Fana Håndball ''(also known short as Fana)'' is the women's handball team of the Norwegian multi-sports club
Fana IL
Fana Idrettslag is the biggest multi-sport club in Fana, Bergen, Norway. It has several branches, of which football is the largest. Fana IL was founded on the 3rd of March in 1920 at Stend in Bergen.
The different sports
There are a broad scal ...
based in
Bergen
Bergen (), historically Bjørgvin, is a city and municipality in Vestland county on the west coast of Norway. , its population is roughly 285,900. Bergen is the second-largest city in Norway. The municipality covers and is on the peninsula o ...
. The team plays in
REMA 1000-ligaen, the top division in the country, since its historical promotion on March 14, 2018.
Another historic event happened on 10 December 2022, when they qualified for the
2022–23
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Women's EHF European League
The Women's EHF European League is an annual competition for women's handball clubs of Europe. It is organized by the EHF. It is currently the second-tier competition of European club handball, ranking only below the EHF Champions League.
Previo ...
, for the first time in the club's history.
Team
Current squad
:''Squad for the 2022–23 season''
;Goalkeepers
* 1 Olivia Lykke Nygaard
* 16 Ida Drønen
;Wingers
;RW:
* 4 Linnea Skadal Kyrkjeeide
* 9 Maren Gabrielsen
* 21 Nora Hagerup
;LW:
* 5 Maren Eriksen Langø
* 7 Sara Berg
* 19 Maria Haldorsen
;Line players
* 3 Maria Elisabeth Grasdal
* 14 Eline Mangen Solbakken
* 37 Oda Mastad
;Back players
;LB
* 8 Aurora Hatle
* 13 Andrea Solstad
* 18 Marit Ova Bøyum
;CB
* 6 Lina Waage Mossestad
;RB
* 11 Celine Solstad
2023-2024 Transfers
;Joining
;Leaving
* Olivia Lykke Nygaard (GK) (to
Storhamar HE)
Technical staff
* Head coach: Erlend Lyssand
* Assistant coach: Catharina Furnes
Notable former National Team players
*
Emilie Hovden
Notable former club players
* Josefine Gundersen Lien
* Maren Roll Lied
* Thea Stankiewicz
* Catharina Skorpen Furnes
* Synna Lien
*
Sofie Grønlund
* Sofie Vinde Norum
*
Christine Alver
Statistics
Top scorers in REMA 1000-ligaen
:''(All-Time) – Last updated on 30 November 2022''
Top scorers in
EHF European League
The EHF European League is an annual men's handball club competition organised by the European Handball Federation (EHF) since 1981. It is the second-tier competition of European club handball, ranking only below the EHF Champions League. Previ ...
:''(All-Time) – Last updated on 10 December 2022''
European record
References
{{REMA 1000-ligaen
Norwegian handball clubs
Sport in Bergen
Handball clubs established in 1945
1945 establishments in Norway