Kuwait men's national handball team
| Kuwait | |||
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| Information | |||
| Nickname | Al Azraq (The Blue) | ||
| Association | Kuwait Handball Association | ||
| Coach | Aron Kristjánsson | ||
| Most caps | Mohamed Messaoudene | ||
| Colours | |||
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| Results | |||
| Summer Olympics | |||
| Appearances | 2 (First in 1980) | ||
| Best result | 12th (1980, 1996) | ||
| World Championship | |||
| Appearances | 9 (First in 1982) | ||
| Best result | 15th (1982) | ||
| Asian Championship | |||
| Appearances | 17 (First in 1977) | ||
| Best result | 1st (1995, 2002, 2004, 2006) | ||
| Last updated on Unknown. | |||
| Medal record | ||
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| Asian Games | ||
| 2006 Doha | Team | |
| 1998 Bangkok | Team | |
| 2002 Busan | Team | |
| 2022 Hangzhou | Team | |
The Kuwait national handball team is controlled by the Kuwait Handball Association. It is highly regarded as one of the most successful national handball teams in Asia and the Arab World. Kuwait has enjoyed great handball success at both the national and club level. The sport is widely considered to be the national icon of Kuwait, although football is more popular among the overall population. Kuwait's golden decade existed from the late 1990s to the late 2000s. Kuwait is also the founding member of the Asian Handball Federation, the Asian Championship and Club Champions League.
On 15 September 2015, the International Handball Federation suspended Kuwait Handball Association.[1]
Results
Summer Olympics
World Championship
- 1982 – 15th place
- 1995 – 20th place
- 1999 – 19th place
- 2001 – 23rd place
- 2003 – 20th place
- 2005 – 22nd place
- 2007 – 18th place
- 2009 – 22nd place
- 2025 – 27th place
Asian Championship
| Year | Round |
|---|---|
| Kuwait 1977 | Fourth place |
| China 1979 | Third place |
| South Korea 1983 | Third place |
| Jordan 1987 | Third place |
| China 1989 | Third place |
| Japan 1991 | Eighth place |
| Bahrain 1993 | Runners-up |
| Kuwait 1995 | Champions |
| Japan 2000 | Withdrew |
| Iran 2002 | Champions |
| Qatar 2004 | Champions |
| Thailand 2006 | Champions |
| Iran 2008 | Runners-up |
| Lebanon 2010 | Suspended |
| Saudi Arabia 2012 | Eighth place |
| Bahrain 2014 | Seventh place |
| Kuwait 2020 | Eighth place |
| Saudi Arabia 2022 | Seventh place |
| Bahrain 2024 | Fourth place |
- **Gold background color indicates that the tournament was won.
Red border color indicates tournament was held on home :soil. - ***Following the IOC decision to suspend the NOC of Kuwait which came in force on 1 January 2010, the International Handball Federation decided to suspend handball in Kuwait in all categories.
Asian Games
- New Delhi 1982 – 4th
- Seoul 1986 – 4th
- Hiroshima 1994 – 4th
- Bangkok 1998 – Silver Medal
- Busan 2002 – Silver Medal
- Doha 2006 – Gold Medal
- Incheon 2014 – 5th
- Hangzhou 2022 – Bronze Medal
Team
Current squad
Roster for the 2025 World Men's Handball Championship.[2][3]
Head coach: Said Hadjazi
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National coaches
- Velimir Kljaić
- Tonči Drušković 2014–2016
References
- ^ "IHF suspends Kuwait Handball Association". ihf.info. 15 September 2015.
- ^ @KHAkuwait (3 January 2025). "قـــائمة #ازرق_اليد المشاركة في كأس العالم الـ29 للرجال والتي ستقام في كرواتيا - النرويج - الدنمارك خلال الفترة من 14 يناير الى 2 فبراير" (Tweet) (in Arabic) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Team Roster Kuwait" (PDF). ihf.info. 14 January 2025. Retrieved 14 January 2025.