2021 Asian Men's Club League Handball Championship

‌The 2021 Asian Club League Handball Championship was 23rd edition of the championship held from 12 to 21 June 2021 at Jeddah, Saudi Arabia under the aegis of Asian Handball Federation (AHF).[1] It was the third time in history that the championship was organised by the Saudi Arabian Handball Federation. It also acted as the qualification tournament for the 2021 IHF Men's Super Globe, with top team from the championship directly qualifying for the event to be held also in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Al-Duhail SC won the final 27–24 against Al-Kuwait SC for their second Asian Club League title.[2]

23rd Asian Men's Club League Handball Championship
Logo of 23rd AHF Asian Men's Club League Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country Saudi Arabia
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates12 – 21 June 2021
Teams11 (from 7 confederations)
Final positions
ChampionsQatar Al-Duhail SC (2nd title)
Runner-upKuwait Al-Kuwait SC
Third placeQatar Al-Arabi SC
Fourth placeBahrain Al-Najma
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored1,825 (57.03 per match)
Top scorer(s)Yemen Abdelmalek Fodil
(46 goals)
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Draw

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The draw ceremony took place on 2 May 2021 at the King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia at 10:30 hrs. (local time).[3]

The ceremony was attended by the IHF Vice-President and AHF Treasurer Bader Al-Theyab, AHF Executive Director Dr. Ahmed Abu Al-Lail Al-Failakawi and the representatives of the participating clubs. The draw results are as follows:

Group A Group B
  Al-Arabi SC
  Shahid Shameli Kazeroon
  Al-Salmiya SC
  Mudhar Club
  Al-Najma
  Al-Wehda Club
  AGMK Club
  Al-Qatten Club
  Mes Kerman
  Al-Duhail SC
  Al-Kuwait SC

Referees

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The following referee pairs were selected by the AHF Playing Rules and Referees Commission in co-ordination with the AHF Executive Committee.

Preliminary round

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All times are local (UTC+3).

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Al-Arabi SC 4 4 0 0 118 104 +14 8 Semifinals
2   Al-Najma 4 3 0 1 121 101 +20 6
3   Mudhar Club 4 2 0 2 102 104 −2 4 Fifth place game
4   Al-Salmiya SC 4 1 0 3 106 117 −11 2 Seventh place game
5   Shahid Kazeroon 4 0 0 4 99 120 −21 0 Ninth place game
12 June 2021
15:00
Mudhar Club   30–27   Shahid Kazeroon King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
Attendance: 0
Referees: Hussein, Imran (IRQ)
Al-Abdulali 7 (17–13) Heidarpour 9
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12 June 2021
19:00
Al-Najma   25–27   Al-Arabi SC King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
Attendance: 0
Referees: Lee, Koo (KOR)
Habib 5 (13–16) Zouaoui 7
  3×  Report   4× 

13 June 2021
13:00
Al-Salmiya SC   30–24   Shahid Kazeroon King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
Attendance: 0
Referees: Hussein, Imran (IRQ)
Esteki, Al-Bloushi 7 (14–13) Heidarpour 10
  2×  Report   3× 
13 June 2021
15:00
Mudhar Club   24–26   Al-Arabi SC King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
Attendance: 0
Referees: Kolahdouzan, Mousavian (IRI)
Al-Abdulali 9 (9–13) Frankis 10
  5×  Report   4× 

14 June 2021
11:00
Shahid Kazeroon   23–30   Al-Najma King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
Attendance: 0
Referees: Ismoilov, Ismoilov (UZB)
Ghasemi, Oraei 7 (14–16) Habib 7
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14 June 2021
15:00
Mudhar Club   23–20   Al-Salmiya SC King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
Attendance: 0
Referees: Marhoon, Al-Mawt (BHR)
three players 4 (9–8) Esteki 6
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16 June 2021
13:00
Al-Salmiya SC   30–35   Al-Arabi SC King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
Attendance: 0
Referees: Kolahdouzan, Mousavian (IRI)
Sami 8 (17–17) Frankis 8
  1×  Report   2× 
16 June 2021
19:00
Al-Najma   31–25   Mudhar Club King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
Attendance: 0
Referees: Kim, Park (KOR)
Mohamed 7 (14–12) Al-Abdulali 7
 6×  2×  Report   3×  2× 

