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REMA 1000-ligaen is the premier women's professional
handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the g ...
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 1968, and it is currently contested by thirteen teams.
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 ...
, which has dominated the competition in recent years, is the championship's most successful team with eighteen titles, followed by IL Vestar and
Byåsen IL Byåsen Idrettslag is a multi-sport club from Trondheim, Norway. It has sections for association football (one for elite, one for women's and one for grassroots football), athletics, handball (one for elite and one for grassroots handball), or ...
with nine and five respectively. The league has previously been known as eliteserien, Gildeserien, Postenligaen and GRUNDIGligaen. Currently the winner of the championship play-offs is granted a spot in the
EHF Champions League The Men's EHF Champions League is the most important club handball competition for men's teams in Europe and involves the leading teams from the top European nations. The competition is organised every year by EHF. The official name for the men ...
's group stage. The twelve teams of the 2022–23 season. Vipers Kristiansand is the defending champion. Starting 2023/2024-season, the league will consist of 14 teams.


Champions

The complete list of the Norwegian handball champions since 1968.


Statistics


EHF coefficients

The following data indicates Norwegian coefficient rankings between European handball leagues. ;Country ranking: EHF League Ranking for 2022/23 season: *1.  (''1'')
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(157.67) *2.  (''5'') Ligue Butagaz Énergie (118.50) *3.  (''2'')
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(114.50) *4.  (''3'') Kvindeligaen (109.00) *5.  (''6'') REMA 1000-ligaen (102.77) *6.  (''4'') Liga Națională (94.50)


In European competitions


Names of the competition

* 2000–2005: Gildeserien * 2006–2007: Eliteserien * 2007–2014: Postenligaen, after
Posten Norge Posten Norge () is the name of the Norwegian postal service. The company, owned by the Norwegian Ministry of Transport and Communications had a monopoly until 2016 on distribution of letters weighing less than 50g throughout the country. There a ...
* 2014–2017: GRUNDIGligaen, after
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* 2017–2019: Eliteserien * 2019–: REMA 1000-ligaen, after
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Eliteserien i håndball blir REMA 1000-ligaen"
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See also

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Norway women's national handball team The Norway women's national handball team represents Norway at international handball competitions, and is governed by the Norges Håndballforbund (NHF). As of 2022, Norway has been in 24 finals and is regarde ...


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Norges Håndballforbund
{{DEFAULTSORT:Postenligaen Handball competitions in Norway Women's handball leagues
Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and th ...
Sports leagues established in 1968 1968 establishments in Norway Women's handball in Norway Women's sports leagues in Norway Professional sports leagues in Norway