Sport: | Handball |
REMA 1000-ligaen | |
Founded: | 1966 |
Teams: | 14 |
Country: | Norway |
Confed: | EHF |
Champions: | Kolstad Håndball |
Most Champs: | Sandefjord TIF (9 titles) |
Tv: | TV 2, TV 2 Sport 1, TV 2 Sport 2 |
Level: | Level 1 |
Relegation: | 1. divisjon |
Confed Cup: | EHF Champions League EHF European League EHF European Cup |
Website: | handball.no |
Current: | 2023–24 season |
REMA 1000-ligaen (Eliteserien i hådball for menn)[1] is the premier men'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 1966, and it is currently contested by fourteen teams. Sandefjord TIF, is the championship's most successful team with nine titles, followed by Oppsal and Elverum with six titles. Elverum is also the most successful in the playoffs with 11 titles.
Starting 2023/2024-season, the league consists of the following 14 teams.[2] Kolstad Håndball is the defending champion.
Team | Location | Arena | Finished pos. in last season | |
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Bergen Håndball | Bergen | Haukelandshallen | 2nd (in 1. divisjon) | |
Bækkelaget HE | Oslo | Bækkelagshallen | 10th | |
Drammen HK | Drammen | Drammenshallen | 4th | |
Elverum Håndball | Elverum | Terningen Arena | ||
Fjellhammer IL | Lørenskog | Lørenskoghallen | 6th | |
Halden Topphåndball | Halden | Remmenhallen | 8th | |
Haslum HK | Bærum | Nadderud Arena | 12th | |
Kolstad Håndball | Trondheim | Kolstad Arena | ||
Kristiansand Topphåndball | Kristiansand | Aquarama | 7th | |
Nærbø IL | Nærbø | Sparebanken Vest Arena | 5th | |
Runar Sandefjord | Sandefjord | Runarhallen | ||
Sandnes | Sandnes | Sandneshallen | 8th | |
TIF Viking | Bergen | Åsane Arena | 1st (in 1. divisjon) | |
ØIF Arendal Elite | Arendal | Sparebanken Sør Amfi | 9th |
The complete list of the Norwegian handball champions since 1968.
EHF league ranking for 2022/23 season:[3]