# 2008 Asian Men's Junior Handball Championship

The 2008 Asian Men's Junior Handball Championship (11th tournament) took place in Amman from 25 July – 5 August. It acts as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 2009 Men's Junior World Handball Championship in Egypt.

## Draw

| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
| South Korea  Japan  United Arab Emirates  Iraq | China  Iran  Bahrain | Saudi Arabia  Jordan  India | Kuwait  Qatar  Hong Kong |

## Preliminary round
### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| South Korea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 92 | +21 | 6 |
| Japan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 103 | 111 | −8 | 4 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 99 | 95 | +4 | 2 |
| Iraq | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 88 | 105 | −17 | 0 |
| 25 July 2008 14:00 | South Korea | 32–29 | United Arab Emirates | Prince Faisal Court, Amman |
| 25 July 2008 14:00 | | (12–15) | | Prince Faisal Court, Amman |
| 25 July 2008 15:30 | Japan | 33–32 | Iraq | Prince Faisal Court, Amman |
| 25 July 2008 15:30 | | (15–15) | | Prince Faisal Court, Amman |
| 26 July 2008 14:00 | South Korea | 35–29 | Iraq | Prince Faisal Court, Amman |
| 26 July 2008 14:00 | | (21–12) | | Prince Faisal Court, Amman |
| 26 July 2008 15:30 | Japan | 36–33 | United Arab Emirates | Prince Faisal Court, Amman |
| 26 July 2008 15:30 | | (16–15) | | Prince Faisal Court, Amman |
| 27 July 2008 14:00 | United Arab Emirates | 37–27 | Iraq | Prince Faisal Court, Amman |
| 27 July 2008 14:00 | | (16–13) | | Prince Faisal Court, Amman |
| 27 July 2008 15:30 | South Korea | 46–34 | Japan | Prince Faisal Court, Amman |
| 27 July 2008 15:30 | | (25–16) | | Prince Faisal Court, Amman |

### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Iran | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 54 | +19 | 4 |
| Bahrain | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 61 | +8 | 2 |
| China | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 83 | −27 | 0 |
| 25 July 2008 17:00 | China | 30–41 | Bahrain | Prince Faisal Court, Amman |
| 25 July 2008 17:00 | | (12–21) | | Prince Faisal Court, Amman |
| 26 July 2008 17:00 | Bahrain | 28–31 | Iran | Prince Faisal Court, Amman |
| 26 July 2008 17:00 | | (14–16) | | Prince Faisal Court, Amman |
| 27 July 2008 17:00 | China | 26–42 | Iran | Prince Faisal Court, Amman |
| 27 July 2008 17:00 | | (11–21) | | Prince Faisal Court, Amman |

### Group C

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Saudi Arabia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 58 | +14 | 4 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 72 | 60 | +12 | 2 |
| India | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 61 | 87 | −26 | 0 |
| 25 July 2008 18:30 | Saudi Arabia | 42–31 | India | Prince Faisal Court, Amman |
| 25 July 2008 18:30 | | (20–13) | | Prince Faisal Court, Amman |
| 26 July 2008 18:30 | India | 30–45 | Jordan | Prince Faisal Court, Amman |
| 26 July 2008 18:30 | | (12–20) | | Prince Faisal Court, Amman |
| 27 July 2008 18:30 | Saudi Arabia | 30–27 | Jordan | Prince Faisal Court, Amman |
| 27 July 2008 18:30 | | (14–12) | | Prince Faisal Court, Amman |

### Group D

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Kuwait | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 38 | +39 | 4 |
| Qatar | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 67 | 54 | +13 | 2 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 78 | −52 | 0 |
| 25 July 2008 21:00 | Kuwait | 40–9 | Hong Kong | Prince Faisal Court, Amman |
| 25 July 2008 21:00 | | (19–3) | | Prince Faisal Court, Amman |
| 26 July 2008 21:00 | Hong Kong | 17–38 | Qatar | Prince Faisal Court, Amman |
| 26 July 2008 21:00 | | (6–22) | | Prince Faisal Court, Amman |
| 27 July 2008 21:00 | Kuwait | 37–29 | Qatar | Prince Faisal Court, Amman |
| 27 July 2008 21:00 | | (17–11) | | Prince Faisal Court, Amman |

## Placement 9th–12th

| Semifinals | Semifinals | 9th/10th | 9th/10th |
| 2 August–Amman | 2 August–Amman |
| United Arab Emirates | 38 |
| United Arab Emirates | 38 | 4 August–Amman | 4 August–Amman |
| India | 19 | 4 August–Amman | 4 August–Amman |
| India | 19 | United Arab Emirates | 29 |
| 2 August–Amman | 2 August–Amman | | United Arab Emirates | 29 |
| 2 August–Amman | 2 August–Amman | China | 33 |
| China | 33 | China | 33 |
| Hong Kong | 23 | | |
| Hong Kong | 23 | 11th/12th | 11th/12th |
| | | 4 August–Amman | 4 August–Amman |
| | | India | 29 |
| | | Hong Kong | 33 |
| 2 August 2008 16:00 | United Arab Emirates | 38–19 | India | Prince Faisal Court, Amman |
| 2 August 2008 16:00 | | (19–10) | | Prince Faisal Court, Amman |
| 2 August 2008 18:00 | China | 33–23 | Hong Kong | Prince Faisal Court, Amman |
| 2 August 2008 18:00 | | (18–13) | | Prince Faisal Court, Amman |

### 11th/12th

| 4 August 2008 14:00 | India | 29–33 | Hong Kong | Prince Faisal Court, Amman |
| 4 August 2008 14:00 | | (15–16) | | Prince Faisal Court, Amman |

