# 2022 IHF Men's Super Globe

‌The 2022 IHF Men's Super Globe was the 16th edition of the yearly club world championship in handball, held from 18 to 23 October 2022 in Dammam, Saudi Arabia under the aegis of the International Handball Federation (IHF). It was the third time in history that the event was organised by the Saudi Arabian Handball Federation.
SC Magdeburg defeated Barcelona in the final to defend their title.

## Venue

The championship was played in Dammam, at the Dammam Sports Hall.
| Dammam | Dammam |
| Dammam Sports Hall Capacity: unknown | Dammam |

## Referees

At the first two matchdays, it was tested to use three referees instead of the common two. After the second day they used the normal two pairs. Ten referees were used:
| Country | Referees |
| Algeria | Youcef Belkhiri / Sid Ali Hamidi |
| Argentina | Julian Grillo / Sebastian Lenci |
| Croatia | Matija Gubica / Boris Milošević |
| Czech Republic | Vaclav Horáček / Jiri Novotný |
| Denmark | Mads Hansen / Jesper Madsen |
| Germany | Robert Schulze / Tobias Tönnies |
| Slovenia | Bojan Lah / David Sok |
| South Korea | Koo Bon-pk / Lee Se-ok |
| Spain | Ignacio García / Andreu Martín |
| Switzerland | Arthur Brunner / Morad Salah |

## 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 2022 African Handball Super Cup |
| Al-Kuwait SC | Winner of Asian Club League Championship |
| Sydney University | Winner of 2022 Oceania Handball Champions Cup |
| Club Ministros | 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 |
| Espérance de Tunis | Winner of Arab Handball Championship of Champions |
| Mudhar | Host |
| Khaleej Club | Host |
| Łomża Industria Kielce | Wildcard (Runner-up of EHF Champions League) |
| SL Benfica | Wildcard (Winner of EHF European League) |

## Draw

The draw was held on 29 September 2022.

### Seeding

| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 |
| SC Magdeburg Barcelona Handebol Taubaté Al Ahly | Al-Kuwait SC Mudhar Sydney University Club Ministros | Khaleej Club Espérance de Tunis SL Benfica Łomża Industria Kielce |

## Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+3).

