Eliteserien (women's handball)

Eliteserien
Current season, competition or edition:
2018–19 season
Countries Norway
Confederation EHF
Founded 1968
Number of teams 12
Relegation to 1. Division
Level on pyramid Level 1
International cup(s) EHF Champions League
EHF Cup Winners' Cup
EHF Cup
Current champions Vipers Kristiansand (2017/18)
Most championships Larvik HK (18 titles)
TV partners TV 2, TV 2 Sportskanalen
Website http://www.handball.no

Eliteserien is the premier women'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 1968, and it is currently contested by twelve teams. Larvik HK, which has dominated the competition in recent years, is the championship's most successful team with eighteen titles, followed by IL Vestar and Byåsen IL with nine and five respectively. The league has previously been known as Gildeserien, Postenligaen and GRUNDIGligaen.[1]

As of 2013 it is one of six European leagues that are granted a direct spot in the Champions League's group stage for the champion plus an additional qualifier spot for the runner-up.

The twelve teams of the 2018–19 season. Vipers Kristiansand are the defending champions.

Team Location Arena Finished pos.
in last season
Byåsen Elite Trondheim Trondheim Spektrum 4th
Fana Elite Bergen Fana Arena 1st (in 1. division)
Fredrikstad BK Fredrikstad Kongstenhallen 6th
Gjerpen IF Skien Skienshallen 7th
Larvik HK Larvik Boligmappa Arena Larvik 2nd, silver medalist(s)
Molde HK Molde Molde Arena 9th
Oppsal IF Oslo Oppsal Arena 8th
Rælingen HK Rælingen Marikollhallen 3rd (in 1. division)
Skrim Kongsberg Kongsberg Kongsberghallen 2nd (in 1. division)
Storhamar Elite Hamar Boligpartner Arena 3rd, bronze medalist(s)
Tertnes Elite Bergen Haukelandshallen 5th
Vipers Kristiansand Kristiansand Aquarama 1st, gold medalist(s)

Champions

The complete list of the Norwegian handball champions since 1968.

SeasonChampion
1967/68Sørskogbygda
1968/69Skjeberg
1969/70Brandval
1970/71Freidig
1971/72-1989/79Vestar
1979/80-1980/81Skogn
1981/82-1982/83Skjeberg
1983/84Bækkelaget
1984/85Freidig
1985/86Sverresborg
1986/87-1987/88Byåsen
1988/89Vestar
1989/90Byåsen
1990/91Gjerpen
1991/92Bækkelaget
1992/93Gjerpen
1993/94Larvik
1994/95Bækkelaget
1995/96Byåsen
1996/97Larvik
1997/98Byåsen
1998/99Bækkelaget
1999/00-2002/03Larvik
2003/04Nordstrand
2004/05-2016/17Larvik
2017/18Vipers

In European competitions

EHF coefficient ranking

Norwegian clubs in European competitions

Champions LeagueEHF CupChallenge CupCup Winners' Cup
CWinning year(s)RUSFCRUSFCRUSFCWinning year(s)RUSF
Larvik HK120112401000022005, 200811
Bækkelagets SK00001101021998, 199910
IL Vestar002000000000
Tertnes HE000011000001
Gjerpen IF000000010003
Nordstrand IF000001000010
Byåsen000000001013
IK Junkeren000000001010
Vipers Kristiansand000011000000
TOTAL1 title260440224 title58

Names of the competition

See also

References

  1. ↑ Velkommen til Grundigligaen!
  2. ↑ EHF coefficient ranking (PDF). European Handball Federation 2018/19.
  3. ↑ EHF coefficient ranking (PDF). European Handball Federation 2019/20.
  4. ↑ Article confirming the name Gildeserien
  5. ↑ Article introducing the new leage (name), Postenligaen
  6. ↑ Article about the new sponsored league name, GRUNDIGligaen
  7. ↑ Back to basic with "Eliteserien" (in English: The Elite series)
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