2015 African Handball Champions League

2015 African Handball
Champions League
Tournament details
Host country Morocco
Venue(s)3 (in 1 host city)
DatesMay 15–24
Teams15 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
ChampionsEgypt Zamalek (9th title)
Runner-upTunisia Club Africain
Third placeEgypt Alexandria SC
Fourth placeTunisia Espérance Tunis
Tournament statistics
Matches played40
Goals scored2,122 (53.05 per match)
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The 2015 African Handball Champions League was the 37th edition, organized by the African Handball Confederation, under the auspices of the International Handball Federation, the handball sport governing body. The tournament was held from October 21–30, 2015 in three venues: Salle Al Aroui, Salle Omnisport and Salle Sellaouan, in Nador, Morocco, contested by 15 teams and won by Al Zamalek Cairo of Egypt.[1]

Zamalek qualified to the 2016 IHF Super Globe.

Draw

Group A Group B Group C Group D

Egypt Al Ahly
Rwanda Police HBC
Gabon Stade Mandji
Morocco Widad Smara

Tunisia Club Africain
Cameroon Fanz
Egypt Zamalek

Tunisia Espérance Tunis
Cameroon FAP Yaoundé
Republic of the Congo Inter Club
Nigeria Niger United

Egypt Alexandria SC
Morocco Hilal de Nador
Democratic Republic of the Congo JS Kinshasa
Democratic Republic of the Congo Police HC

[2]

Preliminary rounds

[3]

Times given below are in WET UTC+0.

Group A

Wed/Thu, 21/22 Oct 2015
Widad Smara Morocco 46 (19:13) 28 Rwanda Police HBC
Stade Mandji Gabon 22 (12:13) 31 Egypt Al Ahly
Sat, 24 Oct 2015
Stade Mandji Gabon 28 (19:16) 32 Morocco Widad Smara
Police HBC Rwanda 18 (07:22) 54 Egypt Al Ahly
Sun, 25 Oct 2015
Police HBC Rwanda 20 (10:17) 37 Gabon Stade Mandji
Al Ahly Egypt 26 (14:11) 19 Morocco Widad Smara
Team Pld W D L GF GA GDIF Pts
Egypt Al Ahly 3 3 0 0 111 59 +52 6
Morocco Widad Smara 3 2 0 1 97 82 +15 4
Gabon Stade Mandji 3 1 0 2 87 83 +4 2
Rwanda Police HBC 3 0 0 3 66 137 -71 0
  • Note:   Advance to quarter-finals
       Relegated to 5-8th classification
       Relegated to 9-12th classification

Group B

Wed, 21 Oct 2015
Fanz Cameroon 20 (08:11) 24 Egypt Zamalek
Sat, 24 Oct 2015
Fanz Cameroon 21 (10:12) 25 Tunisia Club Africain
Sun, 25 Oct 2015
Zamalek Egypt 24 (13:14) 28 Tunisia Club Africain
Team Pld W D L GF GA GDIF Pts
Tunisia Club Africain 2 2 0 0 45 21 +24 4
Egypt Zamalek 2 1 0 1 44 20 +24 2
Cameroon Fanz 2 0 0 2 41 98 -57 0
  • Note:   Advance to quarter-finals
       Relegated to 5-8th classification
       Relegated to 9-12th classification

Group C

Thu, 22 Oct 2015
FAP Yaoundé Cameroon 30 (13:14) 28 Republic of the Congo Inter Club
Espérance Tunis Tunisia 20 (:) 0 Nigeria Niger United
Fri, 23 Oct 2015
Niger United Nigeria 33 (16:16) 36 Cameroon FAP Yaoundé
Inter Club Republic of the Congo 24 (15:19) 39 Tunisia Espérance Tunis
Sun, 25 Oct 2015
Niger United Nigeria 36 (21:16) 26 Republic of the Congo Inter Club
Espérance Tunis Tunisia 40 (19:13) 23 Cameroon FAP Yaoundé
Team Pld W D L GF GA GDIF Pts
Tunisia Espérance Tunis 3 3 0 0 120 74 +46 6
Cameroon FAP Yaoundé 3 2 0 1 94 83 +11 4
Nigeria Niger United 3 1 0 2 97 92 +5 2
Republic of the Congo Inter Club 3 0 0 3 62 124 -62 0
  • Note:   Advance to quarter-finals
       Relegated to 5-8th classification
       Relegated to 9-12th classification

