Uruguay women's national handball team
Appearance
| Information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname | La Celeste (The Sky Blue [One]), Los Charrúas | ||
| Association | Federacion Uruguaya de Handball | ||
| Coach | Leonardo Puñales | ||
| Captain | Ignacio Cabrera | ||
| Colours | |||
| Results | |||
| World Championship | |||
| Appearances | 6 (First in 1997) | ||
| Best result | 20th (2011) | ||
| Pan American Championship | |||
| Appearances | 13 (First in 1986) | ||
| Best result | 2nd (2000) | ||
| Last updated on Unknown. | |||
The Uruguay women's national handball team is the national team of Uruguay. It takes part in international handball competitions.
History
[edit]The team participated in the 1997,[1] 2001,[2] 2003, 2005, 2011 and 2025 editions of the World Championship. At the 2011 edition they won their first ever World Cup match.[3] At the 2025 edition they won their second.[3]
In 2003 and 2015 they won the bronze medal at the Pan American Games.
Results
[edit]World Championship
[edit]| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| preliminary round | 24rd | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 74 | 163 | |
| preliminary round | 23rd | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 90 | 155 | |
| preliminary round | 24rd | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 77 | 211 | |
| preliminary round | 23rd | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 73 | 205 | |
| president's cup | 20th | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 121 | 224 | |
| president's cup | 29rd | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 155 | 202 | |
| Total | 6/28 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 590 | 1160 |
Pan American Games
[edit]| Games | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| placement round | 6th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 68 | 112 | |
| Bronze Medal Match | 4th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 113 | 147 | |
| 7th place match | 7th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 135 | 146 | |
| Bronze Medal Match | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 131 | 135 | |
| 7th place match | 7th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 98 | 124 | |
| Total | 5/9 | 24 | 10 | 1 | 13 | 545 | 664 |
Pan American Championship
[edit]| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| round robin | 6th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 37 | 139 | |
| 5th place game | 6th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 45 | 84 | |
| 3rd place game | 3rd | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 122 | 95 | |
| round robin | 4th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 114 | 86 | |
| round robin | 2nd | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 108 | 118 | |
| 3rd place match | 3rd | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 75 | 95 | |
| round robin | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 118 | 139 | |
| 5th place match | 5th | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 114 | 94 | |
| 5th place match | 6th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 93 | 97 | |
| 3rd place match | 4th | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 118 | 145 | |
| 5th place match | 5th | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 166 | 153 | |
| 5th place match | 5th | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 197 | 200 | |
| 3rd place match | 4th | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 159 | 128 |
South and Central American Championship
[edit]| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round robin | 5th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 80 | 109 | |
| Round robin | 4th | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 145 | 128 | |
| Round robin | 4th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 87 | 111 | |
| Round robin | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 139 | 110 | |
| Total | 4/4 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 451 | 458 |
South American Games
[edit]| Games | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round robin | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 130 | 128 | |
| Round robin | 4th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 85 | 123 | |
| Consolation robin | 5th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 128 | 67 | |
| Round robin | 4th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 134 | 102 |
Other Tournaments
[edit]| Olympic qualification tournament | |||||||||
| Tournament | Outcome | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| not qualified | 4th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 55 | 108 | ||
- 2016 Women's Four Nations Tournament – 3rd
- 2023 Pan American Games last chance qualification tournament –

Current squad
[edit]Roster for the 2025 World Women's Handball Championship.[4][5]
Head coach: Leonardo Puñales
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References
[edit]- ^ "Previous Women's World Champions. Indoor/en salle/Halle – 1997 — GER. 30.11-14.12-1997" (PDF). International Handball Federation. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
- ^ "Previous Women's World Champions. Indoor/en salle/Halle – 2001 — ITA. 4.12-16.12-2001" (PDF). International Handball Federation. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
- ^ a b "Banker modstander og vinder første VM-kamp i 14 år" (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. 8 December 2025. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
- ^ "La Senior rumbo al Mundial". fuhandball.com. 23 November 2025. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
- ^ "Team roster: Uruguay" (PDF). ihf.info. 27 November 2025. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
External links
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