2002 Intercontinental Handball Cup

The 2002 Intercontinental Handball Cup was the 3rd edition and was hosted for the first time in Russia from 25 to 29 June 2002.

2002 Intercontinental Handball Cup
Tournament details
Host country Russia
Dates25 – 29 June
Teams5
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Russia
Runner-up Sweden
Third place Argentina
Fourth place Algeria
Tournament statistics
Matches10
Attendance490 (49 per match)
Top scorer(s)Algeria Elhadi Biloum (23 goals)
Previous

Qualification

Competition Dates Host Vacancies Qualified
Host nation 1  Russia
2002 European Championship 25 January – 3 February 2002  Sweden 1  Sweden
2002 African Championship 19–28 April 2002  Morocco 1  Algeria
2002 Asian Championship 10–19 February 2002 Iran Iran 1  Saudi Arabia
2000 Pan American Championship 23–28 May 2000 Brazil São Bernardo do Campo 1  Argentina


Qualified teams

CountryQualified asQualified onPrevious appearances
 RussiaHost0 (debut)
 Argentina2000 Pan American Championship28 May 20000 (debut)
 Sweden2002 European Championship3 February 20021 (2000)
 Saudi Arabia2002 Asian Championship19 February 20021 (2000)
 Algeria2002 African Championship28 April 20021 (1998)

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Russia (H) 4 4 0 0 117 88 +29 8
2  Sweden 4 3 0 1 103 90 +13 6
3  Argentina 4 2 0 2 91 88 +3 4
4  Algeria 4 1 0 3 94 105 11 2
5  Saudi Arabia 4 0 0 4 85 119 34 0
Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) points in the games between teams in question; 3) goal difference in the games between teams in question; 4) number of goals scored in the games between teams in question; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.
(H) Hosts

Games

All times are local (UTC+3)

25 June 2002
17:00
Sweden  21-20  Argentina Luzhniki Palace of Sports, Moscow
(10-11)
25 June 2002
19:30
Russia  34-19  Saudi Arabia Luzhniki Palace of Sports, Moscow
(20-10)
26 June 2002
17:00
Argentina  22-20  Algeria Luzhniki Palace of Sports, Moscow
(11-17)
26 June 2002
19:00
Saudi Arabia  20-32  Sweden Luzhniki Palace of Sports, Moscow
(10-16)
27 June 2002
17:00
Argentina  24-20  Saudi Arabia Luzhniki Palace of Sports, Moscow
(13-9)
27 June 2002
19:00
Algeria  20-31  Russia Luzhniki Palace of Sports, Moscow
(11-13)
28 June 2002
17:00
Algeria  29-26  Saudi Arabia Luzhniki Palace of Sports, Moscow
(11-14)
28 June 2002
19:00
Russia  25-24  Sweden Luzhniki Palace of Sports, Moscow
(15-13)
29 June 2002
15:00
Sweden  26-25  Algeria Luzhniki Palace of Sports, Moscow
(14-11)
29 June 2002
17:00
Russia  27-25  Argentina Luzhniki Palace of Sports, Moscow
(11-9)

All-star Team

PositionPlayer
GoalkeeperArgentina Christian Canzoniero
Left wingSaudi Arabia Hussain Alakwan
Left backRussia Alexeï Rastvortsev
Centre backRussia Vitali Ivanov
Right backArgentina Eric Gull
Right wingSweden Jan Lennartsson
PivotRussia Dimitri Torgovanov

Source:[1]

References


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