2023 Asian Men's Club League Handball Championship

25th Asian Men's Club League Handball Championship
Logo of 25th AHF Asian Men's Club League Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country Iran
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates1 – 10 June 2023
Teams11 (from 8 confederations)
Final positions
Champions Al-Najma (2 titles)

‌The 2023 Asian Club League Handball Championship is the 25th edition of the championship scheduled to be held from 1 to 10 June 2023 at Isfahan, Iran under the aegis of Asian Handball Federation. It will be the fourth time in history that the championship was organised by the Islamic Republic of Iran Handball Federation. It also acted as the qualification tournament for the 2023 IHF Men's Super Globe, with top team from the championship directly qualifying for the event to be held in Dammam, Saudi Arabia.[1] Al-Jaish SC from Syria withdrew before the draw.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Al-Rayyan SC 4 3 0 1 127 86 +41 6 Semifinals
2 Kazma SC 4 3 0 1 132 107 +25 6
3 Foolad Mobarakeh Sepahan 4 3 0 1 95 83 +12 6 Fifth place game
4 Oman Club 4 1 0 3 111 121 −10 2 Seventh place game
5 T-Sports Club 4 0 0 4 55 123 −68 0 Ninth place game
Source: AHF
1 June 2023
12:00
Kazma SC 43–20 T-Sports Club Naghsh-e-Jahan Arena, Isfahan
Referees: Kha. Ismoilov & Khu. Ismoilov (UZB)
Frad 10 (20–12) Kazemi & Bijary 6
 4× Report  1×
1 June 2023
18:00
Al-Rayyan SC 31–23 Foolad Mobarakeh Sepahan Naghsh-e-Jahan Arena, Isfahan
Referees: Koo & Lee (KOR)
Fekih 9 (14–11) Vujović 6
 3× Report  3× 1×

2 June 2023
10:00
Oman Club 35–20 T-Sports Club Naghsh-e-Jahan Arena, Isfahan
Report
2 June 2023
18:00
Kazma SC 28–30 Foolad Mobarakeh Sepahan Naghsh-e-Jahan Arena, Isfahan
Referees: Nachevski & Nikolov (MKD)
Frad 8 (18–20) Sadeghi Askari 6
 3× 1× Report  6× 1×

3 June 2023
10:00
T-Sports Club 15–35 Al-Rayyan SC Naghsh-e-Jahan Arena, Isfahan
Referees: Ah. Gheisarian & Am. Gheisarian (IRI)
Kazemi & Bijary 4 (8–18) Al-Mughanni 7
 3× Report  2× 1×
3 June 2023
16:00
Kazma SC 34–31 Oman Club Naghsh-e-Jahan Arena, Isfahan
Referees: Ismoilov & Ismoilov (UZB)
Ben Abdallah 9 (13–12) Al-Jazi 8
 6× Report  4× 1×

5 June 2023
16:00
Al-Rayyan SC 26–27 Kazma SC Naghsh-e-Jahan Arena, Isfahan
Referees: Koo & Lee (KOR)
Fekih 8 (8–14) Ben Abdallah 10
 4× Report  7× 1×
5 June 2023
18:00
Oman Club 24–32 Foolad Mobarakeh Sepahan Naghsh-e-Jahan Arena, Isfahan
Referees: Al-Mawt & Marhoon (BHR)
Al-Dyghaishi & Al-Tamtami 5 (9–18) Oraei 6
 3× Report  3×

6 June 2023
14:00
Al-Rayyan SC 35–21 Oman Club Naghsh-e-Jahan Arena, Isfahan
(21–10)
Report
6 June 2023
18:00
Foolad Mobarakeh Sepahan 10–0 T-Sports Club Naghsh-e-Jahan Arena, Isfahan
Report

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Al-Duhail SC 5 4 0 1 172 138 +34 8 Semifinals
2 Al-Najma 5 4 0 1 182 152 +30 8
3 Al-Kuwait SC 5 4 0 1 191 171 +20 8 Fifth place game
4 Shahid Shameli Kazeroon 5 2 0 3 164 171 −7 4 Seventh place game
5 Junior Club 5 0 1 4 147 183 −36 1 Ninth place game
6 RKOR Tashkent 5 0 1 4 143 184 −41 1 Eleventh place
Source: AHF
1 June 2023
10:00
RKOR Tashkent 26–39 Al-Duhail SC Naghsh-e-Jahan Arena, Isfahan
Referees: Ah. Gheisarian & Am. Gheisarian (IRI)
Sedinkin 7 (8–20) Kapic & Hadj Ayed 7
 1× Report  2×
1 June 2023
14:00
Junior Club 32–39 Shahid Shameli Kazeroon Naghsh-e-Jahan Arena, Isfahan
Referees: Hussein & Imran (IRQ)
Zhang 6 (16–20) Karamian 8
 2× Report  5×
1 June 2023
16:00
Al-Kuwait SC 38–36 Al-Najma Naghsh-e-Jahan Arena, Isfahan
Referees: Nachevski & Nikolov (MKD)
Teixeira 7 (18–19) Qambar 8
 6× Report  10×

