# 2023 IHF Men's Super Globe

‌The 2023 IHF Men's Super Globe was the 17th edition of the yearly club world championship in handball, held from 7 to 12 November 2023 in Dammam, Saudi Arabia under the aegis of the International Handball Federation (IHF). It was the fourth time in history that the event was organised by the Saudi Arabian Handball Federation.
SC Magdeburg defeated Füchse Berlin to win their third consecutive title.

## Teams

Twelve teams competed in the tournament: the winners of the continental tournaments, the defending champion, two host teams and two wild card teams.
| Team | Qualified as |
| SC Magdeburg | Defending champion |
| Al Ahly | Winner of 2023 African Handball Super Cup |
| Al-Najma | Winner of Asian Club League Championship |
| University of Queensland | Winner of 2023 Oceania Handball Champions Cup |
| San Francisco CalHeat | Winner of North American and Caribbean Senior Club Championship |
| San Fernando HB | Winner of South and Central American Men's Club Handball Championship |
| Industria Kielce | Runner-up of EHF Champions League |
| Al-Kuwait SC | Winner of Arab Handball Championship of Champions |
| Khaleej Club | Host (Winner and Runner-up of the Saudi Handball League) |
| Al-Noor Club | Host (Winner and Runner-up of the Saudi Handball League) |
| Füchse Berlin | Wildcard (Winner of EHF European League) |
| Barcelona | Wildcard (Third of EHF Champions League) |
* ↑ SC Magdeburg was the winner of the EHF Champions League but they are already qualified as defending champion

## Draw

The draw was held on 28 September 2022.

### Seeding

| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 |
| SC Magdeburg Industria Kielce Al Ahly Al-Kuwait SC | Khaleej Club San Fernando HB Al-Najma Al-Noor Club | University of Queensland San Francisco CalHeat Barcelona Füchse Berlin |

## Referees

The referee pairs were announced on 6 October 2023.
Referees :
| Algeria | Youcef Belkhiri Sidali Hamidi |
| Argentina | Sebastián Lenci Julian Grillo |
| Czech Republic | Václav Horáček Jiří Novotný |
| France | Karim Gasmi Raouf Gasmi |
Referees :
| Hungary | Ádám Bíró Olivér Kiss |
| Norway | Håvard Kleven Lars Jørum |
| Spain | Andreu Marín Ignacio García |
| Sweden | Mirza Kurtagic Mattias Wetterwik |

## Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+3).

