# 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.

## Venues

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

## Qualification

| Competition | Dates | Vacancies | Qualified | Wildcard standings |
| 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.

## Modus

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 |
| 24 May 2019 11:00 (UTC-4) | New York City | 31-29 | Los Angeles | Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
| 24 May 2019 11:00 (UTC-4) | | Report | | Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
| 24 May 2019 11:00 (UTC-4) | Chicago Inter | 21-23 | Boston | Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
| 24 May 2019 11:00 (UTC-4) | | Report | | Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
| 24 May 2019 15:30 (UTC-4) | Boston | 19-27 | New York City | Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
| 24 May 2019 15:30 (UTC-4) | | Report | | Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
| 24 May 2019 15:30 (UTC-4) | Chicago Inter | 24-29 | Los Angeles | Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
| 24 May 2019 15:30 (UTC-4) | | Report | | Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
| 25 May 2019 11:00 (UTC-4) | Chicago Inter | 21-37 | New York City | Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
| 25 May 2019 11:00 (UTC-4) | | Report | | Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
| 25 May 2019 11:00 (UTC-4) | Los Angeles | 32-23 | Boston | Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
| 25 May 2019 11:00 (UTC-4) | | Report | | Myrtle Beach Sports Center |

#### 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 |
| 24 May 2019 11:00 (UTC-4) | San Francisco CalHeat | 32-20 | New York City II | Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
| 24 May 2019 11:00 (UTC-4) | | Report | | Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
| 24 May 2019 11:00 (UTC-4) | DC Diplomats | 26-28 | New York Athletic Club | Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
| 24 May 2019 11:00 (UTC-4) | | Report | | Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
| 24 May 2019 15:30 (UTC-4) | New York Athletic Club | 42-27 | New York City II | Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
| 24 May 2019 15:30 (UTC-4) | | Report | | Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
| 24 May 2019 15:30 (UTC-4) | San Francisco CalHeat | 32-28 | DC Diplomats | Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
| 24 May 2019 15:30 (UTC-4) | | Report | | Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
| 25 May 2019 12:30 (UTC-4) | San Francisco CalHeat | 29-26 | New York Athletic Club | Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
| 25 May 2019 12:30 (UTC-4) | | Report | | Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
| 25 May 2019 12:30 (UTC-4) | New York City II | 20-26 | DC Diplomats | Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
| 25 May 2019 12:30 (UTC-4) | | Report | | Myrtle Beach Sports Center |

### Championship

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| A1 | New York City | 32 | | | |
| B2 | New York Athletic Club | 22 | | | |
| B2 | New York Athletic Club | 22 | A1 | New York City | 30 |
| | | | B1 | San Francisco CalHeat | 31 |
| B1 | San Francisco CalHeat | 28 | B1 | San Francisco CalHeat | 31 |
| A2 | Los Angeles | 23 | Small Final | Small Final | 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 |
| 25 May 2019 19:00 (UTC-4) | | Report | | Court 2, Myrtle Beach Sports Center Attendance: 100 |
| 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) |
| 25 May 2019 19:00 (UTC-4) | | Report | | Court 3, Myrtle Beach Sports Center Attendance: 150 Referees: Anusic (USA), Kolahdouzan (IRN) |

#### 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 |
| 26 May 2019 12:30 (UTC-4) | | Report | | Court 4, Myrtle Beach Sports Center Attendance: 50 |

#### 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) |
| 26 May 2019 13:45 (UTC-4) | Stefan Lang 11, Benjamin Briffe [fr] 6 | (11-12) | Eloy Rubio Blanco 10, Nicolas Raemy 8 | Court 2, Myrtle Beach Sports Center Attendance: 450 Referees: Anusic (USA), Kolahdouzan (IRN) |
| 26 May 2019 13:45 (UTC-4) | 2× 3× | Report | 3× 7× | Court 2, Myrtle Beach Sports Center Attendance: 450 Referees: Anusic (USA), Kolahdouzan (IRN) |

### Consolation

| 5-8th Place Semifinals | 5-8th Place Semifinals | 5-8th Place Semifinals | 5th Place | 5th Place | 5th Place |
| A3 | Boston | 24 | | | |
| B4 | New York City II | 23 | | | |
| B4 | New York City II | 23 | A3 | Boston | 25 |
| | | | B3 | DC Diplomats | 22 |
| B3 | DC Diplomats | 31 | B3 | DC Diplomats | 22 |
| A4 | Chicago Inter | 19 | 7th Place | 7th Place | 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 |
| 25 May 2019 19:00 (UTC-4) | | Report | | Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
| 25 May 2019 19:00 (UTC-4) | DC Diplomats | 31-19 | Chicago Inter | Myrtle Beach Sports Center |
| 25 May 2019 19:00 (UTC-4) | | Report | | Myrtle Beach Sports Center |

#### 7th Place

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

#### 5th Place

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

## Final ranking

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

## Statistics
### Awards

| Most Valuable Player: | Gil Pires | Los Angeles THC |
| Most Valuable Goalkeeper: | Lucas Kroeger | San Francisco CalHeat |
| Top Scorer: | Gil Pires | Los Angeles THC |

### Top scorers

| Name | Goals | Games | Average | Team |
| Gil Pires | 46 | 5 | 9.2 | Los Angeles |
| Eloy Rubio | 35 | 5 | 7 | SF Calheat |
| Benjamin Briffe [fr] | 29 | 5 | 5.8 | New York City |
| Nicolas Raemy | 29 | 5 | 5.8 | SF Calheat |
| Chris Morgan | 29 | 5 | 5.8 | New York Athletic Club |

### All-Tournament Team

| | | Pivot |
| | | Vladimir Bicvic |
| | | New York City THC |
| | | Center Back |
| | Left Back | Gil Pires | Right Back |
| | Eloy Rubio | Los Angeles THC | Benjamin Briffe [fr] |
| | San Francisco CalHeat | | New York City THC |
| Left Wing | | Goalkeeper | | Right Wing |
| Hedi Boubaker | | Lucas Kroeger | | Nicolas Raemy |
| New York City THC | | San Francisco CalHeat | | San Francisco CalHeat |