The 2017–18 Polish Cup was the 64th season of the annual Polish football knockout tournament. It began on 14 July 2017 with the first matches of the preliminary round and ended on 2 May 2018 with the final at Stadion Narodowy. Winners of the competition, Legia Warsaw, qualified for the qualifying tournament of the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League. They secured their 19th Polish Cup title ever, after defeating 2–1 defending champions from Arka Gdynia.
Participating teams Enter in Round of 32 Enter in First Round Enter in preliminary round 2016–17 Ekstraklasa16 teams 2016–17 I liga12 highest ranked teams 2016–17 I liga6 lowest ranked teams 2016–17 II liga18 teams Winners of 16 regional cup competitions Legia Warsaw Jagiellonia Białystok Lech Poznań Lechia Gdańsk Korona Kielce Wisła Kraków Pogoń Szczecin Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza Zagłębie Lubin Piast Gliwice Śląsk Wrocław Wisła Płock Arka Gdynia Cracovia Górnik Łęczna Ruch Chorzów Sandecja Nowy Sącz Górnik Zabrze Zagłębie Sosnowiec Miedź Legnica Chojniczanka Chojnice Olimpia Grudziądz GKS Katowice Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała Wigry Suwałki Stal Mielec Pogoń Siedlce Chrobry Głogów Stomil Olsztyn GKS Tychy Bytovia Bytów Wisła Puławy Znicz Pruszków MKS Kluczbork Raków Częstochowa Odra Opole Puszcza Niepołomice Radomiak Radom Olimpia Elbląg Siarka Tarnobrzeg Błękitni Stargard Legionovia Legionowo GKS Bełchatów Stal Stalowa Wola Warta Poznań ROW 1964 Rybnik Rozwój Katowice Gryf Wejherowo Polonia Warsaw Kotwica Kołobrzeg Olimpia Zambrów Polonia Bytom1 Polonia Środa Wielkopolska (Greater Poland) Wda Świecie (Kuyavian-Pomeranian) Podhale Nowy Targ (Lesser Poland) Warta Sieradz (Łódź) Zagłębie Lubin II (Lower Silesian) Chełmianka Chełm (Lublin) Stilon Gorzów Wielkopolski (Lubusz) Świt Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki (Masovian) Ruch Zdzieszowice (Opole) Stal Rzeszów (Podkarpackie) ŁKS 1926 Łomża (Podlaskie) Gryf Słupsk (Pomeranian) Rekord Bielsko-Biała (Silesian) KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski (Świętokrzyskie) Sokół Ostróda (Warmian-Masurian) MKP Szczecinek (West Pomeranian) Source: 90minut.pl Notes Polonia Bytom withdrew from the competition.
Round and draw dates Round Draw date First leg Second leg Preliminary round 22 June 2017 14–18 July 2017 — First round 22–26 July 2017 Round of 32 25 July 2017 8–10 August 2017 Round of 16 19–27 September 2017 Quarter-finals 24–26 October 2017 28–29 November 2017 Semi-finals 3–4 April 2018 17–18 April 2018 Final 2 May 2018at PGE Narodowy — Source: 90minut.pl
Preliminary round The draw for this round was conducted at the headquarters of the Polish FA on 22 June 2017. Participating in this round were 16 regional cup winners, 18 teams from the 2016–17 II liga and 6 lowest ranked teams from the 2016–17 I liga. The matches were played from 14 to 18 July 2017.
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 2017–18 season. The host of Legionovia Legionowo versus Znicz Pruszków (both teams playing in 2017–18 II liga) game 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 2017–18 season.
! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;"|14 July 2017
! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;"|15 July 2017
! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;"|16 July 2017
! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;"|18 July 2017
! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;"|No match
Notes Note 1: Polonia Bytom withdrew from the competition.
First round The draw for this round was conducted at the headquarters of the Polish FA on 22 June 2017. The matches were played from 22 to 26 July 2017. Participating in this round were the 20 winners from the previous round and 12 highest ranked teams from the 2016–17 I liga. Winners of matches were advanced 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 8 formed the remaining 4 matches). Games will be hosted by teams playing in the lower division in the 2017–18 season. Host of match between Puszcza Niepołomice and GKS Tychy (the teams are playing in the same tier) was decided by a draw on 17 July 2017. The number in brackets indicates what tier of Polish football each team competes in during the 2017–18 season.
! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;"|22 July 2017
! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;"|23 July 2017
! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk"|26 July 2017
Bracket
Round of 32 The draw for this round was conducted at the PGE Narodowy on 25 July 2017. The matches were played on 8–10 August 2017. Participating in this round were the 16 winners from the previous round and 16 teams from the 2016–17 Ekstraklasa. Games were hosted by teams playing in the lower division in the 2017–18 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;"|8 August 2017
! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;"|9 August 2017
! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;"|10 August 2017
Round of 16 The 16 winners from the previous round competed in this round. The draw for this round was conducted at PGE Narodowy, Warsaw on 25 July 2017. Matches were played from 19 September to 27 September 2017. Hosts of matches between teams playing in the same tier were decided by a draw conducted on 11 August 2017.
! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;"|19 September 2017
! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;"|20 September 2017
! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;"|21 September 2017
! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;"|26 September 2017
! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;"|27 September 2017
Quarter-finals The 8 winners from Round of 16 competed in this round. The matches were played in two legs. The first leg took place on 24–26 October 2017. The second leg took place on 28 and 29 November 2017. The draw for this round was conducted at PGE Narodowy, Warsaw on 25 July 2017. Host of first match between teams playing in the same tier (Zagłębie Lubin and Korona Kielce) was decided by a draw conducted on 28 September 2017.
First leg
Second leg
Semi-finals The 4 winners from the Quarterfinals competed in this round. The matches were played in two legs. The first legs took place on 3-4 April 2018. The second legs took place on 18 April 2018. The draw for this round was conducted at Stadion Miejski, Kielce on 29 November 2017.
First leg
Second leg
Final The final match was played at the Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw on 2 May 2018. The host of the final match was decided by a draw which was conducted on 17 April 2018.
GK1 Pāvels ŠteinborsRB33 Damian ZbozieńCB29 Michał MarcjanikCB28 Frederik HelstrupLB23 Marcin WarcholakDM4 Dawid SołdeckiCM90 Andriy Bohdanov CM14 Michał Nalepa RM8 Marcus da Silva (c)LM10 Mateusz SzwochCF22 Maciej Jankowski Substitutes:GK80 Krzysztof PilarzDF2 Tadeusz SochaDF17 Adam Marciniak MF13 Grzegorz Piesio MF24 Patryk KunFW9 Rubén JuradoFW11 Rafał Siemaszko Manager: Leszek Ojrzyński GK33 Radosław CierzniakRB20 Marko VešovićCB44 William RémyCB2 Michał PazdanLB14 Adam HloušekRM26 CafúCM6 Chris PhilippsLM7 Domagoj AntolićRW18 Michał Kucharczyk LW32 Miroslav Radović (c) CF11 Jarosław Niezgoda Substitutes:GK1 Arkadiusz MalarzDF3 MaurícioDF55 Artur JędrzejczykMF8 Cristian PasquatoMF22 Kasper Hämäläinen MF53 Sebastian Szymański FW9 Eduardo Manager: Dean Klafurić
Match officials: Referee: Piotr Lasyk Assistant referees: Dawid Golis Bartłomiej Lekki Fourth official: Mariusz Złotek Video assistant referee: Paweł Gil Marcin BorkowskiMatch 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 Igor AnguloGórnik Zabrze4 Armando SadikuLegia Warsaw Janusz SurdykowskiBytovia Bytów4 Bartosz BielBytovia Bytów3 Dawid FlaszkaGKS Bełchatów Kamil JackiewiczOlimpia Zambrów Mateusz MachajChrobry Głogów Tomasz MikołajczakChojniczanka Chojnice Sebastian SzymańskiLegia Warsaw Bartosz ŚpiączkaBruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza Wojciech TrochimSandecja Nowy Sącz Przemysław TrytkoChrobry Głogów
See also 2017–18 Ekstraklasa 2017–18 I liga
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