REMA 1000-ligaen (men's handball)

REMA 1000-ligaen
SportHandball
Founded1966
No. of teams14
CountryNorway
ConfederationEHF
Most recent
champion(s)
Kolstad Håndball
Most titlesSandefjord TIF (9 titles)
TV partner(s)TV 2, TV 2 Sport 1, TV 2 Sport 2
Level on pyramidLevel 1
Relegation to1. divisjon
International cup(s)EHF Champions League
EHF European League
EHF European Cup
Official websitehandball.no
Current sports event 2023–24 season

REMA 1000-ligaen (Eliteserien i hådball for menn)[1] is the premier men'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 1966, and it is currently contested by fourteen teams. Sandefjord TIF, is the championship's most successful team with nine titles, followed by Oppsal and Elverum with six titles. Elverum is also the most successful in the playoffs with 11 titles.

Starting 2023/2024-season, the league consists of the following 14 teams.[2] Kolstad Håndball is the defending champion.

Team Location Arena Finished pos.
in last season
Bergen Håndball Bergen Haukelandshallen 2nd (in 1. divisjon)
Bækkelaget HE Oslo Bækkelagshallen 10th
Drammen HK Drammen Drammenshallen 4th
Elverum Håndball Elverum Terningen Arena 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Fjellhammer IL Lørenskog Lørenskoghallen 6th
Halden Topphåndball Halden Remmenhallen 8th
Haslum HK Bærum Nadderud Arena 12th
Kolstad Håndball Trondheim Kolstad Arena 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Kristiansand Topphåndball Kristiansand Aquarama 7th
Nærbø IL Nærbø Sparebanken Vest Arena 5th
Runar Sandefjord Sandefjord Runarhallen 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Sandnes Sandnes Sandneshallen 8th
TIF Viking Bergen Åsane Arena 1st (in 1. divisjon)
ØIF Arendal Elite Arendal Sparebanken Sør Amfi 9th