2006 Asian Men's Handball Championship

2006 Asian Championship
Tournament details
Host country Thailand
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates12–21 February
Teams9 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Kuwait (4th title)
Runner-up South Korea
Third place Qatar
Fourth place Iran
Tournament statistics
Matches played22
Goals scored1,265 (57.5 per match)
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The 2006 Asian Men's Handball Championship was the twelfth Asian Championship and was held in Bangkok, Thailand from 12 to 21 February 2006. It acted as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 2007 World Men's Handball Championship in Germany.

Draw

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Group A Group B

 Kuwait
 Thailand
 Bahrain
 Jordan
 South Korea

 Japan
 Qatar
 Saudi Arabia *
 Iran
 China

* Withdrew

Preliminary round

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All times are local (UTC+7).

Group A

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Kuwait 4 4 0 0 141 101 +40 8
 South Korea 4 3 0 1 150 107 +43 6
 Bahrain 4 2 0 2 128 117 +11 4
 Jordan 4 1 0 3 130 119 +11 2
 Thailand (H) 4 0 0 4 81 186 −105 0
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts
12 February 2006
14:00
Kuwait  32–30  Bahrain Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
(14–16)
12 February 2006
18:30
Thailand  26–45  Jordan Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
(10–24)

13 February 2006
14:00
Bahrain  31–40  South Korea Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
(14–16)
13 February 2006
16:00
Kuwait  28–25  Jordan Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
(15–13)

14 February 2006
16:00
Thailand  15–47  South Korea Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
(5–26)

15 February 2006
14:00
Bahrain  27–26  Jordan Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
(13–14)
15 February 2006
16:00
Kuwait  27–25  South Korea Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
(16–14)

16 February 2006
16:00
Thailand  19–40  Bahrain Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
16 February 2006
18:00
Jordan  34–38  South Korea Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
(19–19)

17 February 2006
16:00
Kuwait  54–21  Thailand Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
(26–7)

Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Qatar 3 3 0 0 83 64 +19 6
 Iran 3 2 0 1 79 61 +18 4
 Japan 3 1 0 2 93 82 +11 2
 China 3 0 0 3 49 97 −48 0
Source: [citation needed]
12 February 2006
16:00
Japan  25–28  Iran Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
(11–12)

13 February 2006
18:00
Qatar  21–20  Iran Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
(16–10)

14 February 2006
18:00
Qatar  28–14  China Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
(13–6)

15 February 2006
18:00
Japan  38–20  China Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
(19–12)

17 February 2006
14:00
Japan  30–34  Qatar Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
(20–15)
17 February 2006
18:00
Iran  31–15  China Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
(17–6)

Placement 5th–8th

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7th/8th

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20 February 2006
16:00
Jordan  28–25  China Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
(12–11)

5th/6th

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20 February 2006
18:00
Bahrain  32–37  Japan Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
(16–18)

Final round

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SemifinalsGold medal match
 
      
 
19 February – Bangkok
 
 
 Kuwait27
 
21 February – Bangkok
 
 Iran23
 
 Kuwait33
 
19 February – Bangkok
 
 South Korea30
 
 Qatar26
 
 
 South Korea29
 
Bronze medal match
 
 
21 February – Bangkok
 
 
 Iran20
 
 
 Qatar21

Semifinals

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19 February 2006
16:00
Kuwait  27–23  Iran Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
(16–13)

19 February 2006
18:00
Qatar  26–29  South Korea Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
(10–13)

Bronze medal match

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21 February 2006
14:30
Iran  20–21  Qatar Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
(10–10)

Gold medal match

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21 February 2006
17:00
Kuwait  33–30  South Korea Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok
(16–14)

Final standing

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Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Kuwait
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  South Korea
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Qatar
4  Iran
5  Japan
6  Bahrain
7  Jordan
8  China
9  Thailand
Team qualified for the 2007 World Championship
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