2012 Asian Men's Handball Championship

2012 Asian Championship
Tournament details
Host country Saudi Arabia
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
Dates26 January – 5 February
Teams10 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions South Korea (9th title)
Runners-up Qatar
Third place Saudi Arabia
Fourth place Japan
Tournament statistics
Matches played27
Goals scored1,433 (53.07 per match)
Attendance19,200 (711 per match)
Top scorerKuwait Mohammad Al-Gharaballi (45)
Awards
Best playerSouth Korea Lee Jae-woo
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The 2012 Asian Men's Handball Championship was the 15th edition of the Asian Men's Handball Championship, held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, from 26 January to 5 February 2012. It acted as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 2013 World Men's Handball Championship in Spain.

Defending champions South Korea defeated Qatar in the final, for their third consecutive title, and ninth overall.

Draw

Group A Group B

 South Korea
 Japan
 Iran
 Jordan
 Kuwait

 Bahrain
 Saudi Arabia
 Qatar
 United Arab Emirates
 Uzbekistan

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+3).

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 South Korea 4 4 0 0 106 87 +19 8
 Japan 4 2 0 2 117 104 +13 4
 Iran 4 2 0 2 99 95 +4 4
 Kuwait 4 2 0 2 111 111 0 4
 Jordan 4 0 0 4 80 116 −36 0
Source: [citation needed]
27 January 2012
16:30		 Jordan  13–25  South Korea Green Hall, Jeddah
Attendance: 200
Referees: Al-Mawt, Al-Marhoon (BHR)
Abu-Hasan 4 (7–11) Park J.G., Jeong H., Lee E.H. 4
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27 January 2012
18:30		 Iran  26–27  Kuwait Green Hall, Jeddah
Attendance: 200
Referees: Milošević, Gubica (CRO)
Nadri 6 (14–14) M. Al-Gharaballi 10
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28 January 2012
14:30		 Japan  35–22  Jordan Green Hall, Jeddah
Attendance: 100
Referees: Al-Suwaidi, Ba-Matraf (QAT)
Ozawa 9 (18–10) Abu-Hasan 5
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28 January 2012
20:30		 South Korea  26–21  Iran Green Hall, Jeddah
Attendance: 200
Referees: Al-Marzouqi, Al-Nuaimi (UAE)
Jeong Y.K., Jung S.Y. 5 (16–7) Jamali 6
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29 January 2012
16:30		 Kuwait  27–30  Japan Green Hall, Jeddah
Attendance: 200
Referees: Guðjónsson, Elíasson (ISL)
A. Al-Gharaballi 7 (14–14) Toyoda, Higashinagahama 7
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30 January 2012
16:30		 Iran  25–17  Jordan Green Hall, Jeddah
Attendance: 100
Referees: Al-Marhoon, Al-Mawt (BHR)
Momenizadeh 8 (9–7) Al-Mousa 6
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30 January 2012
20:30		 Kuwait  26–27  South Korea Green Hall, Jeddah
Attendance: 200
Referees: Al-Suwaidi, Ba-Matraf (QAT)
M. Al-Gharaballi 11 (12–14) Park J.G., Eom H.W. 5
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31 January 2012
16:30		 Japan  25–27  Iran Green Hall, Jeddah
Attendance: 200
Referees: Al-Marzouqi, Al-Nuaimi (UAE)
Ozawa, Kadoyama 5 (12–13) A. Mousavi 9
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1 February 2012
18:30		 South Korea  28–27  Japan Green Hall, Jeddah
Attendance: 200
Referees: Guðjónsson, Elíasson (ISL)
Jeong Y.K. 6 (14–13) Higashinagahama 7
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1 February 2012
20:30		 Jordan  28–31  Kuwait Green Hall, Jeddah
Attendance: 200
Referees: Milošević, Gubica (CRO)
Abu-Hasan 6 (15–12) A. Al-Gharaballi 6
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Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Qatar 4 3 1 0 120 90 +30 7
 Saudi Arabia (H) 4 2 2 0 120 80 +40 6
 Bahrain 4 2 1 1 131 94 +37 5
 United Arab Emirates 4 1 0 3 109 104 +5 2
 Uzbekistan 4 0 0 4 68 180 −112 0
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts
26 January 2012
14:30		 United Arab Emirates  40–20  Uzbekistan Green Hall, Jeddah
Attendance: 200
Referees: Hizaki, Ikebuchi (JPN)
Al-Saffar 8 (22–13) Ignatenko 6
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26 January 2012
20:00		 Bahrain  23–23  Saudi Arabia Green Hall, Jeddah
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Guðjónsson, Elíasson (ISL)
J. Abdulqader 6 (9–13) Al-Salem 6
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27 January 2012
14:30		 Qatar  41–19  Uzbekistan Green Hall, Jeddah
Attendance: 200
Referees: Koo, Lee (KOR)
Abdulla 8 (23–5) Sayukov 6
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28 January 2012
16:30		 Bahrain  26–27  Qatar Green Hall, Jeddah
Attendance: 200
Referees: Milošević, Gubica (CRO)
J. Abdulqader, M. Abdulqader 6 (13–12) Al-Rayes 10
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28 January 2012
18:30		 Saudi Arabia  26–19  United Arab Emirates Green Hall, Jeddah
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Al-Mutawa, Al-Suwailam (KUW)
Al-Habib, Al-Salem 5 (15–10) Al-Bannai 5
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29 January 2012
18:30		 Uzbekistan  14–47  Saudi Arabia Green Hall, Jeddah
Attendance: 500
Referees: Lee, Koo (KOR)
Ikramov 5 (6–22) Al-Abdulali 10
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30 January 2012
14:30		 Qatar  28–21  United Arab Emirates Green Hall, Jeddah
Attendance: 200
Referees: Al-Mutawa, Al-Suwailam (KUW)
Al-Rayes 8 (12–9) Abdulla, Al-Ali, Al-Dhanhani 5
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30 January 2012
18:30		 Uzbekistan  15–52  Bahrain Green Hall, Jeddah
Attendance: 100
Referees: Hizaki, Ikebuchi (JPN)
Ignatenko 8 (8–24) A. Abdulqader 12
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31 January 2012
18:30		 Saudi Arabia  24–24  Qatar Green Hall, Jeddah
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Milošević, Gubica (CRO)
Al-Harbi 5 (10–14) Mabrouk 8
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1 February 2012
14:30		 United Arab Emirates  29–30  Bahrain Green Hall, Jeddah
Attendance: 200
Referees: Hizaki, Ikebuchi (JPN)
Al-Ali 7 (12–14) Four players 5
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Placement 5th–10th

