KS Vive Handball Kielce SA, officially known for sponsorship reasons as Łomża Industria Kielce, is a professional men's
handball club based in
Kielce in southeastern
Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...
, founded in 1965 under the name Iskra Kielce. The club plays in the
Polish Superliga
The Polish Superliga, also known as the PGNiG Superliga for sponsorship reasons, is the top men's handball league in Poland. The current champion is Vive Kielce, the most titled Polish handball club, maintaining its position at the top of the tab ...
and is a regular competitor of the
EHF Champions League
The Men's EHF Champions League is the most important club handball competition for men's teams in Europe and involves the leading teams from the top European nations. The competition is organised every year by EHF. The official name for the men ...
. The most successful Polish handball club based on the number of the league titles (19).
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
Wisła Płock Spółka Akcyjna (''Wisła Płock S.A.''), commonly referred to as Wisła Płock (), is a Polish professional football club, based in Płock, Masovian Voivodeship, which plays in the Ekstraklasa, the top tier of the national fo ...
).
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
Wrocławski Klub Sportowy Śląsk Wrocław Spółka Akcyjna, commonly known as WKS Śląsk Wrocław, Śląsk Wrocław () or simply Śląsk, is a Polish football club based in Wrocław that plays in Ekstraklasa, the highest level of the Polish f ...
.
In 2022, the team changed its name to Łomża Industria Kielce.
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
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Polish Superliga
The Polish Superliga, also known as the PGNiG Superliga for sponsorship reasons, is the top men's handball league in Poland. The current champion is Vive Kielce, the most titled Polish handball club, maintaining its position at the top of the tab ...
:Winners (19): 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, ,
2018–19,
2019–20,
2020–21
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,
2021–22
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Polish Cup
The Polish Cup in football ( pl, Puchar Polski w piłce nożnej ) is an elimination tournament for Polish football clubs, held continuously from 1950, and is the second most important national title in Polish football after the Ekstraklasa title. ...
: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, , 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21
International
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EHF Champions League
The Men's EHF Champions League is the most important club handball competition for men's teams in Europe and involves the leading teams from the top European nations. The competition is organised every year by EHF. The official name for the men ...
:Winners (1):
2015–16
:Silver (1):
2021–22
:Final four (3):
2012–13,
2014–15,
2018–19
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IHF Super Globe
The Men's Super Globe is a handball
Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands ...
:Bronze (2):
2016,
2022
Season by season
European record
EHF Champions League
Team
Current squad
:''Squad for the 2022–23 season''
;Goalkeepers
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Mateusz Kornecki
Mateusz Kornecki (born 5 June 1994) is a Polish handball player for Industria Kielce and the Polish national team.
He participated at the 2017 World Men's Handball Championship
The 2017 IHF World Men's Handball Championship was the 25th eve ...
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Andreas Wolff
;Left wingers
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Miguel Sánchez-Migallón
Miguel Sánchez-Migallón Naranjo (born 8 February 1995) is a Spanish handball player for Industria Kielce and the Spanish national team.
References
External links
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1995 births
Living people
People from Ciudad Real
Spanish male hand ...
*6 Szymon Wiaderny
* 27 Cezary Surgiel
* 99
Dylan Nahi
;Right wingers
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Benoît Kounkoud
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Arkadiusz Moryto
Arkadiusz Moryto (born 31 August 1997) is a Polish handball player for Industria Kielce and the Polish national team.
He participated at the 2017 World Men's Handball Championship
The 2017 IHF World Men's Handball Championship was the 25th ...
;Line players
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Nicolas Tournat
* 41 Damian Domagała
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Artsem Karalek
Artsem Karalek ( be, Арцём Каралёк; born 20 February 1996) is a Belarusian handball player for Industria Kielce and the Belarusian national team.
He competed both at the 2016 European Men's Handball Championship and the 2020 Europe ...
;Left backs
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Szymon Sićko
* 30
Elliot Stenmalm
* 48
Tomasz Gębala
Tomasz Gębala (born 23 November 1995) is a Polish handball player for Barlinek Industria Kielce.
He participated at the 2017 World Men's Handball Championship.
Private life
His older brother Maciej Gębala
Maciej Gębala (born 10 January 19 ...
;Centre backs
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Michał Olejniczak
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Igor Karačić
Igor Karačić (born 2 November 1988) is a Croatian handball player for Barlinek Industria Kielce and the Croatia national team.
His older brother Ivan Karačić plays for Bosnia and Herzegovina while his younger brother Goran Karačić is a ...
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Daniel Dujshebaev
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Haukur Þrastarson ![Injury icon 2](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/61/Injury_icon_2.svg)
;Right backs
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Alex Dujshebaev
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Nedim Remili
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Paweł Paczkowski
Transfers
:''Transfers for the 2023–24 season''
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Joining
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Sandro Meštrić (GK) ''(from
RD Riko Ribnica)''
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Hassan Kaddah (LB) ''(from
Zamalek SC
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an ...
)''
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Doruk Pehlivan (LB) ''(back from loan at
GWD Minden
Grün-Weiß Dankersen-Minden, commonly known as GWD Minden, is a handball club from Minden, Germany, and is competing in the German Handball-Bundesliga.
Crest, colours, supporters Kits
Accomplishments
* National Championship of Germany: 2
...
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Piotr Jędraszczyk (CB) ''(from
Piotrkowianin Piotrków Trybunalski
Piotrkowianin Piotrków Trybunalski is a men's handball club from Piotrków Trybunalski, Poland, that plays in the Superliga.
History
Historical names:
*Concordia Piotrków Trybunalski (1997–2004)
*Piotrkowianin Piotrków Trybunalski (2004 ...
)''
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Yoav Lumbroso (CB) ''(from
Limoges Handball)''
;
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Leaving
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Artsem Karalek
Artsem Karalek ( be, Арцём Каралёк; born 20 February 1996) is a Belarusian handball player for Industria Kielce and the Belarusian national team.
He competed both at the 2016 European Men's Handball Championship and the 2020 Europe ...
(P) ''(to
FC Barcelona
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Found ...
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See also
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References
External links
Official websiteOfficial website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Vive Kielce
Polish handball clubs
Sport in Kielce
Handball clubs established in 1965
1965 establishments in Poland