2014 IHF Super Globe
# 2014 IHF Super Globe

The 2014 IHF Super Globe was the eighth edition. It was held in Doha, Qatar, at the Al-Gharafa Sports Club Hall from 7 to 12 September 2014.

FC Barcelona won the title for the second consecutive time by defeating Al Sadd 34–26 in the final.

## Teams

The teams that were taking part were the respectives continental champions:

| Team | Qualified as |
| - | - |
| FC Barcelona | Defending champion |
| Espérance Tunis | Winner of African Champions League |
| El Jaish | Winner of Asian Men's Club League Handball Championship |
| Sydney University | Winner of Oceania Champions Cup |
| HC Taubaté | Winner of Pan American Club Championship |
| SG Flensburg-Handewitt | Winner of EHF Champions League |
| Al Sadd | Host |
| Al Ahli | Wildcard |

## Draw

### Seedings

The seedings were announced on 18 June with the draw being held at 19 June.

| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
| - | - | - | - |
| FC Barcelona SG Flensburg-Handewitt | El Jaish Espérance Tunis | Al Sadd HC Taubaté | Al Ahli Sydney University |

## Preliminary round

* Legend
* Qualified for the semifinals

All times are local (UTC+3).

### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| SG Flensburg-Handewitt | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 66 | +20 | 6 |
| El Jaish | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 89 | 79 | +10 | 4 |
| HC Taubaté | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 78 | 91 | −13 | 2 |
| Al Ahli | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 69 | 86 | −17 | 0 |
| 7 September 2014 15:00 | Flensburg-Handewitt | 28–22 | HC Taubaté | Al-Gharafa Sports Club Hall, Doha Attendance: 500 Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |
| 7 September 2014 15:00 | three players 5 | (12–9) | Migueles 5 | Al-Gharafa Sports Club Hall, Doha Attendance: 500 Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |
| 7 September 2014 15:00 | 3× 7× | Report | 2× 3× | Al-Gharafa Sports Club Hall, Doha Attendance: 500 Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |
| 7 September 2014 17:00 | El Jaish | 28–23 | Al Ahli | Al-Gharafa Sports Club Hall, Doha Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Rashed, El-Sayed (EGY) |
| 7 September 2014 17:00 | El-Ahmar 9 | (10–10) | Paván 10 | Al-Gharafa Sports Club Hall, Doha Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Rashed, El-Sayed (EGY) |
| 7 September 2014 17:00 | 3× 5× 2× | Report | 3× 2× | Al-Gharafa Sports Club Hall, Doha Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Rashed, El-Sayed (EGY) |
| 8 September 2014 16:00 | HC Taubaté | 27–37 | El Jaish | Al-Gharafa Sports Club Hall, Doha Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Lee, Koo (KOR) |
| 8 September 2014 16:00 | three players 6 | (14–15) | El-Ahmar 9 | Al-Gharafa Sports Club Hall, Doha Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Lee, Koo (KOR) |
| 8 September 2014 16:00 | 3× 5× | Report | 3× 2× | Al-Gharafa Sports Club Hall, Doha Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Lee, Koo (KOR) |
| 8 September 2014 20:00 | Al Ahli | 20–29 | Flensburg-Handewitt | Al-Gharafa Sports Club Hall, Doha Attendance: 900 Referees: Kliko, Johansson (SWE) |
| 8 September 2014 20:00 | Paván 8 | (13–13) | Blohme, Kaufmann 5 | Al-Gharafa Sports Club Hall, Doha Attendance: 900 Referees: Kliko, Johansson (SWE) |
| 8 September 2014 20:00 | 3× 4× | Report | 3× 3× | Al-Gharafa Sports Club Hall, Doha Attendance: 900 Referees: Kliko, Johansson (SWE) |
| 9 September 2014 16:00 | Flensburg-Handewitt | 29–24 | El Jaish | Al-Gharafa Sports Club Hall, Doha Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Nachevski, Nikolov (MKD) |
| 9 September 2014 16:00 | Eggert 10 | (16–13) | Marković 8 | Al-Gharafa Sports Club Hall, Doha Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Nachevski, Nikolov (MKD) |
| 9 September 2014 16:00 | 4× 4× | Report | 4× 4× | Al-Gharafa Sports Club Hall, Doha Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Nachevski, Nikolov (MKD) |
| 9 September 2014 18:00 | HC Taubaté | 29–26 | Al Ahli | Al-Gharafa Sports Club Hall, Doha Attendance: 900 Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |
| 9 September 2014 18:00 | three players 6 | (16–12) | Paván 6 | Al-Gharafa Sports Club Hall, Doha Attendance: 900 Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |
| 9 September 2014 18:00 | 3× 3× | Report | 3× 4× | Al-Gharafa Sports Club Hall, Doha Attendance: 900 Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |

### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| FC Barcelona | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 66 | +39 | 6 |
| Al Sadd | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 87 | 86 | +1 | 4 |
| Espérance de Tunis | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 81 | 87 | −6 | 2 |
| Sydney University | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 61 | 95 | −34 | 0 |
| 7 September 2014 13:00 | Espérance de Tunis | 29–20 | Sydney University | Al-Gharafa Sports Club Hall, Doha Attendance: 300 Referees: Lee, Koo (KOR) |
| 7 September 2014 13:00 | Mrabet, Yahiaoui 6 | (14–5) | Llorrente 4 | Al-Gharafa Sports Club Hall, Doha Attendance: 300 Referees: Lee, Koo (KOR) |
| 7 September 2014 13:00 | 4× 5× | Report | 3× 6× | Al-Gharafa Sports Club Hall, Doha Attendance: 300 Referees: Lee, Koo (KOR) |
| 7 September 2014 20:15 | FC Barcelona | 34–25 | Al Sadd | Al-Gharafa Sports Club Hall, Doha Attendance: 600 Referees: Nachevski, Nikolov (MKD) |
| 7 September 2014 20:15 | Sigurðsson, Lazarov 6 | (17–12) | Bannour, Tomić 5 | Al-Gharafa Sports Club Hall, Doha Attendance: 600 Referees: Nachevski, Nikolov (MKD) |
| 7 September 2014 20:15 | 3× 1× | Report | 3× 3× | Al-Gharafa Sports Club Hall, Doha Attendance: 600 Referees: Nachevski, Nikolov (MKD) |
| 8 September 2014 14:00 | Sydney University | 18–34 | FC Barcelona | Al-Gharafa Sports Club Hall, Doha Attendance: 200 Referees: Rashed, El-Sayed (EGY) |
| 8 September 2014 14:00 | Rui Tupan 6 | (12–15) | three players 5 | Al-Gharafa Sports Club Hall, Doha Attendance: 200 Referees: Rashed, El-Sayed (EGY) |
| 8 September 2014 14:00 | 3× 5× | Report | 3× 2× | Al-Gharafa Sports Club Hall, Doha Attendance: 200 Referees: Rashed, El-Sayed (EGY) |
| 8 September 2014 18:00 | Al Sadd | 30–29 | Espérance de Tunis | Al-Gharafa Sports Club Hall, Doha Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |
| 8 September 2014 18:00 | Bannour 13 | (12–15) | Hamed 6 | Al-Gharafa Sports Club Hall, Doha Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |
| 8 September 2014 18:00 | 3× 7× | Report | 4× 12× | Al-Gharafa Sports Club Hall, Doha Attendance: 1,500 Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |
| 9 September 2014 14:00 | FC Barcelona | 37–23 | Espérance de Tunis | Al-Gharafa Sports Club Hall, Doha Attendance: 300 Referees: Kliko, Johansson (SWE) |
| 9 September 2014 14:00 | Tomás 8 | (20–10) | Alouini 6 | Al-Gharafa Sports Club Hall, Doha Attendance: 300 Referees: Kliko, Johansson (SWE) |
| 9 September 2014 14:00 | 3× 6× | Report | 3× 7× | Al-Gharafa Sports Club Hall, Doha Attendance: 300 Referees: Kliko, Johansson (SWE) |
| 9 September 2014 20:00 | Al Sadd | 32–23 | Sydney University | Al-Gharafa Sports Club Hall, Doha Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Koo, Lee (KOR) |
| 9 September 2014 20:00 | Bannour 5 | (18–13) | Hessellund 6 | Al-Gharafa Sports Club Hall, Doha Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Koo, Lee (KOR) |
| 9 September 2014 20:00 | 3× 3× | Report | 3× 8× | Al-Gharafa Sports Club Hall, Doha Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Koo, Lee (KOR) |

## Knockout stage

### Placement matches

**Bracket**

| 5th–8th-place semifinals | 5th–8th-place semifinals | 5th-place match | 5th-place match |
| - | - | - | - |
| 11 September | 11 September |
| HC Taubaté | 23 |
| HC Taubaté | 23 | 12 September | 12 September |
| Sydney University | 15 | 12 September | 12 September |
| Sydney University | 15 | HC Taubaté | 31 |
| 11 September | 11 September | | HC Taubaté | 31 |
| 11 September | 11 September | Espérance de Tunis | 32 |
| Al Ahli | 22 | Espérance de Tunis | 32 |
| Espérance de Tunis | 38 | | |
| Espérance de Tunis | 38 | 7th-place match | 7th-place match |
| | | 12 September | 12 September |
| | | Sydney University | 24 |
| | | Al Ahli | 25 |

