The 2025 IHF Men's Club World Championship was the 18th 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).
FC Barcelona won their sixth title after a win over Telekom Veszprém.
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.
Teams Nine teams competed in the tournament: the winners of the continental tournaments, the defending champion, a host teams and a wild card team.
Team Qualified as Telekom Veszprém Defending champion Al Ahly Winner of African Handball Super Cup Sharjah HC 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 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.
Seeding Pot 1Pot 2Pot 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.
Referees Václav HoráčekJiří Novotný Josefine JensenCristina Lovin Alaa EmamHossam Hedaia Robert SchulzeTobias Tönnies Referees Håvard KlevenLars Jørum Bojan LahDavid Sok Marko SekulićVladimir Jovandić
Preliminary round All times are local (UTC+3).
Group A
Group B
Group C
Second-placed teams ranking
Classification round Seventh to Ninth place ranking
Fifth place game
Zamalek won 57–54 on aggregate.
Knockout stage Bracket
Semifinals
Third place game
Final
Final ranking Rank Team FC Barcelona Telekom Veszprém SC Magdeburg4 Al Ahly5 Zamalek6 Sharjah HC7 Handebol Taubaté8 California Eagles9 Sydney Uni HC
All-Star Team The All-Star Team was announced on 2 October 2025.
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
External links Official website