2004 Asian Men's Handball Championship

The 2004 Asian Men's Handball Championship was the eleventh Asian Championship and was held in Doha, Qatar from 12 to 21 February 2004.

2004 Asian Championship
Tournament details
Host country Qatar
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates12–21 February
Teams9 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Kuwait (3rd title)
Runner-up Japan
Third place Qatar
Fourth place Bahrain
Tournament statistics
Matches played22
Goals scored1,128 (51.27 per match)
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Draw

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Group A Group B

  Kuwait
  Iran
  Japan
  United Arab Emirates
  Oman

  Saudi Arabia
  Qatar
  Bahrain
  Jordan

South Korea probably withdrew.[citation needed]

Preliminary round

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All times are local (UTC+3).

Group A

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Kuwait 4 4 0 0 130 93 +37 8
  Japan 4 3 0 1 113 91 +22 6
  United Arab Emirates 4 2 0 2 106 107 −1 4
  Iran 4 1 0 3 103 111 −8 2
  Oman 4 0 0 4 80 130 −50 0
Source: [citation needed]
12 February 2004
16:30
Iran   22–28   United Arab Emirates Khalifa Arena, Doha
(11–14)
12 February 2004
19:30
Kuwait   26–23   Japan Khalifa Arena, Doha
(16–10)

13 February 2004
19:00
Japan   27–21   Oman Khalifa Arena, Doha
(15–11)

14 February 2004
18:00
Kuwait   30–24   United Arab Emirates Khalifa Arena, Doha
(14–10)
14 February 2004
19:30
Iran   33–20   Oman Khalifa Arena, Doha

15 February 2004
19:30
Japan   35–23   United Arab Emirates Khalifa Arena, Doha
(17–12)

16 February 2004
16:30
Kuwait   39–19   Oman Khalifa Arena, Doha
16 February 2004
18:00
Iran   21–28   Japan Khalifa Arena, Doha
(9–9)

17 February 2004
16:30
United Arab Emirates   31–20   Oman Khalifa Arena, Doha
(15–9)
17 February 2004
19:30
Kuwait   35–27   Iran Khalifa Arena, Doha
(19–13)

Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Qatar (H) 3 3 0 0 78 64 +14 6
  Bahrain 3 2 0 1 72 66 +6 4
  Saudi Arabia 3 1 0 2 69 67 +2 2
  Jordan 3 0 0 3 63 85 −22 0
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts
12 February 2004
18:00
Qatar   27–19   Jordan Khalifa Arena, Doha
(13–9)

13 February 2004
17:30
Saudi Arabia   18–20   Bahrain Khalifa Arena, Doha
(7–12)

14 February 2004
16:30
Saudi Arabia   30–23   Jordan Khalifa Arena, Doha

15 February 2004
17:30
Qatar   27–24   Bahrain Khalifa Arena, Doha

16 February 2004
19:30
Saudi Arabia   21–24   Qatar Khalifa Arena, Doha
(10–11)

17 February 2004
18:00
Bahrain   28–21   Jordan Khalifa Arena, Doha

Placement 5th–8th

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7th/8th

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20 February 2004
17:30
Iran   28–27   Jordan Khalifa Arena, Doha

5th/6th

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20 February 2004
19:00
United Arab Emirates   25–29   Saudi Arabia Khalifa Arena, Doha

Final round

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SemifinalsGold medal match
 
      
 
19 February – Doha
 
 
  Kuwait29
 
21 February – Doha
 
  Bahrain21
 
  Kuwait28
 
19 February – Doha
 
  Japan24
 
  Qatar23
 
 
  Japan27
 
Bronze medal match
 
 
21 February – Doha
 
 
  Bahrain26
 
 
  Qatar27

Semifinals

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19 February 2004
17:30
Kuwait   29–21   Bahrain Khalifa Arena, Doha
(18–10)

19 February 2004
19:00
Qatar   23–27   Japan Khalifa Arena, Doha
(13–15)

Bronze medal match

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21 February 2004
17:30
Bahrain   26–27   Qatar Khalifa Arena, Doha

Gold medal match

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21 February 2004
19:00
Kuwait   28–24   Japan Khalifa Arena, Doha
(16–9)

Final standing

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Rank Team
    Kuwait
    Japan
    Qatar
4   Bahrain
5   Saudi Arabia
6   United Arab Emirates
7   Iran
8   Jordan
9   Oman
Team qualified for the 2005 World Championship
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