In 2014–15, the club was unable to qualify for the EHF Cup group stage, losing to German powerhouse HSV Hamburg in the last qualifying round on away goals. From 2014–15 to 2017–18, Kristianstad won both the regular season and the SM gold for four consecutive seasons. They defeated Alingsås in the final in the first three of these seasons, with the 2015 final being the closest. In 2015–16, they qualified for the Champions League, where only one spot is allocated to Sweden for the SM winners. They were placed in the top 16 (groups A and B), and finished seventh in their group on head-to-head record behind Montpellier, narrowly outside of the top six who advance to the next round. Domestically, they won 30 of 32 matches in the regular season and won the league by 16 points, eight wins ahead of second-place Alingsås. Kristianstad player Jerry Tollbring was selected for Sweden's squad in the 2016 Olympics. In the 2016–17 Champions League, Kristianstad were again placed in the top 16, but finished last in the group, a single point behind Zagreb for the knockout stage spots. For the third consecutive season, Kristianstad played in the top 16 of the Champions League in 2017–18. They advanced from the group stage for the first time before being eliminated by German club Flensburg-Handewitt. They won the 2018 SM final against HK Malmö by 23–22 after extra time. Lindgren resigned in January 2019 due to disagreements with the club, after they had decided not to extend his contract after the 2018–19 season. He was replaced by Ljubomir Vranjes. Kristianstad won their fifth consecutive regular season title that season, but were swept by Alingsås in the semi-finals. During the team's current era, they have had a lot of success in spite of frequently losing important players to foreign teams, including six full internationals in 2016, Tollbring and Nebojša Simić in 2017 and Albin Lagergren and Tim Sørensen in 2018.