''Ludowe Zespoły Sportowe'' (LZS) (

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s, mainly drawn from

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s and small towns.

History

The union was established in 1946, with the first sport club LZS

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

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Goals

The goals of LZS activity are to lead in the range of physical education and sport. It organizes and promotes sports for villages and their surrounding areas, and improves the social and cultural aspects to its members, who program the main directions for the main council of LZS.

Popular clubs

The best known clubs in the union are

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(formerly in Polish First Division in

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Kmita Zabierzów Kmita Zabierzów () is a multi-sports club, best known for its association football, football section, based in Zabierzów, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Lesser Poland, Poland. The club belongs to the Ludowe Zespoły Sportowe, LZS sports clubs' union ...

Membership

The LZS is member of the International Sport and Culture Association.European members of ISCA

References

External links

LZS's official site
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