Larvik HK

Larvik Håndballklubb, is a professional women's handball club from Larvik, Norway.

Larvik HK
Full name	Larvik Håndballklubb
Short name	Larvik
Founded	31 May 1990; 35 years ago (1990-05-31)
Arena	Jotron Arena Larvik
Capacity	4,000
President	Brede Csiszar
Head coach	Henrik Signell
League	REMA 1000-ligaen
2024–25	3rd
Club colours
Home Away
Website Official site

The club has won 36 titles total in both the Norwegian League and the Norwegian Cup, and won the EHF Champions League in 2011.

History

Larvik HK was founded in 1990 as a merger of the handball departments in the two clubs Larvik Turn and Halsen.^[1] They played in the top division since 1992/93.^{[citation needed]} During their first year they were close to relegation, but managed to remain on top.^{[citation needed]} They saw their breakthrough the following season, as they won the league title in 1994,^[2] and played the Norwegian Cup final.^{[citation needed]}

From the late 1990s, Larvik was the strongest team on the Norwegian women's handball scene over a period of about twenty years, winning the league 19 times and the cup 17 times between 1994 and 2017.^[1] Last time they lost a league match at home was on 14 March 1999 before their first defeat in 18 years came against Vipers Kristiansand on 29 March 2017.^{[citation needed]} On 14 May 2011, the club won the Women's EHF Champions League title for the first time.^[1]

On 14 May 2019, exactly 8 years after winning the Champions League, the club was degraded to 1. divisjon, after losing their elite license due to financial reasons.^[3] In the semifinal of the 2018-19 a group of players had refused to play, as they had not been paid, and the club was forced to use a youth team instead.^[4] In 2020 the club again qualified for REMA 1000-ligaen, the Top Division.^[5]

Kits

AWAY
2014–15

Results

Norway

Norwegian League

• Gold: 93/94,^[2] 96/97,^[2] 99/00,^[2] 00/01,^[2] 01/02,^[2] 02/03,^[2] 04/05,^[2] 05/06,^[2] 06/07,^[2] 07/08, 08/09, 09/10, 10/11, 11/12, 12/13, 13/14, 14/15, 15/16, 16/17
• Silver: 17/18
• Bronze: 95/96, 97/98, 03/04, 24/25

Norwegian Cup

• Gold: 95/96,^[2][6] 97/98,^[2][6] 99/00,^[2][6] 02/03,^[2][6] 03/04,^[2][6] 04/05,^[2][6] 2005,^[2][6] 2006,^[6] 2008,^[6] 2009,^[6] 2010,^[6] 2011,^[6] 2012,^[6] 2013,^[6] 2014,^[6] 2015,^[6] 2016.^[6]
• Silver: 93/94, 96/97, 98/99, 2007
• Bronze: 23/24

Europe

EHF Champions League

• Gold: 10/11^[1]
• Silver: 12/13,^[1] 14/15^[1]

Cup Winners' Cup

• Gold: 04/05,^[1][7] 07/08^[1]
• Silver: 08/09^[1]

European Club Championship

• Bronze: 2008

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2025-26 season^[8]

Goalkeepers 12 Dina Frisendal 16 Lea Løkke-Øwre Wingers LW 05 Kine Kvalsund 07 Sara Berg RW 04 Charlotte Koffeld Iversen 15 Guro Ramberg Line players 08 Martine Wolff 18 Tirill Solumsmoen Mørch 25 Tiril Birgitte Rosenberg

Back players LB 10 Julie Hulleberg 20 Ingrid Vinjevoll 26 Maja Furu Sæteren CB 03 Mari Stensrud 11 Frøydis Seierstad Wiik 22 Andrea Rønning (c) RB 06 Constance Hedenstad 24 Amanda Kurtović

Transfers for the 2025-26 season

Joining Henrik Signell (Head coach) Lene Rantala (Assistant coach) (from Vipers Kristiansand) Dina Frisendal (GK) (from Fana) Frøydis Seierstad Wiik (CB) (from IFK Kristiansand) Constance Hedenstad (RB) (from Romerike Ravens) Martine Wolff (P) (from Sola HK)

