REMA 1000-ligaen (men's handball)

REMA 1000-ligaen (Eliteserien i håndball for menn) 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.

Starting 2023/2024-season, the league consists of the following 14 teams. Kolstad HÃ¥ndball 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.  (15) Quickline Handball League (31.40)
• 16.  (18) Superleague (30.60)
• 17.  (16) REMA 1000-ligaen (30.50)
• 18.  (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
• 2019–2026: REMA 1000-ligaen, after REMA 1000

References

Notes

External links

• Official website