The 2026–27 Polish Cup ( ) is the 73rd season of the annual Polish football knockout tournament. The competition will begin on 5 August 2026 with the preliminary round and will end on 2 May 2027 with the final match at the Stadion Narodowy in Warsaw. The Polish Cup is considered the second-most important club title in Polish football after the Ekstraklasa competition. The competition is organised by the Polish Football Association (PZPN).
On 19 August 2025, PZPN announced that the Polish Cup would be sponsored by STS for next three seasons, making the official name STS Puchar Polski. Winners of the competition will qualify for 2027–28 UEFA Europa League play-off round.
The defending champions is Górnik Zabrze.
Participating teams Teams starting the competition from the round of 32 Teams starting the competition from the first round Teams starting the competition from the preliminary round 2026–27 UEFA club competitions 5 teams 2025–26 Ekstraklasa13 teams (teams not participating in 2026–27 UEFA club competitions) 2025–26 I liga14 teams (from position 1–14) Winners of 16 regional cup competitions16 teams 2025–26 I liga4 teams (from position 15–18) 2025–26 II liga18 teams Lech Poznań Górnik Zabrze Jagiellonia Białystok Raków Częstochowa GKS Katowice Legia Warsaw (first round) Zagłębie Lubin (first round) Wisła Płock Pogoń Szczecin (first round) Radomiak Radom Korona Kielce Motor Lublin Cracovia (first round) Widzew Łódź (first round) Piast Gliwice Lechia Gdańsk Arka Gdynia Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza Wisła Kraków (first round) Śląsk Wrocław Wieczysta Kraków (first round) Chrobry Głogów ŁKS Łódź (first round) Polonia Warsaw Ruch Chorzów Miedź Legnica (first round) Puszcza Niepołomice Polonia Bytom Pogoń Grodzisk Mazowiecki (first round) Odra Opole Stal Rzeszów Stal Mielec (first round) Górnik Polkowice (first round) Chemik Bydgoszcz (first round) Avia Świdnik Lechia Zielona Góra (first round) Widzew Łódź II (first round) Beskid Andrychów (first round) Wisła Płock II (first round) MKS Kluczbork (first round) Siarka Tarnobrzeg Wigry Suwałki (first round) Wikęd Luzino (first round) Górnik Zabrze II (first round) Korona Kielce II (first round) Sokół Ostróda (first round) Polonia Środa Wielkopolska Kluczevia Stargard (first round) Pogoń Siedlce Znicz Pruszków Górnik Łęczna GKS Tychy Unia Skierniewice (preliminary round) Warta Poznań (preliminary round) Olimpia Grudziądz Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała (first round) Śląsk Wrocław II Sandecja Nowy Sącz (first round) Podhale Nowy Targ Chojniczanka Chojnice (preliminary round) Rekord Bielsko-Biała (preliminary round) Stal Stalowa Wola (preliminary round) Hutnik Kraków (preliminary round) Świt Szczecin (preliminary round) Resovia Rzeszów (first round) Sokół Kleczew Zagłębie Sosnowiec (preliminary round) KKS 1925 Kalisz (preliminary round) ŁKS Łódź II (preliminary round) GKS Jastrzębie (preliminary round)
Prize money The PZPN Board of Directors determined the size of the prizes. Round reached Amount First round 50,000 PLN 15,000 PLN Round of 32 45,000 PLN Round of 16 90,000 PLN Quarter-finals 190,000 PLN Semi-finals 380,000 PLN Final 1,000,000 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 70 → 59 5 August 2026 • 2025–26 I liga teams from positions 15–18,• 2025–26 II liga teams. First round 6 August 2026 59 → 32 1–15 September 2026 • 2025–26 Ekstraklasa teams not participating in 2026–27 UEFA club competitions,• top 14 2025–26 I liga teams,• 16 winners of the regional cups. Round of 32 17 September 2026 32 → 16 27–29 October 2026 • 2025–26 Ekstraklasa teams participating in 2026–27 UEFA club competitions. Round of 16 TBD 16 → 8 1–3 December 2026 None Quarter-finals TBD 8 → 4 2–4 March 2027 Semi-finals TBD 4 → 2 6–8 April 2027 Final None 2 2 May 2027
Preliminary round The matches were played on 5 August 2026. Participating in this round were the four lowest-ranked 2025–26 I liga teams (from positions 14–18) and 18 2025–26 II liga teams. According to the competition regulations, the matches were played under the following pairing scheme:
The 15th-placed team of the 2025–26 I liga season hosted the 18th-placed team of the 2025–26 II liga season, The 16th-placed team of the I liga season hosted the 17th-placed team of the II liga season, The 17th-placed team of the I liga season hosted the 16th-placed team of the II liga season, The 18th-placed team of the I liga season hosted the 15th-placed team of the II liga season, The 1st-placed team of the II liga season hosted the 14th-placed team of the II liga season, The 2nd-placed team of the II liga season hosted the 13th-placed team of the II liga season, The 3rd-placed team of the II liga season hosted the 12th-placed team of the II liga season, The 4th-placed team of the II liga season hosted the 11th-placed team of the II liga season, The 5th-placed team of the II liga season hosted the 10th-placed team of the II liga season, The 6th-placed team of the II liga season hosted the 9th-placed team of the II liga season, The 7th-placed team of the II liga season hosted the 8th-placed team of the II liga season.
