2021 Asian Men's Club League Handball Championship Explained

Tourney Name:23rd Asian Men's Club League Handball Championship
Size:200px
Country:Saudi Arabia
Dates:12 – 21 June 2021
Num Teams:11
Confederations:7
Venues:1
Cities:1
Champion Other: Al-Duhail SC
Count:2
Second Other: Al-Kuwait SC
Third Other: Al-Arabi SC
Fourth Other: Al-Najma
Matches:32
Goals:1825
Top Scorer: Abdelmalek Fodil
(46 goals)
Previous:2019 Asian Men's Club League Handball Championship
Next:2022 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]

Draw

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:

width=50%Group Awidth=50%Group B
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Al-Arabi SC

Shahid Shameli Kazeroon

Al-Salmiya SC

Mudhar Club

Al-Najma

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Al-Wehda Club

AGMK Club

Al-Qatten Club

Mes Kerman

Al-Duhail SC

Al-Kuwait SC

Referees

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

Referees
Samir Ali Marhoon
Hussain Saeed Al-Mawt
Majid Kolahdouzan
Alireza Mousavian
Khalid Hussein
Fadhil Imran
Khamis Al-Wahibi
Omer Al-Shahi
Referees
Mohammed Al-Sager
Ali Mohammed Al-Sugufi
Lee Se-ok
Koo Bon-ok
Kim Won-jeong
Park Hyun-jin
Khasan Ismoilov
Khusan Ismoilov

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+3).

Group A

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Group B

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Knockout stage

Semifinals

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Final

Final standings

Rank width=200Team
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
width=10px bgcolor=#ccffccTeam qualified for the 2021 IHF Men's Super Globe

Statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoalsShoots
1Abdelmalek Fodil Al-Qatten Club4610146
2Amine Bannour Al-Wehda Club407951
3Ernest Ignatenko AGMK Club376557
4Mahdi Saad Al-Najma365072
5Ahmed Al-Abdulali Mudhar Club355465
6Mishaal Al-Harabi Al-Kuwait SC344772
7Ángel Hernández Al-Duhail SC315062
Salaman Barbat Mes Kerman3882
8Amine Guehis Al-Duhail SC303586
Afshin Sadeghi Askari Mes Kerman5159

Top goalkeepers

RankPlayerClub%SavesShots
1Mohammad Siavoshishahenayati Shahid Kazeroon39.21128
2Abdulaziz Al-Thafiri Al-Kuwait SC37.638101
3Ali Rahimi Kazerooni Shahid Kazeroon37.551136
4Nawaf Al-Mutairi Al-Wehda Club37.22259
5Younes Badiei Shahid Kazeroon36.32055
6Saeid Barkhordari Al-Arabi SC36.266182
7Bilal Lepenica Al-Duhail SC36.12672
8Mohamed Ali Al-Najma35.380226
9Ali Mohamed Al-Najma33.3515
10Mohammed Al-Salem Mudhar Club32.449151

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 23rd Asian Men's Club League . 8 June 2021 . AHF Website . 8 June 2021.
  2. Web site: AL DUHAIL CAPTURE THIRD ASIAN CLUB LEAGUE HANDBALL TITLE . Al-Kass Digital . 22 June 2021 . 26 June 2021.
  3. 1388590818743750658. sahfksa. 23rd Asian Men’s Club League Championship Draw Ceremonies #ksa #SaudiArabia. 1 May 2021.