The 2026 IHF Men's Club World Championship was the 19th edition of the yearly club world championship in handball, held from 25 September to 1 October 2026 in New Administrative Capital, Egypt under the aegis of the International Handball Federation (IHF).
Telekom Veszprém won their second title after a win over FC Barcelona, in a rematch of the previous editions final.
Host The Egyptian Handball Federation received a contract for three editions, starting in 2024. The tournament was held in the New Capital Sports Hall in New Administrative Capital.
Format Six teams were seeded directly into the group stage, while the other four teams played a preliminary qualification, with the winners advancing and the losers playing placement games. In the group stage there were two groups of four teams, playing a round robin. After the group stage, the top team from each group played the final, the second-placed teams played for the third place and so on.
Teams Ten teams competed in the tournament: the continental representatives, the defending champion, the host team and two wild card teams.
Team Qualified as FC Barcelona Defending champion (and winner of EHF Champions League) Burgan SC Winner of 2026 Asian Club League Championship Sydney University HC Winner of 2026 Oceania Champions Cup Los Angeles THC Winner of 2026 North American and Caribbean Championship EC Pinheiros Winner of 2026 South and Central American Championship Füchse Berlin Runner-up of EHF Champions League Al Ahly Host Veszprém KC Wildcard Zamalek SC Wildcard
Draw The draw was held on 22 July 2026.
Seeding Preliminary qualification
Pot 1Pot 2 Los Angeles THC Sydney University HC Zamalek SC Veszprém
Group stage
Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4 FC Barcelona Füchse Berlin Al Ahly Burgan SC EC PinheirosPQ 1 winnerPQ 2 winner
All times are local (UTC+3).
Referees The referee pairs were announced on 31 July 2026.
Referees Václav HoráčekJiří Novotný Madas HansenJesper Madsen Mahmoud El-BeltagyAlaa Emam Karim GasmiRaouf Gasmi Referees Tanja KuttlerMaike Merz Ivan PavićevićMiloš Ražnatović Ignacio GarcíaAndreu Marín Cristian LemesMathías Sosa
Preliminary qualification
Group stage Group A
Group B
Placement games Ninth place game
Los Angeles THC won 51–44 on aggreagte.
Seventh place game
Fifth place game
Third place game
Final
Final ranking Rank Team Veszprém FC Barcelona Al Ahly4 Zamalek SC5 Füchse Berlin6 EC Pinheiros7 Burgan SC8 9 Los Angeles THC10 Sydney University HC
All-Star Team The All-Star Team was announced on 1 October 2026.
Position Player Club Goalkeeper Sergey Hernández FC Barcelona Right wing Yanis Lenne Veszprém Right back Youssef Ahmed Zamalek SC Centre back Mohamed Hesham Al Ahly Left back Ahmed Hesham Veszprém Left wing Ian Barrufet FC Barcelona Pivot Ludovic Fabregas FC Barcelona MVP Emil Nielsen Veszprém
References
External links Official website