# Iceland men's national handball team

The Icelandic men's national handball team represents Iceland in international men's handball. It is controlled by the Icelandic Handball Association.

## Honours

| Competition | | | | Total |
| Olympic Games | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| World Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| European Championship | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |

## Competitive record

Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place

### Olympic Games

| Games | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 1936 Berlin | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| Not held from 1948 to 1968 ||||||||||
| 1972 Munich | Match for 11th place | 12th of 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 92 | 90 | +2 |
| 1976 Montreal | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1980 Moscow | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1984 Los Angeles | Match for 5th place | 6th of 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 126 | 122 | +4 |
| 1988 Seoul | Match for 7th place | 8th of 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 125 | 133 | −8 |
| 1992 Barcelona | Fourth place | 4th of 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 140 | 146 | −6 |
| 1996 Atlanta | did not qualify | 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 Sydney | did not qualify | 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 Athens | Match for 9th place | 9th of 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 172 | 183 | −11 |
| 2008 Beijing | Runners-up | 2nd of 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 242 | 234 | +8 |
| 2012 London | Quarter-finals | 5th of 12 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 200 | 166 | +34 |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | did not qualify | 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 Tokyo | did not qualify | 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 Paris | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| Total | 7/12 | 0 Titles | 44 | 20 | 6 | 18 | 1,097 | 1,074 | +23 |

### World Championship

| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 1938 Germany | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 1954 Sweden | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 1958 East Germany | Preliminary round | 10th of 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 57 | −11 |
| 1961 West Germany | Main round | 6th of 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 85 | 96 | −11 |
| 1964 Czechoslovakia | Preliminary round | 9th of 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 39 | +1 |
| 1967 Sweden | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 1970 France | Placement round | 11th of 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 96 | 112 | −16 |
| 1974 East Germany | Preliminary round | 14th of 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 48 | 66 | −18 |
| 1978 Denmark | Preliminary round | 13th of 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 54 | 68 | −14 |
| 1982 West Germany | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 1986 Switzerland | Main round | 6th of 16 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 155 | 159 | −4 |
| 1990 Czechoslovakia | Main round | 10th of 16 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 151 | 169 | −18 |
| 1993 Sweden | Main round | 8th of 16 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 158 | 155 | +3 |
| 1995 Iceland | Round of 16 | 14th of 24 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 154 | 160 | −6 |
| 1997 Japan | Quarter-finals | 5th of 24 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 236 | 203 | +33 |
| 1999 Egypt | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 2001 France | Round of 16 | 11th of 24 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 152 | 150 | +2 |
| 2003 Portugal | Ranking games | 7th of 24 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 308 | 234 | +74 |
| 2005 Tunisia | Preliminary round | 15th of 24 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 154 | 144 | +10 |
| 2007 Germany | Quarter-finals | 8th of 24 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 337 | 315 | +22 |
| 2009 Croatia | did not qualify | 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 Sweden | Ranking games | 6th of 24 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 266 | 246 | +20 |
| 2013 Spain | Round of 16 | 12th of 24 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 181 | 166 | +15 |
| 2015 Qatar | Round of 16 | 11th of 24 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 152 | 165 | −13 |
| 2017 France | Round of 16 | 14th of 24 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 153 | 152 | +1 |
| / 2019 Denmark/Germany | Main round | 11th of 24 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 207 | 211 | −4 |
| 2021 Egypt | Main round | 20th of 32 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 170 | 155 | +15 |
| / 2023 Poland/Sweden | Main round | 12th of 32 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 207 | 183 | +24 |
| / / 2025 Croatia/Denmark/Norway | Main round | 9th of 32 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 180 | 135 | +45 |
| 2027 Germany | to be determined | 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 France/Germany | to be determined | 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 Denmark/Iceland/Norway | Qualiifed as co-host | Qualiifed as co-host | Qualiifed as co-host | Qualiifed as co-host | Qualiifed as co-host | Qualiifed as co-host | Qualiifed as co-host | Qualiifed as co-host | Qualiifed as co-host |
| Total | 23/32 | 0 Titles | 144 | 64 | 7 | 73 | 3690 | 3540 | +150 |

### Euro Tournaments

All teams in these tournaments are European,all World and Olympic Champions, and top 7 from World Championships and Olympics were participating. They were mini European championships at the time, till 1994 when official European Championship started.
    EURO World Cup tournament Sweden
* 1988 : 4th place
    EURO Super Cup tournament Germany
* None

### European Championship

| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 1994 | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 1996 | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 1998 | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 2000 | Match for 11th place | 11th of 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 147 | 162 | −15 |
| 2002 | Fourth place | 4th of 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 221 | 209 | +12 |
| 2004 | Preliminary round | 13th of 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 87 | 96 | −9 |
| 2006 | Main round | 7th of 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 190 | 191 | −1 |
| 2008 | Main round | 11th of 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 157 | 172 | −15 |
| 2010 | Third place | 3rd of 16 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 249 | 240 | +9 |
| 2012 | Main round | 10th of 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 177 | 178 | −1 |
| 2014 | Fifth place game | 5th of 16 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 199 | 199 | 0 |
| 2016 | Preliminary round | 13th of 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 92 | 101 | −9 |
| 2018 | Preliminary round | 13th of 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 74 | 82 | −8 |
| // 2020 | Main round | 11th of 24 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 191 | 195 | −4 |
| / 2022 | Fifth place game | 6th of 24 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 230 | 212 | +18 |
| 2024 | Main round | 10th of 24 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 200 | 209 | −9 |
| // 2026 | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified |
| // 2028 | To be determined | 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 | 14/18 | | 78 | 32 | 10 | 36 | 2214 | 2246 | -32 |

