2008–09 Polish Cup

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2008–09 Polish Cup
CountryPoland
Teams65
Defending championsLegia Warsaw
ChampionsLech Poznań
Runners-upRuch Chorzów
Matches played70
Goals scored194 (2.77 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Iliyan Mitsanski

(4 goals each)

The 2008–09 Polish Cup was the fifty-fifth season of the annual Polish cup competition. It began on July 30, 2008 with the Extra Preliminary Round and ended on May 19, 2009 with the Final, played at Stadion Śląski, Chorzów. The winners qualified for the third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League. Legia Warszawa were the defending champions.

Extra Preliminary Round[]

Eight of the 32 teams which had qualified on regional levels competed in this round.

The matches were played on 30 July 2008.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Pogoń Oleśnica 1-0 (aet)
Chełmianka Chełm 2-3 KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski
Koszarawa Żywiec 0-1 Unia Tarnów
1-1 (6-7 p) Sokół Aleksandrów Łódzki

Preliminary round[]

The four winners of the Extra Preliminary Round and the 24 remaining teams qualified through regional levels competed in this round.

The matches were played on 13 August 2008.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
OKS 1945 Olsztyn 0-3 Kotwica Kołobrzeg
Victoria Koronowo 0-1
2-2 (4-5 p)
Górnik Łęczna 2-0 Warmia Grajewo
2-1 Resovia Rzeszów
Przebój Wolbrom II 0-2 Sokół Aleksandrów Łódzki
Stal Sanok 3-1 Unia Tarnów
Bytovia Bytów 2-3 (aet)
2-1 KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski
0-2 Pogoń Oleśnica
Lechia Zielona Góra II 0-2 Nielba Wągrowiec
Naprzód Jędrzejów 1-1 (4-5 p) Legia Warszawa II
Hutnik Warszawa 1-4 Zawisza Bydgoszcz
Supraślanka Supraśl 1-2 Lechia Gdańsk II

Round 1[]

The fourteen winners of the Preliminary Round, along with the eighteen teams from 2007–08 II Liga, competed in this round.

The matches were played on 26 and 27 August 2008.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Kotwica Kołobrzeg 0-2 Arka Gdynia
1-2 (aet) Warta Poznań
2-1 Pelikan Łowicz
Górnik Łęczna 5-1 Tur Turek
1-3 Odra Opole
Sokół Aleksandrów Łódzki 1-1 (1-4 p) Piast Gliwice
Stal Sanok 2-2 (5-4 p) Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała
0-3 Lechia Gdańsk
1-2 GKS Jastrzębie-Zdrój
Pogoń Oleśnica 1-3 GKS Katowice
Nielba Wągrowiec 1-0 Śląsk Wrocław
Legia Warszawa II 0-3 Motor Lublin
Zawisza Bydgoszcz 0-1 Kmita Zabierzów
Lechia Gdańsk II 3-0 Znicz Pruszków
Wisła Płock 8-0 ŁKS Łomża
Stal Stalowa Wola w/o 1

Note 1: The draw was conducted prior to the merger of Polonia Warszawa and Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski. Upon completion of the merger, Stal Stalowa Wola, who were originally to play former II Liga side Polonia Warszawa, were awarded a walkover to the next round.

Round 2[]

The sixteen winners of Round 1, along with the sixteen teams from 2007–08 Ekstraklasa, competed in this round.

