2023 Arab Handball Championship of Champions
| البطوله العربيه لأندية كرة اليد 2023 | |
|---|---|
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) | 
| Dates | 16–27 August | 
| Teams | 10 (from 2 confederations) | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Third place | |
The 2023 Arab Handball Championship of Champions was the 38th edition of the Arab Handball Championship of Champions which was a qualifying tournament for the 2023 IHF Men's Super Globe. It was held in Qatif, Saudi Arabia from 16 to 27 August 2023.[1]
Venues
All of the matches were played in the Prince Nayef Sports City Hall located in Qatif, Saudi Arabia.[2]
Teams
Following teams were already qualified for the tournament.[3]
| Team | Qualified as | 
|---|---|
| Winner of 2022–23 Algerian Handball Championship | |
| Runner-up of 2022–23 Egyptian Handball League | |
| Third of the 2022–23 Iraq Handball League | |
| Winner of 2022–23 Kuwait Handball Premier League | |
| Third of 2022–23 Kuwait Handball Premier League | |
| Winner of 2023 Saudi Handball Championship | |
| Host and third of 2023 Saudi Handball Championship | |
| Winner of 2022–23 United Arab Emirates Men's Handball League | |
Preliminary round
All times are local (UTC+3).[5]
Group I
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 120 | 109 | +11 | 7 | Quarterfinals | |
| 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 120 | 96 | +24 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 130 | 111 | +19 | 5 | ||
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 115 | 144 | −29 | 2 | ||
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 101 | 126 | −25 | 0 | Ninth place game | 
Source: AHF
 | 16 August 2023 15:00  |  Al Jazira Club  |  23–26 | Qatif Attendance: 1000  | |
| Saoud Al-Hammadi 8 | (7–15) | Marzo, Zulueta 6 | ||
|  4× |  Report | 1× | 
| 16 August 2023 15:00  |  Al-Hashd Al-Shaabi SC  |  20–37 | Qatif Attendance: 1000  | |
| Nidhal Bin Aid El-Amri 5 | (9–16) | Al-Abdulali 8 | ||
|  3× |  Report |  1× | 
| 17 August 2023 13:00  |  Al-Kuwait SC  |  32–32 | Qatif Attendance: 100  | |
| Zulueta 9 | (18–16) | Ahmed Kamal Haasan 8 | ||
|  5× |  Report | 1× | 
| 17 August 2023 17:00  |  Mudhar H.C  |  30–22 | Qatif Attendance: 1000  | |
| (12–10) | ||||
| 1× |  Report | 1× | 
| 18 August 2023 13:00  |  National Bank of Egypt SC  |  33–29 | Qatif Attendance: 1000  | |
| (16–16) | ||||
| 1× |  Report |  6× | 
| 18 August 2023 17:00  |  Mudhar H.C  |  30–29 | Qatif Attendance: 1000  | |
| (15–14) | ||||
|  3× |  Report | 1× | 
| 20 August 2023 15:00  |  Al-Hashd Al-Shaabi SC  |  40–31 | Qatif Attendance: 1000  | |
| (20–16) | ||||
|  4× |  Report |  3× | 
| 20 August 2023 17:00  |  Mudhar H.C  |  23–25 | Qatif Attendance: 1000  | |
| (9–11) | ||||
| 1× |  Report |  5× | 
| 21 August 2023 15:00  |  Al-Hashd Al-Shaabi SC  |  26–43 | Qatif Attendance: 1000  | |
| (12–26) | ||||
| 1× |  Report |  5× | 
| 21 August 2023 17:00  |  National Bank of Egypt SC  |  30–25 | Qatif Attendance: 1000  | |
| (11–12) | ||||
|  5× |  Report | 1× | 
Group II
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 145 | 99 | +46 | 6[a] | Quarterfinals | |
| 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 135 | 97 | +38 | 6[a] | ||
| 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 117 | 102 | +15 | 4[b] | ||
| 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 127 | 109 | +18 | 4[b] | ||
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 66 | 183 | −117 | 0 | Ninth place game | 
Source: AHF
Notes:
 Notes:
| 16 August 2023 13:00  |  ES Aïn Touta  |  28–34 | Qatif Attendance: 1000  | |
| (13–18) | ||||
|  3× |  Report |  1× | 
| 16 August 2023 19:00  |  Al-Hada Club  |  52–18 | Qatif Attendance: 1000  | |
| (28–27) | ||||
|  2× |  Report |  5× | 
| 17 August 2023 15:00  |  Al-Arabi SC  |  33-32 | Qatif Attendance: 1000  | |
| (16–18) | ||||
| 1× |  Report | 1× | 
| 17 August 2023 19:00  |  Al-Hada Club  |  26–22 | Qatif Attendance: 1000  | |
| (15–11) | ||||
|  3× |  Report | 1× | 
| 18 August 2023 15:00  |  Al-Arabi SC  |  40–17 | Qatif Attendance: 1000  | |
| (23–8) | ||||
|  3× |  Report |  5× | 
| 18 August 2023 19:00  |  Al-Hada Club  |  24–28 | Qatif Attendance: 1000  | |
| (10–15) | ||||
|  2× |  Report | 1× | 
| 20 August 2023 13:00  |  ES Aïn Touta  |  40–17 | Qatif Attendance: 1000  | |
| (21–10) | ||||
|  3× |  Report |  2× | 
