2020 Asian Men's Club League Handball Championship
The 2020 Asian Club League Handball Championship was 23rd edition of the championship held from 12 to 21 June 2021 at Jeddah, Saudi Arabia under the aegis of Asian Handball Federation (AHF).[1] It was the third time in history that the championship was organised by the Saudi Arabian Handball Federation. It also acted as the qualification tournament for the 2021 IHF Men's Super Globe, with top team from the championship directly qualifying for the event to be held also in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
 Logo of 23rd AHF Asian Men's Club League Handball Championship | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Saudi Arabia |
| Dates | 12 – 21 June 2021 |
| Teams | 11 (from 7 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Al-Duhail SC (2nd title) |
| Runner-up |  Al-Kuwait SC |
| Third place | Al-Arabi SC |
| Fourth place |  Al-Najma SC |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches | 32 |
| Goals scored | 1,825 (57 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Abdelmalek Fodil(46 goals) |
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The championship was previously scheduled to take place from 1 to 12 November 2020, but on 9 August 2020, the AHF decided to postpone the championship due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]
Al-Duhail SC won the final 27–24 against Al-Kuwait SC for their second Asian Club League title.[3]
Draw
The draw ceremony took place on 2 May 2021 at the King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia at 10:30 hrs. (local time).[4]
The ceremony was attended by the IHF Vice-President and AHF Treasurer Bader Al-Theyab, AHF Executive Director Dr. Ahmed Abu Al-Lail Al-Failakawi and the representatives of the participating clubs. The draw results are as follows:
| Group A | Group B |
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Referees
The following referee pairs were selected by the AHF Playing Rules and Referees Commission in co-ordination with the AHF Executive Committee.
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Preliminary round
All times are local (UTC+3).
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Arabi SC |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 104 | +14 | 8 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Al-Najma SC |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 121 | 101 | +20 | 6 | |
| 3 | Mudhar Club |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 102 | 104 | −2 | 4 | Fifth place game |
| 4 | Al-Salmiya SC |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 106 | 117 | −11 | 2 | Seventh place game |
| 5 |  Shahid Kazeroon |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 99 | 120 | −21 | 0 | Ninth place game |
Source: asianhandball2021.com
| 12 June 2021 15:00 |
Mudhar Club |
30–27 | Shahid Kazeroon |
King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah Attendance: 0 Referees: Hussein, Imran (IRQ) |
| Al-Abdulali 7 | (17–13) | Heidarpour 9 | ||
1× 8× 1× |
Report | 9× 1×
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| 12 June 2021 19:00 |
Al-Najma SC |
25–27 | Al-Arabi SC |
King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah Attendance: 0 Referees: Lee, Koo (KOR) |
| Habib 5 | (13–16) | Zouaoui 7 | ||
| 2× 3× |
Report | 1× 4×
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| 13 June 2021 13:00 |
Al-Salmiya SC |
30–24 | Shahid Kazeroon |
King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah Attendance: 0 Referees: Hussein, Imran (IRQ) |
| Esteki, Al-Bloushi 7 | (14–13) | Heidarpour 10 | ||
| 2× 2× |
Report | 3× 3×
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| 13 June 2021 15:00 |
Mudhar Club |
24–26 | Al-Arabi SC |
King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah Attendance: 0 Referees: Kolahdouzan, Mousavian (IRI) |
| Al-Abdulali 9 | (9–13) | Frankis 10 | ||
| 3× 5× |
Report | 1× 4×
