# 2014 Asian Men's Handball Championship

The 2014 Asian Men's Handball Championship was the 16th edition of the Asian Men's Handball Championship, held in Isa Town and Manama, Bahrain, from 25 January to 6 February 2014. It acted as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 2015 World Men's Handball Championship in Qatar.

## Draw

| Group A | Group B |
| South Korea  Saudi Arabia  Iran  Uzbekistan  China  Bahrain | Qatar  Japan  United Arab Emirates  Kuwait  Iraq  Oman |

## Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+3).

### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Bahrain (H) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 157 | 113 | +44 | 9 |
| Iran | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 164 | 125 | +39 | 7 |
| South Korea | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 137 | 110 | +27 | 7 |
| Saudi Arabia | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 130 | 113 | +17 | 5 |
| China | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 125 | 143 | −18 | 2 |
| Uzbekistan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 106 | 215 | −109 | 0 |
| 25 January 2014 13:00 | Uzbekistan | 21–43 | Saudi Arabia | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 25 January 2014 13:00 | | (14–21) | | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 25 January 2014 15:00 | Iran | 24–24 | South Korea | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 25 January 2014 15:00 | | (12–11) | | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 25 January 2014 19:00 | China | 22–32 | Bahrain | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 25 January 2014 19:00 | | (12–14) | | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 27 January 2014 15:00 | Saudi Arabia | 22–22 | Iran | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 27 January 2014 15:00 | | (12–10) | | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 27 January 2014 17:00 | China | 17–28 | South Korea | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 27 January 2014 17:00 | | (9–14) | | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 27 January 2014 19:00 | Uzbekistan | 22–47 | Bahrain | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 27 January 2014 19:00 | | (8–23) | | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 29 January 2014 15:00 | South Korea | 32–19 | Uzbekistan | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 29 January 2014 15:00 | | (15–9) | | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 29 January 2014 17:00 | Iran | 34–27 | China | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 29 January 2014 17:00 | | (16–12) | | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 29 January 2014 19:00 | Bahrain | 22–14 | Saudi Arabia | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 29 January 2014 19:00 | | (12–8) | | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 31 January 2014 15:00 | Iran | 54–22 | Uzbekistan | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 31 January 2014 15:00 | | (24–12) | | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 31 January 2014 17:00 | Saudi Arabia | 27–20 | China | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 31 January 2014 17:00 | | (14–10) | | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 31 January 2014 19:00 | South Korea | 25–26 | Bahrain | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 31 January 2014 19:00 | | (14–15) | | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 2 February 2014 15:00 | Uzbekistan | 22–39 | China | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 2 February 2014 15:00 | | (12–16) | | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 2 February 2014 17:00 | South Korea | 28–24 | Saudi Arabia | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 2 February 2014 17:00 | | (11–12) | | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 2 February 2014 19:00 | Bahrain | 30–30 | Iran | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 2 February 2014 19:00 | | (17–14) | | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |

### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Qatar | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 87 | +77 | 10 |
| United Arab Emirates | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 116 | 131 | −15 | 6 |
| Kuwait | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 142 | 139 | +3 | 6 |
| Oman | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 126 | 142 | −16 | 4 |
| Japan | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 140 | 132 | +8 | 4 |
| Iraq | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 102 | 159 | −57 | 0 |
| 26 January 2014 15:00 | Kuwait | 28–26 | Japan | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 26 January 2014 15:00 | | (14–16) | | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 26 January 2014 17:00 | United Arab Emirates | 14–31 | Qatar | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 26 January 2014 17:00 | | (7–17) | | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 26 January 2014 19:00 | Iraq | 24–33 | Oman | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 26 January 2014 19:00 | | (13–19) | | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 28 January 2014 15:00 | Japan | 35–26 | United Arab Emirates | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 28 January 2014 15:00 | | (16–11) | | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 28 January 2014 17:00 | Iraq | 11–40 | Qatar | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 28 January 2014 17:00 | | (6–18) | | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 28 January 2014 19:00 | Kuwait | 40–31 | Oman | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 28 January 2014 19:00 | | (20–14) | | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 30 January 2014 15:00 | United Arab Emirates | 26–17 | Iraq | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 30 January 2014 15:00 | | (8–4) | | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 30 January 2014 17:00 | Oman | 23–22 | Japan | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 30 January 2014 17:00 | | (8–11) | | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 30 January 2014 19:00 | Qatar | 31–23 | Kuwait | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 30 January 2014 19:00 | | (14–14) | | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 1 February 2014 15:00 | United Arab Emirates | 23–22 | Kuwait | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 1 February 2014 15:00 | | (10–13) | | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 1 February 2014 17:00 | Japan | 31–22 | Iraq | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 1 February 2014 17:00 | | (16–10) | | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 1 February 2014 19:00 | Qatar | 29–13 | Oman | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 1 February 2014 19:00 | | (15–7) | | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 3 February 2014 15:00 | Oman | 26–27 | United Arab Emirates | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 3 February 2014 15:00 | | (12–13) | | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 3 February 2014 17:00 | Kuwait | 29–28 | Iraq | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 3 February 2014 17:00 | | (12–15) | | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 3 February 2014 19:00 | Qatar | 33–26 | Japan | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 3 February 2014 19:00 | | (15–15) | | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |

