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Faroe Islands men's national handball team
National handball team of Faroe Islands
National handball team of Faroe Islands
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Faroe Islands |
| type | M |
| Badge | Faroe handball federation.png |
| Badge_size | 155px |
| Association | Handball Federation of the Faroe Islands |
| Coach | Peter Bredsdorff-Larsen |
| Assistant coach | Hjalti Mohr Jacobsen |
| Most caps | Hanus Joensen (250) |
| Most goals | Hanus Joensen (60) |
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| pattern_b1 | _redshoulders |
| pattern_ra1 | _redshoulders |
| leftarm1 | ffffff |
| body1 | ffffff |
| rightarm1 | ffffff |
| shorts1 | 0000ff |
| pattern_la2 | _whiteshoulders |
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| pattern_ra2 | _whiteshoulders |
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| Regional name | European Championship |
| Regional cup apps | 2 |
| Regional cup first | 2024 |
| Regional cup best | 13th (2026) |
| updated | 20 January 2025 |
The Faroe Islands national handball team is the national handball team of Faroe Islands and is controlled by the Handball Federation of the Faroe Islands.
In June 2015, Faroe Islands competed in the 2015 IHF Emerging Nations Championship, and won the championship. In June 2017, Faroe Islands competed in the 2017 IHF Emerging Nations Championship, and once again won the championship. At the 2019 edition, unlike the previous ones, Europe was represented only by the teams who competed at the first phase of 2022 European Championship qualification and failed to advance to the Relegation Round. That implied Faroe Islands not to defend their title.
Later in the same qualification process, Faroe Islands qualified for the 2024 European Men's Handball Championship, in which they participated in the Men's EHF Euro for the first time, becoming the second team (after Latvia in 2020) to have qualified for the European Championship after previously having played in the Emerging Nations Championship. They accomplished a draw against Norway, who had been bronze medalists at the 2020 European Championship four years earlier.
At the 2026 European Men's Handball Championship they recorded their first win ever when they beat Montenegro 37-24.
For the Olympic Games, Faroe Islands players are eligible to be selected to the Denmark men's national handball team, but no players have been called up to that squad as of August 2024.
Competitive record
World Championships
| World Championship record | Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | Total | 0/23 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Germany 1982 | did not qualify | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Czechoslovakia 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sweden 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iceland 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Japan 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Egypt 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| France 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portugal 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tunisia 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Germany 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Croatia 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sweden 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spain 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Qatar 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| France 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DenmarkGermany 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Egypt 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PolandSweden 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CroatiaDenmarkNorway 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Germany 2027 | to be determined | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| France Germany 2029 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denmark Iceland Norway 2031 |
European Championship
| European Championship record | Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | Total | 2/20 | 0 titles | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 175 | 172 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRT 1994 | Did not qualify | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ESP 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ITA 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CRO 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SWE 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SLO 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CHE 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOR 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AUT 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SRB 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DNK 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| POL 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CRO 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AUTNORSWE 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| HungarySlovakia 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GER 2024 | Preliminary round | 20th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 83 | 90 | ||||||||||||||||||
| DENNORSWE 2026 | Preliminary round | 13th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 92 | 82 | ||||||||||||||||||
| PORESPSUI 2028 | To be determined | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CZEDENPOL 2030 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FRAGER 2032 |
IHF Emerging Nations Championship
Current squad
The squad for the 2024 European Men's Handball Championship.
Head coach: Peter Bredsdorff-Larsen
References
References
- Frederiksen, Leivur. (26 June 2015). "Føroyar vunnu í Kosovo". Kringvarp Føroya.
- (18 June 2017). "Føroyar vunnu altjóða kapping". Kringvarp Føroya.
- (18 January 2026). "Færøerne smadrer Montenegro og skriver historie". [[TV2 Danmark]].
- (27 December 2023). "Helgi innkallaður". hsf.fo.
- (12 January 2024). "Team roster: Faroe Islands". res.ehf.eu.
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