# 2022–23 REMA 1000-ligaen (women's handball)

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.
| Team | Town | Arena | Capacity | AkerByåsenFanaFredrikstadLarvikMoldeRomerike RavensSolaStorhamarTertnesVipersVoldaclass=notpageimage| Clubs locations in Norway |
| Aker Topphåndball | Oslo | Oppsal Arena / Ullern Flerbrukshall | 5,000 / 250 | AkerByåsenFanaFredrikstadLarvikMoldeRomerike RavensSolaStorhamarTertnesVipersVoldaclass=notpageimage| Clubs locations in Norway |
| Byåsen Håndball Elite | Trondheim | Kolstad Arena | 2,500 | AkerByåsenFanaFredrikstadLarvikMoldeRomerike RavensSolaStorhamarTertnesVipersVoldaclass=notpageimage| Clubs locations in Norway |
| Fana | Bergen | Fana Arena | 1,206 | AkerByåsenFanaFredrikstadLarvikMoldeRomerike RavensSolaStorhamarTertnesVipersVoldaclass=notpageimage| Clubs locations in Norway |
| Fredrikstad Bkl. | Fredrikstad | Kongstenhallen | 1,500 | AkerByåsenFanaFredrikstadLarvikMoldeRomerike RavensSolaStorhamarTertnesVipersVoldaclass=notpageimage| Clubs locations in Norway |
| Larvik HK | Larvik | Jotron Arena Larvik | 4,000 | AkerByåsenFanaFredrikstadLarvikMoldeRomerike RavensSolaStorhamarTertnesVipersVoldaclass=notpageimage| Clubs locations in Norway |
| Molde Elite | Molde | Molde Arena | 2,000 | AkerByåsenFanaFredrikstadLarvikMoldeRomerike RavensSolaStorhamarTertnesVipersVoldaclass=notpageimage| Clubs locations in Norway |
| Romerike Ravens | Rælingen | Skedsmohallen | 3,500 | AkerByåsenFanaFredrikstadLarvikMoldeRomerike RavensSolaStorhamarTertnesVipersVoldaclass=notpageimage| Clubs locations in Norway |
| Sola HK | Sola | Åsenhallen | 1,200 | AkerByåsenFanaFredrikstadLarvikMoldeRomerike RavensSolaStorhamarTertnesVipersVoldaclass=notpageimage| Clubs locations in Norway |
| Storhamar Håndball Elite | Hamar | Boligpartner Arena | 1,650 | AkerByåsenFanaFredrikstadLarvikMoldeRomerike RavensSolaStorhamarTertnesVipersVoldaclass=notpageimage| Clubs locations in Norway |
| Tertnes Håndball Elite | Bergen | Åsane Arena | 2,220 | AkerByåsenFanaFredrikstadLarvikMoldeRomerike RavensSolaStorhamarTertnesVipersVoldaclass=notpageimage| Clubs locations in Norway |
| Vipers Kristiansand | Kristiansand | Aqurama | 2,200 | AkerByåsenFanaFredrikstadLarvikMoldeRomerike RavensSolaStorhamarTertnesVipersVoldaclass=notpageimage| Clubs locations in Norway |
| Volda Handball | Volda | Volda Campus Sparebank1 Arena | 2,200 | AkerByåsenFanaFredrikstadLarvikMoldeRomerike RavensSolaStorhamarTertnesVipersVoldaclass=notpageimage| Clubs locations in Norway |

## 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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Vipers Kristiansand | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 819 | 562 | +257 | 44 | Championship play-offs |
| 2 | Storhamar HE | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 683 | 580 | +103 | 31 | Championship play-offs |
| 3 | Sola HK | 22 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 618 | 583 | +35 | 29 | Championship play-offs |
| 4 | Molde Elite | 22 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 698 | 647 | +51 | 26 | Championship play-offs |
| 5 | Larvik HK | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 627 | 611 | +16 | 25 | Championship play-offs |
| 6 | Fana | 22 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 622 | 613 | +9 | 24 | Championship play-offs |
| 7 | Fredrikstad BK | 22 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 615 | 648 | −33 | 23 | Championship play-offs |
| 8 | Byåsen HE | 22 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 618 | 637 | −19 | 21 | Championship play-offs |
| 9 | Romerike Ravens | 22 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 604 | 652 | −48 | 15 | |
| 10 | Tertnes HE | 22 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 597 | 674 | −77 | 12 | |
| 11 | Aker Topphåndball | 22 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 576 | 700 | −124 | 10 | |
| 12 | Volda Handball | 22 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 512 | 682 | −170 | 4 | Play-off against the third from First Division |

