The 2024 IHF Men’s Club World Championship is the 18th edition of the yearly club world championship in handball, held from 27 September to 3 October in New Administrative Capital, Egypt under the aegis of the International Handball Federation (IHF).[2] VESZPREM KC secured their first title after a 34-33 win over SC Magdeburg in the final.
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Egypt |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 27 September – 3 October[1] |
| Teams | 9 (from 6 confederations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Telekom Veszprém (1st title) |
| Runner-up |  SC Magdeburg |
| Third place | Al Ahly |
| Fourth place |  Barcelona |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 18 |
| Goals scored | 1,163 (64.61 per match) |
| Attendance | 9,595 (533 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Mujtaba Al-Salem (23 goals) |
Host
The contract with the Saudi Arabian Handball Federation was not extended.[3] Instead the Egyptian Handball Federation received a contract for three editions. The tournament will be held in the New Capital Sports Hall in New Administrative Capital.[4]
Format
The nine teams will be split into three groups of three teams. The group winners and the best second-placed team advance to the semifinals. The remaining sides will play in placement games.[1]
Teams
Nine teams compete in the tournament: the winners of the continental tournaments, the defending champion, a host teams and a wild card team. On 10 July 2024, seven teams were named.[5]
| Team | Qualified as |
|---|---|
| SC Magdeburg[6] |
Defending champion |
| Zamalek SC |
Runner-up of African Handball Super Cup |
 Khaleej Club |
Winner of Asian Club League Championship |
 Sydney Uni HC[7] |
Winner of Oceania Handball Champions Cup |
 California Eagles |
Winner of North American and Caribbean Senior Club Championship |
 Handebol Taubaté |
Winner of South and Central American Men's Club Handball Championship |
| Barcelona |
Winner of EHF Champions League |
| Al Ahly[8] |
Host |
| Telekom Veszprém |
Wildcard |
- As Al-Ahly qualified as the host team, Zamalek took their place after placing second in the African qualification.
Draw
The draw was held on 21 August 2024.[1][9]
Seeding
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 |
|---|---|---|
| SC Magdeburg Barcelona Telekom Veszprém
|
Al Ahly Zamalek SC Khaleej Club
|
Handebol Taubaté California Eagles Sydney Uni HC
|
Referees
The referee pairs were announced on 15 August 2024.[10]
| Referees | |
|---|---|
 Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Amar Konjičanin Dino Konjičanin |
 Denmark |
Mads Hansen Jesper Madsen |
| Egypt |
Heidy El-Saied Yasmina El-Saied |
 France |
Karim Gasmi Raouf Gasmi |
| Referees | |
|---|---|
 North Macedonia |
Gjorgji Nachevski Slave Nikolov |
 Montenegro |
Ivan Pavićević Miloš Ražnatović |
 Uruguay |
Cristian Lemes Mathías Sosa |
 Uzbekistan |
Khasan Ismoilov Khusan Ismoilov |
Preliminary round
All times are local (UTC+3).[11]
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Telekom Veszprém
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 44 | +33 | 4 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Zamalek SC
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 59 | −2 | 2 | |
| 3 | Handebol Taubaté
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 73 | −31 | 0 |
Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
| 27 September 2024 21:00 |
Handebol Taubaté
|
25–30 | Zamalek SC
|
New Capital Sports Hall, New Administrative Capital Attendance: 200 Referees: Konjičanin, Konjičanin (BIH) |
| Perin 6 | (6–18) | Omar 5 | ||
1× 5×
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Report | 5×
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| 28 September 2024 15:00 |
Telekom Veszprém
|
43–17 | Handebol Taubaté
|
