Polish League Cup (1977–1978)

The cup started on 27 May 1977 with the final taking place on 18 June 1977. The final took place in Miejski Stadium in Częstochowa. Odra Opole won the cup and qualified for the UEFA Europa League. Despite the efforts of the league and organisers to promote the cup tournament it proved to be unpopular, mostly due to the fact that the tournament started three days after the league ended and managers opted to mainly play reserve players. The attendances proved to be lower than expected and the players were unhappy their holidays had been shortened by three weeks. Group stage Group 1 Matches • Arka Gdynia – Lech Poznań 0–0 • Pogoń Szczecin – Śląsk Wrocław 2–1 • Śląsk Wrocław – Arka Gdynia 0–1 • Lech Poznań – Pogoń Szczecin 2–0 • Lech Poznań – Śląsk Wrocław 3–0 • Arka Gdynia – Pogoń Szczecin 0–1 Group 2 Matches • Ruch Chorzów – Odra Opole 3–3 • GKS Tychy – Szombierki Bytom 1–2 • Szombierki Bytom – Ruch Chorzów 1–0 • Odra Opole – GKS Tychy 1–0 • Ruch Chorzów – GKS Tychy 0–0 • Odra Opole – Szombierki Bytom 3–2 Group 3 Matches • ROW Rybnik – Wisła Kraków 0–5 • Wisła Kraków – Zagłębie Sosnowiec 5–0 • Górnik Zabrze – ROW Rybnik 1–1 • Zagłębie Sosnowiec – Górnik Zabrze 1–0 • Górnik Zabrze – Wisła Kraków 4–5 • Zagłębie Sosnowiec – ROW Rybnik 2–2 Group 4 Matches • ŁKS Łódź – Legia Warsaw 3–0 • Widzew Łódź – Stal Mielec 1–0 • Legia Warsaw – Widzew Łódź 0–1 • Stal Mielec – ŁKS Łódź 0–0 • Widzew Łódź – ŁKS Łódź 1–1 • Stal Mielec – Legia Warsaw 1–1 Semifinal • 12 June 1977: Widzew Łódź – Wisła Kraków 2–1 (1–0) • 12 June 1977: Odra Opole – Lech Poznań 7–4 AET (3–3 FT, 0–2 HT) Final Odra Opole won the 1977 League Cup. ==1978 League Cup==