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Polish Cup
Organiser(s)Polish Football Association (PZPN)
Founded1925; 101 years ago (1925)
RegionPoland
Teams70
Qualifier forUEFA Europa League
Domestic cupPolish Super Cup
Current championsGórnik Zabrze
(7th title)
Most championshipsLegia Warsaw
(21 titles)
BroadcasterTVP Sport
WebsiteOfficial website
2026–27 Polish Cup

The Polish Cup in football (Polish: Puchar Polski w piłce nożnej [ˌpuxar ˈpɔlskʲi]), known as the STS Polish Cup (Polish: STS Puchar Polski) for sponsorship reasons,[1] is an annual knockout football competition for Polish football clubs, held continuously since 1950, and is the second most important national title in Polish football after the Ekstraklasa title. Due to mass participation of teams, the tournament is often called The Cup of the Thousand Teams (Polish: Puchar Tysiąca Drużyn [ˌpuxar tɨˌɕɔnt͡sa ˈdruʐɨn]).

Participation is open to any club registered with the Polish FA, regardless of whether it competes in any league in the national pyramid or not. Reserve and veteran teams are also eligible, with reserve teams reaching the final on two occasions (and winning it once). The Cup is popular among lower-level teams, as it gives them a chance to play better known sides. In some cases, the underdogs have even reached the final, with the most famous example being Czarni Żagań, who were playing in the third division, when they reached the 1964–65 final, eventually won by Górnik Zabrze.

Lower league clubs have to enter regional qualification rounds and the winners of these join the teams from the first and second division in the competition proper. The regional qualifications are played in the preceding season, so that one edition of Polish Cup for lower ranked clubs can last two seasons. Each tie is decided by a single game which is held at the lower league side's stadium. The final used to be a single match, but 2002–2006 it was contested over two legs. Since 2007, the Cup has returned to the single-game final.

The first edition of the Polish Cup took place in 1926, but it was quickly abandoned. In the late 1930s, the President of Poland's Football Cup was organized, which featured teams of the Polish Football Association's regional districts.

The reigning champions are Górnik Zabrze, who defeated Raków Częstochowa 2–0 in the final of the 2025–26 edition. Raków Częstochowa hold the record for most consecutive tournament game wins (16) between 2020 and 2023, winning the cup in 2021 and 2022.

The current design of the Polish Cup

Polish Cup winners

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Previous cup winners are:[2]

II Team played in the second level of the Polish league football
III Team played in the third level of the Polish league football
Location of Polish Cup winners in Warsaw
Location of Polish Cup winners in Kraków

