2023 IHF Men's Super Globe

2023 IHF Men's Super Globe
Tournament details
Host country Saudi Arabia
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates7–12 November
Teams12 (from 6 confederations)
Final positions
ChampionsGermany SC Magdeburg (3rd title)
Runner-upGermany Füchse Berlin
Third placeSpain Barcelona
Fourth placePoland Industria Kielce
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored1,473 (61.38 per match)
Attendance23,150 (965 per match)
Top scorer(s)Mathias Gidsel
(45 goals)
Best playerMathias Gidsel
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‌The 2023 IHF Men's Super Globe was the 17th edition of the yearly club world championship in handball, held from 7 to 12 November 2023 in Dammam, Saudi Arabia under the aegis of the International Handball Federation (IHF). It was the fourth time in history that the event was organised by the Saudi Arabian Handball Federation.[1]

SC Magdeburg defeated Füchse Berlin to win their third consecutive title.[2]

Teams[edit]

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
Germany SC Magdeburg[3] Defending champion
Egypt Al Ahly[4] Winner of 2023 African Handball Super Cup
Bahrain Al-Najma SC[5] Winner of Asian Club League Championship
Australia University of Queensland[6] Winner of 2023 Oceania Handball Champions Cup
United States San Francisco CalHeat Winner of North American and Caribbean Senior Club Championship
Argentina San Fernando HB[7] Winner of South and Central American Men's Club Handball Championship
Poland Industria Kielce Runner-up of EHF Champions League[a]
Kuwait Al-Kuwait SC Winner of Arab Handball Championship of Champions
Saudi Arabia Khaleej Club Host (Winner and Runner-up of the Saudi Handball League)[8]
Saudi Arabia Al-Noor Club
Germany Füchse Berlin Wildcard (Winner of EHF European League)[9]
Spain Barcelona Wildcard (Third of EHF Champions League)[9]
  1. ^ SC Magdeburg was the winner of the EHF Champions League but they are already qualified as defending champion

Draw[edit]

The draw was held on 28 September 2022.[10][11]

Seeding[edit]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3
Germany SC Magdeburg
Poland Industria Kielce
Egypt Al Ahly
Kuwait Al-Kuwait SC 		Saudi Arabia Khaleej Club
Argentina San Fernando HB
Bahrain Al-Najma SC
Saudi Arabia Al-Noor Club 		Australia University of Queensland
United States San Francisco CalHeat
Spain Barcelona
Germany Füchse Berlin

Referees[edit]

The referee pairs were announced on 6 October 2023.[12]

Referees
 Algeria Youcef Belkhiri
Sidali Hamidi
 Argentina Sebastián Lenci
Julian Grillo
 Czech Republic Václav Horáček
Jiří Novotný
 France Karim Gasmi
Raouf Gasmi
Referees
 Hungary Ádám Bíró
Olivér Kiss
 Norway Håvard Kleven
Lars Jørum
 Spain Andreu Marín
Ignacio García
 Sweden Mirza Kurtagic
Mattias Wetterwik

Preliminary round[edit]

All times are local (UTC+3).[13]

