World Lacrosse Championship

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World Lacrosse Championship
Sport Field lacrosse
Founded1967;57 years ago (1967)
Organising body World Lacrosse
RegionInternational
Most recent
champion(s)
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
(11th title)
(2023)
Most titlesFlag of the United States.svg  United States
(11 titles)
Related
competitions
Women's Lacrosse World Cup

World Indoor Lacrosse Championship

World Lacrosse Men's U20 Championship
Official website Official website

The World Lacrosse Men's Championship, [1] formerly World Lacrosse Championship, is the international men's field lacrosse championship organized by World Lacrosse that occurs every four years.

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The WLC began before any international lacrosse organization had been formed. It started as a four-team invitational tournament which coincided with Canada's centennial lacrosse celebration in 1967. Canada, the United States, Australia, and England participated. Seven years later, Australia celebrated its lacrosse centenary and another four-team invitational tournament was held between the same countries. After that tournament in 1974, the first international governing body for men's lacrosse was formed, the International Lacrosse Federation (ILF). The ILF merged with the women's governing body in 2008 to form the Federation of International Lacrosse, which changed its name to World Lacrosse in 2019. [2]

The United States has won the championship most titles in eleven times. [2] With 46 nations competing, the 2018 WLC in Israel was the largest tournament and was the first championship held outside of Australia, Canada, England or the United States.

The oldest world Lacrosse championship match was recorded on April 22, 1870, in Montreal. The Montreal Lacrosse club accepted a challenge vs the Caughnawaga Lacrosse team.[ citation needed ]

Editions

2006 Championship

Canada defeated the United States 15–10 in the gold medal game of the 2006 World Championship in London, Ontario. Geoff Snider of Team Canada was named tournament MVP.

2010 Championship

The 2010 WLC was held in Manchester, England from July 15 to 24. For the first time, a World Lacrosse Festival was sanctioned to run alongside the world championships.

With more nations entering, the Round Robin stage of the tournament featured 30 nations and was split into 7 divisions, considerably larger than ever before. The Iroquois Nationals were unable to participate because the host nation did not recognize the validity of passports issued by the Iroquois confederacy. [3]

The United States defeated Canada 12–10 in the gold medal game to capture their ninth victory at the World Lacrosse Championship. [4]

2014 Championship

The 2014 WLC was held on July 10–19, 2014 in Commerce City, Colorado, at Dick's Sporting Goods Park, home of the Colorado Rapids soccer team. [5] 38 nations participated in over 142 games. The countries with the top six rankings - Australia, Canada, England, Iroquois, Japan, and the United States - competed in the Blue Division.

Belgium, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Israel, Russia, Thailand, Turkey, and Uganda all competed in the event for the first time. [6]

Canada defeated the United States 8–5 in the gold medal game to capture their third World Lacrosse Championship

2018 Championship

The 2018 WLC was held on July 11–21, 2018 in Netanya, Israel, at Netanya Stadium and Wingate Institute. 46 nations participated in tournament games. The countries with the top six rankings - Australia, Canada, England, Iroquois, Scotland, and the United States - competed in the Blue Division.

United States defeated Canada in the gold medal game, dramatically scoring the controversial game-winning goal at the last second. [7]

2023 Championship

Originally, the championship was scheduled to be held in 2022 in Coquitlam, British Columbia, [8] however due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the games were delayed to 2023 and moved to Los Angeles, California, [9] [10] [11] but ultimately were relocated to San Diego, California. [12]

The 2023 WLC was held from June 21–July 1, 2023. Pool games and placement games were held at San Diego State's Sports Deck and the University of San Diego's Torerro Stadium, while playoff games were held at San Diego State's Snapdragon Stadium. 30 nations participated in tournament games, marking both the first time qualifiers were used to determine tournament entry and the first time the number of competing teams decreased from the previous tournament. [13] [14]

The countries with the top five rankings - Australia, Canada, England, Haudenosaunee, and the United States - competed in Pool A.

After the tournament, the Philippines' standing was demoted to 30th (last place) due to the team's failure to comply with eligibility requirements, the team initially finished in 15th place. [15]

Championship hosts

Hosting responsibilities for the 12 championships from 1967 to 2014 were evenly divided between four countries, with the United States, Canada, Australia, and England each hosting three times.

The 2018 championship in Israel was the first time the tournament expanded beyond the traditional four hosts. For the 2018 edition, World Lacrosse had originally selected England in 2013, but English Lacrosse withdrew in 2017, citing “unacceptable financial risk”, and Israel was selected instead.

