Iceland women's national handball team

Iceland
Iceland
Information
Association	Icelandic Handball Association; (Handknattleikssamband Íslands)
Coach	Arnar Pétursson
Captain	Karen Knútsdóttir
Most caps	Hrafnhildur Ósk Skúladóttir (170)
Most goals	Hrafnhildur Ósk Skúladóttir (620)
Colours
1st	2nd
Results
World Championship
Appearances	1 (First in 2011)
Best result	12th (2011)
European Championship
Appearances	2 (First in 2010)
Best result	15th (2010, 2012)
	Last updated on 27 January 2014.

The Iceland women's national handball team is the national handball team of Iceland and takes part in international team handball competitions. They qualified to the 2010 European Women's Handball Championship. This was the first time they qualified to any international championship. They finished with the 15th place. Two years later, at the 2012 European Women's Handball Championship, they managed the same results.

Second time they qualified to international championship were when they qualified to the 2011 World Women's Handball Championship.

Results

World Championship

2011 – 12th place

European Championship

2010 – 15th place
2012 – 15th place

Squad

The squad chosen for the two qualification matches for the 2022 European Women's Handball Championship, against Turkey in March 2022.^[1]

Caps and goals as of 17 March 2022, after the matches against Turkey.

Head coach: Arnar Pétursson

No.	Pos.	Name	Date of birth (age)	Height	App.	Goals	Club
1	GK	Elín Jóna Þorsteinsdóttir	(1996-11-30) 30 November 1996 (age 27)	1.77 m	37	1	Ringkøbing Håndbold
2	LB	Berglind Þorsteinsdóttir	(1999-01-02) 2 January 1999 (age 25)	1.80 m	10	5	Kópavogs
3	LB	Andrea Jacobsen	(1998-04-09) 9 April 1998 (age 26)	1.82 m	29	10	Kristianstad Handboll
4	LW	Þórey Rósa Stefánsdóttir	(1989-08-14) 14 August 1989 (age 34)	1.67 m	105	227	Fram
5	RB	Rut Arnfjörð Jónsdóttir	(1990-07-21) 21 July 1990 (age 33)	1.76 m	106	223	KA/Þór
6	LW	Harpa Valey Gylfadóttir	(1999-04-14) 14 April 1999 (age 25)	1.65 m	12	12	ÍBV
12	GK	Hafdís Renötudóttir	(1997-07-12) 12 July 1997 (age 26)	1.92 m	34	1	Fram
13	LB	Helena Örvarsdóttir	(1994-05-17) 17 May 1994 (age 29)	1.80 m	49	80	Stjarnan
14	P	Elísa Elísdóttir	(1999-04-14) 14 April 1999 (age 25)	1.75 m	4	0	ÍBV
18	P	Hildigunnur Einarsdóttir	(1988-02-11) 11 February 1988 (age 36)	1.80 m	98	98	Valur
19	LB	Lovísa Thompson	(1999-10-27) 27 October 1999 (age 24)	1.72 m	27	64	Valur
21	CB	Sandra Erlingsdóttir	(1998-07-27)27 July 1998 (aged 21)	1.60 m	10	30	EH Aalborg
25	RB	Thea Imani Sturludóttir	(1997-01-21) 21 January 1997 (age 27)	1.63 m	52	82	Valur
26	LB	Sunna Jónsdóttir	(1989-02-26) 26 February 1989 (age 35)	1.77 m	65	50	ÍBV
27	RB	Díana Dögg Magnúsdóttir	(1997-09-19) 19 September 1997 (age 26)	1.74 m	32	32	BSV Sachsen Zwickau
17	LB	Unnur Ómarsdóttir	(1990-11-18) 18 November 1990 (age 33)	1.81 m	36	41	KA/Þór

Extended squad

The following players have been called up to the Icelandic squad within the last 12 months.

No.	Pos.	Name	Date of birth (age)	Height	App.	Goals	Club
9	LB	Ragnheiður Júlíusdóttir	(1997-06-10) 10 June 1997 (age 26)	1.73 m	33	57	Fram
16	GK	Saga Sif Gísladóttir	(1994-02-14) 14 February 1994 (age 30)	1.71 m	5	0	Valur
20	RW	Tinna Sól Björgvinsdóttir	(2001-09-01) 1 September 2001 (age 22)	1.78 m	4	7	Kópavogs
29	CB	Aldís Ásta Heimisdóttir	(1999-04-14) 14 April 1999 (age 25)	1.78 m	1	0	KA/Þór
N/A	P	Ásdís Guðmundsdóttir	(1999-04-14) 14 April 1999 (age 25)	1.78 m	7	10	KA/Þór

Coaching staff

Role	Name
Head coach	Arnar Pétursson
Assistant coach	Ágúst Þór Jóhannsson
Team manager	Þorbjörg Jóhanna Gunnarsdóttir
Goalkeeping coach	Hlynur Morthens
Physiotherapist	Ágústa Sigurjónsdóttir
Physiotherapist	Særún Jónsdóttir
Doctor	Jóhann Róbertsson

Famous players

References

^ "A landslið kvenna - Hópurinn gegn Tyrkland" (in Icelandic). Icelandic Handball Association. 27 February 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2022.

External links

[1] "A landslið kvenna - Hópurinn gegn Tyrkland" (in Icelandic). Icelandic Handball Association. 27 February 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2022.

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