| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Qatar |
| Dates | 12–21 February |
| Teams | 9 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Kuwait (3rd title) |
| Runner-up |  Japan |
| Third place | Qatar |
| Fourth place |  Bahrain |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches | 22 |
| Goals scored | 1,128 (51 per match) |
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The 2004 Asian Men's Handball Championship was the eleventh Asian Championship and was held in Doha, Qatar from 12 to 21 February 2004.
| Group A | Group B |
|---|---|
South Korea probably withdrew.[ citation needed ]
All times are local (UTC+3).
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuwait | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 93 | +37 | 8 |
| Japan | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 113 | 91 | +22 | 6 |
 United Arab Emirates | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 106 | 107 | −1 | 4 |
 Iran | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 103 | 111 | −8 | 2 |
 Oman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 80 | 130 | −50 | 0 |
| 12 February 2004 16:30 | Iran | 22–28 | United Arab Emirates | Khalifa Arena, Doha |
| (11–14) | ||||
| 12 February 2004 19:30 | Kuwait | 26–23 | Japan | Khalifa Arena, Doha |
| (16–10) | ||||
| 13 February 2004 19:00 | Japan | 27–21 | Oman | Khalifa Arena, Doha |
| (15–11) | ||||
| 14 February 2004 18:00 | Kuwait | 30–24 | United Arab Emirates | Khalifa Arena, Doha |
| (14–10) | ||||
| 14 February 2004 19:30 | Iran | 33–20 | Oman | Khalifa Arena, Doha |
| 15 February 2004 19:30 | Japan | 35–23 | United Arab Emirates | Khalifa Arena, Doha |
| (17–12) | ||||
| 16 February 2004 16:30 | Kuwait | 39–19 | Oman | Khalifa Arena, Doha |
| 16 February 2004 18:00 | Iran | 21–28 | Japan | Khalifa Arena, Doha |
| (9–9) | ||||
| 17 February 2004 16:30 | United Arab Emirates | 31–20 | Oman | Khalifa Arena, Doha |
| (15–9) | ||||
| 17 February 2004 19:30 | Kuwait | 35–27 | Iran | Khalifa Arena, Doha |
| (19–13) | ||||
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qatar (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 64 | +14 | 6 |
| Bahrain | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 72 | 66 | +6 | 4 |
 Saudi Arabia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 69 | 67 | +2 | 2 |
 Jordan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 63 | 85 | −22 | 0 |
| 12 February 2004 18:00 | Qatar | 27–19 | Jordan | Khalifa Arena, Doha |
| (13–9) | ||||
| 13 February 2004 17:30 | Saudi Arabia | 18–20 | Bahrain | Khalifa Arena, Doha |
| (7–12) | ||||
| 14 February 2004 16:30 | Saudi Arabia | 30–23 | Jordan | Khalifa Arena, Doha |
| 15 February 2004 17:30 | Qatar | 27–24 | Bahrain | Khalifa Arena, Doha |
| 16 February 2004 19:30 | Saudi Arabia | 21–24 | Qatar | Khalifa Arena, Doha |
| (10–11) | ||||
| 17 February 2004 18:00 | Bahrain | 28–21 | Jordan | Khalifa Arena, Doha |
| 20 February 2004 17:30 | Iran | 28–27 | Jordan | Khalifa Arena, Doha |
| 20 February 2004 19:00 | United Arab Emirates | 25–29 | Saudi Arabia | Khalifa Arena, Doha |
| Semifinals | Gold medal match | |||||
| 19 February – Doha | ||||||
| Kuwait | 29 | |||||
| 21 February – Doha | ||||||
| Bahrain | 21 | |||||
| Kuwait | 28 | |||||
| 19 February – Doha | ||||||
| Japan | 24 | |||||
| Qatar | 23 | |||||
| Japan | 27 | |||||
| Bronze medal match | ||||||
| 21 February – Doha | ||||||
| Bahrain | 26 | |||||
| Qatar | 27 | |||||
| 19 February 2004 17:30 | Kuwait | 29–21 | Bahrain | Khalifa Arena, Doha |
| (18–10) | ||||
| 19 February 2004 19:00 | Qatar | 23–27 | Japan | Khalifa Arena, Doha |
| (13–15) | ||||
| 21 February 2004 17:30 | Bahrain | 26–27 | Qatar | Khalifa Arena, Doha |
| 21 February 2004 19:00 | Kuwait | 28–24 | Japan | Khalifa Arena, Doha |
| (16–9) | ||||
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
 | Kuwait |
 | Japan |
 | Qatar |
| 4 | Bahrain |
| 5 | Saudi Arabia |
| 6 | United Arab Emirates |
| 7 | Iran |
| 8 | Jordan |
| 9 | Oman |
| Team qualified for the 2005 World Championship |
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