Idrettslaget Bergen Håndball (founded in 1969 as ''Fyllingen Håndball'' and on 20 May 2010 as ''Fyllingen Håndball Elite'' - previously known as «FyllingenBergen») is a Norwegian

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor 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 thr ...

club from Bergen, which plays in REMA 1000-ligaen, the top division in the country, since their promotion in 2023.

History

The handball department of Fyllingen Idrettslag was established in 1969, but their breakthrough came when the men's team was promoted to the best league in 1991. They earned a silver medal in the

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in 1994 and in 2005 they saw success again when they ended 3rd in the Norwegian league, earning in a bronze medal. The club took league gold in the 2008/09 season, and participated in the

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during the 2009/10 season. In the 2009/10 season, the team took playoff gold, after beating Runar in the final. Midway through 2010, ''Fyllingen Håndball Elite'' («FyllingenBergen») was established as a separate club, by separating the elite effort for men from the broadside and women's handball in Fyllingen Håndball. The club was

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champion in both 2012 and 2013, while receiving silver in 1994, 2008 and 2015.

Name

* 1969–2010: ''Fyllingen Håndball'' * 2010–2021: ''FyllingenBergen'' * 2021–: ''Bergen Håndball''

Achievements

* REMA 1000-ligaen ** Gold medal with cup

Gold: 2008/09 ** Bronze medal with cup

Bronze: 2004/05 *

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Gold: 2012, 2013 ** Silver medal with cup

Silver: 1993/94, 2007/08, 2015

Team

Current squad

:''Squad for the 2023–24 season'' ;Goalkeeper * 16 Tord Vårdal * 95 Jonas Fjæreide Fyllingen ;Right wing * 4 Tobias Holm * 98 Øystein Mostad ;Left wing * 3 Iben Hvidsten * 20 Jon Obrestad Salte ;Line players * 6 Sondre Kvamme Skare * 47 Marcus Soltvedt ;Back players * 7 Sigve Åkerøy Pettersen * 9 Rasmus Hedegaard Thaarup Carlsen * 11 Leif-Erik Brenne * 13 Andreas Lervik * 21 Eskil Dahl Reitan * 23 Miguel Jose Soares Neves * 24 Nicolai Daling * 25 Bjørn Christensen Mathiassen * 27 Kasper Berentsen Dalland * Andreas Holm

2023-2024 Transfers

;Joining * Fredrik Tønne (Head coach) (from

Charlottenlund SK Charlottenlund Sportsklubb is a Norwegian sports club from Charlottenlund in Trondheim, Trøndelag, Norway. It has sections for association football and team handball. It was established on 24 May 1945 as a merger of ''Charlottenlund IL'', ''Ch ...

) * Eskil Dahl Reitan (CB) (from

Kolstad Håndball Kolstad Håndball is a Norwegian professional handball club based in Trondheim, that compete in top division of Norwegian handball, the REMA 1000-ligaen (men's handball), REMA 1000-ligaen. Their home grounds is the Kolstad Arena and Trondheim Spek ...

) * Nicolai Daling (RB) (from

) * Andreas Holm (CB) (from Bjørnar Håndball) ;Leaving * Vidar Gjesdal (Head coach)

Technical staff

* Head coach: Fredrik Tønne * Assistant coach: Sølvi Hylleseth

Notable former national team players

* Eivind Tangen * Harald Reinkind * Kristian Bjørnsen * Mario Matic

External links

References

{{REMA 1000-ligaen Handball clubs established in 2010 2010 establishments in Norway Handball clubs in Norway Sport in Bergen