Elkjøp-ligaen (men's handball)

Elkjøp-ligaen (Eliteserien i håndball 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.

SportHandball

Founded1966

No. of teams14

CountryNorway

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Sport	Handball
Founded	1966
No. of teams	14
Country	Norway
Confederation	EHF
Most recent champion	Elverum Håndball
Most titles	Sandefjord TIF (9 titles)
Broadcasters	TV 2, TV 2 Sport 1, TV 2 Sport 2
Level on pyramid	Level 1
Relegation to	1. divisjon
International cups	EHF Champions League EHF European League EHF European Cup
Website	handball.no
2025–26 season

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Starting with the 2023–2024 season, the league expanded from 12 to 14 teams.^[2] As of 2026^[update], Elverum is the defending champion.^[3]

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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
Fjellhammer IL	Lørenskog	Lørenskoghallen	6th
Halden Topphåndball	Halden	Remmenhallen	8th
Haslum HK	Bærum	Nadderud Arena	12th
Kolstad Håndball	Trondheim	Kolstad Arena
Kristiansand Topphåndball	Kristiansand	Aquarama	7th
Nærbø IL	Nærbø	Sparebanken Vest Arena	5th
Runar Sandefjord	Sandefjord	Runarhallen
Sandnes Håndballklubb	Sandnes	Sandneshallen	8th
TIF Viking	Bergen	Åsane Arena	1st (in 1. divisjon)
ØIF Arendal Elite	Arendal	Sparebanken Sør Amfi	9th

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