2021 Asian Men's Club League Handball Championship

‌The 2021 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. Al-Duhail SC won the final 27–24 against Al-Kuwait SC for their second Asian Club League title.[2]

23rd Asian Men's Club League Handball Championship
Logo of 23rd AHF Asian Men's Club League Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country Saudi Arabia
Dates12 – 21 June 2021
Teams11 (from 7 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsQatar Al-Duhail SC (2nd title)
Runner-upKuwait Al-Kuwait SC
Third placeQatar Al-Arabi SC
Fourth placeBahrain Al-Najma SC
Tournament statistics
Matches32
Goals scored1,825 (57 per match)
Top scorer(s)Yemen Abdelmalek Fodil
(46 goals)
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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).[3]

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
Qatar Al-Arabi SC
Iran Shahid Shameli Kazeroon
Kuwait Al-Salmiya SC
Saudi Arabia Mudhar Club
Bahrain Al-Najma SC
Saudi Arabia Al-Wehda Club
Uzbekistan AGMK Club
Yemen Al-Qatten Club
Iran Mes Kerman
Qatar Al-Duhail SC
Kuwait Al-Kuwait SC

Referees

The following referee pairs were selected by the AHF Playing Rules and Referees Commission in co-ordination with the AHF Executive Committee.

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+3).

