REMA 1000-ligaen is the premier professional men's

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league in

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. It was established in 1966, and it is currently contested by twelve teams.

Sandefjord TIF Sandefjord Turn- og Idrettsforening is a sports club in Sandefjord, Norway. The club has activities in basketball, team handball, handball, orienteering, sport of athletics, athletics, skiing, volleyball, gymnastics and children's allsports. Its ...

is the championship's most successful team with nine titles, followed by

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with six.

Elverum Håndball Elverum Håndball is a Norwegian handball club from Elverum, Norway. Currently, Elverum Håndball competes in the Norwegian Premier League Men's Handball, and they have been successful title winners for several years consecutively. The club was ...

is the most successful in the Playoffs, with 11 titles. The former sponsor of the league was

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, hence the former name "GRUNDIGligaen".

Teams

The thirteen teams of the 2020–21 season.

are the defending champions.

EHF league ranking

For season 2021/2022, see footnoteEHF coefficient ranking
(

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European Handball Federation The European Handball Federation (EHF) is the umbrella organisation for European handball. Founded on 17 November 1991, it is made of 50 member federations and two associated federations (England and Scotland), and is headquartered in Vienna, ...

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(''15'')

Swiss Handball League The Swiss Handball League (SHL) is the name of the professional handball league of Switzerland. It is divided into two divisions: * Nationalliga A * Nationalliga B Current season Teams for season 2020–21 *Pfadi Winterthur *Kadetten Schaff ...

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(''16'') Eliteserien (29.50) *17. (''28'') Extraliga (22.00) *18. RedDownArrow

(''17'')

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(21.33)

Champions

The complete list of the Norwegian men's handball champions since 1966.

References

External links

www.handball.no
Handball competitions in Norway Nor Professional sports leagues in Norway {{Norway-sport-stub