The 2008 Asian Men's Handball Championship was the 13th Asian Championship, which was taking place from 17 to 26 February 2008 in Isfahan, Iran. The championship was held in Isfahan's Pirouzi Arena and acted as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 2009 World Men's Handball Championship in Croatia.

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2008 Asian Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Iran
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	17–26 February
Teams	10 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	South Korea (7th title)
Runner-up	Kuwait
Third place	Saudi Arabia
Fourth place	Iran
Tournament statistics
Matches played	27
Goals scored	1,563 (57.89 per match)
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Group A

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Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Kuwait	4	3	0	1	122	109	+13	6
Iran (H)	4	3	0	1	137	122	+15	6
Bahrain	4	3	0	1	129	113	+16	6
China	4	1	0	3	113	131	−18	2
Lebanon	4	0	0	4	102	128	−26	0

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(H) Hosts

17 February 2008 16:00	Iran	36–28	China	Pirouzi Arena, Isfahan Referees: Chernega, Poladenko (RUS)
		(19–15)

17 February 2008 20:00	Kuwait	26–24	Bahrain	Pirouzi Arena, Isfahan Referees: Kolahdouzan, Karbaschi (IRI)
		(12–8)

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18 February 2008 16:00	Bahrain	37–26	Lebanon	Pirouzi Arena, Isfahan Referees: Qasqas, Bani Hani (JOR)
		(18–11)

18 February 2008 20:00	Kuwait	33–28	China	Pirouzi Arena, Isfahan Referees: Vakula, Ludovik (UKR)
		(20–8)

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19 February 2008 16:00	Iran	34–27	Lebanon	Pirouzi Arena, Isfahan Referees: Lu, Chen (CHN)
		(16–15)

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20 February 2008 14:30	Kuwait	29–22	Lebanon	Pirouzi Arena, Isfahan Referees: Jonid, Honish (SYR)
		(14–12)

20 February 2008 18:30	Bahrain	35–29	China	Pirouzi Arena, Isfahan Referees: Chernega, Poladenko (RUS)
		(17–15)

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21 February 2008 16:00	Iran	32–33	Bahrain	Pirouzi Arena, Isfahan Referees: Vakula, Ludovik (UKR)
		(20–12)

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22 February 2008 16:30	China	28–27	Lebanon	Pirouzi Arena, Isfahan Referees: Jonid, Honish (SYR)
		(16–14)

22 February 2008 20:30	Kuwait	34–35	Iran	Pirouzi Arena, Isfahan Referees: Chernega, Poladenko (RUS)
		(18–15)

Group B

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Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
South Korea	4	4	0	0	131	105	+26	8
Saudi Arabia	4	2	1	1	120	113	+7	5
Qatar	4	2	0	2	113	122	−9	4
Japan	4	1	1	2	128	120	+8	3
United Arab Emirates	4	0	0	4	109	141	−32	0

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17 February 2008 18:00	South Korea	36–27	United Arab Emirates	Pirouzi Arena, Isfahan Referees: Lu, Chen (CHN)
		(20–10)

17 February 2008 22:00	Japan	28–28	Saudi Arabia	Pirouzi Arena, Isfahan Referees: Vakula, Ludovik (UKR)
		(13–14)

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18 February 2008 18:00	Qatar	30–29	United Arab Emirates	Pirouzi Arena, Isfahan Referees: Jonid, Honish (SYR)
		(12–14)

18 February 2008 22:00	South Korea	33–25	Japan	Pirouzi Arena, Isfahan Referees: Chernega, Poladenko (RUS)
		(18–12)

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19 February 2008 18:00	Qatar	28–31	Saudi Arabia	Pirouzi Arena, Isfahan Referees: Kolahdouzan, Karbaschi (IRI)
		(12–17)

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20 February 2008 16:30	South Korea	31–30	Saudi Arabia	Pirouzi Arena, Isfahan Referees: Vakula, Ludovik (UKR)
		(17–15)

20 February 2008 20:30	Japan	44–27	United Arab Emirates	Pirouzi Arena, Isfahan Referees: Dib, Haidar (LIB)
		(21–17)

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21 February 2008 18:00	Qatar	32–31	Japan	Pirouzi Arena, Isfahan Referees: Dib, Haidar (LIB)
		(11–17)

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22 February 2008 14:30	United Arab Emirates	26–31	Saudi Arabia	Pirouzi Arena, Isfahan Referees: Qasqas, Bani Hani (JOR)
		(13–17)

22 February 2008 18:30	South Korea	31–23	Qatar	Pirouzi Arena, Isfahan Referees: Kolahdouzan, Karbaschi (IRI)
		(14–9)

• Goalkeeper:  Yousef Al-Fadhli (KUW)
• Left wing:  Yu Dong-geun (KOR)
• Left back:  Rahim Momenizadeh (IRI)
• Pivot:  Abdullah Al-Theyab (KUW)
• Centre back:  Bandar Al-Harbi (KSA)
• Right back:  Park Wong-chul (KOR)
• Right wing:  Hussain Al-Ekhwan (KSA)

• Official website
• Goalzz
• www.asianhandball.com
• Results at todor66