The 2022 IHF Men's Super Globe was the 15th edition of the yearly club world championship in handball, held from 18 to 23 October 2022 in Dammam, Saudi Arabia under the aegis of the International Handball Federation (IHF). It was the third time in history that the event was organised by the Saudi Arabian Handball Federation.
SC Magdeburg defeated Barcelona in the final to defend their title.
Venue The championship was played in Dammam, at the Dammam Sports Hall.
Dammam Dammam Sports HallCapacity: unknown
Referees At the first two matchdays, it was tested to use three referees instead of the common two. After the second day they used the normal two pairs. Ten referees were used:
CountryRefereesYoucef Belkhiri / Sid Ali HamidiJulian Grillo / Sebastian Lenci Matija Gubica / Boris MiloševićVaclav Horáček / Jiri Novotný Mads Hansen / Jesper MadsenRobert Schulze / Tobias TönniesBojan Lah / David SokKoo Bon-pk / Lee Se-okIgnacio García / Andreu MartínArthur Brunner / Morad Salah
Teams Twelve teams competed in the tournament: the winners of the continental tournaments, the defending champion, two host teams and two wild card teams.
Team Qualified as SC Magdeburg Defending champion Al Ahly Winner of 2022 African Handball Super Cup Al-Kuwait SC Winner of Asian Club League Championship Sydney University Winner of 2022 Oceania Handball Champions Cup Club Ministros Winner of North American and Caribbean Senior Club Championship Handebol Taubaté Winner of South and Central American Men's Club Handball Championship Barcelona Winner of EHF Champions League Espérance de Tunis Winner of Arab Handball Championship of Champions Mudhar Host Khaleej Club Łomża Industria Kielce Wildcard (Runner-up of EHF Champions League) SL BenficaWildcard (Winner of EHF European League)
Draw The draw was held on 29 September 2022.
Seeding Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3 SC Magdeburg Barcelona Handebol Taubaté Al Ahly Al-Kuwait SC Mudhar Sydney University Club Ministros Khaleej Club Espérance de Tunis SL Benfica Łomża Industria Kielce
Preliminary round All times are local (UTC+3).
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Knockout stage 9–12th place bracket
9–12th place semifinals
Eleventh place game
Ninth place game
5–8th place bracket
5–8th place semifinals
Seventh place game
Fifth place game
Championship bracket
Semifinals
Third place game
Final
Final ranking Rank Team SC Magdeburg Barcelona Łomża Industria Kielce4 Al Ahly5 Espérance de Tunis6 Khaleej Club7 SL Benfica8 Handebol Taubaté9 Al-Kuwait SC10 Mudhar11 Sydney University12 Club Ministros
Broadcasters CountryChannelhandstar.tvSport TVKTV SportSharjah SportTVP SportSSCCountries without a licenseSolid Sport
References
External links IHF website Superglobe KSA website