Finals

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Year Winners Score Runners-up Venue Attendance
1926 Wisła Kraków 2–1 Sparta Lwów Stadion Wisły, Kraków 1,500
1927–50 Not played.
1951 Unia Chorzów 2–0 Gwardia Kraków Stadion Wojska Polskiego, Warsaw 35,000
1952 Kolejarz Warsaw 1–0 CWKS Ib Warsaw Stadion Wojska Polskiego, Warsaw 16,500
1953 Not played.
1954 Gwardia Warsaw 0–0 (a.e.t.) Gwardia Kraków Stadion Wojska Polskiego, Warsaw 30,000
3–1 (R) Stadion Olimpijski, Wrocław 30,000
1955 CWKS Warsaw 5–0 Budowlani Gdańsk Stadion Wojska Polskiego, Warsaw 12,000
1956 CWKS Warsaw (2) 3–0 Górnik Zabrze Stadion Dziesięciolecia, Warsaw 15,000
1957 ŁKS Łódź 2–1 Górnik Zabrze Stadion ŁKS-u, Łódź 20,000
1958–61 Not played.
1962 Zagłębie Sosnowiec 2–1 Górnik Zabrze Stadion Śląski, Chorzów 25,000
1963 Zagłębie Sosnowiec (2) 2–0 Ruch Chorzów Stadion Śląski, Chorzów 70,000
1964 Legia Warsaw (3) 2–1 (a.e.t.) Polonia Bytom Stadion Dziesięciolecia, Warsaw 25,500
1965 Górnik Zabrze 4–0 Czarni Żagań Stadion Miejski, Zielona Góra 20,000
1966 Legia Warsaw (4) 2–1 (a.e.t.) Górnik Zabrze Stadion im. 22 lipca, Poznań 20,000
1967 Wisła Kraków (2) 2–0 (a.e.t.) Raków Częstochowa Stadion Błękitnych, Kielce 6,000
1968 Górnik Zabrze (2) 3–0 Ruch Chorzów Stadion Śląski, Chorzów 6,000
1969 Górnik Zabrze (3) 2–0 Legia Warsaw Stadion ŁKS-u, Łódź 40,000
1970 Górnik Zabrze (4) 3–1 Ruch Chorzów Stadion Śląski, Chorzów 50,000
1971 Górnik Zabrze (5) 3–1 Zagłębie Sosnowiec Stadion Śląski, Chorzów 3,000
1972 Górnik Zabrze (6) 5–2 Legia Warsaw Stadion ŁKS-u, Łódź 31,000
1973 Legia Warsaw (5) 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) Polonia Bytom Stadion im. 22 lipca, Poznań 11,000
1974 Ruch Chorzów (2) 2–0 Gwardia Warsaw Stadion Wojska Polskiego, Warsaw 8,000
1975 Stal Rzeszów 0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–2 p) ROW II Rybnik Stadion Cracovii, Kraków 15,000
1976 Śląsk Wrocław 2–0 Stal Mielec Stadion Wojska Polskiego, Warsaw 15,000
1977 Zagłębie Sosnowiec (3) 1–0 Polonia Bytom Stadion Śląski, Chorzów 30,000
1978 Zagłębie Sosnowiec (4) 2–0 Piast Gliwice Stadion Śląski, Chorzów 5,000
1979 Arka Gdynia 2–1 Wisła Kraków Stadion Miejski, Lublin 15,000
1980 Legia Warsaw (6) 5–0 Lech Poznań Stadion Miejski, Częstochowa 26,000
1981 Legia Warsaw (7) 1–0 (a.e.t.) Pogoń Szczecin Stadion Miejski, Kalisz 12,500
1982 Lech Poznań 1–0 Pogoń Szczecin Stadion Oporowska, Wrocław 15,000
1983 Lechia Gdańsk 2–1 Piast Gliwice Stadion XXXV-lecia PRL, Piotrków Trybunalski 16,000
1984 Lech Poznań (2) 3–0 Wisła Kraków Stadion Wojska Polskiego, Warsaw 16,000
1985 Widzew Łódź 0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–1 p) GKS Katowice Stadion Wojska Polskiego, Warsaw 12,000
1986 GKS Katowice 4–1 Górnik Zabrze Stadion Śląski, Chorzów 55,000
1987 Śląsk Wrocław (2) 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) GKS Katowice Stadion Miejski, Opole 12,000
1988 Lech Poznań (3) 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–2 p) Legia Warsaw Stadion Widzewa, Łódź 10,000
1989 Legia Warsaw (8) 5–2 Jagiellonia Białystok Stadion Miejski, Olsztyn 20,000
1990 Legia Warsaw (9) 2–0 GKS Katowice Stadion Widzewa, Łódź 7,000
1991 GKS Katowice (2) 1–0 Legia Warsaw Stadion Miejski, Piotrków Trybunalski 7,000
1992 Miedź Legnica 1-1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) Górnik Zabrze Stadion Wojska Polskiego, Warsaw 5,000
