2015 African Handball Champions League Explained

Tourney Name:	African Handball Champions League
Year:	2015
Country:	Morocco
Dates:	May 15–24
Num Teams:	15
Confederations:	1
Venues:	3
Cities:	1
Champion Other:	Zamalek
Count:	9
Second Other:	Club Africain
Third Other:	Alexandria SC
Fourth Other:	Espérance Tunis
Matches:	40
Goals:	2122
Previous:	2014 African Handball Champions League
Next:	2016 African Handball Champions League

The 2015 African Handball Champions League was the 37th edition, organized by the African Handball Confederation, under the auspices of the International Handball Federation, the handball sport governing body. The tournament was held from October 21–30, 2015 in three venues: Salle Al Aroui, Salle Omnisport and Salle Sellaouan, in Nador, Morocco, contested by 15 teams and won by Al Zamalek Cairo of Egypt.^[1]

Zamalek qualified to the 2016 IHF Super Globe.

Draw

width=195px	Group A	width=195px	Group B	width=195px	Group C	width=195px	Group D
valign=top	Al Ahly Police HBC Stade Mandji Widad Smara	valign=top	Club Africain Fanz Zamalek	valign=top	Espérance Tunis FAP Yaoundé Inter Club Niger United	valign=top	Alexandria SC Hilal de Nador JS Kinshasa Police HC

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Preliminary rounds

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Times given below are in WET UTC+0.

Group A

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Widad Smara	46 (19:13) 28	Police HBC
Stade Mandji	22 (12:13) 31	Al Ahly
Stade Mandji	28 (19:16) 32	Widad Smara
Police HBC	18 (07:22) 54	Al Ahly
Police HBC	20 (10:17) 37	Stade Mandji
Al Ahly	26 (14:11) 19	Widad Smara

width=25%	Team	width=5%	Pld	width=5%	W	width=5%	D	width=5%	L	width=5%	GF	width=5%	GA	width=5%	GDIF	width=5%	Pts
	3	3	0	0	111	59	+52	6
	3	2	0	1	97	82	+15	4
	3	1	0	2	87	83	+4	2
	3	0	0	3	66	137	-71	0

• Note: Advance to quarter-finals
  Relegated to 5-8th classification
  Relegated to 9-12th classification

Group B

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Fanz	20 (08:11) 24	Zamalek
Fanz	21 (10:12) 25	Club Africain
Zamalek	24 (13:14) 28	Club Africain

width=25%	Team	width=5%	Pld	width=5%	W	width=5%	D	width=5%	L	width=5%	GF	width=5%	GA	width=5%	GDIF	width=5%	Pts
	2	2	0	0	45	21	+24	4
	2	1	0	1	44	20	+24	2
	2	0	0	2	41	98	-57	0

• Note: Advance to quarter-finals
  Relegated to 5-8th classification
  Relegated to 9-12th classification

Group C

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FAP Yaoundé	30 (13:14) 28	Inter Club
Espérance Tunis	20 (:) 0	Niger United
	33 (16:16) 36	FAP Yaoundé
	24 (15:19) 39	Espérance Tunis
Niger United	36 (21:16) 26	Inter Club
Espérance Tunis	40 (19:13) 23	FAP Yaoundé

width=25%	Team	width=5%	Pld	width=5%	W	width=5%	D	width=5%	L	width=5%	GF	width=5%	GA	width=5%	GDIF	width=5%	Pts
	3	3	0	0	120	74	+46	6
	3	2	0	1	94	83	+11	4
	3	1	0	2	97	92	+5	2
	3	0	0	3	62	124	-62	0

• Note: Advance to quarter-finals
  Relegated to 5-8th classification
  Relegated to 9-12th classification

Group D

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Alexandria SC	26 (12:09) 21	JS Kinshasa
Hilal de Nador	30 (15:03) 10	Police HC
Alexandria SC	28 (15:04) 9	Police HC
JS Kinshasa	22 (11:12) 22	Hilal de Nador
Alexandria SC	21 (12:10) 20	Hilal de Nador
Police HC	08 (07:25) 38	JS Kinshasa

width=25%	Team	width=5%	Pld	width=5%	W	width=5%	D	width=5%	L	width=5%	GF	width=5%	GA	width=5%	GDIF	width=5%	Pts
	3	3	0	0	75	50	+25	6
	3	2	0	1	81	56	+25	4
	3	1	0	2	72	53	+19	2
	3	0	0	3	27	96	-69	0

• Note: Advance to quarter-finals
  Relegated to 5-8th classification
  Relegated to 9-12th classification

Knockout stage

Championship bracket

5-8th bracket

9-12th bracket

13-15th place

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Police HBC	33 (13:23) 45	Inter Club
Police HC	21 (13:13) 27	Inter Club
Police HBC	32 (14:17) 37	Police HC

Final standings

Rank	width=170	Team !	Record
	Al Zamalek	4–1
	Club Africain	4–1
	Alexandria SC	5–1
4	Espérance Tunis	4–2
5	Al Ahly	5–1
6	FAP Yaoundé	3–3
7	Widad Smara	3–3
8	JS Kinshasa	1–3
9	Stade Mandji	3–2
10	Niger United	2–3
11	Fanz	1–3
12	Hilal de Nador	1–4
13	Inter Club	2–3
14	Police HC	1–4
15	Police HBC	0–5

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Qualified to the 2016 IHF Super Globe

See also

2015 African Handball Cup Winners' Cup

Notes and References

1. Web site: Handball: Egypt's Zamalek crowned African champions after win over Club Africain . ahram.org . 30 Oct 2015 . 5 May 2016.
2. Web site: Poules . CAHBOnline.com . 27 Jan 2016 . fr . https://web.archive.org/web/20150923195811/http://www.cahbonline.info/Clubs_Champions_2013.php . 2015-09-23 . dead .
3. Web site: GENERAL PROGRAM OF CLUBS CHAMPIONSHIP 2014 Men . cahbonline.info . 2014-11-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141112021438/http://www.cahbonline.info/CACC_Homme_2014.php . 2014-11-12 . dead .