The 2016–17 Polish Cup was the 63rd season of the annual Polish football knockout tournament. It began on 16 July 2016 with the first matches of the Preliminary Round and ended on 2 May 2017 with the Final at Stadion Narodowy. Winners of the competition will qualify for the qualifying tournament of the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League.
Participating teams Enter in Round of 32 Enter in First Round Enter in Preliminary Round 2015–16 Ekstraklasa16 teams 2015–16 I liga12 highest ranked teams 2015–16 I liga6 lowest ranked teams 2015–16 II liga18 teams Winners of 16 regional cup competitions Legia Warsaw Piast Gliwice Zagłębie Lubin Cracovia Lechia Gdańsk Pogoń Szczecin Lech Poznań Ruch Chorzów Wisła Kraków Śląsk Wrocław Jagiellonia Białystok Korona Kielce Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza Górnik Łęczna Górnik Zabrze Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała Arka Gdynia Wisła Płock Zagłębie Sosnowiec GKS Katowice Zawisza Bydgoszcz1 Chrobry Głogów Miedź Legnica Bytovia Bytów Sandecja Nowy Sącz Wigry Suwałki Stomil Olsztyn Chojniczanka Chojnice Olimpia Grudziądz Pogoń Siedlce MKS Kluczbork GKS Bełchatów Rozwój Katowice Dolcan Ząbki2 Stal Mielec Znicz Pruszków GKS Tychy Wisła Puławy Raków Częstochowa Siarka Tarnobrzeg Puszcza Niepołomice Radomiak Radom Kotwica Kołobrzeg Legionovia Legionowo Polonia Bytom Błękitni Stargard KS ROW 1964 Rybnik Olimpia Zambrów Stal Stalowa Wola Nadwiślan Góra4 Gryf Wejherowo Okocimski KS Brzesko3 Miedź Legnica II (Lower Silesian) Wda Świecie (Kuyavian-Pomeranian) Chełmianka Chełm (Lublin) Stilon Gorzów Wielkopolski (Lubusz) Lechia Tomaszów Mazowiecki (Łódź) Garbarnia Kraków (Lesser Poland) Świt Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki (Masovian) Odra Opole (Opole) JKS Jarosław (Podkarpackie) ŁKS Łomża (Podlaskie) Pogoń Lębork (Pomeranian) GKS Jastrzębie (Silesian) KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski (Świętokrzyskie) Rominta Gołdap (Warmian-Masurian) KKS Kalisz (Greater Poland) Świt Skolwin (West Pomeranian) Source: 90minut.pl Notes Zawisza did not receive a license for the 2016–17 season and withdrew from the competition. Dolcan dissolved during the 2015–16 season. Okocimski dissolved during the 2015–16 season. Nadwiślan withdrew from the competition.
Round and draw dates Round Draw date First leg Second leg Preliminary round 24 June 2016 15–17 July 2016 — First round 22–27 July 2016 Round of 32 25 July 2016 9-24 August 2016 Round of 16 20–28 September 2016 Quarter-finals 25–26 October 2016 29–30 November 2016 Semi-finals 30 November 2016 28 February, 1 March 2017 4–5 April 2017 Final 10 April 2017 2 May 2017at PGE Narodowy — Source: 90minut.pl
Preliminary round The draw for this round was conducted at the headquarters of the Polish FA on 24 June 2016. Participating in this round were 16 regional cup winners, 18 teams from the 2015–16 II liga and 6 lowest ranked teams from the 2015–16 I liga. The matches were played on 15-17 July 2016.
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 2016–17 season. The hosts of Odra Opole vs. Siarka Tarnobrzeg and Radomiak Radom vs. Stal Stalowa Wola (all teams playing in 2016–17 II liga) games was determined by the order in which the teams were drawn. The number in brackets indicates what tier of Polish football each team competes in during the 2016–17 season.
! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;"|15 July 2016
! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;"|16 July 2016
! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;"|17 July 2016
! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;"|No match |- |style="text-align:right; background:#d0f0c0;"| Rominta Gołdap (5) |style="text-align:center; " colspan=2 rowspan=2|bye to the next round |- |style="text-align:right; background:#d0f0c0;"| KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski (4)
Notes Note 1: Nadwiślan Góra withdrew from the competition.