Leaving Arne Senstad (Head coach) to (from Molde Elite) (Assistant coach) Lars Wallin Andresen (Assistant coach) (to IL Runar) (Assistant coach) Eli Smørgrav Skogstrand (GK) Vilde Johansen (GK) (retires) Bertine Johnsen (GK) Mina Hesselberg (LW) (to Rapid București) Nora Rosenberg (LB) (to Tertnes HE) Kine Tveter (CB) (to Åsane Håndball) Astrid Vasvik Løke (RW) (to IL Runar) Heidi Løke (P) (to IL Runar) (Head coach) Silje Fure (P)

Technical staff

• Head coach: Henrik Signell
• Assistant coach: Lene Rantala
• Goalkeeping coach: Martin Reiersen
• Physiotherapeut: Jørgen Eia Bringedal

Notable former national team players

• Tine Albertsen (2004–2014)
• Isabel Blanco
• Monica Vik Hansen
• Kristine Duvholt Havnås^[1]
• Elisabeth Hilmo
• Vigdis Hårsaker
• Kari Mette Johansen (1998–2014)^[1]
• Ida Bjørndalen Karlsson (2005–2007)
• Tonje Larsen^[1] (1993–1998, 1999–2015)
• Cecilie Leganger^[1] (2010–2014)^[9]
• Heidi Løke^[1] (2000–2002, 2008–2011, 2022–2025)
• Kristine Moldestad^[10]
• Nora Mørk^[11] (2009–2016)^[12]
• Katja Nyberg^[1] (1998–2005, 2010–2012)^[13]
• Terese Pedersen
• Cathrine Roll-Matthiesen^[14]
• Lina Olsson Rosenberg^[1]
• Mimi Kopperud Slevigen^[15]
• Linn Jørum Sulland^[1] (2009–2015)^[16]
• Birgitte Sættem^[10] (1998–2006)
• Annette Tveter
• Gro Hammerseng-Edin^[1] (2010–2017)^[17]
• Anja Hammerseng-Edin (2012–2017)
• Karoline Dyhre Breivang^[1] (2005–2017)^[18]
• Amanda Kurtović^[1] (2011–2012, 2015–2017, 2022–)
• Marit Malm Frafjord^[19] (2014–2017)
• Sanna Solberg^[10] (2014–2017)^[20]
• Thea Mørk (2010–2018)
• Kristine Breistøl (2012–2018)
• Linn-Kristin Riegelhuth Koren^[1] (2002–2009, 2010–2017)
• Mari Molid^[10] (2014–2016, 2018–2019)^[21]
• Emilie Christensen (2017–2019)
• Tine Stange (2003–2023)
• Polina Gencheva (2023–2024)
• Merete Møller
• Lene Rantala^[1] (1997–2014)
• Karen Brødsgaard (2004)
• Kristina Bille (2012–2014)
• Sandra Toft (2014–2017)
• Gabriela Moreschi (2016–2018)
• Tamires Morena Lima (2017–2018)
• Raphaëlle Tervel (2009–2010)
• Alma Hasanić Grizović (2013–2017, 2019–2022)
• Alina Wojtas (2014–2017)
• Cassandra Tollbring (2017–2019)

Notable former club players

• Inger Sofie Heieraas
• Line Eftang
• Vibeke Nesse
• Cathrine Haakestad
• Heidi Flaatnes
• Lene Lillevik
• Monica Meland
• Sara Breistøl
• Lise Løke
• Vilde Johansen
• Jenny Osnes Græsholt
• Mari Finstad Bergum
• Karoline Lund
• Hege Løken
• Martine Wolff
• Maria Hjertner
• Mathilde Rivas Toft
• June Andenæs
• Guro Rundbråten
• Tiril Merg
• Tonje Berglie
• Emma Skinnehaugen
• Mie Rakstad
• Dorthe Groa
• Kaja Kristensen
• Eli Smørgrav Skogstrand
• Mina Hesselberg
• Nora Rosenberg
• Astrid Vasvik Løke
• Polina Gencheva
• Marianne Haugsted
• Hanna Åhlén
• Elinore Johansson
• Esmeralda Fetahovic

