Glassverket IF is a soccer and handball club from Drammen, Norway. The club is most famous for their handball team, which currently compete in the second tier of Norwegian handball, the 1. divisjon.
The club also facilitates skiing and used to play bandy.
History The club was founded on February 11, 1911. The handball department was founded in 1961. In 1974 they won the national championship and national cup in field handball for the first time.
In the 1980s, the club was in the top division of Norwegian handball, and they won the indoor national championship in 1981. In the 90s they featured mainly in the second and third tier.
In 2012 they were promoted to the top division once again. In 2015 the handball club finished 2nd behind Larvik HK.
In the 2016-17 season the club was in economic trouble and had to release the entire player and coaching personnel. They finished last that season and was relegated to the 1st division. The club could not stay in the first division due to the financial issues and were administratively relegated to the 3rd division.
For the 2022-23 they overtook the 1st division license from Reistad IL, and once again they played in the 1st division.
Kits
AWAY
Handball
Honours Norwegian League: Bronze: 2015/2016, 2016/2017 Silver: 2014/2015 Norwegian Cup: Silver: 2015
European record
Season Competition Round Club 1st leg 2nd leg Aggregate 2016–17 EHF Champions LeagueQ1 Yenimahalle Bld. SK 34–23 1st place RK Podravka Koprivnica 28–19Group A Budućnost 23–30 21–22 4th place Metz Handball 22–24 19–25 Thüringer HC 27–33 16–24 EHF CupGroup D Nykøbing Falster HK 25–25 32–32 4th place TuS Metzingen 16–22 17–39 HC Lada Togliatti 26–25 21–32 2017–18 EHF CupQR2 Issy-Paris Hand 17–26 22-23
Team Current squad Squad for the 2018-19 season
Goalkeeper 1 Renate Resvoll Holm 12 Silje Johannessen 16 Mia Stensland Wingers RW 5 Martine Håkonsen LW 3 Nina Bull-Engelstad 6 Charlotte Aasbø Line players 7 Marte Figenschau 8 Julia Vangen
Back players 5 Martine Skjærvik Håkonsen 9 Rikke Klausen 11 Linn Andresen 14 Emilie Sjøgren 15 Renate Saastad Sømme 17 Siren Landsverk Hals 22 Freja Christensen
2018-2019 Transfers
Joining
Leaving Thale Rushfeldt Deila (to Fredrikstad BK) Live Rushfeldt Deila (to Skrim Kongsberg) Irene Fanton (to Mosonmagyaróvári KC SE) Trine Bronsta (to Skrim Kongsberg) Amalie Henriette Finrud Jøsendal (to Fana)
Technical staff Head coach: Christoffer Torget Moseng Assistant coach: Espen Fossli Olaussen
Notable former players Turid Smedsgård Alma Hasanić Grizović Tiril Merg Kari Brattset Dale Martine Wolff Line Bjørnsen Line Ellertsen June Andenæs Martina Thörn Birna Berg Haraldsdóttir Veronica Kristiansen Jeanett Kristiansen Renate Saastad Sømme Trine Bronsta Emilie Christensen Thale Rushfeldt Deila Live Rushfeldt Deila Marte Figenschau
Football The football department was restarted in 2007 after laying dormant for many years. In 2011 they were promoted to the 5. divisjon, the sixth tier in the Norwegian football league system.
References
External links Official website EHF Profile