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| 14 June 2021 11:00 |
Shahid Kazeroon |
23–30 | Al-Najma SC |
King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah Attendance: 0 Referees: Ismoilov, Ismoilov (UZB) |
| Ghasemi, Oraei 7 | (14–16) | Habib 7 | ||
| 3× |
Report | 3× 2×
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| 14 June 2021 15:00 |
Mudhar Club |
23–20 | Al-Salmiya SC |
King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah Attendance: 0 Referees: Marhoon, Al-Mawt (BHR) |
| three players 4 | (9–8) | Esteki 6 | ||
| 1× 4× |
Report | 2× 5×
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| 16 June 2021 13:00 |
Al-Salmiya SC |
30–35 | Al-Arabi SC |
King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah Attendance: 0 Referees: Kolahdouzan, Mousavian (IRI) |
| Sami 8 | (17–17) | Frankis 8 | ||
| 1× 1× |
Report | 1× 2×
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| 16 June 2021 19:00 |
Al-Najma SC |
31–25 | Mudhar Club |
King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah Attendance: 0 Referees: Kim, Park (KOR) |
| Mohamed 7 | (14–12) | Al-Abdulali 7 | ||
| 6× 2× |
Report | 2× 3× 2×
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| 17 June 2021 11:00 |
Al-Arabi SC |
30–25 | Shahid Kazeroon |
King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah Attendance: 0 Referees: Ismoilov, Ismoilov (UZB) |
| Laribi 8 | (16–11) | Oraei 6 | ||
| 1× 5× 1× |
Report | 1× 3×
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| 17 June 2021 19:00 |
Al-Najma SC |
35–26 | Al-Salmiya SC |
King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah Attendance: 0 Referees: Hussein, Imran (IRQ) |
| Ahmed 8 | (19–10) | Al-Shammari 5 | ||
| 1× 7× 1× |
Report | 4×
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Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Duhail SC |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 176 | 126 | +50 | 10 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Al-Kuwait SC |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 153 | 118 | +35 | 8 | |
| 3 | Mes Kerman |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 157 | 126 | +31 | 6 | Fifth place game |
| 4 | Al-Wehda Club |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 173 | 151 | +22 | 4 | Seventh place game |
| 5 |  AGMK Club |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 135 | 175 | −40 | 2 | Ninth place game |
| 6 | Al-Qatten Club |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 105 | 203 | −98 | 0 |
Source: asianhandball2021.com
| 12 June 2021 11:00 |
Al-Qatten Club |
19–37 | Mes Kerman |
King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah Attendance: 0 Referees: Ismoilov, Ismoilov (UZB) |
| Fodil 13 | (6–18) | Jahani Rayeni 5 | ||
| 2× 1× |
Report | 1× 4×
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| 12 June 2021 13:00 |
AGMK Club |
21–39 | Al-Duhail SC |
King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah Attendance: 0 Referees: Kim, Park (KOR) |
| Turapov, Khusanbaev 5 | (9–19) | Berrached 8 | ||
| 1× |
Report | 7×
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| 12 June 2021 17:00 |
Al-Wehda Club |
27–28 | Al-Kuwait SC |
King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah Attendance: 0 Referees: Marhoon, Al-Mawt (BHR) |
| Nantes 8 | (15–13) | Al-Gharaballi 6 | ||
| 2× 8× |
Report | 2× 3×
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| 13 June 2021 11:00 |
AGMK Club |
38–26 | Al-Qatten Club |
King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah Attendance: 0 Referees: Al-Sager, Al-Sugufi (KSA) |
| Tuliboev 10 | (18–10) | Fodil 10 | ||
| 1× 11× 1× |
Report | 11× 2×
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| 13 June 2021 17:00 |
Al-Duhail SC |
34–31 | Al-Wehda Club |
King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah Attendance: 0 Referees: Lee, Koo (KOR) |
| Hernández 7 | (18–16) | Bannour, Nantes 9 | ||
| 2× 3× 1× |
Report | 1× 7×
