 bks stal bielsko-biaÅa is a polish sports club, with two departments: the men's football team and the women's volleyball team. the club is based in bielsko-biaÅa. the football team plays in the polish lower divisions, whereas the volleyball team is one of the top sides in the country. ==history== the bielsko sports club is one of the oldest clubs in poland. it was founded at a time when, after polish independence, the process of creating organised clubs where sports could be played was begun, and the fulfill the need for competition. in bielsko-biaÅa there was a further problem. in the region of the city the german clubs were very active and dominated the region. at the time it was felt here was a need to create a polish club which would represent them, and it is at that time that the bks was founded, alongside several other sports clubs in the region.http://pilkanozna.bks.bielsko.pl/pl/informacje-o-klubie/ the club was under the patronage of several industries, most notably under the bielsko sewing machine factory befama (bielska fabryka maszyn wÅÃ³kienniczych "befama"), under which the club expanded rapidly and later the fsm factory, which still exists today under a fiat ownership. ==football== the football team has spent the majority of its history in the lower divisions, although they came close twice by coming runners up in the second division twice. most of it's history has been spent oscillating between the third and fourth tiers of polish football. their most notable achievement as becoming national champions in the u-19 category in 1980. ==volleyball== the women's volleyball team plays in polish seria a women's volleyball league, with several youth teams and scouting system. the reserve team (bks ii) plays in the third division. bks is one the most successful teams in the country: they have been especially successful since the late 80's, winning consecutive titles and numerous cups. the dominance has continued well into the new millennium and the club is consistantly still among the top ranked teams in the c
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