Description Available in: ŁKS Łódź (Łódzki Klub Sportowy; Polish pronunciation: ) is a Polish sports club that is owned by Łódź city council. They are best known for their football club, but are represented in many sports such as basketball, volleyball, tennis, athletics and in the past ice hockey. The club is based at Stadion LKS, at Al. Unii Lubelskiej 2 in the West of Łódź. The club was founded in 1908. The football section had since been sold to private investors as the city could no longer afford to support it. After years of financial hardships, the club declared bankruptcy in May 2013. and was re-founded by a partnership between fans and local investors in the fifth tier of the league pyramid.
Their nickname "Rycerze Wiosny" ("Knights of Spring") has been given to them due to their usually strong performance in the second round of the league, after Winter break.