Stal Stalowa Wola1 – 0GKS Bełchatów
10'
Stadion MOSiR, Stalowa Wola
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Marcin Roguski (Warsaw)
Nielba Wągrowiec0 – 3Polonia Warsaw
56'
J. Lato 78'
Gajtkowski 80'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Dariusz Giejsztorewicz (Suwałki)
Górnik Łęczna2 – 3 (aet)Cracovia
Grzegorzewski 39' (pen)
65'		 Pawlusiński 37' (pen)
Krzywicki 46'
Moskała 108'
Attendance: no attendance allowed
Referee: Mirosław Górecki (Katowice)
GKS Katowice3 – 4 (aet)Górnik Zabrze
Plewnia 20'
B. Iwan 42'
Markowski 86'		 Madejski 32' 39' 112'
Wodecki 78'
Stadion GKS, Katowice
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Jacek Granat (Warsaw)
Odra Opole2 – 0Polonia Bytom
Copik 42'
81'
, Opole
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Mariusz Podgórski (Wrocław)
Wisła Płock1 – 2 (aet)Legia Warsaw
Wiśniewski 22' Iwański 80' 102' (pen)
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Piotr Wasilewski (Kalisz)
Stal Sanok1 – 0Widzew Łódź
43'
, Sanok
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Jarosław Chmiel (Warsaw)
Motor Lublin0 – 2ŁKS Łódź
Biskup 31'
Mowlik 61'
MOSiR–Bystrzyca, Lublin
Attendance: 800
Referee: Marek Karkut (Warsaw)
1 – 0Zagłębie Sosnowiec
90+1'
, Opalenica
Attendance: 700
Referee: Marcin Szrek (Kielce)
Warta Poznań0 – 2Ruch Chorzów
Ćwieląg 56'
Zając 75'
Attendance: 200
Referee: Radosław Trochimiuk (Ciechanów)
Kmita Zabierzów3 – 0Korona Kielce
Cios 20' 90'
34'
Attendance: 250
Referee: Paweł Pskit (Łódź)
GKS Jastrzębie3 – 4 (aet)Zagłębie Lubin
Wawrzyczek 12' 40' (pen) 47' Kędziora 58' (pen)
Zapaśnik 62'
Klofik 81'
Pawłowski 94'
Attendance: 450
Referee: Leszek Gawron (Mielec)
Piast Gliwice0 – 4Lech Poznań
Štilić 11' 53'
Murawski 22'
Rengifo 90'
Stadion Piast, Gliwice
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Jacek Walczyński (Lublin)
Lechia Gdańsk Reserves0 – 3Wisła Kraków
Jirsak 64'
Paweł Brożek 72' 82'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Włodzimierz Bartos (Łódź)
Arka Gdynia1 – 2Odra Wodzisław Śląski
Chmiest 69' Szymiczek 33'
Korzym 90'
Stadion GOSiR, Gdynia
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Płock)
Lechia Gdańsk0 – 1Jagiellonia Białystok
Zawistowski 90'
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Marcin Szulc (Warsaw)

Round 3[]

The sixteen winners of Round 2 competed in this round.

Legia Warsaw0 – 0 (aet)Jagiellonia Białystok
Penalties
Iwański soccer ball with check mark
Roger soccer ball with check mark
Kiełbowicz soccer ball with check mark
Choto soccer ball with check mark
Grzelak soccer ball with check mark
Rybus soccer ball with check mark
Rzeźniczak soccer ball with check mark
Smoliński soccer ball with check mark		 8 – 7 Hermes soccer ball with check mark
Everton soccer ball with check mark
Łatka soccer ball with check mark
Thiago Rangel soccer ball with check mark
soccer ball with check mark
Norambuena soccer ball with check mark
soccer ball with check mark
Pešír soccer ball with red X
Polish Army Stadium, Warsaw
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Jarosław Żyro (Bydgoszcz)
Cracovia3 – 0ŁKS Łódź
12'
Witkowski 80'
Nowak 84'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Piotr Wasielewski (Kalisz)
1 – 4Zagłębie Lubin
52' Micanski 32' 58' 59' 90'
, Opalenica
Attendance: 500
Referee: Tomasz Cwalina (Gdańsk)
Wisła Kraków2 – 1Górnik Zabrze
Zieńczuk 12'
Díaz 80'		 Léo 5'
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Marcin Szulc (Warsaw)
Stal Sanok2 – 0Stal Stalowa Wola
55'
77'
, Sanok
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Erwin Paterek (Lublin)
Kmita Zabierzów0 – 2Polonia Warsaw
Kosmalski 20' 87'
Attendance: 100
Referee: Mirosław Górecki (Katowice)
Lech Poznań1 – 0Odra Wodzisław Śląski
Ivan Đurđević 90'
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Włodzimierz Bartos (Łódź)
Odra Opole0 – 2Ruch Chorzów
Sobczak 15'
Grzyb 64' (pen)
, Opole
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Piotr Pielak (Warsaw)

Quarterfinals[]

The quarterfinals were played in two legs. The first legs were played on March 4, 17 and 18, 2009 while the second legs took place on April 7 and 8, 2009.

