REMA 1000-ligaen (men's handball) explained

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.

TeamLocationArenaFinished pos.
in last season
Bergen HåndballBergenHaukelandshallen2nd (in 1. divisjon)
Bækkelaget HEOsloBækkelagshallen10th
Drammen HKDrammenDrammenshallen4th
Elverum HåndballElverumTerningen Arena
Fjellhammer ILLørenskogLørenskoghallen6th
Halden TopphåndballHaldenRemmenhallen8th
Haslum HKBærumNadderud Arena12th
Kolstad HåndballTrondheimKolstad Arena
Kristiansand TopphåndballKristiansandAquarama7th
Nærbø ILNærbøSparebanken Vest Arena5th
Runar SandefjordSandefjordRunarhallen
SandnesSandnesSandneshallen8th
TIF VikingBergenÅsane Arena1st (in 1. divisjon)
ØIF Arendal EliteArendalSparebanken Sør Amfi9th

List of champions

The complete list of the Norwegian handball champions since 1968.

Season Gold Silver Bronze
1965-66FredensborgArildNordstrand
1966-67FredensborgOSIArild
1967-68OSIBSIFredensborg
1968-69BSIOSIBækkelaget
1969-70OSIArildOppsal
1970-71OppsalFredensborgNordstrand
1971-72OppsalFredensborgArild
1972-73OppsalRefstadFredensborg
1973-74RefstadFredensborgOppsal
1974-75FredensborgOppsalRefstad
1975-76OppsalRefstadFredensborg
1976-77RefstadOppsalNordstrand
1977-78OppsalRefstadFredensborg
1978-79RefstadOppsalFredensborg/Ski
1979-80OppsalKristiansandSverresborg IF
1980-81NordstrandFredensborg/SkiKristiansand
1981-82Fredensborg/SkiNordstrandFjellhammer
1982-83KolbotnFredensborg/SkiOppsal
1983-84KolbotnFjellhammerFredensborg/Ski
1984-85UræddKolbotnFredensborg/Ski
1985-86StavangerFredensborg/SkiUrædd
1986-87StavangerUræddBækkelaget
1987-88UræddStavangerBækkelaget
1988-89StavangerUræddKragerø
1989-90StavangerRunarSandefjord
1990-91SandefjordStavangerRunar
1991-92UræddStavangerViking
1992-93SandefjordUræddRunar
1993-94RunarSandefjordKragerø
1994-95RunarDrammenElverum
1995-96RunarStavangerDrammen
1996-97DrammenVikingSandefjord
1997-98VikingSandefjordRunar
1998-99SandefjordVikingRunar
1999-00RunarSandefjordViking
2000-01SandefjordDrammenRunar
2001-02SandefjordRunarDrammen
2002-03SandefjordStavanger HåndballRunar
2003-04SandefjordDrammenHaslum
2004-05SandefjordHaslumFyllingen
2005-06SandefjordDrammenVestli
2006-07DrammenSandefjordHaslum
2007-08DrammenRunarHaslum
2008-09FyllingenHaslumDrammen
2009-10DrammenElverumRunar
2010-11HaslumElverumDrammen
2011-12HaslumElverumDrammen
2012-13ElverumHaslumBSK/NIF
2013-14HaslumElverumBækkelaget
2014-15ØIF ArendalBodøHaslum
2015-16ØIF ArendalHaslumElverum
2016-17ElverumBækkelagetHaslum
2017-18ElverumDrammenØIF Arendal
2018-19ØIF ArendalElverumDrammen
2019-20ElverumØIF ArendalDrammen
2020-21ElverumØIF ArendalDrammen
2021-22ElverumDrammenRunar
2022-23KolstadElverumRunar
2023-24KolstadElverumRunar

EHF coeffecient rank

EHF league ranking for 2022/23 season:[3]

Names of the competition

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.handball.no/regioner/nhf-sentralt/kampaktivitet/topphandball/eliteserien/ Official league homepage
  2. https://www.handball.no/nyheter/2022/12/utvider-rema-1000-ligaen-til-14-lag/ Utvider REMA 1000-ligaen til 14 lag"
  3. Web site: 2022/23 season ranking. European Handball Federation. PDF. 11 May 2023.
  4. http://www.vg.no/sport/haandball/ny-serieordning/a/9551574/ Article confirming the name Gildeserien
  5. http://www.topphandball.no/postenligaen-kvinner/ Article introducing the new league (name), Postenligaen
  6. http://www.topphandball.no/velkommen-til-grundigligaen/ Article about the new sponsored league name, GRUNDIGligaen
  7. https://www.handball.no/regioner/nhf-sentralt/kampaktivitet/topphandball/eliteserien/ Back to basic with "Eliteserien" (in English: The Elite series)
  8. https://www.rema.no/nyheter/eliteserien-i-handball-blir-rema-1000-ligaen/ Eliteserien i håndball blir REMA 1000-ligaen"