### Results

In the table below the home teams are listed on the left and the away teams along the top.
| Home \ Away | AKE | BYÅ | FAN | FBK | LHK | MOL | RAV | SOL | STO | TER | VIP | VOL |
| Aker Topphåndball | | 25–31 | 20–24 | 27–31 | 27–36 | 29–35 | 28–23 | 21–39 | 28–29 | 25–20 | 26–38 | 22–21 |
| Byåsen HE | 35–26 | | 31–28 | 29–34 | 23–26 | 24–29 | 32–28 | 28–25 | 26–29 | 39–31 | 21–37 | 33–23 |
| Fana | 35–19 | 28–27 | | 30–31 | 29–30 | 34–29 | 30–26 | 25–26 | 30–27 | 27–28 | 25–31 | 28–27 |
| Fredrikstad BK | 33–26 | 22–26 | 28–35 | | 27–27 | 30–37 | 32–25 | 37–26 | 22–27 | 22–32 | 28–33 | 25–24 |
| Larvik HK | 37–31 | 36–24 | 28–34 | 26–29 | | 30–26 | 24–23 | 23–22 | 29–29 | 26–29 | 18–35 | 35–26 |
| Molde Elite | 38–25 | 38–28 | 29–30 | 34–27 | 32–26 | | 27–34 | 23–30 | 25–27 | 31–28 | 33–42 | 38–21 |
| Romerike Ravens | 29–38 | 26–26 | 32–22 | 28–32 | 30–27 | 25–28 | | 31–32 | 20–33 | 31–29 | 25–40 | 36–22 |
| Sola HK | 31–23 | 25–23 | 32–25 | 25–26 | 23–32 | 29–23 | 28–27 | | 34–31 | 35–25 | 20–25 | 25–18 |
| Storhamar HE | 33–24 | 30–27 | 34–20 | 35–20 | 25–25 | 33–36 | 34–29 | 27–27 | | 37–22 | 31–36 | 39–21 |
| Tertnes HE | 33–25 | 27–31 | 24–34 | 27–31 | 30–27 | 33–37 | 22–28 | 27–30 | 22–27 | | 24–34 | 29–31 |
| Vipers Kristiansand | 42–30 | 44–31 | 36–20 | 46–27 | 32–29 | 40–32 | 41–19 | 36–25 | 35–30 | 44–21 | | 38–22 |
| Volda Handball | 27–31 | 20–23 | 18–29 | 23–21 | 25–30 | 22–38 | 25–29 | 27–29 | 22–36 | 22–34 | 25–34 | |

## 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Vipers Kristiansand | 37 | 28 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Byåsen Håndball Elite | 26 | 26 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Byåsen Håndball Elite | 26 | 26 | 1 | Vipers Kristiansand | 43 | 37 | | | | | |
| | | | | 5 | Larvik HK | 18 | 22 | | | | | |
| 2 | Storhamar Håndball Elite | 33 | 37 | 5 | Larvik HK | 18 | 22 | | | | | |
| 7 | Fredrikstad BK | 27 | 24 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Fredrikstad BK | 27 | 24 | | | | | | 1 | Vipers Kristiansand | 32 | 32 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Storhamar Håndball Elite | 19 | 26 |
| 3 | Sola HK | 28 | 34 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Storhamar Håndball Elite | 19 | 26 |
| 6 | Fana | 25 | 27 | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Fana | 25 | 27 | 2 | Storhamar Håndball Elite | 27 | 28 | 25 | | | | |
| | | | | 3 | Sola HK | 29 | 27 | 24 | | | | |
| 4 | Molde Elite | 32 | 28 | 3 | Sola HK | 29 | 27 | 24 | | | | |
| 5 | Larvik HK | 33 | 33 | | | | | | | | | |