2 June 2023
12:00
Junior Club 25–25 RKOR Tashkent Naghsh-e-Jahan Arena, Isfahan
Referees: Al-Wahibi & Al-Shahi (OMA)
Shan & Zhu 6 (13–17) Islomov & Joldasbayev 5
 3× Report  3×
2 June 2023
14:00
Shahid Shameli Kazeroon 30–40 Al-Kuwait SC Naghsh-e-Jahan Arena, Isfahan
Referees: Hideki & Tetsuro (JPN)
Ghasemi 6 (16–25) Al-Gharabballi 8
 7× Report  2×
2 June 2023
16:00
Al-Duhail SC 26–28 Al-Najma Naghsh-e-Jahan Arena, Isfahan
(14–12)
Report

3 June 2023
12:00
RKOR Tashkent 34–39 Shahid Shameli Kazeroon Naghsh-e-Jahan Arena, Isfahan
Referees: Cheng & Zhou (CHN)
Sedinkin 8 (18–13) Ghasemi 7
 3× Report  2× 1×
3 June 2023
14:00
Al-Najma 38–27 Junior Club Naghsh-e-Jahan Arena, Isfahan
Referees: Al-Zayyat & Awwad (JOR)
Mohamed 7 (20–13) Ye 6
 2× Report  3×
3 June 2023
18:00
Al-Kuwait SC 35–38 Al-Duhail SC Naghsh-e-Jahan Arena, Isfahan
Referees: Nachevski & Nikolov (MKD)
Al-Gharabballi & Marzo 7 (18–20) Heiba & Tokuda 6
 2× Report  2× 2×

5 June 2023
10:00
Shahid Shameli Kazeroon 33–36 Al-Najma Naghsh-e-Jahan Arena, Isfahan
Referees: Hideki & Tetsuro (JPN)
Esteki 9 (15–23) Morales 5
 3× 1× Report  3×
5 June 2023
12:00
Al-Duhail SC 40–26 Junior Club Naghsh-e-Jahan Arena, Isfahan
Referees: Al-Wahibi & Al-Shahi (OMA)
Khaled 10 (20–15) Zhang 6
 1× Report  1×
5 June 2023
14:00
RKOR Tashkent 30–37 Al-Kuwait SC Naghsh-e-Jahan Arena, Isfahan
Referees: Al-Zayyat & Awwad (JOR)
Joldasbayev & Sedinkin 7 (14–20) Yaqoub 11
 4× Report  7× 1×

6 June 2023
10:00
Al-Kuwait SC 41–37 Junior Club Naghsh-e-Jahan Arena, Isfahan
(21–16)
Report
6 June 2023
12:00
Al-Duhail SC 29–23 Shahid Shameli Kazeroon Naghsh-e-Jahan Arena, Isfahan
(15–9)
Report
6 June 2023
16:00
Al-Najma 44–28 RKOR Tashkent Naghsh-e-Jahan Arena, Isfahan
(19–15)
Report

Knockout stage

Bracket

Semifinals Finals
      
A1 Al-Rayyan SC 29
B2 Al-Najma 31
B2 Al-Najma 31
B1 Al-Duhail SC 30
B2 Al-Duhail SC 23
A2 Kazma SC 19 Third place
A1 Al-Rayyan SC 33
A2 Kazma SC 26

Semifinals

8 June 2023
15:00
Al-Rayyan SC 29–31 Al-Najma Naghsh-e-Jahan Arena, Isfahan
Report
8 June 2023
17:00
Al-Duhail SC 23–19 Kazma SC Naghsh-e-Jahan Arena, Isfahan
Report

Ninth place game

9 June 2023
13:00
T-Sports Club 0–10 Junior Club Naghsh-e-Jahan Arena, Isfahan
Report

Seventh place game

9 June 2023
15:00
Oman Club 30–29 Shahid Shameli Kazeroon Naghsh-e-Jahan Arena, Isfahan
Report

Fifth place game

9 June 2023
17:00
Foolad Mobarakeh Sepahan 32–33 Al-Kuwait SC Naghsh-e-Jahan Arena, Isfahan
Report

Third place game

10 June 2023
15:00
Al-Rayyan SC 33-26 Kazma SC Naghsh-e-Jahan Arena, Isfahan
Report

Final

10 June 2023
17:00
Al-Najma 31-30 Al-Duhail SC Naghsh-e-Jahan Arena, Isfahan
Report

Final standings

Rank Team
Al-Najma
Al-Duhail SC
Al-Rayyan SC
4 Kazma SC
5 Al-Kuwait SC
6 Foolad Mobarakeh Sepahan
7 Oman Club
8 Shahid Shameli Kazeroon
9 Junior Club
10 T-Sports Club
11 RKOR Tashkent
Team qualified for the 2023 IHF Men's Super Globe

References

  1. ^ "Al Najma Set For Asian Clubs Handball". The Daily Tribune. 30 May 2023. Archived from the original on 30 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.