Saudi Arabia men's national handball team

Saudi Arabia
Information
AssociationSaudi Arabian Handball Federation
CoachErlingur Richardsson
CaptainHassan Al-Janabi
Colours
1st
2nd
Results
World Championship
Appearances10 (First in 2003)
Best result19th (2003, 2013)
Asian Championship
Appearances16 (First in 1977)
Best result 3rd (2002, 2008, 2012, 2022)
Last updated on Unknown.

The Saudi Arabia national handball team is the national handball team of Saudi Arabia and is controlled by the Saudi Arabian Handball Federation. The team has participated in the 2003 World Men's Handball Championship and 2009.

Results

World Championship

Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA
1938 Not a IHF member
1954
1958
1961
1964
1967
1970
1974
1978 did not enter
1982
1986
1990
1993
1995
1997 Preliminary round 21st 5 0 0 5 94 126
1999 Preliminary round 22nd 5 0 0 5 101 132
2001 First round 21st 5 0 0 5 92 134
2003 First round 19th 5 1 0 4 114 155
2005 did not qualify
2007
2009 President's Cup 23rd 9 1 0 8 193 272
2011 did not qualify
2013 President's cup 19th 7 2 0 5 152 203
2015 President's cup 22nd 7 1 0 6 136 216
2017 President's cup 20th 7 1 0 6 175 220
2019 President's cup 21st 7 2 0 5 173 214
2021 did not qualify
2023 President's cup 29th 7 2 0 5 172 218
2025 did not quality
2027 to be determinded
2029
2031
Total 10/30 64 10 0 54 1402 1890

Asian Championship

Year Round
Kuwait 1977 8th
China 1979 did not qualify
South Korea 1983 5th
Jordan 1987 did not qualify
China 1989 5th
Japan 1991 10th
Bahrain 1993 4th
Kuwait 1995 did not qualify
Japan 2000 Withdrew
Iran 2002 3rd
Qatar 2004 5th
Thailand 2006 Withdrew
Iran 2008 3rd
Lebanon 2010 4th
Saudi Arabia 2012 3rd
Bahrain 2014 6th
Bahrain 2016 4th
South Korea 2018 4th
Kuwait 2020 7th
Saudi Arabia 2022 3rd
Bahrain 2024 9th

Current squad

Squad for the 2023 World Men's Handball Championship.[1][2]

Head coach: Jan Pytlick

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
1 GK Amro Mohammed (1989-06-28) 28 June 1989 1.92 m 60 0 Al-Ahli Club
3 LW Abdullah Al-Abbas (1992-01-30) 30 January 1992 1.69 m 21 55 Al-Noor Club
4 P Hussain Al-Tarouti (1999-11-02) 2 November 1999 1.84 m 33 23 Al-Noor Club
5 P Hassan Al-Janabi (c) (1983-07-25) 25 July 1983 1.86 m 54 66 Mudhar
6 RW Hussain Furaij (2004-07-01) 1 July 2004 1.79 m 22 34 Al-Noor Club
8 CB Hadi Quraish (1999-02-25) 25 February 1999 1.71 m 7 16 Al Safa
10 RB Haidar Al-Hassan (2000-11-12) 12 November 2000 1.84 m 22 45 Al Safa
14 LB Abdullah Al-Hammad (1990-10-10) 10 October 1990 1.88 m 23 44 Al Houda
15 RW Ahmed Al-Abdulali (1988-06-18) 18 June 1988 1.84 m 41 55 Mudhar
16 GK Mohammad Al-Salem (1986-04-03) 3 April 1986 1.89 m 42 0 Khaleej Club
19 RB Abdulrahman Al-Muwallad (1994-06-16) 16 June 1994 1.92 m 18 60 Al Wehda Club
22 LB Mahdi Al-Salem (1990-02-16) 16 February 1990 1.86 m 133 429 Al Houda
23 LW Abdullah Al-Hulaili (1994-06-16) 16 June 1994 1.75 m 34 76 Mudhar
34 GK Ali Al-Saffar (1995-02-09) 9 February 1995 1.85 m 14 0 Mudhar
37 CB Mohammed Al-Abbas (1992-12-19) 19 December 1992 1.80 m 35 20 Mudhar
57 CB Mojtaba Al-Salem (1994-06-15) 15 June 1994 1.81 m 6 7 Al-Noor Club
59 RW Hassan Al-Turaiki (2004-04-08) 8 April 2004 1.77 m 25 31 Khaleej Club
77 LB Marhoon Al-Maa (1988-05-13) 13 May 1988 1.89 m 23 35 Khaleej Club
89 P Yousof Al-Taweel (1999-11-07) 7 November 1999 1.88 m 33 13 Al Safa
97 CB Sadiq Al-Mohsin (1997-10-23) 23 October 1997 1.80 m 26 33 Khaleej Club

References

  1. ^ "اكتمال وصـول بعثـة أفراد الأخضـر .. المنتخب السعـودي يدشن آخر مراحل الإعداد لبطولة العـالم" (in Arabic). sahf.org.sa. 27 December 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Team Roster Saudi Arabia" (PDF). ihf.info. 12 January 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2023.