The 11th Asian Men’s Youth Handball Championship will take place from 20 to 31 August 2026 in Amman, Jordan, marking the fifth occasion the competition will be hosted by the Jordan Handball Federation (JHF).

The championship will serve as the qualification event for the 12th IHF Men’s Youth (U19) Handball World Championship, with the top four (4) teams securing direct qualification for the global tournament scheduled to be held from 29 July to 9 August 2027.

The championship was previously scheduled to be held from 10 to 21 August 2026 in Andijan, Uzbekistan, but was relocated due to unforeseen organizational circumstances.

Teams

Bahrain

Chinese Taipei

India

Islamic Republic of Iran

Japan

Jordan

Kuwait

Qatar

Republic of Korea

Saudi Arabia

Syria

Uzbekistan

(*) Chinese Taipei, and Japan withdraw the championship after the draw.

Venue

Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman

Groups

A draw took place on Monday, 13 July 2026 at 18:00 hrs. at the Headquarters of Jordan Handball Federation (JHF), Princess Sumaya Hall, Amman. The following were present during the draw ceremony in addition to the representatives of the participating teams:

  1. Prof. Dr. Sari Hamdan Ghanima (Jordan), AHF Vice President
  2. Jasem Mohammed Al-Theyab (Kuwait), AHF Technical Director
  3. Prof. Dr. Taiysir Mansi, JHF President

Group A

  • Japan
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Bahrain
  • Qatar
  • Chinese Taipei
  • Uzbekistan

Group B

  • Republic of Korea
  • Kuwait
  • I. R. Iran
  • Jordan
  • Syria
  • India

A re-draw was conducted on Thursday, 13 August 2026 at 10:00 hrs. at the AHF Headquarters, South Surrah, Kuwait. The following were present during the draw ceremony in addition to the representatives of the participating teams:

  1. Mr. Bader Mohammed Al-Theyab (Kuwait), AHF President
  2. Prof. Dr. Taysir Mansi, Chairman of AHF Commission of Coaching and Methods and President of Jordan Handball Federation 
  3. Mr. Jasem Mohammed Al-Theyab (Kuwait), AHF Technical Director

Preliminary Groups

Group A

  • Republic of Korea
  • Bahrain
  • Jordan
  • India
  • Uzbekistan

Group B

  • Kuwait
  • Saudi Arabia
  • I. R. Iran
  • Qatar
  • Syria

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