Vipers Kristiansand


Vipers Kristiansand was a professional handball club from Kristiansand, Norway. The team competed in REMA 1000-ligaen, the top division in the country, from its promotion in 2001 until its bankruptcy in 2025.
They claimed their first Norwegian championship in 2018, ending an 18 times streak for the champions from Larvik HK. 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. 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.
On 20 October 2024, the club announced they were going to seek bankruptcy. On 21 October 2024, it was reported that the club would not seek bankruptcy after all. A group of investors were interested in saving the club, in exchange that a new board of directors were elected and that the current one collectively stepped off.
However, on 13 January 2025, the club officially declared bankruptcy with all players being let go of their contracts.
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Achievements

REMA 1000-ligaen:
Norwegian Cup:
  • Winner: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022/23, 2023/2024
  • Silver: 2010
EHF Champions League:
EHF Cup:

Players

Notable former national team players

Notable former club players

Statistics

Top scorers in the EHF Champions League

RankNameSeasons
played		Goals
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