Vipers Kristiansand

Vipers Kristiansand is a professional 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 coach Tomáš Hlavatý
LeagueREMA 1000-ligaen
2023–241st
Home
Away
Website
Official site

They claimed their first Norwegian championship in 2018, ending an 18 times streak for the champions from Larvik HK.[1] Since then, they've shown strong dominance in Norway and claimed 7 consecutive league titles, 7 cup titles and 5 playoff titles.

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] On 30 May 2021, they won the 2020–21 Women's EHF Champions League and the following year they succeeded again, becoming the first Norwegian team to win EHF Champions League two years in a row. In 2023, they claimed another Women's EHF Final 4 title and secured the treble while the EHF FINAL4 Women in Budapest broke the world record for spectator attendance at women’s handball matches.[3]

Achievements

REMA 1000-ligaen:

  • Gold: 2017/2018, 2018/2019, 2019/2020, 2020/2021, 2021/2022, 2022/2023, 2023/2024
  • Silver: 2016/2017
  • Bronze: 2002/2003

Norwegian Cup:

  • Gold: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022/23, 2023/2024[4]
  • Silver: 2010

EHF Champions League:

EHF Cup:

Team

Current squad
Squad for the 2024-25 season

Out on loan
Information of players out on loan
No. Nat. Player Position Date of Birth Since Loan until Current club
7 Martine Kårigstad Andersen Left Back 7 May 2002 1 December 2023 30 June 2025 Fana Håndball
15 Tuva Pharo Pivot 7 July 2004 1 July 2024 30 June 2025 Haslum Bærum Damer

Players on contract
Squad information
No. Nat. Player Position Date of Birth In Contract until Previous club
1 Sofie Börjesson Goalkeeper 31 May 1997 2022 2024 IK Sävehof
6 Océane Sercien-Ugolin Right back 15 December 1997 2022 2024 RK Krim Mercator
7 Martine Kårigstad Andersen Left back 7 May 2002 2022 Follo HK Damer
8 Karine Dahlum Right back 16 December 1999 2016 2024 IK Våg
9 Jamina Roberts Left back 28 May 1990 2022 2026 IK Sävehof
10 Vilde Jonassen Left wing 1 September 1992 2011 2025 None
11 Silje Waade Right back 20 March 1994 2018 2025 Byåsen HE
12 Julie Stokkendal Poulsen Goalkeeper 6 June 2001 2022 2024 Bjerringbro FH
13 Anna Vyakhireva Right back 13 March 1995 2022 2025 Rostov-Don
14 Tuva Høve Right wing 11 June 2000 2021 2026 Byåsen HE
15 Tuva Pharo Line player 7 July 2004 2023 Glassverket IF
16 Katrine Lunde Goalkeeper 30 March 1980 2017 2025 Rostov-Don
18 Mina Hesselberg Left wing 20 April 2000 2022 2027 Follo HK Damer
20 Lysa Tchaptchet Line player 20 December 2001 2021 2024 CB Elche
21 Paula Arcos Centre back 21 December 2001 2023 2025 BM Bera Bera
22 Marta Tomac Centre back 20 September 1990 2015 2025 Byåsen HE
23 Lois Abbingh Left back 13 August 1992 2023 2025 Odense Håndbold
27 Sunniva Næs Andersen Left wing 12 November 1996 2017 2026 Gjerpen IF
31 Ana Debelić Line player 9 January 1994 2021 2025 HC Astrakhanochka
32 Kjerstin Boge Solås Left back 31 December 1997 2024 2024 Byåsen HE
33 Luisa Schulze Line player 14 September 1990 2023 2024 Metz Handball
37 Jana Knedlíková Right wing 22 June 1989 2020 2025 Győri ETO KC

Transfers
Transfers for the 2024–25 season

Technical staff
  • Head coach: Tomáš Hlavatý
  • Assistant coach: Lene Rantala
  • Goalkeeping coach:

Notable former national team players

Notable former club players

Kit manufacturers
Period Kit manufacturer
–2016 Playmaker
2016–2023 Umbro
2023– Puma

