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]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Saudi Arabia |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 7–12 November |
| Teams | 12 (from 6 confederations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  SC Magdeburg (3rd title) |
| Runner-up | Füchse Berlin |
| Third place |  Barcelona |
| Fourth place |  Industria Kielce |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 24 |
| Goals scored | 1,473 (61.38 per match) |
| Attendance | 23,150 (965 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Mathias Gidsel (45 goals) |
| Best player | Mathias Gidsel |
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 |
|---|---|
| SC Magdeburg[3] |
Defending champion |
 Al Ahly[4] |
Winner of 2023 African Handball Super Cup |
 Al-Najma SC[5] |
Winner of Asian Club League Championship |
 University of Queensland[6] |
Winner of 2023 Oceania Handball Champions Cup |
 San Francisco CalHeat |
Winner of North American and Caribbean Senior Club Championship |
 San Fernando HB[7] |
Winner of South and Central American Men's Club Handball Championship |
| Industria Kielce |
Runner-up of EHF Champions League[a] |
 Al-Kuwait SC |
Winner of Arab Handball Championship of Champions |
| Khaleej Club |
Host (Winner and Runner-up of the Saudi Handball League)[8] |
| Al-Noor Club
| |
| Füchse Berlin |
Wildcard (Winner of EHF European League)[9] |
| Barcelona |
Wildcard (Third of EHF Champions League)[9] |
- ^ 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 |
|---|---|---|
| SC Magdeburg Industria Kielce Al Ahly Al-Kuwait SC
|
Khaleej Club San Fernando HB Al-Najma SC Al-Noor Club
|
University of Queensland San Francisco CalHeat Barcelona 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 | Barcelona
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 45 | +35 | 4 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Al Ahly
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 57 | +7 | 2 | 5–8th place semifinals |
| 3 | 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.
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
|
38–20 | Al-Noor Club
|
Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Kleven, Jørum (NOR) |
| Hassan 6 | (16–12) | Landim 7 | ||
4× 1×
|
Report | 5×
|
| 8 November 2023 16:45 |
Al-Noor Club
|
19–43 | Barcelona
|
Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 500 Referees: Bíró, Kiss (HUN) |
| Landim 5 | (10–20) | Gómez, Janc 7 | ||
| 5×
|
Report | 1×
|
| 9 November 2023 19:00 |
Al Ahly
|
26–37 | Barcelona
|
Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
| Abdou, Hassan 5 | (16–19) | Valera 7 | ||
| 1×
|
Report | 1× 1×
|
Group B edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Füchse Berlin
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 62 | +23 | 4 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Al-Kuwait SC
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 66 | +3 | 2 | 5–8th place semifinals |
| 3 | 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.
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
|
41–29 | San Fernando HB
|
Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 250 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
| Saleh 7 | (19–15) | J. Fernández 8 | ||
| 2×
|
Report | 3×
|
| 8 November 2023 14:30 |
San Fernando HB
|
34–48 | Füchse Berlin
|
Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 300 Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi (ALG) |
| J. Fernández 7 | (19–23) | Gidsel 13 | ||
1× 4× 1×
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Report | 2× 3×
|
| 9 November 2023 14:30 |
Al-Kuwait SC
|
28–37 | Füchse Berlin
|
Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 300 Referees: Kleven, Jørum (NOR) |
| Carol, Saleh 5 | (16–18) | Gidsel 13 | ||
| 2×
|
Report | 3×
|
Group C edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SC Magdeburg
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 34 | +52 | 4 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Khaleej Club
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 68 | 55 | +13 | 2 | 5–8th place semifinals |
| 3 | 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.
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
|
29–20 | Khaleej Club
|
Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE) |
| Musche 10 | (15–10) | Nenadić 7 | ||
| 2× 4×
|
Report | 2×
|
| 8 November 2023 19:00 |
Khaleej Club
|
48–26 | University of Queensland
|
Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Gasmi, Gasmi (FRA) |
| Al-Traiki 8 | (26–12) | Oleaga, Warrener 5 | ||
| 1×
|
Report | 4×
|
| 9 November 2023 16:45 |
SC Magdeburg
|
57–14 | University of Queensland
|
Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 450 Referees: Lenci, Grillo (ARG) |
| Pettersson 26 | (28–7) | Gahan 4 | ||
| 1× 1×
|
Report | 1×
|
Group D edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Industria Kielce
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 49 | +27 | 4 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Al-Najma SC
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 49 | +6 | 2 | 5–8th place semifinals |
| 3 | 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.