First round The draw for this round was conducted at the headquarters of the Polish FA on 24 June 2016. The matches will be played on 22–27 July 2016. Participating in this round will the 20 winners from the previous round and 12 highest ranked teams from the 2015–16 I liga. Winners of match 2 will advance to the next round. The 12 teams joining in this round were seeded and their opponents were drawn from the 20 winners of the preliminary round (the other 6 formed the remaining 3 matches). Games will be hosted by teams playing in the lower division in the 2016–17 season. Hosts of matches between teams playing in the same tier will be decided by a draw. The number in brackets indicates what tier of Polish football each team competes in during the 2016–17 season.
! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;"|22 July 2016
! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;"|23 July 2016
! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;"|26 July 2016
! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;"|27 July 2016
! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;"|No match |- |style="text-align:right; background:#d0f0c0;"| GKS Jastrzębie (4) |style="text-align:center " colspan="2"|bye to the next round
Bracket
Round of 32 The draw for this round was conducted at the PGE Narodowy on 25 July 2016. The matches were played from 9 to 24 August 2016. Participating in this round were the 16 winners from the previous round and 16 teams from the 2015–16 Ekstraklasa. Games were hosted by teams playing in the lower division in the 2016–17 season. The hosts of matches of teams playing in the same tier were the teams occupying a higher position in the bracket.
! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;"|9 August 2016
! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;"|10 August 2016
! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;"|11 August 2016
! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;"|24 August 2016
Round of 16 Competing in this round will the 16 winners from the previous round. The draw for this round was conducted at PGE Narodowy, Warsaw on 25 July 2016. Matches will be played on 20–28 September 2016. Hosts of matches between teams playing in the same tier were decided by a draw conducted on 12 August 2016.
! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;"|20 September 2016
! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;"|21 September 2016
! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;"|22 September 2016
! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;"|27 September 2016
! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;"|28 September 2016
Quarter-finals The 8 winners from Round of 16 will compete in this round. The matches will be played in two legs. The first leg took place on 25–26 October 2016. The second leg took place on 29–30 November 2016. The draw for this round was conducted at PGE Narodowy, Warsaw on 25 July 2016. Host of first match between teams playing in the same tier were decided by a draw conducted on 29 September 2016.
First leg
Second leg
Semi-finals The 4 winners from Quarterfinals will compete in this round. The matches will be played in two legs. The first legs took place on 28 February and 1 March 2017. The second legs took place on 4–5 April 2017. The draw for this round was conducted at Stadion Miejski im. Henryka Reymana, Kraków on 30 November 2016.
First leg
Second leg
Final The final match was played at the Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw on 2 May 2017. Host of the final match was decided by a draw conducted on 10 April 2017.
GK1 Jasmin BurićRB4 Tomasz KędzioraCB35 Jan BednarekCB35 Lasse Nielsen LB22 Volodymyr KostevychCM6 Łukasz Trałka (c)CM14 Maciej GajosRM10 Darko Jevtić AM86 Radosław MajewskiLM24 Dawid Kownacki CF11 Marcin Robak Substitutes:GK30 Matúš PutnockýMF8 Szymon Pawłowski MF17 Maciej Makuszewski MF18 Mihai Răduț DF26 Maciej WiluszDF28 Marcin WasielewskiMF55 Abdul Aziz TettehManager: Nenad Bjelica GK1 Pāvels ŠteinborsRB2 Tadeusz SochaCB3 Krzysztof Sobieraj (c)CB29 Michał MarcjanikLB23 Marcin WarcholakCM6 Antoni Łukasiewicz CM17 Adam MarciniakRM8 Marcus da Silva AM10 Mateusz Szwoch LM19 Miroslav Božok CF26 Przemysław Trytko Substitutes:GK30 Arkadiusz MoczadłoFW11 Rafał Siemaszko MF14 Michał NalepaMF20 Dominik Hofbauer DF32 Przemysław StolcDF33 Damian ZbozieńMF45 Luka Zarandia Manager: Leszek Ojrzyński
Match officials: Referee: Tomasz Musiał Assistant referees: Sebastian Mucha Jakub Ślusarski Fourth official: Bartosz FrankowskiMatch rules 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Seven named substitutes. Maximum of three substitutions.
Top goalscorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Rafał JankowskiKKS Kalisz4 Kamil ZapolnikWigry Suwałki3 Kamil AdamekWigry Suwałki3 Adam FrączczakPogoń Szczecin Maciej MałkowskiSandecja Nowy Sącz Marcin RobakLech Poznań Maciej RożnowskiWda Świecie Rafał SiemaszkoArka Gdynia Szymon SobczakStal Mielec Karol ZielińskiKotwica Kołobrzeg
See also 2016–17 Ekstraklasa 2016–17 I liga
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