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Barcelona | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 45 | +35 | 4 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Al Ahly | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 57 | +7 | 2 | 5–8th place semifinals |
| 3 | Al-Noor Club | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 81 | −42 | 0 | 9–12th place semifinals |
| 7 November 2023 16:00 | Al Ahly | 38–20 | Al-Noor Club | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Kleven, Jørum (NOR) |
| 7 November 2023 16:00 | Hassan 6 | (16–12) | Landim 7 | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Kleven, Jørum (NOR) |
| 7 November 2023 16:00 | 4× 1× | Report | 5× | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Kleven, Jørum (NOR) |
| 8 November 2023 16:45 | Al-Noor Club | 19–43 | Barcelona | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 500 Referees: Bíró, Kiss (HUN) |
| 8 November 2023 16:45 | Landim 5 | (10–20) | Gómez, Janc 7 | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 500 Referees: Bíró, Kiss (HUN) |
| 8 November 2023 16:45 | 5× | Report | 1× | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 500 Referees: Bíró, Kiss (HUN) |
| 9 November 2023 19:00 | Al Ahly | 26–37 | Barcelona | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
| 9 November 2023 19:00 | Abdou, Hassan 5 | (16–19) | Valera 7 | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
| 9 November 2023 19:00 | 1× | Report | 1× 1× | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Füchse Berlin | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 62 | +23 | 4 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Al-Kuwait SC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 66 | +3 | 2 | 5–8th place semifinals |
| 3 | San Fernando HB | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 63 | 89 | −26 | 0 | 9–12th place semifinals |
| 7 November 2023 13:45 | Al-Kuwait SC | 41–29 | San Fernando HB | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 250 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
| 7 November 2023 13:45 | Saleh 7 | (19–15) | J. Fernández 8 | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 250 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
| 7 November 2023 13:45 | 2× | Report | 3× | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 250 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
| 8 November 2023 14:30 | San Fernando HB | 34–48 | Füchse Berlin | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 300 Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi (ALG) |
| 8 November 2023 14:30 | J. Fernández 7 | (19–23) | Gidsel 13 | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 300 Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi (ALG) |
| 8 November 2023 14:30 | 1× 4× 1× | Report | 2× 3× | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 300 Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi (ALG) |
| 9 November 2023 14:30 | Al-Kuwait SC | 28–37 | Füchse Berlin | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 300 Referees: Kleven, Jørum (NOR) |
| 9 November 2023 14:30 | Carol, Saleh 5 | (16–18) | Gidsel 13 | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 300 Referees: Kleven, Jørum (NOR) |
| 9 November 2023 14:30 | 2× | Report | 3× | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 300 Referees: Kleven, Jørum (NOR) |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | SC Magdeburg | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 34 | +52 | 4 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Khaleej Club | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 68 | 55 | +13 | 2 | 5–8th place semifinals |
| 3 | University of Queensland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 105 | −65 | 0 | 9–12th place semifinals |
| 7 November 2023 19:30 | SC Magdeburg | 29–20 | Khaleej Club | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE) |
| 7 November 2023 19:30 | Musche 10 | (15–10) | Nenadić 7 | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE) |
| 7 November 2023 19:30 | 2× 4× | Report | 2× | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE) |
| 8 November 2023 19:00 | Khaleej Club | 48–26 | University of Queensland | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Gasmi, Gasmi (FRA) |
| 8 November 2023 19:00 | Al-Traiki 8 | (26–12) | Oleaga, Warrener 5 | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Gasmi, Gasmi (FRA) |
| 8 November 2023 19:00 | 1× | Report | 4× | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Gasmi, Gasmi (FRA) |
| 9 November 2023 16:45 | SC Magdeburg | 57–14 | University of Queensland | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 450 Referees: Lenci, Grillo (ARG) |
| 9 November 2023 16:45 | Pettersson 26 | (28–7) | Gahan 4 | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 450 Referees: Lenci, Grillo (ARG) |
| 9 November 2023 16:45 | 1× 1× | Report | 1× | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 450 Referees: Lenci, Grillo (ARG) |

### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Industria Kielce | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 49 | +27 | 4 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Al-Najma | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 49 | +6 | 2 | 5–8th place semifinals |
| 3 | San Francisco CalHeat | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 78 | −33 | 0 | 9–12th place semifinals |
| 7 November 2023 11:30 | Industria Kielce | 27–26 | Al-Najma | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 250 Referees: Grillo, Lenci (ARG) |
| 7 November 2023 11:30 | Karalek 5 | (17–13) | Ahmed 8 | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 250 Referees: Grillo, Lenci (ARG) |
| 7 November 2023 11:30 | 5× | Report | 3× | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 250 Referees: Grillo, Lenci (ARG) |
| 8 November 2023 12:15 | Al-Najma | 29–22 | San Francisco CalHeat | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 200 Referees: Marín, García (ESP) |
| 8 November 2023 12:15 | Ahmed 9 | (12–9) | Raff 7 | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 200 Referees: Marín, García (ESP) |
| 8 November 2023 12:15 | 3× | Report | 2× | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 200 Referees: Marín, García (ESP) |
| 9 November 2023 12:15 | Industria Kielce | 49–23 | San Francisco CalHeat | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 200 Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE) |
| 9 November 2023 12:15 | Nahi 10 | (22–12) | Raff 7 | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 200 Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE) |
| 9 November 2023 12:15 | 2× | Report | 1× 2× | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 200 Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE) |

