USA Team Handball Nationals – men's elite division explained

USA Team Handball Nationals - Men's Elite Division
Sport:Handball
Month Played:April–May
Establishment:2000
Teams:8
Format:Round Robin, Knockout Stage
Current Champion:California Eagles

The Men's Elite Division is a team handball tournament to determine the U.S. National Champion. Only qualified teams are allowed to play in this division while teams who fail to qualify play in the Open Division. Automatic bids are given to the winners of the Northeast Team Handball League, Midwest Team Handball and, in the past, were also given to the Great Lakes Team Handball Association and Western Team Handball League. The current Elite Division format comprises 8 teams. Before the Elite Division was established, the National Champion was crowned in the Open Division.

In 2023/24, and in the absence of qualifying events, the Elite Division was not held and the US national champion was decided in the Open Division.

Results

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2000[1]
Tampa, Florida		Condor SouthGarden CityCondor WestKnight Air8
2001[2] [3]
Atlanta, Georgia		Garden City20-14CondorsSan Francisco CalHeat15-9ATH6
2002[4] [5]
Nassau Community College, NY		Knight AirCondorsSan Francisco CalHeat24-21Garden City8
2003[6]
Reno, Nevada		ATH Blue26-20CondorsGarden City16-14San Francisco CalHeat7
2004[7]
Houston, Texas		Atlanta Metro Condors26-15Garden CityNew York City THC32-29San Francisco CalHeat14
2005[8]
Houston, Texas		Garden CityCondorsNew York City THCLos Angeles THC12
2006[9]
Houston, Texas		New York Athletic Club18-16Miami SharksCarolina THC15-13Condors12
2007
University of Delaware, DE		New York City THC38-27[10] West Point BlackNew York Athletic ClubChicago Inter Handball8
2008
Newark, Delaware		cancelledcancelled0
2009[11]
Elgin, Illinois		New York City THC37-34[12] Houston Firehawks THNew York Athletic Club26-12[13] Los Angeles THC20
2010[14]
Las Vegas, Nevada		Los Angeles THC25-20New England FreezeNew York City THCHouston Firehawks TH8
2011[15]
Salt Lake City, Utah		New York City THC33-13Chicago Inter HandballBoston TH32-30West Point10
2012
Minneapolis, Minnesota		New York City THC25-20[16] Los Angeles THCChicago Inter Handball21-20[17] Boston TH8
2013[18]
Reno, Nevada		New York Athletic Club25-24New York City THCWest Point Black29-24Los Angeles THC7
2014[19]
Reno, Nevada		New York Athletic Club25-21Los Angeles THCWest Point Black37-32Chicago Inter Handball8
2015[20]
York, Pennsylvania		New York City THC26-13Boston THNew York Athletic Club19-15DC Diplomats THC8
2016[21]
York, Pennsylvania		New York Athletic Club28-25New York City THCUnited H.C.Boston THC10
2017[22]
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina		New York City THC33-26United H.C.New York Athletic Club23-20Boston THC8
2018[23]
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina		New York City THC31-18San Francisco CalHeatNew York Athletic Club34-25Boston THC8
2019[24]
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina		San Francisco CalHeat31-30New York City THCNew York Athletic Club32-30Los Angeles THC8
2020
Detroit, Michigan		cancelledcancelled0
2021
Detroit, Michigan		cancelledcancelled0
2022
Adrian, Michigan		San Francisco CalHeat33-22New York Athletic ClubNew York City THC32-28Chicago Inter Handball8
2023
Spokane, Washington		San Francisco CalHeat34-30New York City THCNew York Athletic Club24-23Chicago Inter Handball7
2024
Spokane, Washington		No Elite division (replaced by Open D1)No Elite division (replaced by Open D1)0
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  12. USATH . 1757628845. 2009-05-10 . Houston leads, but NYC comes back at the very end to reclaim champion title, 34-37. Overtime. Terrific match.. 2019-05-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190520150323/https://twitter.com/USATH/status/1757628845 . 2019-05-20 . live.
  13. USATH . 1756293857. 2009-05-10 . NYAC 26, LATH1 12. Third place: NYAC. Fourth place: LA.. 2019-05-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190520150142/https:/twitter.com/USATH/status/1756293857 . 2019-05-20 . live.
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  24. Web site: ELITE Championship. 2019-05-26. USA Team Handball. 2019-08-07.

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Individual awards

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YearPlayerTeamPlayerTeamPlayerTeam
MVPMVGTop Scorer
2000Mike HurdleCondor SouthManuel PochCondor South
2001Thomas Fitzgerald Garden CityDan Hennessey Garden City
2002Jeff Kunard Knight AirMatt Van Houten Knight Air
2003John Kelly ATH BlueItalo Zanzi ATH Red
2004Gary HinesAtlanta Metro CondorsManuel Poch Atlanta Metro Condors
2006Odael Marcos PuertaMiami SharksDanny Caparelli New York Athletic Club
2007Zoran OstojicNew York City THCIvan IgnjatovicNew York City THC
2008cancelledcancelled
2009Zoran OstojicNew York City THCAleksandr VoronovHouston Firehawks
2011Djordje RadovanovicNew York City THCIvan IgnjatovicNew York City THC
2012Sayed Shalaby New York City THCIvan IgnjatovicNew York City THC
2013Djordje RadovanovicNew York City THCDanny Caparelli New York Athletic Club
2014Jordan Fithian New York Athletic ClubDanny Caparelli New York Athletic Club
2015Sayed Shalaby New York City THCIvan IgnjatovicNew York City THC
2016Pär Möllerberg New York Athletic ClubDanny Caparelli New York Athletic Club
2017Sayed Shalaby New York City THCRyan Homsy New York City THCPhilip AltongHouston Firehawks
2018Djordje RadovanovicNew York City THCIvan IgnjatovicNew York City THCPhilip AltongHouston Firehawks
2019Gil PiresLos Angeles THCLucas KroegerSan Francisco CalHeatGil PiresLos Angeles THC
Dr. Peter Buehning MVPSandor Rivnyak MVGTop Scorer
2022Ty ReedNew York Athletic ClubLucas KroegerSan Francisco CalHeatIsrael BayardoLos Angeles THC
2023Kylian PratNew York City THCLucas KroegerSan Francisco CalHeatRobero AlcarazDenver Wolves