Faroe Islands men's national handball team

Faroe Islands
Information
AssociationHandball Federation of the Faroe Islands
CoachPeter Bredsdorff-Larsen
Assistant coachMark Lausen-Marcher
Hjalti Mohr Jacobsen
Most capsHanus Joensen (250)
Most goalsHanus Joensen (60)
Colours
1st
2nd
Results
European Championship
Appearances2 (First in 2024)
Best result13th (2026)
Last updated on 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.[1] In June 2017, Faroe Islands competed in the 2017 IHF Emerging Nations Championship, and once again won the championship.[2] 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.[3]

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
1982 did not qualify
1986
1990
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
2019
2021
2023
2025
2027 to be determined
2029
2031
Total 0/23 – 0 0 0 0 0 0

European Championship

European Championship record
Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA
1994 Did not qualify
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2020
2022
2024 Preliminary round 20th 3 0 1 2 83 90
2026 Preliminary round 13th 3 1 1 1 92 82
2028 To be determined
2030
2032
Total 2/20 0 titles 6 1 2 3 175 172

IHF Emerging Nations Championship

Current squad

The squad for the 2026 European Men's Handball Championship.[4][5]

Head coach: Peter Bredsdorff-Larsen

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
1 GK Pauli Jacobsen (2002-07-11) 11 July 2002 1.82 m 32 0 HØJ Elite
2 P Helgi Hoydal (1996-05-01) 1 May 1996 1.88 m 45 54 H71
4 LB Bjarni í Selvindi (2002-08-27) 27 August 2002 1.89 m 10 8 Valur
6 LW Leivur Mortensen (1999-03-25) 25 March 1999 1.85 m 32 63 Frederiksberg IF
7 RW Allan Norðberg (1994-03-25) 25 March 1994 1.87 m 46 76 Valur Reykjavík
8 P Pætur Mikkjalsson (1997-05-11) 11 May 1997 1.90 m 29 22 Team Sydhavsøerne
9 LW Rói Berg Hansen (1996-04-11) 11 April 1996 1.82 m 49 83 Køge Håndbold
10 RB Kjartan Johansen (1996-04-17) 17 April 1996 1.90 m 53 90 Vendsyssel Håndbold
12 GK Tórður Skorheim Guttesen (1997-11-15) 15 November 1997 1.88 m 10 0 Kyndil
17 RW Hákun West Av Teigum (2002-02-19) 19 February 2002 1.89 m 37 206 Füchse Berlin
25 RB Vilhelm Poulsen (1999-08-20) 20 August 1999 1.90 m 41 76 TSV Hannover-Burgdorf
30 LB Tróndur Mikkelsen (2000-07-01) 1 July 2000 1.90 m 32 46 HF Karlskrona
47 P Ísak Vedelsbøl (2004-10-18) 18 October 2004 1.97 m 16 24 IK Sävehof
61 LB Pauli Mittún (2002-05-30) 30 May 2002 1.88 m 29 26 Team Sydhavsøerne
71 CB Elias Ellefsen á Skipagøtu (2002-05-19) 19 May 2002 1.87 m 28 186 THW Kiel
75 CB Rói Ellefsen á Skipagøtu (2003-10-10) 10 October 2003 1.84 m 20 23 IF Hallby
78 LB Óli Mittún (2005-06-10) 10 June 2005 1.88 m 24 101 GOG Håndbold
79 P Teis Horn Rasmussen (1996-03-31) 31 March 1996 1.95 m 41 84 Ribe-Esbjerg HH

See also

References

  1. ^ Frederiksen, Leivur (26 June 2015). "Føroyar vunnu í Kosovo" (in Faroese). Kringvarp Føroya. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  2. ^ Frederiksen, Leivur (18 June 2017). "Føroyar vunnu altjóða kapping". Kringvarp Føroya. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Færøerne smadrer Montenegro og skriver historie" (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. 18 January 2026. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
  4. ^ "EM-liðið úttikið". hsf.fo. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
  5. ^ "Team roster: Faroe Islands". ehf.eu. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
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