Statistics

European record
Season Competition Round Club 1st leg 2nd leg Aggregate
2003–04 EHF Cup Round 3 OF Nea Ionia 37–13 36–21 73–34
Round of 16 ESBF Besançon 31–26 30–32 61–58
QF Eurostandard G.P. Skopje 41–33 33–24 74–57
SF Győri Graboplast ETO 29–26 20–29 49–55
2004–05 EHF Cup Round 3 ZMC Amicitia Zürich 19–27 34–25 53–52
1/8 Győri Graboplast ETO 28–38 25–33 53–71
2015–16 EHF Cup Winners' Cup Round 3 Halden HK 25–19 22–20 47–39
Last 16 MKS Selgros Lublin 28–22 22–25 50–47
Quarter-finals RK Krim 29–27 20–30 49–57
2016–17 EHF Cup R1 Cassano Magnago 52–10 37–12 89–22
R2 WHC Lada Togliatti 23–29 32–26 55–55
2017–18 EHF Cup
Finalist
 Group B Issy Paris 22–23 24–25 46–48
København Håndbold 30–23 25–30 55–53
Handball Club Lada 30–21 24–29 54–50
QF Brest Bretagne Handball 26–17 29–34 55–51
SF Viborg HK 31–34 29–23 60–57
F SCM Craiova 26–22 25–30 51–52
2017–18 EHF Champions League QT1-SF HC Gomel 43–19
QT1-F HC Podravka Vegeta 42–14
Group D Metz Handball 22–30 22–25 44–55
ŽRK Budućnost 29–19 23–26 52–45
SG BBM Bietigheim 24–29 24–25 48–54
2018–19 EHF Champions League
Third place		 Group D CSM București 27–29 31–26 58–55
Ferencvárosi TC 26–27 35–27 61–54
SG BBM Bietigheim 27–27 34–26 61–53
Main Round
Group 2		 Győri ETO KC 26–33 29–33 55–66
RK Krim Ljubljana 29–21 25–24 54–45
Thüringer HC 31–24 29–21 60–46
QF ŽRK Budućnost 25–18 24–19 49–37
SF Győri ETO KC 22–31
Bronze Match Metz Handball 31–30
2019–20 EHF Champions League Group A Metz Handball 38–38 17–26 55–64
RK Podravka Koprivnica 24–25 34–28 58–53
Ferencvárosi TC 31–22 34–29 65–51
Main Round
Group 1		 Rostov-Don 29–32 26–33 55–65
Team Esbjerg 31–35 30–35 61–70
CSM București 23–25 22–28 45–53
2020–21 EHF Champions League
Winner		 Group A Rostov-Don 23–24 0–10 5th place
Metz Handball 29–28 0–10
Team Esbjerg 28–28 27–27
Ferencvárosi TC 26–31 28–30
CSM București 30–25 29–22
SG BBM Bietigheim 10–0 33–29
RK Krim 37–30 27–26
Round of 16 Odense Håndbold 35–36 30–26 65–62
QF Rostov-Don 34–27 23–23 57–50
SF CSKA Moscow 33–30
Final Brest Bretagne Handball 34–28
2021–22 Champions League
Winner		 Group B CSKA Moscow 24–27 32–28 2nd place
RK Krim Mercator 27–26 37–20
Odense Håndbold 31–27 32–27
Győri Audi ETO KC 29–35 30–29
Metz Handball 18–23 25–31
Kastamonu Bld. GSK 39–25 35–24
IK Sävehof 34–25 42–23
QF RK Krim Mercator 33–24 32–25 65–49
SF Metz Handball 33–27
Final Győri Audi ETO KC 33–31
2022–23 EHF Champions League
Winner		 Group A Odense Håndbold 34–27 34–24 1st place
RK Krim Mercator 27–21 36–31
SG BBM Bietigheim 30–32 34–32
Brest Bretagne Handball 31–24 36–29
FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria 26–26 27–26
DHK Baník Most 43–21 39–24
CSM București 35–29 24–27
QF CS Rapid București 31–25 40–31 71–56
SF Győri Audi ETO KC 37–35
Final FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria 28–24
2023–24 EHF Champions League Group B Team Esbjerg 37–38 37–32 4th place
Metz Handball 34–36 29–31
CS Rapid București 29–30 35–30
FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria 37–26 35–27
Zagłębie Lubin 34–20 28–24
RK Krim Mercator 24–24 29–23
Ikast Håndbold 26–30 31–32
Playoffs DVSC Schaeffler 29–28 27–27 56–55
QF Győri ETO KC 23–30 26–24 49–54
2024–25 EHF Champions League Group B Team Esbjerg
ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica
HB Ludwigsburg
Győri Audi ETO KC
Brest Bretagne Handball
CS Rapid București
Odense Håndbold

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. "EHF FINAL4 WOMEN SETS WORLD RECORD FOR SPECTATOR ATTENDANCE". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  4. "NM-finaler Kvinner (innendørs)" (in Norwegian). NHF. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  5. "Vipers Kristiansand". European Handball Federation.
  6. "All-Star team gets fresh look in 2019". European Handball Federation. 24 August 2021.
  7. "Fan Favourite Oftedal leads Győr quartet in All-Star Team". eurohandball.com. 28 May 2021.
  8. "Győr quintet headline EHF Champions League All-Star Team". eurohandball.com. 3 June 2022.
  9. "Live blog: Vipers take third straight EHF Champions League trophy". eurohandball.com. 4 June 2023.
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