The Saudi Arabia national handball team is the national handball team of Saudi Arabia and is controlled by the Saudi Arabian Handball Federation. The team has participated in the 2003 World Men's Handball Championship and 2009.
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| Association | Saudi Arabian Handball Federation | ||
| Coach | Erlingur Richardsson | ||
| Captain | Hassan Al-Janabi | ||
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| Results | |||
| World Championship | |||
| Appearances | 10 (First in 2003) | ||
| Best result | 19th (2003, 2013) | ||
| Asian Championship | |||
| Appearances | 15 (First in 1977) | ||
| Best result |  3rd (2002, 2008, 2012, 2022) | ||
| Last updated on Unknown. | |||
Results edit
World Championship edit
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | |
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 1938 |
Not a IHF member | ||||||||
 1954
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 1958
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| 1961
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 1964
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| 1967
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 1970
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 1974
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 1978 |
did not enter | ||||||||
| 1982
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 1986
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| 1990
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| 1993
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 1995
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 1997 |
Preliminary round | 21st | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 94 | 126 | |
 1999 |
Preliminary round | 22nd | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 101 | 132 | |
| 2001 |
First round | 21st | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 92 | 134 | |
 2003 |
First round | 19th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 114 | 155 | |
 2005 |
did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2007
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 2009 |
President's Cup | 23rd | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 235 | 324 | |
| 2011 |
did not qualify | ||||||||
 2013 |
President's cup | 19th | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 152 | 203 | |
 2015 |
President's cup | 22nd | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 136 | 216 | |
| 2017 |
President's cup | 20th | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 174 | 223 | |
| 2019 |
President's cup | 21st | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 173 | 214 | |
| 2021 |
did not qualify | ||||||||
 2023 |
President's cup | 29th | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 172 | 218 | |
 2025 |
did not quality | ||||||||
| 2027 |
to be determinded | ||||||||
| 2029
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| 2031
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| Total | 10/30 | 66 | 10 | 0 | 56 | 1443 | 1945 | ||
Asian Championship edit
| Year | Round |
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| Kuwait 1977 | 8th |
| China 1979 | did not qualify |
| South Korea 1983 | 5th |
| Jordan 1987 | did not qualify |
| China 1989 | 5th |
| Japan 1991 | 10th |
| Bahrain 1993 | 4th |
| Kuwait 1995 | did not qualify |
| Japan 2000 | Withdrew |
| Iran 2002 | 3rd |
| Qatar 2004 | 5th |
| Thailand 2006 | Withdrew |
| Iran 2008 | 3rd |
| Lebanon 2010 | 4th |
| Saudi Arabia 2012 | 3rd |
| Bahrain 2014 | 6th |
| Bahrain 2016 | 4th |
| South Korea 2018 | 4th |
| Kuwait 2020 | 7th |
| Saudi Arabia 2022 | 3rd |
| Bahrain 2024 | 9th |
Current squad edit
Squad for the 2023 World Men's Handball Championship.[1][2]
Head coach: Jan Pytlick
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References edit
- ^ "اكتمال وصـول بعثـة أفراد الأخضـر .. المنتخب السعـودي يدشن آخر مراحل الإعداد لبطولة العـالم" (in Arabic). sahf.org.sa. 27 December 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
- ^ "Team Roster Saudi Arabia" (PDF). ihf.info. 12 January 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
