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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.[1]

Defending champions South Korea defeated Qatar in the final, for their third consecutive title, and ninth overall.[2]

Draw

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Group A Group B

 South Korea
 Japan
 Iran
 Jordan
 Kuwait

 Bahrain
 Saudi Arabia
 Qatar
 United Arab Emirates
 Uzbekistan

Preliminary round

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All times are local (UTC+3).

Group A

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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

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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

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9th/10th

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Squads of the teams on the podium

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Squads of the teams on the podium are:[3]

Asian winner:  South Korea

Head coach:

Asian runner-up:  Qatar

Head coach:

Bronze medallists:  Saudi Arabia

Head coach:

  • Hani Al-Hillal

References

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  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.
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