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

Eliteserien
Season	2021–22
Dates	31 August 2021 – 11 June 2022
Champion	Elverum; 3rd title
Champions League	Elverum
European League	Drammen; Kolstad
European Cup	ØIF Arendal; Nærbø IL; Runar Sandefjord
Matches played	182
Goals scored	10,898 (59.88 per match)
Top goalscorer	Gabriel Ostad Setterblom (149 goals)
	← 2020–21 2022–23 →

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]

Elverum won their sixth title.^[4]

Teams

Location of teams in 2021–22 REMA 1000-ligaen (Eliteserien)

Arenas and locations

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

League table

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

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

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

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

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

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
	1× 3×	Report	1× 3× 1×

Game 2

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
	1× 1×	Report	1× 2× 1×

Game 3

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
	1×	Report	3×

Game 4

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
	1× 4×	Report	1× 3×

Elverum won the Finals, 3–1 on series.^[4]

References

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

External links

Norwegian Handball Federation (in Norwegian)

[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.

[Champion-4] "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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