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

## Results
### World Championship

* 2011 – 12th place
* 2023 – 25th place

### European Championship

| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
| 1994 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1996 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1998 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2000 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2002 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2004 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2006 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2008 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2010 | Preliminary round | 15th place | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 69 | 91 |
| 2012 | Preliminary round | 15th place | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 56 | 78 |
| 2014 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2016 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2018 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2020 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2022 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2024 | Preliminary round | 16th place | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 71 | 81 |
| 2026 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 2028 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| Total | 2/18 | – | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 196 | 250 |

## Squad

The official roster for the 2024 European Women's Handball Championship.
Head coach: Arnar Pétursson
* No.
* Pos.
* Name
* Date of birth (age)
* Height
* App.
* Goals
* Club
* 1
* GK
* Elín Þorsteinsdóttir
* (1996-11-30) 30 November 1996 (age 28)
* 1.78 m
* 63
* 2
* Aarhus Håndbold
* 2
* LB
* Berglind Þorsteinsdóttir
* (1999-01-02) 2 January 1999 (age 25)
* 1.80 m
* 28
* 6
* Fram
* 3
* LB
* Andrea Jacobsen
* (1998-04-09) 9 April 1998 (age 26)
* 1.81 m
* 56
* 89
* HSG Blomberg-Lippe
* 4
* RW
* Þórey Rósa Stefánsdóttir
* (1989-08-14) 14 August 1989 (age 35)
* 1.67 m
* 140
* 405
* Fram
* 5
* RB
* Rut Arnfjörð Jónsdóttir
* (1990-07-21) 21 July 1990 (age 34)
* 1.76 m
* 117
* 244
* Haukar
* 8
* LW
* Perla Ruth Albertsdóttir
* (1996-09-21) 21 September 1996 (age 28)
* 1.63 m
* 52
* 110
* Selfoss
* 12
* GK
* Hafdís Renötudóttir
* (1997-07-12) 12 July 1997 (age 27)
* 1.93 m
* 62
* 4
* Valur
* 14
* P
* Elísa Elíasdóttir
* (2004-07-31) 31 July 2004 (age 20)
* 1.76 m
* 17
* 16
* Valur
* 15
* LB
* Jóhanna Margrét Sigurðardóttir
* (2002-06-12) 12 June 2002 (age 22)
* 1.79 m
* 19
* 11
* Kristianstad Handboll
* 17
* CB
* Elín Klara Þorkelsdóttir
* (2004-09-14) 14 September 2004 (age 20)
* 1.68 m
* 16
* 45
* Haukar
* 22
* CB
* Elín Rósa Magnúsdóttir
* (2002-10-22) 22 October 2002 (age 22)
* 1.67 m
* 23
* 59
* Valur
* 23
* LW
* Dana Björg Guðmundsdóttir
* (2002-06-01) 1 June 2002 (age 22)
* 1.78 m
* 2
* 3
* Volda Handball
* 24
* RW
* Katrín Anna Ásmundsdóttir
* (2004-07-04) 4 July 2004 (age 20)
* 1.70 m
* 4
* 10
* Grótta
* 25
* RB
* Thea Imani Sturludóttir
* (1997-01-21) 21 January 1997 (age 27)
* 1.79 m
* 82
* 178
* Valur
* 26
* LB
* Sunna Jónsdóttir
* (1989-02-26) 26 February 1989 (age 35)
* 1.77 m
* 94
* 96
* ÍBV
* 27
* RW
* Díana Dögg Magnúsdóttir
* (1997-09-19) 19 September 1997 (age 27)
* 1.75 m
* 56
* 74
* HSG Blomberg-Lippe
* 28
* LW
* Steinunn Björnsdóttir
* (1991-03-10) 10 March 1991 (age 33)
* 1.71 m
* 51
* 72
* Fram
* 33
* P
* Katrín Tinna Jensdóttir
* (2002-07-31) 31 July 2002 (age 22)
* 1.81 m
* 21
* 19
* ÍR

### Coaching staff

| Role | Name |
| Head coach | Arnar Pétursson |
| Assistant coach | Ágúst Þór Jóhannsson |
| Team manager | Þorbjörg Jóhanna Gunnarsdóttir |
| Goalkeeping coach | Hlynur Morthens |
| Physiotherapist | Ágústa Sigurjónsdóttir |
| Physiotherapist | Særún Jónsdóttir |
| Doctor | Jóhann Róbertsson |

### Famous players

* Rakel Dögg Bragadóttir
* Hrafnhildur Skúladóttir
* Hanna Guðrún Stefánsdóttir
* Anna Úrsúla Guðmundsdóttir
* Karen Knútsdóttir
* Rut Arnfjörð Jónsdóttir
* Arna Sif Pálsdóttir
* Þórey Rósa Stefánsdóttir
* Dagný Skúladóttir
* Anna Úrsúla Guðmundsdóttir
* Stella Sigurðardóttir