| Sport | Handball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1968 |
| No. of teams | 14 |
| Country | Norway |
| Confederation | EHF |
| Most recent champion(s) | Vipers Kristiansand (2023/24) |
| Most titles | Larvik HK (18 titles) |
| TV partner(s) | TV 2, TV 2 Sport 1, TV 2 Sport 2 |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Relegation to | 1. divisjon |
| International cup(s) | Women's EHF Champions League Women's EHF European League |
| Official website | http://www.handball.no |
 2024–25 season | |
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.
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) 
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| Molde | Molde | Molde Arena | 7th |
| Larvik | Larvik | Jotron Arena Larvik | 4th |
| Oppsal | Oslo | Oppsal Arena | 6th |
| Ravens | Rælingen | Skedsmohallen | 12th |
| Sola | Sola | Åsenhallen | 
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| Storhamar | Hamar | Boligpartner Arena | 
|
| Tertnes | Bergen | Åsane Arena | 9th |
| Vipers | Kristiansand | Aquarama | 
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List of champions
The complete list of the Norwegian handball champions since 1968.
List of topscorers
Statistics
EHF coefficients
See also: EHF coefficient rankThe following data indicates Norwegian coefficient rankings between European handball leagues.
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- Country ranking
EHF League Ranking for 2023/24 season:
- 1.
(5) 
REMA 1000-ligaen (185.67) - 2.
(1) 
Nemzeti Bajnokság I (172.33) - 3. (2)
Ligue Butagaz Énergie (168.33) - 4. (3)
Russian Superleague (139.00) - 5. (4)
Bambusa Kvindeligaen (127.00) - 6.
(6) 
Liga Națională (124.00)
In European competitions
| 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
- List of foreign players who previously played or currently play in REMA 1000-ligaen
- Angola
- Argentina
- Austria
Ausra Fridrikas- Iris Morhammer
- Kristina Logvin
- Marina Budecevic
- Petra Blazek
- Sorina Teodorovic
- Stanka Božović
- Steffi Ofenböck
- Belarus
Iryna Tryzno- Katsiaryna Silitskaya
- Brazil
Bárbara Arenhart- Caroline Martins
- Chana Masson
- Dayane Rocha
- Gabriela Moreschi
- Mariane Oliveira Fernandes
- Mayssa Pessoa
- Tamires Morena Lima
- Bulgaria
- Canada
Kimberley Ewanovich
- Czech Republic
Erika Polozova- Iva Zamorska
- Jana Knedlíková
- Markéta Jeřábková
- Markéta Šustáčková
- Croatia
Ana Debelić- Ina Gudelj
- Katarina Ježić
- Marina Hrvatsko Kevo
- Nataša Janković
- Senka Buljan
- Suzana Zuljani
- Teodora Tomac
- Denmark
- Anja Andersen
- Ann Grete Nørgaard
- Anne Petersen Waage
- Annette Jensen
- Astrid Friis Larsen
- Camilla Andersen
- Cecilie Mørch Hansen
- Charlotte Bisser
- Freja Vinter Christensen
- Gitte Madsen
- Hanne Frandsen
- Janne Kolling
- Julie Gantzel Pedersen
- Julie Stokkendal Poulsen
- Karen Brødsgaard
- Karoline Fahlberg
- Kristina Bille
- Lene Rantala
- Lise Binger
- Louise Engstrøm
- Louise Pedersen
- Lærke Sofie Sørensen
- Maja Eiberg Jørgensen
- Marianne Haugsted
- Mathilde Berner Rømer
- Mathilde Kristensen
- Melanie Bak
- Melanie Felber
- Melina Kristensen
- Merete Møller
- Mie Sørensen
- Michelle Brandstrup