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Qatar Al-Arabi SC 4 4 0 0 118 104 +14 8 Semifinals
2 Bahrain Al-Najma SC 4 3 0 1 121 101 +20 6
3 Saudi Arabia Mudhar Club 4 2 0 2 102 104 −2 4 Fifth place game
4 Kuwait Al-Salmiya SC 4 1 0 3 106 117 −11 2 Seventh place game
5 Iran Shahid Kazeroon 4 0 0 4 99 120 −21 0 Ninth place game
Source: asianhandball2021.com
12 June 2021
15:00		 Mudhar Club Saudi Arabia 30–27 Iran Shahid Kazeroon King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
Attendance: 0
Referees: Hussein, Imran (IRQ)
Al-Abdulali 7 (17–13) Heidarpour 9
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12 June 2021
19:00		 Al-Najma SC Bahrain 25–27 Qatar Al-Arabi SC King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
Attendance: 0
Referees: Lee, Koo (KOR)
Habib 5 (13–16) Zouaoui 7
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13 June 2021
13:00		 Al-Salmiya SC Kuwait 30–24 Iran Shahid Kazeroon King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
Attendance: 0
Referees: Hussein, Imran (IRQ)
Esteki, Al-Bloushi 7 (14–13) Heidarpour 10
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13 June 2021
15:00		 Mudhar Club Saudi Arabia 24–26 Qatar Al-Arabi SC King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
Attendance: 0
Referees: Kolahdouzan, Mousavian (IRI)
Al-Abdulali 9 (9–13) Frankis 10
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14 June 2021
11:00		 Shahid Kazeroon Iran 23–30 Bahrain Al-Najma SC King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
Attendance: 0
Referees: Ismoilov, Ismoilov (UZB)
Ghasemi, Oraei 7 (14–16) Habib 7
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14 June 2021
15:00		 Mudhar Club Saudi Arabia 23–20 Kuwait Al-Salmiya SC King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
Attendance: 0
Referees: Marhoon, Al-Mawt (BHR)
three players 4 (9–8) Esteki 6
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16 June 2021
13:00		 Al-Salmiya SC Kuwait 30–35 Qatar Al-Arabi SC King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
Attendance: 0
Referees: Kolahdouzan, Mousavian (IRI)
Sami 8 (17–17) Frankis 8
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16 June 2021
19:00		 Al-Najma SC Bahrain 31–25 Saudi Arabia Mudhar Club King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
Attendance: 0
Referees: Kim, Park (KOR)
Mohamed 7 (14–12) Al-Abdulali 7
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17 June 2021
11:00		 Al-Arabi SC Qatar 30–25 Iran Shahid Kazeroon King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
Attendance: 0
Referees: Ismoilov, Ismoilov (UZB)
Laribi 8 (16–11) Oraei 6
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17 June 2021
19:00		 Al-Najma SC Bahrain 35–26 Kuwait Al-Salmiya SC King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
Attendance: 0
Referees: Hussein, Imran (IRQ)
Ahmed 8 (19–10) Al-Shammari 5
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Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Qatar Al-Duhail SC 5 5 0 0 176 126 +50 10 Semifinals
2 Kuwait Al-Kuwait SC 5 4 0 1 153 118 +35 8
3 Iran Mes Kerman 5 3 0 2 157 126 +31 6 Fifth place game
4 Saudi Arabia Al-Wehda Club 5 2 0 3 173 151 +22 4 Seventh place game
5 Uzbekistan AGMK Club 5 1 0 4 135 175 −40 2 Ninth place game
6 Yemen Al-Qatten Club 5 0 0 5 105 203 −98 0
Source: asianhandball2021.com
12 June 2021
11:00		 Al-Qatten Club Yemen 19–37 Iran Mes Kerman King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
Attendance: 0
Referees: Ismoilov, Ismoilov (UZB)
Fodil 13 (6–18) Jahani Rayeni 5
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12 June 2021
13:00		 AGMK Club Uzbekistan 21–39 Qatar Al-Duhail SC King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
Attendance: 0
Referees: Kim, Park (KOR)
Turapov, Khusanbaev 5 (9–19) Berrached 8
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12 June 2021
17:00		 Al-Wehda Club Saudi Arabia 27–28 Kuwait Al-Kuwait SC King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
Attendance: 0
Referees: Marhoon, Al-Mawt (BHR)
Nantes 8 (15–13) Al-Gharaballi 6
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13 June 2021
11:00		 AGMK Club Uzbekistan 38–26 Yemen Al-Qatten Club King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
Attendance: 0
Referees: Al-Sager, Al-Sugufi (KSA)
Tuliboev 10 (18–10) Fodil 10
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13 June 2021
17:00		 Al-Duhail SC Qatar 34–31 Saudi Arabia Al-Wehda Club King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
Attendance: 0
Referees: Lee, Koo (KOR)
Hernández 7 (18–16) Bannour, Nantes 9
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13 June 2021
19:00		 Mes Kerman Iran 24–25 Kuwait Al-Kuwait SC King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
Attendance: 0
Referees: Kim, Park (KOR)
Barbat 6 (14–13) Ali 8
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14 June 2021
13:00		 Al-Qatten Club Yemen 18–40 Qatar Al-Duhail SC King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
Attendance: 0
Referees: Kolahdouzan, Mousavian (IRI)
Al-Barak 8 (8–19) Guehis 17
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14 June 2021
17:00		 Al-Wehda Club Saudi Arabia 25–32 Iran Mes Kerman King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
Attendance: 0
Referees: Al-Wahibi, Al-Shahi (OMA)
Nantes 10 (14–12) Kiani, Sadeghi 8
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14 June 2021
19:00		 Al-Kuwait SC Kuwait 34–18 Uzbekistan AGMK Club King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
Attendance: 0
Referees: Al-Sager, Al-Sugufi (KSA)
Al-Shammari, Al-Harabi 8 (17–8) Ignatenko 7
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16 June 2021
11:00		 Mes Kerman Iran 35–24 Uzbekistan AGMK Club King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
Attendance: 0
Referees: Al-Wahibi, Al-Shahi (OMA)
Alizolfi 7 (16–10) Ignatenko 10
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16 June 2021
15:00		 Al-Duhail SC Qatar 30–27 Kuwait Al-Kuwait SC King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
Attendance: 0
Referees: Hussein, Imran (IRQ)
Hernández 7 (15–18) Al-Gharaballi 8
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16 June 2021
17:00		 Al-Qatten Club Yemen 23–49 Saudi Arabia Al-Wehda Club King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
Attendance: 0
Referees: Ismoilov, Ismoilov (UZB)
Fodil 10 (13–29) Bannour 9
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17 June 2021
13:00		 Al-Kuwait SC Kuwait 39–19 Yemen Al-Qatten Club King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
Attendance: 0
Referees: Al-Sager, Al-Sugufi (KSA)
Al-Harabi 13 (17–9) Fodil 8
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17 June 2021
15:00		 Mes Kerman Iran 29–33 Qatar Al-Duhail SC King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
Attendance: 0
Referees: Lee, Koo (KOR)
Barbat 7 (16–13) four players 5
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17 June 2021
17:00		 Al-Wehda Club Saudi Arabia 41–34 Uzbekistan AGMK Club King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
Attendance: 0
Referees: Al-Wahibi, Al-Shahi (OMA)
Bannour 10 (20–17) Ignatenko 9
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Knockout stage

Bracket
 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
19 June
 
 
Qatar Al-Arabi SC22
 
21 June
 
Kuwait Al-Kuwait SC23(ET)
 
