# 2006 Men's Arab Volleyball Championship

The 2006 Men's Arab Volleyball Championship was held in Manama, Bahrain, from November 16 to November 23, 2006.

## Teams

* Algeria
* Bahrain
* Iraq
* Kuwait
* Lebanon
* Oman
* Qatar
* Saudi Arabia
* Sudan
* Tunisia (B Team)

## Pools composition

| Pool A | Pool B |
| Bahrain (Host)  Tunisia  Qatar  Kuwait  Lebanon | Saudi Arabia  Algeria  Iraq  Sudan  Oman |

### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Bahrain | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 4.000 | 358 | 319 | 1.122 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Tunisia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 1.667 | 364 | 326 | 1.117 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Qatar | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 1.125 | 373 | 360 | 1.036 | |
| 4 | Lebanon | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 0.364 | 278 | 342 | 0.813 | |
| 5 | Kuwait | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 0.417 | 348 | 374 | 0.930 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 16 Nov | 14:30 | Bahrain | 3–1 | Kuwait | 25–22 | 13–25 | 25–17 | 27–25 | | 90–89 |
| 16 Nov | 16:30 | Lebanon | 0–3 | Qatar | 19–25 | 19–25 | 12–25 | | | 50–75 |
| 17 Nov | 14:00 | Qatar | 2–3 | Tunisia | 20–25 | 25–22 | 25–17 | 25–27 | 11–15 | 106–106 |
| 17 Nov | 16:00 | Bahrain | 3–0 | Lebanon | 25–19 | 25–20 | 26–24 | | | 76–63 |
| 18 Nov | 08:00 | Kuwait | 0–3 | Tunisia | 17–25 | 23–25 | 19–25 | | | 59–75 |
| 18 Nov | 16:00 | Bahrain | 3–1 | Qatar | 22–25 | 25–16 | 25–18 | 25–23 | | 97–82 |
| 20 Nov | 08:00 | Lebanon | 3–2 | Kuwait | 21–25 | 25–16 | 25–21 | 13–25 | 15–6 | 99–93 |
| 20 Nov | 16:00 | Bahrain | 3–1 | Tunisia | 20–25 | 25–22 | 25–19 | 25–19 | | 95–85 |
| 21 Nov | 12:00 | Qatar | 3–2 | Kuwait | 22–25 | 25–23 | 23–25 | 25–23 | 15–11 | 110–107 |
| 21 Nov | 16:00 | Tunisia | 3–1 | Lebanon | 23–25 | 25–9 | 25–21 | 25–11 | | 98–66 |

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Algeria | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 6.000 | 331 | 273 | 1.212 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Saudi Arabia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 2.750 | 362 | 307 | 1.179 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Oman | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 0.857 | 293 | 301 | 0.973 | |
| 4 | Sudan | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 0.556 | 305 | 332 | 0.919 | |
| 5 | Iraq | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0.000 | 222 | 300 | 0.740 | |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total |
| 16 Nov | 06:30 | Algeria | 3–0 | Oman | 25–19 | 25–22 | 25–16 | | | 75–57 |
| 16 Nov | 08:30 | Iraq | 0–3 | Sudan | 17–25 | 21–25 | 19–25 | | | 57–75 |
| 17 Nov | 06:30 | Iraq | 0–3 | Algeria | 18–25 | 15–25 | 22–25 | | | 55–75 |
| 17 Nov | 12:00 | Saudi Arabia | 3–0 | Oman | 25–17 | 28–26 | 25–23 | | | 78–66 |
| 18 Nov | 12:00 | Sudan | 1–3 | Saudi Arabia | 21–25 | 32–30 | 16–25 | 19–25 | | 88–105 |
| 18 Nov | 14:00 | Oman | 3–0 | Iraq | 25–23 | 25–20 | 25–20 | | | 75–63 |
| 20 Nov | 12:00 | Saudi Arabia | 3–0 | Iraq | 25–15 | 25–15 | 25–17 | | | 75–47 |
| 20 Nov | 14:00 | Algeria | 3–0 | Sudan | 25–23 | 25–16 | 25–18 | | | 75–57 |
| 21 Nov | 08:00 | Oman | 3–1 | Sudan | 25–22 | 20–25 | 25–19 | 25–19 | | 95–85 |
| 21 Nov | 16:00 | Algeria | 3–2 | Saudi Arabia | 25–19 | 19–25 | 26–24 | 21–25 | 15–11 | 106–104 |

## Final round
### Classification 5–10 places
#### Ninth place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 22 Nov | 07:00 | Iraq | 0–3 | Kuwait | 20–25 | 18–25 | 23–25 | | | 61–75 | |

#### Seventh place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 22 Nov | 09:00 | Sudan | 2–3 | Lebanon | 17–25 | 25–20 | 20–25 | 25–17 | 13–15 | 100–102 | |

#### Fifth place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 22 Nov | 12:00 | Oman | 1–3 | Qatar | 16–25 | 25–14 | 20–25 | 22–25 | | 83–89 | |

### Championship bracket

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| November 22 – Manama | November 22 – Manama |
| Tunisia | 3 |
| Tunisia | 3 | November 23 – Manama | November 23 – Manama |
| Algeria | 1 | November 23 – Manama | November 23 – Manama |
| Algeria | 1 | Saudi Arabia | 1 |
| November 22 – Manama | November 22 – Manama | | Saudi Arabia | 1 |
| November 22 – Manama | November 22 – Manama | Tunisia | 3 |
| Saudi Arabia | 3 | Tunisia | 3 |
| Bahrain | 1 | | |
| Bahrain | 1 | Third place | Third place |
| | | November 23 – Manama | November 23 – Manama |
| | | Bahrain | 2 |
| | | Algeria | 3 |

#### Semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 22 Nov | 14:00 | Tunisia | 3–1 | Algeria | 25–21 | 26–24 | 15–25 | 25–20 | | 91–90 | |
| 22 Nov | 16:00 | Saudi Arabia | 3–1 | Bahrain | 25–20 | 24–26 | 30–28 | 34–32 | | 113–106 | |

#### Bronze medal match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 23 Nov | | Bahrain | 2–3 | Algeria | 19–25 | 25–18 | 19–25 | 25–20 | 14–16 | 102–104 | |

#### Final

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 23 Nov | 15:30 | Saudi Arabia | 1–3 | Tunisia | 35–33 | 22–25 | 18–25 | 20–25 | | 95–108 | |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | Tunisia |
| | Saudi Arabia |
| | Algeria |
| 4 | Bahrain |
| 5 | Qatar |
| 6 | Oman |
| 7 | Lebanon |
| 8 | Sudan |
| 9 | Kuwait |
| 10 | Iraq |
* 2006 Arab champions
* Tunisia 6th title

## Awards

* MVP: Tarek Sammari
* Best spiker: Sadek Ibrahim
* Best blocker: Seifeddine Hmem
* Best server: Hicham Guemmadi
* Best setter: Khalil Al Bahrani
* Best receiver: Ahmed Al Bakhet
* Best libero: Aymen Harouna