Participation is open to any club registered with the Polish FA, regardless of whether it competes in any league in the national pyramid or not.

The Cup is popular among lower-level teams, as it gives them a chance to play better known sides.

Lower league clubs have to enter regional qualification rounds and the winners of these join the teams from the first and second division in the competition proper.

Each tie is decided by a single game which is held at the lower league side's stadium.

The reigning champions are Wisła Kraków, who defeated Pogoń Szczecin 1–2 after extra time in the final of the 2023–24 edition, becoming the fifth team to win the competition while playing in the second division.