2019 USA Team Handball Nationals - Men's Elite Division

The 2019 Nationals is the 49th Men's Nationals. The Nationals was a team handball tournament to determine the National Champion from 2019 from the US.

2019 USA Team Handball Nationals - Men's Elite Division
Season2018–19
Dates24 - 26 May 2019
Matches played20
2018
2020
All statistics correct as of 2019-05-04.

Venues

The championship was played at venues at the Myrtle Beach Sports Center in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.[1]

Myrtle Beach Sports Center
Location of the Myrtle Beach Sports Center

Qualification

Competition Dates Vacancies Qualified Wildcard standings[2]
2018 Nationals - Men's Elite Division 17 - 20 May 2018 1 New York City Team Handball Club 19
2018-19 Midwest Team Handball League 29 September 2018 - 24 March 2019 1 Chicago Inter Handball Club #1 15
2018-19 Northeast Team Handball League 14 October 2018 – 31 March 2019 2 Boston Team Handball #3
DC Diplomats Team Handball #4
7
0
Wildcards 4 San Francisco CalHeat Team Handball Club
New York Athletic Club
Los Angeles Team Handball Club
Houston Firehawks Team Handball
29
12
11
7

West Point Black (Army) which ranked 2nd at the NTHL and at the Wildcard Standings will not attending the competition. due to graduation.[3]

Modus

Chicago Inter
New York City
SF CalHeat
Boston
DC Diplomats
Los Angeles
Location of 2019 USA Team Handball Nationals Men's Elite Division Teams

The eight teams are split in two pools A and B and they play a round roubin.

The last two teams per group were qualified for the 5-8th place semifinals.

The losers from the 5-8th place semis played a 7th place game and the winners the 5th place game.

The best two teams per group were qualified for the semifinals.

The losers from the semis played a small final and the winners the final.

Results

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
New York City (1) 3 3 0 0 95 69 +26 6
Los Angeles (5) 3 2 0 1 90 78 +12 4
Boston (6) 3 1 0 2 65 80 15 2
Chicago Inter (3) 3 0 0 3 66 89 23 0
Source:
24 May 2019
11:00 (UTC-4)
New York City 31-29 Los Angeles Myrtle Beach Sports Center
Report
24 May 2019
11:00 (UTC-4)
Chicago Inter 21-23 Boston Myrtle Beach Sports Center
Report
24 May 2019
15:30 (UTC-4)
Boston 19-27 New York City Myrtle Beach Sports Center
Report
24 May 2019
15:30 (UTC-4)
Chicago Inter 24-29 Los Angeles Myrtle Beach Sports Center
Report
25 May 2019
11:00 (UTC-4)
Chicago Inter 21-37 New York City Myrtle Beach Sports Center
Report
25 May 2019
11:00 (UTC-4)
Los Angeles 32-23 Boston Myrtle Beach Sports Center
Report

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
San Francisco CalHeat (2) 3 3 0 0 93 74 +19 6
New York Athletic Club (4) 3 2 0 1 96 82 +14 4
DC Diplomats (11) 3 1 0 2 80 80 0 2
New York City II (8) 3 0 0 3 67 100 33 0
Source:
24 May 2019
11:00 (UTC-4)
San Francisco CalHeat 32-20 New York City II Myrtle Beach Sports Center
Report
24 May 2019
11:00 (UTC-4)
DC Diplomats 26-28 New York Athletic Club Myrtle Beach Sports Center
Report
24 May 2019
15:30 (UTC-4)
New York Athletic Club 42-27 New York City II Myrtle Beach Sports Center
Report
24 May 2019
15:30 (UTC-4)
San Francisco CalHeat 32-28 DC Diplomats Myrtle Beach Sports Center
Report
25 May 2019
12:30 (UTC-4)
San Francisco CalHeat 29-26 New York Athletic Club Myrtle Beach Sports Center
Report
25 May 2019
12:30 (UTC-4)
New York City II 20-26 DC Diplomats Myrtle Beach Sports Center
Report

