Fana Håndball is the women's handball team of the Norwegian multi-sports club Fana IL based in Bergen. The team plays in REMA 1000-ligaen, the top division in the country, since its historical promotion on March 14, 2018.[1]
| Fana IL Håndball | |||
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| Short name | Fana | ||
| Founded | 1945 | ||
| Arena | Fana Arena, Bergen | ||
| Capacity | 1206 | ||
| Head coach | Erlend Lyssand | ||
| League | REMA 1000-ligaen | ||
| 2022–23 | 6th | ||
| Club colours | |||
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| Website Official site | |||
Another historic event happened on 10 December 2022, when they qualified for the 2022–23 Women's EHF European League, for the first time in the club's history.[2]
Team edit
Current squad edit
- Squad for the 2023–24 season
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| Squad information | |||||||
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| No. | Nat. | Player | Position | In | Contract until | Previous club | |
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Benedikte Kalstad Hernes | Goalkeeper | 2023 | Fyllingen
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Marte Haaland | Centre back | 2022 | Gneist
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Maria Elisabeth Grasdal | Line player | 2022 | Bjarg
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Linnea Skadal Kyrkjeeide | Right wing | 2022 | Bjarg
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| 5 |
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Maren Eriksen Langø | Left wing | 2021 | Ålgård HK
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| 6 |
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Lina Waage Mossestad | Centre back | 2022 | Fyllingen
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| 7 |
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Sara Berg | Left wing | 2019 | 2024 | Fyllingen
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| 9 |
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Hanne Byklum | Left back | 2023 | Nordstrand IF
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| 11 |
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Celine Solstad | Right back | 2013 | 2024 | Gneist
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| 12 |
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Dina Frisendal | Goalkeeper | 2023 | Charlottenlund SK
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| 14 |
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Eline Mangen Solbakken | Pivot | 2022 | Bjarg
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| 15 |
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Leah Osa | Centre back | 2023 | Gneist
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Marit Ova Bøyum | Left back | 2019 | Førde
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| 20 |
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Martine Kårigstad Andersen | Left back | 2023 | 2024 | Vipers Kristiansand
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| 21 |
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Mille Daae | Right back | 2023 | Bjarg
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| 23 |
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Sara Osen Tefre | Right wing | 2023 | Kjøkkelvik
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| 37 |
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Oda Mastad | Pivot | 2017 | 2024 | Charlottenlund SK
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Transfers edit
- Transfers for the 2024–25 season
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Technical staff edit
- Head coach: Erlend Lyssand
Notable former national team players edit
Notable former club players edit
Josefine Gundersen Lien- Maren Roll Lied
Thea Stankiewicz- Catharina Skorpen Furnes
- Synna Lien
- Sofie Grønlund
- Sofie Vinde Norum
- Candy Jabateh
- Christine Karlsen Alver
- Aurora Kjellevold Hatle
- Andrea Solstad
Individual awards in REMA 1000-ligaen edit
| Season | Player | Award |
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| 2018–19[3] | Christine Karlsen Alver
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Rookie |
| 2021–22[4][5] | Centre back | |
| Top scorer (206 goals) | ||
| 2022–23[6] | Olivia Lykke Nygaard
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Goalkeeper |
Statistics edit
Top scorers in REMA 1000-ligaen edit
Highlighted players are still playing for the club.
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Top scorers in EHF European League edit
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European record edit
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Aggregate |
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| 2022–23 | EHF European League | QR2 |  SPONO Eagles
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36–21 | 28–31 | 64–52 |
| QR3 |  Buxtehuder SV
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28–21 | 23–25 | 51–46 | ||
| GP |  Ikast Handbold
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24–35 | 23–29 | 4th place | ||
 Motherson Mosonmagyaróvári KC
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29–35 | 25–28 | ||||
 Neptunes de Nantes
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30–28 | 21–29 |
References edit
- ^ "Her er Fana klare for eliteserien". Fanaposten.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 14 March 2018.
- ^ "(Nok) en historisk milepæl for Fana Håndball". fana.topphandball.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 10 December 2022.
- ^ "Årets spillere kåret". handball.no. 14 June 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- ^ "Årets lag og priser i REMA 1000-ligaen". NHF (in Norwegian). Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- ^ "Statistikk fra REMA 1000-ligaen 2021/22". handball.no. 19 April 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
- ^ "Årets priser". topphandball.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ^ "REMA 1000-ligaen - Topscore". Norges Håndballforbund.
- ^ "Fana - Players, Team & Season Info | EHF".