Norwegian Women's Handball Cup

The Norwegian Women's Handball Cup (Norwegian: NM (Norgesmesterskapet)), is the main domestic cup tournament for Norwegian women's handball clubs, which is organised and supervised by the Norwegian Handball Federation.[1] The competition has been played annually since 1946. Larvik HK is its most successful team with 17 titles.[2] Between 1939 and 1974 there was also an outdoor competition besides indoor.[3][4]

Norwegian Women's Handball Cup
Founded1938 (outdoors)
1958 (indoors)
Region Norway
Number of teamsRegistration
Current championsVipers Kristiansand (2023/24)
Most successful club(s)Larvik HK (17 titles)
Websitehandball.no
2023/24

Since the 2022/23 edition the semifinals and finals are being played in a Final 8 format, where both men's and women's final 4 teams play during the same weekend in the same arena.[5]

Finals edit

Outdoors edit

* Match went to extra time
No. Year Winners[6] Score Runners-up
1.
1938
Nordstrand (1)
1–0
Bækkelaget
2.
1939
Nordstrand (2)
3–2
Grefsen
3.
1940
Bækkelagets SPKL. (1)
5–4
Grefsen
1941
not held
1942
1943
1944
1945
4.
1946
Grefsen (1)
6–5
H-40
5.
1947
Grefsen (2)
4–2
H-40
6.
1948
Grefsen (3)
5–0
Sørskogbygda
7.
1949
Oslo Håndballklubb (1)
1–0
H-40
8.
1950
Oslo Håndballklubb (2)
3–0
H-40
9.
1951
Grefsen (4)
6–0
Skarphedin
10.
1952
Trøgstad (1)
2–1
H-40
11.
1953
Oslo Håndballklubb (3)
4–2
Trøgstad
12.
1954
Oslo Håndballklubb (4)
5–2
Skjeberg
13.
1955
Oslo Håndballklubb (5)
4–0
Grefsen
14.
1956
Oslo Håndballklubb (6)
3–2
Grefsen
15.
1957
Grefsen (5)
3–2
Skjeberg
16.
1958
Skogn (1)
6–4
Grefsen
17.
1959
Skogn (2)
4–1
Skjeberg
18.
1960
Skogn (3)
6–4
Skjeberg
19.
1961
Skogn (4)
9–7
Skjeberg
20.
1962
Skogn (5)
6–3
Sandviken
21.
1963
Skogn (6)
3–2
Brandval
22.
1964
Skjeberg (1)
7–3
Brandval
23.
1965
Sørskogbygda (1)
6–1
Skogn
24.
1966
Skjeberg (2)
13–3
Sørskogbygda
25.
1967
Sørskogbygda (2)
13–10
Vestar
26.
1968
Skjeberg (3) 11–10 (a.e.t.) Sørskogbygda
27.
1969
Brandval (1)
9–8
Sørskogbygda
28.
1970
Freidig (1)
7–5
Vestar
29.
1971
Stabæk (1)
5–4
Freidig
30.
1972
Brandval (2)
6–5
Glassverket
31.
1973
Skjeberg (4)
4–3
Freidig
32.
1974
Glassverket (1)
9–8
Freidig

Indoors edit

Note that the year the title counts for has been changing during the years, sometimes being by what year the cup started and sometimes by season.

