ØIF Arendal

ØIF Arendal
Full nameØyestad Idrettsforening Arendal
NicknameØyestad
Short nameØIF
FoundedApril 1, 1929 (1929-04-01)
ArenaSparebanken Norge Amfi Arendal, Arendal
Capacity3,000
Head coachJosip Vidovic
CaptainKristijan Jurisic
LeagueREMA 1000-ligaen
Club colours   
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ØIF Arendal is a Norwegian handball team located in Arendal, Norway. Since 2009, they compete in REMA 1000-ligaen, which is the highest league for men's handball clubs in Norway.

The team colours are red and black. They play their home matches in the Sparebanken Norge Amfi Arendal, dressing the playing court in red and black.

Arendal
Location of ØIF Arendal

History

The club was founded on April 1, 1929. The club was promoted to the top division, the REMA 1000-ligaen, in the 2008/2009 season. Former international Preben Vildalen was also a member of the promoted team.

Before their 2009 debut season in the REMA 1000-ligaen, the men's team was separated into a distinct legal entity under the multi-sport club Øyestad IF Allianse, which is when they got their current name; ØIF Arendal (legally: Øyestad IF håndball elite). The original Øyestad sports club men's team (Øyestad IF håndball) plays on the national third level and collaborates with ØIF Arendal, serving as a feeder team.

The team debuted in the elite series on September 26, 2009, defeating Runar Sandefjord 27–24 at home.[1] They finished fourth in 2010 and 2011.

In the 2012/2013 season, the team moved from the Nedeneshallen sports hall to the new Sparebanken Sør Amfi (since 2025 named Sparebanken Norge Amfi Arendal).

On 30 December 2014, ØIF won the Norwegian Cup for the first time after defeating Bodø HK 23–22 in the final.[2] ØIF won the Norwegian League in 2015, 2016 and 2019.

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2025–26 season[3]
ØIF Arendal

Technical staff

  • Head coach: Josip Vidovic
  • Assistant coach: Kenny Ekman
  • Physiotherapist: Harald Eiker Berg
  • Physiotherapist: Preben Jørgensen

Transfers

Transfers for the 2026–27 season

Transfer History

Previous squads

Accomplishments

EHF ranking

As of 30/11/2025[5]
Rank Team Points
104 HC Berchem 46
105 Chambery Savoie 46
106 ØIF Arendal 45
107 KH Besa Famgas 44
108 USAM Nimes 44

Former club members

Notable former players

Goalkeepers

Right wingers

Left wingers

Line players

Left backs

Central backs

Right backs

References

  1. ^ AS, TV 2 (2009-09-25). "ØIF Arendal tilbake i toppen". TV 2 (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2025-11-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ "Norwegen: Arendal zum ersten Mal Pokalsieger" (in German). handball-world.news. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  3. ^ https://oifarendal.no/spillerstall/
  4. ^ https://www.topphandball.no/artikkel/elverum-signerer-strek-kjempen-sondre-gjerdalen/
  5. ^ "Eurotopteam, classement européen des clubs de Handball".
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