Vipers Kristiansand

Norwegian handball club

Vipers Kristiansand

Full name| Vipers Kristiansand
Short name| Vipers
Founded| 12 January 1938 (as IK Våg)
Arena| Aquarama Kristiansand
Capacity| 2,200
President| Terje Marcussen
Head coach|  Tomáš Hlavatý
League| REMA 1000-ligaen
2023–24| 1st

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Vipers Kristiansand is a professional handball club from Kristiansand, Norway. They currently compete in REMA 1000-ligaen, the top division in the country, since its promotion in 2001.

They claimed their first Norwegian championship in 2018, ending an 18 times streak for the champions from Larvik HK.[1] Since then, they've shown strong dominance in Norway and claimed 7 consecutive league titles, 7 cup titles and 5 playoff titles.

For the first time in the club's history, they qualified for the 2018–19 Women's EHF Final 4 in Budapest, where they took the 3rd place and a historic bronze medal.[2] On 30 May 2021, they won the 2020–21 Women's EHF Champions League and the following year they succeeded again, becoming the first Norwegian team to win EHF Champions League two years in a row. In 2023, they claimed another Women's EHF Final 4 title and secured the treble while the EHF FINAL4 Women in Budapest broke the world record for spectator attendance at women’s handball matches.[3]

## Achievements

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REMA 1000-ligaen:

* Gold: 2017/2018, 2018/2019, 2019/2020, 2020/2021, 2021/2022, 2022/2023, 2023/2024
* Silver: 2016/2017
* Bronze: 2002/2003

Norwegian Cup:

* Gold: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022/23, 2023/2024[4]
* Silver: 2010

EHF Champions League:

* Gold: 2020/2021, 2021/2022, 2022/2023
* Bronze: 2018/2019

EHF Cup:

* Finalist: 2017/2018

## Team

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### Current squad

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Squad for the 2024-25 season

Goalkeepers

* 01  Dina Frisendal
* 12  Silje Solberg-Østhassel
* 16  Katrine Lunde

Wingers

* 14  Tuva Høve
* 37  Jana Knedlíková
* 38  Mia Emmenegger

* 10  Vilde Jonassen
* 18  Mina Hesselberg
* 52  Sunniva Næs Andersen

Line players

* 20  Merel Freriks
* 31  Ana Debelić

Back players

* 08  Jamina Roberts
* 21  Paula Arcos
* 23  Lois Abbingh

* 06  Carin Strömberg
* 22  Marta Tomac
* 29  Larissa Nüsser

* 09  Nina Koppang
* 11  Silje Waade

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### Out on loan

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Information of players out on loan

No. | Nat. | Player  | Position  | Date of Birth  | Since | Loan until  | Current club
7  |  | Martine Kårigstad Andersen | Left Back  | 7 May 2002  | 1 December 2023  | 30 June 2025  |  Fana Håndball
15  |  | Tuva Pharo | Pivot  | 7 July 2004  | 1 July 2024  | 30 June 2025  |  Haslum Topphåndballforening

### Players on contract

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Squad information

No. | Nat. | Player  | Position  | Date of Birth  | In | Contract until  | Previous club
7  |  | Martine Kårigstad Andersen | Left back  | 7 May 2002  | 2022  |  |  Follo HK Damer
9  |  | Jamina Roberts | Left back  | 28 May 1990  | 2022  | 2026  |  IK Sävehof
10  |  | Vilde Jonassen | Left wing  | 1 September 1992  | 2011  | 2025  | None
11  |  | Silje Waade | Right back  | 20 March 1994  | 2018  | 2025  |  Byåsen HE
14  |  | Tuva Høve | Right wing  | 11 June 2000  | 2021  | 2026  |  Byåsen HE
15  |  | Tuva Pharo | Line player  | 7 July 2004  | 2023  |  |  Glassverket IF
16  |  | Katrine Lunde | Goalkeeper  | 30 March 1980  | 2017  | 2025  |  Rostov-Don
18  |  | Mina Hesselberg | Left wing  | 20 April 2000  | 2022  | 2027  |  Follo HK Damer
21  |  | Paula Arcos | Centre back  | 21 December 2001  | 2023  | 2025  |  BM Bera Bera
22  |  | Marta Tomac | Centre back  | 20 September 1990  | 2015  | 2025  |  Byåsen HE
23  |  | Lois Abbingh | Left back  | 13 August 1992  | 2023  | 2025  |  Odense Håndbold
27  |  | Sunniva Næs Andersen | Left wing  | 12 November 1996  | 2017  | 2026  |  Gjerpen IF
31  |  | Ana Debelić | Line player  | 9 January 1994  | 2021  | 2025  |  HC Astrakhanochka
37  |  | Jana Knedlíková | Right wing  | 22 June 1989  | 2020  | 2025  |  Győri ETO KC

