Organising body | Polish Football Association (1952–2002) Ekstraklasa SA (2006–09) |
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Founded | 1952 |
Abolished | 2009 |
Region | Poland |
Number of teams | 12–36 |
Qualifier for | UEFA Europa League (1977) |
Related competitions | Rally of Youth Leaders Cup (1952) League Cup (1977–78) Polish League Cup (1999–2002) Ekstraklasa Cup (2006–09) |
Last champions | Śląsk Wrocław (1st title) |
Most successful club(s) | Dyskobolia Grodzisk Wielk. (2 titles) |
Television broadcasters | Polsat Sport (2006–09) |
In Polish football there have been four different League Cups with varying levels of success, but all were short-lived competitions, held irregularly over the years. The league cup competitions focused mainly on top division teams, in contrast to that of the Polish Cup which allows teams much lower down in the footballing pyramid to compete. The four League Cup competitions played in Poland are; the Young Leaders Rally Cup (Polish: Puchar Zlotu Młodych Przodowników) (1952), the League Cup (Polish: Puchar Ligi) (1977–1978), the Polish League Cup (Polish: Puchar Ligi Polskiej) (1999–2002), and the Ekstraklasa Cup (Polish: Puchar Ekstraklasy) (2006–2009), the former three being organised by the Polish Football Association while the most recent competition was organised by Ekstraklasa SA.
League Cups in Poland