### Quarterfinals

| 18 April 18:30 | Vipers Kristiansand | 37–26 | Byåsen Håndball Elite | Aqurama, Kristiansand Attendance: 763 Referees: Isachsen, Hell |
| 18 April 18:30 | Ježić 7 | (20–13) | Hjertner 8 | Aqurama, Kristiansand Attendance: 763 Referees: Isachsen, Hell |
| 18 April 18:30 | 2× 1× | Report | 1× 2× | Aqurama, Kristiansand Attendance: 763 Referees: Isachsen, Hell |
| 23 April 15:00 | Byåsen Håndball Elite | 26–28 | Vipers Kristiansand | Melhushallen Nord, Melhus Attendance: 650 Referees: Hoxha, Førsund |
| 23 April 15:00 | Eklo 7 | (10–13) | Jeřábková 10 | Melhushallen Nord, Melhus Attendance: 650 Referees: Hoxha, Førsund |
| 23 April 15:00 | 1× 3× | Report | 2× 1× | Melhushallen Nord, Melhus Attendance: 650 Referees: Hoxha, Førsund |
Vipers Kristiansand won series, 2–0.
| 19 April 18:00 | Storhamar Håndball Elite | 33–27 | Fredrikstad BK | Boligpartner Arena, Hamar Attendance: 607 Referees: Kalløkkebakken, Valbjør |
| 19 April 18:00 | Zschocke 9 | (17–14) | Hulleberg 6 | Boligpartner Arena, Hamar Attendance: 607 Referees: Kalløkkebakken, Valbjør |
| 19 April 18:00 | 1× | Report | | Boligpartner Arena, Hamar Attendance: 607 Referees: Kalløkkebakken, Valbjør |
| 23 April 16:00 | Fredrikstad BK | 24–37 | Storhamar Håndball Elite | Kongstenhallen, Fredrikstad Attendance: 500 Referees: Kvakic, Eriksen |
| 23 April 16:00 | Hulleberg 5 | (13–17) | Obaidli 8 | Kongstenhallen, Fredrikstad Attendance: 500 Referees: Kvakic, Eriksen |
| 23 April 16:00 | 1× 1× | Report | 1× 2× | Kongstenhallen, Fredrikstad Attendance: 500 Referees: Kvakic, Eriksen |
Storhamar Håndball Elite won series, 2–0.
| 19 April 18:00 | Sola HK | 28–25 | Fana | Åsenhallen, Sola Attendance: 493 Referees: Abrahamsen, Myhrstad |
| 19 April 18:00 | Herrem, Tveiten 7 | (13–10) | Hatle 7 | Åsenhallen, Sola Attendance: 493 Referees: Abrahamsen, Myhrstad |
| 19 April 18:00 | 1× 1× | Report | 2× | Åsenhallen, Sola Attendance: 493 Referees: Abrahamsen, Myhrstad |
| 23 April 18:00 | Fana | 27–34 | Sola HK | Fana Arena, Nesttun Attendance: 658 Referees: Tøraasen, Pettersen |
| 23 April 18:00 | Kyrkjeeide 7 | (11–14) | Knutsen 7 | Fana Arena, Nesttun Attendance: 658 Referees: Tøraasen, Pettersen |
| 23 April 18:00 | 1× 1× | Report | 1× 2× | Fana Arena, Nesttun Attendance: 658 Referees: Tøraasen, Pettersen |
Sola HK won series, 2–0.
| 19 April 18:30 | Molde Elite | 32–33 | Larvik HK | Molde Arena, Molde Attendance: 119 Referees: Holager, Aksdal |
| 19 April 18:30 | M. Obaidli 11 | (16–15) | Sæteren 8 | Molde Arena, Molde Attendance: 119 Referees: Holager, Aksdal |
| 19 April 18:30 | 2× | Report | 2× 1× | Molde Arena, Molde Attendance: 119 Referees: Holager, Aksdal |
| 23 April 17:15 | Larvik HK | 33–28 | Molde Elite | Jotron Arena Larvik, Larvik Attendance: 439 Referees: Andresen, Wold |
| 23 April 17:15 | H. Løke 8 | (14–11) | M. Obaidli 8 | Jotron Arena Larvik, Larvik Attendance: 439 Referees: Andresen, Wold |
| 23 April 17:15 | 1× 3× | Report | 1× 3× | Jotron Arena Larvik, Larvik Attendance: 439 Referees: Andresen, Wold |
Larvik HK won series, 2–0.

