They did this by giving a large financial bonus for each round the team got into, with the winner earning a total of 1.3 million PLN.

The first edition was a two-legged knockout tournament with the final being a one-off game to win the competition.

The second and third editions followed the same format but included teams from the II liga and saw the finals being played over two legs.

Wisła Kraków won the 2000–2001 Polish League Cup winning 4–2 on aggregate.

After the third edition the Polish Football Association stated that they would not be organising any further tournaments and the competition was taken off the calendar.