### Transfers

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Transfers for the 2024–25 season

Joining

* Silje Solberg-Østhassel (GK) (from  Győri ETO KC)
* Dina Frisendal (GK) (on loan from  Fana)
* Carin Strömberg (CB) (from  Neptunes de Nantes)
* Larissa Nüsser (CB) (from  Odense Håndbold)
* Nina Koppang (RB) (from  IK Sävehof)
* Mia Emmenegger (RW) (from  Spono Eagles)
* Merel Freriks (P) (from  Brest Bretagne Handball)

Leaving

* Julie Stokkendal Poulsen (GK) (to  Oppsal Håndball)
* Sofie Börjesson (GK) (to  Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub)
* Kjerstin Boge Solås (LB) (to  Storhamar HE)
* Océane Sercien-Ugolin (RB) (to  Debreceni VSC)
* Karine Dahlum (RB) (to  SønderjyskE)
* Anna Vyakhireva (RB) (to  Brest Bretagne Handball)
* Lysa Tchaptchet (P) (to  Odense Håndbold)
* Luisa Schulze (P) (to  Frisch Auf Göppingen)
* Tuva Pharo (P) (on loan to  Haslum Topphåndballforening)

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### Technical staff

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* Head coach: Tomáš Hlavatý
* Assistant coach: Lene Rantala
* Goalkeeping coach:

### Notable former national team players

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* Veronica Kristiansen
* Elise Alsand
* Kristine Lunde-Borgersen
* Kari Brattset Dale
* Pernille Wibe
* Linn Jørum Sulland
* Emilie Hegh Arntzen
* Malin Aune
* Henny Reistad
* Nora Mørk
* Heidi Løke
* Andrea Austmo Pedersen
* Ragnhild Valle Dahl
* Kjerstin Boge Solås
* Karine Dahlum
* Carolina Morais
* Katarina Ježić
* Markéta Jeřábková
* Louise Pedersen
* Annette Jensen
* Nerea Pena
* Lysa Tchaptchet
* Océane Sercien-Ugolin
* Þórey Rósa Stefánsdóttir
* Angie Geschke
* Luisa Schulze
* Zsuzsanna Tomori
* Sakura Hauge
* Jessy Kramer
* Lynn Knippenborg
* Charris Rozemalen
* Annick Lipman
* Anna Vyakhireva
* Isabelle Gulldén
* Evelina Eriksson
* Sofie Börjesson

### Notable former club players

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* Beate Bang Grimestad
* Bodil Flo Berge
* Janne Brox
* Susanne Fuglestad
* Hilde Kvifte
* Ingunn Birkeland
* Lindy Taraldsen
* Christin Høgaas Daland
* Katrine Høyland
* Helene Jørgensen Vinknes
* Gerd Elin Albert
* Susann Iren Hall
* Pernille Wang Skaug
* Kristin Nørstebø
* Jeanett Kristiansen
* June Andenæs
* Hanna Yttereng
* Tonje Refsnes
* Therese Helgesson
* Emma Jonsson
* Sara Nirvander
* Ulrika Olsson
* Michelle Brandstrup
* Sanne Bak Pedersen
* Mathilde Kristensen
* Julie Stokkendal Poulsen
* Birgit Van Os
* Renáta Kári-Horváth
* Karin Weigelt

### Kit manufacturers

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Period  | Kit manufacturer

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–2016  |  Playmaker
2016–2023  |  Umbro
2023–  |  Puma

## Statistics

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### Top scorers in the EHF Champions League

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Last updated on 7 September 2024[5]
| Rank  | Name  | Seasons

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1  |  Jana Knedlíková | 5  | 257
2  |  Sunniva Næs Andersen | 8  | 198
3  |  Anna Vyakhireva | 2  | 197
4  |  Markéta Jeřábková | 2  | 192
5  |  Henny Reistad | 3  | 189
6  |  Linn Jørum Sulland | 4  | 187
7  |  Nora Mørk | 2  | 179
8  |  Ragnhild Valle Dahl | 4  | 173
9  |  Jamina Roberts | 3  | 158
10  |  Emilie Hegh Arntzen | 4  | 152

