| Polish Cup | |
| Year: | 2018–19 |
| Other Titles: | Totolotek Puchar Polski |
| Country: | Poland |
| Venue: | PGE Narodowy, Warsaw |
| Num Teams: | 68 |
| Defending Champions: | Legia Warsaw |
| Champions: | Lechia Gdańsk (2nd title) |
| Runner-Up: | Jagiellonia Białystok |
| Top Goal Scorer: | Konrad Kaczmarek (5 goals) |
| Prevseason: | 2017–18 |
| Nextseason: | 2019–20 |
The 2018–19 Polish Cup was the sixty-fifth season of the annual Polish football knockout tournament. It began on 7 August 2018 with the first matches of the preliminary round and ended on 2 May 2019 with the final at PGE Narodowy.[1] Winners of the competition would qualify for the qualifying round of the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League, however eventual winners Lechia Gdańsk had qualified for Europe through their league performance.
Before the start of the 2018–19 season, the PZPN confirmed the reforming plan of the Polish Cup, introducing several changes:[1]
| 2017–18 Ekstraklasa 16 teams | 2017–18 I liga 18 teams | 2017–18 II liga 18 teams | Winners of 16 regional cup competitions | |
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The PZPN Board of Directors determined the size of the prizes at its meeting on May 23, 2018.[2]
| Round reached | Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| Preliminary round | 5,000 PLN | |
| Round of 64 | 10,000 PLN 5,000 PLN | |
| Round of 32 | 30,000 PLN | |
| Round of 16 | 60,000 PLN | |
| Quarterfinal | 125,000 PLN | |
| Semifinal | 250,000 PLN | |
| Final | 500,000 PLN | |
| Winner | 3,000,000 PLN |
| Round | Draw date | Number of teams | Date of matches | Number of teams entered competition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preliminary round | 68 → 64 | 7–8 August 2018 | 2017–18 II liga teams from positions 11–18 | ||
| Round of 64 | 10 August 2018 | 64 → 32 | 25–27 September, 2–4 October 2018 | 2017–18 Ekstraklasa teams, 2017–18 I liga teams, 2017–18 II liga teams from positions 1–10, winners of the regional cups | |
| Round of 32 | 28 September 2018 | 32 → 16 | 30–31 October, 6–8 November 2018 | None | |
| Round of 16 | 8 November 2018 | 16 → 8 | 4–6 December 2018 | None | |
| Quarter-finals | 7 December 2018 | 8 → 4 | 26–28 February, 5–7 and 12–14 March 2019 | None | |
| Semi-finals | 15 March 2019 | 4 → 2 | 9–10 and 16–17 April 2019 | None | |
| Final | None | 2 → 1 | 2 May 2019 | None |
Participating in this round were 8 teams from the 2017–18 II liga from positions 11 to 18. Teams from places 11 to 14 faced teams from places 15 to 18 in the following pairs: 11–18, 12–17, 13–16, 14–15.[1] The matches were played on 7 and 8 August 2018. The number in brackets indicates what tier of Polish football each team competes in during the 2018–19 season.
! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;"|7 August 2018|-! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;"|8 August 2018|}
The draw for this round was conducted in the headquarter of PZPN on 10 August 2018.[3] The matches was played on 25 to 27 September and 2 to 3 October 2018. Participating in this round were the 4 winners from the previous round, 16 teams from the 2017–18 Ekstraklasa, 18 teams from the 2017–18 I liga, 10 highest ranked teams from 2017 to 2018 II liga and 16 winners of the regional cup competitions.[1] Games were hosted by teams playing in the lower division in the 2018–19 season.
! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;"|25 September 2018|-! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;"|26 September 2018|-! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;"|27 September 2018|-! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;"|2 October 2018|-! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;"|3 October 2018|}
The draw for this round was conducted in the headquarter of PZPN on 28 September 2018.[4] The matches were played on 30–31 October and 7 November 2018. Games were hosted by teams playing in the lower division in the 2018–19 season.
! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;"|30 October 2018|-! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;"|31 October 2018|-! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;"|7 November 2018|}
The draw for this round was conducted in the headquarter of PZPN on 8 November 2018.[5] The matches were played on 4 to 6 December 2018.
! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;"|4 December 2018|-! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;"|'5 December 2018|-! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;"|6 December 2018|}
The 8 winners from Round of 16 competed in this round. The matches were played on 27 February 2019, as well as 12 to 13 March. The draw for this round was conducted in the headquarter of PZPN, Warsaw on 7 December 2018.[6] [7]
! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;"|27 February 2019|-! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;"|12 March 2019|-! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;"|13 March 2019|-! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;"|14 March 2019|}
! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;"|9 April 2019|-! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;"|10 April 2019|}
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