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Poland women's national handball team


FieldValue
NamePoland
typeW
BadgeHerb Polski.svg
Badge_size120px
NicknameBiało-Czerwone (White and Reds)
AssociationPolish Handball Association
(Związek Piłki Ręcznej w Polsce)
CoachArne Senstad
Assistant coachEirik Hegdal
Heidi Løke
Adrian Struzik
CaptainMonika Kobylińska
Most capsKinga Grzyb (266)
Most goalsKarolina Kudłacz-Gloc (962)
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World cup apps19
World cup first1957
World cup best4th (2013, 2015)
Regional nameEuropean Championship
Regional cup apps8
Regional cup first1996
Regional cup best5th (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

YearRoundPositionGPWD*LGSGATotal20/304th place1155245926242609
Yugoslavia 1957Seventh place game7th42021419
Romania 19627th42022728
West Germany 19658th40132140
Netherlands 1971did not qualify
Yugoslavia 1973Placement round5th43025956
Soviet Union 19757th53026565
Czechoslovakia 1978Final round6th820610855
Hungary 1982did not qualify
Netherlands 1986Preliminary round13th30034567
South Korea 19909th5203117103
Norway 1993Main round10th8224178203
Austria/Hungary 1995Fifth place gamedid not qualify
Germany 1997Quarter-finals8th7502178158
Denmark/Norway 1999Round of 1611th6313147142
Italy 2001did not qualify
Croatia 2003
Russia 2005Preliminary round19th5104136154
France 2007Eleventh place game11th7304279289
China 2009did not qualify
Brazil 2011
Serbia 2013Third place game4th9504238193
Denmark 20154th9504227239
Germany 2017Seventh place march17th7403207205
Japan 2019did not qualify
Spain 2021Main round15th6303197201
Denmark/Norway/Sweden 202316th6303203216
Germany/Netherlands 202511th6402178176
Hungary 2027TBD
Spain 2029
Czech Republic/Poland 2031Qualified as co-host

European Championship

YearRoundPositionPldWDLGSGATotal11/18431312910171161
Germany 1994Did not qualify
Denmark 1996Eleventh place game11th6105137159
Netherlands 1998Fifth place game5th6402138133
Romania 2000Did not qualify
Denmark 2002
Hungary 2004
Sweden 2006Main round8th6303164186
Macedonia 2008Did not qualify
Denmark/Norway 2010
Serbia 2012
Croatia/Hungary 2014Main round11th6105136162
Sweden 2016Preliminary round15th30036584
France 2018Preliminary round14th30036984
Denmark/Norway 2020Preliminary round14th30126784
SLOMKDMNE 2022Preliminary round13th31026872
AUTHUNSUI 2024Main round9th7304173197
CZEPOLROUSVKTUR 2026Qualified as co-host
DENNORSWE 2028TBD
2030
DENGERPOL 2032Qualified as co-host

:*** Red border colour indicates that tournament was held on home soil.*

Record against other teams at the European Championship

National TeamPldWDLPFPA+/-Total431312910171161−144
AUT Austria21015553+2
CRO Croatia10012125−4
DEN Denmark400483118−35
FRA France20024466−22
GER Germany5113112122−10
HUN Hungary400484118−34
LTU Lithuania11003027+3
MNE Montenegro20025156−5
NED Netherlands10012130−9
NOR Norway400486123−37
MKD North Macedonia22006248+14
POR Portugal11002221+1
ROU Romania31027276−4
RUS Russia22005447+7
SRB Serbia10012633−7
SVN Slovenia11003430+4
ESP Spain43019088+2
SWE Sweden30037080−10

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 2017Winner

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

  1. [https://zprp.pl/zprp/kadra-narodowa/kobiety/seniorki Seniorki – Kadra]
  2. Szarek, Maciej. (5 November 2025). "Powołanie kadry narodowej kobiet na Mistrzostwa Świata 2025 {{!}} Związek Piłki Ręcznej w Polsce".
  3. (27 November 2025). "Team roster: Poland". ihf.info.
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