2021–22 REMA 1000-ligaen (women's handball)

The 2021–22 REMA 1000-ligaen is the 55th season of REMA 1000-ligaen, Norway's premier handball league.^[1]

REMA 1000-ligaen

Season	2021–22
Champions	Vipers Kristiansand
Relegated	Oppsal Flint Tønsberg Follo HK Damer
EHF Champions League	Vipers Kristiansand Storhamar HE
EHF European League	Molde Elite Sola HK Storhamar HE Fana
Top goalscorer	Christine Karlsen Alver (206 goals)
Biggest home win	24 goals: VIP 43–19 FHK
Biggest away win	18 goals: FHK 21–39 SOL
Highest scoring	84 goals: FHK 36–48 FAN
← 2020–21 2022–23 → All statistics correct as of 19 May 2022.

Team information

A total of 14 teams will be participating in the 2021/22 edition of REMA 1000-ligaen. 13 teams were qualified directly from the 2020/21 season, as no team was relegated last season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Only Follo HK Damer from 1. divisjon, was promoted to REMA 1000-ligaen.^{[note 1]}

Team.	Town	Arena	Capacity	Byåsen Fana Flint Follo Fredrikstad Larvik Molde Oppsal and Aker Rælingen Sola Storhamar Tertnes Vipers Clubs locations in Norway
Aker Topphåndball	Oslo	Ullern Flerbrukshall	250
Byåsen Håndball Elite	Trondheim	Trondheim Spektrum	8900
Fana	Bergen	Fana Arena	1206
Flint Tønsberg	Tønsberg	REMA 1000 Arena	1000
Follo HK Damer	Follo	Stil Arena	2500
Fredrikstad BK	Fredrikstad	Kongstenhallen	1500
Larvik HK	Larvik	Jotron Arena Larvik	4000
Molde Elite	Molde	Molde Arena	2000
Oppsal	Oslo	Oppsal Arena	5000
Romerike Ravens	Rælingen	Marikollhallen	175
Sola HK	Sola	Åsenhallen	1200
Storhamar Håndball Elite	Hamar	Boligpartner Arena	1650
Tertnes Elite	Bergen	Haukelandshallen	5000
Vipers Kristiansand	Kristiansand	Aquarama	2200

Regular season

This season, the three teams placing 12th, 13th and 14th will be relegated to the 1. divisjon, and the teams placing 9th, 10th and 11th will have to play a relegation playoff tournament.^[2]

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Vipers Kristiansand	26	25	1	0	884	604	+280	51	Championship play-offs
2	Storhamar HE	26	21	0	5	796	670	+126	42
3	Sola HK	26	18	2	6	771	644	+127	38
4	Molde Elite	26	18	1	7	784	720	+64	37
5	Fana	26	13	4	9	764	728	+36	30
6	Romerike Ravens	26	12	2	12	687	706	−19	26
7	Fredrikstad BK	26	12	1	13	677	684	−7	25
8	Byåsen HE	26	11	2	13	624	649	−25	24
9	Larvik HK	26	9	5	12	662	704	−42	23	Play-off tournament
10	Aker Topphåndball	26	11	0	15	707	732	−25	22
11	Tertnes HE	26	9	1	16	694	710	−16	19
12	Oppsal	26	4	3	19	608	766	−158	11	Relegated to First Division
13	Flint Tønsberg	26	4	1	21	592	759	−167	9
14	Follo HK Damer	26	2	3	21	650	824	−174	7

Updated to match(es) played on 10 April 2022. Source:
Rules for classification: 1.) Points in head-to-head matches amongst tied teams; 2.) Goal difference in head-to-head matches amongst tied teams; 3.) Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams; 4.) Points in all matches; 5.) Goal difference in all matches.^[3]

Results

In the table below the home teams are listed on the left and the away teams along the top.^[4]

