2025 IHF Men's Club World Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Egypt |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 26 September – 2 October |
| Teams | 9 (from 6 confederations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | FC Barcelona (6th title) |
| Runners-up | Telekom Veszprém |
| Third place | SC Magdeburg |
| Fourth place | Al Ahly |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 18 |
| Goals scored | 1,045 (58.06 per match) |
| Attendance | 17,060 (948 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Hugo Descat (28 goals) |
| Awards | |
| Best player | Rodrigo Corrales |
The 2025 IHF Men's Club World Championship was the 19th edition of the yearly club world championship in handball, held from 26 September to 2 October 2025 in New Administrative Capital, Egypt under the aegis of the International Handball Federation (IHF).[1]
FC Barcelona won their sixth title after a win over Telekom Veszprém.[2]
Host
The Egyptian Handball Federation received a contract for three editions, starting in 2024. The tournament was held in the New Capital Sports Hall in New Administrative Capital.[3]
Teams
Nine teams competed in the tournament: the winners of the continental tournaments, the defending champion, a host teams and a wild card team.[4]
| Team | Qualified as |
|---|---|
| Telekom Veszprém[5] | Defending champion |
| Al Ahly[6] | Winner of African Handball Super Cup |
| Sharjah HC[7] | Winner of Asian Club League Championship |
| Sydney University | Winner of Oceania Handball Champions Cup |
| California Eagles | Winner of North American and Caribbean Senior Club Championship |
| Handebol Taubaté[8] | Winner of South and Central American Men's Club Handball Championship |
| SC Magdeburg | Winner of EHF Champions League |
| Zamalek | Host |
| FC Barcelona | Wildcard |
Draw
The draw was held on 11 August 2025.[9][10]
Seeding
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Al Ahly Sharjah HC Zamalek |
Telekom Veszprém SC Magdeburg FC Barcelona |
Sydney University Handebol Taubaté California Eagles |
Referees
The referee pairs were announced on 20 August 2025.[11]
| Referees | |
|---|---|
| Czech Republic | Václav Horáček Jiří Novotný |
| Denmark | Josefine Jensen Cristina Lovin |
| Egypt | Alaa Emam Hossam Hedaia |
| Germany | Robert Schulze Tobias Tönnies |
| Referees | |
|---|---|
| Norway | Håvard Kleven Lars Jørum |
| Slovenia | Bojan Lah David Sok |
| Serbia | Marko Sekulić Vladimir Jovandić |
Preliminary round
All times are local (UTC+3).[12]
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SC Magdeburg | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 46 | +40 | 4 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Sharjah HC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 66 | −5 | 2 | |
| 3 | California Eagles | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 85 | −35 | 0 |
Source: IHF
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.
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.
| 26 September 2025 15:30 |
Sharjah HC | 35–30 | California Eagles | New Capital Sports Hall, New Administrative Capital Attendance: 200 Referees: Kleven, Jørum (NOR) |
| Al-Maazmi, Ayari 8 | (18–15) | Akuro 10 | ||
| 1× | Report | 2× |
| 27 September 2025 15:30 |
California Eagles | 20–50 | SC Magdeburg | New Capital Sports Hall, New Administrative Capital Attendance: 120 Referees: Emam, Hedaia (EGY) |
| Vejar 5 | (10–28) | Mertens 11 | ||
| 2× | Report | 3× |
| 28 September 2025 15:30 |
SC Magdeburg | 36–26 | Sharjah HC | New Capital Sports Hall, New Administrative Capital Attendance: 250 Referees: Sekulić, Jovandić (SRB) |
| Pettersson 7 | (16–13) | Radwan 11 | ||
| 2× 1× | Report | 3× |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Telekom Veszprém | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 37 | +45 | 4 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Al Ahly | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 63 | 45 | +18 | 2 | |
| 3 | Sydney Uni HC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 92 | −63 | 0 |
Source: IHF
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.
