2014 Asian Men's Handball Championship

2014 Asian Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Bahrain
Dates	25 January – 6 February
Teams	12 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Qatar (1st title)
Runner-up	Bahrain
Third place	Iran
Fourth place	United Arab Emirates
Tournament statistics
Matches	42
Goals scored	2204 (52.48 per match)
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The 2014 Asian Men's Handball Championship was the 16th edition of the Asian Men's Handball Championship, held in Isa Town and Manama, Bahrain, from 25 January to 6 February 2014. It acted as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 2015 World Men's Handball Championship in Qatar.^[1]

Draw[]

Group A	Group B
South Korea  Saudi Arabia  Iran  Uzbekistan  China  Bahrain	Qatar  Japan  United Arab Emirates  Kuwait  Iraq  Oman

Preliminary round[]

All times are local (UTC+3).

Group A[]

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Bahrain (H)	5	4	1	0	157	113	+44	9
Iran	5	2	3	0	164	125	+39	7
South Korea	5	3	1	1	137	110	+27	7
Saudi Arabia	5	2	1	2	130	113	+17	5
China	5	1	0	4	125	143	−18	2
Uzbekistan	5	0	0	5	106	215	−109	0

25 January 2014 13:00	Uzbekistan	21–43	Saudi Arabia	, Isa Town
		(14–21)

25 January 2014 15:00	Iran	24–24	South Korea	, Isa Town
		(12–11)

25 January 2014 19:00	China	22–32	Bahrain	, Isa Town
		(12–14)

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27 January 2014 15:00	Saudi Arabia	22–22	Iran	, Isa Town
		(12–10)

27 January 2014 17:00	China	17–28	South Korea	, Isa Town
		(9–14)

27 January 2014 19:00	Uzbekistan	22–47	Bahrain	, Isa Town
		(8–23)

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29 January 2014 15:00	South Korea	32–19	Uzbekistan	, Isa Town
		(15–9)

29 January 2014 17:00	Iran	34–27	China	, Isa Town
		(16–12)

29 January 2014 19:00	Bahrain	22–14	Saudi Arabia	, Isa Town
		(12–8)

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31 January 2014 15:00	Iran	54–22	Uzbekistan	, Isa Town
		(24–12)

31 January 2014 17:00	Saudi Arabia	27–20	China	, Isa Town
		(14–10)

31 January 2014 19:00	South Korea	25–26	Bahrain	, Isa Town
		(14–15)

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2 February 2014 15:00	Uzbekistan	22–39	China	, Isa Town
		(12–16)

2 February 2014 17:00	South Korea	28–24	Saudi Arabia	, Isa Town
		(11–12)

2 February 2014 19:00	Bahrain	30–30	Iran	, Isa Town
		(17–14)

Group B[]

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Qatar	5	5	0	0	164	87	+77	10
United Arab Emirates	5	3	0	2	116	131	−15	6
Kuwait	5	3	0	2	142	139	+3	6
Oman	5	2	0	3	126	142	−16	4
Japan	5	2	0	3	140	132	+8	4
Iraq	5	0	0	5	102	159	−57	0

26 January 2014 15:00	Kuwait	28–26	Japan	, Isa Town
		(14–16)

26 January 2014 17:00	United Arab Emirates	14–31	Qatar	, Isa Town
		(7–17)

26 January 2014 19:00	Iraq	24–33	Oman	, Isa Town
		(13–19)

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28 January 2014 15:00	Japan	35–26	United Arab Emirates	, Isa Town
		(16–11)

28 January 2014 17:00	Iraq	11–40	Qatar	, Isa Town
		(6–18)

28 January 2014 19:00	Kuwait	40–31	Oman	, Isa Town
		(20–14)

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30 January 2014 15:00	United Arab Emirates	26–17	Iraq	, Isa Town
		(8–4)

30 January 2014 17:00	Oman	23–22	Japan	, Isa Town
		(8–11)

30 January 2014 19:00	Qatar	31–23	Kuwait	, Isa Town
		(14–14)

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1 February 2014 15:00	United Arab Emirates	23–22	Kuwait	, Isa Town
		(10–13)

1 February 2014 17:00	Japan	31–22	Iraq	, Isa Town
		(16–10)

1 February 2014 19:00	Qatar	29–13	Oman	, Isa Town
		(15–7)

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3 February 2014 15:00	Oman	26–27	United Arab Emirates	, Isa Town
		(12–13)

3 February 2014 17:00	Kuwait	29–28	Iraq	, Isa Town
		(12–15)

3 February 2014 19:00	Qatar	33–26	Japan	, Isa Town
		(15–15)

Placement 9th–12th[]

	Semifinals				9th/10th
	4 February – Manama
	China	25
					5 February – Isa Town
	Iraq	30
					Iraq	20
	4 February – Manama
					Japan	28
	Japan	41
	Uzbekistan	12
					11th/12th
					5 February – Isa Town
					China	10
					Uzbekistan	0

9th–12th semifinals[]

4 February 2014 13:00	China	25–30	Iraq	, Manama
		(11–16)

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4 February 2014 15:00	Japan	41–12	Uzbekistan	, Manama
		(18–7)

11th/12th[]

5 February 2014 13:00	China	10–0	Uzbekistan	, Isa Town
		(Walkover)

9th/10th[]

5 February 2014 15:00	Iraq	20–28	Japan	, Isa Town
		(11–17)

Placement 5th–8th[]

	Semifinals				5th/6th
	4 February – Manama
	South Korea	32
					5 February – Isa Town
	Oman	18
					South Korea	30
	4 February – Manama
					Saudi Arabia	25
	Kuwait	30
	Saudi Arabia	36
					7th/8th
					5 February – Isa Town
					Oman	26
					Kuwait	35

5th–8ths semifinals[]

4 February 2014 17:00	South Korea	32–18	Oman	, Manama
		(12–10)

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4 February 2014 19:00	Kuwait	30–36	Saudi Arabia	, Manama
		(18–16)

7th/8th[]

5 February 2014 17:00	Oman	26–35	Kuwait	, Isa Town
		(9–16)

5th/6th[]

5 February 2014 19:00	South Korea	30–25	Saudi Arabia	, Isa Town
		(15–15)

Final round[]

	Semifinals				Gold medal match
	4 February – Isa Town
	Bahrain	27
					6 February – Isa Town
	United Arab Emirates	20
					Bahrain	26
	4 February – Isa Town
					Qatar	27
	Qatar	23
	Iran	22
					Bronze medal match
					6 February – Isa Town
					United Arab Emirates	23
					Iran	29

Semifinals[]

4 February 2014 16:30	Qatar	23–22	Iran	, Isa Town
		(12–11)

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4 February 2014 19:00	Bahrain	27–20	United Arab Emirates	, Isa Town
		(15–8)

Bronze medal match[]

6 February 2014 16:30	United Arab Emirates	23–29	Iran	, Isa Town
		(10–11)

Gold medal match[]

6 February 2014 19:00	Bahrain	26–27	Qatar	, Isa Town
		(14–14)

Final standing[]

Rank	Team
	Qatar
	Bahrain
	Iran
4	United Arab Emirates
5	South Korea
6	Saudi Arabia
7	Kuwait
8	Oman
9	Japan
10	Iraq
11	China
12	Uzbekistan

Team qualified for the 2015 World Championship

References[]

• Match schedule
• Schedule and Results

External links[]

• Official website
• Asian Handball Federation
• Results