Storhamar HE

Storhamar Håndball Elite is the professional women's handball team of the Norwegian multi-sports club Storhamar IL based in Hamar. The team plays in REMA 1000-ligaen, the top division in the country, since its promotion in 2016.^[1]

Storhamar Håndball Elite
Full name	Storhamar Håndball Elite
Short name	Storhamar
Founded	1935
Arena	OBOS Arena, Hamar
Capacity	2,029
President	Ola Andersen
Head coach	Kenneth Gabrielsen
League	REMA 1000-ligaen
2024–25	1st
Club colours
Home Away
Website Official site

They competed in the 2022–23 Women's EHF Champions League, for the first time.^[2] In 2023-24 they became the first Norwegian club to win the EHF European League.^[3] In the 2024-25 season the club won their first ever Norwegian championship, and did so undefeated.^[4] The same season they actually won "the treble", meaning the series, the cup and the playoffs.

Achievements

• REMA 1000-ligaen:
  • Winner: 2024/2025
  • Silver: 2018/2019, 2019/2020, 2020/2021, 2021/2022, 2022/2023, 2023/2024
  • Bronze: 2007/2008, 2009/2010, 2011/2012, 2017/2018
• Norwegian Cup:
  • Winner: 2024
  • Finalist: 2018, 2019, 2023/2024
  • Bronze: 2022/2023
• EHF European League:
  • Winner: 2023/2024

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2025–26 season.^[5]

Goalkeeper 30 Eli Marie Raasok (c) 55 June Krogh Wingers LW 07 Ingeborg Storbæk Monné 10 Kristin Venn RW Malin Aune Nora Isabell Husom Nordstrand Line players 37 Oda Mastad Pernille Brandenborg

Back players LB 31 Kjerstin Boge Solås Celina Vatne CB 14 Tonje Enkerud 25 Anniken Obaidli 29 Ada Aalstad RB 09 Mathilde Rivas Toft Elise Skinnehaugen Sanne Løkka Hagen

Transfers

Transfers for the 2025–26 season

Joining Celina Vatne (LB) (from Molde Elite) Sanne Løkka Hagen (RB) (from Fredrikstad BK) Elise Skinnehaugen (RB/RW) (comeback) Malin Aune (RW) (from Odense Håndbold) Nora Isabell Husom Nordstrand (RW) (own recruit team) Pernille Brandenborg (P) (from København Håndbold)

Leaving Vilde Amalie Klaussen (GK) (to Gjerpen HK Skien) Mirela Gjikokaj (LB) (to Follo HK Damer) Mia Svele (CB) (to Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub) Line Ellertsen (RB) (to Rapid București) Tina Abdulla (RW) (to Odense Håndbold) Anna Klausen Jacobsen (RW) Olivia Löfqvist (P) (to Team Esbjerg)

Technical staff

• Head coach: Kenneth Gabrielsen
• Assistant coach: Endre Fintland
• Team manager: Anders Amdahl
• Physio therapist: Mia Rebecka Sterud
• Manual therapist: Kjersti Gundersen

Notable former national team players

• Heidi Tjugum
• Anja Hammerseng-Edin
• Heidi Løke
• Betina Riegelhuth
• Emilie Hovden
• Maja Jakobsen
• Olivia Lykke Nygaard
• Ane Høgseth
• Tina Abdulla
• Chana Masson
• Ann Grete Nørgaard
• Mia Zschocke
• Gabriella Juhász
• Mirela Gjikokaj
• Alma Hasanić Grizović
• Aleksandra Zimny
• Simona Szarková
• Olivia Löfqvist

Notable former club players

• Ranveig Haugen
• Marita Brennodden
• Jeanett Svele
• Maren Gundersen
• Gina Lorentsen
• Inger Senstad
• Lene Jøranli
• Marthe S. Johansen
• Stine Lidén
• Linn-Marie Birkeland
• Lise Løke
• Kamilla Sundmoen
• Anne Kjersti Suvdal
• Malene Aambakk
• Elise Skinnehaugen
• Tonje Haug Lerstad
• Ellen Marie Folkvord
• Sara Rønningen
• Jeanett Kristiansen
• Sofie Ege Grønlund
• Stine Lidén
• Guro Nestaker
• Susanne Amundsen
• Mathea Enger
• Mia Svele
• Line Ellertsen
• Anna Klausen Jacobsen
• Lise Binger
• Izabela Duda
• Daria Boltromiuk
• Cassandra Tollbring
• Elinore Johansson
• Moa Fredriksson