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.
| 26 September 2025 20:30 |
Al Ahly | 41–14 | Sydney Uni HC | New Capital Sports Hall, New Administrative Capital Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER) |
| Hassan 12 | (20–6) | Messerschmidt 3 | ||
| 1× 1× | Report | 2× |
| 27 September 2025 20:00 |
Sydney Uni HC | 15–51 | Telekom Veszprém | New Capital Sports Hall, New Administrative Capital Attendance: 100 Referees: Ismoilov, Ismoilov (UZB) |
| Cherif, Delpire 4 | (10–27) | Descat 9 | ||
| 3× | Report | 3× |
| 28 September 2025 20:00 |
Telekom Veszprém | 31–22 | Al Ahly | New Capital Sports Hall, New Administrative Capital Attendance: 5,000 Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO) |
| Descat 9 | (13–12) | Saifeldeen, Sherif 5 | ||
| 1× 3× | Report | 4× |
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 47 | +41 | 4 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Zamalek SC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 51 | 71 | −20 | 2 | |
| 3 | Handebol Taubaté | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 67 | −21 | 0 |
Source: IHF
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.
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.
| 26 September 2025 17:45 |
Zamalek SC | 26–24 | Handebol Taubaté | New Capital Sports Hall, New Administrative Capital Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO) |
| El-Ahmar, Salah 5 | (13–11) | Dos Santos 5 | ||
| 1× 2× | Report | 1× 5× |
| 27 September 2025 17:45 |
Handebol Taubaté | 22–41 | Barcelona | New Capital Sports Hall, New Administrative Capital Attendance: 120 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
| Andrade, Dos Santos 4 | (11–20) | Barrufet 13 | ||
| 1× 5× | Report | 1× |
| 28 September 2025 17:45 |
Barcelona | 47–25 | Zamalek SC | New Capital Sports Hall, New Administrative Capital Attendance: 1,150 Referees: Kleven, Jørum (NOR) |
| Fernández 16 | (24–12) | Salah 7 | ||
| 2× | Report | 3× |
Second-placed teams ranking
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B | Al Ahly | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 63 | 45 | +18 | 2 | Semifinals |
| 2 | A | Sharjah HC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 66 | −5 | 2 | |
| 3 | C | Zamalek SC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 51 | 71 | −20 | 2 |
Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference.
Classification round
Seventh to Ninth place ranking
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Handebol Taubaté | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 46 | +24 | 4 |
| 2 | California Eagles | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 60 | −4 | 2 |
| 3 | Sydney Uni HC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 66 | −20 | 0 |
Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference.
| 30 September 2025 12:45 |
Handebol Taubaté | 35–21 | Sydney Uni HC | New Capital Sports Hall, New Administrative Capital Attendance: 100 Referees: Emam, Hedaia (EGY) |
| Andrade 10 | (18–10) | Carriere, Gregorio 4 | ||
| 1× 8× | Report | 1× 3× |
| 1 October 2025 16:00 |
California Eagles | 31–25 | Sydney Uni HC | New Capital Sports Hall, New Administrative Capital Attendance: 100 Referees: Ismoilov, Ismoilov (UZB) |
| Johannessen 7 | (13–12) | Cherif 7 | ||
| 2× | Report | 3× |
| 2 October 2025 12:30 |
Handebol Taubaté | 35–25 | California Eagles | New Capital Sports Hall, New Administrative Capital Attendance: 100 Referees: Sekulić, Jovandić (SRB) |
| Laranjeiro 8 | (18–13) | Corning 7 | ||
| Report | 1× 2× |
Fifth place game
| 30 September 2025 15:00 |
Sharjah HC | 26–29 | Zamalek | New Capital Sports Hall, New Administrative Capital Attendance: 220 Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER) |
| Radwan 8 | (14–14) | Hashad 7 | ||
| 1× 2× | Report | 2× 1× |
| 2 October 2025 14:45 |
Zamalek | 28–28 | Sharjah HC | New Capital Sports Hall, New Administrative Capital Attendance: 200 Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO) |
| Yousri 7 | (18–12) | Ayari 6 | ||
| 4× | Report | 1× 2× |
Zamalek won 57–54 on aggregate.
