# Greenland women's national handball team

The Greenland women's national handball team is the national team of Greenland managed by the Greenland Handball Federation. It takes part in international handball competitions.
The team participated in the 2001 World Women's Handball Championship in Italy and the 2023 World Women's Handball Championship in Norway.

## History

After the Greenland Handball Federation was recognized by the International Handball Federation as independent member in 1998, they played their first game against the Icelandic national team on 27 December 1998.

## Results
### World Championship

| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
| 2001 | Group stage | 24th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 77 | 152 |
| 2023 | Group stage | 32nd | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 130 | 231 |
| Total | 1/26 | 0 titles | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 207 | 383 |

### Pan American Championship

| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
| 1999 | round robin | 5th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 102 | 110 |
| 2000 | round robin | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 123 | 120 |
| 2015 | 5th place match | 6th | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 150 | 176 |
| Total | 3/12 | 0 titles | 17 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 375 | 406 |

### Nor. Ca. Championship

| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
| 2015 | Bronze Medal Match | 4th | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 142 | 150 |
| 2017 | Bronze Medal Match | 4th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 117 | 134 |
| 2019 | Bronze Medal Match | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 131 | 117 |
| 2021 | Final | 2nd | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 111 | 102 |
| 2023 | Final | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 87 |
| Total | 5/5 | 1 title | 25 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 624 | 590 |

## Team
### Current squad

Roster for the 2023 World Women's Handball Championship.
Head coach: Anders Friis
* No.
* Pos.
* Name
* Date of birth (age)
* Height
* App.
* Goals
* Club
* 2
* RW
* Nuunu Lukassen
* (1999-11-06) 6 November 1999 (age 24)
* 1.64 m
* 9
* 18
* Ejstrup/Hærvejen
* 3
* LW
* Andrea Heilmann
* (1988-02-21) 21 February 1988 (age 36)
* 1.64 m
* 20
* 8
* GSS Nuuk
* 4
* RW
* Anja Heilmann
* (1997-01-05) 5 January 1997 (age 27)
* 1.74 m
* 34
* 97
* GSS Nuuk
* 5
* P
* Ivâna Meincke
* (1995-08-07) 7 August 1995 (age 29)
* 1.68 m
* 10
* 15
* Stjarnan
* 7
* LW
* Aviana Kâjangmat
* (2000-02-25) 25 February 2000 (age 24)
* 1.68 m
* 4
* 16
* Silkeborg-Voel KFUM 2
* 8
* RW
* Ane-Sofiannguaq Frederiksen
* (2001-10-25) 25 October 2001 (age 22)
* 1.65 m
* 5
* 5
* Silkeborg-Voel KFUM 2
* 10
* RB
* Josefine Gadgaard
* (1994-07-12) 12 July 1994 (age 30)
* 1.69 m
* 11
* 28
* Ejstrup/Hærvejen
* 12
* GK
* Nivi Fly
* (1989-08-03) 3 August 1989 (age 35)
* 1.69 m
* 20
* 0
* GSS Nuuk
* 13
* LB
* Ivalu Bjerge
* (2000-09-13) 13 September 2000 (age 24)
* 1.71 m
* 14
* 37
* NSK Håndbold
* 14
* LB
* Nivi Petersen
* (2000-04-22) 22 April 2000 (age 24)
* 1.71 m
* 5
* 5
* Silkeborg-Voel KFUM 2
* 15
* P
* Sandra Rothberg
* (2000-12-01) 1 December 2000 (age 23)
* 1.86 m
* 14
* 32
* GSS Nuuk
* 16
* GK
* Rina Møller Lorentzen
* (1991-02-16) 16 February 1991 (age 33)
* 1.82 m
* 19
* 0
* GSS Nuuk
* 17
* LB
* Lykke Frank Hansen
* (1988-01-08) 8 January 1988 (age 36)
* 1.80 m
* 24
* 37
* Fredericia HK
* 18
* GK
* Aviaja Heilmann
* (1989-01-26) 26 January 1989 (age 35)
* 1.66 m
* 24
* 0
* GSS Nuuk
* 19
* P
* Nukaaka Lyberth
* (2001-03-25) 25 March 2001 (age 23)
* 1.68 m
* 5
* 6
* Eiðis Bóltfelag
* 21
* LB
* Aili Pedersen
* (1993-01-27) 27 January 1993 (age 31)
* 1.84 m
* 6
* 1
* GSS Nuuk
* 26
* P
* Ivaana Holm
* (1990-07-16) 16 July 1990 (age 34)
* 1.70 m
* 21
* 24
* GSS Nuuk
* 79
* LW
* Sascha Jordening Zeeb
* (1990-10-31) 31 October 1990 (age 33)
* 1.70 m
* 10
* 15
* GSS Nuuk

### Coaches

| First | Last | Nat. | Name |
| 27 December 1998 | 3 April 1999 | | Kim Mandrup |
| 31 October 2000 *1) | ? | Denmark | Jan Laugesen |
| 2011 | 2016 | Denmark | Jakob Andreasen |
| 2016 | 2021 | Greenland | Johannes Groth |
| 2021 | 2024 | Denmark | Anders Friis |
| 2024 | | Denmark | Mikkel Bom |
*1) He already started in 1999 with coaching but his first game was in 2000