2008 Asian Men's Handball Championship
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Iran |
Dates | 17–26 February |
Teams | 10 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | South Korea (7th title) |
Runner-up | Kuwait |
Third place | Saudi Arabia |
Fourth place | Iran |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches | 27 |
Goals scored | 1563 (57.89 per match) |
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The 2008 Asian Men's Handball Championship was the 13th Asian Championship, which was taking place from 17 to 26 February 2008 in Isfahan, Iran. The championship was held in Isfahan's Pirouzi Arena and acted as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 2009 World Men's Handball Championship in Croatia.
Draw[]
Group A | Group B |
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Preliminary round[]
All times are local (UTC+3:30).
Group A[]
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Kuwait | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 122 | 109 | +13 | 6 |
Iran (H) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 137 | 122 | +15 | 6 |
Bahrain | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 129 | 113 | +16 | 6 |
China | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 113 | 131 | −18 | 2 |
Lebanon | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 102 | 128 | −26 | 0 |
Source:[citation needed]
(H) Host
(H) Host
17 February 2008 16:00 |
Iran | 36–28 | China | , Isfahan Referees: Chernega, Poladenko (RUS) |
(19–15) | ||||
17 February 2008 20:00 |
Kuwait | 26–24 | Bahrain | , Isfahan Referees: Kolahdouzan, Karbaschi (IRI) |
(12–8) | ||||
18 February 2008 16:00 |
Bahrain | 37–26 | Lebanon | , Isfahan Referees: Qasqas, Bani Hani (JOR) |
(18–11) | ||||
18 February 2008 20:00 |
Kuwait | 33–28 | China | , Isfahan Referees: Vakula, Ludovik (UKR) |
(20–8) | ||||
19 February 2008 16:00 |
Iran | 34–27 | Lebanon | , Isfahan Referees: Lu, Chen (CHN) |
(16–15) | ||||
20 February 2008 14:30 |
Kuwait | 29–22 | Lebanon | , Isfahan Referees: Jonid, Honish (SYR) |
(14–12) | ||||
20 February 2008 18:30 |
Bahrain | 35–29 | China | , Isfahan Referees: Chernega, Poladenko (RUS) |
(17–15) | ||||
21 February 2008 16:00 |
Iran | 32–33 | Bahrain | , Isfahan Referees: Vakula, Ludovik (UKR) |
(20–12) | ||||
22 February 2008 16:30 |
China | 28–27 | Lebanon | , Isfahan Referees: Jonid, Honish (SYR) |
(16–14) | ||||
22 February 2008 20:30 |
Kuwait | 34–35 | Iran | , Isfahan Referees: Chernega, Poladenko (RUS) |
(18–15) | ||||
Group B[]
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
South Korea | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 105 | +26 | 8 |
Saudi Arabia | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 120 | 113 | +7 | 5 |
Qatar | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 113 | 122 | −9 | 4 |
Japan | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 128 | 120 | +8 | 3 |
United Arab Emirates | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 109 | 141 | −32 | 0 |
Source:[citation needed]
17 February 2008 18:00 |
South Korea | 36–27 | United Arab Emirates | , Isfahan Referees: Lu, Chen (CHN) |
(20–10) | ||||
17 February 2008 22:00 |
Japan | 28–28 | Saudi Arabia | , Isfahan Referees: Vakula, Ludovik (UKR) |
(13–14) | ||||
18 February 2008 18:00 |
Qatar | 30–29 | United Arab Emirates | , Isfahan Referees: Jonid, Honish (SYR) |
(12–14) | ||||
18 February 2008 22:00 |
South Korea | 33–25 | Japan | , Isfahan Referees: Chernega, Poladenko (RUS) |
(18–12) | ||||
19 February 2008 18:00 |
Qatar | 28–31 | Saudi Arabia | , Isfahan Referees: Kolahdouzan, Karbaschi (IRI) |
(12–17) | ||||
20 February 2008 16:30 |
South Korea | 31–30 | Saudi Arabia | , Isfahan Referees: Vakula, Ludovik (UKR) |
(17–15) | ||||
20 February 2008 20:30 |
Japan | 44–27 | United Arab Emirates | , Isfahan Referees: Dib, Haidar (LIB) |
(21–17) | ||||
21 February 2008 18:00 |
Qatar | 32–31 | Japan | , Isfahan Referees: Dib, Haidar (LIB) |
(11–17) | ||||
22 February 2008 14:30 |
United Arab Emirates | 26–31 | Saudi Arabia | , Isfahan Referees: Qasqas, Bani Hani (JOR) |
(13–17) | ||||
22 February 2008 18:30 |
South Korea | 31–23 | Qatar | , Isfahan Referees: Kolahdouzan, Karbaschi (IRI) |
(14–9) | ||||
Placement 5th–10th[]
9th/10th[]
24 February 2008 14:00 |
Lebanon | 25–38 | United Arab Emirates | , Isfahan Referees: Lu, Chen (CHN) |
(13–18) | ||||
7th/8th[]
25 February 2008 14:30 |
China | 35–38 | Japan | , Isfahan Referees: Jonid, Honish (SYR) |
(15–22) | ||||
5th/6th[]
25 February 2008 17:00 |
Bahrain | 0–10 | Qatar | , Isfahan Referees: Kolahdouzan, Karbaschi (IRI) |
(Walkover) | ||||
* Bahrain didn't not show up and was penalized to the last place.
Final round[]
Semifinals | Gold medal match | |||||
24 February – Isfahan | ||||||
Kuwait | 32 | |||||
26 February – Isfahan | ||||||
Saudi Arabia | 29 | |||||
Kuwait | 21 | |||||
24 February – Isfahan | ||||||
South Korea | 27 | |||||
South Korea | 33 | |||||
Iran | 24 | |||||
Bronze medal match | ||||||
26 February – Isfahan | ||||||
Saudi Arabia | 24 | |||||
Iran | 23 |
Semifinals[]
24 February 2008 16:30 |
Kuwait | 32–29 | Saudi Arabia | , Isfahan Referees: Vakula, Ludovik (UKR) |
(16–14) | ||||
24 February 2008 19:00 |
South Korea | 33–24 | Iran | , Isfahan Referees: Chernega, Poladenko (RUS) |
(13–12) | ||||
Bronze medal match[]
26 February 2008 14:30 |
Saudi Arabia | 24–23 | Iran | , Isfahan Referees: Vakula, Ludovik (UKR) |
(13–12) | ||||
Gold medal match[]
26 February 2008 17:00 |
Kuwait | 21–27 | South Korea | , Isfahan Referees: Chernega, Poladenko (RUS) |
(9–15) | ||||
Final standing[]
Rank | Team |
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South Korea | |
Kuwait | |
Saudi Arabia | |
4 | Iran |
5 | Qatar |
6 | Japan |
7 | China |
8 | United Arab Emirates |
9 | Lebanon |
10 | Bahrain |
Team qualified for the 2009 World Championship |
All-star team[]
- Goalkeeper: (KUW)
- Left wing: Yu Dong-geun (KOR)
- Left back: (IRI)
- Pivot: (KUW)
- Centre back: (KSA)
- Right back: (KOR)
- Right wing: (KSA)
External links[]
Categories:
- 2008 in handball
- 2008 in Iranian sport
- International handball competitions hosted by Iran
- Asian Handball Championships
- February 2008 sports events in Asia