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
|
27–26 | Al-Najma SC
|
Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 250 Referees: Grillo, Lenci (ARG) |
| Karalek 5 | (17–13) | Ahmed 8 | ||
| 5×
|
Report | 3×
|
| 8 November 2023 12:15 |
Al-Najma SC
|
29–22 | San Francisco CalHeat
|
Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 200 Referees: Marín, García (ESP) |
| Ahmed 9 | (12–9) | Raff 7 | ||
| 3×
|
Report | 2×
|
| 9 November 2023 12:15 |
Industria Kielce
|
49–23 | San Francisco CalHeat
|
Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 200 Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE) |
| Nahi 10 | (22–12) | Raff 7 | ||
| 2×
|
Report | 1× 2×
|
Knockout stage edit
9–12th place bracket edit
| 9–12th place semifinals | Ninth place game | |||||
| 11 November | ||||||
| Al-Noor Club | 31 | |||||
| 12 November | ||||||
| San Fernando HB | 29 | |||||
| Al-Noor Club | 29 | |||||
| 11 November | ||||||
| San Francisco CalHeat | 24 | |||||
| University of Queensland | 22 | |||||
| San Francisco CalHeat | 27 | |||||
| Eleventh place game | ||||||
| 12 November | ||||||
| San Fernando HB | 39 | |||||
| University of Queensland | 28 | |||||
9–12th place semifinals edit
| 11 November 2023 09:15 |
Al-Noor Club
|
31–29 | San Fernando HB
|
Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 250 Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE) |
| Gadža 10 | (14–15) | F. Fernández, J. Fernández 5 | ||
| 2× 1×
|
Report | 5×
|
| 11 November 2023 11:15 |
University of Queensland
|
22–27 | San Francisco CalHeat
|
Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 300 Referees: Bíró, Kiss (HUN) |
| Warrener 5 | (10–15) | Raff 7 | ||
| 4×
|
Report | 3×
|
Eleventh place game edit
| 12 November 2023 09:15 |
San Fernando HB
|
39–28 | University of Queensland
|
Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 300 Referees: Gasmi, Gasmi (FRA) |
| Cánepa 11 | (22–11) | Gahan, Oleaga 7 | ||
| 3×
|
Report | 4×
|
Ninth place game edit
| 12 November 2023 11:15 |
Al-Noor Club
|
29–24 | San Francisco CalHeat
|
Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 500 Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi (ALG) |
| Al-Agry 8 | (13–12) | Assfalg, Donlin 5 | ||
| 2×
|
Report | 2×
|
5–8th place bracket edit
| 5–8th place semifinals | Fifth place game | |||||
| 11 November | ||||||
| Al Ahly | 35 | |||||
| 12 November | ||||||
| Al-Kuwait SC | 25 | |||||
| Al Ahly (Pen.) | 30 (5) | |||||
| 11 November | ||||||
| Khaleej Club | 30 (4) | |||||
| Khaleej Club | 27 | |||||
| Al-Najma SC | 24 | |||||
| Seventh place game | ||||||
| 12 November | ||||||
| Al-Kuwait SC | 29 | |||||
| Al-Najma SC | 24 | |||||
5–8th place semifinals edit
| 11 November 2023 13:15 |
Al Ahly
|
35–25 | Al-Kuwait SC
|
Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 800 Referees: Gasmi, Gasmi (FRA) |
| Hesham, Ramadan 6 | (16–12) | Carol 9 | ||
| 3×
|
Report | 1× 4× 1×
|
| 11 November 2023 15:15 |
Khaleej Club
|
27–24 | Al-Najma SC
|
Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 2,700 Referees: Marín, García (ESP) |
| Al-Salem 5 | (14–10) | Ahmed 7 | ||
| 2× 5×
|
Report | 1× 1×
|
Seventh place game edit
| 12 November 2023 13:15 |
Al-Kuwait SC
|
29–24 | Al-Najma SC
|
Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 500 Referees: Lenci, Grillo (ARG) |
| Carol 9 | (15–11) | Madan 5 | ||
| 1×
|
Report | 1× 2×
|
Fifth place game edit
| 12 November 2023 15:15 |
Al Ahly
|
35–34 | Khaleej Club
|
Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE) |
| Adel, Ramadan 6 | (14–16) | Nenadić 10 | ||
| 1× 6×
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Report | 1× 7×
| ||
|
FT: 30–30 Pen: 5–4 | ||||
Championship bracket edit
