# 2012 Men's Arab Volleyball Championship

The 2012 Men's Arab Volleyball Championship was the 18th edition of the Arab Volleyball Championship. It was held in Bahrain from 6 November to 13 November, 2012.

## Teams

* Bahrain
* Iraq
* Jordan
* Kuwait
* Saudi Arabia
* Libya
* Tunisia
* United Arab Emirates

## Group stage

The draw was held on 19 October 2012.
| Pool A | Pool B |
| Tunisia  Jordan  Libya  Iraq | Bahrain (Host & Defending Champion)  Kuwait  Saudi Arabia  United Arab Emirates |

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Tunisia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | MAX | 229 | 158 | 1.449 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Libya | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1.200 | 228 | 235 | 0.970 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Iraq | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0.667 | 209 | 226 | 0.925 | 5–8th place |
| 4 | Jordan | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0.111 | 206 | 253 | 0.814 | 5–8th place |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total |
| 7 Nov | 16:30 | Tunisia | 3–0 | Jordan | 25-22 | 29-27 | 25-21 | | 79-70 |
| 7 Nov | 18:30 | Iraq | 1–3 | Libya | 25-13 | 19-25 | 24-26 | 18-25 | 86-89 |
| 9 Nov | 16:30 | Tunisia | 3–0 | Libya | 25-12 | 25-15 | 25-14 | | 75-41 |
| 9 Nov | 18:30 | Jordan | 0–3 | Iraq | 18-25 | 20-25 | 24-26 | | 62-76 |
| 10 Nov | 14:30 | Libya | 3–1 | Jordan | 23-25 | 25-18 | 25-18 | 25-13 | 98-74 |
| 10 Nov | 16:30 | Tunisia | 3–0 | Iraq | 25-11 | 25-22 | 25-14 | | 75-47 |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Bahrain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 4.500 | 259 | 199 | 1.302 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Saudi Arabia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1.500 | 236 | 223 | 1.058 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Kuwait | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 0.750 | 284 | 308 | 0.922 | 5–8th place |
| 4 | United Arab Emirates | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0.222 | 207 | 256 | 0.809 | 5–8th place |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 6 Nov | 16:30 | Saudi Arabia | 3–1 | Kuwait | 25-22 | 20-25 | 25-20 | 25-18 | | 95-85 |
| 6 Nov | 19:15 | Bahrain | 3–0 | United Arab Emirates | 25-12 | 25-16 | 25-12 | | | 75-40 |
| 8 Nov | 16:30 | United Arab Emirates | 0–3 | Saudi Arabia | 22-25 | 23-25 | 18-25 | | | 63-75 |
| 8 Nov | 18:30 | Bahrain | 3–2 | Kuwait | 25-16 | 21-25 | 25-17 | 23-25 | 15-10 | 109-93 |
| 10 Nov | 12:30 | Kuwait | 3–2 | United Arab Emirates | 25-20 | 22-25 | 25-23 | 19-25 | 15-11 | 106-104 |
| 10 Nov | 18:30 | Bahrain | 3–0 | Saudi Arabia | 25-23 | 25-22 | 25-21 | | | 75-66 |

## Final round
### Classification 5–8 places
#### Seventh place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 12 Nov | 12:30 | Jordan | 3–1 | United Arab Emirates | 23-25 | 25-18 | 25-21 | 25-22 | | 98-86 | |

#### Fifth place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 12 Nov | 14:30 | Kuwait | 2–3 | Iraq | 19-25 | 25-23 | 20-25 | 25-19 | 13-15 | 102-107 | |

### Championship bracket

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| November 12 – Riffa | November 12 – Riffa |
| Tunisia | 3 |
| Tunisia | 3 | November 13 – Riffa | November 13 – Riffa |
| Saudi Arabia | 0 | November 13 – Riffa | November 13 – Riffa |
| Saudi Arabia | 0 | Bahrain | 2 |
| November 12 – Riffa | November 12 – Riffa | | Bahrain | 2 |
| November 12 – Riffa | November 12 – Riffa | Tunisia | 3 |
| Bahrain | 3 | Tunisia | 3 |
| Libya | 0 | | |
| Libya | 0 | Third place | Third place |
| | | November 13 – Riffa | November 13 – Riffa |
| | | Saudi Arabia | 1 |
| | | Libya | 3 |

#### Semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 12 Nov | 16:30 | Tunisia | 3–0 | Saudi Arabia | 25-12 | 25-20 | 25-19 | | | 75-51 | |
| 12 Nov | 18:30 | Bahrain | 3–0 | Libya | 25-14 | 25-20 | 25-19 | | | 75-53 | |

#### Bronze medal match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 13 Nov | 16:30 | Saudi Arabia | 1–3 | Libya | 23-25 | 25-22 | 23-25 | 15-25 | | 86-97 | |

### Final

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 13 Nov | 18:30 | Bahrain | 2–3 | Tunisia | 23-25 | 21-25 | 26-24 | 25-23 | 13-15 | 108-112 | |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | Tunisia |
| | Bahrain |
| | Libya |
| 4 | Saudi Arabia |
| 5 | Iraq |
| 6 | Kuwait |
| 7 | Jordan |
| 8 | United Arab Emirates |
* 2012 Men's Arab champions
* Tunisia 7th title
12-man Roster :
* Saddem Hmissi, Anouar Taouerghi, Bilel Ben Hassine, Nabil Miladi, Marouane Garci, Marouane M'rabet, Mehdi Ben Cheikh, Ahmed Kadhi, Elyes Karamosly, Hamza Nagga, Mohamed Ali Ben Othmen Miladi, Ismail Moalla
* Head coach
* Fethi Mkaouer

## Awards

* Best scorer: Fadhel Abbas
* Best spiker: Elyes Karamosly
* Best blocker: Marouane Garci
* Best server: Hassan Dhahi
* Best setter: Mehdi Ben Cheikh
* Best receiver: Fouad Al Maaroug
* Best libero: Aymen Harouna