Kuwait Al-Kuwait SC24
 
19 June
 
Qatar Al-Duhail SC27
 
Qatar Al-Duhail SC30
 
 
Bahrain Al-Najma SC23
 
Third place
 
 
21 June
 
 
Qatar Al-Arabi SC25
 
 
Bahrain Al-Najma SC24

Ninth place game
19 June 2021
11:00		 Shahid Kazeroon Iran 33–17 Uzbekistan AGMK Club King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
Attendance: 0
Referees: Marhoon, Al-Mawt (BHR)
Fatehizadeh 8 (17–8) Khusanbaev 6
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Seventh place game
19 June 2021
13:00		 Al-Salmiya SC Kuwait 32–39 Saudi Arabia Al-Wehda Club King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
Attendance: 0
Referees: Kim, Park (KOR)
Al-Shammari 6 (16–18) Three players 8
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Fifth place game
19 June 2021
15:00		 Mudhar Club Saudi Arabia 29–32 Iran Mes Kerman King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
Attendance: 0
Referees: Ismoilov, Ismoilov (UZB)
Al-Huilaili 10 (16–16) Askari 10
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Semifinals
19 June 2021
17:00		 Al-Arabi SC Qatar 22–23 (ET) Kuwait Al-Kuwait SC King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
Attendance: 0
Referees: Kolahdouzan, Mousavian (IRI)
Sassi, Zouaoui 5 (8–7) Zammel 6
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FT: 19–19 ET: 3–4

19 June 2021
19:00		 Al-Duhail SC Qatar 30–23 Bahrain Al-Najma SC King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
Attendance: 0
Referees: Lee, Koo (KOR)
Khaled 7 (15–11) Habib 7
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Third place game
21 June 2021
15:00		 Al-Arabi SC Qatar 25–24 Bahrain Al-Najma SC King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
Attendance: 0
Referees: Kim, Park (KOR)
Kakhi 5 (12–7) Mohamed 5
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Final
21 June 2021
17:00		 Al-Kuwait SC Kuwait 24–27 Qatar Al-Duhail SC King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
Attendance: 0
Referees: Lee, Koo (KOR)
Maaref 5 (12–10) Hernández 7
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Final standings
RankTeam
1st place, gold medalist(s) Qatar Al-Duhail SC
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Kuwait Al-Kuwait SC
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Qatar Al-Arabi SC
4 Bahrain Al-Najma SC
5 Iran Mes Kerman
6 Saudi Arabia Mudhar Club
7 Saudi Arabia Al-Wehda Club
8 Kuwait Al-Salmiya SC
9 Iran Shahid Kazeroon
10 Uzbekistan AGMK Club
11 Yemen 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 Yemen Al-Qatten Club 4610146
2 Amine Bannour Saudi Arabia Al-Wehda Club 407951
3 Ernest Ignatenko Uzbekistan AGMK Club 376557
4 Mahdi Habib Bahrain Al-Najma SC 365072
5 Ahmed Al-Abdulali Saudi Arabia Mudhar Club 355465
6 Mishaal Al-Harabi Kuwait Al-Kuwait SC 344772
7 Ángel Hernández Qatar Al-Duhail SC 315062
Salaman Barbat Iran Mes Kerman 3882
8 Amine Guehis Qatar Al-Duhail SC 303586
Afshin Sadeghi Askari Iran Mes Kerman 5159

Top goalkeepers
Rank Player Club  % Saves Shots
1 Mohammad Siavoshishahenayati Iran Shahid Kazeroon 39.21128
2 Abdulaziz Al-Thafiri Kuwait Al-Kuwait SC 37.638101
3 Ali Rahimi Kazerooni Iran Shahid Kazeroon 37.551136
4 Nawaf Al-Mutairi Saudi Arabia Al-Wehda Club 37.22259
5 Younes Badiei Iran Shahid Kazeroon 36.32055
6 Saeid Barkhordari Qatar Al-Arabi SC 36.266182
7 Bilal Lepenica Qatar Al-Duhail SC 36.12672
8 Mohamed Ali Bahrain Al-Najma SC 35.380226
9 Ali Mohamed Bahrain Al-Najma SC 33.3515
10 Mohammed Al-Salem Saudi Arabia Mudhar Club 32.449151

References
  1. "23rd Asian Men's Club League". AHF Website. 8 June 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  2. "AL DUHAIL CAPTURE THIRD ASIAN CLUB LEAGUE HANDBALL TITLE". Al-Kass Digital. 22 June 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  3. @sahfksa (1 May 2021). "23rd Asian Men's Club League Championship Draw Ceremonies #ksa #SaudiArabia" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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