Larvik HK

Larvik Håndballklubb, is a women's handball club from Larvik, Norway.

Larvik HK
Full nameLarvik Håndballklubb
Short nameLarvik
Founded31 May 1990
ArenaBoligmappa Arena Larvik
Capacity4,500
Head coachLars Wallin Andresen
LeagueDivision 1
2019-20Degraded
Club colours         
Home
Away
Website
Official site

History

Larvik HK was founded in 1990 as a merger of the handball departments in the two clubs Larvik Turn and Halsen.[1] They played in the top division since 1992/93. During their first year they were close to relegation, but managed to remain on top. They saw their breakthrough the following season, as they won the league title in 1994,[2] and played the Norwegian Cup final.

From the late 1990s, Larvik was the strongest team on the Norwegian women's handball scene over a period of about twenty years, winning the league 17 times and the cup 15 times between 1994 and 2015.[1] Last time they lost a league match at home was on 14 March 1999 before their first loss on 18 years came against Vipers Kristiansand on 29 March 2017. On 14 May 2011, the club won the Women's EHF Champions League title for the first time.[1]

On 14 May 2019, exactly 8 years after winning the Champions League, the club was degraded to Division 1, after losing their elite license due to financial reasons.[3]

Results

Norway

Norwegian League

  • Gold: 93/94,[2] 96/97,[2] 99/00,[2] 00/01,[2] 01/02,[2] 02/03,[2] 04/05,[2] 05/06,[2] 06/07,[2] 07/08, 08/09, 09/10, 10/11, 11/12, 12/13, 13/14, 14/15, 15/16, 16/17
  • Silver: 17/18

Norwegian Cup

  • Gold: 95/96,[2] 97/98,[2] 99/00,[2] 02/03,[2] 03/04,[2] 04/05,[2] 05/06,[2] 06/07, 08/09, 09/10, 10/11, 11/12, 12/13, 13/14, 14/15, 15/16, 16/17

Europe

EHF Champions League

Cup Winners' Cup

European Club Championship

  • Bronze: 2008

European record
Season Competition Round Club 1st leg 2nd leg Aggregate
2018-19 Champions League Group Matches
(Group A)		 ŽRK Budućnost 23-22 25-26 4th place
Metz Handball 21-31 20-31
Odense Håndbold 25-33 23-27

Team

Current squad
Squad for the 2019–20 season[5]

2020-2021 Transfers

Technical staff
  • Head coach: Lars Wallin Andresen
  • Assistant coach: Are Ruud
  • Physiotherapeut: Krister Næss
  • Physiotherapeut: Jørgen Eia Bringedal

Notable former club and National Team players

Notable former club players

Former Coaches

Stadium

References
  1. Bryhn, Rolf. "Larvik Håndballklubb". In Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  2. Schanke, Tom A (2007). "Håndball". Norsk Idrettsleksikon. Aller Forlag. p. 340–341. ISBN 978-82-8156-044-4.
  3. Kvam, Lars (14 May 2019). "Innfrir ikke kravene". handball.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  4. "2004/05 Women's Cup Winners' Cup Final". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  5. http://www.larvikhk.no/spillerstall/
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