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| 13 June 2021 19:00 |
Mes Kerman |
24–25 | Al-Kuwait SC |
King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah Attendance: 0 Referees: Kim, Park (KOR) |
| Barbat 6 | (14–13) | Ali 8 | ||
| 2× 3× 1× |
Report | 2× 2×
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| 14 June 2021 13:00 |
Al-Qatten Club |
18–40 | Al-Duhail SC |
King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah Attendance: 0 Referees: Kolahdouzan, Mousavian (IRI) |
| Al-Barak 8 | (8–19) | Guehis 17 | ||
| 4× |
Report | 1× 4×
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| 14 June 2021 17:00 |
Al-Wehda Club |
25–32 | Mes Kerman |
King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah Attendance: 0 Referees: Al-Wahibi, Al-Shahi (OMA) |
| Nantes 10 | (14–12) | Kiani, Sadeghi 8 | ||
| 2× |
Report | 2× 2×
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| 14 June 2021 19:00 |
Al-Kuwait SC |
34–18 | AGMK Club |
King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah Attendance: 0 Referees: Al-Sager, Al-Sugufi (KSA) |
| Al-Shammari, Al-Harabi 8 | (17–8) | Ignatenko 7 | ||
| 1× |
Report | 3× 1×
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| 16 June 2021 11:00 |
Mes Kerman |
35–24 | AGMK Club |
King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah Attendance: 0 Referees: Al-Wahibi, Al-Shahi (OMA) |
| Alizolfi 7 | (16–10) | Ignatenko 10 | ||
| 5× |
Report | 2×
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| 16 June 2021 15:00 |
Al-Duhail SC |
30–27 | Al-Kuwait SC |
King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah Attendance: 0 Referees: Hussein, Imran (IRQ) |
| Hernández 7 | (15–18) | Al-Gharaballi 8 | ||
| 2× 7× |
Report | 2× 5×
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| 16 June 2021 17:00 |
Al-Qatten Club |
23–49 | Al-Wehda Club |
King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah Attendance: 0 Referees: Ismoilov, Ismoilov (UZB) |
| Fodil 10 | (13–29) | Bannour 9 | ||
| 2× |
Report | 1× 2×
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| 17 June 2021 13:00 |
Al-Kuwait SC |
39–19 | Al-Qatten Club |
King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah Attendance: 0 Referees: Al-Sager, Al-Sugufi (KSA) |
| Al-Harabi 13 | (17–9) | Fodil 8 | ||
| 1× 4× |
Report | 1×
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| 17 June 2021 15:00 |
Mes Kerman |
29–33 | Al-Duhail SC |
King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah Attendance: 0 Referees: Lee, Koo (KOR) |
| Barbat 7 | (16–13) | four players 5 | ||
| 3× |
Report | 1× 1×
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| 17 June 2021 17:00 |
Al-Wehda Club |
41–34 | AGMK Club |
King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah Attendance: 0 Referees: Al-Wahibi, Al-Shahi (OMA) |
| Bannour 10 | (20–17) | Ignatenko 9 | ||
| 4× |
Report | 1× 9× 1×
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Knockout stage
Bracket
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 19 June | ||||||
| Al-Arabi SC | 22 | |||||
| 21 June | ||||||
| Al-Kuwait SC | 23(ET) | |||||
| Al-Kuwait SC | 24 | |||||
| 19 June | ||||||
| Al-Duhail SC | 27 | |||||
| Al-Duhail SC | 30 | |||||
| Al-Najma SC | 23 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 21 June | ||||||
| Al-Arabi SC | 25 | |||||
| Al-Najma SC | 24 | |||||
Ninth place game
| 19 June 2021 11:00 |
Shahid Kazeroon |
33–17 | AGMK Club |
King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah Attendance: 0 Referees: Marhoon, Al-Mawt (BHR) |
| Fatehizadeh 8 | (17–8) | Khusanbaev 6 | ||
| 3× |
Report | 5×
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Seventh place game
| 19 June 2021 13:00 |
Al-Salmiya SC |
32–39 | Al-Wehda Club |
King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah Attendance: 0 Referees: Kim, Park (KOR) |
| Al-Shammari 6 | (16–18) | Three players 8 | ||
| 1× 2× |
Report | 1× 6×
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Fifth place game
