Vipers Kristiansand

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Vipers Kristiansand
Full nameVipers Kristiansand
Short nameVipers
Founded12 January 1938 (as IK Våg)
Dissolved13 January 2025
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Vipers Kristiansand was a professional handball club from Kristiansand, Norway. The team competed in REMA 1000-ligaen, the top division in the country, from its promotion in 2001 until its bankruptcy in 2025.

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They claimed their first Norwegian championship in 2018, ending an 18 times streak for the champions from Larvik HK. [1] Since then, they've shown strong dominance in Norway and claimed 7 consecutive league titles, 7 cup titles and 5 playoff titles.

For the first time in the club's history, they qualified for the 2018–19 Women's EHF Final 4 in Budapest, where they took the 3rd place and a historic bronze medal. [2] On 30 May 2021, they won the 2020–21 Women's EHF Champions League and the following year they succeeded again, becoming the first Norwegian team to win EHF Champions League two years in a row. In 2023, they claimed another Women's EHF Final 4 title and secured the treble while the EHF FINAL4 Women in Budapest broke the world record for spectator attendance at women’s handball matches. [3]

On 20 October 2024, the club announced they were going to seek bankruptcy. [4] On 21 October 2024, it was reported that the club would not seek bankruptcy after all. A group of investors were interested in saving the club, in exchange that a new board of directors were elected and that the current one collectively stepped off. [5]

However, on 13 January 2025, the club officially declared bankruptcy with all players being let go of their contracts. [6] [7]

Achievements

REMA 1000-ligaen :

Norwegian Cup :

EHF Champions League :

EHF Cup :

Team

Transfers

Transfers for the 2024–25 season

Notable former national team players

Notable former club players

Kit manufacturers

PeriodKit manufacturer
–2016 Flag of Norway.svg Playmaker
2016–2023 Flag of England.svg Umbro
2023–2025 Flag of Germany.svg Puma

