REMA 1000-ligaen 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 fourteen teams. Larvik HK is the championship's most successful team with nineteen titles, followed by IL Vestar with nine and Vipers Kristiansand with six.
| Sport | Handball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1968 |
| No. of teams | 14 |
| Country | Norway |
| Confederation | EHF |
| Most recent champion(s) | Vipers Kristiansand (2023/24) |
| Most titles | Larvik HK (18 titles) |
| TV partner(s) | TV 2, TV 2 Sport 1, TV 2 Sport 2 |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Relegation to | 1. divisjon |
| International cup(s) | Women's EHF Champions League Women's EHF European League |
| Official website | http://www.handball.no |
 2024–25 season | |
Currently the winner of the championship play-offs is granted a spot in the EHF Champions League's group stage.
The fourteen teams of the 2024/25 season. Vipers Kristiansand is the defending champion.
| Team | Location | Arena | Finished pos. in last season |
|---|---|---|---|
| Byåsen HE | Trondheim | Kolstad Arena | 10th |
| Fana | Bergen | Fana Arena | 11th |
| Follo HK Damer | Ski | Stil Arena | 13th |
| Fredrikstad Bkl. | Fredrikstad | Kongstenhallen | 5th |
| Gjerpen HK Skien | Skien | Skienshallen | 8th |
| Haslum Bærum Damer | Bærum | Nadderud Arena | 1st (in 1. divisjon)  |
| Molde Elite | Molde | Molde Arena | 7th |
| Larvik | Larvik | Jotron Arena Larvik | 4th |
| Oppsal | Oslo | Oppsal Arena | 6th |
| Romerike Ravens | Rælingen | Skedsmohallen | 12th |
| Sola | Sola | Åsenhallen |  |
| Storhamar HE | Hamar | Boligpartner Arena |  |
| Tertnes HE | Bergen | Åsane Arena | 9th |
| Vipers Kristiansand | Kristiansand | Aquarama |  |
List of champions
The complete list of the Norwegian handball champions since 1968.
List of topscorers
Statistics
EHF coefficients
The following data indicates Norwegian coefficient rankings between European handball leagues.
In European competitions
| Champions League | EHF European League | EHF European Cup | Cup Winners' Cup | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Winning year(s) | RU | SF | C | RU | SF | C | RU | SF | C | Winning year(s) | RU | SF | |||||||
| Vipers Kristiansand | 3 | 2021, 2022, 2023 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Larvik HK | 1 | 2011 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2005, 2008 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Storhamar HE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Bækkelagets SK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1998, 1999 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| IL Vestar | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Tertnes HE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Gjerpen IF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||
| Nordstrand IF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Byåsen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||
| IK Junkeren | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| TOTAL | 4 titles | 2 | 9 | 1 title | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 titles | 5 | 8 | ||||||||
Names of the competition
- 1967–1975: Hovedserien
- 1975-1993: 1. divisjon
- 1993–2000: Eliteserien
- 2000–2005: Gildeserien[2]
- 2005–2007: Eliteserien
- 2007–2014: Postenligaen, after Posten Norge[3]
- 2014–2017: GRUNDIGligaen, after Grundig[4]
- 2017–2019: Eliteserien[5]
- 2019–: REMA 1000-ligaen, after REMA 1000[6]
