2025–26 Polish Cup

The 2025–26 Polish Cup ( ) was the 72nd season of the annual Polish football knockout tournament. The competition began on 5 August 2025 with the preliminary round and ended on 2 May 2026 with the final match at the Stadion Narodowy in Warsaw. The Polish Cup is considered the second-most important club title in Polish football after the Ekstraklasa competition. The competition is organised by the Polish Football Association (PZPN). On 19 August 2025, PZPN announced that the Polish Cup would be sponsored by STS for next three seasons, making the official name STS Puchar Polski. Winners of the competition will qualify for 2026–27 UEFA Europa League third qualifying round.

The defending champions were Legia Warsaw were knocked out in the round of 32 by Pogoń Szczecin in a rematch of last year’s final. Górnik Zabrze defeated Raków Częstochowa 2–0 in the final to win their 7th cup title.

Participating teams Teams starting the competition from the round of 32 Teams starting the competition from the first round Teams starting the competition from the preliminary round 2025–26 UEFA club competitions 4 teams 2024–25 Ekstraklasa14 teams (teams not participating in 2025–26 UEFA club competitions) 2024–25 I liga16 teams (from position 1–16) Winners of 16 regional cup competitions16 teams 2024–25 I liga2 teams (from position 17–18) 2024–25 II liga18 teams Lech Poznań (quarter-finals) Raków Częstochowa (Runner-up) Jagiellonia Białystok (round of 16) Legia Warsaw (round of 32) Pogoń Szczecin (round of 16) Cracovia (round of 32) Motor Lublin (first round) GKS Katowice (semi-finals) Górnik Zabrze (Champions) Piast Gliwice (round of 16) Korona Kielce (round of 16) Radomiak Radom (first round) Widzew Łódź (quarter-finals) Lechia Gdańsk (round of 16) Zagłębie Lubin (round of 32) Stal Mielec (first round) Śląsk Wrocław (round of 16) Puszcza Niepołomice (round of 32) Arka Gdynia (round of 32) Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza (first round) Wisła Płock (first round) Wisła Kraków (round of 16) Miedź Legnica (round of 32) Polonia Warsaw (first round) GKS Tychy (first round) Znicz Pruszków (round of 32) Górnik Łęczna (first round) Ruch Chorzów (first round) ŁKS Łódź (round of 32) Stal Rzeszów (first round) Chrobry Głogów (first round) Odra Opole (round of 32) Pogoń Siedlce (first round) Kotwica Kołobrzeg (first round) Miedź Legnica II (first round) Zawisza Bydgoszcz (semi-finals) Avia Świdnik (quarter-finals) Odra Bytom Odrzański (first round) Lechia Tomaszów Mazowiecki (first round) Beskid Andrychów (first round) Legia Warsaw II (first round) Małapanew Ozimek (first round) Siarka Tarnobrzeg (first round) ŁKS Łomża (first round) Gryf Słupsk (round of 32) LKS Goczałkowice-Zdrój II (round of 32) Korona Kielce II (first round) GKS Wikielec (round of 32) Polonia Środa Wielkopolska (first round) Flota Świnoujście (round of 32) Warta Poznań (first round) Stal Stalowa Wola (first round) Polonia Bytom (round of 16) Pogoń Grodzisk Mazowiecki (first round) Wieczysta Kraków (preliminary round) Chojniczanka Chojnice (quarter-finals) Świt Szczecin (round of 32) KKS 1925 Kalisz (preliminary round) Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała (first round) Hutnik Kraków (round of 32) Zagłębie Sosnowiec (preliminary round) Resovia Rzeszów (preliminary round) GKS Jastrzębie (first round) ŁKS Łódź II (preliminary round) Rekord Bielsko-Biała (preliminary round) Olimpia Grudziądz (round of 32) Wisła Puławy (preliminary round) Zagłębie Lubin II (preliminary round) Skra Częstochowa (preliminary round) Olimpia Elbląg (preliminary round)

Prize money The PZPN Board of Directors determined the size of the prizes. Round reached Amount First round 50,000 PLN 15,000 PLN Round of 32 45,000 PLN Round of 16 90,000 PLN Quarter-finals 190,000 PLN Semi-finals 380,000 PLN Final 1,000,000 PLN Winner 5,000,000 PLN

Round and draw dates Round Draw date Number of teams Date of matches Teams entered for the competition Preliminary round None 70 → 60 5–6 August 2025 • 2024–25 I liga teams from positions 17–18,• 2024–25 II liga teams. First round 19 August 2025 60 → 32 23–30 September 2025 • 2024–25 Ekstraklasa teams not participating in 2025–26 UEFA club competitions and top 16 2025–26 I liga teams,• 16 winners of the regional cups. Round of 32 1 October 2025 32 → 16 28–30 October 2025 • 2024–25 Ekstraklasa teams participating in 2025–26 UEFA club competitions. Round of 16 4 November 2025 16 → 8 2–4 December 2025 None Quarter-finals 10 December 2025 8 → 4 3–5 March 2026 Semi-finals 6 March 2026 4 → 2 8–9 April 2026 Final None 2 2 May 2026

Preliminary round The matches were played on 5–6 August 2025. Participating in this round were the 2 lowest ranked teams from 2024–25 I liga (which finished 2024–25 season on positions 17–18) and 18 teams from the 2024–25 II liga. With reference to the competition regulations, the matches were played according to the following scheme:

17th team of 2024–25 I liga season will be a host of match against 18th team of 2024–25 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.