9th/10th

2 February 2012
14:00		 Jordan  32–30  Uzbekistan Green Hall, Jeddah
Attendance: 100
Referees: Al-Amiry, Al-Dosery (KSA)
Al-Atabi 9 (17–17) Ignatenko 9
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7th/8th

3 February 2012
14:30		 Kuwait  29–31  United Arab Emirates Green Hall, Jeddah
Attendance: 100
Referees: Koo, Lee (KOR)
M. Al-Gharaballi 14 (12–15) Al-Dhanhani 6
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5th/6th

3 February 2012
16:30		 Iran  25–20  Bahrain Green Hall, Jeddah
Attendance: 100
Referees: Ba-Matraf, Al-Suwaidi (QAT)
Jamali 6 (11–12) Jawher, Al-Maqabi 4
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Final round

 
SemifinalsGold medal match
 
      
 
3 February – Jeddah
 
 
 South Korea27
 
5 February – Jeddah
 
 Saudi Arabia26
 
 South Korea23
 
3 February – Jeddah
 
 Qatar22
 
 Qatar33
 
 
 Japan28
 
Bronze medal match
 
 
5 February – Jeddah
 
 
 Saudi Arabia25
 
 
 Japan21

Semifinals

3 February 2012
18:30		 South Korea  27–26  Saudi Arabia Green Hall, Jeddah
Attendance: 5,000
Referees: Guðjónsson, Elíasson (ISL)
Yoon K.S. 8 (14–13) Al-Mohsin 8
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3 February 2012
20:30		 Qatar  33–28  Japan Green Hall, Jeddah
Attendance: 500
Referees: Milošević, Gubica (CRO)
Mabrouk 8 (19–13) Toyoda 9
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Bronze medal match

5 February 2012
16:30		 Saudi Arabia  25–21  Japan Green Hall, Jeddah
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Milošević, Gubica (CRO)
Al-Harbi 7 (13–11) Toyoda 5
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Gold medal match

5 February 2012
18:30		 South Korea  23–22  Qatar Green Hall, Jeddah
Attendance: 5,000
Referees: Guðjónsson, Elíasson (ISL)
Yoon K.S. 7 (10–11) Mabrouk 9
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Final standing

RankTeam
1st place, gold medalist(s)  South Korea
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Qatar
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Saudi Arabia
4  Japan
5  Iran
6  Bahrain
7  United Arab Emirates
8  Kuwait
9  Jordan
10  Uzbekistan
Team qualified for the 2013 World Championship

Awards

Squads of the teams on the podium

Squads of the teams on the podium are:

Asian winner:  South Korea

Head coach:

Asian runner-up:  Qatar

Head coach:

Bronze medallists:  Saudi Arabia

Head coach:

References

  1. ↑ "Draw Results of the 2011 Asian Championships" (PDF). Asian Handball Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
  2. ↑ Herald, Korea (6 February 2012). "Korea wins Asian handball title". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
  3. ↑ "Men Handball XV Asia Championship 2012 - Teams Composition". todor66.com. Retrieved 26 June 2026.