Handball at the 2025 Islamic Solidarity Games

Handball at the 2025 Islamic Solidarity Games
Venue	Green Hall
Date	13–21 November 2025
Competitors	256 from 13 nations
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Handball at the 2025 Islamic Solidarity Games was held at the Green Hall in the Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee Complex, Riyadh, from 13 to 21 November 2025. In this event, a total of eight teams are set to participate in both the men's and women's competitions.

Schedule

P

Preliminary round

½

Semifinals

B

Bronze medal game

G

Gold medal game

Event↓/Date →	13th Thu	14th Fri	15th Sat	16th Sun	17th Mon	18th Tue	19th Wed	20th Thu	21st Fri
Men		P		P		P	½	B	G
Women	P		P		P		½	B	G

Draw

The draw for the competition was done on 26 October 2025. ^{[1] [2]}

Men

Group A   Qatar   Iran   Maldives   United Arab Emirates

Group B   Bahrain   Kuwait   Iraq   Saudi Arabia (Host)

Women

Group A   Iran   Turkey   Guinea   Maldives

Group B   Kazakhstan   Uzbekistan   Qatar   Azerbaijan

Medalists

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men	Bahrain	Saudi Arabia	Qatar
Women	Turkey	Kazakhstan	Iran

Men's tournament

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+3).

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Qatar	3	3	0	0	124	53	+71	6	Semifinals
2	United Arab Emirates	3	2	0	1	105	76	+29	4
3	Iran	3	1	0	2	105	81	+24	2
4	Maldives	3	0	0	3	30	154	−124	0

Source: ISSA

14 November 2025 10:00	Qatar	39–23	Iran	Olympic Complex – Green Hall, Riyadh
	Madadi, Murad 6	(24–10)	Shojaei 6
		Report

14 November 2025 12:00	United Arab Emirates	53–10	Maldives	Olympic Complex – Green Hall, Riyadh
	Al-Maazmi 14	(27–3)	Assad 4
		Report

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16 November 2025 10:00	Qatar	41–24	United Arab Emirates	Olympic Complex – Green Hall, Riyadh
	Memišević 7	(19–11)	Radwan 7
		Report

16 November 2025 12:00	Iran	57–14	Maldives	Olympic Complex – Green Hall, Riyadh
	Heidari, Rahmani 12	(24–5)	Mohamed 3
		Report

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18 November 2025 10:00	Qatar	44–6	Maldives	Olympic Complex – Green Hall, Riyadh
	Madadi 8	(24–4)	Naeem 2
		Report

18 November 2025 12:00	Iran	25–28	United Arab Emirates	Olympic Complex – Green Hall, Riyadh
	Sadeghzadeh 5	(13–10)	Radwan 8
		Report

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Saudi Arabia (H)	3	3	0	0	81	62	+19	6	Semifinals
2	Bahrain	3	2	0	1	82	75	+7	4
3	Kuwait	3	1	0	2	80	72	+8	2
4	Iraq	3	0	0	3	65	99	−34	0

Source: ISSA
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.
(H) Hosts

14 November 2025 14:00	Bahrain	28–27	Kuwait	Olympic Complex – Green Hall, Riyadh
	Merza 7	(16–14)	Al-Adwani 7
		Report

14 November 2025 16:00	Saudi Arabia	33–21	Iraq	Olympic Complex – Green Hall, Riyadh
	Mo. Al-Salem, Al-Turaiki 7	(17–11)	Al-Soued 6
		Report

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16 November 2025 14:00	Kuwait	33–23	Iraq	Olympic Complex – Green Hall, Riyadh
	Al-Adwani 11	(17–11)	Naser 6
		Report

16 November 2025 16:00	Bahrain	21–27	Saudi Arabia	Olympic Complex – Green Hall, Riyadh
	Al-Showaikh 8	(9–17)	Mo. Al-Salem 7
		Report

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18 November 2025 14:00	Bahrain	33–21	Iraq	Olympic Complex – Green Hall, Riyadh
	Kadhem, Al-Showaikh 7	(17–12)	Haddawee, Naser 5
		Report

18 November 2025 16:00	Kuwait	20–21	Saudi Arabia	Olympic Complex – Green Hall, Riyadh
	Dashti 5	(10–9)	three players 4
		Report

Final round

Bracket

	Semifinals				Gold medal game
	19 November
	Qatar	30
					21 November
	Bahrain	31
					Bahrain	33
	19 November
					Saudi Arabia	31
	Saudi Arabia	29
	United Arab Emirates	15
					Bronze medal game
					20 November
					Qatar	36
					United Arab Emirates	28

