The Australia national handball team is the national handball team of Australia, representing the country in international matches. Handball Australia is the national governing body for the Olympic Sport of Handball and for the sport of Beach Handball.[1] Australia has consistently won the Oceania championships in both men's and women's division. In 2014 the International Handball Federation (IHF) decided to exclude Australia from the 2015 World Men's Handball Championship.[2]
| Australia | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Information | |||
| Nickname | Crocs | ||
| Association | Australian Handball Federation | ||
| Coach | Taip Ramadani | ||
| Assistant coach | Tomasz Szklarski Ognjen Latinović | ||
| Captain | Timothy Anderson Caleb Gahan | ||
| Most caps | Darryl McCormack (71) | ||
| Most goals | Darryl McCormack (269) | ||
| Colours | |||
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| Results | |||
| Summer Olympics | |||
| Appearances | 1 (First in 2000) | ||
| Best result | 12th (2000) | ||
| World Championship | |||
| Appearances | 9 (First in 1999) | ||
| Best result | 21st (2003) | ||
| Oceania Nations Cup | |||
| Appearances | 9 (First in 1994) | ||
| Best result | 1st (1994, 1996, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2014) | ||
| Last updated on Unknown. | |||
Tournament record
editOlympic Games
edit| Year | Position |
|---|---|
| Sydney 2000 | 12th |
| Total | 1/14 |
World Championship
edit| Year | Rank | M | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt 1999 | 24th | |||||||
| Portugal 2003 | 21st | |||||||
| Tunisia 2005 | 24th | |||||||
| Germany 2007 | 24th | |||||||
| Croatia 2009 | 24th | |||||||
| Sweden 2011 | 24th | |||||||
| Spain 2013 | 24th | |||||||
| Qatar 2015 | Qualified did not attend | |||||||
| Total | 9/32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Oceania Nations Cup
edit| Year | Position |
|---|---|
| Australia 1994 | 1st |
| New Zealand 1996 | 1st |
| Australia 2002 | 1st |
| Australia 2004 | 1st |
| Australia 2006 | 1st |
| New Zealand 2008 | 2nd |
| New Zealand 2010 | 1st |
| Australia 2012 | 1st |
| New Zealand 2014 | 1st |
| Total | 9/9 |
Asian Championship
edit| Year | Position |
|---|---|
| South Korea 2018 | 11th |
| Kuwait 2020 | 12th |
| Saudi Arabia 2022 | 16th |
| Bahrain 2024 | Withdrew |
| Kuwait 2026 | 14th |
| Total | 4/5 |
Pacific Cup
edit| Year | Position |
|---|---|
| Sydney 2004 | 1st |
| Sydney 2006 | 1st |
| Total | 2/2 |
IHF Emerging Nations Championship
edit| Year | Position |
|---|---|
| Kosovo 2015 | 12th |
| Bulgaria 2023 | 6th |
| Total | 2/4 |
Kit suppliers
edit| Kit supplier | Period |
|---|---|
 Hummel |
1999–2011 |
 Nike |
Sydney 2000 |
 Joma |
2013-2019 |
 AKU Teamwear |
2020–present |
Team
editCurrent squad
editThe following is the squad for the 2026 Asian Men's Handball Championship.
- As of 1 April 2026[3]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (Age) | Age | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Daniel Reid | 20 June 2003 | 22 | 11 | 0 | UQ HC |
| 3 | LW | Christopher Fallah | 21 November 2003 | 22 | 11 | 9 |  HRW Laupheim |
| 5 | RB | Harry Boyd | 4 March 2005 | 20 | 5 | 0 | UNSW HC |
| 6 | PV | Matias Clowes | 19 October 2006 | 19 | 7 | 22 |  Asker SK |
| 7 | RB | Timothy Anderson | 17 August 1991 | 34 | 53 | 179 | HRW Laupheim |
| 8 | LB | Caleb Gahan | 2 August 1989 | 36 | 50 | 167 |  London GD |
| 10 | PV | Christopher Bajraktarević | 14 January 1991 | 35 | 4 | 0 | Canberra HC |
| 15 | LB | Ryan Mayer | 13 January 1997 | 29 | 6 | 0 | Canberra HC |
| 16 | GK | Bjørn McCourt | 3 May 2000 | 25 | 11 | 0 | Oslo Studentenes |
| 18 | LW | Pavle Prokić | 24 July 1999 | 26 | 24 | 25 | UQ HC |
| 19 | CB | Dexter McGowan | 15 December 2007 | 18 | 7 | 14 |  Mölndals Handboll |
| 21 | GK | Avery Edmunds | 21 July 1994 | 31 | 25 | 0 | Lillehammer FH09 |
| 22 | CB | Otto Koehler | 19 September 2005 | 20 | 6 | 7 | UQ HC |
| 24 | RW | Liam Hewitt | 24 October 2003 | 22 | 7 | 9 | UTS HC |
| 41 | RW | Jack Neubecker | 6 January 1998 | 28 | 7 | 8 | UQ HC |
| 42 | CB | James Yates | 12 December 2000 | 25 | 6 | 12 | UTS HC |
| 44 | PV | Alix Verdier | 27 December 1997 | 28 | 7 | 11 | UQ HC |
| 47 | CB | Lucas Velasquez | 27 August 2005 | 20 | 4 | 0 | UNSW HC |
Notable players
edit- Bevan Calvert
- Darryl McCormack
- Taip Ramadani
- Lee Schofield
- Ognjen Latinović
- Milan Slavujević
- Saša Šestić
Individual records
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Coaches
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Captains
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Most matches played
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Most goals scored
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International matches
editNotes and references
editNotes
edit- ^ Mohamed Abdel Wahed was named as stand-in coach for the 2020 Asian Men's Championship in Kuwait, following the withdrawal of Ante Jelićić
References
edit- ↑ "AHF – Beach Handball". Australian Handball Federation. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
- ↑ "IHF grants Germany wild card to enter World Championship 2015". European Handball Federation. Archived from the original on 29 July 2014. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
- 1 2 3 Official website
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