Norwegian Men's Handball Cup
{{For|the women's cup|Norwegian Women's Handball Cup}}
{{Infobox football tournament
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| founded = 1939 (outdoors)
1958 (indoors)
| number of teams =
| region = {{NOR}}
| qualifier for =
| current champions = Kolstad Håndball (2023/2024)
| most successful club = Fredensborg BK (15 titles)
| current = 2023/24
| website = [https://www.handball.no/system/kamper/turnering/?turnid=413051 handball.no]
}}
The Norwegian Men's Handball Cup ({{langx|no|NM (Norgesmesterskapet)}}), is the main domestic cup tournament for Norwegian men's handball clubs, which is organised and supervised by the Norwegian Handball Federation.{{Cite web |title=NM Senior |url=https://www.handball.no/regioner/nhf-sentralt/kampaktivitet/topphandball/nm-senior/ |access-date=12 March 2023 |website=handball.no}} The competition has been played annually since 1946. Fredensborg BK is the most successful team with 15 titles.{{Cite web |title=Fredensborg/Ski Håndballklubb |url=https://snl.no/Fredensborg/Ski_Håndballklubb |access-date=12 March 2023 |website=Great Norwegian Encyclopedia|date=23 April 2020 }} Between 1939 and 1974 there was also an outdoor competition besides indoor.{{Cite web |title=Oversikt over norgesmestere i håndball |url=https://snl.no/h%C3%A5ndball_-_norgesmestere |access-date=12 March 2023 |website=Great Norwegian Encyclopedia}}{{Cite web |title=Program og resultater |url=https://www.sportsidioten.no/resultater/final8-arendal-2023-nm-sluttspill-handball/ |access-date=12 March 2023 |website=sportsidioten.no|date=24 February 2023 }}
Since the 2022/23 edition the semifinals and finals are being played in a Final 8 format, where men's final 4 teams play during the same weekend in the same arena.{{Cite web |title=Dette er Final8 |url=https://final8.no/dette-er-final8/ |access-date=12 March 2023 |website=final8.no}}
Finals
=Outdoors=
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| Year{{Cite web |title=NM-finaler Menn (utendørs) |url=https://www.handball.no/regioner/nhf-sentralt/kampaktivitet/topphandball/nm-senior/nm-finaler-menn-utendors/ |access-date=26 February 2023 |website=handball.no}}
! Winners ! Score ! Runners-up |
|---|
| 1939
|SK Arild (1) |6–5 |
| 1940
|Nordstrand IF (1) |9–6 |
| 1946
|Mode (1) |4–2 |
| 1947
|Oslo HK (1) |10–2 |
| 1948
|Oslo HK (2) |9–7 |Mode |
| 1949
|SK Arild (2) |4–2 |
| 1950
|SK Arild (3) |4–3 |
| 1951
|SK Arild (4) |10–7 |
| 1952
|Nordstrand IF (2) |8–7 |Mode |
| 1953
|Nordstrand IF (3) |11–3 |
| 1954
|Oslo HK (3) |9–5 |
| 1955
|Oslo HK (4) |13–5 |Støa |
| 1956
|Oslo IL (1) |19–7 |Støa |
| 1957
|Oslo IL (2) |13–9 |
| 1958
|Oslo IL (3) |16–10 |
| 1959
|Fredensborg BK (1) |19–10 |
| 1960
|Fredensborg BK (2) |18–14 |
| 1961
|Fredensborg BK (3) |20–15 |
| 1962
|Grønland IF (1) |18–11 |
| 1963
|Nordstrand IF (4) |17–13 |
| 1964
|Oppsal Håndball (1) |15–10 |
| 1965
|Fredensborg BK (4) |16–14 |
| 1966
|Fredensborg BK (5) |16–9 |
| 1967
|Oslo Studentene (1) |15–13 |
| 1968
|Oslo Studentene (2) |23–10 |
| 1969
|Stabæk Håndball (1) |18–15 |
| 1970
|Fredensborg BK (6) |17–10 |
| 1971
|Bækkelagets SK (1) |16–3 |
| 1972
|Fredensborg BK (7) |15–10 |
| 1973
|Oppsal Håndball (2) |23–14 |
| 1974
|Fredensborg BK (8) |13–12 |
=Indoors=
Note that the year the title counts for has been changing during the years, sometimes being by what year the cup started and sometimes by season.
