2025 Asian Men's U-17 Handball Championship

2025 Asian Men's U-17 Handball Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Jordan
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	15–25 September
Teams	13 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Iran (1st title)
Runners-up	South Korea
Third place	Qatar
Fourth place	Bahrain
Tournament statistics
Matches played	43
Awards
Best player	Kang Dong-ho

The 2025 Asian Men's U17 Handball Championship was the first edition of the championship held from 15 to 25 September 2025 in Amman, Jordan under the aegis of Asian Handball Federation. The championship was organised by the Jordan Handball Federation. It also acted as the qualification tournament for the 2025 IHF Men's U17 Handball World Championship ^[1]

The championship was previously scheduled to be held from 1 to 11 July 2025, but was postponed due to the conflict between Iran and Israel.

Draw

The draw was held on 23 April 2025 at 18:00 at the headquarters of the Jordan Handball Federation in Amman, Jordan. ^{[2] [3]}

Seeding

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4
Jordan (host)   South Korea   Kuwait   Saudi Arabia	Bahrain   Iran   Qatar   Chinese Taipei	China   India	Uzbekistan   Hong Kong   Maldives

• Syria had not initially registered to participate in the championship. However, after the event was rescheduled, they registered. Consequently, on 6 August 2025, Syria was placed in Group C without conducting the entire draw again.
• On 8 September 2025, Uzbekistan withdrew from the championship. Hence, Syria was shifted to Group D in accordance with the AHF COC Regulations.

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+3).

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Bahrain	2	2	0	0	85	54	+31	4	Main round
2	Kuwait	2	1	0	1	78	52	+26	2
3	Hong Kong	2	0	0	2	45	102	−57	0	Martyr Fahad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah Cup

Source: AHF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.

15 September 2025 15:00	Hong Kong	21–48	Kuwait	Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman
		(7–19)
		Report

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16 September 2025 11:00	Bahrain	54–24	Hong Kong	Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman
		(21–11)
		Report

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17 September 2025 13:00	Kuwait	30–31	Bahrain	Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman
		(13–15)
		Report

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Qatar	2	2	0	0	65	47	+18	4	Main round
2	Saudi Arabia	2	1	0	1	61	51	+10	2
3	China	2	0	0	2	48	76	−28	0	Martyr Fahad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah Cup

Source: AHF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.

15 September 2025 17:00	China	24–38	Saudi Arabia	Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman
		(15–22)
		Report

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16 September 2025 13:00	Qatar	38–24	China	Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman
		(18–10)
		Report

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17 September 2025 11:00	Saudi Arabia	23–27	Qatar	Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman
		(14–13)
		Report

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Chinese Taipei	2	2	0	0	97	61	+36	4	Main round
2	Jordan (H)	2	1	0	1	80	57	+23	2
3	India	2	0	0	2	45	104	−59	0	Martyr Fahad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah Cup

Source: AHF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
(H) Hosts

15 September 2025 19:00	India	18–46	Jordan	Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman
		(7–21)
		Report

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16 September 2025 15:00	Chinese Taipei	58–27	India	Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman
		(27–12)
		Report

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17 September 2025 19:00	Jordan	34–39	Chinese Taipei	Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman
		(17–17)
		Report

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Iran	3	3	0	0	140	51	+89	6	Main round
2	South Korea	3	2	0	1	145	73	+72	4
3	Syria	3	1	0	2	113	95	+18	2	Martyr Fahad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah Cup
4	Maldives	3	0	0	3	35	214	−179	0

Source: AHF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.

15 September 2025 11:00	Maldives	4–65	Iran	Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman
		(3–33)
		Report

15 September 2025 13:00	Syria	26–36	South Korea	Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman
		(11–17)
		Report

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16 September 2025 17:00	Syria	22–44	Iran	Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman
		(11–25)
		Report

16 September 2025 19:00	Maldives	16–84	South Korea	Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman
		(6–42)
		Report

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17 September 2025 15:00	Maldives	15–65	Syria	Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman
		(8–30)
		Report

17 September 2025 17:00	South Korea	25–31	Iran	Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman
		(13–14)
		Report

Martyr Fahad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah Cup

Group III

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
9	China	4	4	0	0	180	82	+98	8
10	Syria	4	3	0	1	166	106	+60	6
11	Hong Kong	4	2	0	2	161	152	+9	4
12	India	4	1	0	3	133	175	−42	2
13	Maldives	4	0	0	4	79	204	−125	0

Source: AHF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.