+ Number of teams per 2025–26 season tier still in competition 2025–26 Ekstraklasa 2025–26 I liga 2025–26 II liga 2025–26 Regional cup winners Total
The number in brackets indicates the league level the club is competing in during the 2026–27 season.
! colspan="5" style="background:cornsilk;"|5 August 2026
First round The draw for this round was conducted at the headquarters of Telewizja Polska on 6 August 2026. The matches were played on 1–15 September 2026. Participating in this round were the 11 winners from the preliminary round, 13 teams from the 2025–26 Ekstraklasa that did not qualify for 2026–27 UEFA club competitions, the top 14 teams from the 2025–26 I liga, and the 16 winners of the 2025–26 regional cup competitions. Matches were hosted by the team playing in a lower division in the 2026–27 season or by the team drawn first in the case of a match between clubs from the same division.
+ Number of teams per 2025–26 season tier still in competition 2025–26 Ekstraklasa 2025–26 I liga 2025–26 II liga 2025–26 Regional cup winners Total The number in brackets indicates the league level the club is competing in during the 2026–27 season.
! colspan="5" style="background:cornsilk;"|1 September 2026
! colspan="5" style="background:cornsilk;"|2 September 2026
! colspan="5" style="background:cornsilk;"|3 September 2026
! colspan="5" style="background:cornsilk;"|15 September 2026
Round of 32 The draw for this round was conducted at the headquarters of Telewizja Polska on 17 September 2026. The matches will be played on 27–29 October 2026. Participating in this round are the 27 winners from the first round and five teams that qualified for 2026–27 UEFA club competitions. Matches will be hosted by the team playing in a lower division in the 2026–27 season or by the team drawn first in the case of a match between clubs from the same division.
+ Number of teams per 2025–26 season tier still in competition 2025–26 Ekstraklasa 2025–26 I liga 2025–26 II liga 2025–26 Regional cup winners Total The number in brackets indicates the league level the club is competing in during the 2026–27 season.
! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;"|27 October 2026
! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;"|28 October 2026
! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;"|29 October 2026
! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;"|TBD
Round of 16 The matches will be played on 1–3 December 2026. Participating in this round are the 16 winners from the previous round. Games will hosted by teams playing in a lower division in the 2026–27 season or by first drawn team in a case of match between clubs from the same division.
! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;"|1–3 December 2026
Quarter-finals The matches will be played on 2–4 March 2027. Participating in this round are the 8 winners from the previous round. Games will be hosted by teams playing in a lower division in the 2026–27 season or by first drawn team in a case of match between clubs from the same division.
! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;"|2–4 March 2027
Semi-finals The matches will be played on 6–8 April 2027. Participating in this round are the 4 winners from the previous round. Games will be hosted by teams playing in a lower division in the 2026–27 season or by first drawn team in a case of match between clubs from the same division.
! colspan="3" style="background:cornsilk;"|6–8 April 2027
Final
Notes
References
External links Puchar Polski 2026/2027 on 90minut.pl