Iceland 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.
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| Nickname | Strákarnir okkar (English: Our boys) | ||
| Association | Icelandic Handball Association (Handknattleikssamband Íslands) | ||
| Coach | Guðmundur Guðmundsson | ||
| Assistant coach | Gunnar Magnússon Tomas Svensson | ||
| Captain | Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson | ||
| Most caps | Guðmundur Hrafnkelsson (407) | ||
| Most goals | Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson (1879) | ||
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| Results | |||
| Summer Olympics | |||
| Appearances | 7 (First in 1972) | ||
| Best result | 2nd (2008) | ||
| World Championship | |||
| Appearances | 20 (First in 1958) | ||
| Best result | 5th (1997) | ||
| European Championship | |||
| Appearances | 11 (First in 2000) | ||
| Best result | 3rd (2010) | ||
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| Medal record | ||
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| Olympic Games | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2008 Beijing | Team |
| European Championship | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2010 Austria | |
Honours
| Competition |  |  |  | Total |
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| 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 |
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Match for 11th place | 12th of 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 92 | 90 | +2 |
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Match for 5th place | 6th of 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 126 | 122 | +4 |
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Match for 7th place | 8th of 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 125 | 133 | −8 |
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Fourth place | 4th of 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 140 | 146 | −6 |
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Match for 9th place | 9th of 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 172 | 183 | −11 |
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Runners-up | 2nd of 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 242 | 234 | +8 |
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Quarter-finals | 5th of 12 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 200 | 166 | +34 |
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| 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 |
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Preliminary round | 10th of 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 57 | −11 |
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Main round | 6th of 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 85 | 96 | −11 |
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Preliminary round | 9th of 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 39 | +1 |
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Placement round | 11th of 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 96 | 112 | −16 |
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Preliminary round | 14th of 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 48 | 66 | −18 |
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Preliminary round | 13th of 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 54 | 68 | −14 |
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Main round | 6th of 16 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 179 | 188 | −9 |
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Main round | 10th of 16 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 166 | 186 | −20 |
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Main round | 8th of 16 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 178 | 175 | +3 |
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Round of 16 | 14th of 24 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 131 | 132 | −1 |
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Quarter-finals | 5th of 24 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 236 | 203 | +33 |
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Round of 16 | 11th of 24 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 152 | 150 | +2 |
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Ranking games | 7th of 24 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 308 | 234 | +74 |
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Preliminary round | 15th of 24 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 154 | 144 | +10 |
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Quarter-finals | 8th of 24 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 276 | 247 | +29 |
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Ranking games | 6th of 24 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 327 | 294 | +33 |
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Round of 16 | 12th of 24 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 181 | 166 | +15 |
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Round of 16 | 11th of 24 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 152 | 165 | −13 |
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Round of 16 | 14th of 24 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 153 | 152 | +1 |
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Main round | 11th of 24 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 207 | 211 | −4 |
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| Total | 21/27 | 0 Titles | 120 | 51 | 7 | 62 | 2,842 | 2,791 | +51 |
European Championship
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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Match for 11th place | 11th of 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 121 | 137 | −16 |
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Fourth place | 4th of 16 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 221 | 209 | +12 |
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Preliminary round | 13th of 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 87 | 96 | −9 |
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Main round | 7th of 16 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 190 | 191 | −1 |
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Main round | 11th of 16 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 151 | 178 | −27 |
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Third place | 3rd of 16 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 249 | 240 | +9 |
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Main round | 10th of 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 177 | 178 | −1 |
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Fifth place game | 5th of 16 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 199 | 199 | 0 |
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Preliminary round | 13th of 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 92 | 101 | −9 |
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Preliminary round | 13th of 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 74 | 82 | −8 |
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Main round | 11th of 24 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 191 | 195 | −4 |
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| Total | 11/16 | 0 Titles | 67 | 25 | 11 | 32 | 1,752 | 1,806 | −54 |
Team
Current squad
Squad for the 2020 European Men's Handball Championship.[1][2]
Matches and goals are correct as of 22 January 2020.
Head coach: Guðmundur Guðmundsson
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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 |
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| 1 | 1950 | Sigurður Magnússon |
| 2 | 1958 | Hallsteinn Hinriksson |
| 3 | 1959 | Frímann Gunnlaugsson |
| 4 | 1961–1963 | Hallsteinn Hinriksson |
| 5 | 1964–1967 | Karl Benediktsson |
| 6 | 1968 | Birgir Björnsson |
| 7 | 1968–1972 | Hilmar Björnsson |
| (5) | 1973–1974 | Karl Benediktsson |
| (6) | 1974–1975 | Birgir Björnsson |
| 8 | 1975–1976 | Viðar Símonarson |
| 9 | 1976–1977 | Janus Czerwinsky |
| (6) | 1977–1978 | Birgir Björnsson |
| 10 | 1978–1980 | Jóhann Ingi Gunnarsson |
| (7) | 1980–1983 | Hilmar Björnsson |
| 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 |
| 17 | 2012–2016 | Aron Kristjánsson |
| 18 | 2016–2018 | Geir Sveinsson |
| (14) | 2018–present | Guðmundur Guðmundsson |
List of captains
| # | Period | Captain |
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| 1991 | 1999 | Geir Sveinsson |
| 1999 | 2005 | Dagur Sigurðsson |
| 2005 | 2012 | Ólafur Stefánsson |
| 2012 | - | Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson |
Individual all-time records
Players still active with national team are highlighted.
Most matches playedTotal number of matches played in official competitions only.
Last updated: 12 January 2020 |
Most goals scoredTotal number of goals scored in official matches only.
Last updated: 13 January 2020 |
Record against Nordic countries
All games, including European Championships, World Championships and Olympic Games.
| Opponent | Played | Win | Draw | Lost |
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| 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)
Kit suppliers
Since 2006, Iceland's kits have been supplied by Kempa.
References
- "A landslið karla l 19 manna hópur fyrir EM2020". hsi.is. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
- 2020 European Men's Handball Championship squad
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