Group D

Wed, 21 Oct 2015
Alexandria SC Egypt 26 (12:09) 21 Democratic Republic of the Congo JS Kinshasa
Hilal de Nador Morocco 30 (15:03) 10 Democratic Republic of the Congo Police HC
Fri, 23 Oct 2015
Alexandria SC Egypt 28 (15:04) 9 Democratic Republic of the Congo Police HC
JS Kinshasa Democratic Republic of the Congo 22 (11:12) 22 Morocco Hilal de Nador
Sun, 25 Oct 2015
Alexandria SC Egypt 21 (12:10) 20 Morocco Hilal de Nador
Police HC Democratic Republic of the Congo 08 (07:25) 38 Democratic Republic of the Congo JS Kinshasa
Team Pld W D L GF GA GDIF Pts
Egypt Alexandria SC 3 3 0 0 75 50 +25 6
Democratic Republic of the Congo JS Kinshasa 3 2 0 1 81 56 +25 4
Morocco Hilal de Nador 3 1 0 2 72 53 +19 2
Democratic Republic of the Congo Police HC 3 0 0 3 27 96 -69 0
  • Note:   Advance to quarter-finals
       Relegated to 5-8th classification
       Relegated to 9-12th classification

Knockout stage

Championship bracket
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
Tue 27 Oct 2015 – 16:00
 
 
Egypt Zamalek26
 
Wed 28 Oct 2015 – 17:30
 
Egypt Al Ahly24
 
Egypt Zamalek34
 
Tue 27 Oct 2015 – 12:00
 
Tunisia Espérance Tunis33
 
Tunisia Espérance Tunis27
 
Fri 30 Oct 2015 – 16:30
 
Democratic Republic of the Congo JS Kinshasa22
 
Egypt Zamalek35
 
Tue 27 Oct 2015 – 18:00
 
Tunisia Club Africain22
 
Tunisia Club Africain25
 
Wed 28 Oct 2015 – 20:00
 
Morocco Widad Smara23
 
Tunisia Club Africain29
 
Tue 27 Oct 2015 – 14:00
 
Egypt Alexandria SC23 Third place
 
Egypt Alexandria SC28
 
Fri 30 Oct 2015 – 12:00
 
Cameroon FAP Yaoundé24
 
Egypt Alexandria SC24
 
 
Tunisia Espérance Tunis23
 
5-8th bracket
 
5th-8th placeFifth place
 
      
 
Wed 28 Oct 2015 – 15:00
 
 
Egypt Al Ahly25
 
Thu 29 Oct 2015 – 18:00
 
Democratic Republic of the Congo JS Kinshasa20
 
Egypt Al Ahly31
 
Wed 28 Oct 2015 – 17:00
 
Cameroon FAP Yaoundé26
 
Cameroon FAP Yaoundé28
 
 
Morocco Widad Smara23
 
Seventh place
 
 
Thu 29 Oct 2015 – 16:00
 
 
Morocco Widad Smara25
 
 
Democratic Republic of the Congo JS Kinshasa21
9-12th bracket
 
9th-12th placeNinth place
 
      
 
Wed 28 Oct 2015 – 15:00
 
 
Gabon Stade Mandji30
 
Fri 30 Oct 2015 – 14:00
 
Cameroon Fanz27
 
Gabon Stade Mandji20
 
Wed 28 Oct 2015 – 09:00
 
Nigeria Niger United18
 
Nigeria Niger United39
 
 
Morocco Hilal Nador36
 
Eleventh place
 
 
Fri 30 Oct 2015 – 12:00
 
 
Cameroon Fanz28
 
 
Morocco Hilal Nador27
13-15th place
Tue, 27 Oct 2015
Police HBC Rwanda 33 (13:23) 45 Republic of the Congo Inter Club
Wed, 28 Oct 2015
Police HC Democratic Republic of the Congo 21 (13:13) 27 Republic of the Congo Inter Club
Thu, 29 Oct 2015
Police HBC Rwanda 32 (14:17) 37 Democratic Republic of the Congo Police HC

Final standings

Rank Team Record
Egypt Al Zamalek 4–1
Tunisia Club Africain 4–1
Egypt Alexandria SC 5–1
4 Tunisia Espérance Tunis 4–2
5 Egypt Al Ahly 5–1
6 Cameroon FAP Yaoundé 3–3
7 Morocco Widad Smara 3–3
8 Democratic Republic of the Congo JS Kinshasa 1–3
9 Gabon Stade Mandji 3–2
10 Nigeria Niger United 2–3
11 Cameroon Fanz 1–3
12 Morocco Hilal de Nador 1–4
13 Republic of the Congo Inter Club 2–3
14 Democratic Republic of the Congo Police HC 1–4
15 Rwanda Police HBC 0–5
Qualified to the 2016 IHF Super Globe

Awards

2015 African Handball Champions League Winner
Egypt
Al Zamalek Handball Club
9th title
Most Valuable Player

See also

2015 African Handball Cup Winners' Cup

References

  1. ^ "Handball: Egypt's Zamalek crowned African champions after win over Club Africain". ahram.org. 30 Oct 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  2. ^ "Poules" (in French). CAHBOnline.com. Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 27 Jan 2016.
  3. ^ "GENERAL PROGRAM OF CLUBS CHAMPIONSHIP 2014 Men". cahbonline.info. Archived from the original on 2014-11-12. Retrieved 2014-11-11.

External links

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