2026 Asian Men's Club League Handball Championship

28th Asian Men's Club League
Handball Championship
البطولة الآسيوية الثامنة والعشرين
للأندية أبطال الدوري لكرة اليد
Tournament details
Host country Kuwait
CitySabah Al-Salem
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
Dates6–17 June 2026
Teams7 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
ChampionsKuwait Burgan (1st title)
Runners-upSaudi Arabia Al-Khaleej
Third placeQatar Al Duhail
Fourth placeKuwait Al-Kuwait
Tournament statistics
Matches played25
Goals scored1,411 (56.44 per match)
Top scorersMohsen Mahmoud
(61 goals)
Awards
Best playerKosuke Yasuhira
Best goalkeeperAbdekrahman Homayed

The 2026 Asian Men's Club League Handball Championship was the 28th edition of Asia's premier club handball tournament organized by the Asian Handball Federation (AHF). The tournament was held in Sabah Al-Salem, Kuwait from 6 to 17 June 2026.[1] It had initially been scheduled for 6–16 April 2026 but was later postponed owing to the United States–Israel–Iran conflict.[2] and doubled as Asia's qualifying competition for the 20th IHF Men's Handball Club World Championship.

Sharjah SC were the defending champions, having won the previous edition, but were unable to retain their title, finishing bottom of the group phase.[3] Burgan claimed their first continental title by defeating the previous edition's runners-up Al-Khaleej in the final.[4]

Format

The tournament was initially set to feature eight clubs and begin with a group stage, in which the teams would be divided into two groups. The top two teams from each group would then advance to the knockout stage, consisting of the semifinals, third-place match, and final.

Following the withdrawal of the Chinese club, reducing the number of participating teams to seven, the competition format was revised in accordance with the AHF Competition Regulations. The seven teams were placed in a single round-robin group, with each team playing the others once. The top four teams advanced to the semifinals, where the group winners faced the fourth-placed team and the runners-up faced the third-placed team. The winners of the semifinals progressed to the final, while the losers contested the third-place match.[5]

Participating teams

Initially, a total of eight clubs from six member associations entered the tournament. However, CHA Club of China withdrew after the draw, reducing the number of participating teams to seven.[6]

Association Team Qualifying method
Kuwait Kuwait Al-Kuwait SC 2024–25 Kuwait Handball Premier League Champions
Burgan SC 2024–25 Kuwait Handball Premier League Runners-up
Qatar Qatar Al Arabi SC 2024–25 Qatar Handball League Championship Champions
Al Duhail SC 2024–25 Qatar Handball League Championship Runners-up
Bahrain Bahrain Al-Najma SC 2024–25 Bahraini Handball League Champions
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Al-Khaleej Club 2024–25 Saudi Handball League Champions
United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates Sharjah SC 2025–26 UAE Handball League Champions

