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The Spain women's national handball team is the national team of Spain. It is governed by the Royal Spanish Handball Federation and takes part in international handball competitions.[1]

Spain was the big surprise of the 2008 European Championship, making it to the final after beating Romania and Germany and getting a draw against Norway, all of which were expected to beat Spain. In the final, Spain once again met Norway. They couldn't repeat their efforts from the group stage, however, and lost 34–21.

Results

Olympic Games

Year Pos. Pld W D L
Canada 1976 did not qualify
Soviet Union 1980
United States 1984
South Korea 1988
Spain 1992 7th 4 1 0 3
United States 1996 did not qualify
Australia 2000
Greece 2004 6th 7 1 3 3
China 2008 did not qualify
United Kingdom 2012 3rd Bronze 8 5 1 2
Brazil 2016 6th 6 3 0 3
Japan 2020 9th 5 2 0 3
France 2024 Qualified
Total 6/13 30 12 4 14

European Championship

Year Pos. Pld W D L
Germany 1994 did not qualify
Denmark 1996
Netherlands 1998 12th 6 0 1 5
Romania 2000 did not qualify
Denmark 2002 13th 3 0 2 1
Hungary 2004 8th 7 3 0 4
Sweden 2006 9th 6 3 0 3
North Macedonia 2008 2nd Silver 8 4 2 2
Denmark Norway 2010 11th 6 2 0 4
Serbia 2012 11th 6 2 1 3
Croatia Hungary 2014 2nd Silver 8 5 0 3
Sweden 2016 11th 6 1 1 4
France 2018 12th 6 1 0 5
Denmark/Norway 2020 9th 6 1 2 4
SloveniaNorth MacedoniaMontenegro 2022 9th 6 1 1 4
AustriaHungarySwitzerland 2024 Qualified
Czech RepublicPolandRomaniaSlovakiaTurkey 2026 TBD
DenmarkNorwaySweden 2028
Total 13/18 68 22 9 38

World Championship

Year Pos. Pld W D L
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1957 did not qualify
Romania 1962
Germany 1965
Netherlands 1971
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1973
Soviet Union 1975
Czechoslovakia 1978
Hungary 1982
Netherlands 1986
South Korea 1990
Norway 1993 15th 6 1 0 5
AustriaHungary 1995 did not qualify
Germany 1997
DenmarkNorway 1999
Italy 2001 10th 6 3 0 3
Croatia 2003 5th 9 6 1 2
Russia 2005 did not qualify
France 2007 10th 8 3 1 4
China 2009 4th 10 6 1 3
Brazil 2011 3rd Bronze 9 7 0 2
Serbia 2013 9th 6 4 0 2
Denmark 2015 12th 6 3 0 3
Germany 2017 11th 6 3 1 2
Japan 2019 2nd Silver 10 7 1 2
Spain 2021 4th 9 7 0 2
Denmark/Norway/Sweden 2023 13th 6 4 0 2
Germany/Netherlands 2025 to be determined
Hungary 2027
Spain 2029 Qualified as host
Czech Republic/Poland 2031 to be determined
Total 12/30 91 54 5 32

Mediterranean Games

National team in 2013

Performance in other tournaments

Team

Current squad

Roster for the 2024 Summer Olympics.

A 20-player squad was announced on 4 June 2024.[3] The final roster was revealed on 11 July 2024.[4] Carmen Campos replaced Alicia Fernández due to an injury on 24 July 2024.[5]

Head coach: Ambros Martín[6]

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
1 GK Nicole Wiggins (2000-08-09)9 August 2000 (aged 23) 1.78 m 22 1 France OGC Nice
2 RW Marta López (1990-02-04)4 February 1990 (aged 34) 1.68 m 143 316 Romania CS Rapid București
6 CB Carmen Campos (1995-07-10)10 July 1995 (aged 29) 1.71 m 69 154 Germany Borussia Dortmund
8 CB Silvia Arderíus (1990-07-11)11 July 1990 (aged 34) 1.68 m 95 111 Spain CBF Málaga
15 RW Maitane Etxeberria (1997-01-15)15 January 1997 (aged 27) 1.68 m 92 166 Spain BM Bera Bera
16 GK Mercedes Castellanos (1988-07-21)21 July 1988 (aged 36) 1.84 m 98 4 Spain CBF Málaga
17 LW Jennifer Gutiérrez (1995-02-20)20 February 1995 (aged 29) 1.69 m 102 264 Slovenia RK Krim
22 LB Lara González Ortega (1992-02-22)22 February 1992 (aged 32) 1.84 m 176 183 Romania CS Rapid București
23 RB Paula Arcos (2001-12-21)21 December 2001 (aged 22) 1.72 m 56 135 Norway Vipers Kristiansand
24 P Lysa Tchaptchet (2001-12-20)20 December 2001 (aged 22) 1.83 m 48 62 Denmark Odense Håndbold
33 P Kaba Gassama (1997-08-16)16 August 1997 (aged 26) 1.84 m 68 104 Germany HB Ludwigsburg
58 RB María Prieto O'Mullony (1997-10-03)3 October 1997 (aged 26) 1.72 m 25 64 Spain BM Aula Cultural
86 LB Alexandrina Cabral (1986-05-05)5 May 1986 (aged 38) 1.75 m 163 741 Unattached
99 RB Mireya González (1991-07-18)18 July 1991 (aged 33) 1.78 m 121 246 Romania HC Dunărea Brăila

Coaching history

Period Coach
2002–2004 Spain José Francisco Aldeguer[7]
2007–2017 Spain Jorge Dueñas
2017–2021 Spain Carlos Viver[8]
2021–2023 Spain José Ignacio Prades Pons
2023–present Spain Ambros Martín

Notable players

Players who have seen their individual performance recognized at international tournaments, either as Most Valuable Player or as a member of the All-Star Team.

All-Star Team

Individual all-time records

  Still active players are highlighted

References

  1. ^ a b "Máximas Alineaciones" (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Handball Federation. Archived from the original on 18 October 2008. Retrieved 15 March 2009.
  2. ^ "2005 Almería" (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Handball Federation. Archived from the original on 21 February 2009. Retrieved 15 March 2009.
  3. ^ "Estas son las Guerreras que afrontarán la preparación olímpica". rfebm.com (in Spanish). 4 June 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Ambros Martín confirma la lista para los Juegos Olímpicos de París 2024". rfebm.com (in Spanish). 11 June 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Carmen Campos sustituye a Alicia ante Brasil". rfebm.com (in Spanish). 11 June 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Team roster: Spain" (PDF). ihf.info. 25 July 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  7. ^ Kft, New Wave Media Group. "Visszavonult a franciák világbajnok magyar kézise". origo.hu/ (in Hungarian). Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  8. ^ "Carlos Viver, dismissed as coach of the Guerreras". Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  9. ^ "All Star Team". IHF Macedonia. 3 August 2008. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
  10. ^ a b "All Star Team awarded – Postnova Most Valuable Player". IHF. 20 December 2009. Retrieved 5 January 2010.[dead link]
  11. ^ "Máximas Goleradoras" (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Handball Federation. Archived from the original on 18 October 2008. Retrieved 15 March 2009.
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