## Team
### Current squad

Squad for the 2025 World Men's Handball Championship.
Head coach: Snorri Guðjónsson
* No.
* Pos.
* Name
* Date of birth (age)
* Height
* App.
* Goals
* Club
* 1
* GK
* Björgvin Páll Gústavsson
* (1985-05-24) 24 May 1985 (age 39)
* 1.93 m
* 273
* 24
* Valur
* 2
* RW
* Óðinn Þór Ríkharðsson
* (1997-10-23) 23 October 1997 (age 27)
* 1.83 m
* 42
* 130
* Kadetten Schaffhausen
* 3
* CB
* Janus Daði Smárason
* (1995-01-01) 1 January 1995 (age 30)
* 1.86 m
* 86
* 146
* Pick Szeged
* 4
* LB
* Aron Pálmarsson
* (1990-07-19) 19 July 1990 (age 34)
* 1.93 m
* 177
* 674
* Telekom Veszprém
* 5
* P
* Sveinn Jóhannsson
* (1999-06-16) 16 June 1999 (age 25)
* 1.95 m
* 14
* 24
* Kolstad Håndball
* 7
* RB
* Viggó Kristjánsson
* (1993-12-09) 9 December 1993 (age 31)
* 1.89 m
* 59
* 165
* SC DHfK Leipzig
* 8
* LW
* Bjarki Már Elísson
* (1990-05-16) 16 May 1990 (age 34)
* 1.91 m
* 118
* 401
* Telekom Veszprém
* 9
* CB
* Elvar Örn Jónsson
* (1997-08-31) 31 August 1997 (age 27)
* 1.80 m
* 79
* 183
* MT Melsungen
* 10
* CB
* Gísli Þorgeir Kristjánsson
* (1999-07-30) 30 July 1999 (age 25)
* 1.91 m
* 62
* 139
* SC Magdeburg
* 11
* P
* Ýmir Örn Gíslason
* (1997-07-01) 1 July 1997 (age 27)
* 1.95 m
* 92
* 36
* Frisch Auf Göppingen
* 15
* LB
* Þorsteinn Leó Gunnarsson
* (2002-11-13) 13 November 2002 (age 22)
* 2.08 m
* 5
* 10
* FC Porto
* 16
* GK
* Viktor Gísli Hallgrímsson
* (2000-07-24) 24 July 2000 (age 24)
* 2.03 m
* 60
* 1
* Orlen Wisła Płock
* 17
* LW
* Stiven Tobar Valencia
* (2000-10-27) 27 October 2000 (age 24)
* 1.82 m
* 17
* 18
* Benfica
* 18
* P
* Elliði Snær Viðarsson
* (1998-11-15) 15 November 1998 (age 26)
* 1.91 m
* 50
* 109
* VfL Gummersbach
* 19
* LW
* Orri Freyr Þorkelsson
* (1999-06-25) 25 June 1999 (age 25)
* 1.83 m
* 16
* 41
* Sporting CP
* 22
* RW
* Sigvaldi Guðjónsson
* (1994-07-04) 4 July 1994 (age 30)
* 1.92 m
* 76
* 214
* Kolstad Håndball
* 24
* RB
* Teitur Örn Einarsson
* (1998-09-23) 23 September 1998 (age 26)
* 1.90 m
* 36
* 36
* VfL Gummersbach
* 25
* CB
* Haukur Þrastarson
* (2001-04-14) 14 April 2001 (age 23)
* 1.91 m
* 35
* 50
* Dinamo București
* 27
* LB
* Einar Þorsteinn Ólafsson
* (2001-09-30) 30 September 2001 (age 23)
* 1.97 m
* 14
* 5
* Fredericia HK

### Past squads

2008 Olympic Games (2nd place)
       All Star Team: Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson (left wing), Snorri Guðjónsson (centre back), Ólafur Stefánsson (right back)
    Björgvin Páll Gústavsson, Logi Geirsson, Bjarni Fritzson, Sigfús Sigurðsson, Ásgeir Örn Hallgrímsson, Arnór Atlason, Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson, Snorri Guðjónsson, Ólafur Stefánsson, Sturla Ásgeirsson, Alexander Petersson, Hreiðar Guðmundsson, Sverre Andreas Jakobsson, Róbert Gunnarsson, Ingimundur Ingimundarson.
Coach: Guðmundur Guðmundsson
2010 European Championship (3rd place)
       All Star Team: Ólafur Stefánsson (right back)
    Björgvin Páll Gústavsson, Hreiðar Guðmundsson, Vignir Svavarsson, Logi Geirsson, Ásgeir Örn Hallgrímsson, Arnór Atlason, Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson, Snorri Guðjónsson, Ólafur Stefánsson, Alexander Petersson, Sverre Andreas Jakobsson, Róbert Gunnarsson, Ingimundur Ingimundarson, Sturla Ásgeirsson, Þórir Ólafsson, Aron Pálmarsson, Ólafur Guðmundsson, Rúnar Kárason.
Coach: Guðmundur Guðmundsson

