USA Team Handball Nationals - Men's Open Division

The Men's Open National is a team handball tournament to determine the Open National Champion from the US. This is the second highest level of competition in the United States. Not qualified teams for the Men's Elite Division are allowed to play in this Division. Before the Men's Elite Division was established, the National Champion was crowned at the Open Division.

USA Team Handball Nationals - Men's Open Division
Tournament information
SportHandball
Month playedApril-May
Established1959
FormatRound Robin, Knockout Stage
Current champion
Alberta Team Handball

The 2020 US Club Nationals were cancelled due to COVID-19 and, hence, no champion was designated.


Results

Division I
Year Final 3rd place match Teams
Champions Score Runners-up 3rd place Score 4th place
1959 3 × Elizabeth S.C.[1]
1963 one title[2]
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967 Elizabeth S.C.[1]
1968
1969
1970[3] Rochester Sport Club
1971[3][4]
Newark State College		 Adelphi University 13-8 Army A Army B 13-11 SSC Newark 8
1972[3][5]
Livingston, New Jersey		 Adelphi University 21-16[6] Third Army Team
1973[3][7][8]
Fort Bragg, North Carolina		 Adelphi University Cornell University 5th, German Air Force, United States Army, Swim & Sport Club of New Jersey
1974[3][9][10]
Monmouth University, New Jersey		 Adelphi University Jersey Jets Army team from Fort Bragg Willamette University[11] 10
OSU 6th
1975[3][12][13]
Ohio State University, Ohio		 Northwest Suburban Chicago 20-18 United States Army East Ridge 5-2 vs. 4-1-2
Match record		 Willamette University[11]
1976[3]
Ohio State University, Ohio		 Swim & Sport Club of Flanders[14] 22-21 Air Force Academy Northwest Suburban Chicago United States Army 10
1977[15]
Milwaukee, Wisconsin		 Chicago THC[16] Air Force Academy[17]
1978[18]
Hofstra University, New York		 Air Force Academy[19]
1979[20]
Colorado Springs, Colorado		 University of California, Los Angeles 18-17 United States Army West Point 3rd or 4th
1980
Colorado Springs, Colorado
1981 Jersey Jets[21]
1982
Colorado Springs, Colorado		 West Coast All-Stars[22]
1983
Washington, D.C.
1984
California State University, Fullerton[23]		 San Francisco CalHeat[24] 25-17 Los Angeles Stars 10
New York Athletic Club
(Garden City)[* 1]
1985 San Francisco CalHeat[25]
1986[26]
Ohio State University, Ohio		 San Francisco CalHeat Sushi Masters
1987[26] Sushi Masters[27] San Francisco CalHeat New York Athletic Club
(Garden City)[* 1]
1988[26] New York Athletic Club[28]
(Garden City)[* 1]		 Sushi Masters Rangers
1989[26][29]
Adelphi University & Nassau Community College, New York		 New York Athletic Club
(Garden City)[* 1]		 Los Angeles Stars Sushi Masters
1990[26] San Francisco CalHeat[30] Condors
(Ventura Condors)[* 2]		 Sushi Masters
1991[26]
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma		 New York Athletic Club
(Garden City)[* 1]		 Otra Vez Swim & Sport Club of Flanders
1992[26]
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania		 New York Athletic Club
(Garden City)[* 1][31]		 Swim & Sport Club of Flanders
1993[26]
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania		 New York Athletic Club II
(Garden City II)[* 1]		 Knight Magic New York Athletic Club I
(Garden City I)[* 1]
1994[26] Condors
(Ventura Condors)[* 2]		 Sushi Masters New York Athletic Club
(Garden City)[* 1]
1995[26] Sushi Masters Colorado Stars New York Athletic Club
(Garden City)[* 1]
1996[26] New York Athletic Club
(Garden City)[* 1]		 Sushi Masters San Francisco CalHeat
1997[26] New York Athletic Club
(Garden City)[* 1]		 Condors
(Ventura Condors)[* 2]		 Crachovia
1998[26] Knight Magic New York Athletic Club
(Garden City)[* 1]		 West Point
1999[26] Condors
(Atlanta Condors)[* 2]		 New York Athletic Club
(Garden City)[* 1]		 Knight Air
↓ National Championship is new the Elite Division ↓
2000[32]
Tampa, Florida		 New York City THC Condors
(Condor Old)[* 2]		 Swim & Sport Club of Flanders Atlanta THB-1 8
2001[33]
Atlanta, Georgia		 USA Deaf West Point Black Swim & Sport Club of Flanders Carolina Blue 8
2002[34]
Nassau Community College, NY		 Atlanta THC New York City THC University of North Carolina at Chapel Alumni Air Force Academy 8
2003[35]
Reno, Nevada		 New England Freeze 20-11 Los Angeles THC Sushi Masters 23-19 Knight Air DOGs 8
2004[36]
Houston, Texas		 Air Force Academy 23-22 Houston Firehawks TH Swim & Sport Club of Flanders 24-18 Rock Handball 7
2005[37] University of Utah Vipers Cleveland TH PLS Firehawks USA Deaf 16
2006[38]
Houston, Texas		 West Point Gold 28-22 University of North Carolina at Chapel Alumni Atlanta Metro 20-11 West Point Black 8
2007[39]
University of Delaware, DE		 Chicago Inter THC 28-27 Knight Air New England Freeze 38-16 West Point Gold
2008
Newark, Delaware
2009[40]
Elgin, Illinois		 Only an Elite Division was held
2010[41]
Las Vegas, Nevada		 Miami Storm A 29-26 Minnesota Denver HC Seattle HC 13
2011[42]
Salt Lake City, Utah		 New York Athletic Club[43][44] 29-22 Georgia HC Seattle HC 22-16 Los Angeles 2 THC 8
New York City 2 THC
Tusken Raiders
2012
Minneapolis, Minnesota		 New York Athletic Club[43][44] Georgia HC 34-26 Minnesota Ohio
2013[45]
Reno, Nevada		 Denver HC Georgia HC New York City 2 THC West Point Gold 11
2014[46]
Reno, Nevada		 Boston THC 24-22 West Point Gold Air Force Academy 39-32 San Francisco CalHeat 12
2015[47]
York, Pennsylvania		 Houston Firehawks TH 29-19 Georgia HC Air Force Academy 27-19 West Point Gold 17
2016[48]
York, Pennsylvania		 Houston Firehawks TH 23-17 Georgia HC Air Force Academy Ontario 11
2017[49]
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina		 DC Diplomats THC 20-15 Georgia HC Chicago Inter THC 21-20 New York City 2 THC 8
2018[50]
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina		 Los Angeles THC 34-31 Carolina Blue New York City THC 2 31-28 Dallas THC 11
2019[51]
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina		 Alberta Team Handball 36-31 (o.t.) Houston Firehawks Miami Inter Handball 26-18 San Francisco CalHeat II 12
2020

