Eliteserien (men's handball)

Eliteserien
Current season, competition or edition:
2017–18 season
Countries  Norway
Confederation EHF
Founded 1966
Number of teams 12
Relegation to 1. Division
Level on pyramid Level 1
International cup(s) Champions League
Cup Winners' Cup
EHF Cup
Current champions Elverum Håndball
Most championships Sandefjord TIF (7 titles)
TV partners TV 2, TV 2 Sportskanalen
Website http://www.handball.no

Eliteserien[1] is the premier professional men's handball league in Norway. It was established in 1966, and it is currently contested by twelve teams. Sandefjord TIF is the championship's most successful team with seven titles, followed by Oppsal IF with six. The former sponsor of the league was Grundig, hence the former name "GRUNDIGligaen".[2]

Teams

The twelve teams of the 2017–18 season. Elverum Håndball are the defending champions.

Team Location Arena Finished pos.
in last season
Bodø HK Bodø Bodø Spektrum 6th
Bækkelaget HE Oslo Bækkelagshallen 2nd, silver medalist(s)
Drammen HK Drammen Drammenshallen 8th
Elverum Håndball Elverum Terningen Arena 1st, gold medalist(s)
Falk Horten Horten Holtanhallen 10th
FyllingenBergen Fyllingsdalen Framohallen 5th
Halden Topphåndball Halden Remmenhallen 9th
Haslum HK Bærum Nadderud Arena 3rd, bronze medalist(s)
Kolstad IL Trondheim Trondheim Spektrum 7th
Nøtterøy Håndball Tønsberg Nøtterøyhallen Promoted
ØIF Arendal Elite Arendal Sparebanken Sør Amfi 4th
Sandnes Sandnes Sandneshallen Promoted

Champions

The complete list of the Norwegian men's handball champions since 1966.

SeasonChampion
1965-66Fredensborg
1966-67Fredensborg
1967-68OSI
1968-69BSI
1969-70OSI
1970-71Oppsal IF
1971-72Oppsal IF
1972-73Oppsal IF
1973-74Refstad IL
1974-75Fredensborg
1975-76Oppsal IF
1976-77Refstad IL
1977-78Oppsal IF
1978-79Refstad IL
1979-80Oppsal IF
1980-81Nordstrand IF
1981-82Fredensborg/Ski
1982-83Kolbotn IL
1983-84Kolbotn IL
1984-85Urædd IF
1985-86Stavanger IF
1986-87Stavanger IF
1987-88Urædd IF
1988-89Stavanger IF
1989-90Stavanger IF
1990-91Sandefjord HK
1991-92Urædd IF
YearChampion
1992-93Sandefjord HK
1993-94IL Runar
1994-95IL Runar
1995-96IL Runar
1996-97Drammen HK
1997-98Viking HK
1998-99Sandefjord TIF
1999-00IL Runar
2000-01Sandefjord TIF
2001-02Sandefjord TIF
2002-03Sandefjord TIF
2003-04Sandefjord TIF
2004-05Sandefjord TIF
2005-06Sandefjord TIF
2006-07Drammen HK
2007-08Drammen HK
2008-09FyllingenBergen
2009-10Drammen HK
2010-11Haslum HK
2011-12Haslum HK
2012-13Elverum Håndball
2013-14Haslum HK
2014-15ØIF Arendal
2015-16ØIF Arendal
2016–17Elverum Håndball
2017-18Elverum Håndball

References

  1. ↑ Official league homepage
  2. ↑ "Grundig sponser ligahåndballen" (in Norwegian). Elektronikkbransjen. 29 September 2014.
  3. ↑ EHF coefficient ranking (PDF). European Handball Federation 2017/18.
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