REMA 1000-ligaen (women's handball)

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REMA 1000-ligaen is the premier women's professional handball league for Norwegian handball clubs. It is administered by the Norwegian Handball Federation, and the winners are recognized as Norwegian champions. It was established in 1968, and it is currently contested by fourteen teams. Larvik HK is the championship's most successful team with nineteen titles, followed by IL Vestar with nine and Vipers Kristiansand with six.

REMA 1000-ligaen
SportHandball
Founded1968
No. of teams14
CountryNorway
ConfederationEHF
Most recent
champion(s)
Vipers Kristiansand (2023/24)
Most titlesLarvik HK (18 titles)
TV partner(s)TV 2, TV 2 Sport 1, TV 2 Sport 2
Level on pyramid1
Relegation to1. divisjon
International cup(s)Women's EHF Champions League
Women's EHF European League
Official websitehttp://www.handball.no
Current sports event 2024–25 season

Currently the winner of the championship play-offs is granted a spot in the EHF Champions League's group stage.

The fourteen teams of the 2024/25 season. Vipers Kristiansand is the defending champion.

Team Location Arena Finished pos.
in last season
Byåsen Trondheim Kolstad Arena 10th
Fana Bergen Fana Arena 11th
Follo Ski Stil Arena 13th
Fredrikstad Fredrikstad Kongstenhallen 5th
Gjerpen Skien Skienshallen 8th
Haslum Bærum Nadderud Arena 1st (in 1. divisjon)
Molde Molde Molde Arena 7th
Larvik Larvik Jotron Arena Larvik 4th
Oppsal Oslo Oppsal Arena 6th
Ravens Rælingen Skedsmohallen 12th
Sola Sola Åsenhallen 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Storhamar Hamar Boligpartner Arena 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Tertnes Bergen Åsane Arena 9th
Vipers Kristiansand Aquarama 1st place, gold medalist(s)

List of champions

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The complete list of the Norwegian handball champions since 1968.

Season   Gold   Silver   Bronze
1967–68 Sørskogbygda IL Vestar Brandval
1968-69 Skjeberg Brandval IL Vestar
1969-70 Brandval Sørskogbygda SK Freidig
1970-71 SK Freidig Brandval IL Vestar
1971-72 IL Vestar Brandval SK Freidig
1972-73 IL Vestar Stabæk SK Freidig
1973-74 IL Vestar Brandval Skjeberg
1974-75 IL Vestar SK Freidig Skjeberg
1975-76 IL Vestar Skjeberg Nordstrand IF
1976-77 IL Vestar Skjeberg Nordstrand IF
1977-78 IL Vestar Brandval Skogn
1978-79 IL Vestar Skjeberg Brandval
1979-80 Skogn Skjeberg IL Vestar
1980-81 Skogn Skjeberg Nordstrand IF
1981-82 Skjeberg Skogn Sverresborg IF
1982-83 Skjeberg Sverresborg IF Skogn
1983-84 Bækkelagets SK Sverresborg IF Skjeberg
1984-85 SK Freidig Gjerpen IF Sverresborg IF
1985-86 Sverresborg IF Gjerpen IF Byåsen HE
1986-87 Byåsen HE KSH-73 Nordstrand IF
1987-88 Byåsen HE IL Vestar Gjerpen IF
1988-89 IL Vestar Gjerpen IF Nordstrand IF
1989-90 Byåsen HE Gjerpen IF IL Vestar
1990-91 Gjerpen IF Byåsen HE Lunner
1991-92 Bækkelagets SK Gjerpen IF Sjetne
1992-93 Gjerpen IF Bækkelagets SK Sjetne
1993-94 Larvik HK Bækkelagets SK Gjerpen IF
1994-95 Bækkelagets SK Larvik HK Gjerpen IF
1995-96 Byåsen HE Bækkelagets SK Larvik HK
1996-97 Larvik HK Bækkelagets SK Byåsen HE
1997-98 Byåsen HE Bækkelagets SK Larvik HK
1998-99 Bækkelagets SK Tertnes HE Byåsen HE
1999-00 Larvik HK Bækkelagets SK Nordstrand IF
2000-01 Larvik HK Bækkelagets SK Nordstrand IF
2001-02 Larvik HK Nordstrand IF Tertnes HE
2002-03 Larvik HK Nordstrand IF IK Våg
2003-04 Larvik HK IK Våg Nordstrand IF
2004-05 Larvik HK Byåsen HE Tertnes HE
2005-06 Larvik HK Byåsen HE Tertnes HE
2006-07 Larvik HK Byåsen HE Gjerpen IF
2007-08 Larvik HK Byåsen HE Storhamar HE
2008-09 Larvik HK Byåsen HE Tertnes HE
2009-10 Larvik HK Byåsen HE Storhamar HE
2010-11 Larvik HK Byåsen HE Tertnes HE
2011-12 Larvik HK Byåsen HE Storhamar HE
2012-13 Larvik HK Byåsen HE Tertnes HE
2013-14 Larvik HK Byåsen HE Tertnes HE
2014-15 Larvik HK Glassverket IF Tertnes HE
2015-16 Larvik HK Byåsen HE Glassverket IF
2016-17 Larvik HK Vipers Kristiansand Glassverket IF
2017–18 Vipers Kristiansand Larvik HK Storhamar HE
2018–19 Vipers Kristiansand Storhamar HE Tertnes HE
2019–20 Vipers Kristiansand Storhamar HE Byåsen HE
2020–21 Vipers Kristiansand Storhamar HE Sola HK
2021–22 Vipers Kristiansand Storhamar HE Sola HK
2022–23 Vipers Kristiansand Storhamar HE Sola HK
2023–24 Vipers Kristiansand Storhamar HE Sola HK

