The 2020–21 REMA 1000-ligaen was the 54th season of REMA 1000-ligaen,

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's premier

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league.

Team information

A total of 13 teams will be participating in the 2020/21 edition of REMA 1000-ligaen. 10 teams were qualified directly from the 2019/20 season. The three top ranked teams from the First Division,

Larvik HK Larvik Håndballklubb, is a women's handball club from Larvik, Norway. History Larvik HK was founded in 1990 as a merger of the handball departments in the two clubs Larvik Turn and Halsen. They played in the top division since 1992/93. During ...

Flint Tønsberg Flint Tønsberg is the women's handball team of the Norwegian multi-sports club IL Flint based in Tønsberg, Vestfold. The team plays in REMA 1000-ligaen, the top division in the country, since its promotion in 2020. Team Current squad :''Squad ...

and Rælingen HK were promoted to REMA 1000-ligaen.

Regular season

Several changes due to the ongoing

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-pandemic had effect on this season. The first plan was the season would only be half-played, and no teams would directly be relegated to the First Division. Changes also applied to the Championship play-offs and order of the teams in the play-offs to First Division. On 19 April, these plans were cancelled and changed yet again. Now, only one match will be played, and the winner of the match between

Vipers Kristiansand Vipers Kristiansand is a handball club from Kristiansand, Norway. They currently compete in REMA 1000-ligaen, the top division in the country, since its promotion in 2001. They claimed there first Norwegian Championship in 2018, defeating 18 tim ...

and

Storhamar HE Storhamar Håndball Elite is the women's handball team of the Norwegian multi-sports club Storhamar IL based in Hamar. The team plays in Eliteserien, the top division in the country, since its promotion in 2016. They are currently competing in th ...

will determine the winner of the league. The other placings will be adjusted to their average placement. No teams will be relegated to the First Division and from the First Division, meaning 2021–22 REMA 1000-ligaen will consist of 14 teams and the First Division of 11 teams next season. All play-offs are cancelled. The qualification for the

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and the

Women's EHF European Cup The Women's EHF European Cup is an annual team handball competition for women's clubs of Europe. It was known as the EHF City Cup until the 1999–2000 season and the EHF Challenge Cup until the 2019–20 season. It is currently the third-tier com ...

will be given to the teams selected, based on results of the current season, previous season and the current season's Norwegian Cup, but mainly based on the previous season.

Standings

Results

In the table below the home teams are listed on the left and the away teams along the top.

Championship playoffs

Cancelled due to the COVID-19 restrictions in Norway.

Awards

All Star Team and other awards

The All Star Team and other awards were announced on 25 May 2021.

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

Regular season

Relegation playoff

Cancelled due to the COVID-19 restrictions in Norway.

References

Notes

External links

Norwegian Handball Federaration
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