### List of coaches

| # | Period | Coach |
| 1 | 1950 | Sigurður Magnússon |
| 2 | 1958 | Hallsteinn Hinriksson |
| 3 | 1959 | Frímann Gunnlaugsson |
| 4 | 1961–1963 | Hallsteinn Hinriksson (2nd period) |
| 5 | 1964–1967 | Karl Benediktsson |
| 6 | 1968 | Birgir Björnsson |
| 7 | 1968–1972 | Hilmar Björnsson |
| (5) | 1973–1974 | Karl Benediktsson (2nd period) |
| (6) | 1974–1975 | Birgir Björnsson (2nd period) |
| 8 | 1975–1976 | Viðar Símonarson |
| 9 | 1976–1977 | Janus Czerwinsky |
| (6) | 1977–1978 | Birgir Björnsson (3rd period) |
| 10 | 1978–1980 | Jóhann Ingi Gunnarsson |
| (7) | 1980–1983 | Hilmar Björnsson (2nd period) |
| 11 | 1983–1990 | Bogdan Kowalczyk |
| 12 | 1990–1995 | Þorbergur Aðalsteinsson |
| 13 | 1995–2001 | Þorbjörn Jensson |
| 14 | 2001–2004 | Guðmundur Guðmundsson |
| 15 | 2004–2006 | Viggó Sigurðsson |
| 16 | 2006–2008 | Alfreð Gíslason |
| (14) | 2008–2012 | Guðmundur Guðmundsson (2nd period) |
| 17 | 2012–2016 | Aron Kristjánsson |
| 18 | 2016–2018 | Geir Sveinsson |
| (14) | 2018–2023 | Guðmundur Guðmundsson (3rd period) |
| 19 | 2023 | Gunnar Magnússon / Ágúst Þór Jóhannsson |
| 20 | 2023– | Snorri Guðjónsson |

### List of captains

| # | Period | Captain |
| 1986 | 1991 | Þorgils Óttar Mathiesen |
| 1991 | 1999 | Geir Sveinsson |
| 1999 | 2005 | Dagur Sigurðsson |
| 2005 | 2012 | Ólafur Stefánsson |
| 2012 | 2020 | Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson |
| 2020 | | Aron Pálmarsson |

### Individual all-time records
#### Most matches played

| Player | Matches | Goals |
| Guðmundur Hrafnkelsson | 407 | 0 |
| Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson | 365 | 1,879 |
| Geir Sveinsson | 340 | 502 |
| Ólafur Stefánsson | 330 | 1,570 |
| Júlíus Jónasson | 288 | 703 |
| Róbert Gunnarsson | 276 | 773 |
| Valdimar Grímsson | 271 | 940 |
| Snorri Steinn Guðjónsson | 257 | 846 |
| Ásgeir Örn Hallgrímsson | 255 | 420 |
| Björgvin Páll Gústavsson | 252 | 21 |
Last updated: 6 March 2023 Source: Icelandic Handball Association (hsi.is) Archived 17 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine Total number of matches played in official competitions only.

#### Most goals scored

| Player | Goals | Matches | Average |
| Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson | 1,879 | 365 | 5.15 |
| Ólafur Stefánsson | 1,570 | 330 | 4.76 |
| Kristján Arason | 1,123 | 245 | 4.58 |
| Valdimar Grímsson | 940 | 271 | 3.47 |
| Snorri Steinn Guðjónsson | 846 | 257 | 3.29 |
| Róbert Gunnarsson | 773 | 276 | 2.80 |
| Sigurður Valur Sveinsson | 736 | 242 | 3.04 |
| Alexander Petersson | 726 | 186 | 3.90 |
| Júlíus Jónasson | 703 | 288 | 2.44 |
| Patrekur Jóhannesson | 634 | 241 | 2.63 |
Last updated: 26 January 2021 Source: Icelandic Handball Association (hsi.is) Archived 17 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine Total number of goals scored in official matches only.

## Record against Nordic countries

All games, including European Championships, World Championships and Olympic Games.
| Opponent | Played | Win | Draw | Lost |
| Denmark | 107 | 35 | 15 | 55 |
| Faroe Islands | 13 | 12 | 0 | 1 |
| Finland | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| Greenland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Norway | 88 | 41 | 15 | 29 |
| Sweden | 67 | 10 | 3 | 54 |
Last updated: 2 January 2016 Source: Icelandic Handball Association (hsi.is) Archived 22 April 2009 at the National and University Library of Iceland

## Kit suppliers

Since 2024, Iceland's kits have been supplied by Adidas