The 2026 Asian Men's Club League Handball Championship was the 28th edition of Asia's premier club handball tournament organized by the Asian Handball Federation (AHF). The tournament was held in Sabah Al-Salem, Kuwait from 6 to 17 June 2026. It had initially been scheduled for 6–16 April 2026 but was later postponed owing to the United States–Israel–Iran conflict. and doubled as Asia's qualifying competition for the 20th IHF Men's Handball Club World Championship.
Sharjah SC were the defending champions, having won the previous edition, but were unable to retain their title, finishing bottom of the group phase. Burgan claimed their first continental title by defeating the previous edition's runners-up Al-Khaleej in the final. Format The tournament was initially set to feature eight clubs and begin with a group stage, in which the teams would be divided into two groups. The top two teams from each group would then advance to the knockout stage, consisting of the semifinals, third-place match, and final.
Following the withdrawal of the Chinese club, reducing the number of participating teams to seven, the competition format was revised in accordance with the AHF Competition Regulations. The seven teams were placed in a single round-robin group, with each team playing the others once. The top four teams advanced to the semifinals, where the group winners faced the fourth-placed team and the runners-up faced the third-placed team. The winners of the semifinals progressed to the final, while the losers contested the third-place match. Participating teams Initially, a total of eight clubs from six member associations entered the tournament. However, CHA Club of China withdrew after the draw, reducing the number of participating teams to seven. Association Team Qualifying method Kuwait Al-Kuwait SC 2024–25 Kuwait Handball Premier League Champions Burgan SC 2024–25 Kuwait Handball Premier League Runners-up Qatar Al Arabi SC 2024–25 Qatar Handball League Championship Champions Al Duhail SC 2024–25 Qatar Handball League Championship Runners-up Bahrain Al-Najma SC 2024–25 Bahraini Handball League Champions Saudi Arabia Al-Khaleej Club 2024–25 Saudi Handball League Champions United Arab Emirates Sharjah SC 2025–26 UAE Handball League Champions Group stage
Knockout stage Bracket
Semifinals
Third place game
Final
Statistics Top goalscorers Rank Name Club Goals Shots % 1 Mohsen Mahmoud Burgan 61 100 61 2 Vladan Lipovina Al-Kuwait 45 61 74 3 Ahmad Madadi Al Duhail 40 59 68 4 Mojtaba Al-Salem Al-Khaleej 36 51 71 Kosuke Yasuhira Burgan 36 47 77 6 Mohamed Habib Al-Khaleej 35 55 64 7 Husain Al-Mutawa Burgan 34 45 768 Giorgi Tskhovrebadze Al Arabi 33 57 58 Victor Iturriza Al-Kuwait 33 49 67 10 Mahmoud Radwan Sharjah 32 42 76
Top goalkeepers Rank Name Club % Saves Shots 1 Yousuf Bader Al Arabi 42 20 48 2 Mohammad Buyabes Burgan 31 21 68 3 Abdelrahman Homayed Burgan 30 65 215 4 Hasan Safar Al-Kuwait 29 57 199 5 Karim Hendawy Al Duhail 27 69 255 6 Irhad Alihodžić Al Arabi 27 15 56 7 Ahmed El-Meniawy Al Arabi 27 30 112 8 Kristian Pilipović Al-Khaleej 26 54 204 9 Abdullah Al-Saadi Sharjah 25 29 116 10 Hamad Shamlan Al-Najma 25 1 4
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