2023 Arab Handball Championship of Champions

2023 Arab Handball Championship of Champions
البطوله العربيه لأندية كرة اليد 2023
Tournament details
Host country Saudi Arabia
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates16–27 August
Teams10 (from 2 confederations)
Final positions
ChampionsKuwait Al-Kuwait SC (1st title)
Runner-upEgypt Zamalek SC
Third placeEgypt National Bank of Egypt SC
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The 2023 Arab Handball Championship of Champions was the 38th edition of the Arab Handball Championship of Champions which was a qualifying tournament for the 2023 IHF Men's Super Globe. It was held in Qatif, Saudi Arabia from 16 to 27 August 2023.[1]

Venues

All of the matches were played in the Prince Nayef Sports City Hall located in Qatif, Saudi Arabia.[2]

Teams

Following teams were already qualified for the tournament.[3]

Team Qualified as
Algeria ES Aïn Touta [fr] Winner of 2022–23 Algerian Handball Championship [fr]
Egypt National Bank of Egypt SC
Egypt Zamalek SC Runner-up of 2022–23 Egyptian Handball League
Iraq Al-Hashd Al-Shaabi SC Third of the 2022–23 Iraq Handball League
Kuwait Al-Kuwait SC Winner of 2022–23 Kuwait Handball Premier League
Kuwait Al-Arabi SC Third of 2022–23 Kuwait Handball Premier League
Libya Al Ahli SC[a]
Saudi Arabia Mudhar H.C Winner of 2023 Saudi Handball Championship
Saudi Arabia Al-Hada Club [ar] Host and third of 2023 Saudi Handball Championship
United Arab Emirates Al Jazira Club Winner of 2022–23 United Arab Emirates Men's Handball League
Yemen Al-Shula
Yemen Al-Qatn[b]
  1. ^ Al Ahli SC withdraw from the championships.[4]
  2. ^ Al-Qatn withdraw from the championships.

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+3).[5]

Group I

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Egypt National Bank of Egypt SC 4 3 1 0 120 109 +11 7 Quarterfinals
2 Saudi Arabia Mudhar H.C 4 3 0 1 120 96 +24 6
3 Kuwait Al-Kuwait SC 4 2 1 1 130 111 +19 5
4 Iraq Al-Hashd Al-Shaabi SC 4 1 0 3 115 144 −29 2
5 United Arab Emirates Al Jazira Club 4 0 0 4 101 126 −25 0 Ninth place game
Source: AHF
16 August 2023
15:00 		Al Jazira Club United Arab Emirates 23–26 Kuwait Al-Kuwait SC Qatif
Attendance: 1000
Saoud Al-Hammadi 8 (7–15) Marzo, Zulueta 6
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16 August 2023
15:00 		Al-Hashd Al-Shaabi SC Iraq 20–37 Saudi Arabia Mudhar H.C Qatif
Attendance: 1000
Nidhal Bin Aid El-Amri 5 (9–16) Al-Abdulali 8
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17 August 2023
13:00 		Al-Kuwait SC Kuwait 32–32 Egypt National Bank of Egypt SC Qatif
Attendance: 100
Zulueta 9 (18–16) Ahmed Kamal Haasan 8
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17 August 2023
17:00 		Mudhar H.C Saudi Arabia 30–22 United Arab Emirates Al Jazira Club Qatif
Attendance: 1000
(12–10)
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18 August 2023
13:00 		National Bank of Egypt SC Egypt 33–29 Iraq Al-Hashd Al-Shaabi SC Qatif
Attendance: 1000
(16–16)
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18 August 2023
17:00 		Mudhar H.C Saudi Arabia 30–29 Kuwait Al-Kuwait SC Qatif
Attendance: 1000
(15–14)
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20 August 2023
15:00 		Al-Hashd Al-Shaabi SC Iraq 40–31 United Arab Emirates Al Jazira Club Qatif
Attendance: 1000
(20–16)
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20 August 2023
17:00 		Mudhar H.C Saudi Arabia 23–25 Egypt National Bank of Egypt SC Qatif
Attendance: 1000
(9–11)
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21 August 2023
15:00 		Al-Hashd Al-Shaabi SC Iraq 26–43 Kuwait Al-Kuwait SC Qatif
Attendance: 1000
(12–26)
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21 August 2023
17:00 		National Bank of Egypt SC Egypt 30–25 United Arab Emirates Al Jazira Club Qatif
Attendance: 1000
(11–12)
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Group II

