2016 Asian Men's Club League Handball Championship

‌The 2016 Asian Men's Club League Handball Championship was the 19th edition of the Asian Club League Handball Championship held under the aegis of Asian Handball Federation.The championship was hosted by Al-Ahli Sports Club in Amman (Jordan) from 29 October to 5 November 2016. Al-Noor Club of Saudi Arabia won the championship by beating two times champion El-Jaish Sports Club of Qatar in the final match by 25-23. Defending Champion Lekhwiya Sports Club of Qatar managed to get bronze medal after beating Gachsaran Oil & Gas Club of Islamic Republic of Iran by 31-21. It is the official competition for men's handball clubs of Asia crowning the Asian champions. The winner of the championship qualified for the 2017 IHF Super Globe.[citation needed]

2016 Asian Men's Club League Handball Championship
Logo of 19th AHF Asian Men's Club League Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country Jordan
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates29 October - 5 November 2016
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
ChampionsSaudi Arabia Al-Noor Club (1st title)
Runner-upQatar El-Jaish SC
Third placeQatar Lekhwiya SC
Fourth placeIran Gachsaran Oil & Gas Club
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored1,115 (55.75 per match)
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Draw edit

Group A Group B
  Al-Ahli SC   Lekhwiya SC
  Gachsaran Oil & Gas Club   Al-Ahli Club
  Al Jazira Club   Al-Noor Club
  El-Jaish SC   Ahli Sidab Club

Group A edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  El-Jaish SC 3 3 0 0 110 68 +42 6
  Gachsaran Oil & Gas Club 3 1 1 1 89 95 −6 3
  Al Jazira Club 3 1 1 1 89 101 −12 3
  Al-Ahli SC 3 0 0 3 69 93 −24 0
Source: [citation needed]

29 October 2016
13:00
Gachsaran Oil & Gas Club   35-35   Al Jazira Club Amman, Jordan
(13-15)
29 October 2016
17:00
Al-Ahli SC   17-36   El-Jaish SC Amman, Jordan
(4-15)

30 October 2016
13:00
El-Jaish SC   37-28   Gachsaran Oil & Gas Club Amman, Jordan
(20-15)
30 October 2016
17:00
Al Jazira Club   31-29   Al-Ahli SC Amman, Jordan
(15-13)

1 November 2016
13:00
Al Jazira Club   23-37   El-Jaish SC Amman, Jordan
(12-16)
1 November 2016
17:00
Al-Ahli SC   23-26   Gachsaran Oil & Gas Club Amman, Jordan
(8-13)

Group B edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Al-Noor Club 3 2 1 0 91 66 +25 5
  Lekhwiya SC 3 2 0 1 89 78 +11 4
  Al-Ahli Club 3 1 1 1 83 71 +12 3
  Ahli Sidab Club 3 0 0 3 68 116 −48 0
Source: [citation needed]

29 October 2016
15:00
Al-Ahli Club   21-21   Al-Noor Club Amman, Jordan
(11-11)
29 October 2016
19:00
Lekhwiya SC   38-24   Ahli Sidab Club Amman, Jordan
(18-15)

30 October 2016
15:00
Ahli Sidab Club   22-37   Al-Ahli Club Amman, Jordan
(8-19)
30 October 2016
19:00
Al-Noor Club   29-23   Lekhwiya SC Amman, Jordan
(15-9)

1 November 2016
15:00
Al-Noor Club   41-22   Ahli Sidab Club Amman, Jordan
(21-10)
1 November 2016
19:00
Lekhwiya SC   28-25   Al-Ahli Club Amman, Jordan
(15-10)

5th–8th placement matches edit

3 November 2016
13:00
Al Jazira Club   30-28   Ahli Sidab Club Amman, Jordan
(14-12)
3 November 2016
15:00
Al-Ahli Club   24-25   Al-Ahli SC Amman, Jordan
(11-16)

7th–8th-place match edit

4 November 2016
15:00
Ahli Sidab Club   26-42   Al-Ahli Club Amman, Jordan
(13-21)

5th–6th-place match edit

4 November 2016
17:00
Al Jazira Club   24-19   Al-Ahli SC Amman, Jordan
(9-12)

Semifinal matches edit

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
3 November 2016
 
 
  El-Jaish SC28
 
5 November 2016
 
  Lekhwiya SC20
 
  El-Jaish SC23
 
3 November 2016
 
  Al-Noor Club25
 
  Al-Noor Club35
 
 
  Gachsaran Oil & Gas Club26
 
Third place
 
 
5 November 2016
 
 
  Lekhwiya SC31
 
 
  Gachsaran Oil & Gas Club21
3 November 2016
17:00
El-Jaish SC   28-20   Lekhwiya SC Amman, Jordan
(14-11)
3 November 2016
19:00
Al-Noor Club   35-26   Gachsaran Oil & Gas Club Amman, Jordan
(19-15)

Bronze-medal match edit

5 November 2016
15:00
Lekhwiya SC   31-21   Gachsaran Oil & Gas Club Amman, Jordan
(13-12)

Gold-medal match edit

5 November 2016
17:00
El-Jaish SC   23-25   Al-Noor Club Amman, Jordan
(10-11)

Final standings edit

Rank Team
    Al-Noor Club (1st title)
    El-Jaish SC
    Lekhwiya SC (Defending Champion)
4   Gachsaran Oil & Gas Club
5   Al Jazira Club
6   Al-Ahli SC (Host)
7   Al-Ahli Club
8   Ahli Sidab Club
Team qualified for the 2017 IHF Super Globe

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