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Uruguay women's national handball team
| Field | Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| country | Uruguay | |||
| type | W | |||
| Badge | uruguay handball.png | |||
| Badge_size | 125 px | |||
| Nickname | La Celeste (The Sky Blue [One]), Los Charrúas | |||
| Association | Federacion Uruguaya de Handball | |||
| Coach | Leonardo Puñales | |||
| Captain | Ignacio Cabrera | |||
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| World cup apps | 6 | |||
| World cup first | 1997 | |||
| World cup best | 20th (2011) | |||
| Regional name | Pan American Championship | |||
| Regional cup apps | 13 | |||
| Regional cup first | 1986 | |||
| Regional cup best | 2nd (2000) |
The Uruguay women's national handball team is the national team of Uruguay. It takes part in international handball competitions.
History
The team participated in the 1997, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2011 and 2025 editions of the World Championship. At the 2011 edition they won their first ever World Cup match.
In 2003 and 2015 they won the bronze medal at the Pan American Games.
Results
World Championship
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | Total | 6/28 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 590 | 1160 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER 1997 | preliminary round | 24rd | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 74 | 163 | ||||||||
| ITA 2001 | preliminary round | 23rd | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 90 | 155 | ||||||||
| CRO 2003 | preliminary round | 24rd | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 77 | 211 | ||||||||
| RUS 2005 | preliminary round | 23rd | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 73 | 205 | ||||||||
| BRA 2011 | president's cup | 20th | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 121 | 224 | ||||||||
| GER NED 2025 | president's cup | 29rd | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 155 | 202 |
Pan American Games
| Games | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Total | 5/9 | 24 | 10 | 1 | 13 | 545 | 664 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN 1999 Winnipeg | placement round | 6th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 68 | 112 | ||||||||
| DOM 2003 Santo Domingo | Bronze Medal Match | 4th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 113 | 147 | ||||||||
| MEX 2011 Guadalajara | 7th place match | 7th | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 135 | 146 | ||||||||
| CAN 2015 Toronto | Bronze Medal Match | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 131 | 135 | ||||||||
| CHI 2023 Santiago | 7th place match | 7th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 98 | 124 |
Pan American Championship
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRA 1986 | round robin | 6th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 37 | 139 |
| BRA 1991 | 5th place game | 6th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 45 | 84 |
| BRA 1997 | 3rd place game | 3rd | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 122 | 95 |
| ARG 1999 | round robin | 4th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 114 | 86 |
| BRA 2000 | round robin | 2nd | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 108 | 118 |
| BRA 2003 | 3rd place match | 3rd | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 75 | 95 |
| BRA 2005 | round robin | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 118 | 139 |
| DOM 2007 | 5th place match | 5th | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 114 | 94 |
| CHI 2009 | 5th place match | 6th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 93 | 97 |
| BRA 2011 | 3rd place match | 4th | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 118 | 145 |
| DOM 2013 | 5th place match | 5th | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 166 | 153 |
| CUB 2015 | 5th place match | 5th | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 197 | 200 |
| ARG 2017 | 3rd place match | 4th | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 159 | 128 |
South and Central American Championship
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | Total | 4/4 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 451 | 458 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRA 2018 | Round robin | 5th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 80 | 109 | ||||||||
| PAR 2021 | Round robin | 4th | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 145 | 128 | ||||||||
| ARG 2022 | Round robin | 4th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 87 | 111 | ||||||||
| BRA 2024 | Round robin | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 139 | 110 |
South American Games
| Games | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COL 2010 Medellin | Round robin | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 130 | 128 |
| CHI 2014 Santiago | Round robin | 4th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 85 | 123 |
| BOL 2018 Cochabamba | Consolation robin | 5th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 128 | 67 |
| PAR 2022 Asunción | Round robin | 4th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 134 | 102 |
Other Tournaments
| Tournament | Outcome | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN 2016 | not qualified | 4th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 55 | 108 |
- 2016 Women's Four Nations Tournament – 3rd
- 2023 Pan American Games last chance qualification tournament – [[Image:gold medal icon.svg]]
Current squad
Roster for the 2025 World Women's Handball Championship.
Head coach: Leonardo Puñales
References
References
- "Previous Women's World Champions. Indoor/en salle/Halle – 1997 — GER. 30.11-14.12-1997". International Handball Federation.
- "Previous Women's World Champions. Indoor/en salle/Halle – 2001 — ITA. 4.12-16.12-2001". International Handball Federation.
- (8 December 2025). "Banker modstander og vinder første VM-kamp i 14 år". TV2 Danmark.
- (23 November 2025). "La Senior rumbo al Mundial". fuhandball.com.
- (27 November 2025). "Team roster: Uruguay". ihf.info.
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