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Faroe Islands women's national handball team

The Faroe Islands women's national handball team are the women's team for the Faroe Islands.

Faroe Islands
Information
AssociationHandball Federation of the Faroe Islands
CoachSonni Larsen
Assistant coachFinnur Hansson
CaptainPernille Brandenborg
Colours
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1st
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2nd
Results
European Championship
Appearances1 (First in 2024)
Best resultTBD (2024)
Last updated on .

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
  1993 Did not qualify
   1995
  1997
   1999
  2001
  2003
  2005
  2007
  2009
  2011
  2013
  2015
  2017
  2021
    2023
   2025 To be determined
  2027
  2029
   2031
Total 0/0 – 0 0 0 0 0 0

European Championship edit

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 Qualified
      2026 TBD
    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   Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub
2 LB Elsa Egholm (2003-06-21) 21 June 2003 (age 20) 1.72 m   H71 Tórshavn
3 LB Marianna Geirsdóttir Eystberg (1998-02-27) 27 February 1998 (age 26) 1.76 m   Hellerup IK
5 RB Súna Krossteig Hansen (2000-03-29) 29 March 2000 (age 24) 1.67 m   Kyndil
11 LW Turið Arge Samuelsen (1994-11-27) 27 November 1994 (age 29) 1.72 m   Kyndil
13 P Brynja Høj (1996-02-26) 26 February 1996 (age 28) 1.71 m   Neistin
14 LW Ingibjørg Olsen (2000-10-09) 9 October 2000 (age 23) 1.72 m   ÍBV
16 GK Rakul Wardum (2002-06-12) 12 June 2002 (age 21) 1.76 m   Skanderborg Håndbold
17 LB Maria Halsdóttir Weyhe (2000-08-05) 5 August 2000 (age 23) 1.67 m   H71 Tórshavn
18 P Pernille Brandenborg (1997-06-29) 29 June 1997 (age 26) 1.83 m   Randers HK
20 RW Ninna Katrin Johansen (1998-10-02) 2 October 1998 (age 25) 1.73 m   Aalborg HK
23 LW Lív Sveinbjørnsdóttir Poulsen (2001-12-27) 27 December 2001 (age 22) 1.73 m   Ajax København
29 P Lív Bentsdóttir Zachariasen (2002-04-11) 11 April 2002 (age 22) 1.78 m   H71 Tórshavn
39 CB Jana Mittún (2003-11-24) 24 November 2003 (age 20) 1.72 m   H71 Tórshavn
19 P Vár Bentsdóttir Zachariasen (2002-04-11) 11 April 2002 (age 22) 1.78 m   H71 Tórshavn
34 CB Natasja Anjodóttir Hammer (2001-01-25) 25 January 2001 (age 23) 1.76 m   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   Vendsyssel Håndbold
7 P Bjarta Osberg Johansen (1993-04-28) 28 April 1993 (age 31) 1.80 m   Kyndil
8 CB Kristianna Henneberg Joensen (1996-08-21) 21 August 1996 (age 27) 1.70 m   IK Skovbakken
9 RW Brynhild Pálsdóttir (2003-03-05) 5 March 2003 (age 21) 1.73 m   H71 Tórshavn
10 RB Durita Christophersen Jojic (1985-07-25) 25 July 1985 (age 38) 1.83 m   Stjørnan
15 LW Tóra Eliasen (1999-06-08) 8 June 1999 (age 24) 1.68 m   Stjørnan
26 P Petra Andrea Larsen (2002-09-23) 23 September 2002 (age 21) 1.74 m   Neistin
26 RW Guðrid Ellingsgaard (1997-03-12) 12 March 1997 (age 27) 1.70 m   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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