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | SC Magdeburg | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 52 | +24 | 4 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Khaleej Club | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 56 | +8 | 2 | 5–8th place semifinals |
| 3 | Sydney University | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 76 | −32 | 0 | 9–12th place semifinals |
| 18 October 2022 13:45 | SC Magdeburg | 41–23 | Sydney University | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 250 Referees: Belkhiri, Marín, Sok |
| 18 October 2022 13:45 | Mertens 7 | (20–8) | De Kuyper 5 | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 250 Referees: Belkhiri, Marín, Sok |
| 18 October 2022 13:45 | 3× | Report | 8× | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 250 Referees: Belkhiri, Marín, Sok |
| 19 October 2022 16:45 | Sydney University | 21–35 | Khaleej Club | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Grillo, Lah, Salah |
| 19 October 2022 16:45 | three players 3 | (10–14) | Al Sayyad 6 | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Grillo, Lah, Salah |
| 19 October 2022 16:45 | 3× | Report | 3× | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Grillo, Lah, Salah |
| 20 October 2022 19:00 | SC Magdeburg | 35–29 | Khaleej Club | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 3,000 Referees: García, Marín (ESP) |
| 20 October 2022 19:00 | Mertens, Pettersson 5 | (17–14) | Kaddah 11 | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 3,000 Referees: García, Marín (ESP) |
| 20 October 2022 19:00 | 2× 2× | Report | 2× 3× 1× | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 3,000 Referees: García, Marín (ESP) |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Al Ahly | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 58 | +7 | 4 | Semifinals |
| 2 | SL Benfica | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 67 | 56 | +11 | 2 | 5–8th place semifinals |
| 3 | Mudhar | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 57 | 75 | −18 | 0 | 9–12th place semifinals |
| 18 October 2022 19:45 | Al Ahly | 36–30 | Mudhar | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 3,275 Referees: Madsen, García, Lee |
| 18 October 2022 19:45 | Dahroug 9 | (18–17) | Bannour 10 | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 3,275 Referees: Madsen, García, Lee |
| 18 October 2022 19:45 | 5× 1× | Report | 1× 4× | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 3,275 Referees: Madsen, García, Lee |
| 19 October 2022 19:00 | Mudhar | 27–39 | SL Benfica | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Lenci, Gubica, Novotný |
| 19 October 2022 19:00 | Khallaf 6 | (10–14) | Rahmel 8 | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Lenci, Gubica, Novotný |
| 19 October 2022 19:00 | 2× | Report | 6× | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Lenci, Gubica, Novotný |
| 20 October 2022 16:45 | Al Ahly | 29–28 | SL Benfica | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 2,100 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
| 20 October 2022 16:45 | Khaled Hassan 8 | (12–13) | Đorđić 9 | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 2,100 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
| 20 October 2022 16:45 | 5× | Report | 1× 10× 1× | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 2,100 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Łomża Industria Kielce | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 56 | +30 | 4 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Handebol Taubaté | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 67 | −5 | 2 | 5–8th place semifinals |
| 3 | Al-Kuwait SC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 54 | 79 | −25 | 0 | 9–12th place semifinals |
| 18 October 2022 11:30 | Handebol Taubaté | 32–28 | Al-Kuwait SC | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 250 Referees: Hansen, Lah, Brunner |
| 18 October 2022 11:30 | Perrella Filho 6 | (19–12) | Saleh 7 | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 250 Referees: Hansen, Lah, Brunner |
| 18 October 2022 11:30 | 2× | Report | 1× 1× | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 250 Referees: Hansen, Lah, Brunner |
| 19 October 2022 12:15 | Al-Kuwait SC | 26–47 | Łomża Industria Kielce | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 182 Referees: Milošević, Schulze, Koo |
| 19 October 2022 12:15 | Hernández 6 | (14–23) | Tournat 9 | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 182 Referees: Milošević, Schulze, Koo |
| 19 October 2022 12:15 | 2× | Report | 1× | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 182 Referees: Milošević, Schulze, Koo |
| 20 October 2022 12:15 | Handebol Taubaté | 30–39 | Łomża Industria Kielce | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 300 Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi (ALG) |
| 20 October 2022 12:15 | Rodrigues, Teles 4 | (16–18) | A. Dujshebaev, Nahi 6 | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 300 Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi (ALG) |
| 20 October 2022 12:15 | 1× | Report | 4× | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 300 Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi (ALG) |

### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Barcelona | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 42 | +45 | 4 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Espérance de Tunis | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 70 | 58 | +12 | 2 | 5–8th place semifinals |
| 3 | Club Ministros | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 96 | −57 | 0 | 9–12th place semifinals |
| 18 October 2022 16:00 | Barcelona | 50–18 | Club Ministros | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 250 Referees: Hamidi, Grillo, Koo |
| 18 October 2022 16:00 | Urdangarin 12 | (26–10) | Sánchez Haas 4 | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 250 Referees: Hamidi, Grillo, Koo |
| 18 October 2022 16:00 | 1× | Report | 2× | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 250 Referees: Hamidi, Grillo, Koo |
| 19 October 2022 14:30 | Club Ministros | 21–46 | Espérance de Tunis | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 110 Referees: Horáček, Tönnies, Lee |
| 19 October 2022 14:30 | Muñiz Gómez, Sánchez Haas 4 | (7–21) | Toumi 8 | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 110 Referees: Horáček, Tönnies, Lee |
| 19 October 2022 14:30 | 4× | Report | 1× | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 110 Referees: Horáček, Tönnies, Lee |
| 20 October 2022 14:30 | Barcelona | 37–24 | Espérance de Tunis | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 250 Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER) |
| 20 October 2022 14:30 | Fabregas 7 | (18–12) | Ben Salah 7 | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 250 Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER) |
| 20 October 2022 14:30 | 1× | Report | 1× 1× | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 250 Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER) |

