Eliteserien (women's handball)
Eliteserien 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 twelve teams. Larvik HK, which has dominated the competition in recent years, is the championship's most successful team with eighteen titles, followed by IL Vestar and Byåsen IL with nine and five respectively. The league has previously been known as Gildeserien, Postenligaen and GRUNDIGligaen.
Currently the champion is granted a spot in the EHF Champions League's group stage.
The twelve teams of the 2018–19 season. Vipers Kristiansand are the defending champions.
| Team | Location | Arena | Finished pos. in last season |
| Byåsen Elite | Trondheim | Trondheim Spektrum | 4th |
| Fana Elite | Bergen | Fana Arena | 1st |
| Fredrikstad BK | Fredrikstad | Kongstenhallen | 6th |
| Gjerpen IF | Skien | Skienshallen | 7th |
| Larvik HK | Larvik | Boligmappa Arena Larvik | |
| Molde HK | Molde | Molde Arena | 9th |
| Oppsal IF | Oslo | Oppsal Arena | 8th |
| Rælingen HK | Rælingen | Marikollhallen | 3rd |
| Skrim Kongsberg | Kongsberg | Kongsberghallen | 2nd |
| Storhamar Elite | Hamar | Boligpartner Arena | |
| Tertnes Elite | Bergen | Haukelandshallen | 5th |
| Vipers Kristiansand | Kristiansand | Aquarama |
Champions
The complete list of the Norwegian handball champions since 1968.| Season | Champion |
| 1967/68 | Sørskogbygda |
| 1968/69 | Skjeberg |
| 1969/70 | Brandval |
| 1970/71 | Freidig |
| 1971/72-1989/79 | Vestar |
| 1979/80-1980/81 | Skogn |
| 1981/82-1982/83 | Skjeberg |
| 1983/84 | Bækkelaget |
| 1984/85 | Freidig |
| 1985/86 | Sverresborg |
| 1986/87-1987/88 | Byåsen |
| 1988/89 | Vestar |
| 1989/90 | Byåsen |
| 1990/91 | Gjerpen |
| 1991/92 | Bækkelaget |
| 1992/93 | Gjerpen |
| 1993/94 | Larvik |
| 1994/95 | Bækkelaget |
| 1995/96 | Byåsen |
| 1996/97 | Larvik |
| 1997/98 | Byåsen |
| 1998/99 | Bækkelaget |
| 1999/00-2002/03 | Larvik |
| 2003/04 | Nordstrand |
| 2004/05-2016/17 | Larvik |
| 2017/18-2019/20 | Vipers |
Statistics
EHF coefficients
The following data indicates Norwegian coefficient rankings between European handball leagues.;Country ranking:
EHF League Ranking for 2019/20 season:
- 1. Nemzeti Bajnokság I
- 2. Liga Națională
- 3. Russian Superliga
- 4. Primo Tours Ligaen
- 5. Championnat de France
- 6. Eliteserien
In European competitions
Names of the competition
- 2000–2005 : Gildeserien
- 2007–2014: Postenligaen, after Posten Norge
- 2014–2017 : GRUNDIGligaen, after Grundig
- 2017–2019: Eliteserien
- 2019–: Rema 1000-ligaen