New Capital Sports Hall, New Administrative Capital Attendance: 95 Referees: Gasmi, Gasmi (FRA) |
| Descat 10 | (22–6) | Andrade, Da Silva 4 | ||
| 1× 1×
|
Report | 1× 7×
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| 29 September 2024 17:30 |
Zamalek SC
|
27–34 | Telekom Veszprém
|
New Capital Sports Hall, New Administrative Capital Attendance: 800 Referees: Hansen, Madsen (DEN) |
| El-Ahmar, Yosri 4 | (15–18) | Grahovac, Sandell 5 | ||
1× 7× 1×
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Report | 5×
|
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 46 | +38 | 4 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Al Ahly
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 72 | 46 | +26 | 2 | |
| 3 | Sydney Uni HC
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 102 | −64 | 0 |
Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
| 27 September 2024 18:30 |
Sydney Uni HC
|
15–49 | Al Ahly
|
New Capital Sports Hall, New Administrative Capital Attendance: 500 Referees: Lemes, Sosa (URU) |
| three players 3 | (6–20) | Dahroug 9 | ||
| 1× 6×
|
Report | 3×
|
| 28 September 2024 20:00 |
Barcelona
|
53–23 | Sydney Uni HC
|
New Capital Sports Hall, New Administrative Capital Attendance: 350 Referees: Ismoilov, Ismoilov (UZB) |
| Ortega 9 | (27–12) | Messerschmidt 7 | ||
| 6×
|
Report | 2×
|
| 29 September 2024 20:00 |
Al Ahly
|
23–31 | Barcelona
|
New Capital Sports Hall, New Administrative Capital Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE) |
| Adel 6 | (10–17) | Gómez 6 | ||
| 1× 2×
|
Report | 4×
|
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SC Magdeburg
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 49 | +43 | 4 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Khaleej Club
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 76 | 60 | +16 | 2 | |
| 3 | California Eagles
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 105 | −59 | 0 |
Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
| 27 September 2024 15:00 |
California Eagles
|
25–48 | Khaleej Club
|
New Capital Sports Hall, New Administrative Capital Attendance: 700 Referees: Ismoilov, Ismoilov (UZB) |
| Damm 6 | (16–22) | Al-Salem 11 | ||
| 4× 1×
|
Report | 1× 3×
|
| 28 September 2024 17:30 |
SC Magdeburg
|
57–21 | California Eagles
|
New Capital Sports Hall, New Administrative Capital Attendance: 1,000 Referees: El-Saied, El-Saied (EGY) |
| Mertens 16 | (28–14) | Vagset 7 | ||
| 1×
|
Report | 1× 5×
|
| 29 September 2024 15:00 |
Khaleej Club
|
28–35 | SC Magdeburg
|
New Capital Sports Hall, New Administrative Capital Attendance: 350 Referees: Nachevski, Nikolov (MKD) |
| A. Al-Ibrahim 7 | (14–15) | Persson 9 | ||
| 3×
|
Report | 1× 4×
|
Second-placed teams ranking
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B | Al Ahly
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 72 | 46 | +26 | 2 | Semifinals |
| 2 | C | Khaleej Club
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 76 | 60 | +16 | 2 | |
| 3 | A | Zamalek SC
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 59 | −2 | 2 |
Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference.
Placement round
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zamalek SC
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 47 | +24 | 4 |
| 2 | Khaleej Club
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 54 | +22 | 4 |
| 3 | Sydney Uni HC
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 77 | −15 | 2 |
| 4 | Handebol Taubaté
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 51 | 59 | −8 | 0 |
| 5 | California Eagles
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 53 | 76 | −23 | 0 |
Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
Results
| 1 October 2024 11:00 |
Khaleej Club
|
29–27 | Handebol Taubaté
|
New Capital Sports Hall, New Administrative Capital Attendance: 250 Referees: Konjičanin, Konjičanin (BIH) |
| Mu. Al-Salem 7 | (13–13) | Perin 6 | ||