Coaches

• Peter Berthelsen (1 June 1990– 1 June 1992)
• Marit Breivik^[1] (1 June 1992– 1 June 1994)
• Gunnar Pettersen^[1] (1 June 1994– 1 June 1996)
• Kristjan Halldórsson (1 June 1996– 1 June 1998)
• Ole Gustav Gjekstad^[1] (1 June 1998– 1 June 2005)
• Karl-Erik Bøhn^[1] (1 June 2005– 3 January 2011)
• Ole Gustav Gjekstad (1 June 2011– 1 June 2015)
• Tor Odvar Moen (1 June 2015– 1 June 2018)
• Geir Oustorp (1 June 2018– 5 February 2019)
• Lene Rantala (5 February 2019– 1 June 2019)
• Lars Wallin Andresen (1 June 2019– 1 September 2020)
• Are Ruud (September 1 September 2020– 1 June 2021)
• Eirik Haugdal (1 June 2021 – 1 June 2023)
• Arne Senstad (1 June 2023 – 26 June 2025)
• Henrik Signell (8 August 2025 –)

Stadium

• Name: Jotron Arena Larvik
• City: Larvik
• Capacity: 4,000 seats
• Opened: 19 September 2009
• Address: Hoffsgt. 6, 3262 Larvik

Statistics

Top scorers in the EHF European League

Last updated on 23 February 2025^[22]

Rank	Name	Seasons played	Goals
1	Maja Furu Sæteren	1	66
2	Guro Ramberg	1	50
3	Sara Berg	1	27
4	Tirill Mørch	1	22
5	Julie Hullberg	1	18
6	Kine Kvalsund	1	15
7	Tiril Rosenberg	1	11
8	Nora Rosenberg	1	10
Charlotte Koffeld Iversen
10	Andrea Rønning	1	8

