Chile men's national handball team
National handball team
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The Chile national handball team is controlled by the Chilean Handball Federation, and takes part in international team handball competitions. It is affiliated to the IHF and the PATHF.
NicknameLa Roja
AssociationFederación Chilena de Balónmano
CoachAitor Etxaburu
Assistant coachRodrigo Guzmán
| Chile | |||
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| Information | |||
| Nickname | La Roja | ||
| Association | Federación Chilena de Balónmano | ||
| Coach | Aitor Etxaburu | ||
| Assistant coach | Rodrigo Guzmán | ||
| Colours | |||
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| Results | |||
| World Championship | |||
| Appearances | 9 (First in 2011) | ||
| Best result | 16th (2019) | ||
| Pan American Championship | |||
| Appearances | 10 (First in 1981) | ||
| Best result |  2nd (2016) | ||
| Last updated on Unknown. | |||
Honours
Participation in 2011 World Championship
The Chile national handball team participated in the 2011 World Men's Handball Championship in Group D. On 13 January they played their first match against Sweden, losing 18–28. Against South Korea they lost 22–37, versus Poland 23–38, but against Slovakia they tied the game 29–29, obtaining a historic result in this competition. Finally they lost against Argentina 25–35, remaining in the last place the group with only one point.
Competitions records
Olympic Games
| Olympic Games | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1936 to 1976 | did not enter | |||||||
| 1980 to 2020 | did not qualify | |||||||
World Championship
| World Championship | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1938 to 1978 | did not enter | |||||||
| 1982 to 2009 | did not qualify | |||||||
| Sweden 2011 | President's Cup | 22nd | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 164 | 216 |
| Spain 2013 | President's Cup | 23rd | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 184 | 236 |
| Qatar 2015 | President's Cup | 23rd | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 165 | 224 |
| France 2017 | President's Cup | 21st | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 192 | 219 |
| Germany/Denmark 2019 | President's Cup | 16th | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 187 | 236 |
| Egypt 2021 | President's Cup | 27th | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 222 | 221 |
| Poland/Sweden 2023 | President's Cup | 26th | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 202 | 205 |
| Croatia/Denmark/Norway 2025 | Main round | 24th | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 157 | 212 |
| Germany 2027 | Qualified | |||||||
| France/Germany 2029 | To be determined | |||||||
| Denmark/Iceland/Norway 2031 | ||||||||
| Total | 9/29 | 55 | 14 | 2 | 39 | 1473 | 1769 | |
Record against other teams at the World Championship
| National team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Algeria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 28 | +2 |
 Argentina | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 35 | −10 |
 Australia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 44 | +17 |
 Austria | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 63 | 57 | +6 |
 Bahrain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 30 | +5 |
 Belarus | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 62 | −7 |
 Brazil | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 58 | −18 |
 Croatia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 37 | −15 |
 Denmark | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 82 | −42 |
 DR Congo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 30 | +5 |
 Egypt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 35 | –6 |
 Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 35 | −21 |
 Hungary | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 34 | −5 |
 Iceland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 38 | −16 |
 Iran | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 55 | 57 | −2 |
 Japan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 29 | +6 |
 Macedonia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 113 | 132 | −19 |
 Montenegro | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 70 | −6 |
 Morocco | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 17 | +11 |
 Norway | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 41 | −21 |
 Poland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 38 | −15 |
 Qatar | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 70 | 95 | −25 |
 Russia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 36 | −12 |
 Saudi Arabia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 83 | 76 | +7 |
 Slovakia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 0 |
 Slovenia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 36 | −13 |
 South Korea | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 99 | 96 | +3 |
 Spain | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 71 | −29 |
 Sweden | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 69 | −25 |
 Tunisia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 74 | −18 |
 Uruguay | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 24 | +10 |
| Total | 49 | 14 | 1 | 34 | 1316 | 1557 | −241 |
Pan American Games
| Pan American Games | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1987 to 1999 | did not qualify | |||||||
| 2003 | Group stage | 5th place | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 114 | 127 |
| 2007 | Group stage | 5th place | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 123 | 147 |
| 2011 | Semi-final |  3rd place |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 153 | 139 |
| 2015 | Semi-final | 3rd place |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 134 | 135 |
| 2019 | Final |  2nd place |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 160 | 145 |
| 2023 | Semi-final | 3rd place |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 144 | 132 |
Record against other teams at the Pan American Games
| National team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 130 | 151 | −21 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 140 | 196 | −56 |
 Canada | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 45 | +26 |
 Cuba | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 87 | 99 | −12 |
 Dominican Republic | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 109 | 97 | +12 |
 Mexico | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 67 | +18 |
 Puerto Rico | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 46 | +13 |
 United States | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 53 | +9 |
| Uruguay | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 43 | +5 |
 Venezuela | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 28 | +9 |
| Total | 30 | 16 | 1 | 13 | 828 | 825 | +3 |
Pan American Championship
| Pan American Championship | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1981 | Group stage | 5th place | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 141 |
