2024 IHF Men's Club World Championship

2024 IHF Men’s Club World Championship
Tournament details
Host country Egypt
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates27 September – 3 October[1]
Teams9 (from 6 confederations)
Final positions
Champions Telekom Veszprém (1st title)
Runners-up SC Magdeburg
Third place Al Ahly
Fourth place Barcelona
Tournament statistics
Matches played18
Goals scored1,163 (64.61 per match)
Attendance9,595 (533 per match)
Top scorer(s)Mojtaba Al-Salem
(34 goals)
Awards
Best playerNedim Remili

‌The 2024 IHF Men’s Club World Championship is the 18th edition of the yearly club world championship in handball, held from 27 September to 3 October in New Administrative Capital, Egypt under the aegis of the International Handball Federation (IHF).[2]

Telekom Veszprém secured their first title after a 34–33 win over SC Magdeburg in the final.[3]

Host

The contract with the Saudi Arabian Handball Federation was not extended.[4] Instead the Egyptian Handball Federation received a contract for three editions. The tournament will be held in the New Capital Sports Hall in New Administrative Capital.[5]

Format

The nine teams will be split into three groups of three teams. The group winners and the best second-placed team advance to the semifinals. The remaining sides will play in placement games.[1]

Teams

Nine teams compete in the tournament: the winners of the continental tournaments, the defending champion, a host teams and a wild card team. On 10 July 2024, seven teams were named.[6]

Team Qualified as
SC Magdeburg[7] Defending champion
Zamalek SC Runner-up of African Handball Super Cup
Khaleej Club Winner of Asian Club League Championship
Sydney Uni HC[8] Winner of Oceania Handball Champions Cup
California Eagles Winner of North American and Caribbean Senior Club Championship
Handebol Taubaté Winner of South and Central American Men's Club Handball Championship
Barcelona Winner of EHF Champions League
Al Ahly[9] Host
Telekom Veszprém Wildcard
  • As Al-Ahly qualified as the host team, Zamalek took their place after placing second in the African qualification.

Draw

The draw was held on 21 August 2024.[1][10]

Seeding

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3
SC Magdeburg
Barcelona
Telekom Veszprém
Al Ahly
Zamalek SC
Khaleej Club
Handebol Taubaté
California Eagles
Sydney Uni HC

Referees

The referee pairs were announced on 15 August 2024.[11]

Referees
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Amar Konjičanin
Dino Konjičanin
 Denmark Mads Hansen
Jesper Madsen
 Egypt Heidy El-Saied
Yasmina El-Saied
 France Karim Gasmi
Raouf Gasmi
Referees
 North Macedonia Gjorgji Nachevski
Slave Nikolov
 Montenegro Ivan Pavićević
Miloš Ražnatović
 Uruguay Cristian Lemes
Mathías Sosa
 Uzbekistan Khasan Ismoilov
Khusan Ismoilov

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+3).[12]

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Telekom Veszprém 2 2 0 0 77 44 +33 4 Semifinals
2 Zamalek SC 2 1 0 1 57 59 −2 2
3 Handebol Taubaté 2 0 0 2 42 73 −31 0
Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
27 September 2024
21:00
Handebol Taubaté 25–30 Zamalek SC New Capital Sports Hall, New Administrative Capital
Attendance: 200
Referees: Konjičanin, Konjičanin (BIH)
G. Da Silva, Perin 6 (6–18) Omar 5
 5× Report  5×

28 September 2024
15:00
Telekom Veszprém 43–17 Handebol Taubaté New Capital Sports Hall, New Administrative Capital
Attendance: 95
Referees: Gasmi, Gasmi (FRA)
Descat 10 (22–6) Andrade, E. Da Silva 4
 1× Report  7×

29 September 2024
17:30
Zamalek SC 27–34 Telekom Veszprém New Capital Sports Hall, New Administrative Capital
Attendance: 800
Referees: Hansen, Madsen (DEN)
El-Ahmar, Yosri 4 (15–18) Grahovac, Sandell 5
 7× 1× Report  5×