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Egypt Zamalek SC 4 3 0 1 145 99 +46 6[a] Quarterfinals
2 Saudi Arabia Al-Hada Club [ar] 4 3 0 1 135 97 +38 6[a]
3 Algeria ES Aïn Touta [fr] 4 2 0 2 117 102 +15 4[b]
4 Kuwait Al-Arabi SC 4 2 0 2 127 109 +18 4[b]
5 Yemen Al-Shula 4 0 0 4 66 183 −117 0 Ninth place game
Source: AHF
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Zamalek SC 28–24 Al-Hada Club
  2. ^ a b ES Aïn Touta 27–25 Al-Arabi SC
16 August 2023
13:00 		ES Aïn Touta [fr] Algeria 28–34 Egypt Zamalek SC Qatif
Attendance: 1000
(13–18)
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16 August 2023
19:00 		Al-Hada Club [ar] Saudi Arabia 52–18 Yemen Al-Shula Qatif
Attendance: 1000
(28–27)
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17 August 2023
15:00 		Al-Arabi SC Kuwait 33-32 Egypt Zamalek SC Qatif
Attendance: 1000
(16–18)
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17 August 2023
19:00 		Al-Hada Club [ar] Saudi Arabia 26–22 Algeria ES Aïn Touta [fr] Qatif
Attendance: 1000
(15–11)
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18 August 2023
15:00 		Al-Arabi SC Kuwait 40–17 Yemen Al-Shula Qatif
Attendance: 1000
(23–8)
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18 August 2023
19:00 		Al-Hada Club [ar] Saudi Arabia 24–28 Egypt Zamalek SC Qatif
Attendance: 1000
(10–15)
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20 August 2023
13:00 		ES Aïn Touta [fr] Algeria 40–17 Yemen Al-Shula Qatif
Attendance: 1000
(21–10)
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20 August 2023
19:00 		Al-Hada Club [ar] Saudi Arabia 33–29 Kuwait Al-Arabi SC Qatif
Attendance: 1000
(16–14)
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21 August 2023
13:00 		Zamalek SC Egypt 51–14 Yemen Al-Shula Qatif
Attendance: 1000
(26–6)
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21 August 2023
19:00 		ES Aïn Touta [fr] Algeria 27–25 Kuwait Al-Arabi SC Qatif
Attendance: 1000
(15–14)
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Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
23 August
 
 
I.1
Egypt National Bank of Egypt SC		28
 
25 August
 
II.4
Kuwait Al-Arabi SC		16
 
I.1
Egypt National Bank of Egypt SC		27
 
23 August
 
I.3
Kuwait Al-Kuwait SC		29
 
II.2
Saudi Arabia Al-Hada Club [ar]		33
 
27 August
 
I.3
Kuwait Al-Kuwait SC		37
 
I.3
Kuwait Al-Kuwait SC		31
 
23 August
 
II.1
Egypt Zamalek SC		30
 
II.1
Egypt Zamalek SC		36
 
25 August
 
I.4
Iraq Al-Hashd Al-Shaabi SC		 27
 
II.1
Egypt Zamalek SC		29
 
23 August
 
I.2
Saudi Arabia Mudhar H.C		24 Third place
 
II.3
Algeria ES Aïn Touta [fr]		30
 
27 August
 
I.2
Saudi Arabia Mudhar H.C		36
 
I.1
Egypt National Bank of Egypt SC		29
 
 
I.2
Saudi Arabia Mudhar H.C		28
 
 
5–8th place semifinalsFifth place game
 
      
 
