Drammen Håndballklubb is a Norwegian handball team located in Drammen, Norway. They compete in REMA 1000-ligaen, which is the highest league for men's handball clubs in Norway.
History The club was founded on March 3, 1992.https://dhk.no/2014/06/19/om-oss-2/ The foundation was the result of a long going project where handball clubs in Drammen and Lier gathered to discuss how to build a "Top Team" candidate for the region. The project resulted in two clubs joining forces - Reistad IL from Lier and IF Sturla from Drammen. The two clubs transferred their senior players to the new club, but continued as separate entities concentrating on development of children and youngsters. The colors of Drammen HK became blue - the same color as background of the city coat of arms.
Reistad IL was qualified to play in Norway Premier Division, so Drammen really got a flying start starting at the top level. However, Drammen did not make it through and was degraded to the Second Division the year after. However, In 1993 Drammen HK signed the Swedish trainer Kent-Harry Andersson, and returned to the Premier Division after one year. This was the beginning of a series of successes that was crowned in 1996, bringing home the EHF City Cup as the first Norwegian club ever to win a European title. In 1997, the team won the silver medal at the first club world championship, after losing 30-29 to the Spanish team Caja Cantabria in the final.https://www.elmundo.es/1997/01/09/deportes/09N0094.html In 2007, the team again reached the finals of European Cup Series No. 3 (Challenge Cup (EHF City Cup), but lost there against the Romanian CS UCM Reșița team. During its history, it won 4 Norwegian League (1997, 2007, 2008, 2010), 2 Norwegian Cup (2008, 2017). Some of the best Norway international players started their senior careers at Drammen HK, such as Glenn Solberg, Frode Hagen and Kristian Kjelling.
Crest, colours, supporters
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Sports Hall information
Name: – Drammenshallen City: – Drammen Capacity: – 4200 Address: – Knoffs gate 18, 3044 Drammen, Norway
Team
Current squad
Squad for the 2024–25 seasonhttps://dhk.no/spillerstall/ Drammen HKGoalkeepers 12 Ísak Steinsson 25 Oscar Larsen Syvertsen Left Wingers 10 Alexander Westby 44 Ole-Henry Dahl Right Wingers 31 Ola Hoftun Lillelien 35 Emil Hansson Line Players 13 Simen Vatne Andersen 17 August Olsen Storbugt 23 Espen Gommerud Våg
Left Backs 19 Sondre Ovid Skovli 20 Trym Korperud Johnsen Central Backs 28 August Lind Oma 33 Tobias Mehren Søberg 77 Nikolai Nalbant Moe Right Backs 5 David Walstad Haugstvedt 18 Viktor Petersen Norberg
Technical staff Head coach: Kristian Kjelling Assistant coach: Gøran Sørheim Goalkeeping coach: Mads Fjelddalen Physiotherapist: Hedda Hajum Physiotherapist: Marius Jensen Hoel
Transfers Transfers for the 2026–27 season
Joining
Leaving Tobias Mehren Søberg (CB) to Skanderborg AGF Håndbold
Transfer History
Transfers for the 2025–26 seasonJoining
Leaving Emil Hansson (RW) to HF Karlskrona August Olsen Storbugt (LP) to Nordsjælland Håndbold
Transfers for the 2024–25 seasonJoining Ísak Steinsson (GK) Espen Gommerud Våg (LP) from Sporting CPhttps://dhk.no/2024/04/09/espen-gommerud-vag-tilbake-i-blatt/ Alexander Westby (LW) from IK Sävehofhttps://topphandball.no/artikkel/alexander-orjevik-westby-klar-for-ny-dhk-periode/ Simen Vatne Andersen (LP) from TIF Viking