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Barcelona 2 2 0 0 84 46 +38 4 Semifinals
2 Al Ahly 2 1 0 1 72 46 +26 2
3 Sydney Uni HC 2 0 0 2 38 102 −64 0
Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
27 September 2024
18:30
Sydney Uni HC 15–49 Al Ahly New Capital Sports Hall, New Administrative Capital
Attendance: 500
Referees: Lemes, Sosa (URU)
three players 3 (6–20) Dahroug 9
 6× Report  3×

28 September 2024
20:00
Barcelona 53–23 Sydney Uni HC New Capital Sports Hall, New Administrative Capital
Attendance: 350
Referees: Ismoilov, Ismoilov (UZB)
Ortega 9 (27–12) Messerschmidt 7
 6× Report  2×

29 September 2024
20:00
Al Ahly 23–31 Barcelona New Capital Sports Hall, New Administrative Capital
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE)
Adel 6 (10–17) Gómez 6
 2× Report  4×

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 SC Magdeburg 2 2 0 0 92 49 +43 4 Semifinals
2 Khaleej Club 2 1 0 1 76 60 +16 2
3 California Eagles 2 0 0 2 46 105 −59 0
Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
27 September 2024
15:00
California Eagles 25–48 Khaleej Club New Capital Sports Hall, New Administrative Capital
Attendance: 700
Referees: Ismoilov, Ismoilov (UZB)
Damm 6 (16–22) Al-Salem 11
 4× 1× Report  3×

28 September 2024
17:30
SC Magdeburg 57–21 California Eagles New Capital Sports Hall, New Administrative Capital
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: El-Saied, El-Saied (EGY)
Mertens 16 (28–14) Vagset 7
 1× Report  5×

29 September 2024
15:00
Khaleej Club 28–35 SC Magdeburg New Capital Sports Hall, New Administrative Capital
Attendance: 350
Referees: Nachevski, Nikolov (MKD)
A. Al-Ibrahim 7 (14–15) Persson 9
 3× Report  4×

Second-placed teams ranking

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 B Al Ahly 2 1 0 1 72 46 +26 2 Semifinals
2 C Khaleej Club 2 1 0 1 76 60 +16 2
3 A Zamalek SC 2 1 0 1 57 59 −2 2
Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference.

Placement round

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Zamalek SC 2 2 0 0 71 47 +24 4
2 Khaleej Club 2 2 0 0 76 54 +22 4
3 Sydney Uni HC 2 1 0 1 62 77 −15 2
4 Handebol Taubaté 2 0 0 2 51 59 −8 0
5 California Eagles 2 0 0 2 53 76 −23 0
Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.

Results

1 October 2024
11:00
Khaleej Club 29–27 Handebol Taubaté New Capital Sports Hall, New Administrative Capital
Attendance: 250
Referees: Konjičanin, Konjičanin (BIH)
Moj. Al-Salem 7 (13–13) Perin 6
 2× 1× Report  5×
1 October 2024
14:00
California Eagles 23–41 Zamalek SC New Capital Sports Hall, New Administrative Capital
Attendance: 100
Referees: Lemes, Sosa (URU)
Vagset 6 (11–21) Saad 6
 3× Report  3×

2 October 2024
16:00
Sydney Uni HC 35–30 California Eagles New Capital Sports Hall, New Administrative Capital
Attendance: 50
Referees: El-Saied, El-Saied (EGY)
three players 6 (18–15) Raff 7
 4× Report  4×

3 October 2024
11:00
Khaleej Club 47–27 Sydney Uni HC New Capital Sports Hall, New Administrative Capital
Attendance: 150
Referees: Ismoilov, Ismoilov (UZB)
Al-Salem, Al-Sayyaf 11 (19–11) Delpire 8
 1× Report  1×
3 October 2024
14:00
Handebol Taubaté 24–30 Zamalek SC New Capital Sports Hall, New Administrative Capital
Attendance: 150
Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE)
Perin 7 (9–17) Sadek 6
 4× Report  2×