Group A[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Spain Barcelona 2 2 0 0 80 45 +35 4 Semifinals
2 Egypt Al Ahly 2 1 0 1 64 57 +7 2 5–8th place semifinals
3 Saudi Arabia Al-Noor Club 2 0 0 2 39 81 −42 0 9–12th place semifinals
Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
7 November 2023
16:00 		Al Ahly Egypt 38–20 Saudi Arabia Al-Noor Club Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Kleven, Jørum (NOR)
Hassan 6 (16–12) Landim 7
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8 November 2023
16:45 		Al-Noor Club Saudi Arabia 19–43 Spain Barcelona Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam
Attendance: 500
Referees: Bíró, Kiss (HUN)
Landim 5 (10–20) Gómez, Janc 7
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9 November 2023
19:00 		Al Ahly Egypt 26–37 Spain Barcelona Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE)
Abdou, Hassan 5 (16–19) Valera 7
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Group B[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Germany Füchse Berlin 2 2 0 0 85 62 +23 4 Semifinals
2 Kuwait Al-Kuwait SC 2 1 0 1 69 66 +3 2 5–8th place semifinals
3 Argentina San Fernando HB 2 0 0 2 63 89 −26 0 9–12th place semifinals
Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
7 November 2023
13:45 		Al-Kuwait SC Kuwait 41–29 Argentina San Fernando HB Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam
Attendance: 250
Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE)
Saleh 7 (19–15) J. Fernández 8
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8 November 2023
14:30 		San Fernando HB Argentina 34–48 Germany Füchse Berlin Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam
Attendance: 300
Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi (ALG)
J. Fernández 7 (19–23) Gidsel 13
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9 November 2023
14:30 		Al-Kuwait SC Kuwait 28–37 Germany Füchse Berlin Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam
Attendance: 300
Referees: Kleven, Jørum (NOR)
Carol, Saleh 5 (16–18) Gidsel 13
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Group C[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Germany SC Magdeburg 2 2 0 0 86 34 +52 4 Semifinals
2 Saudi Arabia Khaleej Club 2 1 0 1 68 55 +13 2 5–8th place semifinals
3 Australia University of Queensland 2 0 0 2 40 105 −65 0 9–12th place semifinals
Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
7 November 2023
19:30 		SC Magdeburg Germany 29–20 Saudi Arabia Khaleej Club Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE)
Musche 10 (15–10) Nenadić 7
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8 November 2023
19:00 		Khaleej Club Saudi Arabia 48–26 Australia University of Queensland Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Gasmi, Gasmi (FRA)
Al-Traiki 8 (26–12) Oleaga, Warrener 5
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9 November 2023
16:45 		SC Magdeburg Germany 57–14 Australia University of Queensland Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam
Attendance: 450
Referees: Lenci, Grillo (ARG)
Pettersson 26 (28–7) Gahan 4
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Group D[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Poland Industria Kielce 2 2 0 0 76 49 +27 4 Semifinals
2 Bahrain Al-Najma SC 2 1 0 1 55 49 +6 2 5–8th place semifinals
3 United States San Francisco CalHeat 2 0 0 2 45 78 −33 0 9–12th place semifinals
Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
7 November 2023
11:30 		Industria Kielce Poland 27–26 Bahrain Al-Najma SC Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam
Attendance: 250
Referees: Grillo, Lenci (ARG)
Karalek 5 (17–13) Ahmed 8
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8 November 2023
12:15 		Al-Najma SC Bahrain 29–22 United States San Francisco CalHeat Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam
Attendance: 200
Referees: Marín, García (ESP)
Ahmed 9 (12–9) Raff 7
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9 November 2023
12:15 		Industria Kielce Poland 49–23 United States San Francisco CalHeat Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam
Attendance: 200
Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE)
Nahi 10 (22–12) Raff 7
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Knockout stage[edit]

9–12th place bracket[edit]

 
9–12th place semifinalsNinth place game
 
      
 
11 November
 
 
Saudi Arabia Al-Noor Club31
 
12 November
 
Argentina San Fernando HB29
 
Saudi Arabia Al-Noor Club29
 
11 November
 
United States San Francisco CalHeat24
 
Australia University of Queensland22
 
 
United States San Francisco CalHeat27
 
Eleventh place game
 
 
12 November
 
 
Argentina San Fernando HB39
 
 
Australia University of Queensland28

9–12th place semifinals[edit]

11 November 2023
09:15 		Al-Noor Club Saudi Arabia 31–29 Argentina San Fernando HB Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam
Attendance: 250
Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE)
Gadža 10 (14–15) F. Fernández, J. Fernández 5
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11 November 2023
11:15 		University of Queensland Australia 22–27 United States San Francisco CalHeat Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam
Attendance: 300
Referees: Bíró, Kiss (HUN)
Warrener 5 (10–15) Raff 7
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Eleventh place game[edit]

12 November 2023
09:15 		San Fernando HB Argentina 39–28 Australia University of Queensland Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam
Attendance: 300
Referees: Gasmi, Gasmi (FRA)
Cánepa 11 (22–11) Gahan, Oleaga 7
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Ninth place game[edit]

12 November 2023
11:15 		Al-Noor Club Saudi Arabia 29–24 United States San Francisco CalHeat Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam
Attendance: 500
Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi (ALG)
Al-Agry 8 (13–12) Assfalg, Donlin 5
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5–8th place bracket[edit]

 
5–8th place semifinalsFifth place game
 
      
 
11 November
 
 
Egypt Al Ahly35
 
12 November
 
Kuwait Al-Kuwait SC25
 
Egypt Al Ahly (Pen.)30 (5)
 
11 November
 
Saudi Arabia Khaleej Club30 (4)
 
Saudi Arabia Khaleej Club27
 
 
Bahrain Al-Najma SC24
 
Seventh place game
 
 
12 November
 
 
Kuwait Al-Kuwait SC29
 
 
Bahrain Al-Najma SC24

5–8th place semifinals[edit]

11 November 2023
13:15 		Al Ahly Egypt 35–25 Kuwait Al-Kuwait SC Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam
Attendance: 800
Referees: Gasmi, Gasmi (FRA)
Hesham, Ramadan 6 (16–12) Carol 9
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11 November 2023
15:15 		Khaleej Club Saudi Arabia 27–24 Bahrain Al-Najma SC Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam
Attendance: 2,700
Referees: Marín, García (ESP)
Al-Salem 5 (14–10) Ahmed 7
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Seventh place game[edit]