Statistics

European record

SeasonCompetitionRoundClub1st leg2nd legAggregate
2003–04 EHF Cup Round 3 Flag of Greece.svg OF Nea Ionia 37–1336–2173–34
Round of 16 Flag of France.svg ESBF Besançon 31–2630–3261–58
QF Flag of North Macedonia.svg Eurostandard G.P. Skopje41–3333–2474–57
SF Flag of Hungary.svg Győri Graboplast ETO 29–2620–2949–55
2004–05 EHF Cup Round 3 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg ZMC Amicitia Zürich19–2734–2553–52
1/8 Flag of Hungary.svg Győri Graboplast ETO 28–3825–3353–71
2015–16 EHF Cup Winners' Cup Round 3 Flag of Norway.svg Halden HK 25–1922–2047–39
Last 16 Flag of Poland.svg MKS Selgros Lublin 28–2222–2550–47
Quarter-finals Flag of Slovenia.svg RK Krim 29–2720–3049–57
2016–17 EHF Cup R1 Flag of Italy.svg Cassano Magnago 52–1037–1289–22
R2 Flag of Russia.svg WHC Lada Togliatti 23–2932–2655–55
2017–18 EHF Cup
Silver medal with cup.svg Finalist
 Group B Flag of France.svg Issy Paris 22–2324–2546–48
Flag of Denmark.svg København Håndbold 30–2325–3055–53
Flag of Russia.svg Handball Club Lada 30–2124–2954–50
QF Flag of France.svg Brest Bretagne Handball 26–1729–3455–51
SF Flag of Denmark.svg Viborg HK 31–3429–2360–57
F Flag of Romania.svg SCM Craiova 26–2225–3051–52
2017–18 EHF Champions League QT1-SF Flag of Belarus.svg HC Gomel 43–19
QT1-F Flag of Croatia.svg HC Podravka Vegeta 42–14
Group D Flag of France.svg Metz Handball 22–3022–2544–55
Flag of Montenegro.svg ŽRK Budućnost 29–1923–2652–45
Flag of Germany.svg SG BBM Bietigheim 24–2924–2548–54
2018–19 EHF Champions League
Bronze medal with cup.svg Third place		 Group D Flag of Romania.svg CSM București 27–2931–2658–55
Flag of Hungary.svg Ferencvárosi TC 26–2735–2761–54
Flag of Germany.svg SG BBM Bietigheim 27–2734–2661–53
Main Round
Group 2 		Flag of Hungary.svg Győri ETO KC 26–3329–3355–66
Flag of Slovenia.svg RK Krim Ljubljana 29–2125–2454–45
Flag of Germany.svg Thüringer HC 31–2429–2160–46
QF Flag of Montenegro.svg ŽRK Budućnost 25–1824–1949–37
SF Flag of Hungary.svg Győri ETO KC 22–31
Bronze Match Flag of France.svg Metz Handball 31–30
2019–20 EHF Champions League Group A Flag of France.svg Metz Handball 38–3817–2655–64
Flag of Croatia.svg RK Podravka Koprivnica 24–2534–2858–53
Flag of Hungary.svg Ferencvárosi TC 31–2234–2965–51
Main Round
Group 1 		Flag of Russia.svg Rostov-Don 29–3226–3355–65
Flag of Denmark.svg Team Esbjerg 31–3530–3561–70
Flag of Romania.svg CSM București 23–2522–2845–53
2020–21 EHF Champions League
Gold medal with cup.svg Winner		 Group A Flag of Russia.svg Rostov-Don 23–240–105th place
Flag of France.svg Metz Handball 29–280–10
Flag of Denmark.svg Team Esbjerg 28–2827–27
Flag of Hungary.svg Ferencvárosi TC 26–3128–30
Flag of Romania.svg CSM București 30–2529–22
Flag of Germany.svg SG BBM Bietigheim 10–033–29
Flag of Slovenia.svg RK Krim 37–3027–26
Round of 16 Flag of Denmark.svg Odense Håndbold 35–3630–26 65–62
QF Flag of Russia.svg Rostov-Don 34–2723–23 57–50
SF Flag of Russia.svg CSKA Moscow 33–30
Final Flag of France.svg Brest Bretagne Handball 34–28
2021–22 Champions League
Gold medal with cup.svg Winner		 Group B Flag of Russia.svg CSKA Moscow 24–2732–282nd place
Flag of Slovenia.svg RK Krim Mercator 27–2637–20
Flag of Denmark.svg Odense Håndbold 31–2732–27
Flag of Hungary.svg Győri Audi ETO KC 29–3530–29
Flag of France.svg Metz Handball 18–2325–31
Flag of Turkey.svg Kastamonu Bld. GSK 39–2535–24
Flag of Sweden.svg IK Sävehof 34–2542–23
QF Flag of Slovenia.svg RK Krim Mercator 33–2432–2565–49
SF Flag of France.svg Metz Handball 33–27
Final Flag of Hungary.svg Győri Audi ETO KC 33–31
2022–23 EHF Champions League
Gold medal with cup.svg Winner		 Group A Flag of Denmark.svg Odense Håndbold 34–2734–241st place
Flag of Slovenia.svg RK Krim Mercator 27–2136–31
Flag of Germany.svg SG BBM Bietigheim 30–3234–32
Flag of France.svg Brest Bretagne Handball 31–2436–29
Flag of Hungary.svg FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria 26–2627–26
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg DHK Baník Most 43–2139–24
Flag of Romania.svg CSM București 35–2924–27
QF Flag of Romania.svg CS Rapid București 31–2540–3171–56
SF Flag of Hungary.svg Győri Audi ETO KC 37–35
Final Flag of Hungary.svg FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria 28–24
2023–24 EHF Champions League Group B Flag of Denmark.svg Team Esbjerg 37–3837–324th place
Flag of France.svg Metz Handball 34–3629–31
Flag of Romania.svg CS Rapid București 29–3035–30
Flag of Hungary.svg FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria 37–2635–27
Flag of Poland.svg Zagłębie Lubin 34–2028–24
Flag of Slovenia.svg RK Krim Mercator 24–2429–23
Flag of Denmark.svg Ikast Håndbold 26–3031–32
Playoffs Flag of Hungary.svg DVSC Schaeffler 29–2827–2756–55
QF Flag of Hungary.svg Győri ETO KC 23–3026–2449–54
2024–25 EHF Champions League Group B Flag of Denmark.svg Team Esbjerg 29–300–10Withdrawn
Flag of Montenegro.svg ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica 32–2320–26
Flag of Germany.svg HB Ludwigsburg 30–2329–33
Flag of Hungary.svg Győri ETO KC 22–270–10
Flag of France.svg Brest Bretagne Handball 27–300–10
Flag of Romania.svg CS Rapid București 30–300–10
Flag of Denmark.svg Odense Håndbold 26–240–10

References

  1. ↑ "Vipers stoppet Larviks vanvittige rekke. Seriemester for første gang" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. 16 April 2018.
  2. ↑ "Vipers til Final 4" (in Norwegian). handball.no. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  3. ↑ "EHF FINAL4 WOMEN SETS WORLD RECORD FOR SPECTATOR ATTENDANCE". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  4. ↑ "Vipers Kristiansand blir slått konkurs" (in Norwegian). TV 2. 20 October 2024.
  5. ↑ "Vipers leverer ikke konkursbegjæring: – Grunnlag for videre drift" (in Norwegian). Nettavisen. 21 October 2024.
  6. ↑ "Vipers er konkurs: – Skjemmer seg ut for resten av verden" (in Norwegian). TV 2. 13 January 2025.
  7. ↑ "Vipers er konkurs: –⁠ En fryktelig nyhet" (in Norwegian). VG. 13 January 2025.
  8. ↑ "NM-finaler Kvinner (innendørs)" (in Norwegian). NHF . Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  9. ↑ "Vipers Kristiansand". European Handball Federation.
  10. ↑ "All-Star team gets fresh look in 2019". European Handball Federation. 24 August 2021.
  11. ↑ "Fan Favourite Oftedal leads Győr quartet in All-Star Team". eurohandball.com. 28 May 2021.
  12. ↑ "Győr quintet headline EHF Champions League All-Star Team". eurohandball.com. 3 June 2022.
  13. ↑ "Live blog: Vipers take third straight EHF Champions League trophy". eurohandball.com. 4 June 2023.
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