2017 Asian Men's Club League Handball Championship

‌The 2017 Asian Club League Handball Championship was the 20th edition of the championship held under the aegis of Asian Handball Federation. The championship was hosted by Handball Federation of India at the Kotla Vijay Bhaskar Reddy Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad (India) from 20 to 30 November 2017. It was the official competition for men's handball clubs of Asia crowning the Asian champions. Al-Najma Club (Bahrain) wins the championship by beating Al-Duhail Club (Qatar) by 21 – 16 in a low scoring match. The winner qualifies for the 2018 IHF Super Globe.[1]

2017 Asian Men's Club League Handball Championship
Logo of 20th AHF Asian Men's Club League Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country India
Dates20 – 30 November 2017
Teams9 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsBahrain Al-Najma Club (1st title)
Runner-upQatar Al-Duhail Club
Third placeQatar Al-Ahli Club
Fourth placeUnited Arab Emirates Sharjah Club
Tournament statistics
Matches24
Goals scored1,452 (61 per match)
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Draw

The draw ceremony took place on 7 October 2017 at the Hotel Marigold, Begumpet, Hyderabad (India) at 14:00 (UTC+05:30).

The ceremony was attended by the Asian Handball Federation's Executive Director Dr. Ahmed Abu Al-Lail, AHF Technical Manager Mr. Jasem M. Al-Theyab, Secretary General of Handball Federation of India Mr. Anandeshwar Pandey and the representatives of the participating clubs. The draw results are as follows:

Group A Group B
Saudi Arabia Al-Noor Club
Qatar Al-Duhail Club
United Arab Emirates Sharjah Club
Iran Naft-o-Gaz Club
Oman Muscat Club
India Club India
Qatar Al-Ahli Club
Uzbekistan RKOR Club
Bahrain Al-Najma Club
Iraq Al-Shurta Club
  • Al-Noor Club of Saudi Arabia withdrew from the championship a few days before the start, stating that their main key players were injured during preparation for the championship.

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Qatar Al-Duhail Club 3 2 1 0 95 82 +13 5
United Arab Emirates Sharjah Club 3 1 2 0 96 91 +5 4
Oman Muscat Club 3 1 1 1 78 83 5 3
Iran Naft-o-Gaz Club 3 0 0 3 86 99 13 0
Saudi Arabia Al-Noor Club 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source:

20 November 2017
13:00
Naft-o-Gaz Club Iran 29 – 36 Qatar Al-Duhail Club Kotla Vijay Bhaskar Reddy Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad
(11 – 16)

21 November 2017
13:00
Sharjah Club United Arab Emirates 29 – 29 Qatar Al-Duhail Club Kotla Vijay Bhaskar Reddy Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad
(14 – 14)

23 November 2017
13:00
Al-Duhail Club Qatar 30 – 24 Oman Muscat Club Kotla Vijay Bhaskar Reddy Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad
(14 – 10)
23 November 2017
17:00
Naft-o-Gaz Club Iran 33 – 38 United Arab Emirates Sharjah Club Kotla Vijay Bhaskar Reddy Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad
(17 – 18)

24 November 2017
13:00
Muscat Club Oman 25 – 24 Iran Naft-o-Gaz Club Kotla Vijay Bhaskar Reddy Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad
(11 – 10)

26 November 2017
13:00
Muscat Club Oman 29 – 29 United Arab Emirates Sharjah Club Kotla Vijay Bhaskar Reddy Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad
(14 – 15)

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Bahrain Al-Najma Club 4 4 0 0 130 94 +36 8
Qatar Al-Ahli Club 4 2 1 1 149 110 +39 5
Iraq Al-Shurta Club 4 2 1 1 142 111 +31 5
Uzbekistan RKOR Club 4 0 1 3 115 158 43 1
India Club India 4 0 1 3 120 183 63 1
Source:

