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.

2008 Asian Junior Championship
Tournament details
Host country Jordan
Dates25 July – 5 August 2008
Teams13
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Kuwait (5th title)
Runner-up Iran
Third place Qatar
Fourth place South Korea
Tournament statistics
Matches37
Goals scored2371 (64.08 per match)
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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
Source:
25 July 2008
14:00		 South Korea  32–29  United Arab Emirates Prince Faisal Court, Amman
(12–15)
25 July 2008
15:30		 Japan  33–32  Iraq Prince Faisal Court, Amman
(15–15)
26 July 2008
14:00		 South Korea  35–29  Iraq Prince Faisal Court, Amman
(21–12)
26 July 2008
15:30		 Japan  36–33  United Arab Emirates Prince Faisal Court, Amman
(16–15)
27 July 2008
14:00		 United Arab Emirates  37–27  Iraq Prince Faisal Court, Amman
(16–13)
27 July 2008
15:30		 South Korea  46–34  Japan Prince Faisal Court, Amman
(25–16)

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
Source:
25 July 2008
17:00		 China  30–41  Bahrain Prince Faisal Court, Amman
(12–21)
26 July 2008
17:00		 Bahrain  28–31  Iran Prince Faisal Court, Amman
(14–16)
27 July 2008
17:00		 China  26–42  Iran Prince Faisal Court, Amman
(11–21)

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
Source:
25 July 2008
18:30		 Saudi Arabia  42–31  India Prince Faisal Court, Amman
(20–13)
26 July 2008
18:30		 India  30–45  Jordan Prince Faisal Court, Amman
(12–20)
27 July 2008
18:30		 Saudi Arabia  30–27  Jordan Prince Faisal Court, Amman
(14–12)

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
Source:
25 July 2008
21:00		 Kuwait  40–9  Hong Kong Prince Faisal Court, Amman
(19–3)
26 July 2008
21:00		 Hong Kong  17–38  Qatar Prince Faisal Court, Amman
(6–22)
27 July 2008
21:00		 Kuwait  37–29  Qatar Prince Faisal Court, Amman
(17–11)

Placement 9th–12th
 
Semifinals9th/10th
 
      
 
2 August–Amman
 
 
 United Arab Emirates38
 
4 August–Amman
 
 India19
 
 United Arab Emirates29
 
2 August–Amman
 
 China33
 
 China33
 
 
 Hong Kong23
 
11th/12th
 
 
4 August–Amman
 
 
 India29
 
 
 Hong Kong33
2 August 2008
16:00		 United Arab Emirates  38–19  India Prince Faisal Court, Amman
(19–10)
2 August 2008
18:00		 China  33–23  Hong Kong Prince Faisal Court, Amman
(18–13)

11th/12th
4 August 2008
14:00		 India  29–33  Hong Kong Prince Faisal Court, Amman
(15–16)

9th/10th
4 August 2008
16:00		 United Arab Emirates  29–33  China Prince Faisal Court, Amman
(15–15)

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
Source:
29 July 2008
15:00		 Iran  38–27  Jordan Prince Faisal Court, Amman
(20–14)
29 July 2008
16:30		 Kuwait  41–31  Japan Prince Faisal Court, Amman
(17–15)
30 July 2008
15:00		 Iran  41–31  Japan Prince Faisal Court, Amman
(20–12)
30 July 2008
16:30		 Kuwait  32–28  Jordan Prince Faisal Court, Amman
(17–14)
1 August 2008
15:00		 Iran  31–33  Kuwait Prince Faisal Court, Amman
(13–20)
1 August 2008
16:30		 Jordan  33–30  Japan Prince Faisal Court, Amman
(15–11)

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
Source:
29 July 2008
18:00		 South Korea  31–30  Bahrain Prince Faisal Court, Amman
(19–18)
29 July 2008
19:30		 Saudi Arabia  26–26  Qatar Prince Faisal Court, Amman
(11–12)
30 July 2008
18:00		 South Korea  40–33  Qatar Prince Faisal Court, Amman
(21–12)
30 July 2008
19:30		 Saudi Arabia  29–32  Bahrain Prince Faisal Court, Amman
(13–15)
1 August 2008
18:00		 South Korea  26–27  Saudi Arabia Prince Faisal Court, Amman
(11–16)
1 August 2008
19:30		 Qatar  38–29  Bahrain Prince Faisal Court, Amman
(17–14)

Placement 5th–8th

7th/8th
4 August 2008
18:00		 Japan  31–34  Bahrain Prince Faisal Court, Amman
(14–15)

5th/6th
4 August 2008
20:00		 Jordan  31–29  Saudi Arabia Prince Faisal Court, Amman
(14–13)

Final round
 
SemifinalsGold medal match
 
      
 
3 August – Amman
 
 
 Kuwait36
 
5 August – Amman
 
 Qatar29
 
 Kuwait31
 
3 August – Amman
 
 Iran30
 
 South Korea28
 
 
 Iran36
 
Bronze medal match
 
 
5 August – Amman
 
 
 Qatar42
 
 
 South Korea38

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

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

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

Final standing
RankTeam
 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
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