The 1st Asian Men’s U-17 Handball Championship was held in Amman, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, from 15 to 25 September 2025. It was hosted by the Jordan Handball Federation (JHF).
This championship marked the inaugural continental competition for the U-17 men’s category in Asia. It also served as a qualification tournament for the 1st IHF Men’s U-17 Handball World Championship, held in Casablanca, Kingdom of Morocco, from 24 October to 1 November 2025. The top three (3) teams from the Asian Championship qualified for the World Championship.
The championship was previously scheduled to be held from 1 to 11 July 2025, but was postponed due to the conflict between Islamic Republic of Iran and Israel, and Jordan’s geographical and strategic proximity to the affected area.
Teams
Chinese Taipei
Jordan
Hong Kong–China
Islamic Republic of Iran
Bahrain
Saudi Arabia
P. R. China
India
Republic of Korea
Maldives
Uzbekistan
Kuwait
Qatar
Syria
- Uzbekistan withdrew from the championship after the draw.
Venue
Groups
The draw took place on Wednesday, 23rd April 2025, from 18:00 hrs. (UTC+03:00) onwards at the Headquarters of the Jordan Handball Federation (JHF), located at the Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman, Jordan. The following were present during the draw ceremony in addition to the representatives of the participating teams:
- Prof. Dr. Taiysir Mansi – JHF President
- Marwan Mazen – AHF Events Manager
Preliminary Groups
Group A
- Kuwait
- Bahrain
- Hong Kong–China
Group B
- Saudi Arabia
- Qatar
- P. R. China
Group C
- Jordan
- Chinese Taipei
- India
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Syria→
Group D
- Republic of Korea
- I. R. Iran
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Uzbekistan - Maldives
- Syria
- Syria had not initially registered to participate in the championship. However, after the event was rescheduled from July to September, they registered. Consequently, on 6 August 2025, Syria was placed in Group C without conducting the entire draw again.
- On 8 September 2025, Uzbekistan withdrew from the championship. Hence, Syria was shifted to Group D in accordance with the AHF COC Regulations.
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