# 2024 IHF Men's Club World Championship

‌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).
Telekom Veszprém secured their first title after a 34–33 win over SC Magdeburg in the final.

## Host

The contract with the Saudi Arabian Handball Federation was not extended. 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.

## 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.

## 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.
| Team | Qualified as |
| SC Magdeburg | Defending champion |
| Zamalek SC | Runner-up of African Handball Super Cup |
| Khaleej Club | Winner of Asian Club League Championship |
| Sydney Uni HC | 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 | 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.

### 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.
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).

### 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 | |
| 27 September 2024 21:00 | Handebol Taubaté | 25–30 | Zamalek SC | New Capital Sports Hall, New Administrative Capital Attendance: 200 Referees: Konjičanin, Konjičanin (BIH) |
| 27 September 2024 21:00 | G. Da Silva, Perin 6 | (6–18) | Omar 5 | New Capital Sports Hall, New Administrative Capital Attendance: 200 Referees: Konjičanin, Konjičanin (BIH) |
| 27 September 2024 21:00 | 1× 5× | Report | 5× | New Capital Sports Hall, New Administrative Capital Attendance: 200 Referees: Konjičanin, Konjičanin (BIH) |
| 28 September 2024 15:00 | Telekom Veszprém | 43–17 | Handebol Taubaté | New Capital Sports Hall, New Administrative Capital Attendance: 95 Referees: Gasmi, Gasmi (FRA) |
| 28 September 2024 15:00 | Descat 10 | (22–6) | Andrade, E. Da Silva 4 | New Capital Sports Hall, New Administrative Capital Attendance: 95 Referees: Gasmi, Gasmi (FRA) |
| 28 September 2024 15:00 | 1× 1× | Report | 1× 7× | New Capital Sports Hall, New Administrative Capital Attendance: 95 Referees: Gasmi, Gasmi (FRA) |
| 29 September 2024 17:30 | Zamalek SC | 27–34 | Telekom Veszprém | New Capital Sports Hall, New Administrative Capital Attendance: 800 Referees: Hansen, Madsen (DEN) |
| 29 September 2024 17:30 | El-Ahmar, Yosri 4 | (15–18) | Grahovac, Sandell 5 | New Capital Sports Hall, New Administrative Capital Attendance: 800 Referees: Hansen, Madsen (DEN) |
| 29 September 2024 17:30 | 1× 7× 1× | Report | 5× | New Capital Sports Hall, New Administrative Capital Attendance: 800 Referees: Hansen, Madsen (DEN) |

### 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 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Sydney Uni HC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 102 | −64 | 0 | |
| 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) |
| 27 September 2024 18:30 | three players 3 | (6–20) | Dahroug 9 | New Capital Sports Hall, New Administrative Capital Attendance: 500 Referees: Lemes, Sosa (URU) |
| 27 September 2024 18:30 | 1× 6× | Report | 3× | New Capital Sports Hall, New Administrative Capital Attendance: 500 Referees: Lemes, Sosa (URU) |
| 28 September 2024 20:00 | Barcelona | 53–23 | Sydney Uni HC | New Capital Sports Hall, New Administrative Capital Attendance: 350 Referees: Ismoilov, Ismoilov (UZB) |
| 28 September 2024 20:00 | Ortega 9 | (27–12) | Messerschmidt 7 | New Capital Sports Hall, New Administrative Capital Attendance: 350 Referees: Ismoilov, Ismoilov (UZB) |
| 28 September 2024 20:00 | 6× | Report | 2× | New Capital Sports Hall, New Administrative Capital Attendance: 350 Referees: Ismoilov, Ismoilov (UZB) |
| 29 September 2024 20:00 | Al Ahly | 23–31 | Barcelona | New Capital Sports Hall, New Administrative Capital Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE) |
| 29 September 2024 20:00 | Adel 6 | (10–17) | Gómez 6 | New Capital Sports Hall, New Administrative Capital Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE) |
| 29 September 2024 20:00 | 1× 2× | Report | 4× | New Capital Sports Hall, New Administrative Capital Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE) |

