| Iceland | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Information | |||
| Nickname | Strákarnir okkar (English:Our boys) | ||
| Association | Icelandic Handball Association (Handknattleikssamband Íslands) | ||
| Coach | Snorri Guðjónsson | ||
| Assistant coach | Arnór Atlason Óskar Bjarni Óskarsson | ||
| Mostcaps | Guðmundur Hrafnkelsson (407) | ||
| Most goals | Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson (1879) | ||
| Colours | |||
| Results | |||
| Summer Olympics | |||
| Appearances | 7 (First in1972) | ||
| Best result | |||
| World Championship | |||
| Appearances | 23 (First in1958) | ||
| Best result | 5th (1997) | ||
| European Championship | |||
| Appearances | 13 (First in2000) | ||
| Best result | |||
| Last updated on Unknown. | |||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | ||
| 2008 Beijing | Team | |
| European Championship | ||
| 2010 Austria | ||
TheIcelandic men's national handball team representsIceland in international men'shandball. It is controlled by theIcelandic Handball Association.
| 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 |
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
| Games | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| did not enter | |||||||||
| Not held from 1948 to 1968 | |||||||||
| Match for 11th place | 12th of 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 92 | 90 | +2 | |
| did not qualify | |||||||||
| Match for 5th place | 6th of 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 126 | 122 | +4 | |
| Match for 7th place | 8th of 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 125 | 133 | −8 | |
| Fourth place | 4th of 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 140 | 146 | −6 | |
| did not qualify | |||||||||
| Match for 9th place | 9th of 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 172 | 183 | −11 | |
| Runners-up | 2nd of 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 242 | 234 | +8 | |
| Quarter-finals | 5th of 12 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 200 | 166 | +34 | |
| did not qualify | |||||||||
| Total | 7/12 | 0 Titles | 44 | 20 | 6 | 18 | 1,097 | 1,074 | +23 |
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| did not participate | |||||||||
| Preliminary round | 10th of 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 57 | −11 | |
| Main round | 6th of 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 85 | 96 | −11 | |
| Preliminary round | 9th of 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 39 | +1 | |
| did not participate | |||||||||
| Placement round | 11th of 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 96 | 112 | −16 | |
| Preliminary round | 14th of 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 48 | 66 | −18 | |
| Preliminary round | 13th of 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 54 | 68 | −14 | |
| did not participate | |||||||||
| Main round | 6th of 16 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 155 | 159 | −4 | |
| Main round | 10th of 16 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 151 | 169 | −18 | |
| Main round | 8th of 16 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 158 | 155 | +3 | |
| Round of 16 | 14th of 24 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 154 | 160 | −6 | |
| Quarter-finals | 5th of 24 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 236 | 203 | +33 | |
| did not participate | |||||||||
| Round of 16 | 11th of 24 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 152 | 150 | +2 | |
| Ranking games | 7th of 24 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 308 | 234 | +74 | |
| Preliminary round | 15th of 24 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 154 | 144 | +10 | |
| Quarter-finals | 8th of 24 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 337 | 315 | +22 | |
| did not qualify | |||||||||
| Ranking games | 6th of 24 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 266 | 246 | +20 | |
| Round of 16 | 12th of 24 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 181 | 166 | +15 | |
| Round of 16 | 11th of 24 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 152 | 165 | −13 | |
| Round of 16 | 14th of 24 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 153 | 152 | +1 | |
| Main round | 11th of 24 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 207 | 211 | −4 | |
| Main round | 20th of 32 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 170 | 155 | +15 | |
| Main round | 12th of 32 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 207 | 183 | +24 | |
| Main round | 9th of 32 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 180 | 135 | +45 | |
| to be determined | |||||||||
| Qualiifed as co-host | |||||||||
| Total | 23/32 | 0 Titles | 144 | 64 | 7 | 73 | 3690 | 3540 | +150 |
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.
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| did not participate | |||||||||
| Match for 11th place | 11th of 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 147 | 162 | −15 | |
| Fourth place | 4th of 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 221 | 209 | +12 | |
| Preliminary round | 13th of 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 87 | 96 | −9 | |
| Main round | 7th of 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 190 | 191 | −1 | |
| Main round | 11th of 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 157 | 172 | −15 | |
| Third place | 3rd of 16 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 249 | 240 | +9 | |
| Main round | 10th of 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 177 | 178 | −1 | |
| Fifth place game | 5th of 16 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 199 | 199 | 0 | |
| Preliminary round | 13th of 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 92 | 101 | −9 | |
| Preliminary round | 13th of 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 74 | 82 | −8 | |
| Main round | 11th of 24 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 191 | 195 | −4 | |
| Fifth place game | 6th of 24 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 230 | 212 | +18 | |
| Main round | 10th of 24 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 200 | 209 | −9 | |
| Qualified | |||||||||
| To be determined | |||||||||
| Total | 14/18 | 78 | 32 | 10 | 36 | 2214 | 2246 | -32 | |
Squad for the2025 World Men's Handball Championship.[1][2]
Head coach:Snorri Guðjónsson
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2008 Olympic Games (2nd place)
Coach:Guðmundur Guðmundsson
2010 European Championship (3rd place)
Coach:Guðmundur Guðmundsson
| # | 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 |
| # | 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[3] |
| 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 theWayback Machine
Total number of matches played in official competitions only.
| 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 theWayback Machine
Total number of goals scored in official matches only.
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 theNational and University Library of Iceland
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