1993 GKS Katowice (3) 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) Ruch II Chorzów Stadion Śląski, Chorzów 10,000
1994 Legia Warsaw (10) 2–0 ŁKS Łódź Stadion Wojska Polskiego, Warsaw 20,000
1995 Legia Warsaw (11) 2–0 GKS Katowice Stadion Wojska Polskiego, Warsaw 17,000
1996 Ruch Chorzów (3) 1–0 GKS Bełchatów Stadion Polonii, Warsaw 10,000
1997 Legia Warsaw (12) 2–0 GKS Katowice Stadion ŁKS-u, Łódź 6,000
1998 Amica Wronki 5–3 (a.e.t.) Aluminium Konin Stadion Miejski, Poznań 10,000
1999 Amica Wronki (2) 1–0 GKS Bełchatów Stadion Miejski, Poznań 3,000
2000 Amica Wronki (3) 2–2 Wisła Kraków Stadion Miejski, Kraków 8,000
3–0 Stadion Amiki, Wronki 5,500
2001 Polonia Warsaw (2) 2–1 Górnik Zabrze Stadion Miejski, Zabrze 2,216
2–2 Stadion Polonii, Warsaw 3,500
2002 Wisła Kraków (3) 4–2 Amica Wronki Stadion Amiki, Wronki 2,500
4–0 Stadion Miejski, Kraków 7,000
2003 Wisła Kraków (4) 0–1 Wisła Płock Stadion Miejski, Kraków 4,000
3–0 Stadion Miejski, Płock 10,000
2004 Lech Poznań (4) 2–0 Legia Warsaw Stadion Miejski, Poznań 26,000
0–1 Stadion Wojska Polskiego, Warsaw 15,000
2005 Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski[a] 2–0 Zagłębie Lubin Stadion Dyskobolii, Grodzisk Wielkopolski 4,000
0–1 Stadion Zagłębia, Lubin 8,000
2006 Wisła Płock 3–2 Zagłębie Lubin Stadion Zagłębia, Lubin 8,000
3–1 Stadion Miejski, Płock 8,520
2007 Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski 2–0 Korona Kielce Stadion Miejski, Bełchatów 5,500
2008 Legia Warsaw (13) 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) Wisła Kraków Stadion Miejski, Bełchatów 5,000
2009 Lech Poznań (5) 1–0 Ruch Chorzów Silesian Stadium, Chorzów 25,000
2010 Jagiellonia Białystok 1–0 Pogoń Szczecin Stadion Miejski, Bydgoszcz 13,300
2011 Legia Warsaw (14) 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) Lech Poznań Stadion Miejski, Bydgoszcz 18,200
2012 Legia Warsaw (15) 3–0 Ruch Chorzów Stadion Miejski, Kielce 10,100
2013 Legia Warsaw (16) 2–0 Śląsk Wrocław Stadion Miejski, Wrocław 35,000
0–1 Stadion Wojska Polskiego, Warsaw 29,416
2014 Zawisza Bydgoszcz 0–0 (a.e.t.) (6–5 p) Zagłębie Lubin Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw 37,120
2015 Legia Warsaw (17) 2–1 Lech Poznań Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw 45,322
2016 Legia Warsaw (18) 1–0 Lech Poznań Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw 48,563
2017 Arka Gdynia (2) 2–1 (a.e.t.) Lech Poznań Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw 43,760
2018 Legia Warsaw (19) 2–1 Arka Gdynia Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw 47,037
2019 Lechia Gdańsk (2) 1–0 Jagiellonia Białystok Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw 44,158
2020 Cracovia 3–2 (a.e.t.) Lechia Gdańsk Arena Lublin, Lublin 3,478
2021 Raków Częstochowa 2–1 Arka Gdynia Arena Lublin, Lublin 0
2022 Raków Częstochowa (2) 3–1 Lech Poznań Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw 35,694
2023 Legia Warsaw (20) 0–0 (a.e.t.) (6–5 p) Raków Częstochowa Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw 44,701
2024 Wisła Kraków (5) 2–1 (a.e.t.) Pogoń Szczecin Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw 47,506
2025 Legia Warsaw (21) 4–3 Pogoń Szczecin Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw 51,233
2026 Górnik Zabrze (7) 2–0 Raków Częstochowa Stadion Narodowy, Warsaw 50,072