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| Year{{Cite web |title=NM-finaler Menn (innendørs) |url=https://www.handball.no/regioner/nhf-sentralt/kampaktivitet/topphandball/nm-senior/nm-vinnere-menn/ |access-date=26 February 2023 |website=handball.no}}
! Winners ! Score ! Runners-up |
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| 1958
|SK Arild (5) |20–9 |
| 1959
|Fredensborg BK (9) |11–7 |
| 1960
|Nordstrand IF (5) |11–7 |
| 1961
|Nordstrand IF (6) |21–17 |
| 1962
|Fredensborg BK (10) |24–10 |
| 1963
|Grønland IF (2) |16–15 |
| 1964
|SK Arild (6) |15–14 |
| 1965
|Fredensborg BK (11) |19–11 |
| 1966
|Fredensborg BK (12) |18–15 |
| 1976/77
|Refstad IL (1) |15–11 |
| 1977/78
|Fjellhammer IL (1) |16–15 |
| 1978/79
|Fjellhammer IL (2) |19–17 |
| 1979/80
|SK Rapp (1) |13–11 |
| 1980/81
|Kristiansands IF (1) |20–18 |
| 1981/82
|Fredensborg BK (13) |22–17 |
| 1982/83
|Fredensborg BK (14) |28–18 |
| 1983/84
|Fjellhammer IL (3) |14–13 |
| 1984/85
|Fredensborg BK (15) |20–19 |
| 1985/86
|Stavanger IF (1) |19–13 |
| 1986/87
|IF Urædd (1) |21–16 |
| 1987/88
|IF Urædd (2) |19–18 |
| 1988/89
|Viking HK (1) |21–17 |
| 1989/90
|Sandefjord (1) |26–25 |
| 1990/91
|Sandefjord (2) |24–18 |
| 1991/92
|Stavanger IF (2) |21–20 |
| 1992/93
|Runar Håndball (1) |26–16 |
| 1993/94
|Sandefjord (3) |25–14 |
| 1994/95
|Viking HK (2) |28–25 |
| 1995/96
|Runar Håndball (2) |29–22 |
| 1996/97
|Viking HK (3) |36–35 |
| 1997/98
|Runar Håndball (3) |18–17 |
| 1998/99
|Sandefjord (4) |26–18 |
| 1999/00
|Viking HK (4) |24–21 |
| 2000/01
|Sandefjord (5) |22–20 |
| 2001/02
|Sandefjord (6) |35–26 |
| 2002/03
|Sandefjord (7) |29–26 |
| 2003/04
|Sandefjord (8) |32–23 |
| 2004/05
|Haslum HK (1) |29–25 |
| 2005/06
|Sandefjord (9) |30–20 |
| 2006/07
|Sandefjord (10) |27–26 |
| 2007/08
|Drammen HK (1) |33–24 |
| 2008/09
|Runar Håndball (4) |27–24 |
| 2009/10
|Elverum Håndball (1) |25–24 |
| 2010
|Haslum HK (2) |24–20 |Follo HK |
| 2011
|Haslum HK (3) |38–28 |
| 2012
|FyllingenBergen (1) |22–19 |
| 2013
|FyllingenBergen (2) |33–23 |
| 2014
|ØIF Arendal (1) |23–22 |
| 2015
|Bodø HK (1) |23–21 |
| 2016
|Haslum HK (4) |28–26 |
| 2017
|Drammen HK (2) |28–23 |
| 2018
|Elverum Håndball (2) |30–22 |
| 2019
|Elverum Håndball (3) |35–33 |
| 2020
|Elverum Håndball (4) |37–29 |
| 2021
|Elverum Håndball (5) |35–32 |
| 2022/23
|Kolstad Håndball (1) |34–27 |
| 2023/24
|Kolstad Håndball (2) |27–23 |
| 2024/25
|Kolstad Håndball (3) |28–27 |
References
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External links
- [https://www.handball.no/regioner/nhf-sentralt/kampaktivitet/topphandball/nm-senior/ NM] at Handball.no
- [https://final8.no/ NM] at Final8.no
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