Ekstraklasa Cup

infobox football tournament

founded = 1977
number of teams = 16
region = POL
current holders = Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski (2nd title)
most successful club = Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski (2 titles)

The Ekstraklasa Cup ( _pl. Puchar Ekstraklasy) is an elimination tournament for Polish football clubs who play in the Polish 1st Division Ekstraklasa. The first ever Ekstraklasa Cup was held in 1977 in which Odra Opole came out victorious over Widzew Łódź with the final score being 3-1. The tournament was later dismissed until the 1999/2000 season when it resumed for three years till the 2001/2002 season. It was later dismissed again and resumed in the 2006/2007 season.

The format of the tournament resembles that as of the UEFA Champions League. The Ekstraklasa Cup consist of 16 teams, which are broken up to 4 groups with 4 teams whom play on home and away basis with top two teams qualifying out of the group and playing out the rest of the tournament in a knockout phase.

Ekstraklasa Cup Champions

*1977 Odra Opole 3-1 Widzew Łódź
*2000 Polonia Warsaw 2-1 Legia Warsaw
*2001 Wisła Kraków 3-0, 1-2 Zagłębie Lubin
*2002 Legia Warsaw 3-0, 1-2 Wisła Kraków
*2007 Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski 1-0 GKS Bełchatów
*2008 Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski 4-1 Legia Warsaw

Performance By Club

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