2016 Asian Men's Handball Championship

The 2016 Asian Men's Handball Championship was the 17th edition of the Asian Men's Handball Championship, held from 15 to 28 January 2016 in Isa Town and Manama, Bahrain. It acted as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 2017 World Championship.[1]

2016 Asian Championship
Tournament details
Host country Bahrain
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates15–28 January
Teams11 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Katar (2nd title)
Runner-up Bahrain
Third place Japan
Fourth place Saudi-Arabien
Tournament statistics
Matches played35
Goals scored1,802 (51.49 per match)
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Qatar secured their second consecutive title by defeating Bahrain 27–22 in the final. The bronze medal was captured by Japan, by beating Saudi Arabia 25–16.[2]

Draw

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Group A Group B

  Katar
  Südkorea
  Oman
  Japan
  Syria
  Macau

  Iran
  Vereinigte Arabische Emirate
  Saudi-Arabien
  China
  Libanon
  Bahrain

Preliminary round

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All times are local (UTC+3).[3]

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Katar 4 4 0 0 136 76 +60 8 Advanced to semifinals
2   Japan 4 3 0 1 108 93 +15 6
3   Südkorea 4 2 0 2 109 111 −2 4 Advanced to 5–8th place semifinals
4   Oman 4 1 0 3 96 113 −17 2
5   Syria 4 0 0 4 69 125 −56 0 Advanced to 9–11th place semifinal
6   Macau 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
Source: asianhandball
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
16 January 2016
16:00
Japan   31–25   Südkorea Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town
(14–10)
16 January 2016
18:00
Oman   19–37   Katar Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town
(8–19)

18 January 2016
16:00
Südkorea   23–22   Oman Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town
(11–12)
18 January 2016
18:00
Syria   10–32   Katar Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town
(6–18)

20 January 2016
16:00
Katar   29–24   Japan Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town
(15–12)
20 January 2016
18:00
Oman   31–24   Syria Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town
(15–11)

22 January 2016
16:00
Oman   24–29   Japan Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town
(11–16)
22 January 2016
18:00
Südkorea   38–20   Syria Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town
(19–5)

24 January 2016
16:00
Japan   24–15   Syria Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town
(11–6)
24 January 2016
18:00
Katar   38–23   Südkorea Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town
(19–13)

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Bahrain (H) 5 5 0 0 162 102 +60 10 Advanced to semifinals
2   Saudi-Arabien 5 3 1 1 133 96 +37 7
3   Iran 5 3 0 2 138 129 +9 6 Advanced to 5–8th place semifinals
4   Vereinigte Arabische Emirate 5 2 1 2 123 119 +4 5
5   Libanon 5 1 0 4 110 159 −49 2 Advanced to 9–11th place semifinal
6   China 5 0 0 5 101 162 −61 0
Source: asianhandball
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts
15 January 2016
14:00
China   17–21   Vereinigte Arabische Emirate Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town
(5–9)
15 January 2016
16:00
Saudi-Arabien   26–21   Iran Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town
(12–10)
15 January 2016
19:30
Libanon   18–41   Bahrain Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town
(7–16)

17 January 2016
15:00
Vereinigte Arabische Emirate   17–17   Saudi-Arabien Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town
(6–7)
17 January 2016
17:00
Libanon   26–31   Iran Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town
(13–16)
17 January 2016
19:00
China   18–41   Bahrain Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town
(7–18)

19 January 2016
15:00
Iran   36–18   China Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town
(17–10)
19 January 2016
17:00
Saudi-Arabien   32–13   Libanon Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town
(16–4)
19 January 2016
19:00
Bahrain   28–26   Vereinigte Arabische Emirate Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town
(16–13)

21 January 2016
15:00
Saudi-Arabien   34–20   China Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town
(16–8)
21 January 2016
17:00
Vereinigte Arabische Emirate   27–23   Libanon Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town
(12–16)
21 January 2016
19:00
Iran   16–27   Bahrain Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town
(8–13)

23 January 2016
15:00
Iran   34–32   Vereinigte Arabische Emirate Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town
(15–15)
23 January 2016
17:00
China   28–30   Libanon Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town
(18–15)
23 January 2016
19:00
Bahrain   25–24   Saudi-Arabien Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town
(15–12)

Knockout stage

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SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
26 January – Isa Town
 
 
  Katar22
 
28 January – Isa Town
 
  Saudi-Arabien13
 
  Katar27
 
26 January – Isa Town
 
  Bahrain22
 
  Bahrain29
 
 
  Japan23
 
Third place
 
 
28 January – Isa Town
 
 
  Saudi-Arabien16
 
 
  Japan25
5th place bracket
 
5–8th place semifinalsFifth place
 
      
 
25 January – Manama
 
 
  Südkorea32
 
27 January – Manama
 
  Vereinigte Arabische Emirate23
 
  Südkorea28
 
25 January – Manama
 
  Iran29
 
  Iran32
 
 
  Oman27
 
Seventh place
 
 
27 January – Manama
 
 
  Vereinigte Arabische Emirate (Pen)31
 
 
  Oman30

9–11th place semifinal

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25 January 2016
15:00
Syria   24–31   China Bahrain Handball Federation Hall, Manama
(13–11)

5–8th place semifinals

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25 January 2016
17:00
Südkorea   32–23   Vereinigte Arabische Emirate Bahrain Handball Federation Hall, Manama
(16–9)

25 January 2016
19:00
Iran   32–27   Oman Bahrain Handball Federation Hall, Manama
(14–14)

Semifinals

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26 January 2016
17:00
Katar   22–13   Saudi-Arabien Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town
(12–9)

26 January 2016
19:00
Bahrain   29–23   Japan Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town
(15–10)

Ninth place game

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27 January 2016
15:00
China   30–23   Libanon Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town
(10–15)

Seventh place game

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27 January 2016
17:00
Vereinigte Arabische Emirate   31–30   Oman Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town
(14–12)

FT: 26–26 Pen: 5–4

Fifth place game

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27 January 2016
19:00
Südkorea   28–29   Iran Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town
(16–15)

Third place game

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28 January 2016
17:00
Saudi-Arabien   16–25   Japan Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town
(7–12)

Final

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28 January 2016
19:00
Katar   27–22   Bahrain Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town
(12–11)

Final standing

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Rank[4] Team
    Katar
    Bahrain
    Japan
4   Saudi-Arabien
5   Iran
6   Südkorea
7   Vereinigte Arabische Emirate
8   Oman
9   China
10   Libanon
11   Syria
Team qualified for the 2017 World Championship

References

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  1. ^ "Asian Championship 2016: Eleven teams to fight for four spots at WCh 2017". handball-planet.com. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Qatar wins Asian Handball Championship". kuna.net. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Match schedule" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  4. ^ "Final standing" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
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