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

| 9–12th place semifinals | 9–12th place semifinals | Ninth place game | Ninth place game |
| 22 October | 22 October |
| Sydney University | 26 |
| Sydney University | 26 | 23 October | 23 October |
| Mudhar | 29 | 23 October | 23 October |
| Mudhar | 29 | Mudhar | 18 |
| 22 October | 22 October | | Mudhar | 18 |
| 22 October | 22 October | Al-Kuwait SC | 34 |
| Al-Kuwait SC | 41 | Al-Kuwait SC | 34 |
| Club Ministros | 26 | | |
| Club Ministros | 26 | Eleventh place game | Eleventh place game |
| | | 23 October | 23 October |
| | | Sydney University | 33 |
| | | Club Ministros | 29 |

#### 9–12th place semifinals

| 22 October 2022 09:30 | Sydney University | 26–29 | Mudhar | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 300 Referees: Lenci, Grillo (ARG) |
| 22 October 2022 09:30 | Eisenhuth 6 | (13–14) | Acacio 8 | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 300 Referees: Lenci, Grillo (ARG) |
| 22 October 2022 09:30 | 1× 2× | Report | | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 300 Referees: Lenci, Grillo (ARG) |
| 22 October 2022 11:30 | Al-Kuwait SC | 41–26 | Club Ministros | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 550 Referees: Koo, Lee (KOR) |
| 22 October 2022 11:30 | Saleh 12 | (18–12) | Sánchez Haas 6 | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 550 Referees: Koo, Lee (KOR) |
| 22 October 2022 11:30 | 1× | Report | 2× | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 550 Referees: Koo, Lee (KOR) |

#### Eleventh place game

| 23 October 2022 09:30 | Sydney University | 33–29 | Club Ministros | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 200 Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi (ALG) |
| 23 October 2022 09:30 | Dippe 9 | (16–15) | Ávalos, Sánchez Haas 5 | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 200 Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi (ALG) |
| 23 October 2022 09:30 | 1× 3× | Report | 1× 4× 1× | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 200 Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi (ALG) |

#### Ninth place game

| 23 October 2022 11:30 | Mudhar | 18–34 | Al-Kuwait SC | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 200 Referees: Madsen, Hansen (DEN) |
| 23 October 2022 11:30 | Bannour 5 | (5–20) | Saleh 16 | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 200 Referees: Madsen, Hansen (DEN) |
| 23 October 2022 11:30 | 1× | Report | | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 200 Referees: Madsen, Hansen (DEN) |

### 5–8th place bracket

| 5–8th place semifinals | 5–8th place semifinals | Fifth place game | Fifth place game |
| 22 October | 22 October |
| Khaleej Club | 35 |
| Khaleej Club | 35 | 23 October | 23 October |
| SL Benfica | 32 | 23 October | 23 October |
| SL Benfica | 32 | Khaleej Club | 30 |
| 22 October | 22 October | | Khaleej Club | 30 |
| 22 October | 22 October | Espérance de Tunis | 31 |
| Handebol Taubaté | 31 (2) | Espérance de Tunis | 31 |
| Espérance de Tunis (Pen) | 31 (4) | | |
| Espérance de Tunis (Pen) | 31 (4) | Seventh place game | Seventh place game |
| | | 23 October | 23 October |
| | | SL Benfica | 32 |
| | | Handebol Taubaté | 27 |

#### 5–8th place semifinals

| 22 October 2022 13:30 | Khaleej Club | 35–32 | SL Benfica | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 3,500 Referees: Madsen, Hansen (DEN) |
| 22 October 2022 13:30 | Kaddah 14 | (15–16) | Đorđić 8 | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 3,500 Referees: Madsen, Hansen (DEN) |
| 22 October 2022 13:30 | 1× | Report | 1× | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 3,500 Referees: Madsen, Hansen (DEN) |
| 22 October 2022 15:30 | Handebol Taubaté | 33–35 | Espérance de Tunis | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 400 Referees: Brunner, Salah (SUI) |
| 22 October 2022 15:30 | De Andrade 6 | (14–18) | three players 5 | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 400 Referees: Brunner, Salah (SUI) |
| 22 October 2022 15:30 | 3× | Report | 4× | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 400 Referees: Brunner, Salah (SUI) |
| Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 400 Referees: Brunner, Salah (SUI) |||

