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 | |||
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Full name | Klub Sportowy Iskra Kielce Spółka Akcyjna | ||
Short name | Iskra Kielce | ||
Founded | 1965 | ||
Arena | Hala Legionów | ||
Capacity | 4,200 | ||
President | Magdalena Szczukiewicz | ||
Head coach | Talant Dujshebaev | ||
Captain | Alex Dujshebaev | ||
League | Polish Superliga | ||
2023–24 | 2nd place | ||
Club colours | |||
Website Official site |
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
editDomestic
edit- 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
International
editSeason by season
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European record
editEHF Champions League
editSeason | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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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 | 31–35 | 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
editCurrent squad
edit- Squad for the 2024–25 season
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Transfers
edit- Transfers for the 2025–26 season
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- Transfers for the 2026–27 season
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Osiągnięcia". kielcehandball.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 29 August 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "VIVE Kielce mistrzem Polski! Historyczne zwycięstwo". sport.pl (in Polish). 25 May 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ "Mają to! Szczypiorniści Vive Tauronu Kielce pokonali Veszprem i wygrali Ligę Mistrzów!". przegladsportowy.pl (in Polish). 29 May 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
External links
edit- Official website
- Official website (in Polish)