# 2012 Asian Men's Handball Championship

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.

## Draw

| Group A | Group B |
| South Korea  Japan  Iran  Jordan  Kuwait | Bahrain  Saudi Arabia  Qatar  United Arab Emirates  Uzbekistan |

## Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+3).

### Group A

| 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 |
| 27 January 2012 16:30 | Jordan | 13–25 | South Korea | Green Hall, Jeddah Attendance: 200 Referees: Al-Mawt, Al-Marhoon (BHR) |
| 27 January 2012 16:30 | Abu-Hasan 4 | (7–11) | Park J.G., Jeong H., Lee E.H. 4 | Green Hall, Jeddah Attendance: 200 Referees: Al-Mawt, Al-Marhoon (BHR) |
| 27 January 2012 16:30 | 3× 7× | Report | 3× 5× | Green Hall, Jeddah Attendance: 200 Referees: Al-Mawt, Al-Marhoon (BHR) |
| 27 January 2012 18:30 | Iran | 26–27 | Kuwait | Green Hall, Jeddah Attendance: 200 Referees: Milošević, Gubica (CRO) |
| 27 January 2012 18:30 | Nadri 6 | (14–14) | M. Al-Gharaballi 10 | Green Hall, Jeddah Attendance: 200 Referees: Milošević, Gubica (CRO) |
| 27 January 2012 18:30 | 3× 3× | Report | 3× 2× | Green Hall, Jeddah Attendance: 200 Referees: Milošević, Gubica (CRO) |
| 28 January 2012 14:30 | Japan | 35–22 | Jordan | Green Hall, Jeddah Attendance: 100 Referees: Al-Suwaidi, Ba-Matraf (QAT) |
| 28 January 2012 14:30 | Ozawa 9 | (18–10) | Abu-Hasan 5 | Green Hall, Jeddah Attendance: 100 Referees: Al-Suwaidi, Ba-Matraf (QAT) |
| 28 January 2012 14:30 | 2× 3× | Report | 3× 7× | Green Hall, Jeddah Attendance: 100 Referees: Al-Suwaidi, Ba-Matraf (QAT) |
| 28 January 2012 20:30 | South Korea | 26–21 | Iran | Green Hall, Jeddah Attendance: 200 Referees: Al-Marzouqi, Al-Nuaimi (UAE) |
| 28 January 2012 20:30 | Jeong Y.K., Jung S.Y. 5 | (16–7) | Jamali 6 | Green Hall, Jeddah Attendance: 200 Referees: Al-Marzouqi, Al-Nuaimi (UAE) |
| 28 January 2012 20:30 | 2× 2× | Report | 2× 3× | Green Hall, Jeddah Attendance: 200 Referees: Al-Marzouqi, Al-Nuaimi (UAE) |
| 29 January 2012 16:30 | Kuwait | 27–30 | Japan | Green Hall, Jeddah Attendance: 200 Referees: Guðjónsson, Elíasson (ISL) |
| 29 January 2012 16:30 | A. Al-Gharaballi 7 | (14–14) | Toyoda, Higashinagahama 7 | Green Hall, Jeddah Attendance: 200 Referees: Guðjónsson, Elíasson (ISL) |
