# KS Iskra Kielce

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).
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.
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.

## Honours
### Domestic

* Polish Superliga
    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
* Polish Cup
    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

* EHF Champions League
    Winners: 2015–16
    Silver: 2021–22, 2022–23
    Bronze: 2012–13, 2014–15
    Final four: 2018–19
* IHF Super Globe
    Bronze: 2016, 2022

## Season by season

| Season | Tier | League | Pos. |
| 1984–85 | 1 | Superliga | 4 |
| 1985–86 | 1 | Superliga | 5 |
| 1986–87 | 1 | Superliga | 9 |
| 1987–88 | 1 | Superliga | 7 |
| 1988–89 | 1 | Superliga | 8 |
| 1989–90 | 1 | Superliga | 4 |
| 1990–91 | 1 | Superliga | 4 |
| 1991–92 | 1 | Superliga | 12 |
| 1992–93 | 1 | Superliga | 1 |
| 1993–94 | 1 | Superliga | 1 |
| 1994–95 | 1 | Superliga | 2 |
| 1995–96 | 1 | Superliga | 1 |
| 1996–97 | 1 | Superliga | 3 |
| 1997–98 | 1 | Superliga | 1 |
| 1998–99 | 1 | Superliga | 1 |
| 1999–00 | 1 | Superliga | 4 |
| 2000–01 | 1 | Superliga | 3 |
| 2001–02 | 1 | Superliga | 5 |
| 2002–03 | 1 | Superliga | 1 |
| 2003–04 | 1 | Superliga | 2 |
| Season | Tier | League | Pos. |
| 2004–05 | 1 | Superliga | 3 |
| 2005–06 | 1 | Superliga | 4 |
| 2006–07 | 1 | Superliga | 3 |
| 2007–08 | 1 | Superliga | 3 |
| 2008–09 | 1 | Superliga | 1 |
| 2009–10 | 1 | Superliga | 1 |
| 2010–11 | 1 | Superliga | 2 |
| 2011–12 | 1 | Superliga | 1 |
| 2012–13 | 1 | Superliga | 1 |
| 2013–14 | 1 | Superliga | 1 |
| 2014–15 | 1 | Superliga | 1 |
| 2015–16 | 1 | Superliga | 1 |
| 2016–17 | 1 | Superliga | 1 |
| 2017–18 | 1 | Superliga | 1 |
| 2018–19 | 1 | Superliga | 1 |
| 2019–20 | 1 | Superliga | 1 |
| 2020–21 | 1 | Superliga | 1 |
| 2021–22 | 1 | Superliga | 1 |
| 2022–23 | 1 | Superliga | 1 |
| 2023–24 | 1 | Superliga | 2 |

## European record
### EHF Champions League

| Season | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
| 2024–25 | Group stage (Group B) | RK Zagreb | 30–23 | 27–26 | 6th place |
| 2024–25 | Group stage (Group B) | HBC Nantes | 28–28 | 20–23 | 6th place |
| 2024–25 | Group stage (Group B) | Barça | 28–32 | 28–30 | 6th place |
| 2024–25 | Group stage (Group B) | SC Magdeburg | 25–29 | 27–26 | 6th place |
| 2024–25 | Group stage (Group B) | Kolstad Håndball | 31–30 | 33–32 | 6th place |
| 2024–25 | Group stage (Group B) | Aalborg Håndbold | 28–35 | 26–34 | 6th place |
| 2024–25 | Group stage (Group B) | Pick Szeged | 31–35 | 27–28 | 6th place |
| 2024–25 | 1/8 | Füchse Berlin | | | |
| 2022–23 | Group stage (Group B) | HBC Nantes | 40–33 | 33–30 | 2nd place |
| 2022–23 | Group stage (Group B) | Barça | 31–32 | 28–32 | 2nd place |
| 2022–23 | Group stage (Group B) | Aalborg Håndbold | 33–28 | 30–28 | 2nd place |
| 2022–23 | Group stage (Group B) | THW Kiel | 40–37 | 29–32 | 2nd place |
| 2022–23 | Group stage (Group B) | RK Celje | 36–28 | 33–30 | 2nd place |
| 2022–23 | Group stage (Group B) | Pick Szeged | 37–30 | 31–28 | 2nd place |
| 2022–23 | Group stage (Group B) | Elverum Håndball | 37–33 | 27–26 | 2nd place |
| 2022–23 | 1/4 | Veszprém | 31–27 | 29–29 | 60–56 |
| 2022–23 | 1/2 | Paris Saint-Germain | 25–24 | 25–24 | 25–24 |
| 2022–23 | Final | SC Magdeburg | 29–30 | 29–30 | 29–30 |
| 2021–22 | Group stage (Group B) | Dinamo București | 34–29 | 29–32 | 1st place |
| 2021–22 | Group stage (Group B) | Veszprém | 32–29 | 33–35 | 1st place |
| 2021–22 | Group stage (Group B) | Motor | 33–27 | 26–25 | 1st place |
| 2021–22 | Group stage (Group B) | Flensburg-Handewitt | 37–29 | 33–25 | 1st place |
| 2021–22 | Group stage (Group B) | FC Porto | 39–33 | 27–29 | 1st place |
| 2021–22 | Group stage (Group B) | Paris Saint-Germain | 38–33 | 27–32 | 1st place |
| 2021–22 | Group stage (Group B) | Barça | 29–27 | 32–30 | 1st place |
| 2021–22 | 1/4 | Montpellier Handball | 30–22 | 31–28 | 61–50 |
| 2021–22 | 1/2 | Veszprém | 37–35 | 37–35 | 37–35 |
| 2021–22 | Final | Barça | 35–37 | 35–37 | 35–37 |
| 2015–16 | Group stage (Group B) | Pick Szeged | 27–26 | 30–31 | 2nd place |
| 2015–16 | Group stage (Group B) | Montpellier Handball | 30–23 | 32–27 | 2nd place |
| 2015–16 | Group stage (Group B) | Rhein-Neckar Löwen | 28–27 | 32–32 | 2nd place |
| 2015–16 | Group stage (Group B) | IFK Kristianstad | 35–27 | 35–35 | 2nd place |
| 2015–16 | Group stage (Group B) | Barça | 30–30 | 33–31 | 2nd place |
| 2015–16 | Group stage (Group B) | RK Vardar | 23–20 | 24–34 | 2nd place |
| 2015–16 | Group stage (Group B) | KIF Kolding | 33–31 | 33–25 | 2nd place |
| 2015–16 | 1/8 | Meshkov Brest | 33–30 | 32–28 | 65–58 |
| 2015–16 | 1/4 | Flensburg-Handewitt | 29–28 | 28–28 | 57–56 |
| 2015–16 | 1/2 | Paris Saint-Germain | 28–26 | 28–26 | 28–26 |
| 2015–16 | Final | Veszprém | 39–38 | 39–38 | 39–38 |

## Team
### Current squad

    Squad for the 2024–25 season

### Transfers

    Transfers for the 2025–26 season