# Asian Men's Junior Handball Championship

The Asian Men's Junior Handball Championship is the official competition organised by Asian Handball Federation for junior men's national handball teams of Asia, and takes place every two years.
In addition to crowning the Asian champions, the tournament also serves as a qualifying tournament for the IHF Men's Junior World Championship.

## Summary

| Year | Host | Final | Final | Final | Third place match | Third place match | Third place match |
| Year | Host | Champion | Score | Runner-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place |
| 1988 Details | Damascus | South Korea | | Kuwait | Syria | | Chinese Taipei |
| 1990 Details | Tehran | China | | South Korea | Syria | | Japan |
| 1992 Details | Beijing | South Korea | | Kuwait | Japan | | Chinese Taipei |
| 1994 Details | Hama | Qatar | | Bahrain | Saudi Arabia | | South Korea |
| 1996 Details | Dubai | United Arab Emirates | No playoffs | Saudi Arabia | Qatar | No playoffs | South Korea |
| 1998 Details | Manama | Bahrain | 24–17 | Saudi Arabia | Kuwait | 25–20 | China |
| 2000 Details | Mashhad | Kuwait | 25–22 | Qatar | South Korea | | Bahrain |
| 2002 Details | Bangkok | Kuwait | 23–21 | Qatar | South Korea | 48–40 | United Arab Emirates |
| 2004 Details | Hyderabad | Kuwait | 26–24 | South Korea | Iran | 24–19 | Japan |
| 2006 Details | Hiroshima | Kuwait | 34–28 | South Korea | Saudi Arabia | 40–26 | China |
| 2008 Details | Amman | Kuwait | 31–30 | Iran | Qatar | 42–38 | South Korea |
| 2010 Details | Tehran | Qatar | 32–27 | South Korea | Iran | 37–34 | United Arab Emirates |
| 2012 Details | Doha | Qatar | 25–22 | South Korea | Kuwait | 30–28 OT | Saudi Arabia |
| 2014 Details | Tabriz | Qatar | 29–28 OT | South Korea | Japan | 33–32 | Iran |
| 2016 Details | Amman | Qatar | 23–16 | Saudi Arabia | South Korea | 33–29 | Japan |
| 2018 Details | Salalah | South Korea | 27–25 OT | Japan | Bahrain | 29–28 | Saudi Arabia |
| 2022 Details | Isa Town | Japan | 24–20 | Bahrain | Kuwait | 27–21 | Saudi Arabia |
| 2024 Details | Amman | Japan | 32–27 | South Korea | Bahrain | 28–25 | Saudi Arabia |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Kuwait | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | Qatar | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 3 | South Korea | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
| 4 | Japan | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | Bahrain | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | China | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | United Arab Emirates | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Saudi Arabia | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | Iran | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | Syria | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (10 entries) | Totals (10 entries) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 54 |

## Participating nations

| Nation | 1988 | 1990 | 1992 | 1994 | 1996 | 1998 | 2000 | 2002 | 2004 | 2006 | 2008 | 2010 | 2012 | 2014 | 2016 | 2018 | 2022 | 2024 | Years |
| Bahrain | | | | 2nd | 5th | 1st | 4th | | | | 7th | 6th | 7th | 9th | 6th | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 12 |
| Bangladesh | | | | | | | | | 11th | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| China | | 1st | 5th | 9th | 9th | 4th | 8th | 7th | 9th | 4th | 9th | | | | 9th | 9th | | 9th | 13 |
| Chinese Taipei | 4th | 6th | 4th | | | 7th | 6th | 6th | 8th | 9th | | | 9th | | | 10th | | 10th | 11 |
| Hong Kong | | | | | | | | | | 11th | 11th | | 11th | | | | | 13th | 4 |
| India | | 8th | | | | | 10th | | 10th | 8th | 12th | | | | 11th | 11th | 8th | 12th | 9 |
| Iran | 9th | 5th | | | 8th | | 5th | | 3rd | 6th | 2nd | 3rd | 6th | 4th | 7th | 5th | 6th | 5th | 14 |
| Iraq | | | | | | | | | | | 13th | | 10th | 8th | 5th | 6th | | | 5 |
| Japan | 7th | 4th | 3rd | 5th | 6th | 10th | 7th | 5th | 4th | 5th | 8th | 5th | 5th | 3rd | 4th | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 18 |
| Jordan | | | | | | | | | | | 5th | | | | 8th | | | 7th | 3 |
| Kuwait | 2nd | | 2nd | 8th | 10th | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | | 3rd | 6th | | | 3rd | 6th | 14 |
| Lebanon | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13th | | | 12th | | | 2 |
| Macau | | | | | | | 11th | | | 10th | | | 14th | | | | | | 3 |
| Oman | | | | | 7th | 6th | 9th | | 6th | | | | | 11th | | 8th | | 8th | 7 |
| Pakistan | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7th | | 1 |
| Palestine | 8th | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12th | | | | 2 |
| Qatar | 5th | 7th | 6th | 1st | 3rd | 9th | 2nd | 2nd | 5th | 7th | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 7th | | 11th | 17 |
| Saudi Arabia | | | | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | | | | 3rd | 6th | | 4th | 5th | 2nd | 4th | 4th | 4th | 11 |
| South Korea | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 4th | 4th | 5th | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 4th | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 5th | 2nd | 18 |
| Syria | 3rd | 3rd | | 7th | | | | | | | | 7th | | 7th | | 13th | | | 6 |
| Thailand | | | | | | | | 8th | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6th | | | 6th | 1st | 8th | | 4th | 7th | | 10th | 4th | 8th | | | | | | 9 |
| Uzbekistan | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12th | 10th | 10th | | | | 3 |
| Yemen | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14th | | | 1 |
| Total | 9 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 13 | |