European record

Season	Competition	Round	Club	1st leg	2nd leg	Aggregate
1994-95	EHF Champions League	Round of 16	Hapoel Rishon Le Zion	34–7	39–9	73–16
		Round of 8	Kültür Spor Ankara	24–21	31–11	55–32
		Group A	Hypo Niederösterreich	16–26	26–23	3rd place
			Mar Valencia	23–24	26–26
			Belinka Olimp. Ljubljana	27–24	26–18
1995-96	EHF Cup	1/8	Radnicki Beograd	23–18	27–19	50–37
		1/4	St.Francais Issy les Moulineaux	25–18	20–25	45–43
		1/2	Valencia Urbana	19–26	26–17	45–43
		F	Debreceni VSC	23–20	15–18	38–38
1996-97	EHF Cup Winners' Cup	Round of 16	GKS Piotrkovia	29–16	33–25	62–41
		1/8	Austria Tabak	34–12	32–10	66–22
		1/4	Corteblanco Bidebieta	30–17	22–22	52–39
		1/2	Istochnik Rostov	33–30	25–28	58–58 (a)
1997-98	EHF Champions League	QR	LC Brühl St. Gallen	30–25	32–21	62–46
		Group C	Buducnost Podgorica	26–27	32–29	3rd place
			Kometal Dj.P. Skopje	29–30	22–26
			A.D. Amadeo Tortajada	30–18	26–20
1998-99	EHF Cup Winners' Cup	Round of 16	"Struzanka" Struga	38–12	37–10	75–22
		1/8	HERZ - FTC Budapest	33–23	24–33	57–56
		1/4	Baekkelagets Oslo	19–32	23–22	42–54
1999-00	EHF Cup Winners' Cup	1/8	Spartak Kyiv	36–24	14–28	50–52
2000-01	EHF Champions League	Group C	Oltchim Valcea	24–19	22–16	2nd place
			GAS Anagennisi Artas	29–21	30–22
			Viborg HK A/S	22–27	25–27
		Round of 16	RK Krim Neutro Roberts	24–20	17–29	41–49
2001-02	EHF Champions League	Group A	A.S. Silcotub Zalau	29-29	31-27	1st place
			E.S.B.F. Besancon	31-27	18-27
			Motor Zaporoshje	24-18	27-26
		1/4	Milar L'Eliana Valencia	25–24	27–25	52–49
		1/2	Kometal D. P. Skopje	29–22	21–28	50–50 (a)
2002-03	EHF Champions League	Group C	MKS POL-SKONE Lublin	20-20	27-19	2nd place
			Ikast Bording EH	31-32	21-28
			Hypo Niederösterreich	37-21	33-22
		1/4	Milar L'Eliana Valencia	25–24	27–25	52–49
		1/2	Krim ETA N. Roberts Ljubljana	22–21	25–30	47–51
2003-04	EHF Champions League	Group D	KS BYSTRZYCA Lublin	32-25	33-26	1st place
			FTC Budapest	29-22	26-29
			Alsa Elda Prestigio	38-23	25-25
		1/4	Kometal D. P. Skopje	22–25	33–27	55–52
		1/2	Krim Ljubljana Slovenia	30–33	19–27	49–60
2004-05	EHF Cup Winners' Cup	Round 2	Etar Veliko 64 Tarnovo	47–11	50–13	97–24
		Round 3	E.S.B.F. Besancon	26–23	30–22	56–45
		Round 4	FCK Handbold Kopenhagen	32–26	29–24	61–50
		1/4	Dinamo AQUA Volgograd	27–28	36–29	63–57
		1/2	Tertnes Bergen	32–24	31–20	63–44
		1/4	Podravka Vegeta, Koprivnica	31–26	37–27	68–53
2005-06	EHF Champions League	Group A	Orsan Elda Prestigio	28-27	27-19	3rd place
			Viborg HK A/S	23-31	27-30
			Krim Ljubljana Slovenia	29-23	19-24
2005-06	EHF Cup Winners' Cup	1/4	S.D. Itxako Estella	18–17	31–19	49–36
		1/2	Györi ETO Kezilabda Club	28–33	23–22	51–55
2006-07	EHF Champions League	Group C	HC Leipzig	31-23	30-27	1st place
			Podravka Vegeta, Koprivnica	36-28	32-27
			Viborg HK A/S	31-19	31-32
		1/4	Györi Audi ETO KC	22–28	23–27	45–55
2007-08	EHF Champions League	Group C	HC Kometal Gjorce Petrov	27-24	25-27	3rd place
			Hypo Niederösterreich	27-31	33-34
			HC "Lada Togliatti"	25-35	29-28
2007-08	EHF Cup Winners' Cup	1/8	HRK "Katarina" Mostar	44–14	38–17	44–18
		1/4	Havre HAC	33–25	28–21	61–46
		1/2	HC Podravka Vegeta	27–29	33–30	60–59
		F	C.S. Rulmentul-Urban Brasov	25–21	25–19	50–40
2008	EHF Champions Trophy	FR	Hypo Niederösterreich	31–35
			HC Dinamo	28–24
2008-09	EHF Champions League	Group C	C.S. Oltchim Rm. Valcea	29-33	25-27	3rd place
