# 2017 West Asian Women's Handball Championship

‌The 2017 West Asian Women's Handball Championship was the second edition of the championship held under the aegis of the Asian Handball Federation. The championship was hosted by the Jordan Handball Federation at Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman (Jordan) from 15 to 21 February 2018.
The championship was previously awarded to Bahrain and scheduled to take place in December 2017 but due to unavoidable circumstances the championship was postponed and then awarded to the Jordan.

## Participating teams

| Country | Previous appearances in championship |
| Iran | 0 (debut) |
| Iraq | 1 (2016) |
| Jordan | 1 (2016) |
| Lebanon | 0 (debut) |
| Qatar | 1 (2016) |
| Syria | 0 (debut) |
    $^1$ Bold indicates champion for that year, Italics indicates host.

## Referees

The following four referee pairs were selected for the championship.
Referees :
| Iran | Ahmad Gheisarian Amir Gheisarian |
| Jordan | Khaled Hamdan Mohammad Al-Ramadena |
Referees :
| Oman | Khamis Al-Wahibi Omer Al-Shahi |
| Saudi Arabia | Hussain Al-Kuaibi Mohammed Malaekah |

## Round-robin

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Iran | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 161 | 66 | +95 | 10 |
| Jordan | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 137 | 101 | +36 | 8 |
| Syria | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 113 | 107 | +6 | 6 |
| Qatar | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 120 | 131 | −11 | 3 |
| Lebanon | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 115 | 137 | −22 | 3 |
| Iraq | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 59 | 163 | −104 | 0 |
| 15 February 2018 15:00 | Iraq | 8 – 43 | Iran | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Al-Wahibi, Al-Shahi (OMA) |
| 15 February 2018 15:00 | Mohammed 3 | (3 – 22) | Bapiri 9 | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Al-Wahibi, Al-Shahi (OMA) |
| 15 February 2018 15:00 | 4× 2× | | 3× 3× | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Al-Wahibi, Al-Shahi (OMA) |
| 15 February 2018 17:00 | Jordan | 34 – 23 | Lebanon | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Al-Kuaibi, Malaekah (KSA) |
| 15 February 2018 17:00 | Naser 9 | (15 – 13) | Ammari 13 | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Al-Kuaibi, Malaekah (KSA) |
| 15 February 2018 17:00 | 3× 5× | | 4× 5× | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Al-Kuaibi, Malaekah (KSA) |
| 15 February 2018 19:00 | Qatar | 24 – 27 | Syria | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Gheisarian, Gheisarian (IRI) |
| 15 February 2018 19:00 | Al-Khulaifi 6 | (11 – 14) | Morad 12 | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Gheisarian, Gheisarian (IRI) |
| 15 February 2018 19:00 | 4× 8× 1× | | 3× 4× | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Gheisarian, Gheisarian (IRI) |
| 16 February 2018 15:00 | Iran | 29 – 19 | Lebanon | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Al-Wahibi, Al-Shahi (OMA) |
| 16 February 2018 15:00 | Yuosefi 7 | (16 – 8) | Ammari 16 | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Al-Wahibi, Al-Shahi (OMA) |
| 16 February 2018 15:00 | 3× 5× | | 3× 1× | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Al-Wahibi, Al-Shahi (OMA) |
| 16 February 2018 17:00 | Syria | 19 – 27 | Jordan | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Gheisarian, Gheisarian (IRI) |
| 16 February 2018 17:00 | Soliman 5 | (6 – 13) | Rawashdeh, Obiedat 5 | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Gheisarian, Gheisarian (IRI) |
| 16 February 2018 17:00 | 2× 1× | | 3× | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Gheisarian, Gheisarian (IRI) |
| 16 February 2018 19:00 | Qatar | 33 – 4 | Iraq | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Hamdan, Al-Ramadena (JOR) |
| 16 February 2018 19:00 | Soliman, Khalfan 5 | (13 – 2) | Mohammed 2 | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Hamdan, Al-Ramadena (JOR) |
| 16 February 2018 19:00 | | | 3× 6× | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Hamdan, Al-Ramadena (JOR) |
| 18 February 2018 15:00 | Syria | 26 – 18 | Lebanon | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Gheisarian, Gheisarian (IRI) |
| 18 February 2018 15:00 | Ismael 8 | (13 – 11) | Ammari 13 | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Gheisarian, Gheisarian (IRI) |
| 18 February 2018 15:00 | 4× 6× | | 3× 7× | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Gheisarian, Gheisarian (IRI) |
| 18 February 2018 17:00 | Iraq | 14 – 29 | Jordan | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Al-Kuaibi, Malaekah (KSA) |
| 18 February 2018 17:00 | Mohammed 5 | (8 – 13) | Obiedat 11 | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Al-Kuaibi, Malaekah (KSA) |
| 18 February 2018 17:00 | 3× 5× | | 1× 2× | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Al-Kuaibi, Malaekah (KSA) |
| 18 February 2018 19:00 | Iran | 38 – 16 | Qatar | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Al-Wahibi, Al-Shahi (OMA) |
| 18 February 2018 19:00 | three players 7 | (16 – 7) | Khalfan 4 | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Al-Wahibi, Al-Shahi (OMA) |
| 18 February 2018 19:00 | 3× 3× | | 2× 1× | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Al-Wahibi, Al-Shahi (OMA) |
| 19 February 2018 15:00 | Iraq | 15 – 33 | Syria | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Hamdan, Al-Ramadena (JOR) |
| 19 February 2018 15:00 | Hameed 4 | (6 – 21) | Hallom 8 | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Hamdan, Al-Ramadena (JOR) |
| 19 February 2018 15:00 | 3× 5× | | 1× 2× | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Hamdan, Al-Ramadena (JOR) |
| 19 February 2018 17:00 | Lebanon | 30 – 30 | Qatar | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Gheisarian, Gheisarian (IRI) |
| 19 February 2018 17:00 | Ammari 21 | (12 – 13) | Khalfan 11 | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Gheisarian, Gheisarian (IRI) |
| 19 February 2018 17:00 | 2× 3× | | 3× 5× | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Gheisarian, Gheisarian (IRI) |
| 19 February 2018 19:00 | Jordan | 15 – 28 | Iran | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Al-Wahibi, Al-Shahi (OMA) |
| 19 February 2018 19:00 | Sanduqa 5 | (9 – 16) | Fallahi 5 | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Al-Wahibi, Al-Shahi (OMA) |
| 19 February 2018 19:00 | 2× 3× | | 3× 3× | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Al-Wahibi, Al-Shahi (OMA) |
| 21 February 2018 12:00 | Iran | 23 – 8 | Syria | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Al-Kuaibi, Malaekah (KSA) |
| 21 February 2018 12:00 | Bapiri 6 | (8 – 4) | Al-Dalati, Soliman 2 | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Al-Kuaibi, Malaekah (KSA) |
| 21 February 2018 12:00 | 3× 1× | | 2× 1× | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Al-Kuaibi, Malaekah (KSA) |
| 21 February 2018 14:00 | Lebanon | 25 – 18 | Iraq | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Gheisarian, Gheisarian (IRI) |
| 21 February 2018 14:00 | Ammari 16 | (14 – 10) | Karim, Abdalla 5 | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Gheisarian, Gheisarian (IRI) |
| 21 February 2018 14:00 | 2× 3× | | 3× 8× | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Gheisarian, Gheisarian (IRI) |
| 21 February 2018 16:00 | Jordan | 32 – 17 | Qatar | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Al-Wahibi, Al-Shahi (OMA) |
| 21 February 2018 16:00 | Naser 11 | (12 – 10) | Khalfan 7 | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Al-Wahibi, Al-Shahi (OMA) |
| 21 February 2018 16:00 | 3× 2× | | 1× 3× | Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Al-Wahibi, Al-Shahi (OMA) |

## Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| | Iran (1st title) |
| | Jordan |
| | Syria |
| 4 | Qatar |
| 5 | Lebanon |
| 6 | Iraq |

## Medal summary

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Iran Fatemehsadat Mousavi Sheida Fallahi Sheida Abolghasemi Samireh Ali Ramaei Maryam Yuosefi Fatemeh Khalili Behfar Shaghayegh Bapiri Mina Vatanparast Zeinab Bazrafkan Roya Noroozi Shima Zare Seyran Ahmadi Zahra Faghihi Elnaz Ghasemi Sanaz Rajabi Mozhgan Ghahremani Team Officials Kameli Fatemeh Shafeyan Nashmin Barzkar Masoumeh | Jordan Ayah Obiedat Nahed Rawashdeh Yasmeen Al-Zawahreh Roaa Naser Amal Obiedat Sondos Obiedat Hanadi Al-Ash Lubna Salameh Fallak Obiedat Mera Gammoh Leema Abeda Sara Al-Halabeih Dina Sanduqa Sham Al-Damen Aysheh Al-Majali Raneem Abdelhadi Rozana Al-Ash Faten Al-Hamaidaeh Team Officials Adnene Belhareth Muwafag Malkawi Wlla Al-Said Shadi Al-Sakran | Syria Madlean Khanem Khetam Ismael Nasrin Al-Dalati Shereen Al-Hazzam Ola Abo Ghazala Heba Ghadir Enas Al-Aisami Eman Morad Abeer Sallat Rouah Al-Asaad Riman Soliman Hanan Amaya Nadra Jajoul Nawar Hallom Najla Al-Sharki Alaa Al-Mhamid Team Officials Samer Abouebed Mahmood Sasila Arwa Al-Kasar |

### Top goalscorers

| Rank | Name | Team | Goals | Shots | % |
| 1 | Ones Ammari | Lebanon | 79 | 113 | 69.9 |
| 2 | Rouza Khalfan | Qatar | 36 | 64 | 56.3 |
| 3 | Shaghayegh Bapiri | Iran | 31 | 35 | 88.6 |
| 3 | Roaa Naser | Jordan | 31 | 53 | 58.5 |
| 5 | Aya Soliman | Qatar | 25 | 43 | 58.1 |
| 6 | Amal Obiedat | Jordan | 24 | 42 | 57.1 |
| 7 | Sanaz Rajabi | Iran | 23 | 34 | 67.6 |
| 8 | Nehad Rawashdeh | Jordan | 22 | 32 | 68.8 |
| 9 | Sondos Obiedat | Jordan | 20 | 37 | 54.1 |
| 10 | Sheida Fallahi | Iran | 19 | 28 | 67.9 |

### Top goalkeepers

| Rank | Name | Team | % | Saves | Shots |
| 1 | Seyran Ahmadi | Iran | 65.4 | 34 | 52 |
| 2 | Leema Abeda | Jordan | 63.2 | 12 | 19 |
| 3 | Fatemeh Khalili Behfar | Iran | 50 | 26 | 52 |
| 4 | Zeinab Bazrafkan | Iran | 48.8 | 21 | 43 |
| 5 | Ayah Obiedat | Jordan | 45.7 | 64 | 140 |
| 6 | Rouah Al-Asaad | Syria | 35.4 | 17 | 48 |
| 7 | Madlean Khanem | Syria | 33.3 | 38 | 114 |
| 7 | Sham Al-Damen | Jordan | 33.3 | 9 | 27 |
| 9 | Sara Petkouska | Lebanon | 31.4 | 38 | 121 |
| 10 | Bashae Al-Kuwari | Qatar | 25.9 | 14 | 54 |