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Poland women's national handball team
| Field | Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Poland | |||
| type | W | |||
| Badge | Herb Polski.svg | |||
| Badge_size | 120px | |||
| Nickname | Biało-Czerwone (White and Reds) | |||
| Association | Polish Handball Association | |||
| (Związek Piłki Ręcznej w Polsce) | ||||
| Coach | Arne Senstad | |||
| Assistant coach | Eirik Hegdal | |||
| Heidi Løke | ||||
| Adrian Struzik | ||||
| Captain | Monika Kobylińska | |||
| Most caps | Kinga Grzyb (266) | |||
| Most goals | Karolina Kudłacz-Gloc (962) | |||
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| World cup apps | 19 | |||
| World cup first | 1957 | |||
| World cup best | 4th (2013, 2015) | |||
| Regional name | European Championship | |||
| Regional cup apps | 8 | |||
| Regional cup first | 1996 | |||
| Regional cup best | 5th (1998) |
(Związek Piłki Ręcznej w Polsce)
Heidi Løke
Adrian Struzik
The Poland women's national handball team is controlled by the Polish Handball Association (Związek Piłki Ręcznej w Polsce), and represents Poland in international matches.
Results
World Championship
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | Total | 20/30 | 4th place | 115 | 52 | 4 | 59 | 2624 | 2609 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yugoslavia 1957 | Seventh place game | 7th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 19 | |||||||||
| Romania 1962 | 7th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 28 | ||||||||||
| West Germany 1965 | 8th | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 40 | ||||||||||
| Netherlands 1971 | did not qualify | ||||||||||||||||
| Yugoslavia 1973 | Placement round | 5th | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 59 | 56 | |||||||||
| Soviet Union 1975 | 7th | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 65 | 65 | ||||||||||
| Czechoslovakia 1978 | Final round | 6th | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 108 | 55 | |||||||||
| Hungary 1982 | did not qualify | ||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands 1986 | Preliminary round | 13th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 45 | 67 | |||||||||
| South Korea 1990 | 9th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 117 | 103 | ||||||||||
| Norway 1993 | Main round | 10th | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 178 | 203 | |||||||||
| Austria/Hungary 1995 | Fifth place game | did not qualify | |||||||||||||||
| Germany 1997 | Quarter-finals | 8th | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 178 | 158 | |||||||||
| Denmark/Norway 1999 | Round of 16 | 11th | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 147 | 142 | |||||||||
| Italy 2001 | did not qualify | ||||||||||||||||
| Croatia 2003 | |||||||||||||||||
| Russia 2005 | Preliminary round | 19th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 136 | 154 | |||||||||
| France 2007 | Eleventh place game | 11th | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 279 | 289 | |||||||||
| China 2009 | did not qualify | ||||||||||||||||
| Brazil 2011 | |||||||||||||||||
| Serbia 2013 | Third place game | 4th | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 238 | 193 | |||||||||
| Denmark 2015 | 4th | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 227 | 239 | ||||||||||
| Germany 2017 | Seventh place march | 17th | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 207 | 205 | |||||||||
| Japan 2019 | did not qualify | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain 2021 | Main round | 15th | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 197 | 201 | |||||||||
| Denmark/Norway/Sweden 2023 | 16th | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 203 | 216 | ||||||||||
| Germany/Netherlands 2025 | 11th | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 178 | 176 | ||||||||||
| Hungary 2027 | TBD | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain 2029 | |||||||||||||||||
| Czech Republic/Poland 2031 | Qualified as co-host |
European Championship
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA | Total | 11/18 | 43 | 13 | 1 | 29 | 1017 | 1161 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany 1994 | Did not qualify | |||||||||||||||
| Denmark 1996 | Eleventh place game | 11th | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 137 | 159 | ||||||||
| Netherlands 1998 | Fifth place game | 5th | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 138 | 133 | ||||||||
