# 1977 Asian Men's Handball Championship

The 1977 Asian Men's Handball Championship was the first Asian Championship, which took place from 26 March 4 April 1977 in Kuwait City, Kuwait. The games were played outside at the Al-Sadiq school station. The IHF was represented by president Paul Högberg, general secretary Max Rinkenurger and the Asian representative Kazumi Watanabe.

## Preliminary round
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Japan | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 53 | +68 | 8 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Kuwait (H) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 83 | 66 | +17 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Palestine | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 82 | 83 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 | Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 63 | 90 | −27 | 2 | |
| 5 | United Arab Emirates | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 53 | 110 | −57 | 0 | |
Games from Japan:
| 1977 | Kuwait | 20-11 | Saudi Arabia | Kuwait City |
| 1977 | | (6-4) | | Kuwait City |
| 27 March 1977 | Japan | 27-13 | Saudi Arabia | Kuwait City |
| 27 March 1977 | Fujinaka & Yuki Saito (5) | (15-5) | | Kuwait City |
| 1977 | United Arab Emirates | 14-30 | Palestine | Kuwait City |
| 1977 | | (7-14) | | Kuwait City |
| 1977 | Kuwait | 30-11 | United Arab Emirates | Kuwait City |
| 1977 | | (16-5) | | Kuwait City |
| 1977 | Palestine | Cancelled at 11-11 | Saudi Arabia | Kuwait City |
* At the score of 11-11 it began to rain and it was unplayable.
| 1977 | Kuwait | 16-14 | Palestine | Kuwait City |
| 1977 | | (7-3) | | Kuwait City |
| 1977 | Palestine | 26-14 | Saudi Arabia | Kuwait City |
| 1977 | | (15-5) | | Kuwait City |
* According to Japan: 25-14
| 30 March 1977 | Japan | 25-11 | United Arab Emirates | Kuwait City |
| 30 March 1977 | Sato Kaname & Gamo 5 | (10-6) | | Kuwait City |
| 1 April 1977 | Kuwait | 17-30 | Japan | Kuwait City |
| 1 April 1977 | | (7-14) | Sato Kaname 7 | Kuwait City |
| 1977 | Saudi Arabia | 25-17 | United Arab Emirates | Kuwait City |
| 1977 | | (8-5) | | Kuwait City |
| 2 April 1977 | Japan | 39-12 | Palestine | Kuwait City |
| 2 April 1977 | Gamo 9 | (15-6) | | Kuwait City |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | South Korea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 52 | +29 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 | China | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 52 | +17 | 4 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Iraq | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 63 | −16 | 2 | |
| 4 | Bahrain | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 47 | 77 | −30 | 0 | |
| 1977 | Bahrain | 19-28 | China | Kuwait City |
| 1977 | | (19-28) | | Kuwait City |
| 1977 | Iraq | 18-28 | South Korea | Kuwait City |
| 1977 | | (11-17) | | Kuwait City |
| 1977 | South Korea | 33-15 | Bahrain | Kuwait City |
| 1977 | | (5-17) | | Kuwait City |
| 31 March 1977 10:30 | China | 19-20 | South Korea | Kuwait City |
| 31 March 1977 10:30 | | (9-10) | | Kuwait City |
| 1977 | Bahrain | 13-16 | Iraq | Kuwait City |
| 1977 | | (6-7) | | Kuwait City |
| 1977 | China | 22-13 | Iraq | Kuwait City |
| 1977 | | (12-9) | | Kuwait City |

## Final round

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| A1 Japan | 26 |
| B2 China | 19 | | |
| B2 China | 19 | A1 Japan | 24 |
| | | B1 South Korea | 14 |
| B1 South Korea | 22 | B1 South Korea | 14 |
| A2 Kuwait | 16 | | |
| A2 Kuwait | 16 | Third place | Third place |
| | | A2 China | 38 |
| | | B2 Kuwait | 16 |

### Semifinals

| 3 April 1977 13:00 | Japan | 26–19 | China | Kuwait City Referees: Abdallah al-Sar & Sanef al-Majideh (KUW) |
| 3 April 1977 13:00 | Sato Kaname (6) | (15-8) | | Kuwait City Referees: Abdallah al-Sar & Sanef al-Majideh (KUW) |
| 4 April 1977 | South Korea | 22–16 | Kuwait | Kuwait City |
| 4 April 1977 | | (11-8) | | Kuwait City |
* According to Japan: 21-16

### Bronze medal match

| 4 April 1977 | China | 38–25 | Kuwait | Kuwait City |
| 4 April 1977 | | (16-12) | | Kuwait City |

### Gold medal match

| 4 April 1977 13:00 | Japan | 24–14 | South Korea | Kuwait City Referees: Rajab Mayyov & Hadi al-Mahdi |
| 4 April 1977 13:00 | 3 players each 4 | (13-6) | | Kuwait City Referees: Rajab Mayyov & Hadi al-Mahdi |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | Japan |
| | South Korea |
| | China |
| 4 | Kuwait |
| 5 | Iraq |
| 6 | Bahrain |
| 7 | Palestine |
| 8 | Saudi Arabia |
| 9 | United Arab Emirates |
* Team qualified for the 1978 World Championship

## Top goalscorers

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Goals |
| 1 | Kin Hyakku | China | 31 |
| 2 | Yoji Sato | Japan | 30 |
| 3 | Jungjeong Kyun | South Korea | 28 |
| 4 | Graeme | Kuwait | 25 |
| 5 | Haruaki Gamo | Japan | 23 |
| 5 | Kim Sung Heon | South Korea | 23 |
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