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
1 October
 
 
SC Magdeburg28
 
3 October
 
Al Ahly24
 
SC Magdeburg33
 
1 October
 
Telekom Veszprém (ET)34
 
Barcelona34
 
 
Telekom Veszprém (ET)39
 
Third place
 
 
3 October
 
 
Al Ahly32
 
 
Barcelona29

Semifinals

1 October 2024
17:00
Barcelona 34–39 (ET) Telekom Veszprém New Capital Sports Hall, New Administrative Capital
Attendance: 500
Referees: Nachevski, Nikolov (MKD)
Gómez 10 (13–15) Descat 9
 1× 1× Report  3×

FT: 29–29 ET: 5–10


1 October 2024
20:00
SC Magdeburg 28–24 Al Ahly New Capital Sports Hall, New Administrative Capital
Attendance: 500
Referees: Gasmi, Gasmi (FRA)
Zehnder 9 (12–15) Hassan 6
 3× Report  7×

Third place game

3 October 2024
17:00
Al Ahly 32–29 Barcelona New Capital Sports Hall, New Administrative Capital
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Konjičanin, Konjičanin (BIH)
Ramadan 7 (18–15) Janc 6
 4× Report  1×

Final

3 October 2024
20:00
SC Magdeburg 33–34 (ET) Telekom Veszprém New Capital Sports Hall, New Administrative Capital
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Hansen, Madsen (DEN)
Magnússon 7 (14–13) Fabregas 9
Report  2×

FT: 28–28 ET: 5–6

Final ranking

Rank Team[13]
Telekom Veszprém
SC Magdeburg
Al Ahly
4 Barcelona
5 Khaleej Club
6 Zamalek SC
7 Sydney Uni HC
8 Handebol Taubaté
9 California Eagles

All-Star Team

The All-Star Team was announced on 12 November 2023.[14]

Position Player Club
Goalkeeper Rodrigo Corrales Veszprém KC
Right wing Aleix Gómez FC Barcelona
Right back Ómar Ingi Magnússon SC Magdeburg
Centre back Luka Cindrić Veszprém KC
Left back Gísli Þorgeir Kristjánsson SC Magdeburg
Left wing Hugo Descat Veszprém KC
Pivot Ahmed Adel Al Ahly
MVP Nedim Remili Veszprém KC

References

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  4. ^ "Handball Super-Cup in Afrika: Erstes Ticket für IHF Super Globe 2024 vergeben". handball-world.news. 17 April 2024.
  5. ^ "17th IHF Men's Club World Championship will be hosted in Egypt". Ihf.info. 25 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  6. ^ "IHF Club World Championship returns to Egypt". ihf.info. 10 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Magdeburg seal historic three-peat at the IHF Men's Super Globe after dramatic final". ihf.info. 12 November 2023.
  8. ^ "Sydney-Uni return to the IHF Men's Club World Championship after sealing title at the Australian Club Championships". ihf.info. 22 July 2024.
  9. ^ "Powerhouses Al-Ahly and Primeiro de Agosto clinch titles at the CAHB African Super Cup". ihf.info. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  10. ^ "Nine teams learn their fate in luxurious setting at the draw for the 2024 IHF Men's Club World Championship". ihf.info. 21 August 2024. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
  11. ^ "Referees announced for the 2024 IHF Men's Club World Championship". ihf.info. 15 August 2024.
  12. ^ "2024 IHF Men's Club World Championship: Schedule released". ihf.info. 28 August 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  13. ^ "Summary" (PDF). ihf.info. IHF. 3 October 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  14. ^ "2024 IHF Men's Club World Championship: MVP Remili headlines the All-Star Team". ihf.info. IHF. 3 October 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.