| 29 January 2012 16:30 | 3× 1× | Report | 2× | Green Hall, Jeddah Attendance: 200 Referees: Guðjónsson, Elíasson (ISL) |
| 30 January 2012 16:30 | Iran | 25–17 | Jordan | Green Hall, Jeddah Attendance: 100 Referees: Al-Marhoon, Al-Mawt (BHR) |
| 30 January 2012 16:30 | Momenizadeh 8 | (9–7) | Al-Mousa 6 | Green Hall, Jeddah Attendance: 100 Referees: Al-Marhoon, Al-Mawt (BHR) |
| 30 January 2012 16:30 | 3× 4× | Report | 3× 7× | Green Hall, Jeddah Attendance: 100 Referees: Al-Marhoon, Al-Mawt (BHR) |
| 30 January 2012 20:30 | Kuwait | 26–27 | South Korea | Green Hall, Jeddah Attendance: 200 Referees: Al-Suwaidi, Ba-Matraf (QAT) |
| 30 January 2012 20:30 | M. Al-Gharaballi 11 | (12–14) | Park J.G., Eom H.W. 5 | Green Hall, Jeddah Attendance: 200 Referees: Al-Suwaidi, Ba-Matraf (QAT) |
| 30 January 2012 20:30 | 3× 3× | Report | 3× 5× 1× | Green Hall, Jeddah Attendance: 200 Referees: Al-Suwaidi, Ba-Matraf (QAT) |
| 31 January 2012 16:30 | Japan | 25–27 | Iran | Green Hall, Jeddah Attendance: 200 Referees: Al-Marzouqi, Al-Nuaimi (UAE) |
| 31 January 2012 16:30 | Ozawa, Kadoyama 5 | (12–13) | A. Mousavi 9 | Green Hall, Jeddah Attendance: 200 Referees: Al-Marzouqi, Al-Nuaimi (UAE) |
| 31 January 2012 16:30 | 1× | Report | 2× 3× 1× | Green Hall, Jeddah Attendance: 200 Referees: Al-Marzouqi, Al-Nuaimi (UAE) |
| 1 February 2012 18:30 | South Korea | 28–27 | Japan | Green Hall, Jeddah Attendance: 200 Referees: Guðjónsson, Elíasson (ISL) |
| 1 February 2012 18:30 | Jeong Y.K. 6 | (14–13) | Higashinagahama 7 | Green Hall, Jeddah Attendance: 200 Referees: Guðjónsson, Elíasson (ISL) |
| 1 February 2012 18:30 | 2× 3× | Report | 2× 1× | Green Hall, Jeddah Attendance: 200 Referees: Guðjónsson, Elíasson (ISL) |
| 1 February 2012 20:30 | Jordan | 28–31 | Kuwait | Green Hall, Jeddah Attendance: 200 Referees: Milošević, Gubica (CRO) |
| 1 February 2012 20:30 | Abu-Hasan 6 | (15–12) | A. Al-Gharaballi 6 | Green Hall, Jeddah Attendance: 200 Referees: Milošević, Gubica (CRO) |
| 1 February 2012 20:30 | 3× 1× | Report | 2× 2× | Green Hall, Jeddah Attendance: 200 Referees: Milošević, Gubica (CRO) |

