2021–22 REMA 1000-ligaen (men's handball)

The 2021–22 REMA 1000-ligaen was the 57th season of the REMA 1000-ligaen, the top men's handball league in Norway. A total of fourteen teams contested this season's league, which began on 31 August 2021 and concluded on 11 June 2022.[1][2][3]

Eliteserien
Season2021–22
Dates31 August 2021 – 11 June 2022
ChampionElverum
3rd title
Champions LeagueElverum
European LeagueDrammen
Kolstad
European CupØIF Arendal
Nærbø IL
Runar Sandefjord
Matches played182
Goals scored10,898 (59.88 per match)
Top goalscorerGabriel Ostad Setterblom (149 goals)

Elverum won their sixth title.[4]

Teams

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Arenas and locations

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The following 14 clubs competed in the Eliteserien during the 2021–22 season:

Team Location Arena
Bækkelagets Oslo, Bekkelaget Bækkelagshallen
Bergen Bergen Framohallen
Drammen Drammen Drammenshallen
Elverum Elverum Terningen Arena
Fjellhammer Lørenskog Lørenskoghallen
Halden Halden Remmenhallen
Haslum Haslum Nadderud Arena
Kolstad Trondheim Kolstad Arena
Kristiansand Kristiansand Aquarama
Nærbø Nærbø Sparebanken Vest Arena
Nøtterøy Tønsberg Nøtterøyhallen
ØIF Arendal Arendal Sparebanken Sør Amfi
Runar Sandefjord Runarhallen
Sandefjord Sandefjord Jotunhallen

Regular season

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Elverum 26 25 0 1 868 651 +217 50 Qualification to Playoffs
2 Drammen 26 20 1 5 871 712 +159 41
3 Runar Sandefjord 26 16 1 9 784 725 +59 33
4 Kolstad 26 15 2 9 799 743 +56 32
5 Nærbø 27 14 4 9 813 801 +12 32
6 ØIF Arendal 26 14 2 10 794 766 +28 30
7 Bækkelaget 26 12 1 13 771 807 −36 25
8 Halden 26 11 3 12 796 796 0 25
9 Fjellhammer 26 10 2 14 703 747 −44 22 Qualification for Relegation play-offs
10 Kristiansand 26 11 0 15 716 772 −56 22
11 Haslum 26 8 2 16 726 781 −55 18
12 Sandefjord (R) 26 6 4 16 710 810 −100 16 Relegated to 1. divisjon
13 Bergen (R) 26 3 4 19 740 830 −90 10
14 Nøtterøy (R) 26 4 2 20 735 886 −151 10
Source: Norwegian Handball Federation (in Norwegian), Flashscore
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goals scored; 3) goal difference; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) head-to-head number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Playoffs

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Quarterfinals were played best-of-three format, semifinals and finals were played best-of-five.[5]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
1 Elverum 2
7 Bækkelaget 0
1 Elverum 3
5 Nærbø 0
4 Kolstad 0
5 Nærbø 2
1 Elverum 3
6 ØIF Arendal 1
2 Drammen 2
8 Halden 0
2 Drammen 1
6 ØIF Arendal 3
3 Runar Sandefjord 0
6 ØIF Arendal 2

Quarterfinals

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Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
Elverum 2–0 Bækkelaget 34–25 38–21
Drammen 2–0 Halden 40–24 32–21
Runar Sandefjord 0–2 ØIF Arendal 23–30 30–36
Kolstad 0–2 Nærbø 26–34 23–29

Semifinals

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Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
Elverum 3–0 Nærbø 32–26 34–24 40–28
Drammen 1–3 ØIF Arendal 29–34 31–33 38–30 28–30

Finals

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Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
Elverum 3–1 ØIF Arendal 32–28 34–29 25–30 34–28

Game 1

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1 June 2022 (2022-06-01)
19:15
Elverum 32–28 ØIF Arendal Terningen Arena, Elverum
Attendance: 1,705
Referees: Braseth, Sundet
four players 5 (17–14) Gjermundsnes 8
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Game 2

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4 June 2022 (2022-06-04)
20:15
ØIF Arendal 29–34 Elverum Sparebanken Sør Amfi, Arendal
Attendance: 2,123
Referees: Johannessen, Larsen
Simonsen 8 (16–19) Johansson 7
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Game 3

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8 June 2022 (2022-06-08)
19:15
Elverum 25–30 ØIF Arendal Terningen Arena, Elverum
Attendance: 2,027
Referees: Jørum, Kleven
Pettersen, Heldal 6 (13–15) Børm 7
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Game 4

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11 June 2022 (2022-06-11)
19:15
ØIF Arendal 28–34 Elverum Sparebanken Sør Amfi, Arendal
Attendance: 2,321
Referees: Johannessen, Larsen
Børm 7 (14–17) Grøndahl 9
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Elverum won the Finals, 3–1 on series.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "REMA 1000-ligaen Menn, Håndballsesongen 2021/2022". handball.no (in Norwegian). 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  2. ^ "REMA 1000-ligaen Menn play-off , Håndballsesongen 2021/2022". handball.no (in Norwegian). 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  3. ^ "REMA 1000-ligaen Menn kvalifisering, Håndballsesongen 2021/2022". handball.no (in Norwegian). 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Endelig satt "trippelen" for Elverum!". handball.no (in Norwegian). 11 June 2022.
  5. ^ "REMA 1000-ligaen Menn sluttspill, Håndballsesongen 2021/2022". handball.no (in Norwegian). 2 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
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