Performances

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Performance by club

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Club Winners Runners-up Winning years Runner-up years
Legia Warsaw 21 6 1955, 1956, 1964, 1966, 1973, 1980, 1981, 1989, 1990, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2023, 2025 1952, 1969, 1972, 1988, 1991, 2004
Górnik Zabrze 7 7 1965, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 2026 1956, 1957, 1962, 1966, 1986, 1992, 2001
Wisła Kraków 5 6 1926, 1967, 2002, 2003, 2024 1951, 1954, 1979, 1984, 2000, 2008
Lech Poznań 5 6 1982, 1984, 1988, 2004, 2009 1980, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2022
Zagłębie Sosnowiec 4 1 1962, 1963, 1977, 1978 1971
Ruch Chorzów 3 6 1951, 1974, 1996 1963, 1968, 1970, 1993, 2009, 2012
GKS Katowice 3 5 1986, 1991, 1993 1985, 1987, 1990, 1995, 1997
Amica Wronki 3 1 1998, 1999, 2000 2002
Raków Częstochowa 2 3 2021, 2022 1967, 2023, 2026
Arka Gdynia 2 2 1979, 2017 2018, 2021
Lechia Gdańsk 2 2 1983, 2019 1955, 2020
Śląsk Wrocław 2 1 1976, 1987 2013
Polonia Warsaw 2 – 1952, 2001 –
Jagiellonia Białystok 1 2 2010 1989, 2019
Gwardia Warsaw 1 1 1954 1974
ŁKS Łódź 1 1 1957 1994
Wisła Płock 1 1 2006 2003
Stal Rzeszów 1 – 1975 –
Widzew Łódź 1 – 1985 –
Miedź Legnica 1 – 1992 –
Dyskobolia Grodzisk 1 – 2007 –
Zawisza Bydgoszcz 1 – 2014 –
Cracovia 1 – 2020 –
Pogoń Szczecin – 5 – 1981, 1982, 2010, 2024, 2025
Polonia Bytom – 3 – 1964, 1973, 1977
Zagłębie Lubin – 3 – 2005, 2006, 2014
Piast Gliwice – 2 – 1978, 1983
GKS Bełchatów – 2 – 1996, 1999
Sparta Lwów – 1 – 1926
Czarni Żagań – 1 – 1965
ROW Rybnik – 1 – 1975
Stal Mielec – 1 – 1976
Aluminium Konin – 1 – 1998
Korona Kielce – 1 – 2007

See also

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Notes

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  1. ↑ Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wlkp. won 2–1 on aggregate, but on 2 September 2020, they were deprived of this title in connection with proven cases of corruption and the trophy was not awarded to any team.[4][5]

References

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  1. ↑ Kłyszejko, Jakub (19 August 2025). "STS Puchar Polski! Nowy sponsor główny piłkarskich rozgrywek" [STS Polish Cup! New main sponsor of football competitions]. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
  2. ↑ "Poland - List of Cup Finals". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 11 August 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
  3. ↑ The original winners were Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski. By the resolution of the PZPN management board of 2 September 2020, they were deprived of the title in connection with proven cases of match-fixing.
    Skarb - Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski Archived 2021-02-17 at the Wayback Machine. 90minut.pl (in Polish). 2021-01-21.
  4. ↑ "Groclin Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wlkp. traci Puchar Polski 2005. Symboliczna kara PZPN za korupcję" (in Polish). Gazeta Wyborcza Poznań. 2 September 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
  5. ↑ "Dyskobolia Groclin Grodzisk Wielkopolski pozbawiona Pucharu Polski za 2005 rok" (in Polish). Przegląd Sportowy. 2 September 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
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