**5th–8th-place semifinals**

| 11 September 2014 14:00 | Al Ahli | 22–38 | Espérance de Tunis | Al-Gharafa Sports Club Hall, Doha Attendance: 100 Referees: Nachevski, Nikolov (MKD) |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 11 September 2014 14:00 | Stanković, Paván 5 | (10–16) | Bhar 9 | Al-Gharafa Sports Club Hall, Doha Attendance: 100 Referees: Nachevski, Nikolov (MKD) |
| 11 September 2014 14:00 | 3× 5× | Report | 3× 4× | Al-Gharafa Sports Club Hall, Doha Attendance: 100 Referees: Nachevski, Nikolov (MKD) |
| 11 September 2014 16:00 | HC Taubaté | 23–15 | Sydney University | Al-Gharafa Sports Club Hall, Doha Attendance: 500 Referees: Kliko, Johansson (SWE) |
| 11 September 2014 16:00 | Migueles 5 | (11–7) | Lennström 3 | Al-Gharafa Sports Club Hall, Doha Attendance: 500 Referees: Kliko, Johansson (SWE) |
| 11 September 2014 16:00 | 3× 1× | Report | 3× 5× | Al-Gharafa Sports Club Hall, Doha Attendance: 500 Referees: Kliko, Johansson (SWE) |

**5th-place match**

| 12 September 2014 13:30 | Al Ahli | 25–24 | Sydney University | Al-Gharafa Sports Club Hall, Doha Attendance: 100 Referees: Rashed, El-Sayed (EGY) |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 12 September 2014 13:30 | Paván 7 | (13–11) | Aubard 7 | Al-Gharafa Sports Club Hall, Doha Attendance: 100 Referees: Rashed, El-Sayed (EGY) |
| 12 September 2014 13:30 | 2× 2× | Report | 3× 4× | Al-Gharafa Sports Club Hall, Doha Attendance: 100 Referees: Rashed, El-Sayed (EGY) |

**7th-place match**

| 12 September 2014 15:30 | Espérance de Tunis | 32–31 | HC Taubaté | Al-Gharafa Sports Club Hall, Doha Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Lee, Koo (KOR) |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 12 September 2014 15:30 | Alouini 9 | (18–16) | Silva 9 | Al-Gharafa Sports Club Hall, Doha Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Lee, Koo (KOR) |
| 12 September 2014 15:30 | 3× 4× | Report | 4× 6× | Al-Gharafa Sports Club Hall, Doha Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Lee, Koo (KOR) |

### Final round

**Bracket**

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - |
| 11 September | 11 September |
| Flensburg | 26 |
| Flensburg | 26 | 12 September | 12 September |
| Al Sadd | 27 | 12 September | 12 September |
| Al Sadd | 27 | Al Sadd | 26 |
| 11 September | 11 September | | Al Sadd | 26 |
| 11 September | 11 September | FC Barcelona | 34 |
| El Jaish | 29 | FC Barcelona | 34 |
| FC Barcelona | 39 | | |
| FC Barcelona | 39 | Bronze match | Bronze match |
| | | 12 September | 12 September |
| | | Flensburg | 27 |
| | | El Jaish | 17 |

**Semifinals**

| 11 September 2014 18:00 | Al Sadd | 27–26 | Flensburg-Handewitt | Al-Gharafa Sports Club Hall, Doha Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Rashed, El-Sayed (EGY) |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 11 September 2014 18:00 | Kević 8 | (11–17) | Svan 8 | Al-Gharafa Sports Club Hall, Doha Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Rashed, El-Sayed (EGY) |
| 11 September 2014 18:00 | 3× 2× | Report | 3× 6× | Al-Gharafa Sports Club Hall, Doha Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Rashed, El-Sayed (EGY) |
| 11 September 2014 20:15 | FC Barcelona | 39–29 | El Jaish | Al-Gharafa Sports Club Hall, Doha Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |
| 11 September 2014 20:15 | Sigurðsson 7 | (19–14) | Sanai 7 | Al-Gharafa Sports Club Hall, Doha Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |
| 11 September 2014 20:15 | 3× 5× | Report | 3× 3× | Al-Gharafa Sports Club Hall, Doha Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |

**Bronze match**

| 12 September 2014 17:30 | Flensburg-Handewitt | 27–17 | El Jaish | Al-Gharafa Sports Club Hall, Doha Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Kliko, Johansson (SWE) |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 12 September 2014 17:30 | Jakobsson, Radivojević 6 | (15–6) | Megannem 6 | Al-Gharafa Sports Club Hall, Doha Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Kliko, Johansson (SWE) |
| 12 September 2014 17:30 | 3× 4× | Report | 2× 3× | Al-Gharafa Sports Club Hall, Doha Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Kliko, Johansson (SWE) |

**Final**

| 12 September 2014 20:00 | Al Sadd | 26–34 | FC Barcelona | Al-Gharafa Sports Club Hall, Doha Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Nachevski, Nikolov (MKD) |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 12 September 2014 20:00 | Bannour 6 | (14–16) | three players 5 | Al-Gharafa Sports Club Hall, Doha Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Nachevski, Nikolov (MKD) |
| 12 September 2014 20:00 | 4× 2× | Report | 3× 3× | Al-Gharafa Sports Club Hall, Doha Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Nachevski, Nikolov (MKD) |

## Final ranking

| 1 | FC Barcelona |
| - | - |
| 2 | Al Sadd |
| 3 | Flensburg-Handewitt |
| 4 | El Jaish |
| 5 | Espérance de Tunis |
| 6 | HC Taubaté |
| 7 | Al Ahli |
| 8 | Sydney University |
