| Sport | Handball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1966 |
| No. of teams | 14 |
| Country | Norway |
| Confederation | EHF |
| Most recent champion | Kolstad 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 |
| Official website | handball.no |
 2023–24 season | |
REMA 1000-ligaen (Eliteserien i håndball for menn)[1] is the premier men's professionalhandball league for Norwegian handball clubs. It is administered by theNorwegian 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 byOppsal andElverum 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 (in1. 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 | Sandnes | Sandneshallen | 8th |
| TIF Viking | Bergen | Åsane Arena | 1st (in1. divisjon) |
| ØIF Arendal Elite | Arendal | Sparebanken Sør Amfi | 9th |
The complete list of the Norwegian handball champions since 1968.
EHF league ranking for 2022/23 season:[3]
(15)
Quickline Handball League (31.40)
(18)
Superleague (30.60)
(16)
REMA 1000-ligaen (30.50) (17)
Niké Handball Extraliga (20.40) (20)
ZTE Meisterliga (17.75)