List of topscorers

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Season Goals Name Club
1974–75   Karen Fladset 98 IL Vestar
1975–76   Karen Fladset 115 IL Vestar
1976–77   Karen Fladset 123 IL Vestar
1977–78
1978–79   Karen Fladset 130 IL Vestar
1979–80
1980–81   Anita Taring 116 Nordstrand IF
1981–82
1982–83   Wenche Halvorsen 153 Skjeberg
1983–84   Kristin Glosimot 143 Bækkelagets SK
1984–85   Sissel Buchholdt 183 SK Freidig
1985–86   Wenche Halvorsen 168 Skjeberg
1986–87   Hanne Hegh 178 Gjerpen IF
1987–88   Heidi Sundal 184 Nordstrand IF
1988–89   Mia Hermansson-Högdahl 149 Byåsen IL
1989–90   Kjersti Grini 179 Lunner
1990–91   Siri Eftedal 168 Gjerpen IF
1991–92   Siri Eftedal 189 Gjerpen IF
1992–93   Anja Andersen 143 Bækkelagets SK
1993–94   Kjersti Grini 184 Bækkelagets SK
1994–95   Ingrid Steen 183 Refstad-Veitvet
1995–96   Trine Haltvik 167 Byåsen IL
1996–97   Kjersti Grini 167 Bækkelagets SK
1997–98   Trine Haltvik 211 Byåsen IL
1998–99   Trine Haltvik 150 Byåsen IL
1999–00  /  Lina Olsson Rosenberg 173 Larvik HK
2000–01  / /  Ausra Fridrikas 183 Bækkelagets SK
2001–02  / /  Ausra Fridrikas 168 Bækkelagets SK
2002–03   Vigdis Hårsaker 200 Byåsen IL
2003–04   Katja Nyberg 140 Larvik HK
2004–05   Gøril Snorroeggen 184 Byåsen IL
2005–06   Linn Jørum Sulland 159 Stabæk IF
  Linn-Kristin Riegelhuth Koren Larvik HK
2006–07   Linn-Kristin Riegelhuth Koren 221 Larvik HK
2007–08   Izabela Duda 203 Storhamar HE
2008–09   Heidi Løke 216 Larvik HK
2009–10   Heidi Løke 204 Larvik HK
2010–11   Heidi Løke 221 Larvik HK
2011–12   Linn Gossé 127 Tertnes HE
2012–13   Izabela Duda 177 Oppsal
2013–14   Annette Jensen 145 Vipers Kristiansand
2014–15   Maja Jakobsen 162 Storhamar HE
2015–16   Malin Holta 166 Sola HK
2016–17   Tonje Nøstvold 157 Sola HK
2017–18   Melanie Bak 143 Gjerpen IF
2018–19   Ragnhild Valle Dahl 148 Molde Elite
2019–20   Emilie Hovden 161 Storhamar HE
2020–21   Malin Holta 75[note 1] Sola HK
2021–22   Christine Karlsen Alver 206 Fana
2022–23   Mona Obaidli 155 Molde Elite
2023–24   Maja Furu Sæteren 234 Larvik HK

Statistics

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EHF coefficients

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The following data indicates Norwegian coefficient rankings between European handball leagues.

Country ranking

EHF League Ranking for 2023/24 season:[1]

In European competitions

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Champions League EHF European League EHF European Cup Cup Winners' Cup
C Winning year(s) RU SF C RU SF C RU SF C Winning year(s) RU SF
Vipers Kristiansand 3 2021, 2022, 2023 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Larvik HK 1 2011 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2005, 2008 1 1
Storhamar HE 0 0 0 1 2024 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bækkelagets SK 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 1998, 1999 1 0
IL Vestar 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tertnes HE 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Gjerpen IF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3
Nordstrand IF 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
Byåsen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3
IK Junkeren 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
TOTAL 4 titles 2 9 1 title 4 4 0 2 2 4 titles 5 8

Notable foreign players

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Angola
Argentina
Austria
Belarus
  •   Iryna Tryzno
  •   Katsiaryna Silitskaya
Brazil
Bulgaria
Canada
  •   Kimberley Ewanovich
Czech Republic
Croatia
Denmark
Faroe Islands
France
Germany
Hungary
Iceland
Italy
  •   Irene Fanton
Japan
Kosovo
  •   Mirela Gjikokaj
Montenegro
Netherlands
North Macedonia
  •   Ivana Gakidova
Poland
Romania
  •   Anca Mihaela Stoica
Russia
Slovakia
Slovenia
  •   Maja Breznik
Spain
South Korea
Sweden
Switzerland
Tunisia
Turkey
United Kingdom
United States
  •   Karoline Borg

Names of the competition

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  • 1967–1975: Hovedserien
  • 1975-1993: 1. divisjon
  • 1993–2000: Eliteserien
  • 2000–2005: Gildeserien[2]
  • 2005–2007: Eliteserien
  • 2007–2014: Postenligaen, after Posten Norge[3]
  • 2014–2017: GRUNDIGligaen, after Grundig[4]
  • 2017–2019: Eliteserien[5]
  • 2019–: REMA 1000-ligaen, after REMA 1000[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2023/24 season ranking" (PDF). European Handball Federation. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Ny serieordning". www.vg.no. 12 February 2001. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Article introducing the new league (name), Postenligaen". Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Article about the new sponsored league name, GRUNDIGligaen". Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  5. ^ "REMA 1000-ligaen | handball.no". handball.no - Norges Håndballforbund. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  6. ^ "Eliteserien i håndball blir REMA 1000-ligaen | Nyheter". REMA 1000. Retrieved 17 November 2023.

Notes

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  1. ^ The season was finished before it was halfway played. The teams played between 9 and 12 (out of 22) matches.
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