Polish Football Cup 2003/04

Miejski Stadium in Poznan (after the renovation for the European Championship 2012), the venue for the first final game

Wojska Polskiego Stadium (today: Pepsi Arena ) in Warsaw (after the renovation in 2011), the venue for the second final

The Puchar Polski 2003/04 was the 50th draw of the Polish Cup competition. It began on July 26, 2003 with the qualifying games for the first round and ended with the finals on May 18 and June 1, 2004 in Poznan and Warsaw .

Lech Posen won the national cup for the fourth time in its fifth appearance in the finals. The final opponent was Legia Warsaw , who lost for the sixth time in its 18th appearance in the final. By winning the cup, Lech Posen qualified for participation in the second qualifying round of the 2004/2005 UEFA Cup .

Defending champion Wisła Krakow was eliminated in the second round.

Participating teams

The following 50 teams were qualified for the main round:

Ekstraklasa 16 clubs of the 2002/03 season	2. Liga 18 clubs of the 2002/03 season	16 regional cup winners of the voivodeships in the 2002/03 season
Wisła Krakow (TV) Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski GKS Katowice Legia Warsaw Odra Wodzislaw Amica Wronki Górnik Zabrze Polonia Warsaw Widzew Łódź Wisla Plock Lech poses Zagłębie Lubin Szczakowianka Jaworzno Ruch Chorzów KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski Pogoń Szczecin	KS Polkowice Świt Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki Górnik Łęczna GKS Bełchatów Aluminum Konin Ceramica / Stasiak Opoczno Arka Gdynia RKS Radomsko ŁKS Łódź Piotrcovia Piotrków Trybunalski ¹ Polar Wroclaw Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała Tłoki Gorzyce Stal Stalowa Wola Śląsk Wrocław Ruch Radzionków Hetman Zamość OKS Stomil Olsztyn	Warmia-Masuria Olimpia Elbląg Greater Poland Lech II poses Holy Cross Corona Kielce Subcarpathian Strug Tyczyn Lesser Poland Sandecja Nowy Sącz Kuyavian Pomeranian Chemistry / Zawisza Bydgoszcz Lebus Promień Żary Lublin Lublinianka Lublin Łódź Ceramika Paradyż Mazovia Pogoń Siedlce Lower Silesia Karkonosze Jelenia Góra Opole Odra II Opole Podlaskie Jagiellonia Białystok Pomerania Gryf Wejherowo Silesia Raków Częstochowa West Pomerania Flota Świnoujście

¹ Piotrcovia Piotrków Trybunalski joined Pogoń Szczecin before the start of the competition.

Playoffs

The elimination games for the 1st round took place on July 26, 2003 with the teams from places 15 to 18 of the 2nd league in the 2002/03 season.

date	Home team	Visiting team	result
07/26/2003	Śląsk Wrocław	OKS Stomil Olsztyn	3: 0 ¹
07/26/2003	Ruch Radzionków	Hetman Zamość	3: 2

¹ OKS Stomil Olsztyn withdrew the participation.

1 round

The games of the 1st round took place on July 29, 2003 with the winners of the qualifying games, the regional cup winners from the voivodships and the teams from places 1 to 14 of the 2nd league in the 2002/03 season.

date	Home team	Visiting team	result
07/29/2003	Gryf Wejherowo	Arka Gdynia	1: 5
07/29/2003	Chemistry / Zawisza Bydgoszcz	Górnik Polkowice	0: 3
07/29/2003	Flota Świnoujście	ŁKS Łódź	1-0
07/29/2003	Lech II poses	Aluminum Konin	1: 3
07/29/2003	Raków Częstochowa	Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała	1: 1 n.V. , 4: 2 n.e.
07/29/2003	Promień Żary	Śląsk Wrocław	1: 0 a.d.
07/29/2003	Karkonosze Jelenia Góra	Ruch Radzionków	1-0
07/29/2003	Odra II Opole	Polar Wroclaw	3: 3 n.V. , 4: 3 n.e.
07/29/2003	Pogoń Siedlce	Pogoń Szczecin	1: 7
07/29/2003	Ceramika Paradyż	Świt Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki	2: 2 n.V. , 4: 3 n.e.
07/29/2003	Jagiellonia Białystok	Ceramica / Stasiak Opoczno	1-0
07/29/2003	Olimpia Elbląg	GKS Bełchatów	0: 5
07/29/2003	Sandecja Nowy Sącz	Stal Stalowa Wola	0: 1
07/29/2003	Corona Kielce	Górnik Łęczna	3: 1
07/29/2003	Strug Tyczyn	RKS Radomsko	1: 3 a.d.
07/29/2003	Lublinianka Lublin	Tłoki Gorzyce	0: 1

2nd round

The 2nd round games took place on August 2nd and 20th, 2003. The winners of the preliminary round matches as well as the 16 Ekstraklasa teams took part. Raków Częstochowa had a bye for the third round.

date	Home team	Visiting team	result
08/02/2003	Arka Gdynia	Wisła Krakow	2-0
08/02/2003	Górnik Polkowice	KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski	6-0
08/02/2003	Flota Świnoujście	Widzew Łódź	2: 1 a.d.
08/02/2003	Aluminum Konin	Szczakowianka Jaworzno	2-0
08/02/2003	Promień Żary	Górnik Zabrze	2: 7
08/02/2003	Karkonosze Jelenia Góra	Lech poses	0: 3
08/02/2003	Odra II Opole	Wisla Plock	2: 1
08/02/2003	Pogoń Szczecin	Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielkopolski	1: 0 a.d.
08/02/2003	Ceramika Paradyż	Odra Wodzislaw	0: 4
08/02/2003	Jagiellonia Białystok	Zagłębie Lubin	2: 1 a.d.
08/02/2003	GKS Bełchatów	Amica Wronki	1: 3
08/02/2003	Stal Stalowa Wola	GKS Katowice	1: 3
08/02/2003	Corona Kielce	Ruch Chorzów	2-0
08/02/2003	RKS Radomsko	Polonia Warsaw	1: 4
08/20/2003	Tłoki Gorzyce	Legia Warsaw	1: 3

3rd round

The third round games took place on September 16 and 17, 2003.

date	Home team	Visiting team	result
09/16/2003	Górnik Zabrze	Legia Warsaw	0: 2
09/16/2003	Jagiellonia Białystok	Pogoń Szczecin	1: 0 a.d.
09/17/2003	Odra II Opole	Górnik Polkowice	1: 2
09/17/2003	Polonia Warsaw	Lech poses	1: 2
09/17/2003	Arka Gdynia	GKS Katowice	0: 1
09/17/2003	Flota Świnoujście	Amica Wronki	3: 4
09/17/2003	Raków Częstochowa	Aluminum Konin	2: 1
09/17/2003	Corona Kielce	Odra Wodzislaw	1-0

Quarter finals

The games were played back and forth. The first named teams had home rights first. The first legs took place on September 30 and October 1, the second legs on October 21 and 22, 2003.

date	Home team	Visiting team	First leg	Return leg	total
30.09./22.10.2003	GKS Katowice	Amica Wronki	3-0	1: 1	4: 1
30.09./21.10.2003	Jagiellonia Białystok	Raków Częstochowa	3-0	5: 1	8: 1
30.09./22.10.2003	Corona Kielce	Legia Warsaw	1: 1	0: 2	1: 3
01/21/10/03	Górnik Polkowice	Lech poses	0-0	1: 4	1: 4