Larvik Håndballklubb, is a professional women's handball club from Larvik, Norway.
The club has won 36 titles total in both the Norwegian League and the Norwegian Cup, and won the EHF Champions League in 2011.
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History
Larvik HK was founded in 1990 as a merger of the handball departments in the two clubs Larvik Turn and Halsen. They played in the top division since 1992/93. During their first year they were close to relegation, but managed to remain on top. They saw their breakthrough the following season, as they won the league title in 1994, and played the Norwegian Cup final.
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. 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. On 14 May 2011, the club won the Women's EHF Champions League title for the first time.
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. 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. In 2020 the club again qualified for REMA 1000-ligaen, the Top Division.
Results
Norway
Norwegian League
Gold: 93/94, 96/97, 99/00, 00/01, 01/02, 02/03, 04/05, 05/06, 06/07, 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, 97/98, 99/00, 02/03, 03/04, 04/05, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
Silver: 93/94, 96/97, 98/99, 2007, 2025
Bronze: 23/24
Europe
EHF Champions League
Gold: 10/11
Silver: 12/13, 14/15
Cup Winners' Cup
Gold: 04/05, 07/08
Silver: 08/09
European Club Championship
Bronze: 2008
Team
Current squad
Squad for the 2026–27 season
Transfers
Transfers for the 2026–27 season
Technical staff
Head coach: Petter Grønstad
Assistant coach: Lene Rantala
Goalkeeping coach: Martin Reiersen
Physiotherapeut: Jørgen Eia Bringedal
Coaches
Peter Berthelsen (1 June 1990 – 1 June 1992)
Marit Breivik (1 June 1992 – 1 June 1994)
Gunnar Pettersen (1 June 1994 – 1 June 1996)
Kristjan Halldórsson (1 June 1996 – 1 June 1998)
Ole Gustav Gjekstad (1 June 1998– 1 June 2005)
Karl-Erik Bøhn (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 – 1 June 2026)
Petter Grønstad (1 June 2026 – )
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 21 February 2026