## Placement 9th–12th

| Semifinals | Semifinals | 9th/10th | 9th/10th |
| 4 February – Manama | 4 February – Manama |
| China | 25 |
| China | 25 | 5 February – Isa Town | 5 February – Isa Town |
| Iraq | 30 | 5 February – Isa Town | 5 February – Isa Town |
| Iraq | 30 | Iraq | 20 |
| 4 February – Manama | 4 February – Manama | | Iraq | 20 |
| 4 February – Manama | 4 February – Manama | Japan | 28 |
| Japan | 41 | Japan | 28 |
| Uzbekistan | 12 | | |
| Uzbekistan | 12 | 11th/12th | 11th/12th |
| | | 5 February – Isa Town | 5 February – Isa Town |
| | | China | 10 |
| | | Uzbekistan | 0 |

### 9th–12th semifinals

| 4 February 2014 13:00 | China | 25–30 | Iraq | Bahrain Handball Federation Hall, Manama |
| 4 February 2014 13:00 | | (11–16) | | Bahrain Handball Federation Hall, Manama |
| 4 February 2014 15:00 | Japan | 41–12 | Uzbekistan | Bahrain Handball Federation Hall, Manama |
| 4 February 2014 15:00 | | (18–7) | | Bahrain Handball Federation Hall, Manama |

### 11th/12th

| 5 February 2014 13:00 | China | 10–0 | Uzbekistan | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 5 February 2014 13:00 | | (Walkover) | | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |

### 9th/10th

| 5 February 2014 15:00 | Iraq | 20–28 | Japan | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 5 February 2014 15:00 | | (11–17) | | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |

## Placement 5th–8th

| Semifinals | Semifinals | 5th/6th | 5th/6th |
| 4 February – Manama | 4 February – Manama |
| South Korea | 32 |
| South Korea | 32 | 5 February – Isa Town | 5 February – Isa Town |
| Oman | 18 | 5 February – Isa Town | 5 February – Isa Town |
| Oman | 18 | South Korea | 30 |
| 4 February – Manama | 4 February – Manama | | South Korea | 30 |
| 4 February – Manama | 4 February – Manama | Saudi Arabia | 25 |
| Kuwait | 30 | Saudi Arabia | 25 |
| Saudi Arabia | 36 | | |
| Saudi Arabia | 36 | 7th/8th | 7th/8th |
| | | 5 February – Isa Town | 5 February – Isa Town |
| | | Oman | 26 |
| | | Kuwait | 35 |

### 5th–8ths semifinals

| 4 February 2014 17:00 | South Korea | 32–18 | Oman | Bahrain Handball Federation Hall, Manama |
| 4 February 2014 17:00 | | (12–10) | | Bahrain Handball Federation Hall, Manama |
| 4 February 2014 19:00 | Kuwait | 30–36 | Saudi Arabia | Bahrain Handball Federation Hall, Manama |
| 4 February 2014 19:00 | | (18–16) | | Bahrain Handball Federation Hall, Manama |

### 7th/8th

| 5 February 2014 17:00 | Oman | 26–35 | Kuwait | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 5 February 2014 17:00 | | (9–16) | | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |

### 5th/6th

| 5 February 2014 19:00 | South Korea | 30–25 | Saudi Arabia | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 5 February 2014 19:00 | | (15–15) | | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |

## Final round

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Gold medal match | Gold medal match |
| 4 February – Isa Town | 4 February – Isa Town |
| Bahrain | 27 |
| Bahrain | 27 | 6 February – Isa Town | 6 February – Isa Town |
| United Arab Emirates | 20 | 6 February – Isa Town | 6 February – Isa Town |
| United Arab Emirates | 20 | Bahrain | 26 |
| 4 February – Isa Town | 4 February – Isa Town | | Bahrain | 26 |
| 4 February – Isa Town | 4 February – Isa Town | Qatar | 27 |
| Qatar | 23 | Qatar | 27 |
| Iran | 22 | | |
| Iran | 22 | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| | | 6 February – Isa Town | 6 February – Isa Town |
| | | United Arab Emirates | 23 |
| | | Iran | 29 |

### Semifinals

| 4 February 2014 16:30 | Qatar | 23–22 | Iran | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 4 February 2014 16:30 | | (12–11) | | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 4 February 2014 19:00 | Bahrain | 27–20 | United Arab Emirates | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 4 February 2014 19:00 | | (15–8) | | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |

### Bronze medal match

| 6 February 2014 16:30 | United Arab Emirates | 23–29 | Iran | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 6 February 2014 16:30 | | (10–11) | | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |

### Gold medal match

| 6 February 2014 19:00 | Bahrain | 26–27 | Qatar | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |
| 6 February 2014 19:00 | | (14–14) | | Khalifa Sports City Hall, Isa Town |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | Qatar |
| | Bahrain |
| | Iran |
| 4 | United Arab Emirates |
| 5 | South Korea |
| 6 | Saudi Arabia |
| 7 | Kuwait |
| 8 | Oman |
| 9 | Japan |
| 10 | Iraq |
| 11 | China |
| 12 | Uzbekistan |
* Team qualified for the 2015 World Championship