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
1st
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
1993 Did not qualify
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
2021
2023
2025 Qualified
2027 To be determined
2029
2031
Total 1/19 – 0 0 0 0 0 0

European Championship

Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA
1994 Did not qualify
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2020
2022
2024 Preliminary round 17th place 3 0 1 2 66 78
2026 TBD
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 EH Aalborg
2 LB Elsa Egholm (2003-06-21) 21 June 2003 1.73 m 18 21 H71
4 RW Brynhild Pálsdóttir (2003-03-05) 5 March 2003 1.73 m 7 6 H71
6 CB Marita Mortensen (1998-03-24) 24 March 1998 1.77 m 14 17 HØJ Elite
7 P Bjarta Osberg Johansen (1993-04-28) 28 April 1993 1.69 m 37 37 Kyndil
8 LW Rannvá Olsen (2003-01-22) 22 January 2003 1.67 m 14 24 VÍF
10 RB Súna Krossteig Hansen (2000-03-29) 29 March 2000 1.67 m 31 74 Skanderborg Håndbold
11 RW Lukka Arge (2004-06-28) 28 June 2004 1.79 m 5 0 H71
13 P Brynja Høj (1996-02-26) 26 February 1996 1.71 m 19 8 Neistin
17 P Lív Bentsdóttir Zachariasen (2002-04-11) 11 April 2002 1.77 m 10 7 Ajax København
18 P Pernille Brandenborg (c) (1997-06-29) 29 June 1997 1.85 m 42 59 København Håndbold
21 B Maria Pálsdóttir Nólsoy (2004-08-19) 19 August 2004 1.76 m 13 36 HH Elite
22 RB Bjørk Franksdóttir Joensen (2004-02-11) 11 February 2004 1.69 m 86 6 Randers HK
23 RW Lív Sveinbjørnsdóttir Poulsen (2001-12-27) 27 December 2001 1.73 m 22 45 EH Aalborg
33 LW Turið Arge Samuelsen (1994-12-27) 27 December 1994 1.63 m 40 123 Kyndil
44 LW Anna Elisabeth Halsdóttir Weyhe (2005-08-30) 30 August 2005 1.66 m 6 19 H71
77 CB Jana Mittún (2003-11-24) 24 November 2003 1.72 m 20 89 Viborg HK
88 GK Rakul Wardum (2002-06-12) 12 June 2002 1.76 m 20 0 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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