Vive Kielce

KS Vive Handball Kielce SA, officially known for sponsorship reasons as Łomża Vive Kielce, is a professional men's handball team 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. Eighteen times Polish Champion, seventeen times Polish Cup winner, and one time EHF Champions League winner.[2]

Łomża Vive 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
Club colours     
Home
Away
Website
Official site

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 2002, the club changed its name to Vive Kielce and under this name has achieved most of its successes including 13 titles in the domestic league.[3]

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 four times, eventually winning the most prestigious handball competition in the whole of Europe in 2016.[5]

Honours

Domestic
Winners (18): 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
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
Final four (3): 2012–13, 2014–15, 2018–19

Season by season

European record

EHF Champions League
Season Round Club Home Away Aggregate
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
FC Barcelona 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 MVM Veszprém 39–38
2021–22 Group Stage
(Group B)		 Dinamo București 34–29 29–32 1st place
Telekom 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
FC Barcelona 29–27 32–30
1/4 Montpellier Handball

Team

Coaching staff
Staff for the 2021–22 season
Occupation Name
Head coach Talant Dujshebaev
Assistant coach Krzysztof Lijewski
Goalkeeper coach Tomasz Błaszkiewicz
Strength and conditioning coach Krzysztof Paluch
Team manager Artur Łata
Physiotherapist Tomasz Mgłosiek
Physiotherapist Bartosz Zagniński

Current squad
Squad for the 2021–22 season

Transfers
Transfers for the 2022–23 season


Transfers for the 2023–24 season

Coaches
Kiełek – the official mascot of Vive.
Head coaches
From To Nat Name
1989 1995  POL Edward Strząbała
1995 1998  KAZ Giennadiy Kamelin
1999 1999  POL Włodzimierz Harbuz
1999 2001  KAZ Giennadiy Kamelin
2001 2002  POL Marek Smolarczyk
2002 2003  BLR Aleksander Malinowski
2003 2004  POL Daniel Waszkiewicz
2004 2005  BLR Aleksander Malinowski
2005 2005  POL Edward Strząbała
2005 2007  POL Zbigniew Tłuczyński
2007 2007  RUS Aleksander Litowski
2007 2008  BLR Aleksander Malinowski
2008 2014  POL Bogdan Wenta
2014  ESP Talant Dujshebaev

See also
  • Vive Kielce players

References
  1. "Marka Łomża sponsorem tytularnym Mistrzów Polski!". kielcehandball.pl (in Polish). 13 August 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  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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