2017 Asian Men's Club League Handball Championship

Logo of 20th AHF Asian Men's Club League Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country	India
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	20 – 30 November 2017
Teams	9 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Al-Najma SC (1st title)
Runner-up	Al-Duhail Club
Third place	Al-Ahli Club
Fourth place	Sharjah Club
Tournament statistics
Matches played	24
Goals scored	1,452 (60.5 per match)

‌The 2017 Asian Club League Handball Championship was the 20th edition of the championship held under the aegis of Asian Handball Federation. The championship was hosted by Handball Federation of India at the Kotla Vijay Bhaskar Reddy Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad (India) from 20 to 30 November 2017. It was the official competition for men's handball clubs of Asia crowning the Asian champions. Al-Najma SC wins the championship by beating Al-Duhail Club (Qatar) by 21 – 16 in a low scoring match. The winner qualifies for the 2018 IHF Super Globe.^[1]

Draw

The draw ceremony took place on 7 October 2017 at the Hotel Marigold, Begumpet, Hyderabad (India) at 14:00 (UTC+05:30).

The ceremony was attended by the Asian Handball Federation's Executive Director Dr. Ahmed Abu Al-Lail, AHF Technical Manager Mr. Jasem M. Al-Theyab, Secretary General of Handball Federation of India Mr. Anandeshwar Pandey and the representatives of the participating clubs. The draw results are as follows:

• Al-Noor Club of Saudi Arabia withdrew from the championship a few days before the start, stating that their main key players were injured during preparation for the championship.

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Al-Duhail Club	3	2	1	0	95	82	+13	5
Sharjah Club	3	1	2	0	96	91	+5	4
Muscat Club	3	1	1	1	78	83	−5	3
Naft-o-Gaz Club	3	0	0	3	86	99	−13	0
Al-Noor Club	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

20 November 2017 13:00	Naft-o-Gaz Club	29 – 36	Al-Duhail Club	Kotla Vijay Bhaskar Reddy Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad
		(11 – 16)

21 November 2017 13:00	Sharjah Club	29 – 29	Al-Duhail Club	Kotla Vijay Bhaskar Reddy Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad
		(14 – 14)

23 November 2017 13:00	Al-Duhail Club	30 – 24	Muscat Club	Kotla Vijay Bhaskar Reddy Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad
		(14 – 10)

23 November 2017 17:00	Naft-o-Gaz Club	33 – 38	Sharjah Club	Kotla Vijay Bhaskar Reddy Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad
		(17 – 18)

24 November 2017 13:00	Muscat Club	25 – 24	Naft-o-Gaz Club	Kotla Vijay Bhaskar Reddy Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad
		(11 – 10)

26 November 2017 13:00	Muscat Club	29 – 29	Sharjah Club	Kotla Vijay Bhaskar Reddy Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad
		(14 – 15)

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Al-Najma SC	4	4	0	0	130	94	+36	8
Al-Ahli Club	4	2	1	1	149	110	+39	5
Al-Shurta Club	4	2	1	1	142	111	+31	5
RKOR Club	4	0	1	3	115	158	−43	1
Club India	4	0	1	3	120	183	−63	1

20 November 2017 15:00	Al-Najma SC	29 – 25	Al-Ahli Club	Kotla Vijay Bhaskar Reddy Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad
		(13 – 10)

20 November 2017 19:00	Al-Shurta Club	51 – 37	Club India	Kotla Vijay Bhaskar Reddy Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad
		(30 – 14)

21 November 2017 15:00	RKOR Club	30 – 39	Al-Ahli Club	Kotla Vijay Bhaskar Reddy Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad
		(14 – 18)

21 November 2017 19:00	Al-Najma SC	38 – 23	Club India	Kotla Vijay Bhaskar Reddy Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad
		(18 – 16)

23 November 2017 15:00	Al-Ahli Club	26 – 26	Al-Shurta Club	Kotla Vijay Bhaskar Reddy Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad
		(11 – 13)

23 November 2017 19:00	Al-Najma SC	40 – 25	RKOR Club	Kotla Vijay Bhaskar Reddy Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad
		(22 – 10)

24 November 2017 15:00	Al-Shurta Club	21 – 23	Al-Najma SC	Kotla Vijay Bhaskar Reddy Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad
		(9 – 13)

24 November 2017 19:00	RKOR Club	35 – 35	Club India	Kotla Vijay Bhaskar Reddy Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad
		(17 – 16)

26 November 2017 15:00	Al-Shurta Club	44 – 25	RKOR Club	Kotla Vijay Bhaskar Reddy Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad
		(26 – 14)

26 November 2017 19:00	Club India	25 – 59	Al-Ahli Club	Kotla Vijay Bhaskar Reddy Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad
		(15 – 32)

5th–8th Placement Matches

27 November 2017 16:00	Muscat Club	38 – 20	RKOR Club	Kotla Vijay Bhaskar Reddy Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad
		(16 – 09)

27 November 2017 18:00	Al-Shurta Club	31 – 20	Naft-o-Gaz Club	Kotla Vijay Bhaskar Reddy Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad
		(14 – 07)

7th–8th-place match

30 November 2017 13:00	RKOR Club	30 – 34	Naft-o-Gaz Club	Kotla Vijay Bhaskar Reddy Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad
		(17 – 18)

5th–6th-place match

30 November 2017 15:00	Muscat Club	24 – 36	Al-Shurta Club	Kotla Vijay Bhaskar Reddy Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad
		(12 – 18)

Semifinal matches

28 November 2017 16:00	Al-Duhail Club	31 – 26	Al-Ahli Club	Kotla Vijay Bhaskar Reddy Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad
		(13 – 09)

28 November 2017 18:00	Al-Najma SC	29 – 27	Sharjah Club	Kotla Vijay Bhaskar Reddy Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad
		(17 – 15)

Bronze-medal match

30 November 2017 17:00	Al-Ahli Club	31 – 27	Sharjah Club	Kotla Vijay Bhaskar Reddy Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad
		(13 – 15)

Gold-medal match

30 November 2017 19:00	Al-Duhail Club	16 – 21	Al-Najma SC	Kotla Vijay Bhaskar Reddy Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad
		(9 – 9)

Final standings

Rank	Team
	Al-Najma SC (1st title)
	Al-Duhail Club
	Al-Ahli Club
4	Sharjah Club
5	Al-Shurta Club
6	Muscat Club
7	Naft-o-Gaz Club
8	RKOR Club
9	Club India (Host)

References

External links

• asianhandball.com
• Asian handball Champions League - goalzz.com