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
Most caps	Pernille Brandenborg (46)
Most goals	Turið Arge Samuelsen (135)
Colours
1st	2nd
Results
World Championship
Appearances	1 (First in 2025)
Best result	17th (2025)
European Championship
Appearances	1 (First in 2024)
Best result	17th (2024)
	Last updated on 15 December 2025.

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.^[2] The same way they qualified for their first World Women's Handball Championship in 2025, making them the smallest natvon to ever qualify.^[3] With wins over Spain and Paraguay they advanced from the preliminary groups and recorded their first ever win at a major international tournament.^[4]

Results

World Championships

Year	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA	+/-
1993	Did not qualify
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
2021
2023
2025	17th	6	2	1	3	177	182	−5
2027	TBD
2029
2031
Total	1/19	6	2	1	3	177	182	−5

European Championship

Year	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA	+/-
1994	Did not qualify
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2020
2022
2024	17th	3	0	1	2	66	78	−12
2026	TBD
2028
2030
2032
Total	1/20	–	3	0	1	2	66	78

Current squad

The squad chosen for the 2025 World Women's Handball Championship.^[5]^[6]

Head coach: Claus Mogensen

No.	Pos.	Name	Date of birth (age)	Height	App.	Goals	Club
1	GK	Annika Fríðheim Petersen	(1999-06-01) 1 June 1999	1.79 m	33	1	EH Aalborg
2	RB	Elsa Egholm	(2003-06-21) 21 June 2003	1.77 m	24	25	Ajax København
3	LB	Marianna Geirsdóttir Eystberg	(1998-02-27) 27 February 1998	1.80 m	22	76	BK Ydun
5	P	Var Bentsdóttir Zachariasen	(2002-04-11) 11 April 2002	1.80 m	9	4	Ajax København
6	LB	Marita Mortensen	(2001-03-29) 29 March 2001	1.80 m	20	20	HØJ Elite
7	P	Bjarta Osberg Johansen	(1993-04-28) 28 April 1993	1.71 m	44	39	Kyndil
8	LW	Rannvá Olsen	(2003-01-22) 22 January 2003	1.70 m	20	31	Ejstrup/Hærvejen
10	CB	Súna Krossteig Hansen	(2000-03-29) 29 March 2000	1.72 m	37	82	Skanderborg Håndbold
16	GK	Gylta á Neystabø	(2006-12-13) 13 December 2006	1.75 m	0	0	Kyndil
17	LB	Lív Bentsdóttir Zachariasen	(2002-04-11) 11 April 2002	1.79 m	16	8	Ajax København
18	P	Pernille Brandenborg (c)	(1997-06-29) 29 June 1997	1.82 m	48	92	Storhamar HE
21	CB	Maria Pálsdóttir Nólsoy	(2004-08-19) 19 August 2004	1.77 m	20	55	HH Elite
23	RW	Lív Sveinbjørnsdóttir Poulsen	(2001-12-27) 27 December 2001	1.74 m	33	66	VÍF
28	RW	Karin Egholm	(2005-07-28) 28 July 2005	1.69 m	7	10	H71
44	LW	Anna Elisabeth Halsdóttir Weyhe	(2005-10-30) 30 October 2005	1.69 m	12	34	H71
47	CB	Maria Halsdóttir Weyhe	(2000-08-05) 5 August 2000	1.71 m	23	55	H71
77	CB	Jana Mittún	(2003-11-24) 24 November 2003	1.76 m	27	122	Viborg HK
88	GK	Rakul Wardum	(2002-06-12) 12 June 2002	1.78 m	27	2	Ringkøbing Håndbold

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 18 skulu til EM-endaspælið". Handball Federation of the Faroe Islands. 5 November 2024. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
^ "Håndboldfeber på Færøerne: Folk siger, 'I er så små'" (in Danish). Danmarks Radio. 26 November 2025. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
^ Sebastian Taarsted Bagger (28 November 2025). "Færøsk landsholdsspiller har det så vildt, at hun næsten ikke kan være i sin egen krop" (in Danish). Danmarks Radio. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
^ "HM-liðið úttikið". Handball Federation of the Faroe Islands. 3 November 2025. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
^ "Team roster: Faroe Islands" (PDF). ihf.info. 27 November 2025. Retrieved 27 November 2025.

External links

[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 18 skulu til EM-endaspælið". Handball Federation of the Faroe Islands. 5 November 2024. Retrieved 10 December 2024.

[3] "Håndboldfeber på Færøerne: Folk siger, 'I er så små'" (in Danish). Danmarks Radio. 26 November 2025. Retrieved 26 November 2025.

[4] Sebastian Taarsted Bagger (28 November 2025). "Færøsk landsholdsspiller har det så vildt, at hun næsten ikke kan være i sin egen krop" (in Danish). Danmarks Radio. Retrieved 15 December 2025.

[5] "HM-liðið úttikið". Handball Federation of the Faroe Islands. 3 November 2025. Retrieved 5 November 2025.

[6] "Team roster: Faroe Islands" (PDF). ihf.info. 27 November 2025. Retrieved 27 November 2025.

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