Saudi Arabia men's national handball team
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The Saudi Arabia national handball team is the national handball team of Saudi Arabia and is controlled by the Saudi Arabian Handball Federation. The team has participated in the 2003 World Men's Handball Championship and 2009.
AssociationSaudi Arabian Handball Federation
CoachDimitris Dimitroulias
Assistant coachMusa Al-Hazza
CaptainHassan Al-Janabi
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| Information | |||
| Association | Saudi Arabian Handball Federation | ||
| Coach | Dimitris Dimitroulias | ||
| Assistant coach | Musa Al-Hazza | ||
| Captain | Hassan Al-Janabi | ||
| Colours | |||
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| Results | |||
| World Championship | |||
| Appearances | 11 (First in 2003) | ||
| Best result | 19th (2003, 2013) | ||
| Asian Championship | |||
| Appearances | 17 (First in 1977) | ||
| Best result |  3rd (2002, 2008, 2012, 2022) | ||
| Last updated on Unknown. | |||
Results
World Championship
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | |
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 1938 | Not a IHF member | ||||||||
 1954 | |||||||||
 1958 | |||||||||
| 1961 | |||||||||
 1964 | |||||||||
| 1967 | |||||||||
 1970 | |||||||||
 1974 | |||||||||
 1978 | did not enter | ||||||||
| 1982 | |||||||||
 1986 | |||||||||
| 1990 | |||||||||
| 1993 | |||||||||
 1995 | |||||||||
 1997 | Preliminary round | 21st | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 94 | 126 | |
 1999 | Preliminary round | 22nd | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 101 | 132 | |
| 2001 | First round | 21st | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 92 | 134 | |
 2003 | First round | 19th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 114 | 155 | |
 2005 | did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2007 | |||||||||
 2009 | President's Cup | 23rd | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 193 | 272 | |
| 2011 | did not qualify | ||||||||
 2013 | President's Cup | 19th | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 152 | 203 | |
 2015 | President's Cup | 22nd | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 136 | 216 | |
| 2017 | President's Cup | 20th | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 175 | 220 | |
| 2019 | President's Cup | 21st | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 173 | 214 | |
| 2021 | did not qualify | ||||||||
 2023 | President's Cup | 29th | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 172 | 218 | |
 2025 | did not quality | ||||||||
| 2027 | qualified | ||||||||
| 2029 | to be determinded | ||||||||
| 2031 | |||||||||
| Total | 11/30 | 64 | 10 | 0 | 54 | 1402 | 1890 | ||
Asian Championship
| Year | Round |
|---|---|
| Kuwait 1977 | 8th |
| China 1979 | did not qualify |
| South Korea 1983 | 5th |
| Jordan 1987 | did not qualify |
| China 1989 | 5th |
| Japan 1991 | 10th |
| Bahrain 1993 | 4th |
| Kuwait 1995 | did not qualify |
| Japan 2000 | Withdrew |
| Iran 2002 | 3rd |
| Qatar 2004 | 5th |
| Thailand 2006 | Withdrew |
| Iran 2008 | 3rd |
| Lebanon 2010 | 4th |
| Saudi Arabia 2012 | 3rd |
| Bahrain 2014 | 6th |
| Bahrain 2016 | 4th |
| South Korea 2018 | 4th |
| Kuwait 2020 | 7th |
| Saudi Arabia 2022 | 3rd |
| Bahrain 2024 | 9th |
| Kuwait 2026 | 6th |
Current squad
Squad for the 2023 World Men's Handball Championship.[1][2]
Head coach: Jan Pytlick
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