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 )
European Championship
Appearances	1 (First in 2024 )
Best result	17th (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

Record against other teams at the world championship

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

Record against other teams at the European Championship

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 (age 26) 1.79 m 27 0 EH Aalborg 2 LB Elsa Egholm (2003-06-21) 21 June 2003 (age 22) 1.73 m 18 21 H71 4 RW Brynhild Pálsdóttir (2003-03-05) 5 March 2003 (age 22) 1.73 m 7 6 H71 6 CB Marita Mortensen (1998-03-24) 24 March 1998 (age 27) 1.77 m 14 17 HØJ Elite 7 P Bjarta Osberg Johansen (1993-04-28) 28 April 1993 (age 32) 1.69 m 37 37 Kyndil 8 LW Rannvá Olsen (2003-01-22) 22 January 2003 (age 22) 1.67 m 14 24 VÍF 10 RB Súna Krossteig Hansen (2000-03-29) 29 March 2000 (age 25) 1.67 m 31 74 Skanderborg Håndbold 11 RW Lukka Arge (2004-06-28) 28 June 2004 (age 21) 1.79 m 5 0 H71 13 P Brynja Høj (1996-02-26) 26 February 1996 (age 29) 1.71 m 19 8 Neistin 17 P Lív Bentsdóttir Zachariasen (2002-04-11) 11 April 2002 (age 23) 1.77 m 10 7 Ajax København 18 P Pernille Brandenborg (c) (1997-06-29) 29 June 1997 (age 28) 1.85 m 42 59 København Håndbold 21 B Maria Pálsdóttir Nólsoy (2004-08-19) 19 August 2004 (age 21) 1.76 m 13 36 HH Elite 22 RB Bjørk Franksdóttir Joensen (2004-02-11) 11 February 2004 (age 21) 1.69 m 86 6 Randers HK 23 RW Lív Sveinbjørnsdóttir Poulsen (2001-12-27) 27 December 2001 (age 23) 1.73 m 22 45 EH Aalborg 33 LW Turið Arge Samuelsen (1994-12-27) 27 December 1994 (age 30) 1.63 m 40 123 Kyndil 44 LW Anna Elisabeth Halsdóttir Weyhe (2005-08-30) 30 August 2005 (age 20) 1.66 m 6 19 H71 77 CB Jana Mittún (2003-11-24) 24 November 2003 (age 21) 1.72 m 20 89 Viborg HK 88 GK Rakul Wardum (2002-06-12) 12 June 2002 (age 23) 1.76 m 20 0 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 8 November 2024.
3. "Team Roster: Faroe Islands". ehf.eu. 28 November 2024. Retrieved 28 November 2024.

External links

• Official website
• IHF profile