First legs[]

Wisła Kraków0 – 1Lech Poznań
Lewandowski 49'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Robert Małek (Zabrze)
Ruch Chorzów3 – 0Zagłębie Lubin
Baláž 32' (pen.)
Pulkowski 38'
Grzyb 54'
Stadion Śląski, Chorzów
Attendance: not attendanced
Referee: Piotr Wasielewski (Kalisz)
Legia Warszawa3 – 1Stal Sanok
Rocki 19'
Paluchowski 45+1'
Rzeźniczak 90'		 24'
Stadion Wojska Polskiego, Warsaw
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Wojciech Krztoń (Olsztyn)
Polonia Warszawa1 – 0Cracovia
Lato 54'
Stadion Polonii, Warsaw
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Dawid Piasecki (Słupsk)

Second legs[]

Zagłębie Lubin1 – 2Ruch Chorzów
Piotrowski 70' Baláž 9'
Nowacki 57'
Attendance: 4,000
Referee:

Ruch Chorzów won 5–1 on aggregate

Cracovia2 – 2Polonia Warsaw
Nowak 49'
Moskała 73'		 Ivanovski 6'
Piątek 56'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee:

Polonia Warsaw won 3–2 on aggregate

Stal Sanok1 – 1Legia Warsaw
46' Rocki 64'
, Sanok
Attendance: 3,000
Referee:

Legia Warsaw won 4–2 on aggregate

Lech Poznań2 – 1Wisła Kraków
Lewandowski 26'
Rengifo 29'		 Głowacki 49'
Attendance: 16,500
Referee:

Lech Poznan won 3–1 on aggregate

Semifinals[]

The semifinals were also played in two legs. The first legs were played on April 29 and 30, 2009, while the second legs took place on May 6 and 7, 2009.

First legs[]

Legia Warsaw0 – 1Ruch Chorzów
Report
(in Polish)		 Mucha 70' (o.g.)
Polish Army Stadium, Warsaw
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Włodzimierz Bartos (Łódź)
Lech Poznań1 – 1Polonia Warsaw
Štilić 14' Report
(in Polish)		 Lato 23'
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Robert Małek (Zabrze)

Second legs[]

Polonia Warsaw1 – 1 (aet)Lech Poznań
Jodłowiec 87' Report
(in Polish)		 Rengifo 60' (pen.)
Penalties
Mynář soccer ball with red X
Lato soccer ball with red X
Majewski soccer ball with red X		 0 – 3 Kucharski soccer ball with check mark
Štilić soccer ball with check mark
Cueto soccer ball with check mark
Polonia Stadium, Warsaw
Attendance: 2,200
Referee: Mirosław Górecki (Katowice)

2–2 on aggregate, Lech Poznań won 3–0 on penalties

Ruch Chorzów1 – 0Legia Warsaw
Baláž 2' Report
(in Polish)
Stadion Ruchu, Chorzów
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Adam Lyczmański (Bydgoszcz)

Ruch Chorzów won 2–0 on aggregate

Final[]

Ruch Chorzów0 – 1Lech Poznań
Peszko 51'
Silesian Stadium, Chorzów
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: (Lublin)
GK 80 Poland Krzysztof Pilarz
CB 29 Poland Ariel Jakubowski
CB 15 Poland Rafał Grodzicki Yellow card
CB 4 Poland Ireneusz Adamski
CB 22 Poland Tomasz Brzyski
CM 6 Poland Wojciech Grzyb (c)
CM 3 Poland Grzegorz Baran
CM 17 Poland Michał Pulkowski downward-facing red arrow 77'
CM 11 Poland Marcin Nowacki downward-facing red arrow 55'
CF 20 Slovakia Pavol Baláž
CF 76 Poland Remigiusz Jezierski Yellow card downward-facing red arrow 65'
Substitutes:
CF 19 Poland Artur Sobiech upward-facing green arrow 55'
CF 14 Poland Łukasz Janoszka upward-facing green arrow 65'
CM 28 Slovakia Gábor Straka upward-facing green arrow 77'
Manager:
Poland Waldemar Fornalik
GK 31 Croatia Ivan Turina Yellow card
CB 23 Poland Marcin Kikut
CB 18 North Macedonia Zlatko Tanevski Yellow card
CB 5 Colombia Manuel Arboleda
CB 25 Panama Luis Henríquez
CM 14 Bosnia and Herzegovina Semir Štilić downward-facing red arrow 73'
CM 17 Poland Sławomir Peszko downward-facing red arrow 89'
CM 6 Poland Tomasz Bandrowski Yellow card
CM 16 Poland Rafał Murawski (c)
CF 11 Peru Hernán Rengifo
CF 8 Poland Robert Lewandowski downward-facing red arrow 90'
Substitutes:
CM 21 Serbia Dimitrije Injac upward-facing green arrow 73'
CM 7 Poland Jakub Wilk upward-facing green arrow 89'
CM 3 Serbia Ivan Đurđević upward-facing green arrow 90'
Manager:
Poland Franciszek Smuda


Polish Cup
2008–09 Winners
Lech Poznań
Sixth Title

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