### Individual awards in the EHF Champions League

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| Season  | Player  | Award

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2018–19[6] |  Linn Jørum Sulland | Top Scorer (89 goals)
Katrine Lunde | All-Star Team (Best Goalkeeper)
2020–21[7] |  Henny Reistad | Most Valuable Player
Nora Mørk | All-Star Team (Best Right Back)
Henny Reistad | All-Star Team (Best Young Player)
Ole Gustav Gjekstad | Best Coach
2021–22[8] |  Markéta Jeřábková | Most Valuable Player
Nora Mørk | All-Star Team (Best Right Back)
2022–23[9] |  Anna Vyakhireva | Most Valuable Player
2023–24 |  Anna Vyakhireva | Top Scorer (113 goals)

## European record

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Season  | Competition  | Round  | Club  | 1st leg  | 2nd leg  | Aggregate

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2003–04  | EHF Cup | Round 3  |  OF Nea Ionia | 37–13  | 36–21  | 73–34
Round of 16  |  ESBF Besançon | 31–26  | 30–32  | 61–58
QF  |  Eurostandard G.P. Skopje  | 41–33  | 33–24  | 74–57
SF  |  Győri Graboplast ETO | 29–26  | 20–29  | 49–55
2004–05  | EHF Cup | Round 3  |  ZMC Amicitia Zürich  | 19–27  | 34–25  | 53–52
1/8  |  Győri Graboplast ETO | 28–38  | 25–33  | 53–71
2015–16 | EHF Cup Winners' Cup | Round 3 |  Halden HK | 25–19  | 22–20  | 47–39
Last 16 |  MKS Selgros Lublin | 28–22  | 22–25  | 50–47
Quarter-finals |  RK Krim | 29–27  | 20–30  | 49–57
2016–17 | EHF Cup | R1 |  Cassano Magnago | 52–10  | 37–12  | 89–22
R2 |  WHC Lada Togliatti | 23–29  | 32–26  | 55–55
2017–18 | EHF Cup
Finalist
| Group B |  Issy Paris | 22–23  | 24–25  | 46–48
København Håndbold | 30–23  | 25–30  | 55–53
Handball Club Lada | 30–21  | 24–29  | 54–50
QF |  Brest Bretagne Handball | 26–17  | 29–34  | 55–51
SF |  Viborg HK | 31–34  | 29–23  | 60–57
F |  SCM Craiova | 26–22  | 25–30  | 51–52
2017–18 | EHF Champions League | QT1-SF |  HC Gomel | 43–19
QT1-F |  HC Podravka Vegeta | 42–14
Group D |  Metz Handball | 22–30  | 22–25  | 44–55
ŽRK Budućnost | 29–19  | 23–26  | 52–45
SG BBM Bietigheim | 24–29  | 24–25  | 48–54
2018–19 | EHF Champions League
Third place | Group D |  CSM București | 27–29  | 31–26  | 58–55
Ferencvárosi TC | 26–27  | 35–27  | 61–54
SG BBM Bietigheim | 27–27  | 34–26  | 61–53
Main Round
Group 2 |  Győri ETO KC | 26–33  | 29–33  | 55–66
RK Krim Ljubljana  | 29–21  | 25–24  | 54–45
Thüringer HC | 31–24  | 29–21  | 60–46
QF |  ŽRK Budućnost | 25–18  | 24–19  | 49–37
SF |  Győri ETO KC | 22–31
Bronze Match |  Metz Handball | 31–30
2019–20 | EHF Champions League | Group A |  Metz Handball | 38–38  | 17–26  | 55–64
RK Podravka Koprivnica | 24–25  | 34–28  | 58–53
Ferencvárosi TC | 31–22  | 34–29  | 65–51
Main Round
Group 1 |  Rostov-Don | 29–32  | 26–33  | 55–65
Team Esbjerg | 31–35  | 30–35  | 61–70
CSM București | 23–25  | 22–28  | 45–53
2020–21 | EHF Champions League
Winner | Group A |  Rostov-Don | 23–24  | 0–10  | 5th place
Metz Handball | 29–28  | 0–10
Team Esbjerg | 28–28  | 27–27
Ferencvárosi TC | 26–31  | 28–30
CSM București | 30–25  | 29–22
SG BBM Bietigheim | 10–0  | 33–29
RK Krim | 37–30  | 27–26
Round of 16 |  Odense Håndbold | 35–36  | 30–26  |  65–62
QF |  Rostov-Don | 34–27  | 23–23  |  57–50
SF |  CSKA Moscow |  33–30
Final |  Brest Bretagne Handball | 34–28
2021–22 | Champions League
Winner | Group B |  CSKA Moscow | 24–27  | 32–28  | 2nd place
RK Krim Mercator | 27–26  | 37–20
Odense Håndbold | 31–27  | 32–27
Győri Audi ETO KC | 29–35  | 30–29
Metz Handball | 18–23  | 25–31
Kastamonu Bld. GSK | 39–25  | 35–24
IK Sävehof | 34–25  | 42–23
QF |  RK Krim Mercator | 33–24  | 32–25  | 65–49
SF |  Metz Handball | 33–27
Final |  Győri Audi ETO KC | 33–31
2022–23 | EHF Champions League
Winner | Group A |  Odense Håndbold | 34–27  | 34–24  | 1st place
RK Krim Mercator | 27–21  | 36–31
SG BBM Bietigheim | 30–32  | 34–32
Brest Bretagne Handball | 31–24  | 36–29
FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria | 26–26  | 27–26
DHK Baník Most | 43–21  | 39–24
CSM București | 35–29  | 24–27
QF |  CS Rapid București | 31–25  | 40–31  | 71–56
SF |  Győri Audi ETO KC | 37–35
Final |  FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria | 28–24
2023–24 | EHF Champions League | Group B |  Team Esbjerg | 37–38  | 37–32  | 4th place
Metz Handball | 34–36  | 29–31
CS Rapid București | 29–30  | 35–30
FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria | 37–26  | 35–27
Zagłębie Lubin | 34–20  | 28–24
RK Krim Mercator | 24–24  | 29–23
Ikast Håndbold | 26–30  | 31–32
Playoffs |  DVSC Schaeffler | 29–28  | 27–27  | 56–55
QF |  Győri ETO KC | 23–30  | 26–24  | 49–54
2024–25 | EHF Champions League | Group B |  Team Esbjerg |  |  |
ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica |  |
HB Ludwigsburg |  |
Győri ETO KC |  |
Brest Bretagne Handball | 27–30  |
CS Rapid București | 30–30  |
Odense Håndbold |  |

