College team handball, is played as a club sport in several colleges and universities in the United States of America. College team handball is governed by USA Team Handball, and does not fall under the auspices of the NCAA. There are currently roughly 20 college teams—male and female—in the United States.

Team handball has been played as a club sport in universities since the 1970's with West Point (Army), Air Force and North Carolina being the most established programs. The season runs from September through May and clubs often participate in weekend tournaments vs clubs that may or may not be affiliated with a university. West Point and North Carolina annually host two of the most attended weekend tournaments. The

West Point in A collegiate champion hhas had a national championship tournament since 1977 with West Point winning the majority of the titles. The tournament is played over a 3 day weekend in the

Men's Collegiate Champion

YEAR; CHAMPION; RUNNER-UP

Women's Collegiate Champion

YEAR; CHAMPION; RUNNER-UP

The 2017 USA Collegiate Men's Team Handball Championship EHF was held on the campus of the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, NC from 21-23 April 2017. West Point (Army) won their 11th consecutive title.

Seeding

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The seeding was announced on 18 June 2015.[1]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

Squads

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Match officials

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On 30 September 2015, 12 couples were announced.[2]

Group stage

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The draw was held on 19 June 2015.[3]

All times are local (UTC+1).

Group A

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Team P W T L GF GA GD Pts.
West Point (Army) (Black - 1st Team) 2 2 0 0 44 29 +15 4
Illinois State 2 1 0 1 46 43 +3 2
Texas A&M 2 0 0 2 31 48 -16 0
West Point (Army) (Black - 1st Team) 22 – 10 Texas A&M
Illinois State 27 – 21 Texas A&M
West Point (Army) (Black - 1st Team) 22 – 19 Illinois St

Group B

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Team P W T L GF GA GD Pts.
Air Force 2 2 0 0 51 30 +21 4
West Point (Army) (Gold - 2nd Team) 2 1 0 1 42 33 +9 2
Ohio St (Scarlet - 2nd Team) 2 0 0 2 25 55 -30 0
Air Force 31 – 12 Ohio St (Scarlet - 2nd Team)
West Point (Army) (Gold - 2nd Team) 24 – 13 Ohio St (Scarlet - 2nd Team)
Air Force 20 – 18 West Point (Army) (Gold - 2nd Team)

Group C

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Team P W T L GF GA GD Pts.
Auburn 2 2 0 0 44 25 +19 4
Ohio St (Grey - 1st Team) 2 0 0 2 25 44 --19 0
Auburn 21 – 13 Ohio St (Grey - 1st Team)
Auburn 23 – 12 Ohio St (Grey - 1st Team)

Group D

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Team P W T L GF GA GD Pts.
Virginia 2 2 0 0 38 28 +10 4
North Carolina 2 0 1 1 29 33 -4 1
James Madison 2 0 1 1 27 33 -6 1
North Carolina 14 – 14 James Madison
Virginia 19 – 13 James Madison
Virginia 19 – 15 North Carolina






Finals

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
West Point23
 
 
 
Auburn21
 
West Point31
 
 
 
Virginia25
 
Air Force15
 
 
Virginia22
 
Bronze-final
 
 
 
 
 
Air Force29
 
 
Auburn22

Final ranking

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1.   Sweden
2.   Germany
3.   Denmark
4.   Iceland
5.   Russia
6.   France
7.   Spain
8.   Czech Republic
9.   Portugal
10.   FR Yugoslavia
11.   Ukraine
12.   Slovenia
13.   Switzerland
14.   Israel
15.   Poland
16.   Croatia
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
2. February 2002
 
 
  Denmark23
 
3. February 2002
 
  Germany28
 
  Germany31
 
2. February 2002
 
  Sweden33
 
  Sweden33
 
 
  Iceland22
 
Bronze-final
 
 
3. February 2002
 
 
  Denmark29
 
 
  Iceland22

Knockout stage

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Bracket

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SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
29 January 2016
 