17 June 2021
11:00
Al-Arabi SC   30–25   Shahid Kazeroon King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
Attendance: 0
Referees: Ismoilov, Ismoilov (UZB)
Laribi 8 (16–11) Oraei 6
  5×  1×  Report   3× 
17 June 2021
19:00
Al-Najma   35–26   Al-Salmiya SC King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
Attendance: 0
Referees: Hussein, Imran (IRQ)
Ahmed 8 (19–10) Al-Shammari 5
  7×  1×  Report  4× 

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Al-Duhail SC 5 5 0 0 176 126 +50 10 Semifinals
2   Al-Kuwait SC 5 4 0 1 153 118 +35 8
3   Mes Kerman 5 3 0 2 157 126 +31 6 Fifth place game
4   Al-Wehda Club 5 2 0 3 173 151 +22 4 Seventh place game
5   AGMK Club 5 1 0 4 135 175 −40 2 Ninth place game
6   Al-Qatten Club 5 0 0 5 105 203 −98 0
12 June 2021
11:00
Al-Qatten Club   19–37   Mes Kerman King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
Attendance: 0
Referees: Ismoilov, Ismoilov (UZB)
Fodil 13 (6–18) Jahani Rayeni 5
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12 June 2021
13:00
AGMK Club   21–39   Al-Duhail SC King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
Attendance: 0
Referees: Kim, Park (KOR)
Turapov, Khusanbaev 5 (9–19) Berrached 8
  Report  7× 
12 June 2021
17:00
Al-Wehda Club   27–28   Al-Kuwait SC King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
Attendance: 0
Referees: Marhoon, Al-Mawt (BHR)
Nantes 8 (15–13) Al-Gharaballi 6
  8×  Report   3× 

13 June 2021
11:00
AGMK Club   38–26   Al-Qatten Club King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
Attendance: 0
Referees: Al-Sager, Al-Sugufi (KSA)
Tuliboev 10 (18–10) Fodil 10
  11×  1×  Report  11×  2× 
13 June 2021
17:00
Al-Duhail SC   34–31   Al-Wehda Club King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
Attendance: 0
Referees: Lee, Koo (KOR)
Hernández 7 (18–16) Bannour, Nantes 9
  3×  1×  Report   7× 
13 June 2021
19:00
Mes Kerman   24–25   Al-Kuwait SC King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
Attendance: 0
Referees: Kim, Park (KOR)
Barbat 6 (14–13) Ali 8
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14 June 2021
13:00
Al-Qatten Club   18–40   Al-Duhail SC King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
Attendance: 0
Referees: Kolahdouzan, Mousavian (IRI)
Al-Barak 8 (8–19) Guehis 17
 4×  Report   4× 
14 June 2021
17:00
Al-Wehda Club   25–32   Mes Kerman King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
Attendance: 0
Referees: Al-Wahibi, Al-Shahi (OMA)
Nantes 10 (14–12) Kiani, Sadeghi 8
 2×  Report   2× 
14 June 2021
19:00
Al-Kuwait SC   34–18   AGMK Club King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
Attendance: 0
Referees: Al-Sager, Al-Sugufi (KSA)
Al-Shammari, Al-Harabi 8 (17–8) Ignatenko 7
  Report  3×  1× 

16 June 2021
11:00
Mes Kerman   35–24   AGMK Club King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
Attendance: 0
Referees: Al-Wahibi, Al-Shahi (OMA)
Alizolfi 7 (16–10) Ignatenko 10
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16 June 2021
15:00
Al-Duhail SC   30–27   Al-Kuwait SC King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
Attendance: 0
Referees: Hussein, Imran (IRQ)
Hernández 7 (15–18) Al-Gharaballi 8
  7×  Report   5× 
16 June 2021
17:00
Al-Qatten Club   23–49   Al-Wehda Club King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
Attendance: 0
Referees: Ismoilov, Ismoilov (UZB)
Fodil 10 (13–29) Bannour 9
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17 June 2021
13:00
Al-Kuwait SC   39–19   Al-Qatten Club King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
Attendance: 0
Referees: Al-Sager, Al-Sugufi (KSA)
Al-Harabi 13 (17–9) Fodil 8
  4×  Report  1× 
17 June 2021
15:00
Mes Kerman   29–33   Al-Duhail SC King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
Attendance: 0
Referees: Lee, Koo (KOR)
Barbat 7 (16–13) four players 5
 3×  Report   1× 
17 June 2021
17:00
Al-Wehda Club   41–34   AGMK Club King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
Attendance: 0
Referees: Al-Wahibi, Al-Shahi (OMA)
Bannour 10 (20–17) Ignatenko 9
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Knockout stage

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Bracket

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SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
19 June
 