* Match went to extra time
No. Year Winners[7] Score Runners-up
1.
1958
Skarphedin (1)
3–2
Oslo Håndballklubb
2.
1959
Oslo Håndballklubb (1)
2–0
H-40
3.
1960
Oslo Håndballklubb (2)
5–1
Grefsen
4.
1961
Grefsen (1)
9–6
Frigg
5.
1962
Frigg (1)
7–2
Grefsen
6.
1963
Skogn (1)
7–3
Brandval
7.
1964
Frigg (2)
5–4
Sørskogbygda
8.
1965
Skogn (2)
9–8
Skjeberg
9.
1966
Sørskogbygda (1) 8–7 (a.e.t.) Brandval
10.
1967
Skjeberg 12–12 (a.e.t.) Brandval
rematch 1967
Brandval (1)
13–7
Skjeberg
1968
only held outdoors
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
11.
1976
Vestar (1)
15–9
Sverresborg
12.
1977
Vestar (2)
17–13
Skogn
13.
1978
Skogn (3)
17–12
Skjeberg
14.
1979
Skogn (4)
11–9
Nordstrand
15.
1980
Skogn (5)
15–12
Byåsen
16.
1981
Glassverket (1)
16–12
Skogn
17.
1982
Sverresborg (1)
22–21
Skogn
18.
1983
Sverresborg (2)
16–15
Freidig
19.
1984
Sverresborg (3)
22–16
Freidig
20.
1985
Gjerpen (1)
20–17
Byåsen
21.
1986
Gjerpen (2)
22–20
Byåsen
22.
1987
Nordstrand (1)
28–16
Byåsen
23.
1988
Byåsen (1)
21–18
Sverresborg
24.
1989
Byåsen (2)
20–15
Lunner
25.
1990
Gjerpen (3)
26–20
Lunner
26.
1991
Byåsen (3) 20–19 (a.e.t.) Bækkelaget
27.
1992
Gjerpen (4)
24–19
Toten
28.
1993
Gjerpen (5)
24–19
Larvik
29.
1994
Bækkelaget (1) 26–24 (a.e.t.) Byåsen
1995
not held
30.
1996
Larvik (1)
25–19
Gjerpen
30.
1996/97
Bækkelaget (2)
25–19
Larvik
31.
1997/98
Larvik (2)
14–13
Byåsen
32.
1998/99
Bækkelaget (3)
25–21
Larvik
33.
1999/00
Larvik (3)
29–24
Nordstrand
34.
2000/01
Bækkelaget (4)
26–20
Nordstrand
35.
2001/02
Nordstrand (2)
21–18
Tertnes
36.
2002/03
Larvik (4)
21–18
Nordstrand
37.
2003/04
Larvik (5)
30–23
Nordstrand
38.
2004/05
Larvik (6)
28–23
Byåsen
39.
2005
Larvik (7)
21–18
Byåsen
40.
2006
Larvik (8)
29–20
Byåsen
41.
2007
Byåsen (4)
30–27
Larvik
42.
2008
Larvik (9)
30–29
Byåsen
43.
2009
Larvik (10)
33–22
Byåsen
44.
2010
Larvik (11)
31–18
Vipers Kristiansand
45.
2011
Larvik (12)
37–13
Stabæk
46.
2012
Larvik (13)
31–26
Stabæk
47.
2013
Larvik (14)
29–21
Tertnes
48.
2014
Larvik (15)
35–15
Halden
49.
2015
Larvik (16)
28–19
Glassverket
50.
2016
Larvik (17)
24–19
Tertnes
51.
2017
Vipers Kristiansand (1)
30–17
Stabæk
52.
2018
Vipers Kristiansand (2)
31–25
Storhamar
53.
2019
Vipers Kristiansand (3)
29–26
Storhamar
54.
2020
Vipers Kristiansand (4)
29–16
Sola
55.
2021
Vipers Kristiansand (5)
38–20
Molde
56.
Vipers Kristiansand (6)
30–23
Sola
57.
2023/24
Vipers Kristiansand (7)
32–23
Storhamar

References edit

  1. ^ "NM Senior". handball.no. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Cupmestere for 17. gang". larvikhk.no. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Oversikt over norgesmestere i håndball". snl.no. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Program og resultater". sportsidioten.no. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  5. ^ "Dette er Final8". final8.no. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  6. ^ "NM-finaler Kvinner (utendørs)". handball.no. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  7. ^ "NM-finaler Kvinner (innendørs)". handball.no. Retrieved 27 February 2023.