Editing Łódź (section)

=== Sport ===
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| image1 = Atlas Arena - Łódź.jpg
| image2 = Lodz Moto Arena.jpg
| image3 = Lodz stadion LKS.jpg
| image4 = Stadion Widzewa, Widok z lotu drona. Łódź Widzew 29-07-2017.jpg
| caption1 = [[Atlas Arena]], the main indoor arena of Łódź
| caption2 = [[Moto Arena Łódź]], home venue of [[Orzeł Łódź]]
| caption3 = [[Władysław Król Municipal Stadium]], home venue of [[ŁKS Łódź]]
| caption4 = [[Widzew Łódź Stadium]]
}}
The city has experience as a host for international sporting events such as the [[2009 EuroBasket]],<ref>[https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/event/p/sid/6328/_/index.html 2009 EuroBasket] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160807052744/http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/event/p/sid/6328/_/index.html |date=7 August 2016 }}, ARCHIVE.FIBA.com, Retrieved 5 June 2016.</ref> the [[EuroBasket Women 2011|2011 EuroBasket Women]], the [[2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship]] and the [[2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup]], with the opening and final of the latter taking place at [[Widzew Łódź Stadium|Widzew Stadium]]. Łódź will also host the sixth edition of the [[European Universities Games]] in 2022.<ref>{{cite news |last=Pavitt |first=Michael |date=13 April 2018 |title=Poland and Hungary awarded upcoming editions of European Universities Games |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1063929/poland-and-hungary-awarded-upcoming-editions-of-european-universities-games |work=insidethegames.biz |access-date=14 April 2018 |archive-date=14 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180414234512/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1063929/poland-and-hungary-awarded-upcoming-editions-of-european-universities-games |url-status=live }}</ref>

Under [[communism]] it was common for [[sports club|clubs]] to participate in many different sports for all ages and sexes. Many of these traditional clubs still survive. Originally they were owned directly by a public body, but have become independently operated by clubs or private companies. However, they get public support through the cheap rent of land and other subsidies from the city. Some of their sections have gone professional and separated from the clubs as private companies. For example, Budowlani S.A is a private company that owns the only professional rugby team in Łódź, while Klub Sportowy Budowlani remains a community amateur club.

* [[Budowlani Łódź]] – [[rugby union|rugby]] (six times Polish champions), [[field hockey|hockey]], [[wrestling]], [[volleyball]]
* [[ŁKS Łódź]] – [[association football]] (two times Polish champions), [[basketball]] (Polish champions 1953), [[volleyball]] (two times Polish champions), [[handball]], [[boxing]]
* [[UKS SMS Łódź|SMS Łódź]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.smslodz.pl/|title=Szkoła Mistrzostwa Sportowego im. K. Górskiego w Łodzi – Oficjalna strona internetowa Szkoły Mistrzostwa Sportowego w Łodzi|work=smslodz.pl|access-date=12 March 2015|archive-date=11 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220311110450/https://smslodz.pl/|url-status=live}}</ref> – association football, volleyball, basketball
* KS Społem Łódź – [[road bicycle racing|road]] and [[track cycling]]
* SKS Start Łódź<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sksstart.com/|title=Spółdzielczy Klub Sportowy START Łódź ul. św. Teresy 56/58 – Oficjalny serwis|work=sksstart.com|access-date=12 March 2015|archive-date=28 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220428131804/http://www.sksstart.com/|url-status=live}}</ref> – football, swimming
* [[Widzew Łódź]] – association football (four time Polish champions, semi-finalists of the [[1982–83 European Cup]])
* [[Orzeł Łódź]] - motorcycle speedway team
* Sroki Łódź - [[Rugby league]] (three times Polish champions)

In [[Ekstraklasa (beach soccer)|Ekstraklasa of Polish beach soccer]] Łódź have three professional clubs: [[Grembach Łódź|Grembach]], [[KP Łódź|KP]] and {{ill|BSCC Łódź|lt=BSCC|pl|}}.