KS Iskra Kielce SA, officially known for sponsorship reasons as Industria Kielce, is a professional men's handball club based in Kielce in southeastern Poland. The club plays in the Polish Superliga and is a regular competitor of the EHF Champions League. It is the most successful Polish handball club based on the number of the league titles (20).[1][2]

Industria Kielce
Full nameKlub Sportowy Iskra Kielce Spółka Akcyjna
Short nameIskra Kielce
Founded1965; 59 years ago (1965)
ArenaHala Legionów
Capacity4,200
PresidentMagdalena Szczukiewicz
Head coachTalant Dujshebaev
CaptainAlex Dujshebaev
LeaguePolish Superliga
2023–242nd place
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Home
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Website
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Since 1984, the club has been playing at the highest level league of Polish handball, winning its first title in 1993 (they finished the season with 44 points, 5 points more than one of their greatest contestants – Wisła Płock).

In 2019, it has become the most successful handball club in Poland, winning its 16th title and therefore beating the previous record holder, Śląsk Wrocław.[3]

Throughout the years of its functioning, the club has managed to reach the final four of the Champions League five times, eventually winning the most prestigious handball competition in Europe in 2016.[4]

Honours

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Domestic

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Winners (20): 1992–93, 1993–94, 1995–96, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2002–03, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23
Winners (17): 1984–85, 1999–2000, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21

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Winners: 2015–16
Silver: 2021–22, 2022–23
Bronze: 2012–13, 2014–15
Final four: 2018–19
Bronze: 2016, 2022

Season by season

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European record

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EHF Champions League

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Season Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2024–25 Group stage
(Group B)
  RK Zagreb 30–23
  HBC Nantes 20–23
  Barça 28–32
  SC Magdeburg 27–26
  Kolstad Håndball 33–32
  Aalborg Håndbold 28–35
  Pick Szeged 27–28
2022–23 Group stage
(Group B)
  HBC Nantes 40–33 33–30 2nd place
  Barça 31–32 28–32
  Aalborg Håndbold 33–28 30–28
  THW Kiel 40–37 29–32
  RK Celje 36–28 33–30
  Pick Szeged 37–30 31–28
  Elverum Håndball 37–33 27–26
1/4   Veszprém 31–27 29–29 60–56
1/2   Paris Saint-Germain 25–24
Final   SC Magdeburg 29–30
2021–22 Group stage
(Group B)
  Dinamo București 34–29 29–32 1st place
  Veszprém 32–29 33–35
  Motor 33–27 26–25
  Flensburg-Handewitt 37–29 33–25
  FC Porto 39–33 27–29
  Paris Saint-Germain 38–33 27–32
  Barça 29–27 32–30
1/4   Montpellier Handball 30–22 31–28 61–50
1/2   Veszprém 37–35
Final   Barça 35–37
2015–16 Group stage
(Group B)
  Pick Szeged 27–26 30–31 2nd place
  Montpellier Handball 30–23 32–27
  Rhein-Neckar Löwen 28–27 32–32
  IFK Kristianstad 35–27 35–35
  Barça 30–30 33–31
  RK Vardar 23–20 24–34
  KIF Kolding 33–31 33–25
1/8   Meshkov Brest 33–30 32–28 65–58
1/4   Flensburg-Handewitt 29–28 28–28 57–56
1/2   Paris Saint-Germain 28–26
Final   Veszprém 39–38

Team

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Current squad

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Squad for the 2024–25 season

Transfers

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Transfers for the 2025–26 season

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Osiągnięcia". kielcehandball.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  2. ^ "To były wspaniałe lata pełne sukcesów i emocji. VIVE Group podsumowuje 18 lat wsparcia dla KS VIVE Kielce Handball S.A." odpowiedzialnybiznes.pl (in Polish). 25 June 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  3. ^ "VIVE Kielce mistrzem Polski! Historyczne zwycięstwo". sport.pl (in Polish). 25 May 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Mają to! Szczypiorniści Vive Tauronu Kielce pokonali Veszprem i wygrali Ligę Mistrzów!". przegladsportowy.pl (in Polish). 29 May 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
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