			HC Podravka Vegeta	27-26	27-32
			HC Lada	35-24	36-27
2008-09	EHF Cup Winners' Cup	1/8	KIF Vejen	25–21	26–22	51–43
		1/4	Otelul Galati	26–22	28–22	54–44
		1/2	Gjerpen Handball	37–23	37–20	74–43
		F	FCK Handbold A/S	23–21	21–26	44–47
2009-10	EHF Champions League	Group D	Buducnost T-Mobile	27-23	29-22	1st place
			FCK Handbold A/C	31-26	19-23
			HC Dinamo	18-17	23-26
		Group 1	HC Leipzig	23-20	31-21	1st place
			Györi AUDI ETO KC	29-27	23-28
			RK Krim Mercator	34-30	30-23
		1/2	Viborg HK	21–27	27–26	48–53
2010-11	EHF Champions League	Group C	Toulon Saint Cyr Var Handball	31-28	38-26	1st place
			Randers HK	33-19	38-20
			C.S. "Oltchim" Rm. Valcea	34-31	28-33
		Group 2	HC Leipzig	26-24	29-19	2nd place
			Dinamo	41-20	32-23
			Györi AUDI ETO KC	16-25	24-18
		SF	"Buducnost"	25–20	27–24	52–44
		F	Itxako Reyno De Navarra	23–21	24–25	47–46
2011-12	EHF Champions League	Group B	Viborg HK	28-34	20-19	1st place
			HC Podravka Vegata	37-25	24-21
			RK Krim Mercator	31-19	22-19
		Group 1	FC Midtjylland	26-22	20-27	2nd place
			Grupo Asfi Itxako Navarra	23-23	19-19
			Györi AUDI ETO KC	22-31	32-25
		SF	Buducnost	20–22	13–23	33–45
2012-13	EHF Champions League	Group C	IK Sävehof	39-31	29-25	1st place
			FTC Rail Cargo Hungaria	24-28	30-23
			Dinamo Volgograd	35-24	40-25
		Group 1	Randers HK	25-19	31-26	2nd place
			Buducnost	20-18	28-16
			Györi Audi ETO KC	18-24	24-30
		SF	RK Krim Mercator	22–24	27–19	49–43
		F	Györi Audi ETO KC	21–24	22–23	43–47
2013-14	EHF Champions League	Group D	HC Podravka Vegeta	34-18	24-19	2nd place
			WHC Vardar SCBT	27-27	29-31
			Balonmano Bera Bera	27-17	29-21
		Group 2	RK Krim Mercator	18-24	28-22	3rd place
			Györi Audi ETO KC	23-29	29-31
			Buducnost	19-19	17-22
2014-15	EHF Champions League	Group D	Metz Handball	25-20	26-25	1st place
			MKS Selgros Lublin	28-23	35-24
			HCM Baia Mare	24-23	31-26
		Group 2	Györi Audi ETO KC	26-25	21-19	1st place
			Viborg HK A/S	31-18	29-23
			IK Sävehof	25-20	25-17
		QF	Thüringer HC	29–26	36–18	65–44
		SF	Dinamo-Sinara	31–22
		F	Buducnost	22–26
2015-16	EHF Champions League	Group A	Rostov-Don	21-27	25-26	2nd place
			HCM Baia Mare	31-29	27-22
			RK Krim Mercator	37-21	32-28
		Group 1	Thüringer HC	28-19	28-20	2nd place
			FTC Rail Cargo Hungaria	27-30	37-31
			Fleury Loiret Handball	26-31	31-28
		QF	HC Vardar	20–34	28–26	48–60
2016-17	EHF Champions League	Group D	IK Sävehof	22-25	38-32	2nd place
			RK Krim Mercator	22-24	31-36
			Team Esbjerg	31-24	30-29
		Group 2	CSM Bucuresti	26-26	35-33	2nd place
			FC Midtjylland	24-22	28-24
			Györi Audi ETO KC	27-27	25-26
		QF	Buducnost	17–31	30–35	47–66
2017-18	EHF Champions League	Group C	Thüringer HC	27-31	25-22	4th place
			FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria	33-37	21-30
			HC Vardar	19-31	27-30
2017–18	EHF Cup	Group D	H.C. Zalau	28-23	22-25	1st place
			DHK Banik Most	21-21	34-29
			H 65 Höörs HK	27-25	34-23
		QF	Viborg HK	21–28	26–27	47–55
2018-19	EHF Champions League	Group A	ŽRK Budućnost	23-22	25-26	4th place
			Metz Handball	21-31	20-31
			Odense Håndbold	25-33	23-27
2018–19	EHF Cup	Group C	Viborg HK	28-31	23-26	4th place
			Kuban	26-32	23-23
			E.S Besancon Feminin	25-32	29-26
2024–25	EHF European League	R3	KPR Gminy Kobierzyce	30–29	43–43 PS	73–72
		Group Matches Group A	HC Dunărea Brăila	24–27	33–33	3rd place
			Thüringer HC	35–43	38–25
			CB Elche	29–16	30–23