Faroe Islands women's national handball team

Faroe Islands
Information
AssociationHandball Federation of the Faroe Islands
CoachClaus Mogensen
Assistant coachSimon Olsen
CaptainPernille Brandenborg
Most capsPernille Brandenborg (46)
Most goalsTurið Arge Samuelsen (135)
Colours
Team colours
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1st
Team colours
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2nd
Results
World Championship
Appearances1 (First in 2025)
European Championship
Appearances1 (First in 2024)
Best result17th (2024)
Last updated on 20 January 2025.

The Faroe Islands women's national handball team are the women's team for the Faroe Islands.

In June 2017 the team advanced for the first time from the Qualification Phase 1 to Phase 2 of the European Women's Handball Championship qualification, when they won both matches in their group in the 2018 European Women's Handball Championship qualification which were against Greece and Finland.[1] Faroe Island qualified for the territory's first European Women's Handball Championship in 2024. The same way they qualified for their first World Women's Handball Championship in 2025.

Results

World Championships

Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA
Norway 1993 Did not qualify
AustriaHungary 1995
Germany 1997
DenmarkNorway 1999
Italy 2001
France 2003
Russia 2005
France 2007
China 2009
Brazil 2011
Serbia 2013
Denmark 2015
Germany 2017
Spain 2021
DenmarkNorwaySweden 2023
GermanyNetherlands 2025 Qualified
Hungary 2027 To be determined
Spain 2029
Czech RepublicPoland 2031
Total 1/19 – 0 0 0 0 0 0

European Championship

Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA
Germany 1994 Did not qualify
Denmark 1996
Netherlands 1998
Romania 2000
Denmark 2002
Hungary 2004
Sweden 2006
North Macedonia 2008
DenmarkNorway 2010
Serbia 2012
HungaryCroatia 2014
Sweden 2016
France 2018
DenmarkNorway 2020
SloveniaNorth MacedoniaMontenegro 2022
AustriaHungarySwitzerland 2024 Preliminary round 17th place 3 0 1 2 66 78
Czech RepublicPolandRomaniaSlovakiaTurkey 2026 TBD
DenmarkNorwaySweden 2028
Total 1/18 – 3 0 1 2 66 78

Team

Current squad

The squad chosen for the 2024 European Women's Handball Championship in Switzerland, Austria and Hungary.[2][3]

Head coach: Claus Mogensen

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
1 GK Annika Fríðheim Petersen (1999-06-01) 1 June 1999 1.79 m 27 0 Denmark EH Aalborg
2 LB Elsa Egholm (2003-06-21) 21 June 2003 1.73 m 18 21 Faroe Islands H71
4 RW Brynhild Pálsdóttir (2003-03-05) 5 March 2003 1.73 m 7 6 Faroe Islands H71
6 CB Marita Mortensen (1998-03-24) 24 March 1998 1.77 m 14 17 Denmark HØJ Elite
7 P Bjarta Osberg Johansen (1993-04-28) 28 April 1993 1.69 m 37 37 Faroe Islands Kyndil
8 LW Rannvá Olsen (2003-01-22) 22 January 2003 1.67 m 14 24 Faroe Islands VÍF
10 RB Súna Krossteig Hansen (2000-03-29) 29 March 2000 1.67 m 31 74 Denmark Skanderborg Håndbold
11 RW Lukka Arge (2004-06-28) 28 June 2004 1.79 m 5 0 Faroe Islands H71
13 P Brynja Høj (1996-02-26) 26 February 1996 1.71 m 19 8 Faroe Islands Neistin
17 P Lív Bentsdóttir Zachariasen (2002-04-11) 11 April 2002 1.77 m 10 7 Denmark Ajax København
18 P Pernille Brandenborg (c) (1997-06-29) 29 June 1997 1.85 m 42 59 Denmark København Håndbold
21 B Maria Pálsdóttir Nólsoy (2004-08-19) 19 August 2004 1.76 m 13 36 Denmark HH Elite
22 RB Bjørk Franksdóttir Joensen (2004-02-11) 11 February 2004 1.69 m 86 6 Denmark Randers HK
23 RW Lív Sveinbjørnsdóttir Poulsen (2001-12-27) 27 December 2001 1.73 m 22 45 Denmark EH Aalborg
33 LW Turið Arge Samuelsen (1994-12-27) 27 December 1994 1.63 m 40 123 Faroe Islands Kyndil
44 LW Anna Elisabeth Halsdóttir Weyhe (2005-08-30) 30 August 2005 1.66 m 6 19 Faroe Islands H71
77 CB Jana Mittún (2003-11-24) 24 November 2003 1.72 m 20 89 Denmark Viborg HK
88 GK Rakul Wardum (2002-06-12) 12 June 2002 1.76 m 20 0 Denmark Ringkøbing Håndbold

See also

References

  1. ^ Heldarskarð, Neli (11 June 2017). "Kvinnurnar leiktu seg víðari" (in Faroese). In.fo. Archived from the original on 15 June 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  2. ^ "Hesar 18 skulu til EM-endaspælið". Handball Federation of the Faroe Islands. 5 November 2024. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Team Roster: Faroe Islands". ehf.eu. 28 November 2024. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
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