REMA 1000-ligaen (Eliteserien i håndball for menn) is the premier men's professional

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 ...

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 1966, and it is currently contested by fourteen teams. Sandefjord TIF, is the championship's most successful team with nine titles, followed by Oppsal and Elverum with six titles. Elverum is also the most successful in the playoffs with 11 titles. Starting 2023/2024-season, the league consists of the following 14 teams. Kolstad Håndball is the defending champion.

List of champions

The complete list of the Norwegian handball champions since 1968.

EHF coeffecient rank

EHF league ranking for 2022/23 season: *15. Disc Plain yellow dark

(''15'') Quickline Handball League (31.40) *16. (''18'') Superleague (30.60) *17. RedDownArrow

(''16'') REMA 1000-ligaen (30.50) *18. RedDownArrow

(''17'') Niké Handball Extraliga (20.40) *19. (''20'') ZTE Meisterliga (17.75)

Names of the competition

* 1965–1972: Hovedserien * 1972–1993: 1. divisjon * 1993–1997: Eliteserien * 1997–2005: Gildeserien * 2005–2007: Eliteserien * 2007–2014: Postenligaen, after Posten Norge * 2014–2017: GRUNDIGligaen, after Grundig * 2017–2019: Eliteserien * 2019–: REMA 1000-ligaen, after REMA 1000Eliteserien i håndball blir REMA 1000-ligaen"
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References

Notes

External links

Official website
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