Saudi Arabia men's national handball team

The Saudi Arabia national handball team is the national handball team of Saudi Arabia and is controlled by the Saudi Arabian Handball Federation. The team has participated in the 2003 World Men's Handball Championship and 2009.

Saudi Arabia
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Information
AssociationSaudi Arabian Handball Federation
CoachErlingur Richardsson
CaptainHassan Al-Janabi
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1st
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2nd
Results
World Championship
Appearances10 (First in 2003)
Best result19th (2003, 2013)
Asian Championship
Appearances16 (First in 1977)
Best resultBronze 3rd (2002, 2008, 2012, 2022)
Last updated on Unknown.

Results

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World Championship

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Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA
 1938 Not a IHF member
  1954
  1958
  1961
  1964
  1967
  1970
  1974
  1978 did not enter
  1982
  1986
 1990
  1993
  1995
  1997 Preliminary round 21st 5 0 0 5 94 126
  1999 Preliminary round 22nd 5 0 0 5 101 132
  2001 First round 21st 5 0 0 5 92 134
  2003 First round 19th 5 1 0 4 114 155
  2005 did not qualify
  2007
  2009 President's Cup 23rd 11 1 0 10 235 324
  2011 did not qualify
  2013 President's cup 19th 7 2 0 5 152 203
  2015 President's cup 22nd 7 1 0 6 136 216
  2017 President's cup 20th 7 1 0 6 174 223
   2019 President's cup 21st 7 2 0 5 173 214
  2021 did not qualify
   2023 President's cup 29th 7 2 0 5 172 218
   2025 did not quality
  2027 to be determinded
   2029
    2031
Total 10/30 66 10 0 56 1443 1945

Asian Championship

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Year Round
Kuwait 1977 8th
China 1979 did not qualify
South Korea 1983 5th
Jordan 1987 did not qualify
China 1989 5th
Japan 1991 10th
Bahrain 1993 4th
Kuwait 1995 did not qualify
Japan 2000 Withdrew
Iran 2002 3rd
Qatar 2004 5th
Thailand 2006 Withdrew
Iran 2008 3rd
Lebanon 2010 4th
Saudi Arabia 2012 3rd
Bahrain 2014 6th
Bahrain 2016 4th
South Korea 2018 4th
Kuwait 2020 7th
Saudi Arabia 2022 3rd
Bahrain 2024 9th

Current squad

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Squad for the 2023 World Men's Handball Championship.[1][2]

Head coach: Jan Pytlick

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
1 GK Amro Mohammed (1989-06-28) 28 June 1989 (age 35) 1.92 m 60 0   Al-Ahli Club
3 LW Abdullah Al-Abbas (1992-01-30) 30 January 1992 (age 32) 1.69 m 21 55   Al-Noor Club
4 P Hussain Al-Tarouti (1999-11-02) 2 November 1999 (age 25) 1.84 m 33 23   Al-Noor Club
5 P Hassan Al-Janabi (c) (1983-07-25) 25 July 1983 (age 41) 1.86 m 54 66   Mudhar
6 RW Hussain Furaij (2004-07-01) 1 July 2004 (age 20) 1.79 m 22 34   Al-Noor Club
8 CB Hadi Quraish (1999-02-25) 25 February 1999 (age 25) 1.71 m 7 16   Al Safa
10 RB Haidar Al-Hassan (2000-11-12) 12 November 2000 (age 24) 1.84 m 22 45   Al Safa
14 LB Abdullah Al-Hammad (1990-10-10) 10 October 1990 (age 34) 1.88 m 23 44   Al Houda
15 RW Ahmed Al-Abdulali (1988-06-18) 18 June 1988 (age 36) 1.84 m 41 55   Mudhar
16 GK Mohammad Al-Salem (1986-04-03) 3 April 1986 (age 38) 1.89 m 42 0   Khaleej Club
19 RB Abdulrahman Al-Muwallad (1994-06-16) 16 June 1994 (age 30) 1.92 m 18 60   Al Wehda Club
22 LB Mahdi Al-Salem (1990-02-16) 16 February 1990 (age 34) 1.86 m 133 429   Al Houda
23 LW Abdullah Al-Hulaili (1994-06-16) 16 June 1994 (age 30) 1.75 m 34 76   Mudhar
34 GK Ali Al-Saffar (1995-02-09) 9 February 1995 (age 29) 1.85 m 14 0   Mudhar
37 CB Mohammed Al-Abbas (1992-12-19) 19 December 1992 (age 32) 1.80 m 35 20   Mudhar
57 CB Mojtaba Al-Salem (1994-06-15) 15 June 1994 (age 30) 1.81 m 6 7   Al-Noor Club
59 RW Hassan Al-Turaiki (2004-04-08) 8 April 2004 (age 20) 1.77 m 25 31   Khaleej Club
77 LB Marhoon Al-Maa (1988-05-13) 13 May 1988 (age 36) 1.89 m 23 35   Khaleej Club
89 P Yousof Al-Taweel (1999-11-07) 7 November 1999 (age 25) 1.88 m 33 13   Al Safa
97 CB Sadiq Al-Mohsin (1997-10-23) 23 October 1997 (age 27) 1.80 m 26 33   Khaleej Club

References

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  1. ^ "اكتمال وصـول بعثـة أفراد الأخضـر .. المنتخب السعـودي يدشن آخر مراحل الإعداد لبطولة العـالم" (in Arabic). sahf.org.sa. 27 December 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Team Roster Saudi Arabia" (PDF). ihf.info. 12 January 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
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