## References

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1. ^ "Vipers stoppet Larviks vanvittige rekke. Seriemester for første gang" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. 16 April 2018.
2. ^ "Vipers til Final 4" (in Norwegian). handball.no. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
3. ^ "EHF FINAL4 WOMEN SETS WORLD RECORD FOR SPECTATOR ATTENDANCE". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
4. ^ "NM-finaler Kvinner (innendørs)" (in Norwegian). NHF. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
5. ^ "Vipers Kristiansand". European Handball Federation.
6. ^ "All-Star team gets fresh look in 2019". European Handball Federation. 24 August 2021.
7. ^ "Fan Favourite Oftedal leads Győr quartet in All-Star Team". eurohandball.com. 28 May 2021.
8. ^ "Győr quintet headline EHF Champions League All-Star Team". eurohandball.com. 3 June 2022.
9. ^ "Live blog: Vipers take third straight EHF Champions League trophy". eurohandball.com. 4 June 2023.

## External links

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* Official website

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Norwegian handball 2024–25

Men's REMA 1000-ligaen|

* Bergen
* Bækkelaget
* Drammen
* Elverum
* Fjellhammer
* Follo
* Halden
* Haslum
* Kolstad
* Kristiansand
* Nærbø
* Runar
* Sandnes
* ØIF Arendal

Women's REMA 1000-ligaen|

* Byåsen
* Fana
* Follo
* Fredrikstad
* Gjerpen
* Haslum
* Larvik
* Oppsal
* Molde
* Ravens
* Sola
* Storhamar
* Tertnes
* Vipers

Men's 1\. divisjon|

* Bergsøy
* Bodø
* Charlottenlund
* Falk
* Grenland
* HK–72 Sande
* Melhus
* Ros
* Ryger Stavanger
* Sandefjord
* Storhamar
* Tiller
* TIF Viking
* Urædd

Women's 1\. divisjon|

* Aker
* Fjellhammer
* Flint
* Fyllingen
* Glassverket
* Levanger
* Nordstrand
* Pors
* Storhamar
* Trondheim Topphåndball
* Utleira
* Vålerenga
* Åsane

Related topics|

* Norwegian Handball Federation
* National men's team
* National women's team

* See also: EHF
* EHF Champions League
* EHF European League
* EHF European Cup
* Women's EHF Champions League
* Women's EHF European League

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