Vive Kielce

KS Vive Handball Kielce SA, officially known for sponsorship reasons as Barlinek Industria Kielce, is a professional men's handball club based in Kielce in southeastern Poland, founded in 1965 under the name Iskra Kielce.[1] The club plays in the Polish Superliga and is a regular competitor of the EHF Champions League. The most successful Polish handball club based on the number of the league titles (19).[2][3]

Barlinek Industria Kielce
Full nameKlub Sportowy Vive Handball Kielce Spółka Akcyjna
Nickname(s)Iskra
Short nameVive Kielce
Founded1965 (1965)
ArenaHala Legionów
Capacity4,200
PresidentBertus Servaas
Head coachTalant Dujshebaev
CaptainAlex Dujshebaev
LeaguePolish Superliga
2021–22Champions
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Home
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Website
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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.[4]

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.[5]

Honours

Domestic
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, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22
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
Winners (1): 2015–16
Silver (1): 2021–22
Final four (4): 2012–13, 2014–15, 2018–19, 2022–23
Bronze (2): 2016, 2022

Season by season

European record

EHF Champions League
Season Round Club Home Away Aggregate
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
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-Handewitt 37–29 33–25
FC Porto 39–33 27–29
Paris Saint-Germain 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
2015–16 Group Stage
(Group B)		 Pick Szeged 27–26 30–31 2nd place
Montpellier Handball 30–23 32–27
Rhein-Neckar Löwen 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-Handewitt 29–28 28–28 57–56
1/2 Paris Saint-Germain 28–26
Final Veszprém 39–38

Team

Current squad
Squad for the 2022–23 season

Transfers
Transfers for the 2023–24 season

See also
  • Vive Kielce players

References
  1. "Barlinek Industria Kielce. Mistrzowie Polski znaleźli sponsora!". radiokielce.pl (in Polish). 19 April 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  2. "Osiągnięcia". kielcehandball.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  3. "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.
  4. "VIVE Kielce mistrzem Polski! Historyczne zwycięstwo". sport.pl (in Polish). 25 May 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  5. "Mają to! Szczypiorniści Vive Tauronu Kielce pokonali Veszprem i wygrali Ligę Mistrzów!". przegladsportowy.pl (in Polish). 29 May 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
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