| Clubname: | Fana IL Håndball |
| Short Name: | Fana |
| Founded: | 1945 |
| Capacity: | 1206 |
| Manager: | Erlend Lyssand |
| League: | REMA 1000-ligaen |
| Season: | 2023–24 |
| Position: | 11th |
| Website: | http://fanahandball.no |
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Fana Håndball is the women's handball team of the Norwegian multi-sports club Fana IL based in Bergen. The team plays in REMA 1000-ligaen, the top division in the country, since its historical promotion on March 14, 2018.[1]
Another historic event happened on 10 December 2022, when they qualified for the 2022–23 Women's EHF European League, for the first time in the club's history.[2]
Squad for the 2024–25 season
Benedikte Kalstad Hernes Erica Johnsen Synna Lien Linnea Skadal Kyrkjeeide Sara Osen Tefre Maren Eriksen Langø Lise Låstad Andrea Varvin Fredriksen Maria Elisabeth Grasdal Anna Mortvedt Eline Mangen Solbakken Marit Ova Bøyum Martine Kårigstad Andersen (on loan from Vipers Kristiansand) Marie Mjøs Marte Haaland Lina Waage Mossestad Eline Osland Frida Aasekjær Wilkensen Mille Constance Brekken Daae| Squad information | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Position | Contract until | Previous club | ||||
| 1 | | Benedikte Kalstad Hernes | Goalkeeper | 2023 | Fyllingen IL | ||
| 2 | | Marte Haaland | Centre back | 2022 | Gneist | ||
| 3 | | Maria Elisabeth Grasdal | Line player | 2022 | Bjarg | ||
| 4 | | Linnea Skadal Kyrkjeeide | Right wing | 2022 | Bjarg | ||
| 5 | | Maren Eriksen Langø | Left wing | 2021 | Ålgård HK | ||
| 6 | | Lina Waage Mossestad | Centre back | 2022 | Fyllingen IL | ||
| 8 | | Lise Låstad | Left wing | 2024 | Bjarg | ||
| 10 | | Frida Aasekjær Wilkensen | Right back | 2024 | Fyllingen IL | ||
| 11 | | Anna Mortvedt | Line player | 2024 | 2026 | Fyllingen IL | |
| 12 | | Erica Johnsen | Goalkeeper | 2024 | Flint Tønsberg | ||
| 14 | | Eline Mangen Solbakken | Pivot | 2022 | Bjarg | ||
| 15 | | Leah Osa | Centre back | 2023 | Gneist | ||
| 16 | | Synna Lien | Goalkeeper | 2024 | 2025 | Tertnes HE | |
| 18 | | Marit Ova Bøyum | Left back | 2019 | Førde | ||
| 19 | | Eline Osland | Centre back | 2024 | 2026 | Follo HK Damer | |
| 20 | | Martine Kårigstad Andersen | Left back | 2023 | 2025 | Vipers Kristiansand | |
| 21 | | Mille Daae | Right back | 2023 | Bjarg | ||
| 23 | | Sara Osen Tefre | Right wing | 2023 | Kjøkkelvik | ||
| 24 | | Andrea Varvin Frediksen | Left wing | 2024 | 2026 | Fredrikstad BK | |
| 25 | | Marie Mjøs | Centre back | 2024 | Fyllingen IL | ||
Transfers for the 2024–25 season
Vidar Gjesdal (Head coach) Marius Beck (Assistant coach) Anna Mortvedt (P) (from Fyllingen IL) Synna Lien (GK) (from Tertnes HE) Marie Mjøs (LB) (from Fyllingen IL) Frida Aasekjær Wilkensen (RB) (from Fyllingen IL) Andrea Varvin Fredriksen (LW) (from Fredrikstad BK) Eline Osland (LB/CB) (from Follo HK Damer) Erica Johnsen (GK) (from Flint Tønsberg) Lise Låstad (LW) (from Bjarg) Erlend Lyssand (Head coach) (to Bergen Håndball) Oda Mastad (P) (to Storhamar HE) Sara Berg (LW) (to Larvik HK) Celine Solstad (RB) (to 
ESBF Besançon) Dina Frisendal (GK) (on loan to Vipers Kristiansand) Josefine Gundersen Lien Maren Roll Lied
Thea Stankiewicz Catharina Skorpen Furnes Synna Lien Sofie Grønlund Sofie Vinde Norum Candy Jabateh Christine Karlsen Alver Aurora Kjellevold Hatle Andrea Solstad| Season | Player | Award | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–19[3] | align=center rowspan=3 | Christine Karlsen Alver | Rookie |
| 2021–22[4] [5] | Centre back | ||
| Top scorer (206 goals) | |||
| 2022–23[6] | align=center rowspan=3 | Olivia Lykke Nygaard | Goalkeeper |
(All-Time) – Last updated on 23 April 2023[7]
| Rank | Name | Seasonsplayed | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christine Karlsen Alver | 4 | 517 | |
| 2 | Celine Solstad | 5 | 432 | |
| 3 | Oda Mastad | 5 | 281 | |
| 4 | Aurora Kjellevold Hatle | 5 | 272 | |
| 5 | Sara Berg | 4 | 242 | |
| 6 | Andrea Martine Solstad | 5 | 210 | |
| 7 | Sofie Vinde Norum | 4 | 193 | |
| 8 | Marit Ova Bøyum | 4 | 147 | |
| 9 | Emilie Hovden | 1 | 131 | |
| 10 | Maren Gabrielsen | 4 | 84 |
(All-Time) – Last updated on 18 February 2023[8]
| Rank | Name | Seasonsplayed | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sara Berg | 1 | 60 | |
| 2 | Aurora Kjellevold Hatle | 1 | 48 | |
| 3 | Celine Solstad | 1 | 45 | |
| 4 | Oda Mastad | 1 | 22 | |
| 5 | Marte Haaland | 1 | 17 | |
| 6 | Marit Ova Bøyum | 1 | 16 | |
| 7 | Maren Gabrielsen | 1 | 13 | |
| 8 | Linnea Skadal Kyrkjeeide | 1 | 12 | |
| 9 | Lina Waage Mossestad | 1 | 11 | |
| 10 | Andrea Martine Solstad | 1 | 7 |
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022–23 | EHF European League | QR2 | 36–21 | 28–31 | 64–52 | |
| QR3 | 28–21 | 23–25 | 51–46 | |||
| GP | Ikast Handbold | 24–35 | 23–29 | align=center rowspan=3 | 4th place | |
 Motherson Mosonmagyaróvári KC | 29–35 | 25–28 | ||||
| Neptunes de Nantes | 30–28 | 21–29 | ||||