Eliteserien (men's handball)
Current season, competition or edition:  2017–18 season | |
| Countries |  Norway |
|---|---|
| Confederation | EHF |
| Founded | 1966 |
| Number of teams | 12 |
Relegation to | 1. Division |
| Level on pyramid | Level 1 |
| International cup(s) | Champions League Cup Winners' Cup EHF Cup |
| Current champions | Elverum Håndball |
| Most championships | Sandefjord TIF (7 titles) |
| TV partners | TV 2, TV 2 Sportskanalen |
| Website | http://www.handball.no |
Eliteserien[1] 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".[2]
Contents
1 Teams
2 EHF league ranking
3 Champions
4 References
5 External links
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 IL | Trondheim | Trondheim Spektrum | 7th |
| Nøtterøy Håndball | Tønsberg | Nøtterøyhallen | Promoted |
ØIF Arendal Elite | Arendal | Sparebanken Sør Amfi | 4th |
| Sandnes | Sandnes | Sandneshallen | Promoted |
EHF league ranking
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(14) 
(17) 
(27) 
Champions
The complete list of the Norwegian men's handball champions since 1966.
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References
^ Official league homepage
^ "Grundig sponser ligahåndballen" (in Norwegian). Elektronikkbransjen. 29 September 2014..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ EHF coefficient ranking (PDF). European Handball Federation 2017/18.
External links
- www.handball.no
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