### 9th/10th

| 4 August 2008 16:00 | United Arab Emirates | 29–33 | China | Prince Faisal Court, Amman |
| 4 August 2008 16:00 | | (15–15) | | Prince Faisal Court, Amman |

## Main round
### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Kuwait | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 90 | +16 | 6 |
| Iran | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 110 | 91 | +19 | 4 |
| Jordan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 88 | 100 | −12 | 2 |
| Japan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 92 | 115 | −23 | 0 |
| 29 July 2008 15:00 | Iran | 38–27 | Jordan | Prince Faisal Court, Amman |
| 29 July 2008 15:00 | | (20–14) | | Prince Faisal Court, Amman |
| 29 July 2008 16:30 | Kuwait | 41–31 | Japan | Prince Faisal Court, Amman |
| 29 July 2008 16:30 | | (17–15) | | Prince Faisal Court, Amman |
| 30 July 2008 15:00 | Iran | 41–31 | Japan | Prince Faisal Court, Amman |
| 30 July 2008 15:00 | | (20–12) | | Prince Faisal Court, Amman |
| 30 July 2008 16:30 | Kuwait | 32–28 | Jordan | Prince Faisal Court, Amman |
| 30 July 2008 16:30 | | (17–14) | | Prince Faisal Court, Amman |
| 1 August 2008 15:00 | Iran | 31–33 | Kuwait | Prince Faisal Court, Amman |
| 1 August 2008 15:00 | | (13–20) | | Prince Faisal Court, Amman |
| 1 August 2008 16:30 | Jordan | 33–30 | Japan | Prince Faisal Court, Amman |
| 1 August 2008 16:30 | | (15–11) | | Prince Faisal Court, Amman |

### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| South Korea | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 97 | 90 | +7 | 4 |
| Qatar | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 97 | 95 | +2 | 3 |
| Saudi Arabia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 82 | 84 | −2 | 3 |
| Bahrain | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 91 | 98 | −7 | 2 |
| 29 July 2008 18:00 | South Korea | 31–30 | Bahrain | Prince Faisal Court, Amman |
| 29 July 2008 18:00 | | (19–18) | | Prince Faisal Court, Amman |
| 29 July 2008 19:30 | Saudi Arabia | 26–26 | Qatar | Prince Faisal Court, Amman |
| 29 July 2008 19:30 | | (11–12) | | Prince Faisal Court, Amman |
| 30 July 2008 18:00 | South Korea | 40–33 | Qatar | Prince Faisal Court, Amman |
| 30 July 2008 18:00 | | (21–12) | | Prince Faisal Court, Amman |
| 30 July 2008 19:30 | Saudi Arabia | 29–32 | Bahrain | Prince Faisal Court, Amman |
| 30 July 2008 19:30 | | (13–15) | | Prince Faisal Court, Amman |
| 1 August 2008 18:00 | South Korea | 26–27 | Saudi Arabia | Prince Faisal Court, Amman |
| 1 August 2008 18:00 | | (11–16) | | Prince Faisal Court, Amman |
| 1 August 2008 19:30 | Qatar | 38–29 | Bahrain | Prince Faisal Court, Amman |
| 1 August 2008 19:30 | | (17–14) | | Prince Faisal Court, Amman |

## Placement 5th–8th
### 7th/8th

| 4 August 2008 18:00 | Japan | 31–34 | Bahrain | Prince Faisal Court, Amman |
| 4 August 2008 18:00 | | (14–15) | | Prince Faisal Court, Amman |

### 5th/6th

| 4 August 2008 20:00 | Jordan | 31–29 | Saudi Arabia | Prince Faisal Court, Amman |
| 4 August 2008 20:00 | | (14–13) | | Prince Faisal Court, Amman |

## Final round

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Gold medal match | Gold medal match |
| 3 August – Amman | 3 August – Amman |
| Kuwait | 36 |
| Kuwait | 36 | 5 August – Amman | 5 August – Amman |
| Qatar | 29 | 5 August – Amman | 5 August – Amman |
| Qatar | 29 | Kuwait | 31 |
| 3 August – Amman | 3 August – Amman | | Kuwait | 31 |
| 3 August – Amman | 3 August – Amman | Iran | 30 |
| South Korea | 28 | Iran | 30 |
| Iran | 36 | | |
| Iran | 36 | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| | | 5 August – Amman | 5 August – Amman |
| | | Qatar | 42 |
| | | South Korea | 38 |

### Semifinals

| 3 August 2008 16:00 | Kuwait | 36–29 | Qatar | Prince Faisal Court, Amman |
| 3 August 2008 16:00 | | (20–13) | | Prince Faisal Court, Amman |
| 3 August 2008 18:00 | South Korea | 28–36 | Iran | Prince Faisal Court, Amman |
| 3 August 2008 18:00 | | (12–18) | | Prince Faisal Court, Amman |

### Bronze medal match

| 5 August 2008 16:00 | Qatar | 42–38 | South Korea | Prince Faisal Court, Amman |
| 5 August 2008 16:00 | | (21–17) | | Prince Faisal Court, Amman |

### Gold medal match

| 5 August 2008 18:00 | Kuwait | 31–30 | Iran | Prince Faisal Court, Amman |
| 5 August 2008 18:00 | | (17–17) | | Prince Faisal Court, Amman |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | Kuwait |
| | Iran |
| | Qatar |
| 4 | South Korea |
| 5 | Jordan |
| 6 | Saudi Arabia |
| 7 | Bahrain |
| 8 | Japan |
| 9 | China |
| 10 | United Arab Emirates |
| 11 | Hong Kong |
| 12 | India |
| 13 | Iraq |
* Team qualified for the 2009 Junior World Championship