The 2021–22 Polish Cup was the 68th season of the annual Polish football knockout tournament. It began on 4 August 2021 with the first matches of the preliminary round and ended with the final on 2 May 2022 at Stadion Narodowy. The 2021–22 edition of the Polish Cup was sponsored by Fortuna, making the official name Fortuna Puchar Polski. Winners of the competition qualified for the qualifying round of the 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League.

The defending champions were Raków Częstochowa. Raków successfully defended their title by defeating Lech Poznań 3–1 in the final.

Participating teams Teams starting the competition from Round of 64 Teams starting the competition from Preliminary round 2020–21 Ekstraklasa16 teams 2020–21 I liga18 teams 2020–21 II liga9 teams (position 1-9) Winners of 16 regional cup competitions16 teams 2020–21 II liga10 teams (position 10-19) Legia Warsaw Raków Częstochowa Pogoń Szczecin Śląsk Wrocław Warta Poznań Piast Gliwice Lechia Gdańsk Zagłębie Lubin Jagiellonia Białystok Górnik Zabrze Lech Poznań Wisła Płock Wisła Kraków Cracovia Stal Mielec Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała Radomiak Radom Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza GKS Tychy Arka Gdynia ŁKS Łódź Górnik Łęczna Miedź Legnica Odra Opole Widzew Łódź Sandecja Nowy Sącz Chrobry Głogów Korona Kielce Puszcza Niepołomice GKS Jastrzębie Stomil Olsztyn Resovia Zagłębie Sosnowiec GKS Bełchatów Górnik Polkowice GKS Katowice Chojniczanka Chojnice Wigry Suwałki KKS Kalisz Skra Częstochowa Garbarnia Kraków Śląsk Wrocław II Motor Lublin Ślęza Wrocław Włocłavia Włocławek Orlęta Radzyń Podlaski Lechia Zielona Góra Unia Skierniewice Wieczysta Kraków Świt Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki Ruch Zdzieszowice Wisłoka Dębica Olimpia Zambrów Powiśle Dzierzgoń Rekord Bielsko-Biała KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski Concordia Elbląg Polonia Środa Wielkopolska Świt Szczecin Stal Rzeszów Sokół Ostróda Hutnik Kraków Pogoń Siedlce Lech Poznań II Znicz Pruszków Olimpia Elbląg Olimpia Grudziądz Błękitni Stargard Bytovia Bytów

Prize money The PZPN Board of Directors determined the size of the prizes. Round reached Amount Round of 64 40,000 PLN 15,000 PLN Round of 32 45,000 PLN Round of 16 90,000 PLN Quarterfinal 190,000 PLN Semifinal 380,000 PLN Final 760,000 PLN Winner 5,000,000 PLN

Round and draw dates Round Draw date Number of teams Date of matches Teams entered for the competition Preliminary round None 69 → 64 4 August 2021 • 2020–21 II liga teams from positions 10–19. Round of 64 12 August 2021 64 → 32 22–29 September 2021 • 2020–21 Ekstraklasa teams,• 2020–21 I liga teams,• 2020–21 II liga teams from positions 1–9,• 16 winners of the regional cups. Round of 32 1 October 2021 32 → 16 26 October - 3 November 2021 None Round of 16 5 November 2021 16 → 8 30 November 2021 - 9 February 2022 Quarter-finals 3 December 2021 8 → 4 1–2 March 2022 Semi-finals 4 March 2022 4 → 2 5–6 April 2022 Final None 2 2 May 2022

Preliminary round The matches were played on 4 August 2021. Participating in this round were the 10 lowest ranked teams from 2020–21 II liga (which finished 2020–21 season on positions 10-19). With reference to the competition regulations, the matches were played according to the following scheme: 10th team of 2020–21 season will be a host of match against 19th team, 11th team will be a host of match against 18th team, 12th team will be a host of match against 17th team, 13th team will be a host of match against 16th team and 14th team will be a host of match against 15th team.

! colspan="5" style="background:cornsilk;"|4 August 2021

Round of 64 The draw for this round was conducted in the headquarter of PZPN on 12 August 2021. The matches were played from 21 to 29 September 2021. Participating in this round were the 5 winners from the previous round, 16 teams from the 2020–21 Ekstraklasa, 18 teams from the 2020–21 I liga, 9 highest ranked teams from 2020–21 II liga and 16 winners of the regional cup competitions. Games were hosted by teams playing in the lower division in the 2021–22 season or by first drawn team in a case of match between clubs from the same division.

! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;"|21 September 2021

! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;"|22 September 2021

! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;"|23 September 2021

! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;"|28 September 2021

! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;"|29 September 2021

Round of 32 The draw for this round was conducted in the headquarter of PZPN on 1 October 2021. The matches were played from 26 October to 3 November 2021. Participating in this round were the 32 winners from the previous round. Games were hosted by teams playing in the lower division in the 2021–22 season or by first drawn team in a case of match between clubs from the same division.

! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;"|26 October 2021

! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;"|27 October 2021

! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;"|28 October 2021

! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;"|2 November 2021

! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;"|3 November 2021

Round of 16 The draw for this round was conducted in the headquarter of PZPN on 5 November 2021. The matches will be played from 30 November to 2 December 2021. Participating in this round are the 16 winners from the previous round. Games will be hosted by teams playing in the lower division in the 2021–22 season or by first drawn team in a case of match between clubs from the same division.

! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;"|30 November 2021

! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;"|1 December 2021

! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;"|2 December 2021

! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;"|9 February 2022

Quarter-finals The draw for this round was conducted in the headquarter of PZPN on 3 December 2021. The matches will be played in March 2022. Participating in this round are the 8 winners from the previous round. Games will be hosted by teams playing in the lower division in the 2021–22 season or by first drawn team in a case of match between clubs from the same division.

! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;"|1 March 2022

! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;"|2 March 2022

Semi-finals Participating in this round will be the 4 winners from the previous round.

! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;"|5 April 2022

! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;"|6 April 2022

Final

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