REMA_1000-ligaen_(men's_handball)

REMA 1000-ligaen (men's handball)

REMA 1000-ligaen (men's handball)

Premier men's handball league

REMA 1000-ligaen (Eliteserien i hådball for menn)[1] is the premier men's professional handball 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.

Quick Facts Sport, Founded ...

Starting 2023/2024-season, the league will consist of 14 teams.[2]

The fourteen teams of the 2023–24 season. Kolstad Håndball is the defending champion.

More information Team, Location ...

List of champions

The complete list of the Norwegian handball champions since 1968.

More information Season, Gold ...

EHF coeffecient rank

Names of the competition

  • 1965–1972: Hovedserien
  • 1972–1993: 1. divisjon
  • 1993–1997: Eliteserien
  • 1997–2005: Gildeserien[4]
  • 2005–2007: Eliteserien
  • 2007–2014: Postenligaen, after Posten Norge[5]
  • 2014–2017: GRUNDIGligaen, after Grundig[6]
  • 2017–2019: Eliteserien[7]
  • 2019–: REMA 1000-ligaen, after REMA 1000[8]

References

  1. [1]
    Official league homepage
  2. [2]
    Utvider REMA 1000-ligaen til 14 lag"
  3. [3]
    "2022/23 season ranking" (PDF). European Handball Federation. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  4. [4]
    Article confirming the name Gildeserien
  5. [5]
    Article introducing the new league (name), Postenligaen
  6. [6]
    Article about the new sponsored league name, GRUNDIGligaen
  7. [7]
    Back to basic with "Eliteserien" (in English: The Elite series)
  8. [8]
    Eliteserien i håndball blir REMA 1000-ligaen"

Notes

  1. [N 1]
    Stavanger Håndball is the result of a merge between Stavanger IF and Viking HK.
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