| 2× 1×
|
Report | 5×
|
| 1 October 2024 14:00 |
California Eagles
|
23–41 | Zamalek SC
|
New Capital Sports Hall, New Administrative Capital Attendance: 100 Referees: Lemes, Sosa (URU) |
| Vagset 6 | (11–21) | Saad 6 | ||
| 3×
|
Report | 3×
|
| 2 October 2024 16:00 |
Sydney Uni HC
|
35–30 | California Eagles
|
New Capital Sports Hall, New Administrative Capital Attendance: 50 Referees: El-Saied, El-Saied (EGY) |
| three players 6 | (18–15) | Raff 7 | ||
| 1× 4×
|
Report | 4×
|
| 3 October 2024 11:00 |
Khaleej Club
|
47–27 | Sydney Uni HC
|
New Capital Sports Hall, New Administrative Capital Attendance: 150 Referees: Ismoilov, Ismoilov (UZB) |
| Al-Salem, Al-Sayyaf 11 | (19–11) | Delpire 8 | ||
| 1×
|
Report | 1×
|
| 3 October 2024 14:00 |
Handebol Taubaté
|
24–30 | Zamalek SC
|
New Capital Sports Hall, New Administrative Capital Attendance: 150 Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE) |
| Perin 7 | (9–17) | Sadek 6 | ||
| 4×
|
Report | 2×
|
Knockout stage
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 1 October | ||||||
| SC Magdeburg | 28 | |||||
| 3 October | ||||||
| Al Ahly | 24 | |||||
| SC Magdeburg | 33 | |||||
| 1 October | ||||||
| Telekom Veszprém (ET) | 34 | |||||
| Barcelona | 34 | |||||
| Telekom Veszprém (ET) | 39 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 3 October | ||||||
| Al Ahly | 32 | |||||
| Barcelona | 29 | |||||
Semifinals
| 1 October 2024 17:00 |
Barcelona
|
34–39 (ET) | Telekom Veszprém
|
New Capital Sports Hall, New Administrative Capital Attendance: 500 Referees: Nachevski, Nikolov (MKD) |
| Gómez 10 | (13–15) | Descat 9 | ||
| 1× 1× 1×
|
Report | 2× 3×
| ||
|
FT: 29–29 ET: 5–10 | ||||
| 1 October 2024 20:00 |
SC Magdeburg
|
28–24 | Al Ahly
|
New Capital Sports Hall, New Administrative Capital Attendance: 500 Referees: Gasmi, Gasmi (FRA) |
| Zehnder 9 | (12–15) | Hassan 6 | ||
| 3×
|
Report | 1× 7×
|
Third place game
| 3 October 2024 17:00 |
Al Ahly
|
32–29 | Barcelona
|
New Capital Sports Hall, New Administrative Capital Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Konjičanin, Konjičanin (BIH) |
| Ramadan 7 | (18–15) | Janc 6 | ||
| 4×
|
Report | 1×
|
Final
| 3 October 2024 20:00 |
SC Magdeburg
|
33–34 (ET) | Telekom Veszprém
|
New Capital Sports Hall, New Administrative Capital Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Hansen, Madsen (DEN) |
| Magnússon 7 | (14–13) | Fabregas 9 | ||
| 2×
|
Report | 1× 2×
| ||
|
FT: 28–28 ET: 5–6 | ||||
Final ranking
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
 |
Telekom Veszprém
|
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SC Magdeburg
|
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Al Ahly
|
| 4 | Barcelona
|
| 5 | Khaleej Club
|
| 6 | Zamalek SC
|
| 7 | Sydney Uni HC
|
| 8 | Handebol Taubaté
|
| 9 | California Eagles
|
References
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- ^ "Handball Super-Cup in Afrika: Erstes Ticket für IHF Super Globe 2024 vergeben". handball-world.news. 17 April 2024.
- ^ "17th IHF Men's Club World Championship will be hosted in Egypt". Ihf.info. 25 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "IHF Club World Championship returns to Egypt". ihf.info. 10 July 2024.
- ^ "Magdeburg seal historic three-peat at the IHF Men's Super Globe after dramatic final". ihf.info. 12 November 2023.
- ^ "Sydney-Uni return to the IHF Men's Club World Championship after sealing title at the Australian Club Championships". ihf.info. 22 July 2024.
- ^ "Powerhouses Al-Ahly and Primeiro de Agosto clinch titles at the CAHB African Super Cup". ihf.info. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ "Nine teams learn their fate in luxurious setting at the draw for the 2024 IHF Men's Club World Championship". ihf.info. 21 August 2024. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
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