### Group B

| 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 |
| 26 January 2012 14:30 | United Arab Emirates | 40–20 | Uzbekistan | Green Hall, Jeddah Attendance: 200 Referees: Hizaki, Ikebuchi (JPN) |
| 26 January 2012 14:30 | Al-Saffar 8 | (22–13) | Ignatenko 6 | Green Hall, Jeddah Attendance: 200 Referees: Hizaki, Ikebuchi (JPN) |
| 26 January 2012 14:30 | 1× 3× | Report | 2× 4× | Green Hall, Jeddah Attendance: 200 Referees: Hizaki, Ikebuchi (JPN) |
| 26 January 2012 20:00 | Bahrain | 23–23 | Saudi Arabia | Green Hall, Jeddah Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Guðjónsson, Elíasson (ISL) |
| 26 January 2012 20:00 | J. Abdulqader 6 | (9–13) | Al-Salem 6 | Green Hall, Jeddah Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Guðjónsson, Elíasson (ISL) |
| 26 January 2012 20:00 | 3× 7× 1× | Report | 3× 6× 1× | Green Hall, Jeddah Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Guðjónsson, Elíasson (ISL) |
| 27 January 2012 14:30 | Qatar | 41–19 | Uzbekistan | Green Hall, Jeddah Attendance: 200 Referees: Koo, Lee (KOR) |
| 27 January 2012 14:30 | Abdulla 8 | (23–5) | Sayukov 6 | Green Hall, Jeddah Attendance: 200 Referees: Koo, Lee (KOR) |
| 27 January 2012 14:30 | 3× 2× | Report | 4× | Green Hall, Jeddah Attendance: 200 Referees: Koo, Lee (KOR) |
| 28 January 2012 16:30 | Bahrain | 26–27 | Qatar | Green Hall, Jeddah Attendance: 200 Referees: Milošević, Gubica (CRO) |
| 28 January 2012 16:30 | J. Abdulqader, M. Abdulqader 6 | (13–12) | Al-Rayes 10 | Green Hall, Jeddah Attendance: 200 Referees: Milošević, Gubica (CRO) |
| 28 January 2012 16:30 | 3× 5× | Report | 2× 6× | Green Hall, Jeddah Attendance: 200 Referees: Milošević, Gubica (CRO) |
| 28 January 2012 18:30 | Saudi Arabia | 26–19 | United Arab Emirates | Green Hall, Jeddah Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Al-Mutawa, Al-Suwailam (KUW) |
| 28 January 2012 18:30 | Al-Habib, Al-Salem 5 | (15–10) | Al-Bannai 5 | Green Hall, Jeddah Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Al-Mutawa, Al-Suwailam (KUW) |
| 28 January 2012 18:30 | 3× 7× | Report | 2× 5× | Green Hall, Jeddah Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Al-Mutawa, Al-Suwailam (KUW) |
| 29 January 2012 18:30 | Uzbekistan | 14–47 | Saudi Arabia | Green Hall, Jeddah Attendance: 500 Referees: Lee, Koo (KOR) |
| 29 January 2012 18:30 | Ikramov 5 | (6–22) | Al-Abdulali 10 | Green Hall, Jeddah Attendance: 500 Referees: Lee, Koo (KOR) |
| 29 January 2012 18:30 | 2× 5× | Report | 3× 1× | Green Hall, Jeddah Attendance: 500 Referees: Lee, Koo (KOR) |
| 30 January 2012 14:30 | Qatar | 28–21 | United Arab Emirates | Green Hall, Jeddah Attendance: 200 Referees: Al-Mutawa, Al-Suwailam (KUW) |
| 30 January 2012 14:30 | Al-Rayes 8 | (12–9) | Abdulla, Al-Ali, Al-Dhanhani 5 | Green Hall, Jeddah Attendance: 200 Referees: Al-Mutawa, Al-Suwailam (KUW) |
| 30 January 2012 14:30 | 3× 5× | Report | 2× 4× 2× | Green Hall, Jeddah Attendance: 200 Referees: Al-Mutawa, Al-Suwailam (KUW) |
| 30 January 2012 18:30 | Uzbekistan | 15–52 | Bahrain | Green Hall, Jeddah Attendance: 100 Referees: Hizaki, Ikebuchi (JPN) |
| 30 January 2012 18:30 | Ignatenko 8 | (8–24) | A. Abdulqader 12 | Green Hall, Jeddah Attendance: 100 Referees: Hizaki, Ikebuchi (JPN) |
| 30 January 2012 18:30 | 2× 6× | Report | 3× 2× | Green Hall, Jeddah Attendance: 100 Referees: Hizaki, Ikebuchi (JPN) |
| 31 January 2012 18:30 | Saudi Arabia | 24–24 | Qatar | Green Hall, Jeddah Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Milošević, Gubica (CRO) |
| 31 January 2012 18:30 | Al-Harbi 5 | (10–14) | Mabrouk 8 | Green Hall, Jeddah Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Milošević, Gubica (CRO) |
| 31 January 2012 18:30 | 3× 2× | Report | 3× 2× | Green Hall, Jeddah Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Milošević, Gubica (CRO) |
| 1 February 2012 14:30 | United Arab Emirates | 29–30 | Bahrain | Green Hall, Jeddah Attendance: 200 Referees: Hizaki, Ikebuchi (JPN) |
| 1 February 2012 14:30 | Al-Ali 7 | (12–14) | Four players 5 | Green Hall, Jeddah Attendance: 200 Referees: Hizaki, Ikebuchi (JPN) |
| 1 February 2012 14:30 | 3× 1× | Report | 1× 1× | Green Hall, Jeddah Attendance: 200 Referees: Hizaki, Ikebuchi (JPN) |

## Placement 5th–10th
### 9th/10th

| 2 February 2012 14:00 | Jordan | 32–30 | Uzbekistan | Green Hall, Jeddah Attendance: 100 Referees: Al-Amiry, Al-Dosery (KSA) |
| 2 February 2012 14:00 | Al-Atabi 9 | (17–17) | Ignatenko 9 | Green Hall, Jeddah Attendance: 100 Referees: Al-Amiry, Al-Dosery (KSA) |
| 2 February 2012 14:00 | 3× 4× | Report | 3× 6× | Green Hall, Jeddah Attendance: 100 Referees: Al-Amiry, Al-Dosery (KSA) |

