2015 African Handball Champions League

2015 African Handball
Champions League
Tournament details
Host country  Morocco
Dates May 15-24
Teams 15 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s) 3 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Egypt Zamalek (9th title)
Runner-up Tunisia Club Africain
Third place Egypt Alexandria SC
Fourth place Tunisia Espérance Tunis
Tournament statistics
Matches 40
Goals scored 2122 (53.05 per match)
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The 2015 African Handball Champions League was the 37th edition, organized by the African Handball Confederation, under the auspices of the International Handball Federation, the handball sport governing body. The tournament was held from October 21–30, 2015 in three venues: Salle Al Aroui, Salle Omnisport and Salle Sellaouan, in Nador, Morocco, contested by 15 teams and won by Al Zamalek Cairo of Egypt.[1]

Zamalek qualified to the 2016 IHF Super Globe.


Draw [2]

Group A Group B Group C Group D

Egypt Al Ahly
Rwanda Police HBC
Gabon Stade Mandji
Morocco Widad Smara

Tunisia Club Africain
Cameroon Fanz
Egypt Zamalek

Tunisia Espérance Tunis
Cameroon FAP Yaoundé
Republic of the Congo Inter Club
Nigeria Niger United

Egypt Alexandria SC
Morocco Hilal de Nador
Democratic Republic of the Congo JS Kinshasa
Democratic Republic of the Congo Police HC

Preliminary rounds [3]

Times given below are in WET UTC+0.

Group A

21/22 October, 2015
Widad Smara Morocco 46 (19:13) 28 Rwanda Police HBC
Stade Mandji Gabon 22 (12:13) 31 Egypt Al Ahly
24 October, 2015
Stade Mandji Gabon 28 (19:16) 32 Morocco Widad Smara
Police HBC Rwanda 18 (07:22) 54 Egypt Al Ahly
25 October, 2015
Police HBC Rwanda 20 (10:17) 37 Gabon Stade Mandji
Al Ahly Egypt 26 (14:11) 19 Morocco Widad Smara
Team Pld W D L GF GA GDIF Pts
Egypt Al Ahly 3 3 0 0 111 59 +52 6
Morocco Widad Smara 3 2 0 1 97 82 +15 4
Gabon Stade Mandji 3 1 0 2 87 83 +4 2
Rwanda Police HBC 3 0 0 3 66 137 -71 0

* Note:      Advance to quarter-finals
      Relegated to 5-8th classification
      Relegated to 9-12th classification

Group B

21 October, 2015
Fanz Cameroon 20 (08:11) 24 Egypt Zamalek
24 October, 2015
Fanz Cameroon 21 (10:12) 25 Tunisia Club Africain
25 October, 2015
Zamalek Egypt 24 (13:14) 28 Tunisia Club Africain
Team Pld W D L GF GA GDIF Pts
Tunisia Club Africain 2 2 0 0 45 21 +24 4
Egypt Zamalek 2 1 0 1 44 20 +24 2
Cameroon Fanz 2 0 0 2 41 98 -57 0

* Note:      Advance to quarter-finals
      Relegated to 5-8th classification
      Relegated to 9-12th classification

Group C

22 October, 2015
FAP Yaoundé Cameroon 30 (13:14) 28 Republic of the Congo Inter Club
Espérance Tunis Tunisia 20 (:) 0 Nigeria Niger United
23 October, 2015
Niger United Nigeria 33 (16:16) 36 Cameroon FAP Yaoundé
Inter Club Republic of the Congo 24 (15:19) 39 Tunisia Espérance Tunis
25 October, 2015
Niger United Nigeria 36 (21:16) 26 Republic of the Congo Inter Club
Espérance Tunis Tunisia 40 (19:13) 23 Cameroon FAP Yaoundé
Team Pld W D L GF GA GDIF Pts
Tunisia Espérance Tunis 3 3 0 0 120 74 +46 6
Cameroon FAP Yaoundé 3 2 0 1 94 83 +11 4
Nigeria Niger United 3 1 0 2 97 92 +5 2
Cape Verde Desportivo ABC 3 0 0 3 62 124 -62 0

* Note:      Advance to quarter-finals
      Relegated to 5-8th classification
      Relegated to 9-12th classification

