Carolina Blue Cup

The Carolina Blue Cup is a team handball tournament which has been organized by the Carolina THC (Team Handball Club) since 1990. The competition, which involves many United States teams and a few from Canada, has been dominated by clubs from New York State. It has been won the most times by New York Athletic Club.

Carolina Blue Cup
Logo of the Carolina Blue Cup
Tournament information
SportHandball
LocationChapel Hill, North Carolina
Month playedFebruary
Established1990
Number of
tournaments
28
FormatRound Robin, Knockout Stage
Host(s)Carolina THC
Venue(s)Fetzer Gymnasiums, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Teams10 - 13
Websitewww.carolinateamhandball.org
Current champion
New York Athletic Club

History

The first tournament was held in 1990 which the SSC New Jersey won.

It is one of the largest and oldest handball tournament in the United States.[1]

Record champion is the New York Athletic Club the club has also the most continues titles with eight.

Men

Tournaments
Year Final 3rd place match Teams
Champions Score Runners-up 3rd place Score 4th place
1990
Details		 SSC New Jersey Carolina THC Arlington 10
1991[2][3]
Details		 West Point Team Handball 19-17 (2nd OT)
(15-15)		 SSC New Jersey USAFA Team Handball Ohio State University 8
1992[4]
Details		 West Point Team Handball 26-19 SSC New Jersey Garden City 31-17 Carolina THC 10
1993
Details		 Garden City West Point Team Handball Atlanta THC Carolina THC 10
1994
Details		 Garden City New York City THC West Point Black Carolina THC 10
1995
Details		 Garden City Winnipeg THC SSC New Jersey 10
1996
Details		 Team 2000 Garden City Carolina Blue 10
1997
Details		 Garden City West Point Black Carolina Blue Carolina THC 10
1998
Details		 West Point Black Garden City Carolina Blue Condor Handball 10
1999
Details		 Garden City 25-22[5] Knight Air Carolina THC West Point Gold 10
2000
Details		 Garden City Atlanta THC West Point Gold Carolina THC 10
2001
Details		 Garden City 23-17 Atlanta THC Condor Handball 23-18 SSC New Jersey 12
2002
Details		 Garden City 20-16 North Carolina THC Knight Air 23-15 Atlanta Metro 12
2003
Details		 Garden City 28-22 Atlanta THC DC Diplomats THC 22-18 Knight Air 12
2004
Details		 Garden City 23-19 West Point Black Carolina Blue 28-20 Knight Air 12
2005
Details		 Garden City 20-17 Carolina THC Atlanta Blue 21-16 Atlanta Metro 12
2006
Details		 New York Athletic Club 21-18 Carolina THC Atlanta Blue 27-18 Atlanta Metro 12
2007
Details		 Carolina THC Atlanta Metro West Point Black
2008
Details		 New York City THC West Point Black Atlanta Metro
2009
Details		 West Point Black 36-27 ATH United New York City THC Carolina Blue 8
2010
Details		 West Point Black 33-31 (OT) Carolina THC Carolina Blue ATH United
2011
Details		 New York Athletic Club 26–21 Los Angeles THC West Point Black 33-28 Houston Vikings 13
2012
Details		 New York Athletic Club Carolina Blue 1 Carolina Blue 2 Georgia HC
2013
Details		 New York Athletic Club Alberta THC Carolina Blue Carolina THC
2014
Details		 New York Athletic Club 22-20 Knight Air Carolina Blue 26-21 West Point Black
2015
Details		 New York Athletic Club 15-12 Carolina Blue Carolina THC West Point Black 12
2016
Details		 New York Athletic Club West Point Black Carolina Blue University of Virginia
2017
Details		 New York Athletic Club 22-16 Carolina Blue Knight Air 29-27 University of Virginia

