Kuwait SC (handball)
Al Kuwait SC Handball | |||
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Full name | Al-Kuwait SC | ||
Founded | 1966 | ||
Arena | Kuwait Sports Hall | ||
Capacity | 500 | ||
President | ![]() | ||
Head coach | ![]() | ||
League | Kuwaiti Handball League | ||
2022-23 | 1st | ||
Club colours | |||
Al Kuwait Handball Club (Arabic: نادي الكويت لكرة اليد) is one of Kuwait Sporting Club's sections that represent the club locally as well as in international handball competitions.
Al-Kuwait SC is most decorated team in Kuwait including 13 league titles and 12 federation cups. Internationally, the club also won one Gulf title, one Arab title and one Asian title and qualified to Super Globe twice in 2022 and 2023.[1] The club also had the longest winning run in Kuwait with 169 games from 2013 until 2020.[2]
Honours
[edit]National competitions
[edit]Kuwaiti Handball League
- Champions (14): 1970/1971, 1974/1975, 2012/2013, 2013/2014, 2014/2015, 2015/2016, 2016/2017, 2017/2018, 2018/2019, 2019/2020, 2020/2021, 2021/2022, 2022/2023, 2023/2024
Kuwaiti Handball Federation Cup
- Champions (13): 1969, 1970, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Kuwaiti Super Cup
- Champions (2): 2020, 2021
International competitions
[edit]Gulf Champions Club Tournament
- Champions (1): 2023
Arab Handball Championship of Champions
Asian Club League Handball Championship
Al-Kuwait SC in Super Globe
[edit]Kuwait SC qualified to the Super Globe twice in 2022 and 2023.
2022 IHF Super Globe
[edit]On 30 June 2022, Al-Kuwait SC qualified to the Super Globe after defeating Al-Najma 28–23 in the 2022 Asian Men's Club League Handball Championship final.[3]
Group C
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 56 | +30 | 4 | Semifinals |
2 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 67 | −5 | 2 | 5–8th place semifinals |
3 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 54 | 79 | −25 | 0 | 9–12th place semifinals |
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.
18 October 2022 11:30 |
Handebol Taubaté ![]() |
32–28 | ![]() |
Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 250 Referees: Hansen, Lah, Brunner |
Perrella Filho 6 | (19–12) | Saleh 7 | ||
2×![]() |
Report | 1×![]() ![]() |
19 October 2022 12:15 |
Al-Kuwait SC ![]() |
26–47 | ![]() |
Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 182 Referees: Milošević, Schulze, Koo |
Hernández 6 | (14–23) | Tournat 9 | ||
2×![]() |
Report | 1×![]() |
Knockout stage 9–12th place bracket
9–12th place semifinals | Ninth place game | |||||
22 October | ||||||
![]() | 26 | |||||
23 October | ||||||
![]() | 29 | |||||
![]() | 18 | |||||
22 October | ||||||
![]() | 34 | |||||
![]() | 41 | |||||
![]() | 26 | |||||
Eleventh place game | ||||||
23 October | ||||||
![]() | 33 | |||||
![]() | 29 |
9–12th place semifinals
22 October 2022 11:30 |
Al-Kuwait SC ![]() |
41–26 | ![]() |
Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 550 Referees: Koo, Lee (KOR) |
Saleh 12 | (18–12) | Sánchez Haas 6 | ||
1×![]() |
Report | 2×![]() |
Ninth place game
23 October 2022 11:30 |
Mudhar ![]() |
18–34 | ![]() |
Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 200 Referees: Madsen, Hansen (DEN) |
Bannour 5 | (5–20) | Saleh 16 | ||
1×![]() |
Report |
2023 IHF Super Globe
[edit]On 27 August 2023, Al-Kuwait SC defeated Zamalek SC 31–30 in the 2023 Arab Handball Championship of Champions final to qualify to the 2023 Super Globe hosted by Saudi Arabia.[4]
Group B
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 62 | +23 | 4 | Semifinals |
2 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 66 | +3 | 2 | 5–8th place semifinals |
3 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 63 | 89 | −26 | 0 | 9–12th place semifinals |
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.
7 November 2023 13:45 |
Al-Kuwait SC ![]() |
41–29 | ![]() |
Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 250 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
Saleh 7 | (19–15) | J. Fernández 8 | ||
2×![]() |
Report | 3×![]() |
9 November 2023 14:30 |
Al-Kuwait SC ![]() |
28–37 | ![]() |
Dammam Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 300 Referees: Kleven, Jørum (NOR) |
Carol, Saleh 5 | (16–18) | Gidsel 13 | ||
2×![]() |
Report | 3×![]() |
5–8th place bracket
[edit]5–8th place semifinals | Fifth place game | |||||
11 November | ||||||
![]() | 35 | |||||
12 November | ||||||
![]() | 25 | |||||
![]() | 30 (5) | |||||
11 November | ||||||
![]() | 30 (4) | |||||
![]() | 27 | |||||
![]() | 24 | |||||
Seventh place game | ||||||
12 November | ||||||
![]() | 29 | |||||
![]() | 24 |
5–8th place semifinals
[edit]11 November 2023 13:15 |
Al Ahly ![]() |
35–25 | ![]() |
Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 800 Referees: Gasmi, Gasmi (FRA) |
Hesham, Ramadan 6 | (16–12) | Carol 9 | ||
3×![]() |
Report | 1×![]() ![]() ![]() |
Seventh place game
[edit]12 November 2023 13:15 |
Al-Kuwait SC ![]() |
29–24 | ![]() |
Ministry of Sports Hall, Dammam Attendance: 500 Referees: Lenci, Grillo (ARG) |
Carol 9 | (15–11) | Madan 5 | ||
1×![]() |
Report | 1×![]() ![]() |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "الكويت الكويتي بطلًا للبطولة العربية لكرة اليد بعد الفوز على الزمالك". gate.ahram.org.eg (in Arabic). Retrieved 5 September 2023.
- ^ "انتصارات «الكويت» القياسية تتوقف على «يد» السالمية". alraimedia.com (in Arabic). October 19, 2020.
- ^ الشيخ, أحمد (June 30, 2022). "نادي الكويت يتوج بالبطولة الآسيوية لكرة اليد". Kuwait News.
- ^ "انتهت.. الزمالك 30-31 الكويت الكويتي - نهائي البطولة العربية لليد". koraplus.com. August 27, 2023.