Vipers Kristiansand

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

Vipers Kristiansand
Full nameVipers Kristiansand
Short nameVipers
Founded12 January 1938 (as IK Våg)
ArenaAquarama Kristiansand
Capacity2,200
PresidentTerje Marcussen
Head coachOle Gustav Gjekstad
LeagueREMA 1000-ligaen
2022–231st
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Home
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Away
Website
Official site

They claimed there first Norwegian Championship in 2018, defeating 18 times-in-a-row champions from Larvik HK.[1] 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]

Another historic event happened on 30 May 2021, when they won the 2020–21 Women's EHF Final 4 in Budapest,[3] for the first time in the club's history. The following year they succeeded again, becoming the first Norwegian team to win Champions League two years in a row.

Honours

Norwegian League:

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

Norwegian Cup:

  • Gold: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022/23
  • Silver: 2010

EHF Champions League:

EHF Cup:

Team

Current squad
Squad for the 2022–23 season

Transfers
Transfers for the 2023–24 season

Technical staff

Notable former National Team players

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

Statistics

European record

EHF Champions League
Season Competition Round Club 1st leg 2nd leg Aggregate
2017–18 EHF Champions League QT1-SF Belarus HC Gomel 43–19
QT1-F Croatia HC Podravka Vegeta 42–14
Group D France Metz Handball 22–30 22–25 44–55
Montenegro ŽRK Budućnost 29–19 23–26 52–45
Germany SG BBM Bietigheim 24–29 24–25 48–54
2018–19 EHF Champions League
Third place Third place		 Group D Romania CSM București 27–29 31–26 58–55
Hungary Ferencvárosi TC 26–27 35–27 61–54
Germany SG BBM Bietigheim 27–27 34–26 61–53
Main Round
Group 2		 Hungary Győri ETO KC 26–33 29–33 55–66
Slovenia RK Krim Ljubljana 29–21 25–24 54–45
Germany Thüringer HC 31–24 29–21 60–46
QF Montenegro ŽRK Budućnost 25–18 24–19 49–37
SF Hungary Győri ETO KC 22–31
Bronze Match France Metz Handball 31–30
2019–20 EHF Champions League Group A France Metz Handball 38–38 17–26 55–64
Croatia RK Podravka Koprivnica 24–25 34–28 58–53
Hungary Ferencvárosi TC 31–22 34–29 65–51
Main Round
Group 1		 Russia Rostov-Don 29–32 26–33 55–65
Denmark Team Esbjerg 31–35 30–35 61–70
Romania CSM București 23–25 22–28 45–53
2020–21 EHF Champions League
Winner Winner		 Group A Russia Rostov-Don 23–24 0–10 5th place
France Metz Handball 29–28 0–10
Denmark Team Esbjerg 28–28 27–27
Hungary Ferencvárosi TC 26–31 28–30
Romania CSM București 30–25 29–22
Germany SG BBM Bietigheim 10–0 33–29
Slovenia RK Krim 37–30 27–26
Round of 16 Denmark Odense Håndbold 35–36 30–26 65–62
QF Russia Rostov-Don 34–27 23–23 57–50
SF Russia CSKA Moscow 33–30
Final France Brest Bretagne Handball 34–28
2021–22 Champions League
Winner Winner		 Group B Russia CSKA Moscow 24–27 32–28 2nd place
Slovenia RK Krim Mercator 27–26 37–20
Denmark Odense Håndbold 31–27 32–27
Hungary Győri Audi ETO KC 29–35 30–29
France Metz Handball 18–23 25–31
Turkey Kastamonu Bld. GSK 39–25 35–24
Sweden IK Sävehof 34–25 42–23
QF Slovenia RK Krim Mercator 33–24 32–25 65–49
SF France Metz Handball 33–27
Final Hungary Győri Audi ETO KC 33–31
2022–23 EHF Champions League Group A Denmark Odense Håndbold 34–27 34–24 1st place
Slovenia RK Krim Mercator 27–21 36–31
Germany SG BBM Bietigheim 30–32 34–32
France Brest Bretagne Handball 31–24 36–29
Hungary FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria 26–26 27–26
Czech Republic DHK Baník Most 43–21 39–24
Romania CSM București 35–29 24–27
QF Romania CS Rapid București 31–25 40–31 71–56
SF Hungary Győri Audi ETO KC

EHF European League (EHF Cup)
Season Competition Round Club 1st leg 2nd leg Aggregate
2003–04 EHF Cup Round 3 Greece OF Nea Ionia 37–13 36–21 73–34
Round of 16 France ESBF Besançon 31–26 30–32 61–58
QF North Macedonia Eurostandard G.P. Skopje 41–33 33–24 74–57
SF Hungary Győri Graboplast ETO 29–26 20–29 49–55
2004–05 EHF Cup Round 3 Switzerland ZMC Amicitia Zürich 19–27 34–25 53–52
1/8 Hungary Győri Graboplast ETO 28–38 25–33 53–71
2016–17 EHF Cup R1 Italy Cassano Magnago 52–10 37–12 89–22
R2 Russia WHC Lada Togliatti 23–29 32–26 55–55
2017–18 EHF Cup
Finalist
 Group B France Issy Paris 22–23 24–25 46–48
Denmark København Håndbold 30–23 25–30 55–53
Russia Handball Club Lada 30–21 24–29 54–50
QF France Brest Bretagne Handball 26–17 29–34 55–51
SF Denmark Viborg HK 31–34 29–23 60–57
F Romania SCM Craiova 26–22 25–30 51–52

EHF Cup Winners' Cup (defunct)
Season Competition Round Club 1st leg 2nd leg Aggregate
2015–16 EHF Cup Winners' Cup Round 3 Norway Halden HK 25–19 22–20 47–39
Last 16 Poland MKS Selgros Lublin 28–22 22–25 50–47
Quarter-finals Slovenia RK Krim 29–27 20–30 49–57

References
  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. "TÅRENE KOM FOR KATRINE LUNDE UTE PÅ BANEN: − FANTASTISK" (in Norwegian). vg.no. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  4. "Vipers Kristiansand". European Handball Federation.
  5. "All-Star team gets fresh look in 2019". European Handball Federation. 24 August 2021.
  6. "Fan Favourite Oftedal leads Győr quartet in All-Star Team". eurohandball.com. 28 May 2021.
  7. "Győr quintet headline EHF Champions League All-Star Team". eurohandball.com. 3 June 2022.
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