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Saudi Arabia Al-Khaleej 6 4 1 1 175 170 +5 9[a] Semifinals
2 Kuwait Burgan 6 4 1 1 163 145 +18 9[a]
3 Qatar Al Duhail 6 3 1 2 171 165 +6 7
4 Kuwait Al-Kuwait 6 2 1 3 168 170 −2 5[b]
5 Bahrain Al-Najma 6 2 1 3 166 167 −1 5[b]
6 Qatar Al Arabi 6 1 3 2 157 158 −1 5[b]
7 United Arab Emirates Sharjah 6 1 0 5 159 184 −25 2
Source: AHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference.
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head: Al-Khaleej 26–25 Burgan
  2. 1 2 3 Head-to-head points: Al-Kuwait 4, Al-Najma 1, Al-Arabi 1
6 June 2026
16:00		 Burgan Kuwait 29–28 Qatar Al Duhail Saad Al-Abdullah Hall, Sabah Al-Salem
Referees: Ali, Al-Aradi (BHR)
Mahmoud 7 (13–14) Dedu 5
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6 June 2026
18:00		 Al-Kuwait Kuwait 27–22 Qatar Al Arabi Saad Al-Abdullah Hall, Sabah Al-Salem
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Al-Shahi, Al Wahibi (OMA)
Kuzmanovski, Lipovina 5 (16–9) Denguir 6
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6 June 2026
20:00		 Al-Khaleej Saudi Arabia 32–30 United Arab Emirates Sharjah Saad Al-Abdullah Hall, Sabah Al-Salem
Attendance: 1,900
Referees: Kha. Ismoilov, Khu Ismoilov (UZB)
Al-Sayyad 9 (17–12) three players 6
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7 June 2026
16:00		 Al Arabi Qatar 28–28 Saudi Arabia Al-Khaleej Saad Al-Abdullah Hall, Sabah Al-Salem
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Al-Enezi, Al-Naseem (KUW)
Tskhovrebadze, Al-Taieb 6 (13–16) Mo. Al-Salem 6
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7 June 2026
18:00		 Al-Kuwait Kuwait 30–26 Bahrain Al-Najma Saad Al-Abdullah Hall, Sabah Al-Salem
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Cha, Pak (KOR)
Iturriza 7 (16–8) Al-Zaimaar 6
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7 June 2026
20:00		 Sharjah United Arab Emirates 18–26 Kuwait Burgan Saad Al-Abdullah Hall, Sabah Al-Salem
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Al-Wahibi, Al-Shahi (OMA)
Al-Maazmi 5 (5–11) Mahmoud 9
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8 June 2026
16:00		 Al-Najma Bahrain 25–29 Qatar Al Duhail Saad Al-Abdullah Hall, Sabah Al-Salem
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Al-Enezi, Al-Naseem (KUW)
Ahmed 10 (15–15) Hadj Ayed 5
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8 June 2026
18:00		 Al-Khaleej Saudi Arabia 34–31 Kuwait Al-Kuwait Saad Al-Abdullah Hall, Sabah Al-Salem
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Kha. Ismoilov, Khu Ismoilov (UZB)
Mohamed 10 (19–16) Lipovina 9
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8 June 2026
20:00		 Al Arabi Qatar 25–25 Kuwait Burgan Saad Al-Abdullah Hall, Sabah Al-Salem
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Ali, Al-Aradi (BHR)
Turchenko 6 (14–13) Mahmoud 9
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10 June 2026
16:00		 Al-Khaleej Saudi Arabia 26–25 Kuwait Burgan Saad Al-Abdullah Hall, Sabah Al-Salem
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Al-Wahibi, Al-Shahi (OMA)
Mo. Al-Salem 9 (13–14) Mahmoud 8
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10 June 2026
18:00		 Al Duhail Qatar 28–28 Kuwait Al-Kuwait Saad Al-Abdullah Hall, Sabah Al-Salem
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Cha, Pak (KOR)
Madadi 6 (13–12) Lipovina 8
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10 June 2026
20:00		 Al-Najma Bahrain 32–27 United Arab Emirates Sharjah Saad Al-Abdullah Hall, Sabah Al-Salem
Attendance: 500
Referees: Al-Naseem, Al-Enezi (KUW)
Khamis 6 (15–12) Mahmud 10
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11 June 2026
16:00		 Al Arabi Qatar 30–30 Bahrain Al-Najma Saad Al-Abdullah Hall, Sabah Al-Salem
Attendance: 600
Referees: Cha, Pak (KOR)
Turchenko 8 (17–18) Mitrović 7
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11 June 2026
18:00		 Burgan Kuwait 30–24 Kuwait Al-Kuwait Saad Al-Abdullah Hall, Sabah Al-Salem
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Kha. Ismoilov, Khu Ismoilov (UZB)
Mahmoud 8 (15–11) Monte 9
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11 June 2026
20:00		 Sharjah United Arab Emirates 31–34 Qatar Al Duhail Saad Al-Abdullah Hall, Sabah Al-Salem
Attendance: 600
Referees: Al-Wahibi, Al-Shahi (OMA)
Sanaï 9 (15–19) Madadi 6
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12 June 2026
16:00		 Burgan Kuwait 28–24 Bahrain Al-Najma Saad Al-Abdullah Hall, Sabah Al-Salem
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Kha. Ismoilov, Khu Ismoilov (UZB)
Mahmoud 11 (14–13) Al-Junaid, Shubbar 5
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12 June 2026
18:00		 Al Duhail Qatar 27–32 Saudi Arabia Al-Khaleej Saad Al-Abdullah Hall, Sabah Al-Salem
Referees: Al-Naseem, Al-Enezi (KUW)
Madadi 7 (12–18) Al-Sihati 7
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12 June 2026
20:00		 Sharjah United Arab Emirates 23–32 Qatar Al Arabi Saad Al-Abdullah Hall, Sabah Al-Salem
Attendance: 500
Referees: Ali, Al-Aradi (BHR)
Radwan 7 (12–14) Tskhovrebadze 9
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14 June 2026
16:00		 Al Duhail Qatar 25–20 Qatar Al Arabi Saad Al-Abdullah Hall, Sabah Al-Salem
Attendance: 500
Referees: Cha, Pak (KOR)
Madadi 6 (13–9) four players 3
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14 June 2026
18:00		 Al-Kuwait Kuwait 28–30 United Arab Emirates Sharjah Saad Al-Abdullah Hall, Sabah Al-Salem
Referees: Al-Wahibi, Al-Shahi (OMA)
Kuzmanovski 7 (15–17) Radwan 12
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14 June 2026
20:00		 Al-Najma Bahrain 29–23 Saudi Arabia Al-Khaleej Saad Al-Abdullah Hall, Sabah Al-Salem
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Al-Naseem, Al-Enezi (KUW)
Habib 8 (14–12) Al-Sadoon 7
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Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
15 June
 
