała Ruch Chorzów GKS Bełchatów Zawisza Bydgoszcz KS Cracovia Termalica Bruk-Bet Nieciecza Flota Świnoujście Arka Gdynia GKS Tychy Dolcan Ząbki Miedź Legnica Olimpia Grudziądz GKS Katowice Kolejarz Stróże Górnik Łęczna Stomil Olsztyn Sandecja Nowy Sącz Okocimski KS Brzesko Warta Poznań Polonia Bytom ŁKS Łódź Wisła Płock Puszcza Niepołomice Pelikan Łowicz Resovia Wisła Puławy Znicz Pruszków Olimpia Elbląg Pogoń Siedlce Radomiak Radom Stal Stalowa Wola Wigry Suwałki Stal Rzeszów Unia Tarnów Motor Lublin Garbarnia Kraków Świt Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki Concordia Elbląg Siarka Tarnobrzeg Energetyk ROW Rybnik Chojniczanka Chojnice Bytovia Bytów Zagłębie Sosnowiec MKS Kluczbork KS Polkowice Rozwój Katowice Chrobry Głogów Calisia Kalisz Jarota Jarocin Gryf Wejherowo Raków Częstochowa Tur Turek Górnik Wałbrzych Ruch Zdzieszowice MKS Oława Elana Toruń Lech Rypin Czarni II Rokitki (Lower Silesia) Włocłavia Włocławek (Kujawy-Pomerania) AMSPN Hetman Zamość (Lublin) Formacja Port 2000 Mostki (Lubusz) Lechia Tomaszów Mazowiecki (Łódź) KS Tymbark2 (Lesser Poland) Ursus Warszawa (Mazovia) Odra Opole (Opole) Stal Sanok (Podkarpacie) ŁKS 1926 Łomża (Podlasie) Cartusia Kartuzy (Pomerania) Skra II Częstochowa (Silesia) KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski (Świętokrzyskie) GKS Wikielec (Warmia-Masuria) Sokół Kleczew (Greater Poland) Bałtyk Koszalin (West Pomerania) Notes: The top seeds can't meet prior to the semi-finals. The winners of the Lesser Poland regional Cup were disqualified from 2013–14 Polish Cup, as the Lesser Poland FA were unable to determine the winner within the time limit set by the 2013–14 Polish Cup rulebook.
Round and draw dates Round Draw date First leg Second leg Extra preliminary round 14 June 2013 13 July 2013 — Preliminary roud 17 July 2013 First round 24 July 2013 Round of 32 25 July 2013 16–17 August 2013 Round of 16 16 October–18 December 2013 Quarter-finals 18–19 March 2014 25–26 March 2014 Semi-finals 8–9 April 2014 15–16 April 2014 Final 21 May 2014at National Stadium, Warsaw —
Extra preliminary round The draw for this round was conducted at the headquarters of the Polish FA on 14 June 2013. Participating in this round are 16 regional cup winners and 36 teams from the 2012–13 II Liga. The matches will be played on 13 July 2013.
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Notes Note 1: KS Tymbark were disqualified from the competition. Note 2: Radomiak, Resovia, Tur and Unia Tarnów withdrew from the competition.
Preliminary round The draw for this round was conducted at the headquarters of the Polish FA on 14 June 2013. The matches were played on 17 July 2013. Gryf Wejherowo and Zagłębie Sosnowiec received a bye to the First Round.
! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;"|17 July 2013
Notes Note 1: Played at Stadion Miejski, Tarnobrzeg, as Garbarnia's home stadium did not meet the PZPN criteria.
First round The draw for this round was conducted at the headquarters of the Polish FA on 24 June 2013. Participating in this round are the 12 winners of the preliminary round along with Gryf Wejherowo and Zagłębie Sosnowiec and the 18 teams from 2012–13 I Liga (Poland). The matches will be played on 23 and 24 July 2013.
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Notes Note 1: ŁKS Łódź withdrew from the competition.
Bracket
Round of 32 The draw for this round was conducted at Stadion Wojska Polskiego, Warsaw on 25 July 2013. Participating in this round are the 16 winners of the first round along with the 16 teams from 2012–13 Ekstraklasa. The matches were played on 16 and 17 August 2013.
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! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;"|17 August 2013
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Round of 16 Competing in this round are the 16 winners from the previous round. Matches were played on 16, 21, 22 & 23 October 2013, 5, 6 & 7 November 2013 & 18 December 2013. Numbers in brackets associate what tier of Polish football the club compete in. Katowice, Tychy, Arka Gdynia, Miedź Legnica & Sandecja Nowy Sącz are the five lowest ranked teams left in the competition, all competing in the second tier of Polish football.
! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;"|16 October 2013
! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;"|21 October 2013
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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 11, 12 and 19 March 2014, while the second legs were played on 25 and 26 March 2014.Pairs were determined on 25 July 2013.
First leg
Second leg
Semi-finals The 4 winners from the quarterfinals competed in this round.The matches will be played in two legs. The first leg took place on 8 & 9 April 2014, while the second legs were played on 16 April 2014.Pairs were determined on 25 July 2013.
First leg
Second leg
Final
See also 2013–14 Ekstraklasa
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