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 |
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 |
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| 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]
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Women
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Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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
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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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.
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× |
| 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× |
| 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.
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× |
| 15 November 2025 14:00 |
Uzbekistan | 28–26 | Azerbaijan | Olympic Complex – Green Hall, Riyadh |
| Saparbaeva 9 | (16–14) | Shukurova 7 | ||
| 4× | Report | 8× |
| 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 |
| 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
- ^ "Iran Handball Team Discovers Fate at 2025 Islamic Solidarity Games". Tehran: Tasnim News Agency. 26 October 2025. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
- ^ "6th Islamic Solidarity Games' Handball Draw Puts Qatar Top of Group A". Riyadh: Qatar News Agency. 27 October 2025. Retrieved 27 October 2025.