REMA 1000-ligaen (men's handball)
| Sport | Handball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1966 |
| No. of teams | 14 |
| Country | Norway |
| Confederation | EHF |
| Most recent champion(s) | Kolstad Håndball |
| Most titles | Sandefjord TIF (9 titles) |
| TV partner(s) | TV 2, TV 2 Sport 1, TV 2 Sport 2 |
| Level on pyramid | Level 1 |
| Relegation to | 1. divisjon |
| International cup(s) | EHF Champions League EHF European League EHF European Cup |
| Official website | handball.no |
 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
List of champions
[edit]The complete list of the Norwegian handball champions since 1968.
EHF coeffecient rank
[edit]EHF league ranking for 2022/23 season:[3]
- 15.
(15) 
Quickline Handball League (31.40) - 16.
(18) 
Superleague (30.60) - 17.
(16) 
REMA 1000-ligaen (30.50) - 18. (17)
Niké Handball Extraliga (20.40) - 19. (20)
ZTE Meisterliga (17.75)
Names of the competition
[edit]- 1965–1972: Hovedserien
- 1972–1993: 1. divisjon
- 1993–1997: Eliteserien
- 1997–2005: Gildeserien[4]
- 2005–2007: Eliteserien
- 2007–2014: Postenligaen, after Posten Norge[5]
- 2014–2017: GRUNDIGligaen, after Grundig[6]
- 2017–2019: Eliteserien[7]
- 2019–: REMA 1000-ligaen, after REMA 1000[8]
References
[edit]- ^ Official league homepage
- ^ Utvider REMA 1000-ligaen til 14 lag"
- ^ "2022/23 season ranking" (PDF). European Handball Federation. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
- ^ Article confirming the name Gildeserien
- ^ Article introducing the new league (name), Postenligaen
- ^ Article about the new sponsored league name, GRUNDIGligaen
- ^ Back to basic with "Eliteserien" (in English: The Elite series)
- ^ Eliteserien i håndball blir REMA 1000-ligaen"
Notes
[edit]- ^ Stavanger Håndball is the result of a merge between Stavanger IF and Viking HK.