2017–18 Eliteserien (women's handball)

Eliteserien

Season	2017–18
Relegated	First Division
Matches played	126
Goals scored	6,759 (53.64 per match)
Top goalscorer	Melanie Mie Bak (135 goals)
Biggest home win	24 goals: LHK 36–12 GLA STO 46–22 OPP
Biggest away win	29 goals: STA 17–46 VIP
Highest scoring	68 goals: GJE 30–38 VIP STO 46–22 OPP
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The 2017–18 Eliteserien is the 51st season of the Eliteserien, Norway's premier handball league.

Teams

A total of 12 teams will be participating in the 2017/18 edition of Eliteserien. Of these, 10 teams qualified directly from the 2016/17 season and the top two teams from the First Division, Molde HK and Fredrikstad BK.

Team	Location	Arena	Capacity	Trondheim Fredrikstad Skien Drammen Larvik Molde Oslo Sola Bærum Hamar Bergen Kristiansand class=notpageimage| Clubs locations in Norway
Byåsen Elite	Trondheim	Trondheim Spektrum	3400
Fredrikstad BK	Fredrikstad	Kongstenhallen	1500
Gjerpen IF	Skien	Skienshallen	2800
Glassverket Elite	Drammen	Drammenshallen	4200
Larvik HK	Larvik	Boligmappa Arena Larvik	4500
Molde HK	Molde	Molde Arena	2000
Oppsal IF	Oslo	Oppsal Arena	5000
Sola HK	Sola	Åsenhallen	1200
Stabæk IF	Bærum	Nadderud Arena	2050
Storhamar Elite	Hamar	Boligpartner Arena	1650
Tertnes Elite	Bergen	Haukelandshallen	5000
Vipers Kristiansand	Kristiansand	Aquarama	2200

Regular season

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Vipers Kristiansand	21	18	2	1	671	484	+187	38	Championship play-offs + advance to Champions League
2	Larvik HK	21	17	1	3	646	490	+156	35	Championship play-offs + advance to EHF Cup
3	Storhamar Håndball Elite	21	17	0	4	653	526	+127	34
4	Byåsen Elite	21	13	0	8	608	527	+81	26
5	Tertnes Håndball Elite	21	13	0	8	534	513	+21	26	Championship play-offs
6	Fredrikstad BK	21	10	1	10	523	553	−30	21
7	Molde Elite	21	7	2	12	533	597	−64	16
8	Gjerpen HK Skien	21	8	0	13	545	579	−34	16
9	Oppsal	21	7	2	12	530	590	−60	16
10	Sola HK	21	6	1	14	509	565	−56	13	Play-off against best team from First Division
11	Stabæk	21	4	1	16	515	623	−108	9	Relegation round
12	Glassverket	21	1	0	20	492	712	−220	2

Updated to match(es) played on 16 April 2018. Source:
Rules for classification: 1.) Points in head-to-head matches amongst tied teams; 2.) Goal difference in head-to-head matches amongst tied teams; 3.) Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams; 4.) Points in all matches; 5.) Goal difference in all matches.

Results

In the table below the home teams are listed on the left and the away teams along the top.

Home \ Away

BYÅ

FBK

GJE

GLA

LHK

MOL

OPP

SOL

STA

STO

TER

VIP

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Top goalscorers

As of matches played on 16 April 2018.

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Melanie Mie Bak	Gjerpen HK Skien	135
2	Ida Marie Wernersen	Fredrikstad BK	133
3	Linn Jørum Sulland	Vipers Kristiansand	130
4	Ragnhild Valle Dahl	Molde Elite	120
	Betina Riegelhuth	Storhamar Håndball Elite
6	Marit Røsberg Jacobsen	Byåsen Elite	112
7	Henny Ella Reistad	Stabæk	109
8	Tonje Nøstvold	Sola HK	105
9	Kari Brattset	Vipers Kristiansand	102
	Celine Sivertsen	Tertnes Håndball Elite

External links

• Official website (in Norwegian)