KS Iskra Kielce

Industria Kielce
Full nameKlub Sportowy Iskra Kielce Spółka Akcyjna
Short nameIskra Kielce
Founded1965 (1965)
ArenaHala Legionów
Capacity4,200
PresidentPaweł Papaj
Head coachTalant Dujshebaev
CaptainAlex Dujshebaev
LeaguePolish Superliga
2024–252nd place
Club colours     
Home
Away
Website
Official site

KS Iskra Kielce SA, officially known for sponsorship reasons as Industria Kielce, and previously named Vive Kielce between 2002 and 2022, 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]

History

The club was founded in 1965. It was promoted to the top division for he first time in 1975. They won their first title in 1985, the Polish Handball Cup.

Since 1984, the club has been playing at the highest level league of Polish handball, winning its first league 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] In the 2021-22 Champions League they reached the final again, this time losing to FC Barcelona.[5]

Crest, colours, supporters

Kits

Honours

Domestic

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 (18): 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, 2024–25

International

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

Season by season

European record

EHF Champions League

Season Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2025–26 Group stage
(Group A) 		Kolstad Håndball 38–27 27–26
Sporting CP 39–33 36–41
Füchse Berlin 32–37 33–31
Veszprém 36–35 33–35
HBC Nantes 27–35 33–29
Dinamo București 34–32 28–24
Aalborg Håndbold 32–32 27–34
Playoffs Szeged – – –
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 PSG 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 37–29 33–25
FC Porto 39–33 27–29
PSG 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
2020–21 Group stage
(Group A) 		Flensburg 28–31 30–31 3rd place
MOL-Pick Szeged 26–23 30–26
Elverum Håndball 39–29 31–22
Meshkov Brest 34–27 30–35
PSG 35–33 26–37
FC Porto 32–30 32–32
Vardar 1961 36–29 33–29
Playoffs HBC Nantes 31–34 25–24 56–58
2015–16 Group stage
(Group B) 		Pick Szeged 27–26 30–31 2nd place
Montpellier Handball 30–23 32–27
RNL 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 29–28 28–28 57–56
1/2 PSG 28–26
Final Veszprém 39–38

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2025–26 season

Transfers

Transfers for the 2026–27 season

Transfer history

Naming conventions

  • 1965–1973: Iskra Kielce
  • 1973–1991: Korona Kielce
  • 1991–1994: Iskra Kielce
  • 1994–1996: Iskra/Ceresit Kielce
  • 1996–1998: Iskra Kielce
  • 1998–1999: Iskra Lider Market Kielce
  • 2000–2000: Strzelec/Lider Market Kielce
  • 2001–2002: Kolporter/Lider Market Kielce
  • 2002–2002: Kolporter Kielce
  • 2002–2009: Vive Kielce
  • 2009–2014: Vive Targi Kielce
  • 2014–2017: Vive Tauron Kielce
  • 2017–2020: PGE Vive Kielce
  • 2020–2022: Łomża Vive Kielce
  • 2022–2022: Łomża Industria Kielce
  • 2023–2023: Industria Kielce
  • 2023–2023: Barlinek Industria Kielce
  • 2023–: Industria Kielce

See also

  • Vive Kielce players

References

  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.
  5. ^ "Barça make history after penalty shootout". eurohandball.com. 19 June 2022.
  6. ^ "Handball, Champions League Männer:Aleks Vlah verlässt Aalborg in Richtung Polen".
  7. ^ "Brisanter Handball-Transfer: Neuer Morawski-Klub fix".
  8. ^ "Piotr Jarosiewicz nowym zawodnikiem Industrii Kielce".
  9. ^ https://handnews.fr/2025/cro-igor-karacic-a-zagreb-jusquen-2027/
  10. ^ https://meshkovbrest.by/dobro-pozhalovat-v-bgk
  11. ^ https://www.handball-world.news/artikel/abwehrriese-findet-neue-heimat-in-der-wueste-1142731
  12. ^ "Handball: Milosz Walach wechselt von Kielce nach Skopje".
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