2017–18 Polish Cup Explained

Polish Cup
Year:2017–18
Other Titles:Puchar Polski
Country: Poland
Venue:PGE Narodowy, Warsaw
Num Teams:68
Defending Champions:Arka Gdynia
Champions:Legia Warsaw
Runner-Up:Arka Gdynia
Matches:72
Goals:233
Top Goal Scorer:Igor Angulo
Armando Sadiku
Janusz Surdykowski
(4 goals)
Prevseason:2016–17
Nextseason:2018–19

The 2017–18 Polish Cup was the sixty-fourth 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 PGE Narodowy.[1] 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 32Enter in First RoundEnter in preliminary round
2016–17 Ekstraklasa
16 teams
2016–17 I liga
12 highest ranked teams
2016–17 I liga
6 lowest ranked teams
2016–17 II liga
18 teams
Winners of 16 regional cup competitions
Source: 90minut.pl
Notes
  1. Polonia Bytom withdrew from the competition.[2]

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 2018
at 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.[3]

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.[2]

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.[3] 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.[4] 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|}

Round of 32

The draw for this round was conducted at the PGE Narodowy[1] on 25 July 2017.[5] 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.[3] 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,[1] Warsaw on 25 July 2017.[5] Matches were played from 19 September to 27 September 2017.[3] Hosts of matches between teams playing in the same tier were decided by a draw conducted on 11 August 2017.[6]

! 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,[1] Warsaw on 25 July 2017.[5] [3] 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.[7]

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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.[3]

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Second leg

Final

The final match was played at the PGE Narodowy,[1] Warsaw on 2 May 2018.[3] The host of the final match was decided by a draw which was conducted on 17 April 2018.[8]

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GK1 Pāvels Šteinbors
RB33 Damian Zbozień
CB29 Michał Marcjanik
CB28 Frederik Helstrup
LB23 Marcin Warcholak
DM4 Dawid Sołdecki
CM90
CM14
RM8 Marcus da Silva (c)
LM10 Mateusz Szwoch
CF22
Substitutes:
GK80 Krzysztof Pilarz
DF2 Tadeusz Socha
DF17
MF13
MF24 Patryk Kun
FW9 Rubén Jurado
FW11
Manager:
Leszek Ojrzyński
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GK33 Radosław Cierzniak
RB20 Marko Vešović
CB44 William Rémy
CB2 Michał Pazdan
LB14 Adam Hloušek
RM26 Cafú
CM6 Chris Philipps
LM7 Domagoj Antolić
RW18
LW32 Miroslav Radović (c)
CF11
Substitutes:
GK1 Arkadiusz Malarz
DF3 Maurício
DF55 Artur Jędrzejczyk
MF8 Cristian Pasquato
MF22
MF53
FW9
Manager:
Dean Klafurić
Match officials:[9]
Referee


Piotr Lasyk
Assistant referees


Dawid Golis
Bartłomiej Lekki
Fourth official


Mariusz Złotek
Video assistant referee


Paweł Gil
Marcin Borkowski

Match 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

RankPlayerClubGoals[10]
1 Igor AnguloGórnik Zabrze4
Armando SadikuLegia Warsaw
Janusz SurdykowskiBytovia Bytów
4 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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: PGE Narodowy – źródło pozytywnej energii. PGE Narodowy. 10 June 2017. pl.
  2. Web site: Polonia Bytom wycofała się z Pucharu Polski . 90minut . 7 July 2017 . 7 July 2017 . pl.
  3. Web site: Puchar Polski 2017/2018. 90minut.pl. 22 June 2017. pl.
  4. Web site: PP: Puszcza gospodarzem meczu z GKS-em Tychy . 90minut.pl . 17 July 2017 . 17 July 2017 . pl.
  5. Web site: PP: Wylosowano pary 1/16, 1/8 i 1/4 finału . 90minut . 25 July 2017 . 25 July 2017 . pl.
  6. Web site: PP: Wylosowano gospodarzy 1/8 finału. 90minut. 11 August 2017.
  7. Web site: PP: Zagłębie Lubin gospodarzem pierwszego meczu 1/4 finału z Koroną . 90minut . 28 September 2017 . 28 September 2017.
  8. Web site: PP: Arka wylosowana jako gospodarz finału . 90minut . 19 April 2018 . 30 April 2018.
  9. Web site: Bartosz Frankowski sędzią finału Pucharu Polski . 90minut . 28 April 2018 . 2 May 2018.
  10. Web site: Strzelcy . 90minut . 1 November 2017 . pl.