### 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 | |
| 27 September 2024 15:00 | California Eagles | 25–48 | Khaleej Club | New Capital Sports Hall, New Administrative Capital Attendance: 700 Referees: Ismoilov, Ismoilov (UZB) |
| 27 September 2024 15:00 | Damm 6 | (16–22) | Al-Salem 11 | New Capital Sports Hall, New Administrative Capital Attendance: 700 Referees: Ismoilov, Ismoilov (UZB) |
| 27 September 2024 15:00 | 4× 1× | Report | 1× 3× | New Capital Sports Hall, New Administrative Capital Attendance: 700 Referees: Ismoilov, Ismoilov (UZB) |
| 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) |
| 28 September 2024 17:30 | Mertens 16 | (28–14) | Vagset 7 | New Capital Sports Hall, New Administrative Capital Attendance: 1,000 Referees: El-Saied, El-Saied (EGY) |
| 28 September 2024 17:30 | 1× | Report | 1× 5× | New Capital Sports Hall, New Administrative Capital Attendance: 1,000 Referees: El-Saied, El-Saied (EGY) |
| 29 September 2024 15:00 | Khaleej Club | 28–35 | SC Magdeburg | New Capital Sports Hall, New Administrative Capital Attendance: 350 Referees: Nachevski, Nikolov (MKD) |
| 29 September 2024 15:00 | A. Al-Ibrahim 7 | (14–15) | Persson 9 | New Capital Sports Hall, New Administrative Capital Attendance: 350 Referees: Nachevski, Nikolov (MKD) |
| 29 September 2024 15:00 | 3× | Report | 1× 4× | New Capital Sports Hall, New Administrative Capital Attendance: 350 Referees: Nachevski, Nikolov (MKD) |

### 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 | |

## 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 |

### 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) |
| 1 October 2024 11:00 | Moj. Al-Salem 7 | (13–13) | Perin 6 | New Capital Sports Hall, New Administrative Capital Attendance: 250 Referees: Konjičanin, Konjičanin (BIH) |
| 1 October 2024 11:00 | 2× 1× | Report | 5× | New Capital Sports Hall, New Administrative Capital Attendance: 250 Referees: Konjičanin, Konjičanin (BIH) |
| 1 October 2024 14:00 | California Eagles | 23–41 | Zamalek SC | New Capital Sports Hall, New Administrative Capital Attendance: 100 Referees: Lemes, Sosa (URU) |
| 1 October 2024 14:00 | Vagset 6 | (11–21) | Saad 6 | New Capital Sports Hall, New Administrative Capital Attendance: 100 Referees: Lemes, Sosa (URU) |
| 1 October 2024 14:00 | 3× | Report | 3× | New Capital Sports Hall, New Administrative Capital Attendance: 100 Referees: Lemes, Sosa (URU) |
| 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) |
| 2 October 2024 16:00 | three players 6 | (18–15) | Raff 7 | New Capital Sports Hall, New Administrative Capital Attendance: 50 Referees: El-Saied, El-Saied (EGY) |
| 2 October 2024 16:00 | 1× 4× | Report | 4× | New Capital Sports Hall, New Administrative Capital Attendance: 50 Referees: El-Saied, El-Saied (EGY) |
| 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) |
| 3 October 2024 11:00 | Al-Salem, Al-Sayyaf 11 | (19–11) | Delpire 8 | New Capital Sports Hall, New Administrative Capital Attendance: 150 Referees: Ismoilov, Ismoilov (UZB) |
| 3 October 2024 11:00 | 1× | Report | 1× | New Capital Sports Hall, New Administrative Capital Attendance: 150 Referees: Ismoilov, Ismoilov (UZB) |
| 3 October 2024 14:00 | Handebol Taubaté | 24–30 | Zamalek SC | New Capital Sports Hall, New Administrative Capital Attendance: 150 Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE) |
| 3 October 2024 14:00 | Perin 7 | (9–17) | Sadek 6 | New Capital Sports Hall, New Administrative Capital Attendance: 150 Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE) |
| 3 October 2024 14:00 | 4× | Report | 2× | New Capital Sports Hall, New Administrative Capital Attendance: 150 Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE) |

