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 competitions focused mainly on top division teams, in contrast to that of the Polish Cup which allows teams much lower down in the footballing pyramid to compete. The four League Cup competitions played in Poland are; the Young Leaders Rally Cup () (1952), the League Cup () (1977–1978), the Polish League Cup () (1999–2002), and the Ekstraklasa Cup () (2006–2009), the former three being organised by the Polish Football Association while the most recent competition was organised by Ekstraklasa SA. League Cups in Poland Young Leaders Rally Cup (1952) League Cup (1977–1978) Polish League Cup (1999–2002) Ekstraklasa Cup (2006–2009) Young Leaders Rally Cup The Cup of the Rally of Young Leaders was the first League Cup in Poland. The tournament was created by the then president of the Polish Football Association with all 12 teams of the I liga being involved. Due to the league being delayed until after the 1952 Summer Olympics the tournament provided the players a chance to show off their skills with a chance of being called up into the Olympic squad. The tournament structure was 2 groups of 6 who played each other twice. The top team in each group played in the final of the tournament, while the teams that finished 2nd and 3rd in the group played for the third place and fifth placed playoffs. The tournament took its name from the youth rally that was taking place in the city from 20–22 July 1952. 1952 Final Wawel Kraków won the Young Leaders Rally Cup. League Cup The League Cup was introduced as a cup competition due to the rising popularity of football in Poland as a result of the success of the national team and of Polish clubs in European competitions. Journalists from the Polish magazine, "Sport" promoted the idea to the Polish Football Association. The format of the competition was to include all 16 teams in the I liga with 4 groups of 4. The winners of each group would then play in a knockout phase to decide the winner. While the winner of the competition won qualification to the UEFA Europa League. The League Cup was seen in part as a failure due to the little interest from fans and dwindling attendances.