Postenligaen (women)

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Postenligaen (women)
Countries Norway
Confederation EHF
Relegation to First Division
Level on pyramid Level 1
International cup(s) Champions League
Cup Winners' Cup
Women's EHF Cup

The Postenligaen is the premier women's professional handball league in Norway. It was established in 1968, and it is currently contested by twelve teams. Larvik HK, which has dominated the competition in recent years, is the championship's most successful team with fourteen titles, followed by IL Vestar and Byåsen IL with nine and five respectively.[1] As of 2013 it is one of six European leagues that are granted a direct spot in the Champions League's group stage for the champion plus an additional qualifier spot for the runner-up.

2012–13 season teams

  • Byåsen
  • Flint
  • Gjøvik og Vardal
  • Glassverket
  • Larvik
  • Levanger
  • Oppsal
  • Sola
  • Stabæk
  • Storhamar
  • Tertnes
  • Vipers Kristiansand

List of champions

References

  1. List of champions in the Norwegian Handball Association's website

External links

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