#### Seventh place game

| 23 October 2022 13:30 | SL Benfica | 32–27 | Handebol Taubaté | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 150 Referees: García, Marín (ESP) |
| 23 October 2022 13:30 | Bingo 6 | (17–18) | Monte 7 | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 150 Referees: García, Marín (ESP) |
| 23 October 2022 13:30 | 1× 2× | Report | 1× | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 150 Referees: García, Marín (ESP) |

#### Fifth place game

| 23 October 2022 15:30 | Khaleej Club | 30–31 | Espérance de Tunis | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Lenci, Grillo (ARG) |
| 23 October 2022 15:30 | Kaddah 16 | (14–15) | Abdelli 9 | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Lenci, Grillo (ARG) |
| 23 October 2022 15:30 | 1× 4× | Report | 2× 5× 1× | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Lenci, Grillo (ARG) |

### Championship bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 22 October | 22 October |
| SC Magdeburg | 36 |
| SC Magdeburg | 36 | 23 October | 23 October |
| Al Ahly | 28 | 23 October | 23 October |
| Al Ahly | 28 | SC Magdeburg (ET) | 41 |
| 22 October | 22 October | | SC Magdeburg (ET) | 41 |
| 22 October | 22 October | Barcelona | 39 |
| Łomża Industria Kielce | 28 | Barcelona | 39 |
| Barcelona | 39 | | |
| Barcelona | 39 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 23 October | 23 October |
| | | Al Ahly | 26 |
| | | Łomża Industria Kielce | 35 |

#### Semifinals

| 22 October 2022 18:00 | SC Magdeburg | 36–28 | Al Ahly | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO) |
| 22 October 2022 18:00 | Magnússon 8 | (18–17) | Mahmoud 7 | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO) |
| 22 October 2022 18:00 | 2× 2× | Report | 2× 1× | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO) |
| 22 October 2022 20:30 | Łomża Industria Kielce | 28–39 | Barcelona | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 700 Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |
| 22 October 2022 20:30 | D. Dujshebaev, Tournat 5 | (11–16) | Cindrić 6 | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 700 Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |
| 22 October 2022 20:30 | 2× | Report | 1× 4× | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 700 Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |

#### Third place game

| 23 October 2022 18:00 | Al Ahly | 26–35 | Łomża Industria Kielce | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 1,800 Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER) |
| 23 October 2022 18:00 | Mesilhy 5 | (13–16) | Tournat 8 | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 1,800 Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER) |
| 23 October 2022 18:00 | 1× | Report | 4× | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 1,800 Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER) |

#### Final

| 23 October 2022 20:30 | SC Magdeburg | 41–39 (ET) | Barcelona | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 3,120 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
| 23 October 2022 20:30 | Magnússon 12 | (21–17) | Gómez 10 | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 3,120 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
| 23 October 2022 20:30 | 4× | Report | 4× | Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 3,120 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
| Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 3,120 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |||

## Final ranking

| Rank | Team |
| | SC Magdeburg |
| | Barcelona |
| | Łomża Industria Kielce |
| 4 | Al Ahly |
| 5 | Espérance de Tunis |
| 6 | Khaleej Club |
| 7 | SL Benfica |
| 8 | Handebol Taubaté |
| 9 | Al-Kuwait SC |
| 10 | Mudhar |
| 11 | Sydney University |
| 12 | Club Ministros |

## Broadcasters

| Country | Channel |
| France | handstar.tv |
| Hungary | Sport TV |
| Kuwait | KTV Sport |
| Middle East and North Africa | Sharjah Sport |
| Poland | TVP Sport |
| Saudi Arabia | SSC |
| Countries without a license | Solid Sport |