# 2016 Asian Men's Handball Championship

The 2016 Asian Men's Handball Championship was the 17th edition of the Asian Men's Handball Championship, held from 15 to 28 January 2016 in Isa Town and Manama, Bahrain. It acted as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 2017 World Championship.
Qatar secured their second consecutive title by defeating Bahrain 27–22 in the final. The bronze medal was captured by Japan, by beating Saudi Arabia 25–16.

## Draw

| Group A | Group B |
| Qatar  South Korea  Oman  Japan  Syria  Macau | Iran  United Arab Emirates  Saudi Arabia  China  Lebanon  Bahrain |

## Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+3).

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Qatar | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 76 | +60 | 8 | Advanced to semifinals |
| 2 | Japan | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 108 | 93 | +15 | 6 | Advanced to semifinals |
| 3 | South Korea | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 109 | 111 | −2 | 4 | Advanced to 5–8th place semifinals |
| 4 | Oman | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 96 | 113 | −17 | 2 | Advanced to 5–8th place semifinals |
| 5 | Syria | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 69 | 125 | −56 | 0 | Advanced to 9–11th place semifinal |
| 6 | Macau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew |
| 16 January 2016 16:00 | Japan | 31–25 | South Korea | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 16 January 2016 16:00 | | (14–10) | | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 16 January 2016 18:00 | Oman | 19–37 | Qatar | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 16 January 2016 18:00 | | (8–19) | | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 18 January 2016 16:00 | South Korea | 23–22 | Oman | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 18 January 2016 16:00 | | (11–12) | | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 18 January 2016 18:00 | Syria | 10–32 | Qatar | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 18 January 2016 18:00 | | (6–18) | | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 20 January 2016 16:00 | Qatar | 29–24 | Japan | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 20 January 2016 16:00 | | (15–12) | | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 20 January 2016 18:00 | Oman | 31–24 | Syria | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 20 January 2016 18:00 | | (15–11) | | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 22 January 2016 16:00 | Oman | 24–29 | Japan | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 22 January 2016 16:00 | | (11–16) | | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 22 January 2016 18:00 | South Korea | 38–20 | Syria | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 22 January 2016 18:00 | | (19–5) | | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 24 January 2016 16:00 | Japan | 24–15 | Syria | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 24 January 2016 16:00 | | (11–6) | | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 24 January 2016 18:00 | Qatar | 38–23 | South Korea | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 24 January 2016 18:00 | | (19–13) | | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Bahrain (H) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 102 | +60 | 10 | Advanced to semifinals |
| 2 | Saudi Arabia | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 133 | 96 | +37 | 7 | Advanced to semifinals |
| 3 | Iran | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 138 | 129 | +9 | 6 | Advanced to 5–8th place semifinals |
| 4 | United Arab Emirates | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 123 | 119 | +4 | 5 | Advanced to 5–8th place semifinals |
| 5 | Lebanon | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 110 | 159 | −49 | 2 | Advanced to 9–11th place semifinal |
| 6 | China | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 101 | 162 | −61 | 0 | Advanced to 9–11th place semifinal |
| 15 January 2016 14:00 | China | 17–21 | United Arab Emirates | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 15 January 2016 14:00 | | (5–9) | | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 15 January 2016 16:00 | Saudi Arabia | 26–21 | Iran | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 15 January 2016 16:00 | | (12–10) | | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 15 January 2016 19:30 | Lebanon | 18–41 | Bahrain | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 15 January 2016 19:30 | | (7–16) | | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 17 January 2016 15:00 | United Arab Emirates | 17–17 | Saudi Arabia | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 17 January 2016 15:00 | | (6–7) | | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 17 January 2016 17:00 | Lebanon | 26–31 | Iran | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 17 January 2016 17:00 | | (13–16) | | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 17 January 2016 19:00 | China | 18–41 | Bahrain | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 17 January 2016 19:00 | | (7–18) | | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 19 January 2016 15:00 | Iran | 36–18 | China | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 19 January 2016 15:00 | | (17–10) | | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 19 January 2016 17:00 | Saudi Arabia | 32–13 | Lebanon | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 19 January 2016 17:00 | | (16–4) | | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 19 January 2016 19:00 | Bahrain | 28–26 | United Arab Emirates | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 19 January 2016 19:00 | | (16–13) | | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 21 January 2016 15:00 | Saudi Arabia | 34–20 | China | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 21 January 2016 15:00 | | (16–8) | | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 21 January 2016 17:00 | United Arab Emirates | 27–23 | Lebanon | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 21 January 2016 17:00 | | (12–16) | | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 21 January 2016 19:00 | Iran | 16–27 | Bahrain | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 21 January 2016 19:00 | | (8–13) | | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 23 January 2016 15:00 | Iran | 34–32 | United Arab Emirates | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 23 January 2016 15:00 | | (15–15) | | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 23 January 2016 17:00 | China | 28–30 | Lebanon | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 23 January 2016 17:00 | | (18–15) | | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 23 January 2016 19:00 | Bahrain | 25–24 | Saudi Arabia | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 23 January 2016 19:00 | | (15–12) | | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |

## Knockout stage

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| 26 January – Isa Town | 26 January – Isa Town |
| Qatar | 22 |
| Qatar | 22 | 28 January – Isa Town | 28 January – Isa Town |
| Saudi Arabia | 13 | 28 January – Isa Town | 28 January – Isa Town |
| Saudi Arabia | 13 | Qatar | 27 |
| 26 January – Isa Town | 26 January – Isa Town | | Qatar | 27 |
| 26 January – Isa Town | 26 January – Isa Town | Bahrain | 22 |
| Bahrain | 29 | Bahrain | 22 |
| Japan | 23 | | |
| Japan | 23 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 28 January – Isa Town | 28 January – Isa Town |
| | | Saudi Arabia | 16 |
| | | Japan | 25 |

### 5th place bracket

| 5–8th place semifinals | 5–8th place semifinals | Fifth place | Fifth place |
| 25 January – Manama | 25 January – Manama |
| South Korea | 32 |
| South Korea | 32 | 27 January – Manama | 27 January – Manama |
| United Arab Emirates | 23 | 27 January – Manama | 27 January – Manama |
| United Arab Emirates | 23 | South Korea | 28 |
| 25 January – Manama | 25 January – Manama | | South Korea | 28 |
| 25 January – Manama | 25 January – Manama | Iran | 29 |
| Iran | 32 | Iran | 29 |
| Oman | 27 | | |
| Oman | 27 | Seventh place | Seventh place |
| | | 27 January – Manama | 27 January – Manama |
| | | United Arab Emirates (Pen) | 31 |
| | | Oman | 30 |

### 9–11th place semifinal

| 25 January 2016 15:00 | Syria | 24–31 | China | Bahrain Handball Federation Hall, Manama |
| 25 January 2016 15:00 | | (13–11) | | Bahrain Handball Federation Hall, Manama |

### 5–8th place semifinals

| 25 January 2016 17:00 | South Korea | 32–23 | United Arab Emirates | Bahrain Handball Federation Hall, Manama |
| 25 January 2016 17:00 | | (16–9) | | Bahrain Handball Federation Hall, Manama |
| 25 January 2016 19:00 | Iran | 32–27 | Oman | Bahrain Handball Federation Hall, Manama |
| 25 January 2016 19:00 | | (14–14) | | Bahrain Handball Federation Hall, Manama |

### Semifinals

| 26 January 2016 17:00 | Qatar | 22–13 | Saudi Arabia | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 26 January 2016 17:00 | | (12–9) | | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 26 January 2016 19:00 | Bahrain | 29–23 | Japan | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 26 January 2016 19:00 | | (15–10) | | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |

### Ninth place game

| 27 January 2016 15:00 | China | 30–23 | Lebanon | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 27 January 2016 15:00 | | (10–15) | | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |

### Seventh place game

| 27 January 2016 17:00 | United Arab Emirates | 31–30 | Oman | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 27 January 2016 17:00 | | (14–12) | | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |||

### Fifth place game

| 27 January 2016 19:00 | South Korea | 28–29 | Iran | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 27 January 2016 19:00 | | (16–15) | | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |

### Third place game

| 28 January 2016 17:00 | Saudi Arabia | 16–25 | Japan | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 28 January 2016 17:00 | | (7–12) | | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |

### Final

| 28 January 2016 19:00 | Qatar | 27–22 | Bahrain | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 28 January 2016 19:00 | | (12–11) | | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | Qatar |
| | Bahrain |
| | Japan |
| 4 | Saudi Arabia |
| 5 | Iran |
| 6 | South Korea |
| 7 | United Arab Emirates |
| 8 | Oman |
| 9 | China |
| 10 | Lebanon |
| 11 | Syria |
* Team qualified for the 2017 World Championship