 
  Norway33
 
31 January 2016
 
  Germany (OT)34
 
  Germany24
 
29 January 2016
 
  Spain17
 
  Spain33
 
 
  Croatia29
 
Third place game
 
 
31 January 2016
 
 
  Norway24
 
 
  Croatia31

Semifinals

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Seventh place game

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Fifth place game

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Third place game

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Final

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Ranking and statistics

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Results

Final ranking

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Poland (H) 3 3 0 0 84 76 +8 6 Advance to main round
2   France 3 2 0 1 91 80 +11 4
3   North Macedonia 3 0 1 2 73 81 −8 1[a]
4   Serbia 3 0 1 2 81 92 −11 1[a] Eliminated
Source: EHF-Euro
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.[4]
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Macedonia 27–27 Serbia
15 January 2016
18:00
France   30–23   North Macedonia Tauron Arena, Kraków
Attendance: 9,000
Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN)
Sorhaindo 6 (12–12) K. Lazarov 9
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15 January 2016
20:30
Poland   29–28   Serbia Tauron Arena, Kraków
Attendance: 14,100
Referees: Stark, Ştefan (ROU)
Jurecki 7 (14–15) Nenadić, Nikčević 7
  3×  Report   6×  1× 
17 January 2016
18:15
Serbia   26–36   France Tauron Arena, Kraków
Attendance: 10,900
Referees: Johansson, Kliko (SWE)
Šešum 7 (16–19) Nyokas 8
  7×  Report   2× 
17 January 2016
20:30
North Macedonia   23–24   Poland Tauron Arena, Kraków
Attendance: 14,200
Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER)
K. Lazarov 8 (13–11) Syprzak 6
  4×  Report   5×  1× 
19 January 2016
18:15
North Macedonia   27–27   Serbia Tauron Arena, Kraków
Attendance: 11,000
Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE)
Manaskov 10 (13–13) Nenadić, Šešum 7
  1×  Report   6× 
19 January 2016
20:30
France   25–31   Poland Tauron Arena, Kraków
Attendance: 14,854
Referees: López, Ramírez (ESP)
Abalo, Mahé 5 (12–15) Bielecki 9
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Norway 3 2 0 1 88 84 +4 4[a] Advance to main round
2   Croatia 3 2 0 1 95 83 +12 4[a]
3   Belarus 3 1 0 2 87 94 −7 2[b]
4   Iceland 3 1 0 2 92 101 −9 2[b] Eliminated
Source: EHF-Euro
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.[4]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Norway 34–31 Croatia
  2. ^ a b Belarus 39–38 Iceland
15 January 2016
16:00
Croatia   27–21   Belarus Spodek, Katowice
Attendance: 5,000
Referees: Johansson, Kliko (SWE)
Štrlek 9 (15–15) Rutenka 8
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15 January 2016
18:15
Iceland   26–25   Norway Spodek, Katowice
Attendance: 6,200
Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER)
Pálmarsson 8 (10–11) Bjørnsen 7
  7×  Report   4× 
17 January 2016
16:00
Belarus   39–38   Iceland Spodek, Katowice
Attendance: 6,200
Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE)
Pukhouski 11 (17–18) Petersson 6
  6×  Report   5× 
17 January 2016
18:15
Norway   34–31   Croatia Spodek, Katowice
Attendance: 8,400
Referees: López, Ramírez (ESP)
Bjørnsen 7 (16–17) Duvnjak 8
  4×  Report   6× 
19 January 2016
18:15
Belarus   27–29   Norway Spodek, Katowice
Attendance: 6,800
Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN)
Rutenka 9 (13–12) Bjørnsen, O'Sullivan 5
  6×  Report   6× 
19 January 2016
20:30
Croatia   37–28   Iceland Spodek, Katowice
Attendance: 7,000
Referees: Stark, Ştefan (ROU)
Marić 8 (19–10) Gunnarsson, Sigurðsson 6
  5×  Report   4× 
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Spain 3 2 1 0 80 75 +5 5 Advance to main round
2   Germany 3 2 0 1 81 79 +2 4
3   Sweden 3 1 0 2 71 72 −1 2
4   Slovenia 3 0 1 2 66 72 −6 1 Eliminated
Source: EHF-Euro
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.[4]
16 January 2016
18:30
Spain   32–29   Germany Hala Stulecia, Wrocław
Attendance: 6,500
Referees: Pichon, Reveret (FRA)
Rivera 7 (18–15) Dissinger 6
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16 January 2016
20:45
Sweden   23–21   Slovenia Hala Stulecia, Wrocław
Attendance: 6,500
Referees: Stoļarovs, Līcis (LAT)
Ekberg 4 (16–9) Gaber 5
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18 January 2016
18:15
Slovenia   24–24   Spain Hala Stulecia, Wrocław
Attendance: 6,000
Referees: Gousko, Repkin (BLR)
Žvižej 6 (13–10) Aguinagalde 6
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18 January 2016
20:30
Germany   27–26   Sweden Hala Stulecia, Wrocław
Attendance: 6,500
Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO)
Reichmann 9 (13–17) Jakobsson 8
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20 January 2016
17:15
Germany   25–21   Slovenia Hala Stulecia, Wrocław
Attendance: 6,500
Referees: Santos, Fonseca (POR)
Reichmann 5 (12–10) Kavtičnik 6
  7×  1×  Report   7×  1× 
20 January 2016
20:00
Spain   24–22   Sweden Hala Stulecia, Wrocław
Attendance: 6,200
Referees: Nachevski, Nikolov (MKD)
Rivera 9 (12–10) Jakobsson, Östlund 4
  2×  Report   4× 
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Denmark 3 3 0 0 91 75 +16 6 Advance to main round
2   Russia 3 2 0 1 80 78 +2 4
3   Hungary 3 1 0 2 80 84 −4 2
4   Montenegro 3 0 0 3 76 90 −14 0 Eliminated
Source: EHF-Euro
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.[4]
16 January 2016
18:00
Hungary   32–27   Montenegro Ergo Arena, Gdańsk / Sopot
Attendance: 6,864
Referees: Gousko, Repkin (BLR)
Bánhidi 7 (16–12) Borozan 7
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16 January 2016
20:15
Denmark   31–25   Russia Ergo Arena, Gdańsk / Sopot
Attendance: 7,952
Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO)
three players 4 (13–13) Shelmenko 5
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18 January 2016
18:00
Russia   27–26   Hungary Ergo Arena, Gdańsk / Sopot
Attendance: 6,452
Referees: Nachevski, Nikolov (MKD)
Dibirov 6 (14–10) Jamali 6
  6×  Report   3× 
18 January 2016
20:15
Montenegro   28–30   Denmark Ergo Arena, Gdańsk / Sopot
Attendance: 6,980
Referees: Santos, Fonseca (POR)
Grbović 7 (16–14) Eggert 6
  3×  Report   3× 
20 January 2016
17:15
Russia   28–21   Montenegro Ergo Arena, Gdańsk / Sopot
Attendance: 5,930
Referees: Stoļarovs, Līcis (LAT)
Gorbok, Shelmenko 5 (14–9) Ševaljević, Vujović 4
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20 January 2016
20:00
Denmark   30–22   Hungary Ergo Arena, Gdańsk / Sopot
Attendance: 8,361
Referees: Pichon, Reveret (FRA)
Hansen 9 (18–10) Hornyák 5
  1×  Report   2× 
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Norway 5 4 1 0 153 141 +12 9 Advanced to semifinals
2   Croatia 5 3 0 2 153 134 +19 6[a]
3   France 5 3 0 2 145 130 +15 6[a] Advanced to fifth place game
4   Poland 5 3 0 2 138 142 −4 6[a] Advanced to seventh place game
5   Belarus 5 1 0 4 128 151 −23 2 Eliminated
6   North Macedonia 5 0 1 4 130 149 −19 1
Source: EHF-Euro
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.[4]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Croatia 2 pts, +6 GD, France 2 pts, +2 GD, Poland 2 pts, −8 GD
21 January 2016
18:15
France   34–23   Belarus Tauron Arena, Kraków
Attendance: 6,900
Referees: Johansson, Kliko (SWE)
Karabatić 9 (20–5) Khadkevich 9
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21 January 2016
20:30
North Macedonia   24–34   Croatia Tauron Arena, Kraków
Attendance: 9,100
Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER)
Manaskov 7 (13–17) Slišković 6
  1×  Report   2× 
23 January 2016
18:15
France   32–24   Croatia Tauron Arena, Kraków
Attendance: 10,600
Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE)
Abalo 6 (16–10) Duvnjak 5
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23 January 2016
20:30
Poland   28–30   Norway Tauron Arena, Kraków
Attendance: 14,600
Referees: López, Ramírez (ESP)
Bielecki 10 (15–16) Hansen 8
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25 January 2016
18:15
North Macedonia   31–31   Norway Tauron Arena, Kraków
Attendance: 7,600
Referees: Stark, Ştefan (ROU)
K. Lazarov 11 (17–13) Bjørnsen 6
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25 January 2016
20:30
Poland   32–27   Belarus Tauron Arena, Kraków
Attendance: 14,000
Referees: Santos, Fonseca (POR)
Jurecki 9 (19–13) Shylovich 6
  2×  Report   4× 
27 January 2016
16:00
North Macedonia   29–30   Belarus Tauron Arena, Kraków
Attendance: 3,100
Referees: Stoļarovs, Līcis (LAT)
K. Lazarov 10 (13–14) Pukhouski 11
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27 January 2016
18:15
France   24–29   Norway Tauron Arena, Kraków
Attendance: 10,200
Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER)
Narcisse 7 (11–12) Tønnesen 6
  3×  Report   7× 
27 January 2016
20:30
Poland   23–37   Croatia Tauron Arena, Kraków
Attendance: 15,000
Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN)
Bielecki, Daszek 4 (10–15) Štrlek 11
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Spain 5 4 0 1 135 130 +5 8[a] Advanced to semifinals
2   Germany 5 4 0 1 140 129 +11 8[a]
3   Denmark 5 3 1 1 139 123 +16 7 Advanced to fifth place game
4   Sweden 5 1 2 2 126 121 +5 4 Advanced to seventh place game
5   Russia 5 1 1 3 132 140 −8 3 Eliminated
6   Hungary 5 0 0 5 110 139 −29 0
Source: EHF-Euro
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.[4]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Spain 32–29 Germany
22 January 2016
18:15
Germany   29–19   Hungary Hala Stulecia, Wrocław
Attendance: 6,500
Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO)
Wiede 6 (17–9) three players 3
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22 January 2016
20:30
Sweden   28–28   Russia Hala Stulecia, Wrocław
Attendance: 6,350
Referees: Pichon, Reveret (FRA)
Jakobsson 9 (15–15) Dibirov 7
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24 January 2016
18:15
Germany   30–29   Russia Hala Stulecia, Wrocław
Attendance: 6,593
Referees: Santos, Fonseca (POR)
Dissinger 7 (17–16) Dibirov 7
  5×  Report   1× 
24 January 2016
20:30
Spain   23–27   Denmark Hala Stulecia, Wrocław
Attendance: 6,593
Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD)
Entrerríos, Rivera 4 (14–11) Damgaard 6
  1×  Report   1× 
26 January 2016
18:15
Spain   31–29   Hungary Hala Stulecia, Wrocław
Attendance: 6,500
Referees: Gousko, Repkin (BLR)
Rivera 5 (15–15) Nagy 9
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26 January 2016
20:30
Sweden   28–28   Denmark Hala Stulecia, Wrocław
Attendance: 6,593
Referees: Stoļarovs, Līcis (LAT)
three players 5 (13–15) Damgaard 7
  3×  Report   4×  1× 
27 January 2016
16:00
Sweden   22–14   Hungary Hala Stulecia, Wrocław
Attendance: 5,900
Referees: Stark, Ştefan (ROU)
Nilsson, Östlund 5 (10–7) Bodó 5
  5×  Report   1× 
27 January 2016
18:15
Germany   25–23   Denmark Hala Stulecia, Wrocław
Attendance: 6,593
Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE)
Fäth 6 (12–13) Hansen 7
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27 January 2016
20:30
Spain   25–23   Russia Hala Stulecia, Wrocław
Attendance: 5,000
Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO)
Rivera 11 (11–12) Dibirov 5
  2×  Report   3× 
29 January 2016
18:30
Norway   33–34 (ET)   Germany Tauron Arena, Kraków
Attendance: 9,100
Referees: Pichon, Reveret (FRA)
Bjørnsen 8 (13–14) Reichmann 10
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FT: 27–27 ET: 6–7

