Storhamar Håndball Elite is the professional women's handball team of the Norwegian multi-sports club Storhamar IL based in Hamar. The team plays in REMA 1000-ligaen, the top division in the country, since its promotion in 2016.

History Storhamar IL was founded in 1935 as Storhamar AIL, a workers' sports club which was a member of Arbeidernes Idrettsforbund.

In 2015 the team was relegated to the 1st Division due to bad economy, but the year after they were promoted again.

They competed in the 2022–23 Women's EHF Champions League, for the first time. In 2023-24 they became the first Norwegian club to win the EHF European League. In the 2024-25 season the club won their first ever Norwegian championship, and did so undefeated. The same season they actually won "the treble", meaning the series, the cup and the playoffs.

Achievements REMA 1000-ligaen: Winner: 2024/2025 Silver: 2018/2019, 2019/2020, 2020/2021, 2021/2022, 2022/2023, 2023/2024, 2025/2026 Bronze: 2007/2008, 2009/2010, 2011/2012, 2017/2018 Norwegian Cup: Winner: 2024, 2025 Finalist: 2018, 2019, 2023/2024 Bronze: 2022/2023 EHF European League: Winner: 2023/2024

Team Current squad Squad for the 2026–27 season.

Goalkeeper 12 Mia Stensland 30 Eli Marie Raasok (c) Wingers LW 4 Susanne Amundsen 10 Kristin Venn RW 6 Malin Aune (pregnant) 20 Isabell Nordstrand 28 Anastasija Marsenić Line players 14 Monika Høistad Bruce 36 Ane Høgseth 37 Oda Mastad (c)

Back players LB 19 Celina Vatne 31 Kjerstin Boge Solås CB 11 Tonje Enkerud 18 Marte Juuhl Svensson 26 Christina Pedersen 29 Ada Aalstad RB 9 Mathilde Rivas Toft (pregnant) 33 Sanne Løkka Hagen

Transfers Transfers for the 2026–27 season

Joining Mia Stensland (GK) (from Gjerpen Håndball) Susanne Amundsen (LW) (from Molde Elite) Marte Juuhl Svensson (CB) (from Romerike Ravens) Christina Pedersen (CB) (from Larvik HK) Anastasija Marsenić (RW) (from København Håndbold) Ane Høgseth (P) (from Ikast Håndbold) Monika Høistad Bruce (P) (from own rows)

Leaving June Krogh (GK) (to SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea) Veronika Malá (LW) (to CS Gloria Bistrița) Ingeborg Storbæk Monné (LW) (to Fana) Anniken Obaidli (CB) (to Molde Elite) Elise Skinnehaugen (RB) Pernille Brandenborg (P) (to CSM București)

Transfers for the 2027–28 season

Joining

Leaving Kenneth Gabrielsen (Head coach)

Technical staff Head coach: Kenneth Gabrielsen Assistant coach: Endre Fintland Team manager: Anders Amdahl Physio therapist: Mia Rebecka Sterud Manual therapist: Kjersti Gundersen

Notable former national team players

Heidi Tjugum Anja Hammerseng-Edin Heidi Løke Betina Riegelhuth Emilie Hovden Maja Jakobsen Olivia Lykke Nygaard Tina Abdulla June Krogh Anniken Obaidli Chana Masson Veronika Malá Ann Grete Nørgaard Pernille Brandenborg Mia Zschocke Gabriella Juhász Mirela Gjikokaj Alma Hasanić Grizović Aleksandra Zimny Simona Szarková Olivia Löfqvist

Notable former club players

Ranveig Haugen Marita Brennodden Jeanett Svele Maren Gundersen Gina Lorentsen Inger Senstad Lene Jøranli Marthe S. Johansen Stine Lidén Linn-Marie Birkeland Lise Løke Kamilla Sundmoen Anne Kjersti Suvdal Malene Aambakk Tonje Haug Lerstad Ellen Marie Folkvord Sara Rønningen Jeanett Kristiansen Sofie Ege Grønlund Stine Lidén Guro Nestaker Mathea Enger Mia Svele Line Ellertsen Heldal Anna Klausen Jacobsen Ingeborg Storbæk Monné Lise Binger Izabela Duda Daria Boltromiuk Cassandra Tollbring Elinore Johansson Moa Fredriksson

