Faroe Islands women's national handball team

Faroe Islands
Information
Association	Handball Federation of the Faroe Islands
Coach	Claus Mogensen
Assistant coach	Simon Olsen
Captain	Pernille Brandenborg
Most caps	Pernille Brandenborg (46)
Most goals	Turið Arge Samuelsen (135)
Colours
1st 2nd
Results
World Championship
Appearances	1 (First in 2025 )
Best result	17th (2025)
European Championship
Appearances	1 (First in 2024 )
Best result	17th (2024)
Last updated on 15 December 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. ^[2] The same way they qualified for their first World Women's Handball Championship in 2025, making them the smallest natvon to ever qualify. ^[3] With wins over Spain and Paraguay they advanced from the preliminary groups and recorded their first ever win at a major international tournament. ^[4]

Results

World Championships

Year	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA	+/-
1993	Did not qualify
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
2021
2023
2025	17th	6	2	1	3	177	182	−5
2027	TBD
2029
2031
Total	1/19	6	2	1	3	177	182	−5

European Championship

Year	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA	+/-
1994	Did not qualify
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2020
2022
2024	17th	3	0	1	2	66	78	−12
2026	TBD
2028
Total	1/18	–	3	0	1	2	66	78

Current squad

The squad chosen for the 2025 World Women's Handball Championship. ^{[5] [6]}

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 (age 26) 1.79 m 33 1 EH Aalborg 2 RB Elsa Egholm (2003-06-21) 21 June 2003 (age 22) 1.77 m 24 25 Ajax København 3 LB Marianna Geirsdóttir Eystberg (1998-02-27) 27 February 1998 (age 27) 1.80 m 22 76 BK Ydun 5 P Var Bentsdóttir Zachariasen (2002-04-11) 11 April 2002 (age 23) 1.80 m 9 4 Ajax København 6 LB Marita Mortensen (2001-03-29) 29 March 2001 (age 24) 1.80 m 20 20 HØJ Elite 7 P Bjarta Osberg Johansen (1993-04-28) 28 April 1993 (age 32) 1.71 m 44 39 Kyndil 8 LW Rannvá Olsen (2003-01-22) 22 January 2003 (age 22) 1.70 m 20 31 Ejstrup/Hærvejen 10 CB Súna Krossteig Hansen (2000-03-29) 29 March 2000 (age 25) 1.72 m 37 82 Skanderborg Håndbold 16 GK Gylta á Neystabø (2006-12-13) 13 December 2006 (age 19) 1.75 m 0 0 Kyndil 17 LB Lív Bentsdóttir Zachariasen (2002-04-11) 11 April 2002 (age 23) 1.79 m 16 8 Ajax København 18 P Pernille Brandenborg (c) (1997-06-29) 29 June 1997 (age 28) 1.82 m 48 92 Storhamar HE 21 CB Maria Pálsdóttir Nólsoy (2004-08-19) 19 August 2004 (age 21) 1.77 m 20 55 HH Elite 23 RW Lív Sveinbjørnsdóttir Poulsen (2001-12-27) 27 December 2001 (age 24) 1.74 m 33 66 VÍF 28 RW Karin Egholm (2005-07-28) 28 July 2005 (age 20) 1.69 m 7 10 H71 44 LW Anna Elisabeth Halsdóttir Weyhe (2005-10-30) 30 October 2005 (age 20) 1.69 m 12 34 H71 47 CB Maria Halsdóttir Weyhe (2000-08-05) 5 August 2000 (age 25) 1.71 m 23 55 H71 77 CB Jana Mittún (2003-11-24) 24 November 2003 (age 22) 1.76 m 27 122 Viborg HK 88 GK Rakul Wardum (2002-06-12) 12 June 2002 (age 23) 1.78 m 27 2 Ringkøbing Håndbold

See also

• Faroe Islands men's national handball team

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 10 December 2024.
3. "Håndboldfeber på Færøerne: Folk siger, 'I er så små'" (in Danish). Danmarks Radio. 26 November 2025. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
4. Sebastian Taarsted Bagger (28 November 2025). "Færøsk landsholdsspiller har det så vildt, at hun næsten ikke kan være i sin egen krop" (in Danish). Danmarks Radio . Retrieved 15 December 2025.
5. "HM-liðið úttikið". Handball Federation of the Faroe Islands. 3 November 2025. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
6. "Team roster: Faroe Islands" (PDF). ihf.info. 27 November 2025. Retrieved 27 November 2025.

External links

• Official website
• IHF profile