Faroe Islands women's national handball team

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AssociationHandball Federation of the Faroe Islands
CoachSonni Larsen
Assistant coachFinnur Hansson
CaptainPernille Brandenborg
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1st
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Results
European Championship
Appearances1 (First in 2024)
Best resultTBD (2024)
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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.

Results[edit]

World Championships[edit]

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 To be determined
Hungary 2027
Spain 2029
Czech RepublicPoland 2031
Total 0/0 – 0 0 0 0 0 0

European Championship[edit]

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 Qualified
Czech RepublicPolandRomaniaSlovakiaTurkey 2026 TBD
DenmarkNorwaySweden 2028
Total 1/18 – 0 0 0 0 0 0

Team[edit]

Current squad[edit]

The squad chosen for the two qualification matches for the 2022 European Women's Handball Championship qualification, against Austria in Tórshavn and Maria Enzersdorf, in March 2021.[2]

Head coach: Sonni Larsen

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
1 GK Annika Fríðheim Petersen (1999-06-01) 1 June 1999 (age 24) 1.79 m Denmark Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub
2 LB Elsa Egholm (2003-06-21) 21 June 2003 (age 20) 1.72 m Faroe Islands H71 Tórshavn
3 LB Marianna Geirsdóttir Eystberg (1998-02-27) 27 February 1998 (age 26) 1.76 m Denmark Hellerup IK
5 RB Súna Krossteig Hansen (2000-03-29) 29 March 2000 (age 24) 1.67 m Faroe Islands Kyndil
11 LW Turið Arge Samuelsen (1994-11-27) 27 November 1994 (age 29) 1.72 m Faroe Islands Kyndil
13 P Brynja Høj (1996-02-26) 26 February 1996 (age 28) 1.71 m Faroe Islands Neistin
14 LW Ingibjørg Olsen (2000-10-09) 9 October 2000 (age 23) 1.72 m Iceland ÍBV
16 GK Rakul Wardum (2002-06-12) 12 June 2002 (age 21) 1.76 m Denmark Skanderborg Håndbold
17 LB Maria Halsdóttir Weyhe (2000-08-05) 5 August 2000 (age 23) 1.67 m Faroe Islands H71 Tórshavn
18 P Pernille Brandenborg (1997-06-29) 29 June 1997 (age 26) 1.83 m Denmark Randers HK
20 RW Ninna Katrin Johansen (1998-10-02) 2 October 1998 (age 25) 1.73 m Denmark Aalborg HK
23 LW Lív Sveinbjørnsdóttir Poulsen (2001-12-27) 27 December 2001 (age 22) 1.73 m Denmark Ajax København
29 P Lív Bentsdóttir Zachariasen (2002-04-11) 11 April 2002 (age 22) 1.78 m Faroe Islands H71 Tórshavn
39 CB Jana Mittún (2003-11-24) 24 November 2003 (age 20) 1.72 m Faroe Islands H71 Tórshavn
19 P Vár Bentsdóttir Zachariasen (2002-04-11) 11 April 2002 (age 22) 1.78 m Faroe Islands H71 Tórshavn
34 CB Natasja Anjodóttir Hammer (2001-01-25) 25 January 2001 (age 23) 1.76 m Iceland Haukar Handball

Extended squad[edit]

The following players have been called up to the Faroese squad within the past 12 months.

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
6 CB Marita Mortensen (1998-03-24) 24 March 1998 (age 26) 1.75 m Denmark Vendsyssel Håndbold
7 P Bjarta Osberg Johansen (1993-04-28) 28 April 1993 (age 30) 1.80 m Faroe Islands Kyndil
8 CB Kristianna Henneberg Joensen (1996-08-21) 21 August 1996 (age 27) 1.70 m Denmark IK Skovbakken
9 RW Brynhild Pálsdóttir (2003-03-05) 5 March 2003 (age 21) 1.73 m Faroe Islands H71 Tórshavn
10 RB Durita Christophersen Jojic (1985-07-25) 25 July 1985 (age 38) 1.83 m Faroe Islands Stjørnan
15 LW Tóra Eliasen (1999-06-08) 8 June 1999 (age 24) 1.68 m Faroe Islands Stjørnan
26 P Petra Andrea Larsen (2002-09-23) 23 September 2002 (age 21) 1.74 m Faroe Islands Neistin
26 RW Guðrid Ellingsgaard (1997-03-12) 12 March 1997 (age 27) 1.70 m Faroe Islands Stranda Ítróttarfelag

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  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 16 møta Rumenia og Danmark". Handball Federation of the Faroe Islands. 30 March 2022. Retrieved 20 April 2022.

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