29 January 2016
21:00
Spain   33–29   Croatia Tauron Arena, Kraków
Attendance: 11,100
Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE)
García, Rivera 6 (18–14) Slišković 6
  2×  Report   3× 
29 January 2016
16:00
Poland   26–24   Sweden Hala Stulecia, Wrocław
Attendance: 6,500
Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO)
Konitz, Krajewski 5 (12–12) Nilsson 5
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29 January 2016
18:30
France   29–26   Denmark Hala Stulecia, Wrocław
Attendance: 4,500
Referees: López, Ramírez (ESP)
Kounkoud 8 (15–13) Balling 7
  1×  Report   3×  1× 
31 January 2016
15:00
Norway   24–31   Croatia Tauron Arena, Kraków
Attendance: 12,500
Referees: Nachevski, Nikolov (MKD)
Sagosen 5 (11–15) Horvat 8
  5×  Report   4×  1× 
31 January 2016
17:30
Germany   24–17   Spain Tauron Arena, Kraków
Attendance: 15,000
Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN)
Häfner 7 (10–6) Entrerríos 5
  8×  Report   4× 
Rank Team
    Germany
    Spain
    Croatia
4   Norway
5   France
6   Denmark
7   Poland
8   Sweden
9   Russia
10   Belarus
11   North Macedonia
12   Hungary
13   Iceland
14   Slovenia
15   Serbia
16   Montenegro
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  2. ^ "Final referee selection for EHF EURO 2016 announced". eurohandball.com. 30 September 2013.
  3. ^ "EHF EURO 2016 Preliminary Round Groups drawn in Krakow". eurohandball.com. 19 June 2015.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "EHF EURO Regulations" (PDF). eurohandball.com. 12 January 2015. pp. 12–16.