## Knockout stage
### 9–12th place bracket

| 9–12th place semifinals | 9–12th place semifinals | Ninth place game | Ninth place game |
| 11 November | 11 November |
| Al-Noor Club | 31 |
| Al-Noor Club | 31 | 12 November | 12 November |
| San Fernando HB | 29 | 12 November | 12 November |
| San Fernando HB | 29 | Al-Noor Club | 29 |
| 11 November | 11 November | | Al-Noor Club | 29 |
| 11 November | 11 November | San Francisco CalHeat | 24 |
| University of Queensland | 22 | San Francisco CalHeat | 24 |
| San Francisco CalHeat | 27 | | |
| San Francisco CalHeat | 27 | Eleventh place game | Eleventh place game |
| | | 12 November | 12 November |
| | | San Fernando HB | 39 |
| | | University of Queensland | 28 |

#### 9–12th place semifinals

| 11 November 2023 09:15 | Al-Noor Club | 31–29 | San Fernando HB | Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 250 Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE) |
| 11 November 2023 09:15 | Gadža 10 | (14–15) | F. Fernández, J. Fernández 5 | Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 250 Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE) |
| 11 November 2023 09:15 | 2× 1× | Report | 5× | Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 250 Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE) |
| 11 November 2023 11:15 | University of Queensland | 22–27 | San Francisco CalHeat | Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 300 Referees: Bíró, Kiss (HUN) |
| 11 November 2023 11:15 | Warrener 5 | (10–15) | Raff 7 | Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 300 Referees: Bíró, Kiss (HUN) |
| 11 November 2023 11:15 | 4× | Report | 3× | Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 300 Referees: Bíró, Kiss (HUN) |

#### Eleventh place game

| 12 November 2023 09:15 | San Fernando HB | 39–28 | University of Queensland | Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 300 Referees: Gasmi, Gasmi (FRA) |
| 12 November 2023 09:15 | Cánepa 11 | (22–11) | Gahan, Oleaga 7 | Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 300 Referees: Gasmi, Gasmi (FRA) |
| 12 November 2023 09:15 | 3× | Report | 4× | Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 300 Referees: Gasmi, Gasmi (FRA) |

#### Ninth place game

| 12 November 2023 11:15 | Al-Noor Club | 29–24 | San Francisco CalHeat | Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 500 Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi (ALG) |
| 12 November 2023 11:15 | Al-Agry 8 | (13–12) | Assfalg, Donlin 5 | Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 500 Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi (ALG) |
| 12 November 2023 11:15 | 2× | Report | 2× | Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 500 Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi (ALG) |

### 5–8th place bracket

| 5–8th place semifinals | 5–8th place semifinals | Fifth place game | Fifth place game |
| 11 November | 11 November |
| Al Ahly | 35 |
| Al Ahly | 35 | 12 November | 12 November |
| Al-Kuwait SC | 25 | 12 November | 12 November |
| Al-Kuwait SC | 25 | Al Ahly (Pen.) | 30 (5) |
| 11 November | 11 November | | Al Ahly (Pen.) | 30 (5) |
| 11 November | 11 November | Khaleej Club | 30 (4) |
| Khaleej Club | 27 | Khaleej Club | 30 (4) |
| Al-Najma | 24 | | |
| Al-Najma | 24 | Seventh place game | Seventh place game |
| | | 12 November | 12 November |
| | | Al-Kuwait SC | 29 |
| | | Al-Najma | 24 |

#### 5–8th place semifinals

| 11 November 2023 13:15 | Al Ahly | 35–25 | Al-Kuwait SC | Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 800 Referees: Gasmi, Gasmi (FRA) |
| 11 November 2023 13:15 | Hesham, Ramadan 6 | (16–12) | Carol 9 | Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 800 Referees: Gasmi, Gasmi (FRA) |
| 11 November 2023 13:15 | 3× | Report | 1× 4× 1× | Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 800 Referees: Gasmi, Gasmi (FRA) |
| 11 November 2023 15:15 | Khaleej Club | 27–24 | Al-Najma | Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 2,700 Referees: Marín, García (ESP) |
| 11 November 2023 15:15 | Al-Salem 5 | (14–10) | Ahmed 7 | Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 2,700 Referees: Marín, García (ESP) |
| 11 November 2023 15:15 | 2× 5× | Report | 1× 1× | Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 2,700 Referees: Marín, García (ESP) |