Home \ Away	AKT	BYÅ	FAN	FLT	FHK	FBK	LHK	MOL	OPP	RHK	SOL	STO	TER	VIP
Aker Topphåndball		36–30	31–27	28–24	34–22	24–20	24–27	21–30	27–19	25–31	27–30	25–30	35–23	27–39
Byåsen Elite	21–17		35–21	21–24	30–27	30–20	25–25	22–24	26–20	18–15	23–20	19–25	19–28	23–29
Fana	33–26	26–21		35–20	27–20	29–29	29–30	25–28	31–22	28–25	32–30	26–33	28–23	33–33
Flint Tønsberg	24–28	25–24	28–30		22–25	17–26	22–26	24–34	26–18	25–27	25–43	23–30	22–30	23–33
Follo HK Damer	28–36	21–28	36–48	27–24		20–26	27–27	29–32	28–28	28–33	21–39	25–35	22–28	21–32
Fredrikstad BK	34–32	39–25	25–27	25–26	26–22		19–22	26–22	24–21	25–27	22–37	22–27	34–28	23–33
Larvik HK	23–31	21–21	32–32	28–22	29–24	25–21		30–32	33–19	24–24	20–23	26–30	30–27	20–32
Molde Elite	32–19	31–23	36–30	37–24	29–25	23–32	31–22		30–20	38–26	27–31	32–29	32–30	24–40
Oppsal	24–30	25–28	24–32	26–26	27–27	23–29	27–20	30–36		32–26	29–34	23–26	34–32	23–38
Romerike Ravens	26–24	23–26	26–26	29–16	32–26	23–26	29–26	29–34	29–19		22–29	26–38	32–23	25–35
Sola HK	33–28	24–20	28–25	38–20	42–32	35–26	28–19	25–25	28–13	24–28		27–30	20–20	23–24
Storhamar Håndball Elite	36–31	31–24	28–24	30–19	33–21	30–26	34–28	40–34	36–20	23–27	27–30		33–25	26–28
Tertnes Håndball Elite	32–16	17–24	27–32	31–20	34–27	22–27	35–29	30–24	27–28	29–24	25–26	26–29		18–33
Vipers Kristiansand	34–25	35–18	32–28	30–21	43–19	34–25	36–20	38–27	37–14	39–23	34–24	33–27	30–24

Updated to match(es) played on 10 April 2022. Source: NHF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Championship play-offs

Best of three format is applied in all play-off stages, with the higher seeded team playing the second and third game (if necessary) at home. If a game ended with a draw after the regular time, it will proceed to two 5-minutes periods of extra time. If there is still a draw, another 2 × 5-minutes extra time will be played. If the scores are still level after two extra times, the winners are decided by a 7-meter shootout.^[5]

Top ranked teams from the regular season choose their opponents in the quarterfinal and semifinal stages.^[5] The remaining two highest ranked teams after the quarterfinal stage can not meet in the semifinals.

Bracket

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
	1	Vipers Kristiansand	34	40
	7	Fredrikstad BK	23	29
								1	Vipers Kristiansand	36	35
								4	Molde Elite	28	22
	4	Molde Elite	36	29	25
	8	Byåsen Elite	38	24	21
															1	Vipers Kristiansand	29	24
															2	Storhamar Håndball Elite	23	17
	2	Storhamar Håndball Elite	28	37
	6	Romerike Ravens	23	24
								2	Storhamar Håndball Elite	37	35
								3	Sola HK	27	30
	3	Sola HK	30	30	33
	5	Fana	26	35	32

Quarterfinals

27 April 18:30	Vipers Kristiansand	34–23	Fredrikstad BK	Aquarama, Kristiansand Attendance: 803 Referees: Abrahamsen, Myhrstad
	Jeřábková 6	(21–14)	Sand 7
	2× 2×	Report	2× 1×

3 May 18:30	Fredrikstad BK	29–40	Vipers Kristiansand	Kongstenhallen, Fredrikstad Attendance: 800 Referees: Kvakic, Eriksen
	Sand 8	(16–19)	Mørk 11
	2× 2×	Report	2× 1×

Vipers Kristiansand won series, 2–0.

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29 April 19:00	Molde Elite	36–38	Byåsen Elite	Molde Arena, Molde Attendance: 307 Referees: Martinsen, Hansen
	M. Obaidli 13	(16–12)	Jacobsen, Jakobsen 10
	2× 5×	Report	1× 3×

3 May 19:00	Byåsen Elite	24–29	Molde Elite	Kolstad Arena, Trondheim Attendance: 1,250 Referees: Kalløkkebakken, Valbjør
	Jacobsen 9	(10–17)	Deila 11
	1× 4×	Report	1× 4×

8 May 17:00	Molde Elite	25–21	Byåsen Elite	Molde Arena, Molde Attendance: 625 Referees: Kalløkkebakken, Valbjør
	Karsten 8	(14–14)	Solås 8
	2×	Report	1× 1×

Molde Elite won series, 2–1.

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1 May 17:00	Storhamar Håndball Elite	28–23	Romerike Ravens	Boligpartner Arena, Hamar Attendance: 679 Referees: Hell, Isachsen
	Hovden 7	(16–10)	Muri 6
	2× 3×	Report	2×

4 May 18:30	Romerike Ravens	24–37	Storhamar Elite	Skedsmohallen, Skedsmo Attendance: 432 Referees: Liltved, Lien
	Muri 8	(16–16)	Hovden 10
	3×	Report	1× 1×

Storhamar Elite won series, 2–0.

