REMA 1000-ligaen (women's handball)

REMA 1000-ligaen
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
	2023–24 season

Last updated April 22, 2024

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.

Team	Location	Arena	Finished pos. in last season
Aker Topphåndball	Oslo	Ullern Flerbrukshall	11th
Byåsen HE	Trondheim	Kolstad Arena	8th
Fana	Bergen	Fana Arena	6th
Follo HK Damer	Ski	Stil Arena	1st (in 1. divisjon)
Fredrikstad Bkl.	Fredrikstad	Kongstenhallen	7th
Gjerpen HK Skien	Skien	Skienshallen	2nd (in 1. divisjon)
Molde Elite	Molde	Molde Arena	4th
Larvik	Larvik	Jotron Arena Larvik	5th
Oppsal	Oslo	Oppsal Arena	3rd (in 1. divisjon)
Romerike Ravens	Rælingen	Skedsmohallen	9th
Sola	Sola	Åsenhallen
Storhamar HE	Hamar	Boligpartner Arena
Tertnes HE	Bergen	Åsane Arena	10th
Vipers Kristiansand	Kristiansand	Aquarama

List of champions

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

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
2005–06	Linn-Kristin Riegelhuth Koren	159	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

EHF coefficients

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

Country ranking

EHF League Ranking for 2023/24 season:^[2]

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
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	3 titles		2	9	0	4	4	0	2	2	4 titles		5	8

Names of the competition

1967–1975: Hovedserien
1975-1993: 1. divisjon
1993–2000: Eliteserien
2000–2005: Gildeserien^[3]
2005–2007: Eliteserien
2007–2014: Postenligaen, after Posten Norge ^[4]
2014–2017: GRUNDIGligaen, after Grundig ^[5]
2017–2019: Eliteserien^[6]
2019–: REMA 1000-ligaen, after REMA 1000 ^[7]

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References

↑ "Utvider REMA 1000-ligaen til 14 lag | handball.no". handball.no - Norges Håndballforbund (in Norwegian). Retrieved 17 November 2023.
↑ "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.

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[1] "Utvider REMA 1000-ligaen til 14 lag | handball.no". handball.no - Norges Håndballforbund (in Norwegian). Retrieved 17 November 2023.

[3] "2023/24 season ranking" (PDF). European Handball Federation . Retrieved 11 May 2023.

[4] "Ny serieordning". www.vg.no. 12 February 2001. Retrieved 17 November 2023.

[5] "Article introducing the new league (name), Postenligaen" . Retrieved 17 November 2023.

[6] "Article about the new sponsored league name, GRUNDIGligaen" . Retrieved 17 November 2023.

[7] "REMA 1000-ligaen | handball.no". handball.no - Norges Håndballforbund. Retrieved 17 November 2023.

[8] "Eliteserien i håndball blir REMA 1000-ligaen | Nyheter". REMA 1000. Retrieved 17 November 2023.

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

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