Medal count

Participation details
Club Team 1990
(10)[6]		 1991
(8)[7][3]		 1992
(10)[8][4]		 1993
(10)[9]		 1994
(10)[10]		 1995
(10)[11]		 1996
(10)[12]		 1997
(10)[13]		 1998
(10)[14][15]		 1999
(10)[16]		 2000
(10)[17]		 2001
(12)[18]		 2002
(12)[19]		 2003
(12)[20]		 2004
(12)[21]		 2005
(12)[22]		 2006
(12)[23]		 2007
(?)		 2008
(?)		 2009
(8)		 2010
(?)		 2011
(13)[24]		 2012
(?)		 2013
(?)		 2014
(?)		 2015
(12)		 2016
(?)		 2017
(?)		 Total
Alabama THCAlabama THC••••••••8th8th8th•••••••••••••••••3
Alberta THCAlberta THC•••••••••••••••••••••11th•2nd••••2
Arlington THCArlington THC3rd5th7th•••••••••••••••••••••••••3
Atlanta StormAtlanta Storm••••••••5th•••••••••••••••••••1
Atlanta Team HandballAtlanta Team Handball••6th3rd••••10th9th2nd2nd7th2nd•••••••7th••••••9
Atlanta Team Handball II••9th••••••••••12th••••••••••••••2
Atlanta Blue••••••••••••••5th3rd3rd•••••••••••3
Atlanta Metro•••••••••7th6th10th4th5th6th4th4th2nd3rd•••••••••10
Atlanta United•••••••••••••••••••2nd4th•••••••2
Atlanta Red••••••••••••••9th11th9th•••••••••••3
Blue HeatBlue Head••••••••••••••••8th•••••••••••1
Carolina THCCarolina THC2nd6th4th4th4th6th7th4th6th3rd4th5th5th10th7th2nd2nd1st••2nd6th•4th•3rd••2
Carolina Blue (1)••••••3rd3rd3rd5th5th8th8th6th3rd6th5th••4th3rd5th2nd3rd3rd2nd3rd2nd20
Carolina Blue 2••••••••••••••••••••••3rd•••••1
North Carolina THC•••••••••••9th2nd7th•5th6th•••••••••••5
Tar Heels•8th8th••••••10th••10th•12th10th12th••••13th••••••8
Charlotte THCCharlotte THC•••••••••••••••••••••12th••••••1
Cleveland THCCleveland THC••••••••••••••••7th•••••••••••1
Condor HandballCondor Handball••••••••4th••3rd••••••••••••••••2
DC Diplomats THCDC Diplomats THC•••••••••••••3rd10th••••••10th••••••3
Georgia HCGeorgia HC••••••••••••••••••••••4th•••••1
Georgia Southern THCGeorgia Southern THC••••••••••10th•••••••••••••••••1
Houston VikingsHouston Vikings•••••••••••••••••••••4th••••••1
Knight AirKnight Air•••••••••2nd••3rd4th4th•11th•••••••2nd••3rd7
Jacksonville THCJacksonville THC•••••••••••12th••••••••••••••••1
JAX KnightsJAX Knights•••••••••••••8th8th8th••••••••••••3
Los Angeles THCLos Angeles THC•••••••••••••••••••••2nd••••••1
Miami StormMiami Storm•••••••••••••••••••••8th••••••1
New York Athletic ClubNew York Athletic Club••3rd1st1st1st2nd1st2nd1st1st1st1st1st1st1st1st••••1st1st1st1st1st1st1st22
New York City THCNew York City THC••••2nd•••••••••••••1st3rd••••••••3
Ohio State UniversityOhio State University•4th10th•••••••9th11th12th•••••••••••••••5
Rock THCRock THC•••••••••••••••9th10th•••••••••••2
SSC New JerseySSC New Jersey1st2nd2nd••3rd••7th••4th6th•••••••••••••••7
Team 2000Team 2000••••••1st•••••••••••••••••••••1
University of Virginia THCUniversity of Virginia THC••••••••••••••••••••••••••4th4th1
USAFA Team HandballUSAFA Team Handball•3rd••••••••••••••••••••••••••1
West Point Team HandballWest Point (Black)•1st1st2nd3rd••2nd1st6th7th7th9th9th2nd7th•3rd2nd1st1st3rd••4th4th2nd•21
West Point Gold•7th5th•••••9th4th3rd6th11th11th11th12th•••••9th••••••12
Winnipegy THCWinnipeg THC•••••2nd••••••••••••••••••••••1

Women

Tournaments
Year Final 3rd place match Teams
Champions Score Runners-up 3rd place Score 4th place
2011
Details		 Chicago Inter THC 28-15 Carolina THC DC Diplomats THC 21-19 New York Athletic Club 8

See also
  • California Cup

References
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