#### Seventh place game

| 12 November 2023 13:15 | Al-Kuwait SC | 29–24 | Al-Najma | Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 500 Referees: Lenci, Grillo (ARG) |
| 12 November 2023 13:15 | Carol 9 | (15–11) | Madan 5 | Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 500 Referees: Lenci, Grillo (ARG) |
| 12 November 2023 13:15 | 1× | Report | 1× 2× | Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 500 Referees: Lenci, Grillo (ARG) |

#### Fifth place game

| 12 November 2023 15:15 | Al Ahly | 35–34 | Khaleej Club | Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE) |
| 12 November 2023 15:15 | Adel, Ramadan 6 | (14–16) | Nenadić 10 | Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE) |
| 12 November 2023 15:15 | 1× 6× | Report | 1× 7× | Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE) |
| Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE) |||

### Championship bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 11 November | 11 November |
| Barcelona | 34 |
| Barcelona | 34 | 12 November | 12 November |
| Füchse Berlin (ET) | 35 | 12 November | 12 November |
| Füchse Berlin (ET) | 35 | Füchse Berlin | 32 |
| 11 November | 11 November | | Füchse Berlin | 32 |
| 11 November | 11 November | SC Magdeburg (ET) | 34 |
| SC Magdeburg | 28 | SC Magdeburg (ET) | 34 |
| Industria Kielce | 24 | | |
| Industria Kielce | 24 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 12 November | 12 November |
| | | Barcelona | 33 |
| | | Industria Kielce | 30 |

#### Semifinals

| 11 November 2023 17:30 | Barcelona | 34–35 (ET) | Füchse Berlin | Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 950 Referees: Kleven, Jørum (NOR) |
| 11 November 2023 17:30 | Frade, N’Guessan 6 | (16–16) | Gidsel 10 | Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 950 Referees: Kleven, Jørum (NOR) |
| 11 November 2023 17:30 | 1× 5× | Report | 2× 6× | Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 950 Referees: Kleven, Jørum (NOR) |
| Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 950 Referees: Kleven, Jørum (NOR) |||
| 11 November 2023 20:15 | SC Magdeburg | 28–24 | Industria Kielce | Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 850 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
| 11 November 2023 20:15 | Magnússon 6 | (15–14) | Nahi 6 | Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 850 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
| 11 November 2023 20:15 | 1× 1× | Report | 4× | Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 850 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |

#### Third place game

| 12 November 2023 17:30 | Barcelona | 33–30 | Industria Kielce | Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 750 Referees: Bíró, Kiss (HUN) |
| 12 November 2023 17:30 | Mem 8 | (14–16) | Sićko 6 | Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 750 Referees: Bíró, Kiss (HUN) |
| 12 November 2023 17:30 | 1× 3× | Report | 1× 3× 1× | Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 750 Referees: Bíró, Kiss (HUN) |

#### Final

| 12 November 2023 20:15 | Füchse Berlin | 32–34 (ET) | SC Magdeburg | Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 1,800 Referees: Marín, García (ESP) |
| 12 November 2023 20:15 | Gidsel 9 | (16–13) | Lagergren, Smárason 7 | Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 1,800 Referees: Marín, García (ESP) |
| 12 November 2023 20:15 | 2× 5× | Report | 2× 4× | Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 1,800 Referees: Marín, García (ESP) |
| Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 1,800 Referees: Marín, García (ESP) |||

## Final ranking

| Rank | Team |
| | SC Magdeburg |
| | Füchse Berlin |
| | Barcelona |
| 4 | Industria Kielce |
| 5 | Al Ahly |
| 6 | Khaleej Club |
| 7 | Al-Kuwait SC |
| 8 | Al-Najma |
| 9 | Al-Noor Club |
| 10 | San Francisco CalHeat |
| 11 | San Fernando HB |
| 12 | University of Queensland |

## All-star Team

The All-star Team was announced on 12 November 2023.
| Position | Player |
| Goalkeeper | Dejan Milosavljev |
| Right wing | Hans Lindberg |
| Right back | Ómar Ingi Magnússon |
| Centre back | Janus Daði Smárason |
| Left back | Lasse Andersson |
| Left wing | Dylan Nahi |
| Pivot | Luís Frade |
| MVP | Mathias Gidsel |