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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 [ edit ]
Year
Final
3rd place match
Teams
Champions
Score
Runners-up
3rd place
Score
4th place
2000 [1] Tampa , Florida
Condor South
Garden City [* 1]
Condor West
Knight Air
8
2001 [2] [3] Atlanta, Georgia
Garden City [* 1]
20-14
Condors
San Francisco CalHeat
15-9
ATH
6
2002 [4] [5] Nassau Community College , NY
Knight Air
Condors
San Francisco CalHeat
24-21
Garden City [* 1]
8
2003 [6] Reno , Nevada
ATH Blue
26-20
Condors
Garden City [* 1]
16-14
San Francisco CalHeat
7
2004 [7] Houston , Texas
Atlanta Metro Condors
26-15
Garden City [* 1]
New York City THC
32-29
San Francisco CalHeat
14
2005 [8] Houston , Texas
Garden City [* 1]
Condors
New York City THC
Los Angeles THC
12
2006 [9] Houston , Texas
New York Athletic Club
18-16
Miami Sharks
Carolina THC
15-13
Condors
12
2007 University of Delaware , DE
New York City THC
38-27[10]
West Point Black
New York Athletic Club
Chicago Inter Handball
8
2008 Newark , Delaware
cancelled
cancelled
0
2009 [11] Elgin , Illinois
New York City THC
37-34[12]
Houston Firehawks TH
New York Athletic Club
26-12[13]
Los Angeles THC
20
2010 [14] Las Vegas , Nevada
Los Angeles THC
25-20
New England Freeze
New York City THC
Houston Firehawks TH
8
2011 [15] Salt Lake City , Utah
New York City THC
33-13
Chicago Inter Handball
Boston TH
32-30
West Point
10
2012 Minneapolis , Minnesota
New York City THC
25-20[16]
Los Angeles THC
Chicago Inter Handball
21-20[17]
Boston TH
8
2013 [18] Reno , Nevada
New York Athletic Club
25-24
New York City THC
West Point Black
29-24
Los Angeles THC
7
2014 [19] Reno , Nevada
New York Athletic Club
25-21
Los Angeles THC
West Point Black
37-32
Chicago Inter Handball
8
2015 [20] York , Pennsylvania
New York City THC
26-13
Boston TH
New York Athletic Club
19-15
DC Diplomats THC
8
2016 [21] York , Pennsylvania
New York Athletic Club
28-25
New York City THC
United H.C.
Boston THC
10
2017 [22] Myrtle Beach , South Carolina
New York City THC
33-26
United H.C.
New York Athletic Club
23-20
Boston THC
8
2018 [23] Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
New York City THC
31-18
San Francisco CalHeat
New York Athletic Club
34-25
Boston THC
8
2019 [24] Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
San Francisco CalHeat
31-30
New York City THC
New York Athletic Club
32-30
Los Angeles THC
8
2020 Detroit, Michigan
cancelled
cancelled
0
2021 Detroit, Michigan
cancelled
cancelled
0
2022 Adrian, Michigan
San Francisco CalHeat
33-22
New York Athletic Club
New York City THC
32-28
Chicago Inter Handball
8
2023 Spokane, Washington
San Francisco CalHeat
34-30
New York City THC
New York Athletic Club
24-23
Chicago Inter Handball
7
2024 Spokane, Washington
No Elite division (replaced by Open D1)
No Elite division (replaced by Open D1)
0
Individual awards [ edit ]
Medal count [ edit ]
Men's Elite Medal count [ edit ]
Men's All time Medal count [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
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Winners Tournaments
Men's Elite Division
Men's Open Division
Men's Collegiate Division
Women's Open Division