Following the draw for the group phase of the 2023 IHF Men’s Super Globe, which took at the IHF Head Office in Basel, Switzerland on Thursday, 28 September, the schedule for the competition has been released.

The competition, hosted by the Dammam Sports Hall in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, will throw off on Tuesday, 7 November, with a match between Polish side KS Kielce and Bahraini team Al-Najma Club, at 11:30 AST, with three other matches scheduled for the first day of the competition.

The reigning champions, SC Magdeburg, will also throw off their title defence campaign on Tuesday, in the last match of the day, when they face host side Khaleej, which is due to have plenty of support.

The competition will continue on Wednesday and Thursday, with the matches from the group phase, all scheduled at 12:15, 14:30, 16:45 and 19:00 AST, with the last scheduled match being a fiery clash between Egyptian side Al-Ahly and the most decorated team in the history of the competition, FC Barcelona. 

After a rest day on Friday, the competition resumes with a six-game card on Saturday and Sunday, with the placement matches throwing off the marathon, before the semi-finals – which will see the winners of the four groups clash - are due to take place at 17:30 and 20:15 AST.

The final is scheduled for Sunday, 12 November, at 20:15 AST, with the winners of the two semi-finals facing off, as the bronze medal match will be played at 17:30 AST.



2023 IHF Men’s Super Globe – schedule

Tuesday, 7 November

11:30 KS Kielce (POL) vs Al-Najma Club (BRN)
13:45 Kuwait SC (KUW) vs San Fernando HB (ARG)
16:00 Al-Ahly (EGY) vs Al-Noor (KSA)
19:30 SC Magdeburg (GER) vs Khaleej Club (KSA)

Wednesday, 8 November
12:15 Al-Najma Club (BRN) vs San Francisco CalHeat (USA)
14:30 San Fernando HB (ARG) vs Füchse Berlin (GER)
16:45 Al-Noor (KSA) vs FC Barcelona (ESP)
19:00 Khaleej Club (KSA) vs University of Queensland (AUS)

Thursday, 9 November
12:15 KS Kielce (POL) vs San Francisco CalHeat (USA)
14:30 Kuwait SC (KUW) vs Füchse Berlin (GER)
16:45 SC Magdeburg vs University of Queensland (AUS)
19:00 Al-Ahly (EGY) vs FC Barcelona (ESP)

Saturday, 11 November
09:15 M13: 3A vs 3B
11:15 M14: 3C vs 3D

13:15 M15: 2A vs 2B
15:15 M16: 2C vs 2D

17:30 Semi-final 1: 1A vs 1B
20:15 Semi-final 2: 1C vs 1D

Sunday, 12 November
09:15 Loser M13 vs Loser M14 
11:15 Winner M13 vs Winner M14

13:15 Loser M15 vs Loser M16
15:15 Winner M15 vs Winner M16

17:30 Bronze medal match: Loser SF1 vs Loser SF2
20:15 FINAL: Winner SF1 vs Winner SF2

*all times are Arabia Standard Time (CET +1)