- Pernille Huldgaard Christensen
- Rikke Thorngaard
- Sandra Toft
- Sanne Bak Pedersen
- Sara Jacobsen Madsen
- Sarah Nørklit Lønborg
- Sarah Paulsen
- Sisse Marie Bøge Fahlberg
- Sofie Fynbo Larsen
- Susan Andersen
- Vivi Storvang
- Faroe Islands
- France
- Germany
- Hungary
- Blanka Kajdon
- Gabriella Juhász
- Renáta Kári-Horváth
- Rita Lakatos
- Zsuzsanna Tomori
- Iceland
Berglind Íris Hansdóttir- Birna Berg Haraldsdóttir
- Helena Örvarsdóttir
- Hildigunnur Einarsdóttir
- Thea Imani Sturludóttir
- Þórey Rósa Stefánsdóttir
- Italy
Irene Fanton
- Japan
- Kosovo
Mirela Gjikokaj
- Montenegro
- Netherlands
Annick Lipman- Birgit Van Os
- Charris Rozemalen
- Talissa Sabrina Groen
- Jessy Kramer
- Larissa Nüsser
- Lois Abbingh
- Lynn Knippenborg
- Lynn Molenaar
- Martine Smeets
- Merel Freriks
- Rinka Duijndam
- Romé Celine Steverink
- North Macedonia
Ivana Gakidova
- Poland
Izabela Duda- Daria Boltromiuk
- Alina Wojtas
- Aleksandra Zimny
- Alicja Główczak
- Alicja Lucyna Zacharska
- Bożena Karkut
- Patrycja Świerżewska
- Marlena Urbańska
- Mirella Mierzejewska
- Wioletta Luberecka
- Romania
- Anca Mihaela Stoica
- Russia
- Slovakia
- South Korea
Jeong-Ho Hong
- Slovenia
Maja Breznik
- Spain
Reyes Baello Vidal- Nerea Pena
- Lysa Tchaptchet
- Paula Arcos
- South Korea
- Sweden
Karin Nilsson- Mia Hermansson-Högdahl
- Lina Olsson Rosenberg
- Therese Helgesson
- Emma Jonsson
- Sara Nirvander
- Ulrika Olsson
- Karin Carlsson
- Martina Thörn
- Sandra Wrede
- Cassandra Tollbring
- Hanna Åhlén
- Elinore Johansson
- Moa Fredriksson
- Linnea Arrhenius
- Louise Karlsson
- Jenny Caroline Sandgren
- Esmeralda Fetahovic
- Evelina Eriksson
- Isabelle Gulldén
- Olivia Löfqvist
- Sofie Börjesson
- Jamina Roberts
- Nina Koppang
- Carin Strömberg
- Thea Stankiewicz
- Hanna Örtorp
- Linnea Säreborn
- Nora Lundell
- Switzerland
Karin Weigelt- Mia Emmenegger
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- United Kingdom
Britt Goodwin- Zoe van der Weel
- United States
Karoline Borg
Names of the competition
- 1967–1975: Hovedserien
- 1975-1993: 1. divisjon
- 1993–2000: Eliteserien
- 2000–2005: Gildeserien
- 2005–2007: Eliteserien
- 2007–2014: Postenligaen, after Posten Norge
- 2014–2017: GRUNDIGligaen, after Grundig
- 2017–2019: Eliteserien
- 2019–: REMA 1000-ligaen, after REMA 1000
See also
References
- "2023/24 season ranking" (PDF). European Handball Federation. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
- "Ny serieordning". www.vg.no. 12 February 2001. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
- "Article introducing the new league (name), Postenligaen". Retrieved 17 November 2023.
- "Article about the new sponsored league name, GRUNDIGligaen". Retrieved 17 November 2023.
- "REMA 1000-ligaen | handball.no". handball.no - Norges Håndballforbund. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
- "Eliteserien i håndball blir REMA 1000-ligaen | Nyheter". REMA 1000. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
Notes
- The season was finished before it was halfway played. The teams played between 9 and 12 (out of 22) matches.
External links
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