Detroit, Michigan

 cancelled cancelled 12
  1. New York Athletic Club played at the beginning with the name Garden City.
  2. The Condors where relocated from Ventura, California to Atlanta

Division II
Year Final 3rd place match Teams
Champions Score Runners-up 3rd place Score 4th place
1987[27] Badger THC
1988[28] West Point
2000[32]
Tampa, Florida		 Air Force Academy USA Deaf University of North Carolina at Chapel Alumni West Point Gold 8
2001[33]
Atlanta, Georgia		 University of North Carolina at Chapel Alumni Air Force Academy Buchanan Indian Storm Lander Alumni 6
2002[34]
Nassau Community College, NY		 Knight Air DOGs MIT Lions Los Angeles THC Georgia Institute of Technology 10
2003[35]
Reno, Nevada		 Air Force Academy 21-20 Rock Handball West Point Gold 22-16 ATH Red 8
2004[36]
Houston, Texas		 West Point Gold 18-14 Kansas ATH Red 20-19 Colorado State University 5
2017[52]
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina		 New York City 3 THC 15-13 Boston THC West Point Gold 21-20 University of Virginia 7

Medal count

Men's Open II Medal count
RankClubGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Air Force Academy2103
2West Point2024
3Carolina THC1012
4Badger THC1001
Knight Air DOGs1001
New York City THC1001
7Boston THC0101
Kansas0101
MIT Lions0101
Rock Handball0101
USA Deaf0101
12ATH0011
Buchanan Indian Storm0011
Los Angeles THC0011
Totals (14 clubs)86620

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