It began on July 30, 2008 with the extra preliminary round and ended on May 19, 2009 with the Final, played at Stadion Śląski, Chorzów.
Legia Warszawa were the defending champions.
Eight of the 32 teams which had qualified on regional levels competed in this round.
The four winners of the extra preliminary round and the 24 remaining teams qualified through regional levels competed in this round.
The fourteen winners of the preliminary round, along with the eighteen teams from 2007–08 II Liga, competed in this round.