Sola HK (short: Sola Håndball) is a handball club from Sola Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The women's team currently competes in REMA 1000-ligaen.
History The club was founded as the handball department of Sola Turn og Idrettslag in 1934. In 1995 the various teams was split up, and Sola Fotball and Sola Handball were created.Brønnøysundregistrene - Nøkkelopplysninger fra Enhetsregisteret Brreg.no
In 1994 the team was promoted from the 3rd to the 2nd division, and just the season after it was promoted to the 1st Division, winning 23 of 24 games. In 1995-96 the team won the first division with 21 wins out of 26. However they were relegated just the season after.
In 1997-98 the team was promoted again, after winning all 24 games in the 1st division.
In the 2005-06 season, the team was relegated after finishing 11th.2005-06 Eliteserien at the Norwegian Handball Federation They were then in the second tier until 2009-10, when they finished 2nd behind Flint Tønsberg.2009-10 1. divisjon at the Norwegian Handball Federation
In the 2025-26 season, the team won their first ever Norwegian Championship, after finishing 2nd the season before.2025-26 season Rema-1000 ligaen at the Norwegian handball federation2024-25 season at flashscore.com
Results Norway REMA 1000-ligaen Gold: 2025/26 Silver: 2024/25 Bronze: 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24 Norwegian Cup Finalist: 2020, 2022/23 1st division Gold: 1995/96, 1997/98 Silver: 2009/10 2nd division Winner: 1994/95
Team Current squad Squad for the 2026–27 season
Goalkeeper 12 Rikke Granlund 16 Johanna Fossum Wingers RW 7 Synne With 22 Pia Grønstad LW 29 Thea Kristensen 77 Camilla Herrem (c) Line players 6 Selma Henriksen 9 Kaja Haugseng 27 Thea Årsvold
Back players LB 5 Malin Holta 10 Angunn Gudmestad 18 Noelle Isabella Osterwalder 20 Martine Kårigstad Andersen 23 Elise Utsola 24 Martha Barka CB 3 Frida Brandbu Andersen 8 Frøydis Seierstad Eriksen 17 Kristiane Knutsen (pregnant) 31 Sara Todireanu Thorsen RB 11 Hanna Ræstad 15 Maria Khan
Transfers Transfers for the 2026–27 season
Joining Mats Jansen (Assistant coach) (from Falk Horten) Johanna Fossum (GK) (from Neckarsulmer SU) Angunn Gudmestad (LB) (from Neckarsulmer SU) Noelle Isabella Osterwalder (LB) (from Yellow Winterthur) Martine Kårigstad Andersen (LB) (from Fana) Frøydis Seierstad (CB) (from Larvik HK) Elise Utsola (RB) (from own rows) Thea Årsvold (P) (from own rows)
Leaving Petter Grønstad (Assistant coach) (to Larvik HK) Ine Skartveit Bergsvik (GK) (retires) Vilde Refsland (LW) (to Stavanger IF) Ine Erlandsen Grimsrud (LB) (to VästeråsIrsta HF) Melanie Bak (LB) Merlinda Qorraj (LB) (to Le Havre AC) Dina Klungtveit Olufsen (CB) (to Ålgård IL) Hege Holgersen Danielsen (P) (retires)
Transfers for the 2027–28 season
Joining
Leaving Frida Brandbu Andersen (CB) (to Ikast Håndbold) Selma Henriksen (P) (to Ikast Håndbold)
Technical staff Head coach: Steffen Stegavik Assistant coach: Mats Jansen Goalkeeping coach: Ine Skartveit Bergsvik
Notable former club and national team players
