# Italy women's national handball team

The Italy women's national handball team (Italian: Nazionale di pallamano femminile dell'Italia) represent Italy in international team handball competitions.
It participated in the 2001 World Women's Handball Championship, which was hosted in Italy, placing 16th. It won the EHF Challenge Trophy in 2004.

## Competitive record
### World Championship

* 2001 – 16th

### Mediterranean Games

* 1979 - 3rd
* 1987 - Winner
* 1991 – 4th
* 1993 – 5th
* 1997 – 7th
* 2001 – 6th
* 2005 – 6th
* 2009 – 8th
* 2013 – 8th
* 2018 – 6th

## Current squad

Squad for the qualification phase to the 2023 World Women's Handball Championship.
* No.
* Pos.
* Name
* Date of birth (age)
* Height
* App.
* Goals
* Club
* 99
* GK
* Nila Bertolino
* (2000-07-04) 4 July 2000 (age 24)
* Cassano Magnago HB
* 16
* GK
* Maddalena Cabrini
* (2004-06-12) 12 June 2004 (age 20)
* Dossobuono
* 95
* GK
* Sara Margherita Di Giugno
* (2002-06-18) 18 June 2002 (age 22)
* 1.80 m
* Jomi Salerno
* 1
* GK
* Francesca Luchin
* (1991-06-05) 5 June 1991 (age 33)
* 1.84 m
* SSV Brixen Südtirol
* 12
* GK
* Anja Rossignoli
* (1999-12-14) 14 December 1999 (age 25)
* Yellow Winterthur
* 25
* W
* Giada Babbo
* (1997-09-12) 12 September 1997 (age 27)
* 1.60 m
* SSV Brixen Südtirol
* 10
* P
* Angela Cappellaro
* (1995-02-16) 16 February 1995 (age 30)
* Füchse Berlin
* 27
* B
* Eleonora Colloredo
* (2001-10-02) 2 October 2001 (age 23)
* ASD Cassa Rurale Pontinia
* 32
* CB
* Giulia Conte
* (2003-10-05) 5 October 2003 (age 21)
* ASD Cassa Rurale Pontinia
* 87
* B
* Martina Crosta
* (2003-11-28) 28 November 2003 (age 21)
* 1.70 m
* ASD Cassa Rurale Pontinia
* 4
* RB
* Ilaria Dalla Costa
* (1995-02-18) 18 February 1995 (age 30)
* 1.85 m
* Jomi Salerno
* 20
* W
* Carelle Djiogap Noumedem
* (2000-02-06) 6 February 2000 (age 25)
* Cellini Padova
* 28
* B
* Vanessa Djiogap Tenguim
* (2001-07-09) 9 July 2001 (age 23)
* Cellini Padova
* 8
* P
* Osarosemwen Bevelyn Eghianruwa
* (2002-09-08) 8 September 2002 (age 22)
* 1.73 m
* Cellini Padova
* 17
* LB
* Serena Osamagbe Eghianruwa
* (2004-11-20) 20 November 2004 (age 20)
* 1.84 m
* Cellini Padova
* 11
* RB
* Giulia Fabbo
* (2003-10-26) 26 October 2003 (age 21)
* 1.74 m
* Metz Handball
* 26
* RB
* Irène Fanton
* (1994-04-03) 3 April 1994 (age 30)
* Achenheim Truchtersheim HB
* 9
* B
* Sofia Ghilardi
* (1999-06-18) 18 June 1999 (age 25)
* 1.73 m
* HAC Le Havre
* 26
* P
* Aurora Gislimberti
* (2004-03-04) 4 March 2004 (age 21)
* Mezzocorona
* 94
* LW
* Giulia Gozzi
* (2002-07-05) 5 July 2002 (age 22)
* 1.61 m
* ASD Amatori Conversano
* 22
* RW
* Sarah Hilber
* (1998-05-10) 10 May 1998 (age 26)
* 1.72 m
* SSV Brixen Südtirol
* 21
* B
* Charity Osaheniye Iyamu
* (2005-10-19) 19 October 2005 (age 19)
* Tushe Prato
* 67
* LW
* Olga Lanfredi
* (2001-04-13)13 April 2001
* 1.68 m
* Nuova HF Teramo
* 92
* B
* Cyrielle Paola Lauretti Matos
* (2000-11-28) 28 November 2000 (age 24)
* 1.80 m
* Jomi Salerno
* 88
* RW
* Asia Kristal Mangone
* (2001-11-28) 28 November 2001 (age 23)
* Casalgrande Padana
* 15
* LB
* Ramona Vesna Manojlovic
* (2002-10-15) 15 October 2002 (age 22)
* 1.72 m
* Jomi Salerno
* 2
* RW
* Giorgia Meneghini
* (2005-03-17) 17 March 2005 (age 20)
* Cellini Padova
* 91
* LB
* Anika Niederwieser
* (1992-02-28) 28 February 1992 (age 33)
* 1.85 m
* Thüringer HC
* 37
* CB
* Michela Notarianni
* (1996-11-02) 2 November 1996 (age 28)
* 1.65 m
* ASD Cassa Rurale Pontinia
* 90
* RW
* Luisella Podda
* (2000-11-28) 28 November 2000 (age 24)
* 1.65 m
* ASD Cassa Rurale Pontinia
* 89
* CB
* Lisa Michele Ponti
* (1998-11-28) 28 November 1998 (age 26)
* 1.60 m
* Cassano Magnago HB
* 6
* B
* Rocio Sthefani Squizziato
* (1994-06-25) 25 June 1994 (age 30)
* 1.80 m
* Jomi Salerno
* 3
* CB
* Irene Stefanelli
* (1998-11-18) 18 November 1998 (age 26)
* 1.76 m
* ASD Pallamano Mestrino
* 13
* P
* Lucila Maria Stettler
* (1990-08-01) 1 August 1990 (age 34)
* 1.75 m
* Jomi Salerno