Championship

  Semifinals     Final
                 
  A1 New York City 32  
  B2 New York Athletic Club 22    
      A1 New York City 30
      B1 San Francisco CalHeat 31
  B1 San Francisco CalHeat 28    
  A2 Los Angeles 23   Small Final
 
B2 New York Athletic Club 32
  A2 Los Angeles 30

Semifinals

25 May 2019
19:00 (UTC-4)
New York City 32-22 New York Athletic Club Court 2, Myrtle Beach Sports Center
Attendance: 100
Report
25 May 2019
19:00 (UTC-4)
San Francisco CalHeat 28-23 Los Angeles Court 3, Myrtle Beach Sports Center
Attendance: 150
Referees: Anusic (USA), Kolahdouzan (IRN)
Report

Small Final

26 May 2019
12:30 (UTC-4)
New York Athletic Club 32-30 Los Angeles Court 4, Myrtle Beach Sports Center
Attendance: 50
Report

Final

26 May 2019
13:45 (UTC-4)
New York City 30-31 San Francisco CalHeat Court 2, Myrtle Beach Sports Center
Attendance: 450
Referees: Anusic (USA), Kolahdouzan (IRN)
Stefan Lang 12 (11-12) Nicolas Raemy 9
  Report  

Consolation

  5-8th Place Semifinals     5th Place
                 
  A3 Boston 24  
  B4 New York City II 23    
      A3 Boston 25
      B3 DC Diplomats 22
  B3 DC Diplomats 31    
  A4 Chicago Inter 19   7th Place
 
A4 Chicago Inter 24
  B4 New York City II 22

5-8th Place Semifinals

25 May 2019
19:00 (UTC-4)
Boston 24-23 New York City II Myrtle Beach Sports Center
Report
25 May 2019
19:00 (UTC-4)
DC Diplomats 31-19 Chicago Inter Myrtle Beach Sports Center
Report

7th Place

26 May 2019
11:00 (UTC-4)
New York City II 22-24 Chicago Inter Myrtle Beach Sports Center
Report

5th Place

26 May 2019
11:00 (UTC-4)
Boston 25-22 DC Diplomats Myrtle Beach Sports Center
Report

Final ranking

Rank Team
San Francisco CalHeat
New York City
New York Athletic Club
4Los Angeles
5Boston
6DC Diplomats
7Chicago Inter
8New York City II

Statistics

Awards

Most Valuable Player:Gil PiresLos Angeles THC
Most Valuable Goalkeeper:Lucas KroegerSan Francisco CalHeat
Top Scorer:Gil PiresLos Angeles THC

Top scorers

RankNameGoalsGamesAverageTeam
Gil Pires4659.2Los Angeles
Eloy Rubio3557SF Calheat
Benjamin Briffe2955.8New York City
Nicolas Raemy2955.8SF Calheat
Chris Morgan2955.8New York Athletic Club

All-Tournament Team

Pivot
Vladimir Bicvic
New York City
Center Back
Left BackGil PiresRight Back
Eloy RubioLos Angeles THCBenjamin Briffe
San Francisco CalHeatNew York City
Left WingGoalkeeperRight Wing
Hedi BoubakerLucas KroegerNicolas Raemy
New York CitySan Francisco CalHeatSan Francisco CalHeat

References

  1. "Save the Date: College National Championships and US Open National Championships". USA Team Handball. 2019-01-30. Archived from the original on 2019-05-04. Retrieved 2019-05-04.
  2. "Wild Card Standings". Northeast Team Handball League. 2019-04-18. Archived from the original on 2019-05-04. Retrieved 2019-05-04.
  3. bacothorn (2019-04-18). "2019 USATH National Championships – The Elite Division is Known". Northeast Team Handball League. Archived from the original on 2019-05-04. Retrieved 2019-05-04.
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