Group D

21 October, 2015
Alexandria SC Egypt 26 (12:09) 21 Democratic Republic of the Congo JS Kinshasa
Hilal de Nador Morocco 30 (15:03) 10 Democratic Republic of the Congo Police HC
23 October, 2015
Alexandria SC Egypt 28 (15:04) 9 Democratic Republic of the Congo Police HC
JS Kinshasa Democratic Republic of the Congo 22 (11:12) 22 Morocco Hilal de Nador
25 October, 2015
Alexandria SC Egypt 21 (12:10) 20 Morocco Hilal de Nador
Police HC Democratic Republic of the Congo 08 (07:25) 38 Democratic Republic of the Congo JS Kinshasa
Team Pld W D L GF GA GDIF Pts
Egypt Alexandria SC 3 3 0 0 75 50 +25 6
Democratic Republic of the Congo JS Kinshasa 3 2 0 1 81 56 +25 4
Morocco Hilal de Nador 3 1 0 2 72 53 +19 2
Democratic Republic of the Congo Police HC 3 0 0 3 27 96 -69 0

* Note:      Advance to quarter-finals
      Relegated to 5-8th classification
      Relegated to 9-12th classification

Knockout stage

Championship bracket
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                   
Tue 27 Oct 2015 – 16:00        
 Egypt Zamalek  26
Wed 28 Oct 2015 – 17:30
 Egypt Al Ahly  24  
 Egypt Zamalek  34
Tue 27 Oct 2015 – 12:00
   Tunisia Espérance Tunis  33  
 Tunisia Espérance Tunis  27
Fri 30 Oct 2015 – 16:30
 Democratic Republic of the Congo JS Kinshasa  22  
 Egypt Zamalek  35
Tue 27 Oct 2015 – 18:00
   Tunisia Club Africain  22
 Tunisia Club Africain  25
Wed 28 Oct 2015 – 20:00
 Morocco Widad Smara  23  
 Tunisia Club Africain  29 Third place
Tue 27 Oct 2015 – 14:00
   Egypt Alexandria SC  23  
 Egypt Alexandria SC  28  Egypt Alexandria SC  24
 Cameroon FAP Yaoundé  24    Tunisia Espérance Tunis  23
Fri 30 Oct 2015 – 12:00
5-8th bracket
5th-8th place Fifth place
Wed 28 Oct 2015 – 15:00
 Egypt Al Ahly  25  
 Democratic Republic of the Congo JS Kinshasa  20  
 
Thu 29 Oct 2015 – 18:00
     Egypt Al Ahly  31
   Cameroon FAP Yaoundé  26
Seventh place
Wed 28 Oct 2015 – 17:00 Thu 29 Oct 2015 – 16:00
 Cameroon FAP Yaoundé  28  Morocco Widad Smara  25
 Morocco Widad Smara  23    Democratic Republic of the Congo JS Kinshasa  21


9-12th bracket
9th-12th place Ninth place
Wed 28 Oct 2015 – 15:00
 Gabon Stade Mandji  30  
 Cameroon Fanz  27  
 
Fri 30 Oct 2015 – 14:00
     Gabon Stade Mandji  20
   Nigeria Niger United  18
Eleventh place
Wed 28 Oct 2015 – 09:00 Fri 30 Oct 2015 – 12:00
 Nigeria Niger United  39  Cameroon Fanz  28
 Morocco Hilal Nador  36    Morocco Hilal Nador  27


13-15th place
27 October, 2015
Police HBC Rwanda 33 (13:23) 45 Republic of the Congo Inter Club
28 October, 2015
Police HC Democratic Republic of the Congo 21 (13:13) 27 Republic of the Congo Inter Club
29 October, 2015
Police HBC Rwanda 32 (14:17) 37 Democratic Republic of the Congo Police HC

Final standings

Rank Team Record
Egypt Al Zamalek4–1
Tunisia Club Africain4–1
Egypt Alexandria SC5–1
4 Tunisia Espérance Tunis4–2
5 Egypt Al Ahly5–1
6 Cameroon FAP Yaoundé3–3
7 Morocco Widad Smara3–3
8 Democratic Republic of the Congo JS Kinshasa1–3
9 Gabon Stade Mandji3–2
10 Nigeria Niger United2–3
11 Cameroon Fanz1–3
12 Morocco Hilal de Nador1–4
13 Republic of the Congo Inter Club2–3
14 Democratic Republic of the Congo Police HC1–4
15 Rwanda Police HBC0–5
Qualified to the 2016 IHF Super Globe

Awards

2015 African Handball Champions League Winner
Egypt
Al Zamalek Handball Club
9th title
Most Valuable Player

See also

2015 African Handball Cup Winners' Cup

References

  1. ↑ "Handball: Egypt's Zamalek crowned African champions after win over Club Africain". ahram.org. 30 Oct 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  2. ↑ "Poules" (in French). CAHBOnline.com. Retrieved 27 Jan 2016.
  3. ↑ "GENERAL PROGRAM OF CLUBS CHAMPIONSHIP 2014 Men". cahbonline.info. Retrieved 2014-11-11.
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