| Romania 2000 | Did not qualify | |||||||||||||||
| Denmark 2002 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hungary 2004 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sweden 2006 | Main round | 8th | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 164 | 186 | ||||||||
| Macedonia 2008 | Did not qualify | |||||||||||||||
| Denmark/Norway 2010 | ||||||||||||||||
| Serbia 2012 | ||||||||||||||||
| Croatia/Hungary 2014 | Main round | 11th | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 136 | 162 | ||||||||
| Sweden 2016 | Preliminary round | 15th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 65 | 84 | ||||||||
| France 2018 | Preliminary round | 14th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 69 | 84 | ||||||||
| Denmark/Norway 2020 | Preliminary round | 14th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 67 | 84 | ||||||||
| SLOMKDMNE 2022 | Preliminary round | 13th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 68 | 72 | ||||||||
| AUTHUNSUI 2024 | Main round | 9th | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 173 | 197 | ||||||||
| CZEPOLROUSVKTUR 2026 | Qualified as co-host | |||||||||||||||
| DENNORSWE 2028 | TBD | |||||||||||||||
| 2030 | ||||||||||||||||
| DENGERPOL 2032 | Qualified as co-host |
:*** Red border colour indicates that tournament was held on home soil.*
Record against other teams at the European Championship
| National Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | +/- | Total | 43 | 13 | 1 | 29 | 1017 | 1161 | −144 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUT Austria | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 53 | +2 | ||||||||
| CRO Croatia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 25 | −4 | ||||||||
| DEN Denmark | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 83 | 118 | −35 | ||||||||
| FRA France | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 66 | −22 | ||||||||
| GER Germany | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 112 | 122 | −10 | ||||||||
| HUN Hungary | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 84 | 118 | −34 | ||||||||
| LTU Lithuania | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 27 | +3 | ||||||||
| MNE Montenegro | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 51 | 56 | −5 | ||||||||
| NED Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 30 | −9 | ||||||||
| NOR Norway | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 86 | 123 | −37 | ||||||||
| MKD North Macedonia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 48 | +14 | ||||||||
| POR Portugal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 21 | +1 | ||||||||
| ROU Romania | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 72 | 76 | −4 | ||||||||
| RUS Russia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 47 | +7 | ||||||||
| SRB Serbia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 33 | −7 | ||||||||
| SVN Slovenia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 30 | +4 | ||||||||
| ESP Spain | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 90 | 88 | +2 | ||||||||
| SWE Sweden | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 70 | 80 | −10 |
Performance in other tournaments
- Carpathian Trophy 1984 – Third place
- Carpathian Trophy 1985 – Second place
- Carpathian Trophy 1988 – Second place
- GF World Cup 2006 – Seventh place
- Carpathian Trophy 2010 – Second place
- Carpathian Trophy 2017 – Winner
Team
Current squad
The squad for the 2025 World Women's Handball Championship.
Head coach: Arne Senstad
Coaches
- Antoni Szymański (1951–1953)
- Tadeusz Breguła (1953–1956)
- Władysław Stawiarski (1956–1959)
- Edward Surdyka (1960–1965)
- Józef Zając (1966–1969)
- Paweł Wiśniowski (1969–1971)
- Leon Nosila (1971–1973)
- Zygmunt Jakubik (1973–1977)
- Mieczysław Kiegiel (1977–1979)
- Tadeusz Wadych (1980–1982)
- Bogdan Cybulski (1982–1986)
- Jerzy Noszczak (1987–1994)
- Jerzy Ciepliński (1994–2000)
- Marek Karpiński (2000–2003)
- Zygfryd Kuchta (2003–2006)
- Jerzy Ciepliński (2006)
- Zenon Łakomy (2006–2008)
- Krzysztof Przybylski (2008–2010)
- Kim Rasmussen (2010–2016)
- Leszek Krowicki (2016–2019)
- Arne Senstad (2019–)
References
References
- [https://zprp.pl/zprp/kadra-narodowa/kobiety/seniorki Seniorki – Kadra]
- Szarek, Maciej. (5 November 2025). "Powołanie kadry narodowej kobiet na Mistrzostwa Świata 2025 {{!}} Związek Piłki Ręcznej w Polsce".
- (27 November 2025). "Team roster: Poland". ihf.info.
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