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.

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.

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
 * Silver: 2010

EHF Champions League:
 * Gold: 2020/2021, 2021/2022, 2022/2023
 * Bronze: 2018/2019

EHF Cup:
 * Finalist: 2017/2018

Current squad

 * Squad for the 2024-25 season


 * Goalkeepers
 * 12 🇳🇴 Silje Solberg-Østhassel
 * 🇳🇴 Dina Frisendal
 * 16 🇳🇴 Katrine Lunde
 * Wingers
 * RW:
 * 8 Mia Emmenegger
 * 14 🇳🇴 Tuva Høve
 * 37 🇨🇿 Jana Knedlíková
 * LW:
 * 10 🇳🇴 Vilde Jonassen
 * 18 🇳🇴 Mina Hesselberg
 * 27 🇳🇴 Sunniva Næs Andersen
 * Line players
 * 20 Merel Freriks [[Image:Injury icon 2.svg|15px]]
 * 31 Ana Debelić [[Image:Injury icon 2.svg|15px]]


 * Back players
 * LB
 * 9 🇸🇪 Jamina Roberts
 * 23 Lois Abbingh
 * CB
 * 21 🇪🇸 Paula Arcos
 * 22 🇳🇴 Marta Tomac
 * Larissa Nüsser
 * RB
 * 11 🇳🇴 Silje Waade
 * 🇸🇪 Nina Koppang

Transfers

 * Transfers for the 2024–25 season


 * [[Image:Arrow-up.gif]] Joining
 * 🇳🇴 Silje Solberg-Østhassel (GK) (from 🇭🇺 Győri ETO KC)
 * 🇳🇴 Dina Frisendal (GK) (on loan from 🇳🇴 Fana)
 * Larissa Nüsser (CB) (from Odense Håndbold)
 * 🇸🇪 Nina Koppang (RB) (from 🇸🇪 IK Sävehof)
 * Mia Emmenegger (RW) (from Spono Eagles)
 * Merel Freriks (P) (from 🇫🇷 Brest Bretagne Handball)


 * [[Image:Arrow-down.gif]] Leaving
 * Julie Stokkendal Poulsen (GK) (to 🇳🇴 Oppsal Håndball)
 * 🇸🇪 Sofie Börjesson (GK) (to Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub)
 * 🇳🇴 Kjerstin Boge Solås (LB) (to 🇳🇴 Storhamar HE)
 * 🇫🇷 Océane Sercien-Ugolin (RB) (to 🇭🇺 Debreceni VSC)
 * 🇳🇴 Karine Dahlum (RB) (to SønderjyskE)
 * 🇷🇺 Anna Vyakhireva (RB) (to 🇫🇷 Brest Bretagne Handball)
 * 🇪🇸 Lysa Tchaptchet (P) (to Odense Håndbold)
 * 🇩🇪 Luisa Schulze (P) (to 🇩🇪 Frisch Auf Göppingen)
 * 🇳🇴 Tuva Pharo (P) (on loan to 🇳🇴 Haslum Bærum Damer)

Technical staff

 * Head coach: 🇸🇰 Tomáš Hlavatý
 * Assistant coach: Lene Rantala
 * Goalkeeping coach:

Notable former national team players

 * 🇳🇴 Veronica Kristiansen
 * 🇳🇴 Elise Alsand
 * 🇳🇴 Kristine Lunde-Borgersen
 * 🇳🇴 Kari Brattset Dale
 * 🇳🇴 Pernille Wibe
 * 🇳🇴 Linn Jørum Sulland
 * 🇳🇴 Emilie Hegh Arntzen
 * 🇳🇴 Malin Aune
 * 🇳🇴 Henny Reistad
 * 🇳🇴 Nora Mørk
 * 🇳🇴 Heidi Løke
 * 🇳🇴 Andrea Austmo Pedersen
 * 🇳🇴 Ragnhild Valle Dahl
 * 🇳🇴 Kjerstin Boge Solås
 * 🇳🇴 Karine Dahlum
 * Carolina Morais
 * Katarina Ježić
 * 🇨🇿 Markéta Jeřábková
 * Louise Pedersen
 * Annette Jensen
 * 🇪🇸 Nerea Pena
 * 🇪🇸 Lysa Tchaptchet
 * 🇫🇷 Océane Sercien-Ugolin
 * 🇮🇸 Þórey Rósa Stefánsdóttir
 * 🇩🇪 Angie Geschke
 * 🇩🇪 Luisa Schulze
 * 🇭🇺 Zsuzsanna Tomori
 * 🇯🇵 Sakura Hauge
 * Jessy Kramer
 * Lynn Knippenborg
 * Charris Rozemalen
 * Annick Lipman
 * 🇷🇺 Anna Vyakhireva
 * 🇸🇪 Isabelle Gulldén
 * 🇸🇪 Evelina Eriksson
 * 🇸🇪 Sofie Börjesson

Notable former club players

 * 🇳🇴 Beate Bang Grimestad
 * 🇳🇴 Bodil Flo Berge
 * 🇳🇴 Janne Brox
 * 🇳🇴 Susanne Fuglestad
 * 🇳🇴 Hilde Kvifte
 * 🇳🇴 Ingunn Birkeland
 * 🇳🇴 Lindy Taraldsen
 * 🇳🇴 Christin Høgaas Daland
 * 🇳🇴 Katrine Høyland
 * 🇳🇴 Helene Jørgensen Vinknes
 * 🇳🇴 Gerd Elin Albert
 * 🇳🇴 Susann Iren Hall
 * 🇳🇴 Pernille Wang Skaug
 * 🇳🇴 Kristin Nørstebø
 * 🇳🇴 Jeanett Kristiansen
 * 🇳🇴 June Andenæs
 * 🇳🇴 Hanna Yttereng
 * 🇳🇴 Tonje Refsnes
 * 🇸🇪 Therese Helgesson
 * 🇸🇪 Emma Jonsson
 * 🇸🇪 Sara Nirvander
 * 🇸🇪 Ulrika Olsson
 * Michelle Brandstrup
 * Sanne Bak Pedersen
 * Mathilde Kristensen
 * Julie Stokkendal Poulsen
 * Birgit Van Os
 * 🇭🇺 Renáta Kári-Horváth
 * Karin Weigelt

Top scorers in the EHF Champions League

 * Last updated on 4 May 2024