Faroe Islands women's national handball team

Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands
Information
Association	Handball Federation of the Faroe Islands
Coach	Claus Mogensen
Assistant coach	Simon Olsen
Captain	Pernille Brandenborg
Colours
1st	2nd
Results
European Championship
Appearances	1 (First in 2024)
Best result	TBD (2024)
	Last updated on .

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

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	To be determined
2027
2029
2031
Total	0/0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0

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	Qualified
2026	TBD
2028	TBD
Total	1/18	–	0	0	0	0	0	0

Team

Current squad

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	Club
1	GK	Annika Fríðheim Petersen	(1999-06-01) 1 June 1999 (age 25)	1.79 m	Nykøbing Falster Håndboldklub
2	LB	Elsa Egholm	(2003-06-21) 21 June 2003 (age 21)	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 24)	1.72 m	ÍBV
16	GK	Rakul Wardum	(2002-06-12) 12 June 2002 (age 22)	1.76 m	Skanderborg Håndbold
17	LB	Maria Halsdóttir Weyhe	(2000-08-05) 5 August 2000 (age 24)	1.67 m	H71 Tórshavn
18	P	Pernille Brandenborg	(1997-06-29) 29 June 1997 (age 27)	1.83 m	Randers HK
20	RW	Ninna Katrin Johansen	(1998-10-02) 2 October 1998 (age 26)	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

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

No.	Pos.	Name	Date of birth (age)	Height	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 28)	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 39)	1.83 m	Stjørnan
15	LW	Tóra Eliasen	(1999-06-08) 8 June 1999 (age 25)	1.68 m	Stjørnan
26	P	Petra Andrea Larsen	(2002-09-23) 23 September 2002 (age 22)	1.74 m	Neistin
26	RW	Guðrid Ellingsgaard	(1997-03-12) 12 March 1997 (age 27)	1.70 m	Stranda Ítróttarfelag

References

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

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[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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