### Semifinals

| 3 May 18:15 | Vipers Kristiansand | 43–18 | Larvik HK | Aqurama, Kristiansand Attendance: 660 Referees: Dasic, Husomanovic |
| 3 May 18:15 | Valle Dahl 10 | (20–8) | H. Løke 5 | Aqurama, Kristiansand Attendance: 660 Referees: Dasic, Husomanovic |
| 3 May 18:15 | 4× | Report | 1× 5× | Aqurama, Kristiansand Attendance: 660 Referees: Dasic, Husomanovic |
| 11 May 18:15 | Larvik HK | 22–37 | Vipers Kristiansand | Jotron Arena Larvik, Larvik Attendance: 576 Referees: Fjeldskår, Fjellvang |
| 11 May 18:15 | Kurtović, Rønning 5 | (12–19) | Hesselberg 7 | Jotron Arena Larvik, Larvik Attendance: 576 Referees: Fjeldskår, Fjellvang |
| 11 May 18:15 | 1× 1× | Report | 1× 3× | Jotron Arena Larvik, Larvik Attendance: 576 Referees: Fjeldskår, Fjellvang |
Vipers Kristiansand won series, 2–0.
| 2 May 18:15 | Storhamar Håndball Elite | 27–29 (ET) | Sola HK | Boligpartner Arena, Hamar Attendance: 1,057 Referees: Braseth, Sundet |
| 2 May 18:15 | Obaidli 10 | (12–11) | Novak 9 | Boligpartner Arena, Hamar Attendance: 1,057 Referees: Braseth, Sundet |
| 2 May 18:15 | 1× 4× | Report | 1× 3× | Boligpartner Arena, Hamar Attendance: 1,057 Referees: Braseth, Sundet |
| Boligpartner Arena, Hamar Attendance: 1,057 Referees: Braseth, Sundet |||
| 10 May 18:15 | Sola HK | 27–28 | Storhamar Håndball Elite | Åsenhallen, Sola Attendance: 1,086 Referees: Nygren, Borge |
| 10 May 18:15 | Deila 7 | (12–12) | Zschocke 8 | Åsenhallen, Sola Attendance: 1,086 Referees: Nygren, Borge |
| 10 May 18:15 | 1× 1× | Report | 2× 3× | Åsenhallen, Sola Attendance: 1,086 Referees: Nygren, Borge |
| 19 May 20:15 | Storhamar Håndball Elite | 25–24 | Sola HK | Boligpartner Arena, Hamar Attendance: 1,507 Referees: Nygren, Borge |
| 19 May 20:15 | Abdulla 6 | (13–8) | Novak 8 | Boligpartner Arena, Hamar Attendance: 1,507 Referees: Nygren, Borge |
| 19 May 20:15 | 1× 5× | Report | 1× 2× | Boligpartner Arena, Hamar Attendance: 1,507 Referees: Nygren, Borge |
Storhamar Håndball Elite won series, 2–1.

### Finals

| 23 May 18:15 | Vipers Kristiansand | 32–19 | Storhamar Håndball Elite | Aquarama, Kristiansand Attendance: 944 Referees: Nygren, Borge |
| 23 May 18:15 | Vyakhireva 7 | (17–7) | Obaidli 9 | Aquarama, Kristiansand Attendance: 944 Referees: Nygren, Borge |
| 23 May 18:15 | 1× 2× | Report | 1× | Aquarama, Kristiansand Attendance: 944 Referees: Nygren, Borge |
| 27 May 18:15 | Storhamar Håndball Elite | 26–32 | Vipers Kristiansand | Boligpartner Arena, Hamar Attendance: 887 Referees: Johannessen, Larsen |
| 27 May 18:15 | Obaidli 9 | (17–13) | Roberts 10 | Boligpartner Arena, Hamar Attendance: 887 Referees: Johannessen, Larsen |
| 27 May 18:15 | 1× | Report | 2× 2× | Boligpartner Arena, Hamar Attendance: 887 Referees: Johannessen, Larsen |
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

    As of 29 March 2023
| 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 | 122 |
| 9 | Amanda Kurtović | Larvik HK | 116 |
| 9 | Freja Vinther Christensen | Aker Topphåndball | 116 |

## 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

| 10 May 18:30 | Volda | 21–28 | Oppsal | Volda Campus Sparebank1, Volda Attendance: 766 Referees: Holager, Aksdal |
| 10 May 18:30 | Græsdal 4 | (11–17) | Løken 10 | Volda Campus Sparebank1, Volda Attendance: 766 Referees: Holager, Aksdal |
| 10 May 18:30 | 4× | Report | 3× | Volda Campus Sparebank1, Volda Attendance: 766 Referees: Holager, Aksdal |
| 14 May 16:00 | Oppsal | 30–33 | Volda | Oppsal Arena, Oslo Attendance: 738 Referees: Tøraasen, Pettersen |
| 14 May 16:00 | Stensrud 8 | (18–15) | Andriichuk 12 | Oppsal Arena, Oslo Attendance: 738 Referees: Tøraasen, Pettersen |
| 14 May 16:00 | 4× | Report | 3× | Oppsal Arena, Oslo Attendance: 738 Referees: Tøraasen, Pettersen |
| 20 May 17:00 | Volda | 33–34 (ET) | Oppsal | Volda Campus Sparebank1, Volda Attendance: 787 Referees: Andresen, Wold |
| 20 May 17:00 | Stølen 8 | (14–12) | Stensrud 15 | Volda Campus Sparebank1, Volda Attendance: 787 Referees: Andresen, Wold |
| 20 May 17:00 | 2× 3× | Report | | Volda Campus Sparebank1, Volda Attendance: 787 Referees: Andresen, Wold |
| Volda Campus Sparebank1, Volda Attendance: 787 Referees: Andresen, Wold |||
Oppsal won series, 2–1 and were promoted to REMA 1000-ligaen, Volda were relegated to 1. division.