Faroe Islands men's national handball team

Faroe Islands
Information
Association	Handball Federation of the Faroe Islands
Coach	Peter Bredsdorff-Larsen
Assistant coach	Julian Johansen
Most caps	Hanus Joensen (250)
Most goals	Hanus Joensen (60)
Colours
Results
European Championship
Appearances	1 (First in 2024)
Best result	20th (2024)
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. In June 2017, Faroe Islands competed in the 2017 IHF Emerging Nations Championship, and once again won the championship. 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. 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	To be determined
2028
Total	1/18	0 titles	3	0	1	2	83	90

IHF Emerging Nations Championship

• 2015 – 1st place
• 2017 – 1st place

Current squad

The squad for the 2024 European Men's Handball Championship. 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 12 0 HØJ Elite 2 P Helgi Hildarson Hoydal (1996-05-01) 1 May 1996 1.88 m 32 48 Kristiansand Topphåndball 6 LW Leivur Mortensen (1999-03-25) 25 March 1999 1.85 m 15 24 Frederiksberg IF 7 RW Allan Norðberg (1995-03-25) 25 March 1995 1.89 m 33 49 Valur 8 P Pætur Mikkjalsson (1997-05-11) 11 May 1997 1.90 m 11 15 IF Hallby 9 LW Rói Berg Hansen (1996-04-11) 11 April 1996 1.82 m 32 56 HØJ Elite 10 RB Kjartan Johansen (1996-04-17) 17 April 1996 1.90 m 38 73 Bækkelagets SK 15 CB Jónas Gunnarsson Djurhuus (1996-09-08) 8 September 1996 1.83 m 35 74 Frederiksberg IF 16 GK Nicholas Satchwell (1991-07-23) 23 July 1991 1.88 m 32 0 TIF Viking 17 RW Hákun West Av Teigum (2002-02-19) 19 February 2002 1.88 m 19 86 Füchse Berlin 25 RB Vilhelm Poulsen (1999-08-20) 20 August 1999 1.90 m 23 30 Lemvig-Thyborøn Håndbold 30 LB Tróndur Mikkelsen (2000-07-01) 1 July 2000 1.90 m 15 36 Kristiansand Topphåndball 45 RB Peter Krogh (1990-07-20) 20 July 1990 1.91 m 40 123 HEI Håndbold 47 P Ísak Vedelsbøl (2004-10-18) 18 October 2004 1.96 m 2 2 Hondbóltsfelagið H71 61 LB Pauli Mittún (2002-05-30) 30 May 2002 1.88 m 13 9 Team Sydhavsøerne 71 CB Elias Ellefsen á Skipagøtu (2002-05-19) 19 May 2002 1.87 m 11 67 THW Kiel 75 CB Rói Ellefsen á Skipagøtu (2003-10-10) 10 October 2003 1.84 m 3 4 IF Hallby 78 LB Óli Mittún (2005-06-10) 10 June 2005 1.86 m 8 31 IK Sävehof 79 P Teis Horn Rasmussen (1996-03-31) 31 March 1996 1.95 m 21 28 HEI Håndbold

External links

• Official website
• IHF profile