| 20 August 2023 19:00  |  Al-Hada Club  |  33–29 | Qatif Attendance: 1000  | |
| (16–14) | ||||
|  7× |  Report |  5× | 
| 21 August 2023 13:00  |  Zamalek SC  |  51–14 | Qatif Attendance: 1000  | |
| (26–6) | ||||
|  2× |  Report |  1× | 
| 21 August 2023 19:00  |  ES Aïn Touta   |  27–25 | Qatif Attendance: 1000  | |
| (15–14) | ||||
| 1× |  Report |  3× | 
Knockout stage
Bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 23 August | ||||||||||
I.1  | 28 | |||||||||
| 25 August | ||||||||||
II.4  | 16 | |||||||||
I.1  | 27 | |||||||||
| 23 August | ||||||||||
I.3  | 29 | |||||||||
II.2  | 33 | |||||||||
| 27 August | ||||||||||
I.3  | 37 | |||||||||
I.3  | 31 | |||||||||
| 23 August | ||||||||||
II.1  | 30 | |||||||||
II.1  | 36 | |||||||||
| 25 August | ||||||||||
I.4  | 27 | |||||||||
II.1  | 29 | |||||||||
| 23 August | ||||||||||
I.2  | 24 | Third place | ||||||||
II.3  | 30 | |||||||||
| 27 August | ||||||||||
I.2  | 36 | |||||||||
I.1  | 29 | |||||||||
I.2  | 28 | |||||||||
| 5–8th place semifinals | Fifth place game | |||||
| 25 August | ||||||
II.4  | 29 | |||||
| 27 August | ||||||
II.2  | 27 | |||||
II.4  | 32 | |||||
| 25 August | ||||||
I.4  | 33 | |||||
II.3  | 28 | |||||
I.4  | 30 | |||||
| Seventh place game | ||||||
| 27 August | ||||||
II.3  | 32 | |||||
II.2  | 34 | |||||
Quarterfinals
| 23 August 2023 12:00  |  National Bank of Egypt SC  |  28–16 | Qatif Attendance: 1000  | |
| (12–6) | ||||
| 1× |  Report | 1× | 
| 23 August 2023 14:30  |  Al-Hada Club  |  33–37 (ET) | Qatif Attendance: 1000  | |
| (14–15) | ||||
| 2× |  Report |  4× | ||
|   FT: 30–30 ET: 3–7  | ||||
| 23 August 2023 17:00  |  ES Aïn Touta  |  30–36 | Qatif Attendance: 1000  | |
| (14–18) | ||||
| 1× |  Report | 1× | 
| 23 August 2023 19:30  |  Zamalek SC  |  36–27 | Qatif Attendance: 1000  | |
| (18–13) | ||||
|  6× |  Report | 1× | 
5–8th place semifinals
| 25 August 2023 13:00  |  Al-Arabi SC  |  29–27 | Qatif Attendance: 1000  | |
| (13–14) | ||||
| 2× |  Report | 1× | 
| 25 August 2023 15:00  |  ES Aïn Touta  |  28–30 | Qatif Attendance: 1000  | |
| (14–14) | ||||
| 2× |  Report |  2× | 
Semifinals
| 25 August 2023 17:00  |  National Bank of Egypt SC  |  27–29 | Qatif Attendance: 1000  | |
| (12–14) | ||||
| 8× |  Report |  7× | 
| 25 August 2023 19:30  |  Zamalek SC  |  29–24 | Qatif Attendance: 1000  | |
| (13–7) | ||||
|  4× |  Report |  1× | 
Ninth place game
| 24 August 2023 18:00  |  Al Jazira Club  |  30–15 | Qatif Attendance: 1000  | |
| (17–10) | ||||
|  2× |  Report |  6× | 
Seventh place game
| 27 August 2023 11:00  |  ES Aïn Touta  |  32–34 | Qatif Attendance: 1000  | |
| (14–20) | ||||
| 3× |  Report | 3× | 
Fifth place game
| 27 August 2023 13:00  |  Al-Arabi SC  |  32–33 | Qatif | |
| (16–16) | ||||
|  2× |  Report |  4× | 
Third place game
| 27 August 2023 17:00  |  National Bank of Egypt SC  |  29–28 | Qatif Attendance: 1000  | |
| (17–13) | ||||
| 1× |  Report | 1× | 
Final
| 27 August 2023 19:30  |  Al-Kuwait SC  |  31–30 | Qatif Attendance: 1000  | |
| (16–18) | ||||
| 1× |  Report |  3× | 
Final standing
| Rank | Team | 
|---|---|
| 4 | |
| 5 | |
| 6 | |
| 7 | |
| 8 | |
| 9 | |
| 10 | 
| Team qualified to the 2023 IHF Men's Super Globe | 
References
- ^ Nabil, Dina (18 July 2023). "الكشف عن شعار البطولة العربية لكرة اليد للاندية" [Disclosure of the Arab Handball Championship logo for clubs]. Kora Plus (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 19 July 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
 - ^ https://arriyadiyah.com/amp/815491
 - ^ Arab Handball Federation [@ArabHandball] (21 July 2023). "مرحبا بالابطال العرب" [Hello Arab heroes] (Tweet) (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 22 July 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2023 – via Twitter.
 - ^ Arab Handball Federation [@ArabHandball] (25 July 2023). "بعد انسحاب نادي اهلي طرابلس ليبيا رسميا 10 نادي فقط المشاركين رسميا في البطولة" [After the withdrawal of Al-Ahly Club, Tripoli, Libya, only 10 clubs officially participated in the tournament] (Tweet) (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 26 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023 – via Twitter.
 - ^ Arab Handball Federation [@ArabHandball] (5 August 2023). "جدول البطولة العربية" [Timetable of the Arabic Championship] (Tweet) (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 17 August 2023. Retrieved 17 August 2023 – via Twitter.
 
