Iceland women's national handball team

The Iceland women's national handball team is the national handball team of Iceland and takes part in international team handball competitions. They qualified to the 2010 European Women's Handball Championship. This was the first time they qualified to any international championship. They finished with the 15th place. Two years later, at the 2012 European Women's Handball Championship, they managed the same results.

Iceland
Information
AssociationIcelandic Handball Association
(Handknattleikssamband Íslands)
CoachArnar Pétursson
Most capsHrafnhildur Ósk Skúladóttir (170)
Most goalsHrafnhildur Ósk Skúladóttir (620)
Colours
Home
Away
Results
World Championship
Appearances1 (First in 2011)
Best result12th (2011)
European Championship
Appearances2 (First in 2010)
Best result15th (2010, 2012)
Last updated on 27 January 2014.

Second time they qualified to international championship were when they qualified to the 2011 World Women's Handball Championship.

Results

World Championship

European Championship

Squad

Squad chosen for the two matches against Faroe Islands, 23-24 November 2019.[1]

Caps and goals as of 22 November 2019.

Head coach: Arnar Pétursson

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
1 GK Elín Jóna Þorsteinsdóttir (1996-11-30)30 November 1996 (aged 23) 1.77 m 23 0 Vendsyssel Håndbold
3 LB Andrea Jacobsen (1998-04-09)9 April 1998 (aged 21) 1.81 m 20 14 Kristianstad Handboll
4 RW Þórey Rósa Stefánsdóttir (1989-08-14)14 August 1989 (aged 30) 1.67 m 104 302 Fram
5 RB Rut Arnfjörð Jónsdóttir (1990-07-21)21 July 1990 (aged 29) 1.76 m 94 191 Team Esbjerg
7 CB Hrafnhildur Hanna Þrastardóttir (1995-05-14)14 May 1995 (aged 24) 1.72 m 32 60 Bourg-de-Péage Drôme
8 LW Perla Ruth Albertsdóttir (1996-09-21)21 September 1996 (aged 23) 1.63 m 22 25 Fram
9 P Arna Sif Pálsdóttir (1988-01-05)5 January 1988 (aged 31) 1.84 m 150 282 Valur
10 CB Karen Knútsdóttir (1990-02-04)4 February 1990 (aged 29) 1.67 m 100 357 Fram
11 RB Birna Berg Haraldsdóttir (1993-06-21)21 June 1993 (aged 26) 1.84 m 56 112 Neckarsulmer SU
12 GK Hafdís Renötudóttir (1997-07-12)12 July 1997 (aged 22) 1.92 m 26 1 Fram
13 LB Helena Örvarsdóttir (1994-05-17)17 May 1994 (aged 25) 1.80 m 36 76 SønderjyskE Håndbold
14 LB Ragnheiður Júlíusdóttir (1997-06-10)10 June 1997 (aged 22) 1.73 m 25 24 Fram
15 CB Eva Björk Davíðsdóttir (1994-06-30)30 June 1994 (aged 25) 1.77 m 35 27 Skuru IK
16 GK Íris Björk Símonardóttir (1987-06-26)26 June 1987 (aged 32) 1.77 m 71 4 Valur
20 CB Ester Óskarsdóttir (1988-05-11)11 May 1988 (aged 31) 1.65 m 31 21 ÍBV
22 LW Sigríður Hauksdóttir (1991-11-04)4 November 1991 (aged 28) 1.67 m 14 31 HK
25 RB Thea Imani Sturludóttir (1997-01-21)21 January 1997 (aged 22) 1.63 m 38 52 Oppsal IF
26 CB Sandra Erlingsdóttir (1998-07-27)27 July 1998 (aged 21) 1.60 m 2 4 Valur
27 RB Díana Dögg Magnúsdóttir (1997-09-19)19 September 1997 (aged 22) 1.74 m 20 16 Valur
28 LB Steinunn Björnsdóttir (1991-03-10)10 March 1991 (aged 28) 1.78 m 33 23 Fram
30 LB Mariam Eradze (1998-10-14)14 October 1998 (aged 21) 1.81 m 0 0 Toulon Saint-Cyr Var Handball

References
  1. "A landslið kvenna | Landsliðshópur Íslands vegna landsleikja gegn Færeyjum" (in Icelandic). Icelandic Handball Association. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
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