2014 African Handball Champions League

2014 African Handball Champions League

Tournament details
Host country	Tunisia
Venue(s)	5 (in 1 host city)
Dates	October 9–18
Teams	10 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Club Africain (1st title)
Runner-up	Al Ahly
Third place	Espérance Tunis
Fourth place	Alexandria Sporting Club
Tournament statistics
Matches played	33
Goals scored	1,673 (50.7 per match)
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The 2014 African Handball Champions League was the 36th 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 9–18, 2014 in four venues: Salle Beni Khiar, Salle Hammamet, Salle Nabeul and Salle Zouaoui, in Tunis, Tunisia, contested by 10 teams and won by Club Africain of Tunisia.^[1]

Club African and Al Ahly qualified to the 2015 IHF Super Globe.

Preliminary rounds

^[2]

Times given below are in CET UTC+1.

Group A

Thu, 09 Oct 2014 Wydad Smara 27 (13:11) 23 Blessing Club Africain 41 (20:10) 23 Étoile du Congo Fri, 10 Oct 2014 Étoile du Congo 17 (08:14) 35 Al Ahly Club Africain 38 (19:04) 15 Blessing 10 October, 2014 Wydad Smara 25 (12:15) 26 Club Africain Al Ahly 35 (21:09) 23 Blessing Sat, 11 Oct 2014 Blessing 11 (06:13) 31 Étoile du Congo Wydad Smara 19 (09:15) 30 Al Ahly Mon, 13 Oct 2014 Wydad Smara 27 (14:07) 21 Étoile du Congo Al Ahly 27 (13:15) 25 Club Africain

Team Pld W D L GF GA GDIF Pts Al Ahly 4 4 0 0 127 84 +43 8 Club Africain 4 3 0 1 130 90 +40 6 Wydad Smara 4 2 0 2 98 100 -2 4 Étoile du Congo 4 1 0 3 92 114 -22 2 Blessing 4 0 0 4 72 131 -59 0 * Note:   Advance to quarter-finals    Relegated to 9th place classification

Group B

Thu, 09 Oct 2014 JS Kinshasa 12 (09:13) 32 Alexandria Sporting Club Espérance Tunis 25 (10:11) 24 Stade Mandji Fri, 10 Oct 2014 FAP Yaoundé 21 (10:18) 29 Alexandria Sporting Club JS Kinshasa 23 (10:18) 35 Espérance Tunis Sat, 11 Oct 2014 FAP Yaoundé 26 (13:18) 29 Stade Mandji Espérance Tunis 25 (09:09) 22 Alexandria Sporting Club Mon, 13 Oct 2014 FAP Yaoundé 32 (13:19) 33 JS Kinshasa Alexandria Sporting Club 43 (23:21) 42 Stade Mandji Tue, 14 Oct 2014 Espérance Tunis 35 (18:15) 22 FAP Yaoundé JS Kinshasa 30 (15:19) 31 Stade Mandji

Team Pld W D L GF GA GDIF Pts Espérance Tunis 4 4 0 0 120 91 +29 8 Alexandria Sporting Club 4 3 0 1 126 100 +26 6 Stade Mandji 4 2 0 2 126 124 +2 4 JS Kinshasa 4 1 0 3 98 130 -32 2 FAP Yaoundé 4 0 0 4 101 126 -25 0 * Note:   Advance to quarter-finals    Relegated to 9th place classification

Knockout stage

Championship bracket

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	Thu 16 Oct 2014 – 14:00
	Al Ahly	30
					Fri 17 Oct 2014 – 12:00
	JS Kinshasa	23
					Al Ahly	25
	Thu 16 Oct 2014 – 16:30
					Alexandria Sporting Club	23
	Alexandria Sporting Club	29
									Sat 18 Oct 2014 – 11:00
	Wydad Smara	25
									Al Ahly	18
	Thu 16 Oct 2014 – 19:00
									Club Africain	24
	Club Africain	37
					Fri 17 Oct 2014 – 10:00
	Stade Mandji	18
					Club Africain	28
	Thu 16 Oct 2014 – 19:00
					Espérance Tunis	23			Third place
	Espérance Tunis	42
									Sat 18 Oct 2014 – 08:30
	Étoile du Congo	24
									Alexandria Sporting Club	30
									Espérance Tunis	31

5-8th bracket

	5–8th place				Fifth place
	Fri 17 Oct 2014 – 12:00
	JS Kinshasa	26
					Sat 18 Oct 2014 – 11:00
	Wydad Smara	23
					JS Kinshasa	33
	Fri 17 Oct 2014 – 10:00
					Stade Mandji	27
	Stade Mandji	34
	Étoile du Congo	32
					Seventh place
					Sat 18 Oct 2014 – 08:30
					Wydad Smara	29
					Étoile du Congo	28

9th place

	Semi-finals				Ninth place
					Thu 16 Oct 2014 – 11:30
					Blessing	26
					FAP Yaoundé	28
					Third place

Final standings

Rank	Team	Record
	Club Africain	6–1
	Al Ahly	6–1
	Espérance Tunis	6–1
4	Alexandria Sporting Club	4–3
5	J.S.K.	3–4
6	Stade Mandji	3–4
7	Wydad Smara	3–4
8	Étoile du Congo	1–6
9	FAP Yaoundé	1–4
10	Blessing	0–5

* Note:   Qualified to the 2015 IHF Super Globe

Awards

2014 African Handball Champions League Winner
Club Africain 1st title

See also

2014 African Handball Cup Winners' Cup

References

External links

• CAHB official website