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 was seen in part as a failure due to the little interest from fans and dwindling attendances.

For the second edition the Polish Football Association did not promote the competition, meaning it had to be held independently, and that all the teams in the top division didn't have to take part.

To try and make the tournament more successful than the previous edition large financial bonuses were used for reaching each round of the competition, with the winners receiving 1.3million PLN in total.

The format of the first competition was a knockout tournament with each tie being over two legs, until the final which was a one-off for the cup win.

The competition was cancelled in 2009 due to lack of sponsorship and no channel wanting to buy the television rights to games.

In 2013 the Ekstraklasa introduced championship and relegation groups to conclude the season, leading to 7 additional games for each team in the league.