Lesser Poland regional leagues

In connection with the administrative reform of the country in 1999 and the decisions of the Polish Football Association (Polish: Polski Związek Piłki Nożnej; PZPN) congress to establish football associations in all 16 voivodships, the founding assembly of the Krakow Football Association "Lesser Poland" (Polish: Krakowski Związek Piłki Nożnej „Małopolska”) with its seat in Kraków was convened on June 2, 2000, covering clubs from the new Lesser Poland Voivodeship. In accordance with the recommendation of the Polish Football Association, the new association adopted the name of the Lesser Poland Football Association (Polish: Małopolski Związek Piłki Nożnej; MZPN), its statute was registered on September 22, 2000 by the District Court in Kraków, and on November 22 of that year, the MZPN was registered by the National Court Register.^[1]