12 November 2023
13:15 		Al-Kuwait SC Kuwait 29–24 Bahrain Al-Najma SC Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam
Attendance: 500
Referees: Lenci, Grillo (ARG)
Carol 9 (15–11) Madan 5
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Fifth place game[edit]

12 November 2023
15:15 		Al Ahly Egypt 35–34 Saudi Arabia Khaleej Club Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE)
Adel, Ramadan 6 (14–16) Nenadić 10
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FT: 30–30 Pen: 5–4

Championship bracket[edit]

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
11 November
 
 
Spain Barcelona34
 
12 November
 
Germany Füchse Berlin (ET)35
 
Germany Füchse Berlin32
 
11 November
 
Germany SC Magdeburg (ET)34
 
Germany SC Magdeburg28
 
 
Poland Industria Kielce24
 
Third place
 
 
12 November
 
 
Spain Barcelona33
 
 
Poland Industria Kielce30

Semifinals[edit]

11 November 2023
17:30 		Barcelona Spain 34–35 (ET) Germany Füchse Berlin Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam
Attendance: 950
Referees: Kleven, Jørum (NOR)
Frade, N’Guessan 6 (16–16) Gidsel 10
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FT: 29–29 ET: 5–6

11 November 2023
20:15 		SC Magdeburg Germany 28–24 Poland Industria Kielce Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam
Attendance: 850
Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE)
Magnússon 6 (15–14) Nahi 6
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Third place game[edit]

12 November 2023
17:30 		Barcelona Spain 33–30 Poland Industria Kielce Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam
Attendance: 750
Referees: Bíró, Kiss (HUN)
Mem 8 (14–16) Sićko 6
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Final[edit]

12 November 2023
20:15 		Füchse Berlin Germany 32–34 (ET) Germany SC Magdeburg Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam
Attendance: 1,800
Referees: Marín, García (ESP)
Gidsel 9 (16–13) Lagergren, Smárason 7
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FT: 29–29 ET: 3–5

Final ranking[edit]

Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s) Germany SC Magdeburg
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Germany Füchse Berlin
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Spain Barcelona
4 Poland Industria Kielce
5 Egypt Al Ahly
6 Saudi Arabia Khaleej Club
7 Kuwait Al-Kuwait SC
8 Bahrain Al-Najma SC
9 Saudi Arabia Al-Noor Club
10 United States San Francisco CalHeat
11 Argentina San Fernando HB
12 Australia University of Queensland

All-star Team[edit]

The All-star Team was announced on 12 November 2023.[14]

Position Player
Goalkeeper Serbia Dejan Milosavljev
Right wing Denmark Hans Lindberg
Right back Iceland Ómar Ingi Magnússon
Centre back Iceland Janus Daði Smárason
Left back Denmark Lasse Andersson
Left wing France Dylan Nahi
Pivot Portugal Luís Frade
MVP Denmark Mathias Gidsel

References[edit]

  1. ^ "17th IHF Men's Super Globe". asianhandball.org. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Magdeburg seal historic three-peat at the IHF Men's Super Globe after dramatic final". ihf.info. 12 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Magdeburg retain title in record-setting 2022 IHF Men's Super Globe". IHF. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Handball: Ahly win African Super Cup, reach IHF Super Globe". english.ahram.org.eg. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Al-Najma survive fiery final to clinch title at the 25th Asian Men's Club League Handball Championship". ihf.info. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  6. ^ "University of Queensland write history and make it to the IHF Men's Super Globe". ihf.info. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  7. ^ "San Fernando Handball es campeón del Sur-Centro de Clubes 2023". sanfernando.gob.ar. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  8. ^ "Two more teams confirmed for 2023 IHF Men's Super Globe". International Handball Federation. 14 August 2023. Archived from the original on 14 August 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  9. ^ a b "Powerhouses Barça and Füchse Berlin seal wild card spots for the 2023 IHF Men's Super Globe". ihf.info. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  10. ^ "2023 IHF Men's Super Globe pots revealed". IHF. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  11. ^ "2023 IHF Men's Super Globe participants learn their fate after draw". IHF. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  12. ^ "IHF announces referees for 2023 IHF Men's Super Globe". ihf.info. 6 October 2023.
  13. ^ "2023 IHF Men's Super Globe participants learn their fate after draw". IHF. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  14. ^ "2023 IHF Men's Super Globe - All Star team revealed". ihf.info. IHF. 12 November 2023. Retrieved 12 November 2023.

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