2008 Asian Junior Championship
Tournament details
Host country Jordan
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates25 July – 5 August 2008
Teams13
Final positions
Champions Kuwait (5th title)
Runner-up Iran
Third place Qatar
Fourth place South Korea
Tournament statistics
Matches played37
Goals scored2,371 (64.08 per match)

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.

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
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Kuwait
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Iran
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  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

References

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