Semifinals

19 November 2025 15:30	Qatar	30–31	Bahrain	Olympic Complex – Green Hall, Riyadh
	Guehis, Madadi 8	(14–13)	Al-Showaikh 9
		Report

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19 November 2025 18:15	Saudi Arabia	29–15	United Arab Emirates	Olympic Complex – Green Hall, Riyadh
	Furaij 6	(10–8)	Radwan 7
		Report

Bronze medal game

20 November 2025 14:15	Qatar	36–28	United Arab Emirates	Olympic Complex – Green Hall, Riyadh
	Madadi 14	(15–14)	Radwan 10

Gold medal game

21 November 2025 16:00	Bahrain	34–31	Saudi Arabia	Olympic Complex – Green Hall, Riyadh
	Mohamed 9	(17–15)	Mo. Al-Salem 9
		Report

Women's tournament

Preliminary round

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Turkey	3	3	0	0	135	65	+70	6	Semifinals
2	Iran	3	2	0	1	100	70	+30	4
3	Guinea	3	1	0	2	97	75	+22	2
4	Maldives	3	0	0	3	42	164	−122	0

Source: ISSA
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.

13 November 2025 10:00	Iran	28–36	Türkiye	Olympic Complex – Green Hall, Riyadh
	Koudzari 10	(12–15)	Tügel 10
	5×	Report	3×

13 November 2025 12:00	Guinea	52–16	Maldives	Olympic Complex – Green Hall, Riyadh
	K. Bangoura 12	(30–5)	Arusha 3
	3×	Report	2×

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15 November 2025 10:00	Iran	23–21	Guinea	Olympic Complex – Green Hall, Riyadh
	Norouzi 5	(15–11)	Oulare 7
		Report

15 November 2025 12:00	Türkiye	63–13	Maldives	Olympic Complex – Green Hall, Riyadh
	Çifci 9	(29–6)	Arusha, Junaa 3
	1×	Report	1×

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17 November 2025 10:00	Iran	49–13	Maldives	Olympic Complex – Green Hall, Riyadh
	three players 6	(26–6)	Arusha, Junaa 4
		Report

17 November 2025 12:00	Türkiye	36–24	Guinea	Olympic Complex – Green Hall, Riyadh
	three players 5	(17–11)	Oulare 6
		Report

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Kazakhstan	2	2	0	0	70	59	+11	4	Semifinals
2	Uzbekistan	2	1	0	1	56	62	−6	2
3	Azerbaijan	2	0	0	2	57	62	−5	0

Source: ISSA
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.

13 November 2025 14:00	Kazakhstan	36–28	Uzbekistan	Olympic Complex – Green Hall, Riyadh
	Khassakhanova, Kuandykova 9	(16–14)	Obidjonova 6
	1× 5×	Report	4×

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15 November 2025 14:00	Uzbekistan	28–26	Azerbaijan	Olympic Complex – Green Hall, Riyadh
	Saparbaeva 9	(16–14)	Shukurova 7
	4×	Report	8×

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17 November 2025 14:00	Kazakhstan	34–31	Azerbaijan	Olympic Complex – Green Hall, Riyadh
	Khassakhanova 12	(16–14)	Bayramova, Hasanova 6
		Report

Final round

Bracket

	Semifinals				Gold medal game
	19 November
	Türkiye	39
					21 November
	Uzbekistan	22
					Türkiye	34
	19 November
					Kazakhstan	31
	Kazakhstan	29
	Iran	26
					Bronze medal game
					20 November
					Uzbekistan	25
					Iran	29

Semifinals

19 November 2025 10:00	Türkiye	39–22	Uzbekistan	Olympic Complex – Green Hall, Riyadh
	Tügel 8	(18–11)	Obidjonova 5
		Report

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19 November 2025 12:45	Kazakhstan	29–26	Iran	Olympic Complex – Green Hall, Riyadh
	Khassakhanova, Kuandykova 6	(14–13)	Koudzari 7
		Report

Bronze medal game

20 November 2025 12:00	Uzbekistan	25–29	Iran	Olympic Complex – Green Hall, Riyadh
	Safarova 6	(11–15)	Merikh 11
		Report

Gold medal game

21 November 2025 13:30	Türkiye	34–31	Kazakhstan	Olympic Complex – Green Hall, Riyadh
	Bedel, Tügel 6	(14–12)	Seitkassym 9
		Report

References

1. "Iran Handball Team Discovers Fate at 2025 Islamic Solidarity Games". Tehran: Tasnim News Agency. 26 October 2025. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
2. "6th Islamic Solidarity Games' Handball Draw Puts Qatar Top of Group A". Riyadh: Qatar News Agency. 27 October 2025. Retrieved 27 October 2025.

External links

• 6th Islamic Solidarity Games at Asian Handball Federation
• Results book