### 7th/8th

| 3 February 2012 14:30 | Kuwait | 29–31 | United Arab Emirates | Green Hall, Jeddah Attendance: 100 Referees: Koo, Lee (KOR) |
| 3 February 2012 14:30 | M. Al-Gharaballi 14 | (12–15) | Al-Dhanhani 6 | Green Hall, Jeddah Attendance: 100 Referees: Koo, Lee (KOR) |
| 3 February 2012 14:30 | 3× | Report | 3× 3× | Green Hall, Jeddah Attendance: 100 Referees: Koo, Lee (KOR) |

### 5th/6th

| 3 February 2012 16:30 | Iran | 25–20 | Bahrain | Green Hall, Jeddah Attendance: 100 Referees: Ba-Matraf, Al-Suwaidi (QAT) |
| 3 February 2012 16:30 | Jamali 6 | (11–12) | Jawher, Al-Maqabi 4 | Green Hall, Jeddah Attendance: 100 Referees: Ba-Matraf, Al-Suwaidi (QAT) |
| 3 February 2012 16:30 | 2× 2× | Report | 2× 3× | Green Hall, Jeddah Attendance: 100 Referees: Ba-Matraf, Al-Suwaidi (QAT) |

## Final round

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Gold medal match | Gold medal match |
| 3 February – Jeddah | 3 February – Jeddah |
| South Korea | 27 |
| South Korea | 27 | 5 February – Jeddah | 5 February – Jeddah |
| Saudi Arabia | 26 | 5 February – Jeddah | 5 February – Jeddah |
| Saudi Arabia | 26 | South Korea | 23 |
| 3 February – Jeddah | 3 February – Jeddah | | South Korea | 23 |
| 3 February – Jeddah | 3 February – Jeddah | Qatar | 22 |
| Qatar | 33 | Qatar | 22 |
| Japan | 28 | | |
| Japan | 28 | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| | | 5 February – Jeddah | 5 February – Jeddah |
| | | Saudi Arabia | 25 |
| | | Japan | 21 |

### Semifinals

| 3 February 2012 18:30 | South Korea | 27–26 | Saudi Arabia | Green Hall, Jeddah Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Guðjónsson, Elíasson (ISL) |
| 3 February 2012 18:30 | Yoon K.S. 8 | (14–13) | Al-Mohsin 8 | Green Hall, Jeddah Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Guðjónsson, Elíasson (ISL) |
| 3 February 2012 18:30 | 3× 6× | Report | 3× 5× | Green Hall, Jeddah Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Guðjónsson, Elíasson (ISL) |
| 3 February 2012 20:30 | Qatar | 33–28 | Japan | Green Hall, Jeddah Attendance: 500 Referees: Milošević, Gubica (CRO) |
| 3 February 2012 20:30 | Mabrouk 8 | (19–13) | Toyoda 9 | Green Hall, Jeddah Attendance: 500 Referees: Milošević, Gubica (CRO) |
| 3 February 2012 20:30 | 3× 2× | Report | 3× | Green Hall, Jeddah Attendance: 500 Referees: Milošević, Gubica (CRO) |

### Bronze medal match

| 5 February 2012 16:30 | Saudi Arabia | 25–21 | Japan | Green Hall, Jeddah Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Milošević, Gubica (CRO) |
| 5 February 2012 16:30 | Al-Harbi 7 | (13–11) | Toyoda 5 | Green Hall, Jeddah Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Milošević, Gubica (CRO) |
| 5 February 2012 16:30 | 3× 2× | Report | 3× 3× | Green Hall, Jeddah Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Milošević, Gubica (CRO) |

### Gold medal match

| 5 February 2012 18:30 | South Korea | 23–22 | Qatar | Green Hall, Jeddah Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Guðjónsson, Elíasson (ISL) |
| 5 February 2012 18:30 | Yoon K.S. 7 | (10–11) | Mabrouk 9 | Green Hall, Jeddah Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Guðjónsson, Elíasson (ISL) |
| 5 February 2012 18:30 | 3× 5× | Report | 3× 6× | Green Hall, Jeddah Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Guðjónsson, Elíasson (ISL) |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | South Korea |
| | Qatar |
| | 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

* Most Valuable Player: Lee Jae-woo (KOR)
* Best Goalkeeper: Manaf Al-Saeed (KSA)
* Fair Play Award: South Korea