The 2022–23 REMA 1000-ligaen was the 56th season of REMA 1000-ligaen, Norway's premier handball league.
Team information A total of 12 teams participated in the 2022/23 edition of REMA 1000-ligaen. 11 teams were qualified directly from the 2021/22 season. Only Volda Handball from 1. divisjon, was promoted to REMA 1000-ligaen.
TeamTownArenaCapacityAker Topphåndball Oslo Oppsal Arena / Ullern Flerbrukshall 5,000 / 250Byåsen Håndball Elite Trondheim Kolstad Arena 2,500Fana Bergen Fana Arena 1,206Fredrikstad Bkl. Fredrikstad Kongstenhallen 1,500Larvik HK Larvik Jotron Arena Larvik 4,000Molde Elite Molde Molde Arena 2,000Romerike RavensRælingen Skedsmohallen 3,500Sola HK Sola Åsenhallen 1,200Storhamar Håndball EliteHamar Boligpartner Arena 1,650Tertnes Håndball Elite Bergen Åsane Arena 2,220Vipers Kristiansand Kristiansand Aqurama 2,200Volda Handball Volda Volda Campus Sparebank1 Arena 2,200
Regular season Usually, the team placing 12th will be relegated to the 1. divisjon, and the teams placing 9th, 10th and 11th will have to play a relegation playoff tournament. However, since next season will consist of 14 teams, only the team placed 12th will have to play relegation playoff matches this season, against the team placed 3rd in First Division.
Standings
Results In the table below the home teams are listed on the left and the away teams along the top.
Championship play-offs Best of three format is applied in all play-off stages, with the higher seeded team playing the first 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.
Top ranked teams from the regular season choose their opponents in the quarterfinal and semifinal stages. The remaining two highest ranked teams after the quarterfinal stage can not meet in the semifinals.
Bracket
Quarterfinals
Vipers Kristiansand won series, 2–0.
Storhamar Håndball Elite won series, 2–0.
Sola HK won series, 2–0.
Larvik HK won series, 2–0.
Semifinals
Vipers Kristiansand won series, 2–0.
Storhamar Håndball Elite won series, 2–1.
Finals
Vipers Kristiansand won series, 2–0.
Awards All Star Team and other awards The All Star Team and other awards were announced the last days of May 2023, starting on May 15.
Position Player Goalkeeper Olivia Lykke Nygaard (Fana) Left wing Kristin Venn (Storhamar HE) Left back Maja Furu Sæteren (Larvik HK) Centre back Anniken Obaidli (Storhamar HE) Right back Anna Vyakhireva (Vipers Kristiansand) Right wing Jana Knedlíková (Vipers Kristiansand) Pivot Caroline Aar Jakobsen (Byåsen HE) Rookie Maja Furu Sæteren (Larvik HK) Public favorite Anna Vyakhireva (Vipers Kristiansand) Defense player Martha Barka (Sola HK) MVP Anna Vyakhireva (Vipers Kristiansand) Player of the year Henny Reistad ( Team Esbjerg) Host Vipers Kristiansand
Season statistics Top goalscorers
Rank Player Club Goals 1 Mona Obaidli Molde Elite 155 2 Maja Furu Sæteren Larvik HK 144 3 Anniken Wollik Romerike Ravens 139 4 Sara Berg Fana 137 5 Anniken Obaidli Storhamar HE 130 6 Maja Muri Romerike Ravens 129 7 Aurora Kjellevold Hatle Fana 124 8 Emma Holtet Tertnes HE 1229 Amanda Kurtović Larvik HK116 Freja Vinther Christensen Aker Topphåndball
Relegation play-off To determine the last available spot in REMA 1000-ligaen, play-off matches are played between the team that ended 12th in REMA 1000-ligaen's regular season and the team who finished 3rd in 1. divisjon.
Matches
Oppsal won series, 2–1 and were promoted to REMA 1000-ligaen, Volda were relegated to 1. division.
References
External links Norwegian Handball Federaration