Statistics

Top scorers in the EHF Champions League Last updated on 4 October 2026 RankNameSeasons playedGoals1 Anniken Obaidli32452 Kjerstin Boge Solås31003 Mathilde Rivas Toft3994 Tina Abdulla2915 Kristin Venn4866 Maja Jakobsen165 Olivia Löfqvist28 Veronika Malá1519 Guro Nestaker14410 Ane Høgseth342

Top scorers in the EHF European League Last updated on 13 May 2024 RankNameSeasons playedGoals1 Anniken Obaidli21302 Guro Nestaker3963 Emilie Hovden2944 Kristin Venn3775 Maja Jakobsen3666 Betina Riegelhuth2477 Ane Høgseth2448 Tina Abdulla1379 Mathilde Rivas Toft13510 Olivia Löfqvist134

European record Season Competition Round Club 1st leg 2nd leg Aggregate 2018–19 EHF CupR2 Byåsen HE 29–20 22–14 51–34R3 Érd HC 32–27 28–29 60–56 Group Matches Group A Team Esbjerg 28–28 20–25 2nd place SG BBM Bietigheim 29–28 25–28 CS Măgura Cisnădie 28–23 26–18QF Siófok KC 24–31 31–32 55–63 2019–20 EHF CupR2 MKS Zagłębie Lubin 27–20 38–22 65–42R3 Tertnes HE 39–13 26–31 65–44 Group Matches Group D Herning-Ikast Håndbold 26–24 27–34 3rd place Lada Togliatti 28–33 31–27 SG BBM Bietigheim 33–32 27–28 2020–21 EHF European LeagueR3 Alba Fehérvár KC(walkover) Group Matches Group C HC Astrakhanochka 33–28 0–10 3rd place CS Minaur Baia Mare 29–33 27–40 Thüringer HC 32–30 36–41 2021–22 EHF European LeagueR3 SCM Gloria Buzău 31–27 26–26 57–53 Group Matches Group C Herning-Ikast Håndbold 27–35 24–32 2nd place HC Lada 34–29 30–25 CS Măgura Cisnădie 28–33 35–18QF Viborg HK 31–33 37–38 68–712022–23EHF Champions LeagueGroup stageGroup B Győri Audi ETO KC 21–35 26–39 6th place Metz Handball 22–31 24–26 CS Rapid București 25–27 29–36 ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica 23–24 25–27 Team Esbjerg 25–35 25–34 Kastamonu Bld. GSK 31–29 33–28 RK Lokomotiva Zagreb 37–13 31–22 Playoffs Odense Håndbold 22–30 30–30 52–602023–24EHF European League WinnerR3 H 65 Höör 37–28 36–32 73–60 Group Matches Group A Podravka Vegeta 19–23 31–22 1st place Praktiker-Vác 35–17 33–24 Nykøbing Falster Håndbold 27–26 27–26 Quarterfinals Thüringer HC 39–35 33–26 72–61 SF Neptunes de Nantes 28–27 Final CS Gloria Bistrița 29–272024–25EHF Champions LeagueGroup stageGroup A FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria 21–27 25–26 6th place Metz Handball 29–29 20–24 CSM București 28–32 21–32 RK Krim Mercator 23–25 29–28 Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub 33–28 22–22 HC Podravka Vegeta 23–25 24–25 Gloria Bistrița 25–23 28–31Playoffs Odense Håndbold 20–33 21–25 41–582025–26 EHF Champions League Group stageGroup A Metz Handball 24–27 27–29 7th place Győri ETO KC 23–40 25–32 Gloria Bistrița 26–29 30–34 Team Esbjerg 24–30 33–39 Borussia Dortmund 26–22 30–31 OTP Group Budućnost 25–14 26–22 DVSC Schaeffler 28–30 24–262026–27 EHF Champions League Group stageGroup B Metz Handball 23–32 HSG Blomberg-Lippe 27–23 Győri ETO KC 20–30 Odense Håndbold 26–23 HC Podravka Vegeta CS Gloria Bistrița Nykøbing Falster

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