The Iceland men's national handball team represents Iceland in international men's handball. It is controlled by the Icelandic Handball Association.
Honours Competition TotalOlympic Games0 1 0 1World Championship0 0 0 0European Championship0 0 1 1 Total 0 1 1 2
Competitive record Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
Olympic Games GamesRoundPosition 1936 Berlindid not enterNot held from 1948 to 1968 1972 MunichMatch for 11th place12th of 1651139290 +2 1976 Montrealdid not qualify 1980 Moscow 1984 Los AngelesMatch for 5th place6th of 126312126122 +4 1988 SeoulMatch for 7th place8th of 126213125133−8 1992 BarcelonaFourth place4th of 127313140146−6 1996 Atlantadid not qualify 2000 Sydney 2004 AthensMatch for 9th place9th of 126204172183−11 2008 BeijingRunners-up2nd of 128422242234 +8 2012 LondonQuarter-finals5th of 126501200166 +34 2016 Rio de Janeirodid not qualify 2020 Tokyo 2024 ParisTotal7/120 Titles44206181,0971,074+23
World Championship YearRoundPosition 1938 Germanydid not participate 1954 Sweden 1958 East GermanyPreliminary round10th of 1631024657−11 1961 West GermanyMain round6th of 1262138596−11 1964 CzechoslovakiaPreliminary round9th of 1632014039 +1 1967 Swedendid not participate 1970 FrancePlacement round11th of 16620496112−16 1974 East GermanyPreliminary round14th of 1630034866−18 1978 DenmarkPreliminary round13th of 1630035468−14 1982 West Germanydid not participate 1986 SwitzerlandMain round6th of 167304155159−4 1990 CzechoslovakiaMain round10th of 167205151169−18 1993 SwedenMain round8th of 167304158155 +3 1995 IcelandRound of 1614th of 247304154160 −6 1997 JapanQuarter-finals5th of 249711236203 +33 1999 Egyptdid not participate 2001 FranceRound of 1611th of 246213152150 +2 2003 PortugalRanking games7th of 249603308234 +74 2005 TunisiaPreliminary round15th of 245212154144 +10 2007 GermanyQuarter-finals8th of 2410406337315 +22 2009 Croatiadid not qualify 2011 SwedenRanking games6th of 249504266246 +20 2013 SpainRound of 1612th of 246303181166 +15 2015 QatarRound of 1611th of 246213152165−13 2017 FranceRound of 1614th of 246123153152 +1/ 2019 Denmark/GermanyMain round11th of 248305207211−4 2021 EgyptMain round20th of 326204170155 +15/ 2023 Poland/SwedenMain round12th of 326402207183 +24/ / 2025 Croatia/Denmark/NorwayMain round9th of 326501180135 +45 2027 Germanyqualified/ 2029 France/Germanyto be determined// 2031 Denmark/Iceland/NorwayQualiifed as co-hostTotal25/320 Titles1446477336903540+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 YearRoundPosition 1994did not participate 1996 1998 2000Match for 11th place11th of 126105147162−15 2002Fourth place4th of 168422221209 +12 2004Preliminary round13th of 1630128796−9 2006Main round7th of 166213190191−1 2008Main round11th of 166204157172−15 2010Third place3rd of 168431249240 +9 2012Main round10th of 166213177178−1 2014Fifth place game5th of 1674121991990 2016Preliminary round13th of 16310292101−9 2018Preliminary round13th of 1631027482−8// 2020Main round11th of 247304191195−4/ 2022Fifth place game6th of 248503230212 +18 2024Main round10th of 247313200209−9// 2026Fourth place4th of 249513296263 +33// 2028 To be determined 2030 2032Total14/20 8737113925102509+1
Team Current squad Squad for the 2026 European Men's Handball Championship.
Head coach: Snorri Guðjónsson
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 #PeriodCoach11950Sigurður Magnússon21958Hallsteinn Hinriksson31959Frímann Gunnlaugsson41961–1963Hallsteinn Hinriksson (2nd period)51964–1967Karl Benediktsson61968Birgir Björnsson71968–1972Hilmar Björnsson(5)1973–1974Karl Benediktsson (2nd period)(6)1974–1975Birgir Björnsson (2nd period)81975–1976Viðar Símonarson91976–1977Janus Czerwinsky(6)1977–1978Birgir Björnsson (3rd period)101978–1980Jóhann Ingi Gunnarsson(7)1980–1983Hilmar Björnsson (2nd period)111983–1990Bogdan Kowalczyk121990–1995Þorbergur Aðalsteinsson131995–2001Þorbjörn Jensson142001–2004Guðmundur Guðmundsson152004–2006Viggó Sigurðsson162006–2008Alfreð Gíslason(14)2008–2012Guðmundur Guðmundsson (2nd period)172012–2016Aron Kristjánsson182016–2018Geir Sveinsson(14)2018–2023Guðmundur Guðmundsson (3rd period)192023Gunnar Magnússon / Ágúst Þór Jóhannsson202023–Snorri Guðjónsson
List of captains #PeriodCaptain19861991Þorgils Óttar Mathiesen19911999Geir Sveinsson19992005Dagur Sigurðsson20052012Ólafur Stefánsson20122020Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson20202025Aron Pálmarsson2025Ómar Ingi Magnússon
Individual all-time records
Most matches played
PlayerMatchesGoalsGuðmundur Hrafnkelsson4070Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson3651,879Geir Sveinsson340502Ólafur Stefánsson3301,570Júlíus Jónasson288703Róbert Gunnarsson276773Valdimar Grímsson271940Snorri Steinn Guðjónsson257846Ásgeir Örn Hallgrímsson255420Björgvin Páll Gústavsson25221 Last updated: 6 March 2023Source: Icelandic Handball Association (hsi.is) Total number of matches played in official competitions only.
Most goals scored
PlayerGoalsMatchesAverageGuðjón Valur Sigurðsson1,8793655.15Ólafur Stefánsson1,5703304.76Kristján Arason1,1232454.58Valdimar Grímsson9402713.47Snorri Steinn Guðjónsson8462573.29Róbert Gunnarsson7732762.80Sigurður Valur Sveinsson7362423.04Alexander Petersson7261863.90Júlíus Jónasson7032882.44Patrekur Jóhannesson6342412.63 Last updated: 26 January 2021Source: 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.
OpponentPlayedWinDrawLostDenmark107351555Faroe Islands131201Finland13931Greenland3300Norway88411529Sweden6710354 Last updated: 2 January 2016Source: Icelandic Handball Association (hsi.is)
Kit suppliers Since 2024, Iceland's kits have been supplied by Adidas
References
External links
IHF profile