## Knockout stage
### Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 1 October | 1 October |
| SC Magdeburg | 28 |
| SC Magdeburg | 28 | 3 October | 3 October |
| Al Ahly | 24 | 3 October | 3 October |
| Al Ahly | 24 | SC Magdeburg | 33 |
| 1 October | 1 October | | SC Magdeburg | 33 |
| 1 October | 1 October | Telekom Veszprém (ET) | 34 |
| Barcelona | 34 | Telekom Veszprém (ET) | 34 |
| Telekom Veszprém (ET) | 39 | | |
| Telekom Veszprém (ET) | 39 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 3 October | 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) |
| 1 October 2024 17:00 | Gómez 10 | (13–15) | Descat 9 | New Capital Sports Hall, New Administrative Capital Attendance: 500 Referees: Nachevski, Nikolov (MKD) |
| 1 October 2024 17:00 | 1× 1× 1× | Report | 2× 3× | New Capital Sports Hall, New Administrative Capital Attendance: 500 Referees: Nachevski, Nikolov (MKD) |
| New Capital Sports Hall, New Administrative Capital Attendance: 500 Referees: Nachevski, Nikolov (MKD) |||
| 1 October 2024 20:00 | SC Magdeburg | 28–24 | Al Ahly | New Capital Sports Hall, New Administrative Capital Attendance: 500 Referees: Gasmi, Gasmi (FRA) |
| 1 October 2024 20:00 | Zehnder 9 | (12–15) | Hassan 6 | New Capital Sports Hall, New Administrative Capital Attendance: 500 Referees: Gasmi, Gasmi (FRA) |
| 1 October 2024 20:00 | 3× | Report | 1× 7× | New Capital Sports Hall, New Administrative Capital Attendance: 500 Referees: Gasmi, Gasmi (FRA) |

### 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) |
| 3 October 2024 17:00 | Ramadan 7 | (18–15) | Janc 6 | New Capital Sports Hall, New Administrative Capital Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Konjičanin, Konjičanin (BIH) |
| 3 October 2024 17:00 | 4× | Report | 1× | New Capital Sports Hall, New Administrative Capital Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Konjičanin, Konjičanin (BIH) |

### 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) |
| 3 October 2024 20:00 | Magnússon 7 | (14–13) | Fabregas 9 | New Capital Sports Hall, New Administrative Capital Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Hansen, Madsen (DEN) |
| 3 October 2024 20:00 | 2× | Report | 1× 2× | New Capital Sports Hall, New Administrative Capital Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Hansen, Madsen (DEN) |
| New Capital Sports Hall, New Administrative Capital Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Hansen, Madsen (DEN) |||

## Final ranking

| Rank | Team |
| | Telekom Veszprém |
| | SC Magdeburg |
| | Al Ahly |
| 4 | Barcelona |
| 5 | Khaleej Club |
| 6 | Zamalek SC |
| 7 | Sydney Uni HC |
| 8 | Handebol Taubaté |
| 9 | California Eagles |

## All-Star Team

The All-Star Team was announced on 12 November 2023.
| Position | Player | Club |
| Goalkeeper | Rodrigo Corrales | Veszprém KC |
| Right wing | Aleix Gómez | FC Barcelona |
| Right back | Ómar Ingi Magnússon | SC Magdeburg |
| Centre back | Luka Cindrić | Veszprém KC |
| Left back | Gísli Þorgeir Kristjánsson | SC Magdeburg |
| Left wing | Hugo Descat | Veszprém KC |
| Pivot | Ahmed Adel | Al Ahly |
| MVP | Nedim Remili | Veszprém KC |