REMA 1000-ligaen is the premier professional men's handball league in

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 the ...

. It was established in 1966, and it is currently contested by twelve teams. Sandefjord TIF is the championship's most successful team with nine titles, followed by

Oppsal IF Oppsal IF is a multi-sports club from Oslo, Norway. The women's handball team currently competes in Rema 1000-ligaen. The men's football team currently competes in the 2. divisjon, the third tier of the Norwegian football league system. Wome ...

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
( PDF).

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, A ...

2020/21. *14. RedDownArrow

(''11'') Ukrainian Handball Super League (34.17) *15. Disc Plain yellow dark

(''15'') Swiss Handball League (30.67) *16. Disc Plain yellow dark

(''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