2018–19 Polish Cup
The 2018–19 Polish Cup was the sixty-fifth season of the annual Polish football knockout tournament. It began on 7 August 2018 with the first matches of the preliminary round and ended on 2 May 2019 with the final at PGE Narodowy. Winners of the competition would qualify for the qualifying round of the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League, however eventual winners Lechia Gdańsk had qualified for Europe through their league performance.
Format changes
Before the start of the 2018–19 season, the PZPN confirmed the reforming plan of the Polish Cup, introducing several changes:- draws would be carried out separately before the start of each round,
- the rule where two of the best teams of the previous season could not be in the same draw before the semi-finals was abandoned,
- introduction of the four teams representing Poland in European competitions in the draw of the round of 64,
- the second leg matches in the quarter-finals and semi-finals had been canceled,
- Ekstraklasa teams started the game one round earlier than before,
- teams from places 13 to 18 in the I liga and teams from places 1 to 10 in the II liga as well as cup winners at the provincial level start the game one round later than before,
- the host of the match between teams from the same league level was randomly selected as the first in a given pair, except for the round of 64 for teams playing in European competitions.
Participating teams
Prize Money
The PZPN Board of Directors determined the size of the prizes at its meeting on May 23, 2018.| Round reached | Amount |
| Preliminary round | 5,000 PLN |
| Round of 64 | regional cup winner: 10,000 PLN remainder teams: 5,000 PLN |
| Round of 32 | 30,000 PLN |
| [|Round of 16] | 60,000 PLN |
| Quarterfinal | 125,000 PLN |
| Semifinal | 250,000 PLN |
| Final | 500,000 PLN |
| Winner | 3,000,000 PLN |
Round and draw dates
Preliminary round
Participating in this round were 8 teams from the 2017–18 II liga from positions 11 to 18. Teams from places 11 to 14 faced teams from places 15 to 18 in the following pairs: 11–18, 12–17, 13–16, 14–15. The matches were played on 7 and 8 August 2018. The number in brackets indicates what tier of Polish football each team competes in during the 2018–19 season.! colspan="3" style="background:#fcc;"|7 August 2018
! colspan="3" style="background:#fcc;"|8 August 2018
Bracket
Round of 64
The draw for this round was conducted in the headquarter of PZPN on 10 August 2018. The matches was played on 25 to 27 September and 2 to 3 October 2018. Participating in this round were the 4 winners from the previous round, 16 teams from the 2017–18 Ekstraklasa, 18 teams from the 2017–18 I liga, 10 highest ranked teams from 2017–18 II liga and 16 winners of the regional cup competitions. Games were hosted by teams playing in the lower division in the 2018–19 season.! colspan="3" style="background:#fcc;"|25 September 2018
! colspan="3" style="background:#fcc;"|26 September 2018
! colspan="3" style="background:#fcc;"|27 September 2018
! colspan="3" style="background:#fcc;"|2 October 2018
! colspan="3" style="background:#fcc;"|3 October 2018
Round of 32
The draw for this round was conducted in the headquarter of PZPN on 28 September 2018. The matches were played on 30–31 October and 7 November 2018. Games were hosted by teams playing in the lower division in the 2018–19 season.! colspan="3" style="background:#fcc;"|30 October 2018
! colspan="3" style="background:#fcc;"|31 October 2018
! colspan="3" style="background:#fcc;"|7 November 2018
Round of 16
The draw for this round was conducted in the headquarter of PZPN on 8 November 2018. The matches were played on 4 to 6 December 2018.! colspan="3" style="background:#fcc;"|4 December 2018
! colspan="3" style="background:#fcc;"|5 December 2018
! colspan="3" style="background:#fcc;"|6 December 2018