| 19 June 2021 15:00 |
Mudhar Club |
29–32 | Mes Kerman |
King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah Attendance: 0 Referees: Ismoilov, Ismoilov (UZB) |
| Al-Huilaili 10 | (16–16) | Askari 10 | ||
| 2× |
Report | 4×
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Semifinals
| 19 June 2021 17:00 |
Al-Arabi SC |
22–23 (ET) | Al-Kuwait SC |
King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah Attendance: 0 Referees: Kolahdouzan, Mousavian (IRI) |
| Sassi, Zouaoui 5 | (8–7) | Zammel 6 | ||
| 3× 2× |
Report | 1× 5× 2× | ||
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FT: 19–19 ET: 3–4 | ||||
| 19 June 2021 19:00 |
Al-Duhail SC |
30–23 | Al-Najma SC |
King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah Attendance: 0 Referees: Lee, Koo (KOR) |
| Khaled 7 | (15–11) | Habib 7 | ||
| 1× 2× |
Report | 2× 1× 1×
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Third place game
| 21 June 2021 15:00 |
Al-Arabi SC |
25–24 | Al-Najma SC |
King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah Attendance: 0 Referees: Kim, Park (KOR) |
| Kakhi 5 | (12–7) | Mohamed 5 | ||
| 1× 2× |
Report | 3× 1×
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Final
| 21 June 2021 17:00 |
Al-Kuwait SC |
24–27 | Al-Duhail SC |
King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah Attendance: 0 Referees: Lee, Koo (KOR) |
| Maaref 5 | (12–10) | Hernández 7 | ||
| 2× 5× |
Report | 4×
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Final standings
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
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Al-Duhail SC |
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Al-Kuwait SC |
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Al-Arabi SC |
| 4 | Al-Najma SC |
| 5 | Mes Kerman |
| 6 | Mudhar Club |
| 7 | Al-Wehda Club |
| 8 | Al-Salmiya SC |
| 9 | Shahid Kazeroon |
| 10 | AGMK Club |
| 11 | Al-Qatten Club |
| Team qualified for the 2021 IHF Men's Super Globe |
Statistics
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals | Shoots | E% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abdelmalek Fodil | Al-Qatten Club |
46 | 101 | 46 |
| 2 | Amine Bannour | Al-Wehda Club |
40 | 79 | 51 |
| 3 | Ernest Ignatenko | AGMK Club |
37 | 65 | 57 |
| 4 | Mahdi Habib | Al-Najma SC |
36 | 50 | 72 |
| 5 | Ahmed Al-Abdulali | Mudhar Club |
35 | 54 | 65 |
| 6 | Mishaal Al-Harabi | Al-Kuwait SC |
34 | 47 | 72 |
| 7 | Ángel Hernández | Al-Duhail SC |
31 | 50 | 62 |
| Salaman Barbat | Mes Kerman |
38 | 82 | ||
| 8 | Amine Guehis | Al-Duhail SC |
30 | 35 | 86 |
| Afshin Sadeghi Askari | Mes Kerman |
51 | 59 |
Top goalkeepers
| Rank | Player | Club | % | Saves | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mohammad Siavoshishahenayati | Shahid Kazeroon |
39.2 | 11 | 28 |
| 2 | Abdulaziz Al-Thafiri | Al-Kuwait SC |
37.6 | 38 | 101 |
| 3 | Ali Rahimi Kazerooni | Shahid Kazeroon |
37.5 | 51 | 136 |
| 4 | Nawaf Al-Mutairi | Al-Wehda Club |
37.2 | 22 | 59 |
| 5 | Younes Badiei | Shahid Kazeroon |
36.3 | 20 | 55 |
| 6 | Saeid Barkhordari | Al-Arabi SC |
36.2 | 66 | 182 |
| 7 | Bilal Lepenica | Al-Duhail SC |
36.1 | 26 | 72 |
| 8 | Mohamed Ali | Al-Najma SC |
35.3 | 80 | 226 |
| 9 | Ali Mohamed | Al-Najma SC |
33.3 | 5 | 15 |
| 10 | Mohammed Al-Salem | Mudhar Club |
32.4 | 49 | 151 |
References
- "23rd Asian Men's Club League". AHF Website. 8 June 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- "Executive Office of the Asian Handball Federation (AHF) have decided on the following". AHF Facebook Page. 9 August 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- "AL DUHAIL CAPTURE THIRD ASIAN CLUB LEAGUE HANDBALL TITLE". Al-Kass Digital. 22 June 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- @sahfksa (1 May 2021). "23rd Asian Men's Club League Championship Draw Ceremonies #ksa #SaudiArabia" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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