2008 Asian Men's Handball Championship
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |
 Iran |
| Dates | 17–26 February 2008 |
| Teams | 10 |
| 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 February 17 to February 26, 2008 in Isfahan, Iran. The championship was held in Isfahan's Pirouzi Arena. It acts as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 2009 World Men's Handball Championship in Croatia.
Draw
| Group A | Group B |
|---|---|
Preliminary round
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuwait |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 122 | 109 | +13 | 6 |
| Iran |
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 |
| 17 February 2008 16:00 |
Iran |
36–28 | China |
Pirouzi Arena, Isfahan Referees: Chernega, Poladenko (RUS) |
| (19–15) | ||||
| 17 February 2008 20:00 |
Kuwait |
26–24 | Bahrain |
Pirouzi Arena, Isfahan Referees: Kolahdouzan, Karbaschi (IRI) |
| (12–8) | ||||
| 18 February 2008 16:00 |
Bahrain |
37–26 | Lebanon |
Pirouzi Arena, Isfahan Referees: Qasqas, Bani Hani (JOR) |
| (18–11) | ||||
| 18 February 2008 20:00 |
Kuwait |
33–28 | China |
Pirouzi Arena, Isfahan Referees: Vakula, Ludovik (UKR) |
| (20–8) | ||||
| 19 February 2008 16:00 |
Iran |
34–27 | Lebanon |
Pirouzi Arena, Isfahan Referees: Lu, Chen (CHN) |
| (16–15) | ||||
| 20 February 2008 14:30 |
Kuwait |
29–22 | Lebanon |
Pirouzi Arena, Isfahan Referees: Jonid, Honish (SYR) |
| (14–12) | ||||
| 20 February 2008 18:30 |
Bahrain |
35–29 | China |
Pirouzi Arena, Isfahan Referees: Chernega, Poladenko (RUS) |
| (17–15) | ||||
| 21 February 2008 16:00 |
Iran |
32–33 | Bahrain |
Pirouzi Arena, Isfahan Referees: Vakula, Ludovik (UKR) |
| (20–12) | ||||
| 22 February 2008 16:30 |
China |
28–27 | Lebanon |
Pirouzi Arena, Isfahan Referees: Jonid, Honish (SYR) |
| (16–14) | ||||
| 22 February 2008 20:30 |
Kuwait |
34–35 | Iran |
Pirouzi Arena, 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 |
| 17 February 2008 18:00 |
South Korea |
36–27 | United Arab Emirates |
Pirouzi Arena, Isfahan Referees: Lu, Chen (CHN) |
| (20–10) | ||||
| 17 February 2008 22:00 |
Japan |
28–28 | Saudi Arabia |
Pirouzi Arena, Isfahan Referees: Vakula, Ludovik (UKR) |
| (13–14) | ||||
| 18 February 2008 18:00 |
Qatar |
30–29 | United Arab Emirates |
Pirouzi Arena, Isfahan Referees: Jonid, Honish (SYR) |
| (12–14) | ||||
| 18 February 2008 22:00 |
South Korea |
33–25 | Japan |
Pirouzi Arena, Isfahan Referees: Chernega, Poladenko (RUS) |
| (18–12) | ||||
| 19 February 2008 18:00 |
Qatar |
28–31 | Saudi Arabia |
Pirouzi Arena, Isfahan Referees: Kolahdouzan, Karbaschi (IRI) |
| (12–17) | ||||
| 20 February 2008 16:30 |
South Korea |
31–30 | Saudi Arabia |
Pirouzi Arena, Isfahan Referees: Vakula, Ludovik (UKR) |
| (17–15) | ||||
| 20 February 2008 20:30 |
Japan |
44–27 | United Arab Emirates |
Pirouzi Arena, Isfahan Referees: Dib, Haidar (LIB) |
| (21–17) | ||||
| 21 February 2008 18:00 |
Qatar |
32–31 | Japan |
Pirouzi Arena, Isfahan Referees: Dib, Haidar (LIB) |
| (11–17) | ||||
| 22 February 2008 14:30 |
United Arab Emirates |
26–31 | Saudi Arabia |
Pirouzi Arena, Isfahan Referees: Qasqas, Bani Hani (JOR) |
| (13–17) | ||||
| 22 February 2008 18:30 |
South Korea |
31–23 | Qatar |
Pirouzi Arena, Isfahan Referees: Kolahdouzan, Karbaschi (IRI) |
| (14–9) | ||||
Placement 5th–10th
9th/10th
| 24 February 2008 14:00 |
Lebanon |
25–38 | United Arab Emirates |
Pirouzi Arena, Isfahan Referees: Lu, Chen (CHN) |
| (13–18) | ||||
7th/8th
| 25 February 2008 14:30 |
China |
35–38 | Japan |
Pirouzi Arena, Isfahan Referees: Jonid, Honish (SYR) |
| (15–22) | ||||
5th/6th
| 25 February 2008 17:00 |
Bahrain |
0–10 | Qatar |
Pirouzi Arena, 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 | ||||||
| Saudi Arabia |
29 | ||||||
| 26 February – Isfahan | |||||||
| Kuwait |
21 | ||||||
| South Korea |
27 | ||||||
| Bronze medal match | |||||||
| 24 February – Isfahan | 26 February – Isfahan | ||||||
| South Korea |
33 | Saudi Arabia |
24 | ||||
| Iran |
24 | Iran |
23 | ||||
Semifinals
| 24 February 2008 16:30 |
Kuwait |
32–29 | Saudi Arabia |
Pirouzi Arena, Isfahan Referees: Vakula, Ludovik (UKR) |
| (16–14) | ||||
| 24 February 2008 19:00 |
South Korea |
33–24 | Iran |
Pirouzi Arena, Isfahan Referees: Chernega, Poladenko (RUS) |
| (13–12) | ||||
Bronze medal match
| 26 February 2008 14:30 |
Saudi Arabia |
24–23 | Iran |
Pirouzi Arena, Isfahan Referees: Vakula, Ludovik (UKR) |
| (13–12) | ||||
Gold medal match
| 26 February 2008 17:00 |
Kuwait |
21–27 | South Korea |
Pirouzi Arena, 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: Yousef Al-Fadhli (KUW)
- Left wing: Yu Dong-geun (KOR)
- Left back: Rahim Momenizadeh (IRI)
- Pivot: Abdullah Al-Theyab (KUW)
- Centre back: Bandar Al-Harbi (KSA)
- Right back: Park Wong-chul (KOR)
- Right wing: Hussain Al-Ekhwan (KSA)
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