Leaving Andreas Björkman-Myhr (GK) to TSV St. Otmar St. Gallenhttps://topphandball.no/artikkel/andreas-bjorkman-myhr-forlater-dhk-klar-for-sveitsisk-toppklubb/ Róbert Sigurðarson (LB) to ÍBVhttps://gohandball.com/iceland/robert-sigurdarson-returns-to-ibv Kristian Rammel (LP) to Pfadi Winterthur Hermann Vildalen (LB) to Kristiansands IF Kristoffer Raastad-Hoel (RW)
Previous squads 2009–2010 Team Shirt NoNationalityPlayerBirth DatePosition 1 Mathias Kolstad Holm Goalkeeper 5 Simen Holm Right Back 6 Christian Spanne Right Winger 8 Jan-Richard Lislerud Hansen Left Winger 9 Marcus Litborn Central Back 10 Bard Kinn Nordhagen Right Back 11 Espen Lie Hansen Left Back 12 Lars Olav Olaussen Goalkeeper 13 Steffen Skancke Left Winger 14 Joakim Hykkerud Line Player 15 Eirik Rolid Central Back 16 Jonas Degnbol Goalkeeper 22 Gøran Sørheim Central Back 23 Jarle Mörk Pettersen Right Winger 24 Lars Henrik Ulsaker Eriksen Line Player 33 Jan Andre Modalen Line Player
2007–2008 Team Shirt NoNationalityPlayerBirth DatePosition 1 Mathias Kolstad Holm Goalkeeper 2 Glenn Solberg Central Back 3 Frode Hagen Left Back 5 Olav Hovind Central Back 6 Christian Spanne Right Winger 7 Anders Tverdal Left Winger 8 Jan-Richard Lislerud Hansen Left Winger 9 Vegard Strand Svang Line Player 10 Bard Kinn Nordhagen Right Back 11 Espen Lie Hansen Left Back 12 Simen Hansen Goalkeeper 13 Steffen Skancke Left Winger 14 Joakim Hykkerud Line Player 15 Terje Österhus Left Back 16 Truls Martin Buseth Goalkeeper 17 Marius Hovde Andersen Right Back 18 Eivind Nygard Line Player 22 Gøran Sørheim Central Back 27 Eldin Hajdarevic Right Winger
Accomplishments EHF City Cup: (1): 1996 (1): 2007 IHF Super Globe: (1): 1997 Norwegian League: (4): 1997, 2007, 2008, 2010 (6): 1995, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2018, 2022 (8): 1996, 2002, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2019, 2020, 2021 Norwegian Cup: (2): 2008, 2017 (4): 1999, 2000, 2010, 2011
European record
EHF City Cup SeasonRoundClubHomeAwayAggregate1995–96 Winners 1/16 Amirani Tbilisi 37–15 34–21 71–36 1/8 Paris Saint-Germain 21–18 22–22 43–40 Quarter-finals UMFA Mosfellsbaer 22–14 20–25 42–39 Semi-finals IFK Skövde 20–12 17–24 37–36 Finals VfL Hameln 27–21 22–21 49–42
EHF ranking
Rank Team Points65 CB Ademar León6266 SSV Brixen6067 Põlva Serviti6068 Drammen HK5869 Górnik Zabrze5770 Balatonfüredi KSE5771 Anorthosis Famagusta57
Former club members
Notable former players
Goalkeepers Torbjørn Bergerud (2011–2015) Sander Heieren (2019–2022) Mathias Kolstad Holm (2003–2020) Lars Olav Olaussen (1997–2007, 2009–2013) Frode Scheie (1992–1996) Anders Lindqvist (1996–1998)
Right wingers Lars Erik Bjørnsen (2011–2014) Aksel Horgen (2017–2020) Geir Oustorp (1995–1997, 1999–2007) Christian Spanne (2006–2011, 2015–2019)
Left wingers Ole Magnus Ekelund (2008–2009) Jan-Richard Lislerud Hansen (2004–2008, 2009–2014) August Pedersen (2021–2022) Marius Riise (1994–1998, 2001–2002) Bjarki Sigurðsson (1997–1998)
Line players Håvard Augensen (2008–2009) Joakim Hykkerud (2004–2011, 2017–2021) Henrik Jakobsen (2009–2015) Frank Løke (2015–2016) Taip Ramadani (2001–2003) Uldis Lībergs
Left backs Thomas Boilesen (2016–2020) Frode Hagen (1992–1997, 2006–2008) Espen Lie Hansen (2006–2011, 2019–2021) Johannes Hippe (2015–2019) Kristian Kjelling (1999–2002, 2015–2016) Ronald Putans Hermann Vildalen (2017–2018, 2021–2024)
Central backs Roger Kjendalen (2001–2002) Glenn Solberg (1992–1997, 2006–2010) Gøran Sørheim (2006–2014, 2017–2023) Steffen Stegavik (2008–2009) Stian Tønnesen (1994–1996) Jonas Larholm (2019–2020)
Right backs Svein-Erik Bjerkrheim Steven Larsson (2011-2012)
References
External links
Drammen HK at Handball Base