The 2023 IHF Men's Super Globe was the 16th edition of the yearly club world championship in handball, held from 7 to 12 November 2023 in Dammam, Saudi Arabia under the aegis of the International Handball Federation (IHF). It was the fourth time in history that the event was organised by the Saudi Arabian Handball Federation.
SC Magdeburg defeated Füchse Berlin to win their third consecutive title.
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 2023 African Handball Super Cup Al-Najma Winner of Asian Club League Championship University of Queensland Winner of 2023 Oceania Handball Champions Cup San Francisco CalHeat Winner of North American and Caribbean Senior Club Championship San Fernando HB Winner of South and Central American Men's Club Handball Championship Runner-up of EHF Champions League Al-Kuwait SC Winner of Arab Handball Championship of Champions Khaleej Club Host (Winner and Runner-up of the Saudi Handball League) Al-Noor Club Füchse Berlin Wildcard (Winner of EHF European League) Barcelona Wildcard (Third of EHF Champions League)
Draw The draw was held on 28 September 2022.
Seeding Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3 SC Magdeburg Industria Kielce Al Ahly Al-Kuwait SC Khaleej Club San Fernando HB Al-Najma Al-Noor Club University of Queensland San Francisco CalHeat Barcelona Füchse Berlin
Referees The referee pairs were announced on 6 October 2023.
Referees Youcef BelkhiriSidali Hamidi Sebastián LenciJulian Grillo Václav HoráčekJiří Novotný Karim GasmiRaouf Gasmi Referees Ádám BíróOlivér Kiss Håvard KlevenLars Jørum Andreu MarínIgnacio García Mirza KurtagicMattias Wetterwik
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 Füchse Berlin Barcelona4 Industria Kielce5 Al Ahly6 Khaleej Club7 Al-Kuwait SC8 Al-Najma9 Al-Noor Club10 San Francisco CalHeat11 San Fernando HB12 University of Queensland
All-star Team The All-star Team was announced on 12 November 2023.
Position Player Goalkeeper Dejan Milosavljev Right wing Hans Lindberg Right back Ómar Ingi Magnússon Centre back Janus Daði Smárason Left back Lasse Andersson Left wing Dylan Nahi Pivot Luís Frade MVP Mathias Gidsel
References
External links IHF website