REMA 1000-ligaen (men's handball)

Eliteserien

Founded	1966
First season	1966
No. of teams	12
Country	Norway
Confederation	EHF
Most recent champion(s)	ØIF Arendal
Most titles	Sandefjord TIF (7 titles)
TV partner(s)	TV 2, TV 2 Sportskanalen
Level on pyramid	1
Relegation to	1. Division
International cup(s)	Champions League Cup Winners' Cup EHF Cup
Official website	http://www.handball.no
2017–18 season

Eliteserien (Rema1000-ligaen) 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".

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
Drammen HK	Drammen	Drammenshallen	8th
Elverum Håndball	Elverum	Terningen Arena
Falk Horten	Horten	Holtanhallen	10th
FyllingenBergen	Fyllingsdalen	Framohallen	5th
Halden Topphåndball	Halden	Remmenhallen	9th
Haslum HK	Bærum	Nadderud Arena
Kolstad Håndball	Trondheim	Kolstad Arena	7th
Nøtterøy Håndball	Tønsberg	Nøtterøyhallen	Promoted
ØIF Arendal Elite	Arendal	Sparebanken Sør Amfi	4th
Sandnes	Sandnes	Sandneshallen	Promoted

EHF league ranking

For season 2017/2018

• 15.  (14) Belarusian Men's Handball Championship (23.89)
• 16.  (12) Russian Handball Super League (22.43)
• 17.  (17) Eliteserien (20.78)
• 18.  (18) Handball League of Serbia (18.44)
• 19.  (27) Czech Handball Extraliga (14.67)

Champions

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

Season Champion 1965-66 Fredensborg 1966-67 Fredensborg 1967-68 OSI 1968-69 BSI 1969-70 OSI 1970-71 Oppsal IF 1971-72 Oppsal IF 1972-73 Oppsal IF 1973-74 Refstad IL 1974-75 Fredensborg 1975-76 Oppsal IF 1976-77 Refstad IL 1977-78 Oppsal IF 1978-79 Refstad IL 1979-80 Oppsal IF 1980-81 Nordstrand IF 1981-82 Fredensborg/Ski 1982-83 Kolbotn IL 1983-84 Kolbotn IL 1984-85 Urædd IF 1985-86 Stavanger IF 1986-87 Stavanger IF 1987-88 Urædd IF 1988-89 Stavanger IF 1989-90 Stavanger IF 1990-91 Sandefjord HK 1991-92 Urædd IF

Year Champion 1992-93 Sandefjord HK 1993-94 IL Runar 1994-95 IL Runar 1995-96 IL Runar 1996-97 Drammen HK 1997-98 Viking HK 1998-99 Sandefjord TIF 1999-00 IL Runar 2000-01 Sandefjord TIF 2001-02 Sandefjord TIF 2002-03 Sandefjord TIF 2003-04 Sandefjord TIF 2004-05 Sandefjord TIF 2005-06 Sandefjord TIF 2006-07 Drammen HK 2007-08 Drammen HK 2008-09 FyllingenBergen 2009-10 Drammen HK 2010-11 Haslum HK 2011-12 Haslum HK 2012-13 Elverum Håndball 2013-14 Haslum HK 2014-15 ØIF Arendal 2015-16 ØIF Arendal 2016–17 Elverum Håndball 2017-18 Elverum Håndball 2018-19 ØIF Arendal

References

External links

• www.handball.no