Vipers Kristiansand
Appearance
Vipers Kristiansand | |||
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Full name | Vipers Kristiansand | ||
Short name | Vipers | ||
Founded | 12 January 1938 (as IK Våg) | ||
Arena | Aquarama Kristiansand | ||
Capacity | 2,200 | ||
President | Terje Marcussen | ||
Head coach | Ole Gustav Gjekstad | ||
League | REMA 1000-ligaen | ||
2021–22 | 1st | ||
Website Official site |
Vipers Kristiansand is a handball club from Kristiansand, Norway. They currently compete in REMA 1000-ligaen, the top division in the country, since its promotion in 2001.
They claimed there first Norwegian Championship in 2018, defeating 18 times-in-a-row champions from Larvik HK.[1] For the first time in the club's history, they qualified for the 2018–19 Women's EHF Final 4 in Budapest, where they took the 3rd place and a historic bronze medal.[2]
Another historic event happened on 30 May 2021, when they won the 2020–21 Women's EHF Final 4 in Budapest,[3] for the first time in the club's history. The following year they succeeded again, becoming the first Norwegian team to win Champions League two years in a row.
Honours
- Gold: 2017/2018, 2018/2019, 2019/2020, 2020/2021, 2021/2022
- Silver: 2016/2017
- Bronze: 2002/2003
- Gold: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
- Silver: 2010
- Finalist: 2017/2018
Team
Current squad
- Squad for the 2022–23 season
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Transfers
- Transfers for the 2023–24 season
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Technical staff
- Head coach: Ole Gustav Gjekstad
- Assistant coach: Endre Birkrem Fintland
- Goalkeeping coach: Lene Rantala
Notable former National Team players
- Veronica Kristiansen
- Elise Alsand
- Kristine Lunde-Borgersen
- Kari Brattset Dale
- Pernille Wibe
- Linn Jørum Sulland
- Emilie Hegh Arntzen
- Malin Aune
- Henny Reistad
- Nora Mørk
- Heidi Løke
- Andrea Austmo Pedersen
- Jessy Kramer
- Lynn Knippenborg
- Charris Rozemalen
- Annick Lipman
- Isabelle Gulldén
- Evelina Eriksson
- Louise Pedersen
- Annette Jensen
- Þórey Rósa Stefánsdóttir
- Angie Geschke
- Sakura Hauge
- Zsuzsanna Tomori
Notable former club players
- Beate Bang Grimestad
- Bodil Flo Berge
- Janne Brox
- Susanne Fuglestad
- Hilde Kvifte
- Ingunn Birkeland
- Lindy Taraldsen
- Christin Høgaas Daland
- Katrine Høyland
- Helene Jørgensen Vinknes
- Gerd Elin Albert
- Susann Iren Hall
- Pernille Wang Skaug
- Kristin Nørstebø
- Jeanett Kristiansen
- June Andenæs
- Hanna Yttereng
- Therese Helgesson
- Emma Jonsson
- Sara Nirvander
- Ulrika Olsson
- Michelle Brandstrup
- Sanne Bak Pedersen
- Mathilde Kristensen
- Birgit Van Os
- Renáta Kári-Horváth
- Karin Weigelt
- Carolina Morais
Statistics
Top scorers in the EHF Champions League
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Individual awards in the EHF Champions League
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European record
EHF European League (EHF Cup)
Season | Competition | Round | Club | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Aggregate |
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2003–04 | EHF Cup | Round 3 | OF Nea Ionia | 37–13 | 36–21 | 73–34 |
Round of 16 | ESBF Besançon | 31–26 | 30–32 | 61–58 | ||
QF | Eurostandard G.P. Skopje | 41–33 | 33–24 | 74–57 | ||
SF | Győri Graboplast ETO | 29–26 | 20–29 | 49–55 | ||
2004–05 | EHF Cup | Round 3 | ZMC Amicitia Zürich | 19–27 | 34–25 | 53–52 |
1/8 | Győri Graboplast ETO | 28–38 | 25–33 | 53–71 | ||
2016–17 | EHF Cup | R1 | Cassano Magnago | 52–10 | 37–12 | 89–22 |
R2 | WHC Lada Togliatti | 23–29 | 32–26 | 55–55 | ||
2017–18 | EHF Cup Finalist |
Group B | Issy Paris | 22–23 | 24–25 | 46–48 |
København Håndbold | 30–23 | 25–30 | 55–53 | |||
Handball Club Lada | 30–21 | 24–29 | 54–50 | |||
QF | Brest Bretagne Handball | 26–17 | 29–34 | 55–51 | ||
SF | Viborg HK | 31–34 | 29–23 | 60–57 | ||
F | SCM Craiova | 26–22 | 25–30 | 51–52 |
EHF Cup Winners' Cup (defunct)
Season | Competition | Round | Club | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Aggregate |
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2015–16 | EHF Cup Winners' Cup | Round 3 | Halden HK | 25–19 | 22–20 | 47–39 |
Last 16 | MKS Selgros Lublin | 28–22 | 22–25 | 50–47 | ||
Quarter-finals | RK Krim | 29–27 | 20–30 | 49–57 |
References
- ^ "Vipers stoppet Larviks vanvittige rekke. Seriemester for første gang" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. 16 April 2018.
- ^ "Vipers til Final 4" (in Norwegian). handball.no. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
- ^ "TÅRENE KOM FOR KATRINE LUNDE UTE PÅ BANEN: − FANTASTISK" (in Norwegian). vg.no. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ "Vipers Kristiansand". European Handball Federation.
- ^ "All-Star team gets fresh look in 2019". European Handball Federation. 24 August 2021.
- ^ "Fan Favourite Oftedal leads Győr quartet in All-Star Team". eurohandball.com. 28 May 2021.
- ^ "Győr quintet headline EHF Champions League All-Star Team". eurohandball.com. 3 June 2022.