25 August
 
 
II.4
Kuwait Al-Arabi SC		29
 
27 August
 
II.2
Saudi Arabia Al-Hada Club [ar]		27
 
II.4
Kuwait Al-Arabi SC		32
 
25 August
 
I.4
Iraq Al-Hashd Al-Shaabi SC		33
 
II.3
Algeria ES Aïn Touta [fr]		28
 
 
I.4
Iraq Al-Hashd Al-Shaabi SC		30
 
Seventh place game
 
 
27 August
 
 
II.3
Algeria ES Aïn Touta [fr]		32
 
 
II.2
Saudi Arabia Al-Hada Club [ar]		34

Quarterfinals

23 August 2023
12:00 		National Bank of Egypt SC Egypt 28–16 Kuwait Al-Arabi SC Qatif
Attendance: 1000
(12–6)
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23 August 2023
14:30 		Al-Hada Club [ar] Saudi Arabia 33–37 (ET) Kuwait Al-Kuwait SC Qatif
Attendance: 1000
(14–15)
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FT: 30–30 ET: 3–7

23 August 2023
17:00 		ES Aïn Touta [fr] Algeria 30–36 Saudi Arabia Mudhar H.C Qatif
Attendance: 1000
(14–18)
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23 August 2023
19:30 		Zamalek SC Egypt 36–27 Iraq Al-Hashd Al-Shaabi SC Qatif
Attendance: 1000
(18–13)
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5–8th place semifinals

25 August 2023
13:00 		Al-Arabi SC Kuwait 29–27 Saudi Arabia Al-Hada Club [ar] Qatif
Attendance: 1000
(13–14)
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25 August 2023
15:00 		ES Aïn Touta [fr] Algeria 28–30 Iraq Al-Hashd Al-Shaabi SC Qatif
Attendance: 1000
(14–14)
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Semifinals

25 August 2023
17:00 		National Bank of Egypt SC Egypt 27–29 Kuwait Al-Kuwait SC Qatif
Attendance: 1000
(12–14)
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25 August 2023
19:30 		Zamalek SC Egypt 29–24 Saudi Arabia Mudhar H.C Qatif
Attendance: 1000
(13–7)
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Ninth place game

24 August 2023
18:00 		Al Jazira Club United Arab Emirates 30–15 Yemen Al-Shula Qatif
Attendance: 1000
(17–10)
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Seventh place game

27 August 2023
11:00 		ES Aïn Touta [fr] Algeria 32–34 Saudi Arabia Al-Hada Club [ar] Qatif
Attendance: 1000
(14–20)
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Fifth place game

27 August 2023
13:00 		Al-Arabi SC Kuwait 32–33 Iraq Al-Hashd Al-Shaabi SC Qatif
(16–16)
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Third place game

27 August 2023
17:00 		National Bank of Egypt SC Egypt 29–28 Saudi Arabia Mudhar H.C Qatif
Attendance: 1000
(17–13)
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Final

27 August 2023
19:30 		Al-Kuwait SC Kuwait 31–30 Egypt Zamalek SC Qatif
Attendance: 1000
(16–18)
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Final standing

Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s) Kuwait Al-Kuwait SC
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Egypt Zamalek SC
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Egypt National Bank of Egypt SC
4 Saudi Arabia Mudhar H.C
5 Iraq Al-Hashd Al-Shaabi SC
6 Kuwait Al-Arabi SC
7 Saudi Arabia Al-Hada Club [ar]
8 Algeria ES Aïn Touta [fr]
9 United Arab Emirates Al Jazira Club
10 Yemen Al-Shula
Team qualified to the 2023 IHF Men's Super Globe

References

  1. ^ Nabil, Dina (18 July 2023). "الكشف عن شعار البطولة العربية لكرة اليد للاندية" [Disclosure of the Arab Handball Championship logo for clubs]. Kora Plus (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 19 July 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  2. ^ https://arriyadiyah.com/amp/815491
  3. ^ Arab Handball Federation [@ArabHandball] (21 July 2023). "مرحبا بالابطال العرب" [Hello Arab heroes] (Tweet) (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 22 July 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023 – via Twitter.
  4. ^ Arab Handball Federation [@ArabHandball] (25 July 2023). "بعد انسحاب نادي اهلي طرابلس ليبيا رسميا 10 نادي فقط المشاركين رسميا في البطولة" [After the withdrawal of Al-Ahly Club, Tripoli, Libya, only 10 clubs officially participated in the tournament] (Tweet) (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 26 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023 – via Twitter.
  5. ^ Arab Handball Federation [@ArabHandball] (5 August 2023). "جدول البطولة العربية" [Timetable of the Arabic Championship] (Tweet) (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 17 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023 – via Twitter.