Ludowe Zespoły Sportowe (LZS) (

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, in

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''Popular Sports Teams'') is a union of

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s., mainly from

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s and small towns The union was established in 1946, with the first sport club LZS

Czarnowąsy Czarnowąsy (german: Czarnowanz) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dobrzeń Wielki, within Opole County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Geography It is situated on the Mała Panew river near its confluence with ...

Opole Voivodeship Opole Voivodeship, or Opole Province ( pl, województwo opolskie ), is the smallest and least populated voivodeship (province) of Poland. The province's name derives from that of the region's capital and largest city, Opole. It is part of Upper S ...

. It was first a subset of the Inspectorate of Physical Education and Sport under the "Samopomoc Chłopska" (Peasant Mutual Aid) organizations in the villages and small towns. However, structures were established at the province or Voivodeship levels by 1950, due to LZS's popularity. From the very beginning The LZS has been connected with polish peasant movement. It was connected with local farmers' organisations and United People's Party and it is still supported by local structures of

Polish People's Party The Polish People's Party ( pl, Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe, PSL) is an agrarian political party in Poland. It is currently led by Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz. Its history traces back to 1895, when it held the name People's Party, although it ...

. The goals of LZS activity are to lead in the range of physical education and sport. It organizes and popularizes sports for villages in the area and improves the social and cultural aspects to its members, who program the main directions for the Main Council of LZS. Best known clubs in this union are

Igloopol Dębica LKS Igloopol Dębica () is a Polish sports club from Dębica, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland. History LKS Igloopol was formed by the Agro-Industrial Combine "Igloopol" in 1978 in Dębica. The club rose through the league pyramid very quickl ...

(formerly in Polish First Division in

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) and

Kmita Zabierzów Kmita Zabierzów () is a multi-sports club, best known for its football section, based in Zabierzów, Lesser Poland, Poland. The club belongs to the LZS sports clubs' union. The club's colors are white and black. Achievements * 3 seasons at the ...

. The LZS is member of the

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.European members of ISCA

References

External links

LZS's official site
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