Knockout stage
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 30 September | ||||||
| Telekom Veszprém | 23 | |||||
| 2 October | ||||||
| SC Magdeburg | 20 | |||||
| Telekom Veszprém | 30 | |||||
| 30 September | ||||||
| FC Barcelona (ET) | 31 | |||||
| FC Barcelona | 26 | |||||
| Al Ahly | 21 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 2 October | ||||||
| SC Magdeburg | 32 | |||||
| Al Ahly | 23 | |||||
Semifinals
| 30 September 2025 17:15 |
Telekom Veszprém | 23–20 | SC Magdeburg | New Capital Sports Hall, New Administrative Capital Attendance: 600 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
| Mesilhy, Zein 5 | (9–11) | Hornke 5 | ||
| 1× 4× | Report | 1× 2× |
| 30 September 2025 20:00 |
FC Barcelona | 26–21 | Al Ahly | New Capital Sports Hall, New Administrative Capital Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Sekulić, Jovandić (SRB) |
| N’Guessan 7 | (14–8) | Saifeldeen 4 | ||
| 4× | Report | 1× 5× |
Third place game
| 2 October 2025 17:15 |
SC Magdeburg | 32–23 | Al Ahly | New Capital Sports Hall, New Administrative Capital Attendance: 800 Referees: Kleven, Jørum (NOR) |
| Saugstrup 7 | (19–11) | Hany, Hesham 4 | ||
| 2× 2× | Report | 4× 1× |
Final
| 2 October 2025 20:00 |
Telekom Veszprém | 30–31 (ET) | FC Barcelona | New Capital Sports Hall, New Administrative Capital Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER) |
| Descat 8 | (12–13) | Gómez 6 | ||
| 2× 3× | Report | 2× 1× | ||
|
FT: 21–21 ET: 5–5, 4–5 | ||||
Final ranking
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| FC Barcelona | |
| Telekom Veszprém | |
| SC Magdeburg | |
| 4 | Al Ahly |
| 5 | Zamalek |
| 6 | Sharjah HC |
| 7 | Handebol Taubaté |
| 8 | California Eagles |
| 9 | Sydney Uni HC |
All-Star Team
The All-Star Team was announced on 2 October 2025.[13]
| Position | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | Emil Nielsen | FC Barcelona |
| Right wing | Aleix Gómez | FC Barcelona |
| Right back | Ivan Martinović | Telekom Veszprém |
| Centre back | Gísli Þorgeir Kristjánsson | SC Magdeburg |
| Left back | Timothey N'Guessan | FC Barcelona |
| Left wing | Hugo Descat | Telekom Veszprém |
| Pivot | Magnus Saugstrup | SC Magdeburg |
| MVP | Rodrigo Corrales | Telekom Veszprém |
References
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- ^ "Line-up Confirmed for 18th IHF Men's Club World Championship". ihf.info. 23 July 2025.
- ^ "Veszprém stop Magdeburg's streak to seal maiden title at the IHF Men's Club World Championship". ihf.info. 3 October 2024.
- ^ "Powerhouses Al-Ahly and Petro Atletico seal titles at the CAHB African Handball Super Cup". ihf.info. 15 May 2025.
- ^ "Sharjah SC secure historic win at the AHF Asian Men's Club League Handball Championship". ihf.info. 24 November 2024.
- ^ "Taubaté seal historic title at the SCA Men's Club Championship 2025". ihf.info. 26 May 2025.
- ^ "Pots revealed and draw date set for the 2025 IHF Men's Club World Championship in Egypt". ihf.info. 10 August 2025. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
- ^ "Draw sets groups for the 2025 IHF Men's Club World Championship in Egypt". ihf.info. 11 August 2025. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
- ^ "Referees announced for the 2025 IHF Men's Club World Championship". ihf.info. 20 August 2025.
- ^ "2025 IHF Men's Club World Championship schedule released". ihf.info. 12 September 2024. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
- ^ "2025 IHF Men's Club World Championship: All-Star team announced". ihf.info. IHF. 2 October 2025. Retrieved 2 October 2025.