20 November 2017
15:00
Al-Najma Club Bahrain 29 – 25 Qatar Al-Ahli Club Kotla Vijay Bhaskar Reddy Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad
(13 – 10)
20 November 2017
19:00
Al-Shurta Club Iraq 51 – 37 India Club India Kotla Vijay Bhaskar Reddy Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad
(30 – 14)

21 November 2017
15:00
RKOR Club Uzbekistan 30 – 39 Qatar Al-Ahli Club Kotla Vijay Bhaskar Reddy Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad
(14 – 18)
21 November 2017
19:00
Al-Najma Club Bahrain 38 – 23 India Club India Kotla Vijay Bhaskar Reddy Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad
(18 – 16)

23 November 2017
15:00
Al-Ahli Club Qatar 26 – 26 Iraq Al-Shurta Club Kotla Vijay Bhaskar Reddy Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad
(11 – 13)
23 November 2017
19:00
Al-Najma Club Bahrain 40 – 25 Uzbekistan RKOR Club Kotla Vijay Bhaskar Reddy Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad
(22 – 10)

24 November 2017
15:00
Al-Shurta Club Iraq 21 – 23 Bahrain Al-Najma Club Kotla Vijay Bhaskar Reddy Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad
(9 – 13)
24 November 2017
19:00
RKOR Club Uzbekistan 35 – 35 India Club India Kotla Vijay Bhaskar Reddy Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad
(17 – 16)

26 November 2017
15:00
Al-Shurta Club Iraq 44 – 25 Uzbekistan RKOR Club Kotla Vijay Bhaskar Reddy Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad
(26 – 14)
26 November 2017
19:00
Club India India 25 – 59 Qatar Al-Ahli Club Kotla Vijay Bhaskar Reddy Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad
(15 – 32)

5th–8th Placement Matches

27 November 2017
16:00
Muscat Club Oman 38 – 20 Uzbekistan RKOR Club Kotla Vijay Bhaskar Reddy Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad
(16 – 09)
27 November 2017
18:00
Al-Shurta Club Iraq 31 – 20 Iran Naft-o-Gaz Club Kotla Vijay Bhaskar Reddy Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad
(14 – 07)

7th–8th-place match

30 November 2017
13:00
RKOR Club Uzbekistan 30 – 34 Iran Naft-o-Gaz Club Kotla Vijay Bhaskar Reddy Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad
(17 – 18)

5th–6th-place match

30 November 2017
15:00
Muscat Club Oman 24 – 36 Iraq Al-Shurta Club Kotla Vijay Bhaskar Reddy Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad
(12 – 18)

Semifinal matches

28 November 2017
16:00
Al-Duhail Club Qatar 31 – 26 Qatar Al-Ahli Club Kotla Vijay Bhaskar Reddy Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad
(13 – 09)
28 November 2017
18:00
Al-Najma Club Bahrain 29 – 27 United Arab Emirates Sharjah Club Kotla Vijay Bhaskar Reddy Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad
(17 – 15)

Bronze-medal match

30 November 2017
17:00
Al-Ahli Club Qatar 31 – 27 United Arab Emirates Sharjah Club Kotla Vijay Bhaskar Reddy Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad
(13 – 15)

Gold-medal match

30 November 2017
19:00
Al-Duhail Club Qatar 16 – 21 Bahrain Al-Najma Club Kotla Vijay Bhaskar Reddy Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad
(9 – 9)

Final standings

RankTeam
1st place, gold medalist(s) Bahrain Al-Najma Club (1st title)
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Qatar Al-Duhail Club
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Qatar Al-Ahli Club
4 United Arab Emirates Sharjah Club
5 Iraq Al-Shurta Club
6 Oman Muscat Club
7 Iran Naft-o-Gaz Club
8 Uzbekistan RKOR Club
9 India Club India (Host)
Team qualified for the 2018 IHF Super Globe

References

  1. "Asian Men's Club League Handball Championship in India". www.funadhandball.com. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
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