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 11 November | ||||||
| Barcelona | 34 | |||||
| 12 November | ||||||
| Füchse Berlin (ET) | 35 | |||||
| Füchse Berlin | 32 | |||||
| 11 November | ||||||
| SC Magdeburg (ET) | 34 | |||||
| SC Magdeburg | 28 | |||||
| Industria Kielce | 24 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 12 November | ||||||
| Barcelona | 33 | |||||
| Industria Kielce | 30 | |||||
Semifinals edit
| 11 November 2023 17:30 |
Barcelona
|
34–35 (ET) | Füchse Berlin
|
Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 950 Referees: Kleven, Jørum (NOR) |
| Frade, N’Guessan 6 | (16–16) | Gidsel 10 | ||
| 1× 5×
|
Report | 2× 6×
| ||
|
FT: 29–29 ET: 5–6 | ||||
| 11 November 2023 20:15 |
SC Magdeburg
|
28–24 | Industria Kielce
|
Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 850 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
| Magnússon 6 | (15–14) | Nahi 6 | ||
| 1× 1×
|
Report | 4×
|
Third place game edit
| 12 November 2023 17:30 |
Barcelona
|
33–30 | Industria Kielce
|
Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 750 Referees: Bíró, Kiss (HUN) |
| Mem 8 | (14–16) | Sićko 6 | ||
| 1× 3×
|
Report | 1× 3× 1×
|
Final edit
| 12 November 2023 20:15 |
Füchse Berlin
|
32–34 (ET) | SC Magdeburg
|
Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 1,800 Referees: Marín, García (ESP) |
| Gidsel 9 | (16–13) | Lagergren, Smárason 7 | ||
| 2× 5×
|
Report | 2× 4×
| ||
|
FT: 29–29 ET: 3–5 | ||||
Final ranking edit
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
 |
SC Magdeburg
|
 |
Füchse Berlin
|
 |
Barcelona
|
| 4 | Industria Kielce
|
| 5 | Al Ahly
|
| 6 | Khaleej Club
|
| 7 | Al-Kuwait SC
|
| 8 | Al-Najma SC
|
| 9 | Al-Noor Club
|
| 10 | San Francisco CalHeat
|
| 11 | San Fernando HB
|
| 12 | University of Queensland
|
All-star Team edit
The All-star Team was announced on 12 November 2023.[14]
| Position | Player |
|---|---|
| Goalkeeper |  Dejan Milosavljev
|
| Right wing |  Hans Lindberg
|
| Right back |  Ómar Ingi Magnússon
|
| Centre back | Janus Daði Smárason
|
| Left back | Lasse Andersson
|
| Left wing | Dylan Nahi
|
| Pivot |  Luís Frade
|
| MVP | Mathias Gidsel
|
References edit
- ^ "17th IHF Men's Super Globe". asianhandball.org. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- ^ "Magdeburg seal historic three-peat at the IHF Men's Super Globe after dramatic final". ihf.info. 12 November 2023.
- ^ "Magdeburg retain title in record-setting 2022 IHF Men's Super Globe". IHF. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
- ^ "Handball: Ahly win African Super Cup, reach IHF Super Globe". english.ahram.org.eg. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ "Al-Najma survive fiery final to clinch title at the 25th Asian Men's Club League Handball Championship". ihf.info. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ^ "University of Queensland write history and make it to the IHF Men's Super Globe". ihf.info. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ "San Fernando Handball es campeón del Sur-Centro de Clubes 2023". sanfernando.gob.ar. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "2023 IHF Men's Super Globe pots revealed". IHF. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ "2023 IHF Men's Super Globe participants learn their fate after draw". IHF. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- ^ "IHF announces referees for 2023 IHF Men's Super Globe". ihf.info. 6 October 2023.
- ^ "2023 IHF Men's Super Globe participants learn their fate after draw". IHF. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
- ^ "2023 IHF Men's Super Globe - All Star team revealed". ihf.info. IHF. 12 November 2023. Retrieved 12 November 2023.