Żywiec is best known in football circles as the birthplace of Tomasz Jodłowiec, but the city has produced 11 documented association football players in total. Other notable players include Kinga Szemik, Marek Motyka, Łukasz Tymiński and Krzysztof Kubica. Among them are 10 male and 1 female players. Birth years range from 1931 to 2000.
