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| Organiser(s) | Polish Football Association (PZPN) |
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| Founded | 1925; 100 years ago (1925) |
| Region | Poland |
| Teams | 70 |
| Qualifier for | UEFA Europa League |
| Domestic cup | Polish Super Cup |
| Current champions | Legia Warsaw (21st title) |
| Most championships | Legia Warsaw (21 titles) |
| Broadcaster | TVP Sport |
| Website | Official website |
 2025–26 Polish Cup | |
ThePolish Cup infootball (Polish:Puchar Polski w piłce nożnej[ˌpuxarˈpɔlskʲi]), known as theSTS Polish Cup (Polish:STS Puchar Polski) for sponsorship reasons,[1] is an annualknockout football competition for Polishfootball clubs, held continuously since 1950, and is the second most important national title in Polish football after theEkstraklasa title. Due to mass participation of teams, the tournament is often calledThe Cup of the Thousand Teams (Polish:Puchar Tysiąca Drużyn[ˌpuxartɨˌɕɔnt͡saˈdruʐɨn]).
Participation is open to any club registered with thePolish 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 beingCzarni Żagań, who were playing in the third division, when they reached the 1964–65 final, eventually won byGórnik 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, thePresident of Poland's Football Cup was organized, which featured teams of thePolish Football Association's regional districts.
The reigning champions, and the competition's most successful club with 21 wins, areLegia Warsaw, who defeatedPogoń Szczecin 4–3 in thefinal of the2024–25 edition.Raków Częstochowa hold the record for most consecutive tournament game wins (16) between 2020 and 2023, winning the cup in 2021 and 2022.
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Previous cup winners are:[2]
Location of Polish cup winners in theKatowice urban area Location of Polish Cup winners inWarsaw Location of Polish Cup winners inKraków |
| Club | Winners | Runners-up | Winning years |
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| 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 |
| Górnik Zabrze | 6 | 7 | 1965, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972 |
| Lech Poznań | 5 | 6 | 1982, 1984, 1988, 2004, 2009 |
| Wisła Kraków | 5 | 6 | 1926, 1967, 2002, 2003, 2024 |
| Zagłębie Sosnowiec | 4 | 1 | 1962, 1963, 1977, 1978 |
| Ruch Chorzów | 3 | 6 | 1951, 1974, 1996 |
| GKS Katowice | 3 | 5 | 1986, 1991, 1993 |
| Amica Wronki | 3 | 1 | 1998, 1999, 2000 |
| Arka Gdynia | 2 | 2 | 1979, 2017 |
| Lechia Gdańsk | 2 | 2 | 1983, 2019 |
| Raków Częstochowa | 2 | 2 | 2021, 2022 |
| Śląsk Wrocław | 2 | 1 | 1976, 1987 |
| Polonia Warsaw | 2 | – | 1952, 2001 |
| Jagiellonia Białystok | 1 | 2 | 2010 |
| Wisła Płock | 1 | 1 | 2006 |
| ŁKS Łódź | 1 | 1 | 1957 |
| Gwardia Warsaw | 1 | 1 | 1954 |
| Cracovia | 1 | – | 2020 |
| Dyskobolia Grodzisk | 1 | – | 2007 |
| Zawisza Bydgoszcz | 1 | – | 2014 |
| Miedź Legnica | 1 | – | 1992 |
| Widzew Łódź | 1 | – | 1985 |
| Stal Rzeszów | 1 | – | 1975 |
| Pogoń Szczecin | – | 5 | – |
| Polonia Bytom | – | 3 | – |
| Zagłębie Lubin | – | 3 | – |
| GKS Bełchatów | – | 2 | – |
| Piast Gliwice | – | 2 | – |
| Aluminium Konin | – | 1 | – |
| Czarni Żagań | – | 1 | – |
| Korona Kielce | – | 1 | – |
| ROW Rybnik | – | 1 | – |
| Sparta Lwów | – | 1 | – |
| Stal Mielec | – | 1 | – |
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