19 September 2025 11:00	Syria	30–34	China	Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman
		(15–16)
		Report

19 September 2025 13:00	Maldives	21–52	Hong Kong	Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman
		(12–25)
		Report

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20 September 2025 11:00	India	12–44	China	Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman
		(6–24)
		Report

20 September 2025 13:00	Syria	36–31	Hong Kong	Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman
		(17–14)
		Report

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21 September 2025 11:00	India	25–51	Syria	Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman
		(13–25)
		Report

21 September 2025 13:00	China	51–16	Maldives	Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman
		(27–9)
		Report

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23 September 2025 11:00	Maldives	16–49	Syria	Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman
		(8–26)
		Report

23 September 2025 13:00	India	44–54	Hong Kong	Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman
		(20–26)
		Report

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24 September 2025 17:00	Maldives	26–52	India	Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman
		(14–23)
		Report

24 September 2025 19:00	Hong Kong	24–51	China	Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman
		(12–25)
		Report

Main round

Group I

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	South Korea	3	2	1	0	107	87	+20	5	Semifinals
2	Bahrain	3	2	0	1	103	96	+7	4
3	Saudi Arabia	3	1	1	1	101	92	+9	3	Fifth place game
4	Chinese Taipei	3	0	0	3	94	130	−36	0	Seventh place game

Source: AHF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.

19 September 2025 17:00	South Korea	30–26	Bahrain	Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman
		(16–11)
		Report

19 September 2025 21:00	Chinese Taipei	29–39	Saudi Arabia	Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman
		(11–17)
		Report

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20 September 2025 17:00	South Korea	48–32	Chinese Taipei	Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman
		(24–17)
		Report

20 September 2025 21:00	Bahrain	34–33	Saudi Arabia	Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman
		(16–18)
		Report

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21 September 2025 15:00	Saudi Arabia	29–29	South Korea	Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman
		(15–15)
		Report

21 September 2025 21:00	Bahrain	43–33	Chinese Taipei	Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman
		(21–14)
		Report

Group II

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Iran	3	3	0	0	123	77	+46	6	Semifinals
2	Qatar	3	2	0	1	83	93	−10	4
3	Kuwait	3	1	0	2	92	95	−3	2	Fifth place game
4	Jordan (H)	3	0	0	3	81	114	−33	0	Seventh place game

Source: AHF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
(H) Hosts

19 September 2025 15:00	Iran	35–30	Kuwait	Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman
		(20–17)
		Report

19 September 2025 19:00	Jordan	25–32	Qatar	Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman
		(9–20)
		Report

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20 September 2025 15:00	Iran	42–22	Jordan	Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman
		(18–13)
		Report

20 September 2025 19:00	Kuwait	22–26	Qatar	Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman
		(10–11)
		Report

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21 September 2025 17:00	Kuwait	40–34	Jordan	Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman
		(25–17)
		Report

21 September 2025 19:00	Qatar	25–46	Iran	Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman
		(9–18)
		Report

Knockout stage

Bracket

	Semifinals				Final
	23 September
	South Korea (ET)	36
					25 September
	Qatar	35
					South Korea	25
	23 September
					Iran	28
	Iran	37
	Bahrain	19
					Third place
					25 September
					Qatar	33
					Bahrain	26

Seventh place game

23 September 2025 15:00	Chinese Taipei	29–28	Jordan	Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman
		(16–16)
		Report

Fifth place game

23 September 2025 17:00	Saudi Arabia	34–29	Kuwait	Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman
		(14–12)
		Report

Semifinals

23 September 2025 19:00	South Korea	36–35 (ET)	Qatar	Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Mohsen, Al-Qabandi (KUW)
	Kang 12	(15–14)	Mahrous, Saber 11
	3×	Report	1× 5×
	FT: 31–31  ET: 5–4

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23 September 2025 21:00	Iran	37–19	Bahrain	Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Ren, Shi (CHN)
		(17–7)
	1×	Report	2×

Third place game

25 September 2025 16:00	Qatar	33–26	Bahrain	Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Imonboev, Akhmedov (UZB)
	Mahrous, Saber 9	(19–16)	SM Al-Muhafda 7
	1× 2× 1×	Report	1× 1×

Final

25 September 2025 18:00	South Korea	25–28	Iran	Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman Referees: Al-Shahi, Al-Wahibi (OMA)
	Kang 9	(11–13)	Javidi, Nik Eghbal 6
	1× 4×	Report	1×

Final standings

Rank	Team
	Iran
	South Korea
	Qatar
4	Bahrain
5	Saudi Arabia
6	Kuwait
7	Chinese Taipei
8	Jordan
9	China
10	Syria
11	Hong Kong
12	India
13	Maldives

Team qualified for the 2025 U17 World Championship

All-Star Team

Position	Player [4]
Goalkeeper	Omar El-Sayed
Right wing	Mahmood Ali
Right back	Moaaz Saber
Centre back	Mahdi Ahmadi
Left back	Seong Ji-seong
Left wing	Mohammad Keshavarz
Pivot	Amirhossein Nik Eghbal
MVP	Kang Dong-ho

References

1. "Inaugural edition of the AHF Asian Men's U-17 Handball Championship sees 13 teams at the start". IHF. 15 September 2025. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
2. "Amman ready for draw of 1st Asian Men's U-17 Handball Championship". AHF. 7 April 2025. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
3. "Draw results of 1st Asian Men's U-17 Handball Championship – Amman 2025". AHF. 23 April 2025. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
4. "Islamic Republic of Iran win eight in a row to seal crown at the 2025 AHF Asian Men's U-17 Handball Championship". IHF. 26 September 2025. Retrieved 2 October 2025.