The 2021 edition of the IHF Men's Super Globe will take place at King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, from 5 to 9 October 2021 to determine the best men’s handball club in the world. With less than a week to go before the competition throws off, here is everything you need to know before the action begins.

Qualified teams

Ten (10) teams have qualified through to the competition. Six (6) representing the IHF Continental Confederations, one (1) reigning champion, one (1) Wild Card and two (2) host nation places.

Host country representatives
Al Wehda, Al Noor (KSA): 2021 IHF Men’s Super Globe host country. (2)

August 2019

Reigning champions
FC Barcelona (ESP): Winners of the 2019 IHF Men's Super Globe. (1)

June 2021

European Handball Federation (EHF) representative
Aalborg Håndbold (DEN): Runners-up of the 2020/21 EHF Men’s Champions League Men (behind already-qualified FC Barcelona). (1)

Asian Handball Federation (AHF) representative
Al Duhail (QAT): Winners of the 2021 AHF Men’s Asian Club League Championship. (1)

July 2021

Wild Card
SC Magdeburg (GER): Winners of the 2020/21 EHF European League Men (second-tier continental club championship) (1)

August 2021

South and Central America Handball Confederation (SCAHC) representative
EC Pinheiros (BRA): Winners of the 2021 SCAHC Club Championship. (1)

North America and the Caribbean Handball Confederation (NACHC) representative
San Francisco CalHeat (USA): Winners of the 2021 NACHC Club Championship. (1)

Oceania Continent Handball Federation (OCHF) representative
Sydney University (AUS): No OCHF qualification due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic but Sydney University granted place via the IHF. 

September 2021

African Handball Confederation (CAHB) representative
Zamalek SC (EGY): Winners of the 2021 CAHB Men’s African Super Cup. (1)

Competition format

Six teams qualify directly into the quarter-finals, so the 2021 IHF Men’s Super Globe starts with four teams competing in the quarter-final play-offs to grab the final two spots. It is then a simple format with the winners of the quarter-finals then going through to the semi-finals and final.

The losers of the quarter-final play-offs and quarter-finals will compete in two groups with the final rankings of the groups determining the 5-10 ranks.

Competing players

The final squad lists for the competition will be available on the IHF.info mini-site following the technical meeting. The squads will appear here.

Match schedule
(All times local)

Tuesday 5 October

Quarter-final play-offs (PO)

16:30    PO1: Sydney University (AUS) vs SC Magdeburg (GER)
19:00    Opening Ceremony
20:30    PO2: Al Wehda (KSA) vs San Francisco Cal Heat (USA)

Wednesday 6 October

Quarter-finals (QF)
13:15    QF1: Al Duhail vs Winner PO1
15:30    QF3: Al Nour vs EC Pinheiros
17:45    QF2: Aalborg Håndbold vs Winner PO2
20:00    QF4: FC Barcelona vs Zamalek SC

Thursday 7 October

Placement round 5-10
13:45    Group A: Loser PO2 vs Loser QF3
16:00    Group B: Loser PO1 vs Loser QF4

Semi-finals (SF)
18:15    SF1: Winner QF1 vs Winner QF2
20:30    SF2: Winner QF3 vs Winner QF4

Friday 8 October 

Placement round 5-10
16:00    Group A: Loser QF1 vs Loser PO2
18:15    Group B: Loser QF2 vs Loser PO1

Saturday 9 October

Placement round 5-10
13:45    Group A: Loser QF3 vs Loser QF1
16:00    Group B: Loser QF4 vs Loser QF2

Finals
18:15    Bronze-medal match: Loser SF1 vs Loser SF2
20:30    Gold-medal match: Winner SF1 vs Winner SF2

Watch and follow

All games of the 2021 IHF Men’s Super Globe will be broadcast on Saudi Sport’s Channel ‘SSC’ and streamed live on the IHF-Competitions YouTube channel. You can follow the competition via the official IHF social media channels: Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

You can also follow the competition via the IHF mini-site or the official event website.

Tickets

Tickets are available for all matches and can be purchased here. 

Referees

The IHF nominated the following referees for the 2021 IHF Men’s Super Globe.

Julian Lopez GRILLO/Sebastian LENCI (ARG)
Matija GUBICA/Boris MILOSEVIC (CRO)
Alaa EMAM/Hossam HEDAIA (EGY)
Mindaugas GATELIS/Vaidas MAZEIKA (LTU)
Gjorgji NACHEVSKI/Slave NIKOLOV (MKD)
Havard KLEVEN/Lars JORUM (NOR)

Previous winners

2019 (Dammam, Saudi Arabia): FC Barcelona (ESP)
2018 (Doha, Qatar): FC Barcelona (ESP)
2017 (Doha, Qatar): FC Barcelona (ESP)
2016 (Doha, Qatar): Füchse Berlin (GER)
2015 (Doha, Qatar): Füchse Berlin (GER)
2014 (Doha, Qatar): FC Barcelona (ESP)
2013 (Doha, Qatar): FC Barcelona (ESP)
2012 (Doha, Qatar): Atletico Madrid (ESP)
2011 (Doha, Qatar): THW Kiel (GER)
2010 (Doha, Qatar): BM Ciudad Real (ESP)
2007 (Doha, Qatar): BM Ciudad Real (ESP)
2002 (Doha, Qatar): Al Sadd (QAT)
1997 (Vienna, Austria): CB Cantabria (ESP)