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1 May 18:00	Sola HK	30–26	Fana	Åsenhallen, Sola Attendance: 452 Referees: Holager, Aksdal
	Herrem 7	(18–12)	Alver, Solstad 7
	1× 1×	Report	2×

4 May 18:30	Fana	35–30	Sola HK	Fana Arena, Fana Attendance: 628 Referees: Nygren, Borge
	Mastad 9	(18–12)	Deila 7
	2×	Report	1×

8 May 18:00	Sola HK	33–32	Fana	Åsenhallen, Sola Attendance: 678 Referees: Kvakic, Eriksen
	Herrem, Novak 9	(16–17)	Alver 7
	2× 2×	Report	2× 2×

Sola Håndballklubb won series, 2–1.

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Semifinals

11 May 18:30	Vipers Kristiansand	36–28	Molde Elite	Aquarama, Kristiansand Attendance: 580 Referees: Kvakic, Eriksen
	Mørk, Jeřábková, Andersen 6	(19–12)	M. Obaidli 10
	1× 4×	Report	1× 4×

19 May 18:45	Molde Elite	22–35	Vipers Kristiansand	Molde Arena, Molde Attendance: 581 Referees: Holager, Aksdal
	Skinnehaugen 9	(10–21)	Debelić 7
	1×	Report	1× 5×

Vipers Kristiansand won series, 2–0.

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11 May 18:00	Storhamar Håndball Elite	37–27	Sola HK	Boligpartner Arena, Hamar Attendance: 907 Referees: Nygren, Borge
	Hovden 10	(18–11)	Novak 6
		Report	1× 1×

18 May 20:15	Sola HK	30–35 (ET)	Storhamar Håndball Elite	Åsenhallen, Sola Attendance: 563 Referees: Fjeldskår, Fjellvang
	Haugseng, Deila, Novak, Herrem 6	(14–13)	Venn, Obaidli 7
	1× 1×	Report	1× 4×
	FT: 29–29 ET: 1–6

Storhamar Elite won series, 2–0.

Finals

24 May 19:15	Vipers Kristiansand	29–23	Storhamar Håndball Elite	Aquarama, Kristiansand Attendance: 1,539 Referees: Fjeldskår, Fjellvang
	Mørk 7	(16–7)	Hovden 6
	1× 4×	Report	1× 2× 1×

28 May 19:15	Storhamar Håndball Elite	17–24	Vipers Kristiansand	CC Amfi, Hamar Attendance: 6,478 Referees: Nygren, Borge
	Venn 6	(11–14)	Knedlíková 5
	4×	Report	4×

Vipers Kristiansand won series, 2–0.

Awards

All Star Team and other awards

The All Star Team and other awards were announced on 8 June 2022.^[6]

Position	Player
Goalkeeper	Katrine Lunde (Vipers Kristiansand)
Left wing	Camilla Herrem (Sola HK)
Left back	Thale Rushfeldt Deila (Molde Elite)
Centre back	Christine Karlsen Alver (Fana)
Right back	Kristina Novak (Sola HK)
Right wing	Emilie Hovden (Storhamar HE)
Pivot	Maja Muri (Romerike Ravens)
Rookie	Mina Hesselberg (Follo HK Damer) / (Vipers Kristiansand)
Defense player	Martha Barka (Sola HK)
MVP	Camilla Herrem (Sola HK)
Player of the year	Henny Reistad ( Team Esbjerg)
Host	Vipers Kristiansand

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

As of 10 April 2022^[7]

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Christine Karlsen Alver	Fana	206
2	Camilla Herrem	Sola HK	188
3	Mona Obaidli	Molde Elite	183
4	Emilie Hovden	Storhamar HE	153
5	Guro Ramberg	Larvik HK	150
6	Thale Rushfeldt Deila	Molde Elite	146
7	Marielle Daae Nordvang	Aker Topphåndball	138
8	Anniken Obaidli	Storhamar HE	137
9	Marianne Haugsted	Oppsal	134
10	Maja Muri	Romerike Ravens	126

Relegation play-off tournament

To determine the last available spot in REMA 1000-ligaen, play-off matches are played between the teams that ended as 9th, 10th and 11th in REMA 1000-ligaen's regular season and the teams who finished 2nd, 3rd and 4th in the 1. divisjon. Double league matches are played, and the two best teams in the REMA 1000-ligaen play-off will remain in the league. The team who finish last in the REMA 1000-ligaen play-off head face to face with the winner of the teams from the First division play-off, in two final qualifying matches.^[8][9]

