2024 IHF Men's Club World Championship explained

Tourney Name:	IHF Men’s Club World Championship
Year:	2024
Country:	Egypt
Num Teams:	9
Venues:	1
Dates:	27 September – 9 October^[1]
Confederations:	6
Cities:	1
Previous:	2023 IHF Men's Super Globe
Next:	2025 IHF Men’s Club World Championship

‌The 2024 IHF Men’s Club World Championship will be the 18th edition of the yearly club world championship in handball will be held from 30 September to 9 October in New Administrative Capital, Egypt under the aegis of the International Handball Federation (IHF).^[2]

Host

The contract with the Saudi Arabian Handball Federation was not extended.^[3] Instead the Egyptian Handball Federation received a contract for three editions. The tournament will be held in the New Capital Sports Hall in New Administrative Capital.^[4]

Format

The nine teams will be split into three groups of three teams. The group winners and the best second-placed team advance to the semifinals. The remaining sides will play in placement games.

Teams

Nine teams compete in the tournament: the winners of the continental tournaments, the defending champion, a host teams and a wild card team. On 10 July 2024, seven teams were named.^[5]

Team	Qualified as
SC Magdeburg^[6]	Defending champion
	Runner-up of African Handball Super Cup
	Winner of Asian Club League Championship
Sydney Uni HC^[7]	Winner of Oceania Handball Champions Cup
	Winner of North American and Caribbean Senior Club Championship
Handebol Taubaté	Winner of South and Central American Men's Club Handball Championship
Barcelona	Winner of EHF Champions League
Al Ahly^[8]	Host
	Wildcard

As Al-Ahly qualified as the host team, Zamalek took their place after placing second in the African qualification.

Draw

The draw was held on 21 August 2024.^[9]

Seeding

Referees

The referee pairs were announced on 15 August 2024.^[10]

Referees
	Amar Konjičanin Dino Konjičanin
	Mads Hansen Jesper Madsen
	Heidy El-Saied Yasmina El-Saied
	Karim Gasmi Raouf Gasmi

Referees
	Gjorgji Nachevski Slave Nikolov
	Ivan Pavićević Miloš Ražnatović
	Cristian Lemes Mathías Sosa
	Khasan Ismoilov Khusan Ismoilov

Preliminary round

Group C

Second-placed teams ranking

Knockout stage

Bracket

Notes and References

Web site: 18 August 2024 . Pots revealed and draw date set for the 2024 IHF Men's Club World Championship in Egypt . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240818082557/https://www.ihf.info/media-center/news/pots-revealed-and-draw-date-set-2024-ihf-mens-club-world-championship-egypt . 18 August 2024 . 18 August 2024 . International Handball Federation.
Web site: 23 May 2024. IHF Men's Super Globe becomes IHF Men’s Club World Championship and will be hosted in Egypt. 23 May 2024. ihf.info.
Web site: Handball Super-Cup in Afrika: Erstes Ticket für IHF Super Globe 2024 vergeben. 17 April 2024. handball-world.news.
Web site: 25 April 2024 . misr tastadif kas alealam lil'andiat waleuzama' alsabe fi kurat alyad . ar:مصر تستضيف كأس العالم للأندية والعظماء السبع في كرة اليد . Egypt hosts the Club World Cup and the Seven Great Handball Cup . 28 April 2024 . . . ar.
Web site: IHF Club World Championship returns to Egypt. 10 July 2024. ihf.info.
Web site: Magdeburg seal historic three-peat at the IHF Men's Super Globe after dramatic final. 12 November 2023. ihf.info.
Web site: Sydney-Uni return to the IHF Men's Club World Championship after sealing title at the Australian Club Championships. 22 July 2024. ihf.info.
Web site: Powerhouses Al-Ahly and Primeiro de Agosto clinch titles at the CAHB African Super Cup. ihf.info. 17 April 2024.
Web site: 21 August 2024. Nine teams learn their fate in luxurious setting at the draw for the 2024 IHF Men’s Club World Championship. 21 August 2024. ihf.info.
Web site: Referees announced for the 2024 IHF Men's Club World Championship. 15 August 2024. ihf.info.