In 1975, Engelbert Jarek was replaced by Antoni Piechniczek, former manager of BKS Stal Bielsko-Biala. After one year, Piechniczek won promotion back to the Ekstraklasa. Odra's Wojciech Tyc (1 cap for Poland) was in 1975/76 top scorer of the second division, together with Janusz Kupcewicz of Arka Gdynia. With new generation of talented players, such as Roman Wojcicki and Jozef Mlynarczyk, Odra on June 18, 1977 won the League Cup, beating 3–1 Polish runner-up Widzew Lodz, earning a spot in the 1977–78 UEFA Cup. There, it lost in the first round to East German side 1. FC Magdeburg (1:2, 1:1).