# 2023–24 REMA 1000-ligaen (men's handball)

The 2023–24 REMA 1000-ligaen was the 58th season of REMA 1000-ligaen, Norway's premier handball league. Kolstad won its second straight league title.

## Team information

A total of 14 teams will be participating in the 2023/24 edition of REMA 1000-ligaen. 11 teams were qualified directly from the 2022/23 season. TIF Viking and Bergen Håndball from 1. divisjon, was promoted to REMA 1000-ligaen. To determine the last available spot in REMA 1000-ligaen, play-off matches were played between the team that ended 12th in REMA 1000-ligaen's regular season, Haslum HK, and the team who finished 3rd in 1. divisjon, Sandefjord TIF. Haslum HK won series, 2–1, and kept their spot in REMA 1000-ligaen.
| Team | Town | Arena | Capacity | BækkelagetBergenDrammenElverumFjellhammerHaldenHaslumKolstadNærbøSandnesVikingØIF ArendalRunarclass=notpageimage| Clubs locations in Norway |
| Bergen Håndball | Bergen | Haukelandshallen | 5,000 | BækkelagetBergenDrammenElverumFjellhammerHaldenHaslumKolstadNærbøSandnesVikingØIF ArendalRunarclass=notpageimage| Clubs locations in Norway |
| Bækkelaget HE | Oslo | Nordstrand Arena | | BækkelagetBergenDrammenElverumFjellhammerHaldenHaslumKolstadNærbøSandnesVikingØIF ArendalRunarclass=notpageimage| Clubs locations in Norway |
| Drammen HK | Drammen | Drammenshallen | | BækkelagetBergenDrammenElverumFjellhammerHaldenHaslumKolstadNærbøSandnesVikingØIF ArendalRunarclass=notpageimage| Clubs locations in Norway |
| Elverum Håndball | Elverum | Terningen Arena | | BækkelagetBergenDrammenElverumFjellhammerHaldenHaslumKolstadNærbøSandnesVikingØIF ArendalRunarclass=notpageimage| Clubs locations in Norway |
| Fjellhammer IL | Lørenskog | Lørenskoghallen | | BækkelagetBergenDrammenElverumFjellhammerHaldenHaslumKolstadNærbøSandnesVikingØIF ArendalRunarclass=notpageimage| Clubs locations in Norway |
| Halden Topphåndball | Halden | Remmenhallen | | BækkelagetBergenDrammenElverumFjellhammerHaldenHaslumKolstadNærbøSandnesVikingØIF ArendalRunarclass=notpageimage| Clubs locations in Norway |
| Haslum HK | Bærum | Nadderud Arena | | BækkelagetBergenDrammenElverumFjellhammerHaldenHaslumKolstadNærbøSandnesVikingØIF ArendalRunarclass=notpageimage| Clubs locations in Norway |
| Kolstad Håndball | Trondheim | Kolstad Arena | 2,500 | BækkelagetBergenDrammenElverumFjellhammerHaldenHaslumKolstadNærbøSandnesVikingØIF ArendalRunarclass=notpageimage| Clubs locations in Norway |
| Kristiansand Topphåndball | Kristiansand | Aquarama | 2,200 | BækkelagetBergenDrammenElverumFjellhammerHaldenHaslumKolstadNærbøSandnesVikingØIF ArendalRunarclass=notpageimage| Clubs locations in Norway |
| Nærbø IL | Nærbø | Sparebanken Vest Arena | | BækkelagetBergenDrammenElverumFjellhammerHaldenHaslumKolstadNærbøSandnesVikingØIF ArendalRunarclass=notpageimage| Clubs locations in Norway |
| Runar Sandefjord | Sandefjord | Runarhallen | | BækkelagetBergenDrammenElverumFjellhammerHaldenHaslumKolstadNærbøSandnesVikingØIF ArendalRunarclass=notpageimage| Clubs locations in Norway |
| Sandnes HK | Sandnes | Sandneshallen | | BækkelagetBergenDrammenElverumFjellhammerHaldenHaslumKolstadNærbøSandnesVikingØIF ArendalRunarclass=notpageimage| Clubs locations in Norway |
| TIF Viking | Bergen | Haukelandshallen | 5,000 | BækkelagetBergenDrammenElverumFjellhammerHaldenHaslumKolstadNærbøSandnesVikingØIF ArendalRunarclass=notpageimage| Clubs locations in Norway |
| ØIF Arendal Elite | Arendal | Sparebanken Sør Amfi | | BækkelagetBergenDrammenElverumFjellhammerHaldenHaslumKolstadNærbøSandnesVikingØIF ArendalRunarclass=notpageimage| Clubs locations in Norway |

