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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.
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
Men's Elite Medal count[ edit ]
Men's All time Medal count[ edit ]
Winners Tournaments
Men's Elite Division
Men's Open Division
Men's Collegiate Division
Women's Open Division