2018–19 Czech Cup

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2018–19 Czech Cup
MOL Cup
Country  Czech Republic

The 2018–19 Czech Cup, known as the MOL Cup for sponsorship reasons, is the 26th season of the annual knockout football tournament of the Czech Republic. It began with the preliminary round in July 2018 and is due to end with the final in May 2019. The winner of the cup will gain the right to play in the group stage of the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League.

Teams

Round Clubs
remaining
Clubs
involved
Winners from
previous round
New entries
this round
Leagues entering at this round
Preliminary round 148 92 none 92 Levels 4 and 5 in football league pyramid
First round 102 86 46 40 Czech 2. Liga
Bohemian Football League
Moravian–Silesian Football League
Second round 59 54 43 11 Czech First League – teams not playing in UEFA competitions
Third round 32 32 27 5 Czech First League – teams entered into UEFA competitions
Fourth round 16 16 16 none none
Quarter-finals 8 8 8 none none
Semi-finals 4 4 4 none none
Final 2 2 2 none none

Preliminary round

92 teams competed in this round.

First round

86 teams took part in this stage of the competition.

Second round

54 teams participated in the second round; 11 First League teams (all other than those playing in European competitions) entered the competition at this stage, joining the 43 winners of the first round matches.

Third round

32 teams participated in the third round; the final five First League teams entered the competition at this stage (holders Slavia Prague, Viktoria Plzeň, Jablonec, Sigma Olomouc and Sparta Prague). They were joined by the 27 winners of the second round matches.

Fourth round

The fourth round is due to commence on 31 October 2018.

See also

References

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