Statistics

Top scorers in the EHF Champions League Last updated on 30 March 2025[6] Rank Name Seasons played Goals 1 Anniken Obaidli 2 164 2 Tina Abdulla 2 91 3 Kristin Venn 2 71 4 Mathilde Rivas Toft 1 65 Maja Jakobsen 1 Olivia Löfqvist 2 7 Kjerstin Boge Solås 1 52 8 Guro Nestaker 1 44 9 Ane Høgseth 2 36 10 Mia Zschocke 1 27

Top scorers in the EHF European League Last updated on 13 May 2024[7] Rank Name Seasons played Goals 1 Anniken Obaidli 2 130 2 Guro Nestaker 3 96 3 Emilie Hovden 2 94 4 Kristin Venn 3 77 5 Maja Jakobsen 3 66 6 Betina Riegelhuth 2 47 7 Ane Høgseth 2 44 8 Tina Abdulla 1 37 9 Mathilde Rivas Toft 1 35 10 Olivia Löfqvist 1 34

European record

Season	Competition	Round	Club	1st leg	2nd leg	Aggregate
2018–19	EHF Cup	R2	Byåsen HE	29–20	22–14	51–34
		R3	Érd HC	32–27	28–29	60–56
		Group Matches Group A	Team Esbjerg	28–28	20–25	2nd place
			SG BBM Bietigheim	29–28	25–28
			CS Măgura Cisnădie	28–23	26–18
		QF	Siófok KC	24–31	31–32	55–63
2019–20	EHF Cup	R2	MKS Zagłębie Lubin	27–20	38–22	65–42
		R3	Tertnes HE	39–13	26–31	65–44
		Group Matches Group D	Herning-Ikast Håndbold	26–24	27–34	3rd place
			Lada Togliatti	28–33	31–27
			SG BBM Bietigheim	33–32	27–28
2020–21	EHF European League	R3	Alba Fehérvár KC	(walkover)
		Group Matches Group C	HC Astrakhanochka	33–28	0–10	3rd place
			CS Minaur Baia Mare	29–33	27–40
			Thüringer HC	32–30	36–41
2021–22	EHF European League	R3	SCM Gloria Buzău	31–27	26–26	57–53
		Group Matches Group C	Herning-Ikast Håndbold	27–35	24–32	2nd place
			HC Lada	34–29	30–25
			CS Măgura Cisnădie	28–33	35–18
		QF	Viborg HK	31–33	37–38	68–71
2022–23	EHF Champions League	Group stage Group B	Győri Audi ETO KC	21–35	26–39	6th place
			Metz Handball	22–31	24–26
			CS Rapid București	25–27	29–36
			ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica	23–24	25–27
			Team Esbjerg	25–35	25–34
			Kastamonu Bld. GSK	31–29	33–28
			RK Lokomotiva Zagreb	37–13	31–22
		Playoffs	Odense Håndbold	22–30	30–30	52–60
2023–24	EHF European League Winner	R3	H 65 Höör	37–28	36–32	73–60
		Group Matches Group A	Podravka Vegeta	19–23	31–22	1st place
			Praktiker-Vác	35–17	33–24
			Nykøbing Falster Håndbold	27–26	27–26
		Quarterfinals	Thüringer HC	39–35	33–26	72–61
		SF	Neptunes de Nantes	28–27
		Final	CS Gloria Bistrița	29–27
2024–25	EHF Champions League	Group stage Group A	FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria	21–27	25–26	6th place
			Metz Handball	29–29	20–24
			CSM București	28–32	21–32
			RK Krim Mercator	23–25	29–28
			Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub	33–28	22–22
			HC Podravka Vegeta	23–25	24–25
			Gloria Bistrița-Năsăud	25–23	28–31
		Playoffs	Odense Håndbold	20–33	21–25	41–58
2025–26	EHF Champions League	Group A	Metz Handball
			Győri ETO KC
			Gloria Bistrița-Năsăud
			Team Esbjerg
			Borussia Dortmund
			OTP Group Budućnost
			DVSC Schaeffler