2017 Asian Men's Club League Handball Championship Explained

Tourney Name:Asian Men's Club League Handball Championship
Year:2017
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Country:India
Dates:20 – 30 November 2017
Num Teams:9
Confederations:1
Venues:1
Cities:1
Champion Other: Al-Najma
Count:1
Second Other: Al-Duhail Club
Third Other: Al-Ahli Club
Fourth Other: Sharjah Club
Matches:24
Goals:1452
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‌The 2017 Asian Club League Handball Championship was the 20th edition of the championship held under the aegis of Asian Handball Federation. The championship was hosted by Handball Federation of India at the Kotla Vijay Bhaskar Reddy Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad (India) from 20 to 30 November 2017. It was the official competition for men's handball clubs of Asia crowning the Asian champions. Al-Najma wins the championship by beating Al-Duhail Club (Qatar) by 21 – 16 in a low scoring match. The winner qualifies for the 2018 IHF Super Globe.[1]

Draw

The draw ceremony took place on 7 October 2017 at the Hotel Marigold, Begumpet, Hyderabad (India) at 14:00 .

The ceremony was attended by the Asian Handball Federation's Executive Director Dr. Ahmed Abu Al-Lail, AHF Technical Manager Mr. Jasem M. Al-Theyab, Secretary General of Handball Federation of India Mr. Anandeshwar Pandey and the representatives of the participating clubs. The draw results are as follows:

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Al-Noor Club

Al-Duhail Club

Sharjah Club

Naft-o-Gaz Club

Muscat Club

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Club India

Al-Ahli Club

RKOR Club

Al-Najma

Al-Shurta Club

Group A

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Group B

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5th–8th Placement Matches

5th–6th-place match

Semifinal matches

Gold-medal match

Final standings

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Al-Najma (1st title)
Al-Duhail Club
Al-Ahli Club
4 Sharjah Club
5 Al-Shurta Club
6 Muscat Club
7 Naft-o-Gaz Club
8 RKOR Club
9 Club India (Host)
width=10px bgcolor=#ccffccTeam qualified for the 2018 IHF Super Globe

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Asian Men's Club League Handball Championship in India. English. 11 October 2017. www.funadhandball.com.