 
Kuwait Burgan32
 
17 June
 
Qatar Al Duhail31
 
Kuwait Burgan (ET)34
 
15 June
 
Saudi Arabia Al-Khaleej32
 
Saudi Arabia Al-Khaleej29
 
 
Kuwait Al-Kuwait24
 
Third place
 
 
17 June
 
 
Qatar Al Duhail (Pen)36
 
 
Kuwait Al-Kuwait34

Semifinals

15 June 2026
17:00		 Burgan Kuwait 32–31 Qatar Al Duhail Saad Al-Abdullah Hall, Sabah Al-Salem
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Cha, Pak (KOR)
Yasuhira, Al-Mutawa 7 (14–16) Langaro 8
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15 June 2026
19:30		 Al-Khaleej Saudi Arabia 29–24 Kuwait Al-Kuwait Saad Al-Abdullah Hall, Sabah Al-Salem
Referees: Al-Wahibi, Al-Shahi (OMA)
Al-Salem 7 (12–10) Lipovina 9
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Third place game

17 June 2026
17:00		 Al Duhail Qatar 36–34 Kuwait Al-Kuwait Saad Al-Abdullah Hall, Sabah Al-Salem
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Ali, Al-Aradi (BHR)
Capote 5 (17–18) Iturriza 10
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FT: 33–33 Pen: 3–1

Final

17 June 2026
19:30		 Burgan Kuwait 34–32 (ET) Saudi Arabia Al-Khaleej Saad Al-Abdullah Hall, Sabah Al-Salem
Referees: Kha. Ismoilov, Khu Ismoilov (UZB)
Yasuhira 9 (13–14) Al-Traiki 6
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FT: 27–27 ET: 7–5

Statistics

Top goalscorers

Rank Name Club Goals Shots %
1 Egypt Mohsen Mahmoud Kuwait Burgan 6110061
2 Montenegro Vladan Lipovina Kuwait Al-Kuwait 456174
3 Qatar Ahmad Madadi Qatar Al Duhail 405968
4 Saudi Arabia Mojtaba Al-Salem Saudi Arabia Al-Khaleej 365171
Japan Kosuke Yasuhira Kuwait Burgan 364777
6 Bahrain Mohamed Habib Saudi Arabia Al-Khaleej 355564
7 Kuwait Husain Al-Mutawa Kuwait Burgan 344576
8 Georgia (country) Giorgi Tskhovrebadze Qatar Al Arabi 335758
Portugal Victor Iturriza Kuwait Al-Kuwait 334967
10 Egypt Mahmoud Radwan United Arab Emirates Sharjah 324276

Top goalkeepers

Rank Name Club % Saves Shots
1 Qatar Yousuf Bader Qatar Al Arabi 422048
2 Kuwait Mohammad Buyabes Kuwait Burgan 312168
3 Egypt Abdelrahman Homayed Kuwait Burgan 3065215
4 Kuwait Hasan Safar Kuwait Al-Kuwait 2957199
5 Egypt Karim Hendawy Qatar Al Duhail 2769255
6 Qatar Irhad Alihodžić Qatar Al Arabi 271556
7 Qatar Ahmed El-Meniawy Qatar Al Arabi 2730112
8 Croatia Kristian Pilipović Saudi Arabia Al-Khaleej 2654204
9 United Arab Emirates Abdullah Al-Saadi United Arab Emirates Sharjah 2529116
10 Egypt Hamad Shamlan Bahrain Al-Najma 2514

References

  1. ↑ "الكويت تستضيف كأس آسيا للأندية لكرة اليد أبريل 2026" [Kuwait to Host the Asian Men's Club Handball Championship in April 2026]. almadar-news.com (in Arabic). 15 February 2026. Retrieved 20 June 2026.
  2. ↑ "تأجيل البطولة الآسيوية لكرة اليد" [Postponement of the Asian Handball Championship]. albiladpress.com (in Arabic). 17 March 2026. Retrieved 20 June 2026.
  3. ↑ Maali, Ali (16 June 2026). "الشارقة يعود من «آسيوية اليد» بالمركز الأخير" [Sharjah end Asian Handball Championship in last place] (in Arabic). Abu Dhabi: Al-Etihad. Retrieved 20 June 2026.
  4. ↑ Mohamed Abdulaziz (17 June 2026). "برقان يتوج بلقب آسيوية اليد للمرة الاولي في تاريخه ويتأهل لمونديال العالم" [Burgan Crowned Asian Handball Champions for the First Time in Their History and Qualify for the Club World Championship]. aljarida.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 20 June 2026.
  5. ↑ Maali, Ali (4 June 2026). "7 فرق في «آسيوية أندية اليد».. وتغيير نظام البطولة" [Seven Teams in the Asian Club Handball Championship as Tournament Format Changed] (in Arabic). Al-Etihad. Retrieved 20 June 2026.
  6. ↑ "Seven teams enter the fray at the 2026 AHF Asian Men's Club League Handball Championship". International Handball Federation. 5 June 2026. Retrieved 20 June 2026.
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