Łódzki Związek Piłki Nożnej

What Łódzki Związek Piłki Nożnej does

Łódzki Związek Piłki Nożnej (ŁZPN) is the regional football association governing competitive football across the Łódź Voivodeship of Poland, operating as a non-profit member organization within the Polish Football Association (PZPN) structure. Its core function is to organize, license, and administer football competitions — IV Liga, Klasa okręgowa, Class A, B, and C, women's football (Czwarta liga kobiet), and a full youth pyramid from Junior through Żak categories — across more than 100 league groups. The organization also runs the regional referee corps (Kolegium Sędziów), a club licensing system, the PZPN Academy Certification funnel, and youth representative teams (U-12 to U-15, boys and girls).

The platform surface consists of an official website (lzpn.org), an Extranet for clubs, a Terminarze i Tabele scheduling/results system, and ŁZPN TV on YouTube (edited by Michał Kiński) which broadcasts IV Liga and other competition footage via a technology partnership with Veo for AI-camera-based video capture. The technology stack is predominantly conventional web content management plus third-party video tooling; no proprietary AI/ML or developed-in-house platform is disclosed. Sales and marketing channels are organic — Facebook page, YouTube, website — supplemented by minor GTM partnerships with Hattrick.tv, R-gol, ESSE dla Zdrowia, and 3W Dystrybucja budowlana, plus Decathlon league naming rights and a Betcris affiliate banner.

The revenue model is not publicly disclosed; consistent with non-profit regional federation economics, operating funds are likely sourced from PZPN allocations, club licensing and registration fees, referee fees, sponsorship (Decathlon, Betcris), and partner contributions. The organization employs only 9 staff and serves clubs, coaches, referees, youth players, women's football participants, and parents/guardians in the Łódź region. Upcoming milestones include co-hosting the FIFA Women's World Cup U20 in Łódź in September 2026 and opening the PZPN Certification Program 2027 application cycle on September 1, 2027.

Name

Łódzki Związek Piłki Nożnej

Legal name

Łódzki Związek Piłki Nożnej

Website

https://lzpn.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Łódzki Związek Piłki Nożnej (ŁZPN) is the PZPN-affiliated regional football association governing IV Liga through Class C, women's, and youth leagues across the Łódź Voivodeship of Poland. It runs licensing, referee assignment, academy certification, and broadcasts matches via ŁZPN TV on YouTube.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Regional Sports Federation Services

NAICS

Spectator Sports (71121), Sports Teams and Clubs (711211)

akta.pro primary industry

National Governing Bodies (NGBs) (MPAKAFAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

National & Regional Sports TV Networks (Linear) (MPABAJAA)

Keywords

• Regional football governance
• Football league administration
• Referee management services
• Youth football development
• Club licensing certification

Headquarters

HQ city

Łódź

HQ country

Poland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Łódzki Związek Piłki Nożnej is the regional football governing body for the Łódź Voivodeship, organizing and administering competitive football leagues across all levels (IV Liga, Klasa A/B/C, women's leagues, and youth categories from Żak through Junior). It manages referee corps and licensing, club licensing, coach certification through the PZPN program, and operates ŁZPN TV for match broadcasting.

Product overview

Łódzki Związek Piłki Nożnej (ŁZPN) is a regional football (soccer) association governing competitive football in the Łódź region of Poland. The organization operates a comprehensive digital platform managing football competitions across all levels. The core offerings include the Terminarze i Tabele (Schedules and Tables) system and Rozgrywki (Competitions Management) covering senior, women's, and youth leagues. Supporting modules include ŁZPN TV for streaming broadcasts, Program Certyfikacji PZPN for academy certification, Licencje Klubowe for club licensing, Wydział Bezpieczeństwa for safety programs, and specialized boards for referees and senior football. The organization supports youth representations (Reprezentacje ŁZPN) across multiple age categories and manages women's football development programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• ŁZPN TV Official streaming platform of Łódzki Związek Piłki Nożnej for broadcasting football matches, competition highlights, and football-related content. Managed by editor Michał Kiński. Targeted at football fans, clubs, and stakeholders in the Łódź region.
• Rozgrywki (Competitions Management)

Quantifiable outcome

• Coordinates over 100+ leagues and groups across multiple divisions including senior, junior, trampkarz (youth), młodzik, orlik, and żak categories

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Hattrick.tvminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSports media streaming partner providing content coverage
• 3W Dystrybucja budowlanaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerConstruction materials distributor, regional partner
• R-golminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSports equipment retailer, partner for football merchandise and equipment
• ESSE dla ZdrowiaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerHealth-focused partner, sponsor for health-related initiatives

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Wielkopolski Związek Piłki Nożnej: Regional football association for the Greater Poland (Poznań) voivodeship. Runs the same PZPN-aligned competition hierarchy, referee college, and academy certification functions as ŁZPN, making it a like-for-like comparable.
• Małopolski Związek Piłki Nożnej: Regional football association for the Lesser Poland (Kraków) voivodeship. Mirrors ŁZPN's structure of senior leagues, women's football, youth representations, and club licensing, governed under the same PZPN framework.
• Pomorski Związek Piłki Nożnej: Regional football association for the Pomeranian (Gdańsk) voivodeship. Operates the same mix of IV Liga and lower-tier competitions, referee board, youth representation, and women's football development as ŁZPN.
• Śląski Związek Piłki Nożnej: Regional football association for the Silesian voivodeship. Comparable to ŁZPN in delivering league operations, referee coordination, youth development, and women's football pathways within a single Polish region.
• Mazowiecki Związek Piłki Nożnej: Regional football association for the Masovian (Warsaw) voivodeship under PZPN. Operates an analogous structure of leagues, referee boards, youth representations, and club licensing across a larger but otherwise comparable regional footprint.
• Dolnośląski Związek Piłki Nożnej: Regional football association for the Lower Silesian (Wrocław) voivodeship. Directly comparable in scope: organizes regional leagues, manages referees, runs youth and women's programs, and operates an affiliated broadcasting channel.

Broad incumbents

• Polski Związek Piłki Nożnej (PZPN): The national football federation of Poland, of which ŁZPN is a regional member. Operates the same governing-body model but at the country level, setting the rules, referee systems, and certification programs that ŁZPN implements locally.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCTyn3y36TsA87-uibW7HeUw
• Facebookfacebook.com/lodzkizpnofficial
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/%C5%82%C3%B3dzki-zwi%C4%85zek-pi%C5%82ki-no%C5%BCnej

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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