Hilde Østbø Lene Tønnesen Mimi Kopperud Slevigen Tonje Nøstvold Ida Bjørndalen Karlsson Ingrid Ødegård Anja Hammerseng-Edin Live Rushfeldt Deila Kristina Novak Mayssa Pessoa Maja Breznik Rinka Duijndam
Notable former club players
Gro Engstrøm Line Ellertsen Silje Bolset Trine Fjelde Olsen Monica Meland Marianne Økland Mette Ommundsen Marianne Mellemstrand Lene Andersen Ege Olaug Iren Lode Susan Andersen Susann Jøraanstad Monica Nesvik Linn Merete Rosenlund Malene Solheim Katrine Høyland Heidi Samuelsen Nina Stokland Hege Bakken Wahlquist Tonje Haug Lerstad Amalie Frøland Guro Berland Husebø Lene Kristiansen Tveiten Maja Magnussen Mia Kristin Syverud Ine Marie Terland Martine Wolff Ine Erlandsen Grimsrud Dina Klungtveit Olufsen Hege Holgersen Danielsen Ine Skartveit Bergsvik Kimberley Ewanovich Melanie Bak Merlinda Qorraj Alicja Lucyna Zacharska Esmeralda Fetahovic
Statistics
Top scorers in the EHF Champions League Last updated on 4 October 2026 RankNameSeasons playedGoals1 Camilla Herrem2762 Frida Brandbu Andersen2683 Kristiane Knutsen2454 Pia Grønstad243 Selma Henriksen6 Dina Klungtveit Olufsen1317 Malin Holta2288 Kaja Haugseng227 Synne With10 Hanna Ræstad218
Top scorers in EHF European League Last updated on 22 February 2025 RankNameSeasons playedGoals1 Camilla Herrem31752 Kristina Novak31573 Maja Magnussen31284 Live Rushfeldt Deila31125 Malin Holta21096 Kristiane Knutsen4927 Lene Kristiansen Tveiten3728 Frøydis Seierstad Eriksen256 Kaja Haugseng310 Martine Wolff346
European record Season Competition Round Club 1st leg 2nd leg Aggregate 2005-06 EHF Cup Winners' CupR1 SPES Kefalovrysos 53–11 37–15 90–26R2 Kuban Krasnodar 25–30 24–25 49–55 2021–22 EHF European LeagueR2 HC Kuban Krasnodar 37–33 31–24 68–57R3 HC Astrakhanochka 36–25 20–27 56–52 Group Matches Group A ESBF Besançon 39–32 34–27 1st place Mosonmagyaróvári KC SE 31–26 27–22 RK Lokomotiva Zagreb 25–18 40–25QF CS Minaur Baia Mare 32–40 29–29 61–69 2022–23EHF European LeagueR3 Rocasa Gran Canaria 32–29 34–28 66–57 Group Matches Group C Nykøbing Falster Håndbold 28–26 26–28 2nd place DVSC Schaeffler 30–25 21–25 Podravka Koprivnica 35–29 31–23QF Thüringer HC 35–35 24–27 59–622023–24EHF European League R3 Super Amara Bera Bera 39–32 28–34 67–66 Group Matches Group D Costa del Sol Malaga 26–22 36–31 1st place Motherson Mosonmagyaróvár 28–32 34–29 CSM Târgu Jiu 40–29 31–21 QF Neptunes de Nantes 27–31 30–39 57–702024–25EHF European League R3 LC Brühl Handball 33–23 37–32 70–55 Group Matches Group B Ikast Håndbold 34–35 26–32 4th place Borussia Dortmund 32–30 28–29 SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea 29–32 34–382025–26 EHF Champions League Group stageGroup B CSM București 30–38 31–34 8th place Odense Håndbold 27–32 25–40 Brest Bretagne Handball 24–26 25–36 Ferencvárosi TC 25–26 24–28 RK Krim Mercator 28–35 22–22 RK Podravka Koprivnica 26–31 33–26 Ikast Håndbold 22–31 23–322026–27 EHF Champions League Group stageGroup A Brest Bretagne Handball 25–29 Team Esbjerg 25–28 FTC-Rail Cargo Hungaria 25–28 Borussia Dortmund 27–32 OTP Group Budućnost CSM București RK Krim Mercator
References
External links Official website Official Topphåndball website