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

Faroe Islands The Faroe Islands ( ) (alt. the Faroes) are an archipelago in the North Atlantic Ocean and an autonomous territory of the Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark. Located between Iceland, Norway, and the United Kingdom, the islands have a populat ...

. 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 The qualification for the 2018 European Women's Handball Championship: Qualification system France as host nation was directly qualified. 32 teams had registered for participation and compete for 15 places at the final tournament in two distinct Qu ...

which were against Greece and Finland. Faroe Island qualified for the territory's first

European Women's Handball Championship The European Women's Handball Championship is the official competition for senior women's national handball teams of Europe, and takes place every two years. In addition to crowning the European champions, the tournament also serves as a qualifyin ...

in 2024. The same way they qualified for their first

World Women's Handball Championship The IHF Women's Handball World Championship has been organized by the International Handball Federation since 1957. European teams have won every time except 1995 where South Korea won as the first team outside Europe and 2013 where Brazil won ...

in 2025.

Results

World Championships

European Championship

Team

Current squad

The squad chosen for the

2024 European Women's Handball Championship The 2024 European Women's Handball Championship was held in Austria, Hungary and Switzerland from 28 November to 15 December 2024. This was the first tournament to feature 24 teams. Norway were the two time defending champions and defended their t ...

in Switzerland, Austria and Hungary. Head coach: Claus Mogensen

References

External links

Official websiteIHF profile
Handball in the Faroe Islands

Handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of thr ...

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