## Regular season
### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Kolstad | 26 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 909 | 686 | +223 | 49 | Qualification to Playoffs |
| 2 | Elverum | 26 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 857 | 706 | +151 | 43 | Qualification to Playoffs |
| 3 | ØIF Arendal Elite | 26 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 847 | 745 | +102 | 40 | Qualification to Playoffs |
| 4 | Runar Sandefjord | 26 | 16 | 1 | 9 | 855 | 776 | +79 | 33 | Qualification to Playoffs |
| 5 | Drammen | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 807 | 772 | +35 | 33 | Qualification to Playoffs |
| 6 | Nærbø | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 759 | 760 | −1 | 25 | Qualification to Playoffs |
| 7 | Halden Topphåndball | 26 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 701 | 744 | −43 | 24 | Qualification to Playoffs |
| 8 | Bergen Håndball | 26 | 11 | 1 | 14 | 775 | 787 | −12 | 23 | Qualification to Playoffs |
| 9 | Haslum HK | 26 | 11 | 1 | 14 | 784 | 819 | −35 | 23 | |
| 10 | Sandnes | 26 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 747 | 820 | −73 | 18 | |
| 11 | Bækkelaget HE | 26 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 775 | 836 | −61 | 17 | |
| 12 | Kristiansand Topphåndball | 26 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 760 | 818 | −58 | 16 | Qualification for Relegation play-offs |
| 13 | Fjellhammer | 26 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 720 | 847 | −127 | 15 | Qualification for Relegation play-offs |
| 14 | TIF Viking | 26 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 715 | 895 | −180 | 5 | Relegated to 1. divisjon |

### Results

In the table below the home teams are listed on the left and the away teams along the top.
| Home \ Away | BRG | BSK | DHK | ELV | FIL | HTH | HAS | KOL | KRS | NÆR | RUN | SAN | VIK | ØIF |
| Bergen Håndball | | 32–24 | 35–40 | 20–24 | 33–21 | 29–32 | 36–24 | 25–32 | 30–27 | 30–22 | 33–32 | 23–30 | 32–31 | 37–36 |
| Bækkelaget Håndball Elite | 38–29 | | 28–31 | 30–31 | 34–30 | 28–30 | 32–38 | 25–35 | 35–31 | 25–28 | 26–26 | 22–30 | 37–29 | 25–34 |
| Drammen | 32–30 | 35–30 | | 32–32 | 45–25 | 25–24 | 32–32 | 25–30 | 28–29 | 31–31 | 25–34 | 29–21 | 41–27 | 28–26 |
| Elverum | 35–27 | 37–26 | 38–31 | | 35–28 | 32–25 | 37–26 | 27–32 | 27–26 | 31–31 | 35–29 | 37–28 | 44–22 | 30–30 |
| Fjellhammer | 34–31 | 25–38 | 26–27 | 28–30 | | 22–18 | 29–35 | 23–42 | 30–27 | 26–25 | 26–38 | 36–35 | 25–25 | 27–32 |
| Halden Topphåndball | 32–31 | 29–24 | 21–29 | 27–30 | 33–30 | | 30–40 | 22–30 | 27–24 | 27–29 | 22–31 | 29–25 | 31–25 | 30–33 |
| Haslum | 31–29 | 31–32 | 30–31 | 26–36 | 37–30 | 29–20 | | 33–40 | 26–35 | 34–26 | 32–37 | 32–35 | 34–25 | 19–32 |
| Kolstad | 38–30 | 42–24 | 38–25 | 29–28 | 37–18 | 35–22 | 31–23 | | 33–24 | 36–28 | 41–32 | 31–25 | 36–25 | 33–33 |
| Kristiansand Topphåndball | 28–30 | 35–34 | 29–29 | 28–36 | 28–38 | 31–30 | 35–22 | 31–42 | | 28–34 | 21–26 | 28–28 | 36–28 | 25–35 |
| Nærbø | 25–25 | 35–26 | 26–33 | 21–29 | 33–24 | 29–30 | 30–26 | 21–28 | 30–23 | | 37–30 | 30–38 | 36–24 | 23–25 |
| Runar Sandefjord | 24–31 | 44–28 | 35–31 | 32–34 | 38–31 | 28–24 | 30–31 | 36–30 | 38–36 | 35–30 | | 38–25 | 39–31 | 30–35 |
| Sandnes | 31–28 | 30–36 | 30–30 | 20–40 | 38–34 | 24–30 | 26–28 | 25–39 | 31–29 | 32–33 | 27–28 | | 34–29 | 28–35 |
| TIF Viking | 28–29 | 29–40 | 33–35 | 23–34 | 23–28 | 22–26 | 26–33 | 28–35 | 38–43 | 27–31 | 23–37 | 30–26 | | 36–33 |
| ØIF Arendal Elite | 36–30 | 30–28 | 32–27 | 29–28 | 30–26 | 29–30 | 37–32 | 28–34 | 33–23 | 37–35 | 31–28 | 36–25 | 40–28 | |