Standings, REMA 1000-ligaen play-off

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Larvik HK[note 2]	4	1	1	2	94	97	−3	3	Remaining in REMA 1000-ligaen
2	Aker Topphåndball[note 3]	3	2	0	1	74	70	+4	4
3	Tertnes HE[note 4]	2	1	1	0	51	49	+2	3	Play-off against the winner of the First Division play-off tournament

Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 2022. Source:
Rules for classification: The team ranked 9th in the regular season starts off the play-off tournament with 2 points, the team ranked 10th with 1 point and the team ranked 11th with 0 points. In the event of a tie in the standings in the play-off tournament, the team that is the highest placed from the regular season will be ranked ahead of the lower placed teams. ^[10]

Results, REMA 1000-ligaen play-off

Home \ Away	AKT	LHK	TER
Aker Topphåndball		26–21	26–28
Larvik HK	21–22		29–26
Tertnes Håndball Elite	Cancelled	23–23

Updated to match(es) played on 11 May 2022. Source: NHF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Standings, First Division play-off

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Gjerpen HK Skien[note 5]	3	2	1	0	82	70	+12	5	Play-off against the winner of REMA 1000-ligaen play-off tournament
2	Haslum Bærum Damer[note 6]	3	2	0	1	71	71	0	4	Remaining in First Division
3	Levanger HK[note 7]	4	0	1	3	92	105	−13	1

Updated to match(es) played on 11 May 2022. Source:
Rules for classification: The team ranked 2nd in the regular season starts off the play-off tournament with 2 points, the team ranked 3rd with 1 point and the team ranked 4th with 0 points. In the event of a tie in the standings in the play-off tournament, the team that is the highest placed from the regular season will be ranked ahead of the lower placed teams. ^[11]

Results, First Division play-off

Home \ Away	GJE	HAS	LEV
Gjerpen HK Skien		26–22	32–24
Haslum Bærum Damer	Cancelled		21–20
Levanger HK	24–24	24–28

Updated to match(es) played on 11 May 2022. Source: NHF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Finale, REMA 1000-ligaen play-off

19 May 18:45	Tertnes Håndball Elite	25–19	Gjerpen HK Skien	Åsane Arena, Bergen Attendance: 677 Referees: Martinsen, Hansen
	Holtet 7	(14–9)	Westersjø 7
	1× 1×	Report	2× 2×

22 May 17:00	Gjerpen HK Skien	30–27 (ET)	Tertnes Håndball Elite	Skienshallen, Skien Referees: Dasic, Husomanovic
	Hjaltadottir, Westersjø 7	(10–9)	Frei 11
	4×	Report	3×
	FT: 23–23 ET: 7–4

25 May 18:30	Tertnes Håndball Elite	36–19	Gjerpen HK Skien	Åsane Arena, Bergen Attendance: 1,145 Referees: Fjeldskår, Fjellvang
	Hilby 9	(14–11)	Olsen 5
	1× 2×	Report	1× 3×

Tertnes Håndball Elite won series 2–1, and avoided from the relegation.

References

1. "REMA 1000-ligaen Kvinner, Håndballsesongen 2021/2022" (in Norwegian). NHF. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
2. "Vedtatte retningslinjer og utvalgte bestemmelser for REMA 1000-ligaen (Eliteserien), NM senior, 1.divisjon og 2. divisjon (se innledning)" (PDF) (in Norwegian). NHF. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
3. "Rekkefølgeberegning" (in Norwegian). NHF. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
4. "REMA 1000-ligaen Kvinner, Håndballsesongen 2021/2022" (in Norwegian). NHF. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
5. "Sluttspill, play-off og kvalifisering". handball.no (in Norwegian). Norwegian Handball Federation. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
6. "Årets lag og priser i REMA 1000-ligaen". NHF (in Norwegian). Retrieved 9 June 2022.
7. "Topscore" (in Norwegian). NHF. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
8. "REMA 1000-ligaen Kvinner play-off, Håndballsesongen 2021/2022" (in Norwegian). NHF. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
9. "Kampoppsett for play-off er klart" (in Norwegian). NHF. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
10. "Rekkefølgeberegning" (in Norwegian). NHF. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
11. "Rekkefølgeberegning" (in Norwegian). NHF. Retrieved 5 May 2022.

Notes

1. Usually the league consists of twelve teams, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic the current 2021/2022-season consists of fourteen team since last years season wasn't fully played.
2. +2 points and 5 points total
3. +1 points and 5 points total
4. +0 points and 3 points total
5. +2 points and 7 points total
6. +1 points and 5 points total
7. +0 points and 1 points total

External links

• Norwegian Handball Federaration (in Norwegian)