# Paraguay women's national handball team

The Paraguay women's national handball team is the team that represents Paraguay in international handball competitions and is governed by the Confederación Paraguaya de Handball.

## Results
### World Championship

| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
| 1957 to 2005 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2007 | Placement matches | 23rd | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 79 | 211 |
| 2009 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2011 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2013 | Placement matches | 21st | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 107 | 205 |
| 2015 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2017 | Placement matches | 21st | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 146 | 202 |
| 2019 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2021 | Placement matches | 29th | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 158 | 201 |
| // 2023 | Placement matches | 29th | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 157 | 199 |
| / 2025 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| 2027 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| 2029 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| / 2031 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| Total | 5/30 | | 34 | 9 | 0 | 25 | 647 | 1018 |

### Pan American Championship

| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
| 1986 | Round robin | 5th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 70 | 142 |
| 1991 | 5th place game | 5th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 63 | 105 |
| 2007 | 3rd place match | 4th | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 101 | 139 |
| 2009 | 5th place match | 7th | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 80 | 124 |
| 2013 | 3rd place match | 4th | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 133 | 179 |
| 2015 | 7th place match | 7th | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 185 | 181 |
| 2017 | Third place game | 3rd | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 150 | 146 |

### South and Central American Championship

| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
| 2018 | Round robin | 3rd | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 97 | 116 |
| 2021 | Round robin | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 152 | 128 |
| 2022 | Round robin | 5th | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 85 | 127 |
| 2024 | Round robin | 4th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 136 | 132 |
| Total | 4/4 | | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 470 | 503 |

### Central American Championship

| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
| 2014 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2016 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2021 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2023 | round robin | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 202 | 91 |
| Total | 1/4 | | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 202 | 91 |

### Pan American Games

| Games | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 2007 Rio de Janeiro | 7th place game | 7th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 127 | 136 |
| 2023 Santiago | Bronze medal game | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 109 | 124 |

### Junior Pan American Games

| Games | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 2021 Cali | Gold medal game | 2nd | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 156 | 124 |

### South American Games

| Games | Round | Position4 | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 2010 Santiago | Round robin | 5th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 112 | 154 |
| 2014 Santiago | Round robin | 5th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 74 | 115 |
| 2018 Cochabamba | Bronze medal game | 4th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 89 | 109 |
| 2022 Asunción | Round robin | 2nd | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 135 | 105 |

### Bolivarian Games

| Games | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 2017 Santa Marta | round robin | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 233 | 82 |
| 2022 Valledupar/Chía | gold medal match | 1st | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 52 |

### Olympic qualification tournament

| Tournament | Outcome | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 2024 | not qualified | 4th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 59 | 99 |

## Current squad

Roster for the 2023 World Women's Handball Championship.
Head coach: Marizza Faría
* No.
* Pos.
* Name
* Date of birth (age)
* Height
* App.
* Goals
* Club
* 2
* LW
* Fátima Acuña
* (1999-08-14) 14 August 1999 (age 25)
* 1.78 m
* 107
* 164
* Club Adesal Córdoba
* 3
* P
* Ada Miskinich
* (1995-04-28) 28 April 1995 (age 29)
* 1.79 m
* 30
* 16
* Cerro Porteño
* 4
* RB
* Fernanda Insfrán
* (1998-02-07) 7 February 1998 (age 26)
* 1.58 m
* 80
* 300
* Lanzarote Puerto del Carmen
* 6
* RW
* Jazmín Mendoza
* (2002-05-27) 27 May 2002 (age 22)
* 1.64 m
* 40
* 60
* CB San José Obrero
* 7
* P
* Karina dos Santos
* (1985-04-01) 1 April 1985 (age 39)
* 1.82 m
* 162
* 77
* Cerro Porteño
* 8
* RW
* Kiara Vergara
* (2002-05-12) 12 May 2002 (age 22)
* 1.58 m
* 30
* 12
* Cerro Porteño
* 11
* CB
* Delyne Leiva
* (1998-03-27) 27 March 1998 (age 26)
* 1.59 m
* 87
* 117
* Lanzarote Puerto del Carmen
* 12
* GK
* Fátima Ocampos
* (2003-01-03) 3 January 2003 (age 21)
* 1.80 m
* 20
* 5
* Cerro Porteño
* 14
* LB
* María Paula Fernández
* (1998-08-30) 30 August 1998 (age 26)
* 1.54 m
* 90
* 165
* CB Atlético Guardés
* 15
* LW
* Belinda Bobadilla
* (2003-04-22) 22 April 2003 (age 21)
* 1.53 m
* 70
* 40
* Associacao Cascavelense De Handebol
* 18
* P
* Maggie Lugo
* (1994-04-08) 8 April 1994 (age 30)
* 1.73 m
* 30
* 20
* Club Deportivo Internacional
* 20
* CB
* Ana Cristaldo
* (1990-02-03) 3 February 1990 (age 34)
* 1.71 m
* 80
* 72
* Club Deportivo Internacional
* 24
* LW
* Ariana Portillo
* (2001-08-17) 17 August 2001 (age 23)
* 1.66 m
* 50
* 40
* BM Granollers
* 25
* GK
* María Machucha
* (1994-10-23) 23 October 1994 (age 30)
* 1.76 m
* 100
* 12
* BM Ciudad Imperial
* 28
* LB
* Milagros Samaniego
* (2006-03-18) 18 March 2006 (age 18)
* 1.76 m
* 10
* 8
* Cerro Porteño