The 2017–18 Eliteserien is the 51st season of the Eliteserien, Norway's premier handball league.Official league website (in Norwegian)
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 Elite and Fredrikstad BK.
Team Location Arena CapacityByåsen Elite Trondheim Trondheim Spektrum3400Fredrikstad BK Fredrikstad Kongstenhallen1500Gjerpen IF Skien Skienshallen2800Glassverket Elite Drammen Drammenshallen4200Larvik HK Larvik Boligmappa Arena Larvik4500Molde Elite Molde Molde Arena2000Oppsal IF Oslo Oppsal Arena5000Sola HK Sola Åsenhallen1200Stabæk IFBærum Nadderud Arena2050Storhamar EliteHamar Boligpartner Arena1650Tertnes Elite Bergen Haukelandshallen5000Vipers Kristiansand Kristiansand Aquarama2200
Regular season
Standings
Results In the table below the home teams are listed on the left and the away teams along the top.
Championship playoffs Quarterfinals
Vipers Kristiansand won 74–40 on aggregate.
Larvik HK won 73–45 on aggregate.
Storhamar Håndball Elite won 58–53 on aggregate.
Byåsen Elite won 56–54 on aggregate.
Bracket Highest ranked team from the regular season selects the opponent. The remaining two highest ranked teams from the regular season can not meet in the semifinals.
Semifinals
Vipers Kristiansand won 58–48 on aggregate.
Larvik HK won 68–54 on aggregate. Finals
Vipers Kristiansand won the final 69–50 on aggregate.
2017–18 Eliteserien ChampionsVipers Kristiansand1st title Sakura Hauge, Eline Fagerheim, Katrine Lunde, Malin Aune, Pernille Wang Skaug, Karine Dahlum, Vilde Jonassen, Sunniva Næs Andersen, Kari Brattset (c), Mathilde Kristensen, Emilie Hegh Arntzen, Jeanett Kristiansen, Lina Jensen, Mathilde Flo Hjetland, Karoline Olsen, Tonje Refsnes, Kristine Lunde-Borgersen, Marta Tomac, Kristin Nørstebø, Linn Jørum SullandHead coachKenneth Gabrielsen
Top goalscorers
Regular season
Rank Player Club Goals 1 Melanie Bak Gjerpen HK Skien 143 2 Ida Marie Wernersen Fredrikstad BK 139 3 Linn Jørum Sulland 138 4 Ragnhild Valle Dahl Molde Elite 132 5 Betina Riegelhuth Storhamar HE 124 6 Byåsen Elite 118 7 Henny Reistad Stabæk 116 8 Kari Brattset Vipers Kristiansand 108 9 Tonje Nøstvold Sola HK 10610 Celine Sivertsen Tertnes HE104 Line Ellertsen Sola HK Jenny Handal Sneve Stabæk
Playoffs
Rank Player Club Goals 1 Kari Brattset 392 Linn Jørum Sulland Vipers Kristiansand30 Jeanett Kristiansen Vipers Kristiansand 4 June Andenæs Larvik HK 26 5 Moa Högdahl Byåsen Elite 25 6 Larvik HK 247 Thea Mørk Larvik HK20 Kristine Breistøl Larvik HK Maria Hjertner Larvik HK 10 Byåsen Elite 18
Overall
Rank Player Club Goals 1 Linn Jørum Sulland Vipers Kristiansand 168 2 Melanie Bak Gjerpen HK Skien 1583 Ida Marie Wernersen Fredrikstad BK147 Kari Brattset Vipers Kristiansand 5 Betina Riegelhuth Storhamar HE 140 6 Byåsen Elite 136 7 Ragnhild Valle Dahl Molde Elite 132 8 Moa Högdahl Byåsen Elite 125 9 Celine Sivertsen Tertnes HE 117 10 Henny Reistad Stabæk 116
Relegation playoff
Rælingen HK won 47–45 on aggregate and were promoted to Eliteserien, Sola HK were relegated to First Division.
References
External links Official website (in Norwegian)