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.

Iceland
Information
NicknameStrákarnir okkar (English: Our boys)
AssociationIcelandic Handball Association
(Handknattleikssamband Íslands)
CoachGuðmundur Guðmundsson
Assistant coachGunnar Magnússon
Tomas Svensson
CaptainAron Pálmarsson
Most capsGuðmundur Hrafnkelsson (407)
Most goalsGuðjón Valur Sigurðsson (1879)
Colours
Home
Away
Results
Summer Olympics
Appearances7 (First in 1972)
Best result2nd (2008)
World Championship
Appearances21 (First in 1958)
Best result5th (1997)
European Championship
Appearances11 (First in 2000)
Best result3rd (2010)
Last updated on Unknown.
Iceland men's national handball team
Medal record
Olympic Games
2008 BeijingTeam
European Championship
2010 Austria

Honours
CompetitionTotal
Olympic Games 0101
World Championship 0000
European Championship 0011
Total0112

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
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
1980 Moscow
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
2000 Sydney
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
2020 Tokyo
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
1954 Sweden
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
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
1986 Switzerland Main round 6th of 16 8 4 0 4 179 188 −9
1990 Czechoslovakia Main round 10th of 16 8 2 0 6 166 186 −20
1993 Sweden Main round 8th of 16 8 4 0 4 178 175 +3
1995 Iceland Round of 16 14th of 24 6 3 0 3 131 132 −1
1997 Japan Quarter-finals 5th of 24 9 7 1 1 236 203 +33
1999 Egypt 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 6 276 247 +29
2009 Croatia Did not qualify
2011 Sweden Ranking games 6th of 24 9 5 0 4 327 294 +33
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 4 172 155
17
/ 2023 Poland/Sweden Qualified
/ / 2025 Croatia/Denmark/Norway To be determined
2027 Germany
Total 22/28 0 Titles 126 53 7 66 3,014 2,946 +68

European Championship
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA GD
1994 Did not participate
1996
1998
2000 Match for 11th place 11th of 12 5 0 0 5 121 137 −16
2002 Fourth place 4th of 16 10 5 3 2 221 209 +12
2004 Preliminary round 13th of 16 3 0 1 2 87 96 −9
2006 Main round 7th of 16 8 3 2 3 190 191 −1
2008 Main round 11th of 16 8 2 0 6 151 178 −27
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 sixth place game 6th 9 6 0 3 259 240 19
2024To be determined
2026
2028
Total 12/18 0 Titles 67 25 11 32 1,752 1,806 −54

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2021 World Men's Handball Championship.[1][2]

Matches and goals are correct as of 24 January 2021.

Head coach: Guðmundur Guðmundsson

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
1 GK Björgvin Páll Gústavsson (1985-05-24) 24 May 1985 1.95 m 235 16 Valur
3 P Kári Kristjánsson (1984-10-28) 28 October 1984 1.97 m 147 178 ÍBV
7 RB Viggó Kristjánsson (1993-12-09) 9 December 1993 1.94 m 16 38 TVB 1898 Stuttgart
8 LW Bjarki Már Elísson (1990-05-16) 16 May 1990 1.98 m 77 203 TBV Lemgo
9 CB Elvar Örn Jónsson (1997-08-31) 31 August 1997 1.93 m 41 100 Skjern Håndbold
11 P Ýmir Örn Gíslason (1997-07-01) 1 July 1997 1.99 m 47 22 Rhein-Neckar Löwen
13 LB Ólafur Guðmundsson (1990-05-13) 13 May 1990 2.00 m 129 256 IFK Kristianstad
14 RB Ómar Ingi Magnússon (1997-03-12) 12 March 1997 1.91 m 51 135 SC Magdeburg
15 RB Alexander Petersson (1980-07-02) 2 July 1980 1.98 m 185 726 Rhein-Neckar Löwen
16 GK Viktor Gísli Hallgrímsson (2000-07-24) 24 July 2000 2.10 m 21 0 GOG Håndbold
17 RW Arnór Þór Gunnarsson (1987-10-23) 23 October 1987 1.91 m 118 333 Bergischer HC
18 CB Gísli Þorgeir Kristjánsson (1999-07-30) 30 July 1999 1.97 m 30 50 SC Magdeburg
20 GK Ágúst Elí Björgvinsson (1995-04-11) 11 April 1995 1.96 m 36 0 KIF Kolding
21 P Arnar Freyr Arnarsson (1996-03-14) 14 March 1996 2.06 m 58 75 MT Melsungen
22 RW Sigvaldi Guðjónsson (1994-07-04) 4 July 1994 1.99 m 34 70 Łomża Vive Kielce
23 LW Oddur Grétarsson (1990-07-20) 20 July 1990 1.95 m 24 37 HBW Balingen-Weilstetten
24 LB Magnús Óli Magnússon (1992-05-08) 8 May 1992 1.96 m 11 7 Valur
26 RB Kristján Örn Kristjánsson (1997-12-25) 25 December 1997 1.97 m 12 17 Pays d'Aix Université Club
29 P Elliði Snær Viðarsson (1998-11-15) 15 November 1998 1.98 m 12 12 VfL Gummersbach
33 CB Janus Daði Smárason (1995-01-01) 1 January 1995 1.97 m 47 66 Frisch Auf Göppingen

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
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
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]

Individual all-time records
  Players still active with national team are highlighted.

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
Þorgils Óttar Mathiesen 247 575
Jakob Óskar Sigurðsson 247 303

Last updated: 26 January 2021
Source: Icelandic Handball Association (hsi.is)
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)
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)

Kit suppliers

Since 2006, Iceland's kits have been supplied by Kempa.

Following their silver medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, the penises of the team were cast in a silvery material and are on display at the Icelandic Phallological Museum.[4]

References
  1. "A landslið karla – 16 manna hópur fyrir leikinn í Portúgal" (in Icelandic). hsi.is. 4 January 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  2. "Team Roster Iceland" (PDF). ihf.info. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  3. "Arnór verður fyrirliði eins og bróðir sinn" (in Icelandic). visir.is. 6 January 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  4. "At Iceland's Phallological Museum, size is everything". The Independent. London. Agence France-Presse. 21 July 2011. Retrieved 3 June 2011.
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