2006 Asian Men's Handball Championship

The 2006 Asian Men's Handball Championship was the twelfth Asian Championship and was held in Bangkok, Thailand from 12 to 21 February 2006. It acted as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 2007 World Men's Handball Championship in Germany.

2006 Asian Championship
Tournament details
Host country Thailand
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates12–21 February
Teams9 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Kuwait (4th title)
Runner-up South Korea
Third place Qatar
Fourth place Iran
Tournament statistics
Matches played22
Goals scored1,265 (57.5 per match)
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Draw

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Group A Group B

  Kuwait
  Thailand
  Bahrain
  Jordan
  South Korea

  Japan
  Qatar
  Saudi Arabia *
  Iran
  China

* Withdrew

Preliminary round

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All times are local (UTC+7).

Group A

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Kuwait 4 4 0 0 141 101 +40 8
  South Korea 4 3 0 1 150 107 +43 6
  Bahrain 4 2 0 2 128 117 +11 4
  Jordan 4 1 0 3 130 119 +11 2
  Thailand (H) 4 0 0 4 81 186 −105 0
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts
12 February 2006
14:00
Kuwait   32–30   Bahrain Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
(14–16)
12 February 2006
18:30
Thailand   26–45   Jordan Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
(10–24)

13 February 2006
14:00
Bahrain   31–40   South Korea Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
(14–16)
13 February 2006
16:00
Kuwait   28–25   Jordan Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
(15–13)

14 February 2006
16:00
Thailand   15–47   South Korea Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
(5–26)

15 February 2006
14:00
Bahrain   27–26   Jordan Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
(13–14)
15 February 2006
16:00
Kuwait   27–25   South Korea Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
(16–14)

16 February 2006
16:00
Thailand   19–40   Bahrain Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
16 February 2006
18:00
Jordan   34–38   South Korea Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
(19–19)

17 February 2006
16:00
Kuwait   54–21   Thailand Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
(26–7)

Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Qatar 3 3 0 0 83 64 +19 6
  Iran 3 2 0 1 79 61 +18 4
  Japan 3 1 0 2 93 82 +11 2
  China 3 0 0 3 49 97 −48 0
Source: [citation needed]
12 February 2006
16:00
Japan   25–28   Iran Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
(11–12)

13 February 2006
18:00
Qatar   21–20   Iran Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
(16–10)

14 February 2006
18:00
Qatar   28–14   China Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
(13–6)

15 February 2006
18:00
Japan   38–20   China Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
(19–12)

17 February 2006
14:00
Japan   30–34   Qatar Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
(20–15)
17 February 2006
18:00
Iran   31–15   China Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
(17–6)

Placement 5th–8th

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7th/8th

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20 February 2006
16:00
Jordan   28–25   China Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
(12–11)

5th/6th

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20 February 2006
18:00
Bahrain   32–37   Japan Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
(16–18)

Final round

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SemifinalsGold medal match
 
      
 
19 February – Bangkok
 
 
  Kuwait27
 
21 February – Bangkok
 
  Iran23
 
  Kuwait33
 
19 February – Bangkok
 
  South Korea30
 
  Qatar26
 
 
  South Korea29
 
Bronze medal match
 
 
21 February – Bangkok
 
 
  Iran20
 
 
  Qatar21

Semifinals

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19 February 2006
16:00
Kuwait   27–23   Iran Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
(16–13)

19 February 2006
18:00
Qatar   26–29   South Korea Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
(10–13)

Bronze medal match

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21 February 2006
14:30
Iran   20–21   Qatar Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
(10–10)

Gold medal match

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21 February 2006
17:00
Kuwait   33–30   South Korea Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
(16–14)

Final standing

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Rank Team
    Kuwait
    South Korea
    Qatar
4   Iran
5   Japan
6   Bahrain
7   Jordan
8   China
9   Thailand
Team qualified for the 2007 World Championship
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