 
  Al-Arabi SC22
 
21 June
 
  Al-Kuwait SC23(ET)
 
  Al-Kuwait SC24
 
19 June
 
  Al-Duhail SC27
 
  Al-Duhail SC30
 
 
  Al-Najma23
 
Third place
 
 
21 June
 
 
  Al-Arabi SC25
 
 
  Al-Najma24

Ninth place game

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19 June 2021
11:00
Shahid Kazeroon   33–17   AGMK Club King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
Attendance: 0
Referees: Marhoon, Al-Mawt (BHR)
Fatehizadeh 8 (17–8) Khusanbaev 6
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Seventh place game

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19 June 2021
13:00
Al-Salmiya SC   32–39   Al-Wehda Club King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
Attendance: 0
Referees: Kim, Park (KOR)
Al-Shammari 6 (16–18) Three players 8
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Fifth place game

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19 June 2021
15:00
Mudhar Club   29–32   Mes Kerman King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
Attendance: 0
Referees: Ismoilov, Ismoilov (UZB)
Al-Huilaili 10 (16–16) Askari 10
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Semifinals

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19 June 2021
17:00
Al-Arabi SC   22–23 (ET)   Al-Kuwait SC King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
Attendance: 0
Referees: Kolahdouzan, Mousavian (IRI)
Sassi, Zouaoui 5 (8–7) Zammel 6
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FT: 19–19 ET: 3–4


19 June 2021
19:00
Al-Duhail SC   30–23   Al-Najma King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
Attendance: 0
Referees: Lee, Koo (KOR)
Khaled 7 (15–11) Habib 7
  2×  Report   1×  1× 

Third place game

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21 June 2021
15:00
Al-Arabi SC   25–24   Al-Najma King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
Attendance: 0
Referees: Kim, Park (KOR)
Kakhi 5 (12–7) Mohamed 5
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Final

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21 June 2021
17:00
Al-Kuwait SC   24–27   Al-Duhail SC King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
Attendance: 0
Referees: Lee, Koo (KOR)
Maaref 5 (12–10) Hernández 7
  5×  Report  4× 

Final standings

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Rank Team
    Al-Duhail SC
    Al-Kuwait SC
    Al-Arabi SC
4   Al-Najma
5   Mes Kerman
6   Mudhar Club
7   Al-Wehda Club
8   Al-Salmiya SC
9   Shahid Kazeroon
10   AGMK Club
11   Al-Qatten Club
Team qualified for the 2021 IHF Men's Super Globe

Statistics

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Top scorers

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Rank Player Club Goals Shoots E%
1 Abdelmalek Fodil   Al-Qatten Club 46 101 46
2 Amine Bannour   Al-Wehda Club 40 79 51
3 Ernest Ignatenko   AGMK Club 37 65 57
4 Mahdi Saad   Al-Najma 36 50 72
5 Ahmed Al-Abdulali   Mudhar Club 35 54 65
6 Mishaal Al-Harabi   Al-Kuwait SC 34 47 72
7 Ángel Hernández   Al-Duhail SC 31 50 62
Salaman Barbat   Mes Kerman 38 82
8 Amine Guehis   Al-Duhail SC 30 35 86
Afshin Sadeghi Askari   Mes Kerman 51 59

Top goalkeepers

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Rank Player Club % Saves Shots
1 Mohammad Siavoshishahenayati   Shahid Kazeroon 39.2 11 28
2 Abdulaziz Al-Thafiri   Al-Kuwait SC 37.6 38 101
3 Ali Rahimi Kazerooni   Shahid Kazeroon 37.5 51 136
4 Nawaf Al-Mutairi   Al-Wehda Club 37.2 22 59
5 Younes Badiei   Shahid Kazeroon 36.3 20 55
6 Saeid Barkhordari   Al-Arabi SC 36.2 66 182
7 Bilal Lepenica   Al-Duhail SC 36.1 26 72
8 Mohamed Ali   Al-Najma 35.3 80 226
9 Ali Mohamed   Al-Najma 33.3 5 15
10 Mohammed Al-Salem   Mudhar Club 32.4 49 151

References

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  1. ^ "23rd Asian Men's Club League". AHF Website. 8 June 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  2. ^ "AL DUHAIL CAPTURE THIRD ASIAN CLUB LEAGUE HANDBALL TITLE". Al-Kass Digital. 22 June 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  3. ^ @sahfksa (1 May 2021). "23rd Asian Men's Club League Championship Draw Ceremonies #ksa #SaudiArabia" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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