KS Iskra Kielce
Polish handball club
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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]
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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 | Paweł Papaj | ||
| Head coach | Talant Dujshebaev | ||
| Captain | Alex Dujshebaev | ||
| League | Polish Superliga | ||
| 2024–25 | 2nd place | ||
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| Website Official site | |||
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
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| AWAY | |||||
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    2025–26 | |||||
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
Season by season
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European record
EHF Champions League
| Season | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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| 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 |
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| 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
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Transfers
- Transfers for the 2026–27 season
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Transfer history
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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