| 2002 | Group stage | 5th place | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 109 | 117 |
| 2004 | Semi-final | 4th place | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 112 | 140 |
| 2006 | Group stage | 5th place | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 144 | 149 |
| 2008 | Semi-final | 4th place | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 136 | 150 |
| 2010 | Semi-final | 3rd place |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 136 | 142 |
| 2012 | Semi-final | 3rd place |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 193 | 157 |
| 2014 | Semi-final | 3rd place |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 135 | 136 |
| 2016 | Final | 2nd place |
7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 226 | 161 |
| 2018 | Semi-final | 3rd place |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 189 | 145 |
South and Central American Championship
Other competitions
Team
Current squad
Squad for the 2025 World Men's Handball Championship.[1][2]
Head coach: Aitor Etxaburu
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Statistics
| Player | Games | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Emil Feuchtmann | 164 | CB |
| Rodrigo Salinas | 122 | OB |
| Marco Oneto | 115 | P |
| Esteban Salinas | 100 | P |
| Felipe Barrientos | 97 | GK |
| Erwin Feuchtmann | 93 | OB |
| Patricio Martínez | 80 | W |
| Player | Goals | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Erwin Feuchtmann | 515 | OB, CB |
| Emil Feuchtmann | 442 | CB |
| Rodrigo Salinas | 425 | OB |
| Esteban Salinas | 368 | P |
| Marco Oneto | 195 | P |
| Patricio Martínez | 170 | W |
Youth teams
World Junior Championship
| Year | Round | Position | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | did not qualify | |||||||
| 1979 | ||||||||
 1981 | ||||||||
 1983 | ||||||||
 1985 | ||||||||
 1987 | ||||||||
| 1989 | ||||||||
 1991 | ||||||||
| 1993 | ||||||||
| 1995 | ||||||||
 1997 | ||||||||
| 1999 | ||||||||
 2001 | ||||||||
| 2003 | ||||||||
| 2005 | Group stage | 20th | 1 | 0 | 7 | 184 | 291 | −107 |
| 2007 | Group stage | 20th | 0 | 0 | 8 | 184 | 283 | −99 |
| 2009 | did not qualify | |||||||
| 2011 | Group stage | 21st | 2 | 0 | 5 | 147 | 238 | −91 |
 2013 | Group stage | 23rd | 1 | 0 | 6 | 162 | 226 | −64 |
| 2015 | Group stage | 23rd | 1 | 0 | 6 | 159 | 219 | −60 |
| 2017 | Group stage | 23rd | 1 | 0 | 6 | 179 | 244 | −65 |
| 2019 | Group stage | 20th | 1 | 0 | 6 | 170 | 235 | –65 |
| Total | 7 | 0 | 44 | 1185 | 1736 | -551 | ||
Record against other teams at the World Junior Championship
| National team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 56 | −6 |
 Angola | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 38 | −9 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 88 | −24 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 30 | −1 |
| Brazil | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 54 | −13 |
 Burkina Faso | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 21 | +15 |
| Canada | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 26 | +1 |
 Congo | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 86 | 88 | −2 |
| Denmark | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 39 | −19 |
| Egypt | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 70 | −34 |
 Faroe Islands | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 31 | −3 |
 France | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 78 | 150 | −72 |
| Germany | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 80 | 171 | −91 |
| Hungary | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 39 | −16 |
| Iceland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 69 | −27 |
 Kuwait | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 57 | 63 | −6 |
 Nigeria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 34 | −8 |
| Norway | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 57 | 116 | −59 |
 Paraguay | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 27 | +10 |
| Portugal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 33 | −2 |
| Qatar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 29 | −7 |
 Serbia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 35 | −16 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 32 | −8 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 42 | −19 |
| South Korea | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 51 | 67 | −16 |
| Spain | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 82 | −37 |
| Sweden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 42 | −27 |
| Tunisia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 71 | −32 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 21 | −3 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 24 | +4 |
| Total | 51 | 7 | 0 | 44 | 1185 | 1736 | −551 |
World Youth Championship
Record against other teams at the World Youth Championship
| National team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 66 | −10 |
| Argentina | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 30 | −8 |
| Belarus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 27 | −4 |
| Brazil | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 30 | −8 |
| Canada | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 24 | +22 |
| Croatia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 42 | −22 |
| Denmark | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 38 | −21 |
| Egypt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 53 | −31 |
| France | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 43 | −22 |
 Gabon | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 39 | +8 |
 Georgia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 24 | +5 |
| Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 39 | −17 |
| Japan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 51 | 72 | −21 |
| Hungary | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 37 | −20 |
| Iceland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 27 | −5 |
| Norway | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 38 | −15 |
| Poland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 62 | −16 |
| Qatar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 35 | −11 |
| Russia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 41 | −12 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 29 | −4 |
| Serbia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 68 | −30 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 35 | −5 |
| South Korea | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 76 | −20 |
| Spain | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 59 | −23 |
| Sweden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 39 | −22 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 31 | −15 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 32 | −5 |
| Total | 34 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 801 | 1137 | −336 |
Kit suppliers
Chile's kit are currently supplied by Select Sport.