Results

[16]

YearHostChampionsScoreRunner-upNumber of teams
1967 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Toronto, Ontario
Flag of the United States.svg
United States
LeagueFlag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
4
1974 Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Melbourne, Australia
Flag of the United States.svg
United States
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
4
1978 Flag of England.svg
Stockport, England
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada
17–16 (OT)Flag of the United States.svg
United States
4
1982 Flag of the United States.svg
Baltimore, Maryland
Flag of the United States.svg
United States
22–14Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
4
1986 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Toronto, Ontario
Flag of the United States.svg
United States
18–9Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada
4
1990 Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Perth, Australia
Flag of the United States.svg
United States
19–15Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada
5
1994 Flag of England.svg
Bury, England
Flag of the United States.svg
United States
21–7Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
6
1998 Flag of the United States.svg
Baltimore, Maryland
Flag of the United States.svg
United States
15–14 (OT) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada
11
2002 Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Perth, Australia
Flag of the United States.svg
United States
18–15Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada
16
2006 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
London, Ontario
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada
15–10Flag of the United States.svg
United States
21
2010 Flag of England.svg
Manchester, England
Flag of the United States.svg
United States
12–10Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada
29
2014 Flag of the United States.svg
Denver, Colorado
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada
8–5Flag of the United States.svg
United States
38
2018 Flag of Israel.svg
Netanya, Israel
Flag of the United States.svg
United States
9–8Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada
46
2023 Flag of the United States.svg
San Diego, California
Flag of the United States.svg
United States
10–7Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Canada
30
2027 Flag of Japan.svg
TBD, Japan

Performance by team

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States 113014
2Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 37414
3Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 04711
4Flag of the Iroquois Confederacy.svg  Haudenosaunee 0033
Totals (4 entries)14141442

Performance by tournament

[16]
TeamAppearancesHighest
Finish
1967
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
(4)
1974
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
(4)
1978
Flag of England.svg
(4)
1982
Flag of the United States.svg
(4)
1986
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
(4)
1990
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
(5)
1994
Flag of England.svg
(6)
1998
Flag of the United States.svg
(11)
2002
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
(15)
2006
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
(21)
2010
Flag of England.svg
(29)
2014
Flag of the United States.svg
(38)
2018
Flag of Israel.svg
(46)
2023
Flag of the United States.svg
(30)
2027
Flag of Japan.svg
TBD
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 328th28th36th39th
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 142nd2nd2nd3rd2nd3rd3rd2nd3rd3rd3rd3rd4th4th4th
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 421st21st28th24th27th
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 227th27th30th
Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda 418th21st18th24th37th
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 0••••
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 141st3rd3rd1st3rd2nd2nd3rd2nd2nd1st2nd1st2nd2nd
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 233rd33rd42nd
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 237th37th45th
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 138th38th
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 143rd43rd
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 79th9th10th15th13th14th26th22nd
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 416th16th26th34th28th
Flag of England.svg  England 144th4th4th4th4th4th4th4th5th6th5th5th5th5th6th
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 49th9th12th13th15th••
Flag of France.svg  France 417th27th31st33rd17th
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 76th6th8th8th6th9th9th11th
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 119th19th
Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti 0••••
Flag of the Iroquois Confederacy.svg  Haudenosaunee 83rd5th5th4th4th4th••3rd3rd3rd
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 613th14th20th22nd21st27th13th
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 128th28th
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 67th13th7th9th10th12th12th
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 37th7th7th7th
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 59th10th19th18th16th9th
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 28th13th8th
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 84th6th8th5th6th4th8th6th5th
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 514th14th20th19th18th20th
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 146th46th
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 0
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 415th29th23rd38th15th
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 48th12th8th16th22nd14th
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 612th15th19th15th12th21st24th
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 317th24th25th17th
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 221st39th21st
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 210th10th30th
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 414th14th20th32nd19th
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 0
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 28th8th10th
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 232nd32nd36th
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 76th7th7th11th7th6th11th16th
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 317th17th26th23rd
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 0
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 611th11th18th25th35th35th25th
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 416th17th16th30th31st
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 69th10th9th10th11th25th23rd
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 415th23rd15th20th26th
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 141st41st
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 129th29th
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 222nd22nd44th
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 329th34th40th29th
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 141st1st1st2nd1st1st1st1st1st1st2nd1st2nd1st1st
Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  U.S. Virgin Islands 0
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 711th11th12th13th11th17th14th18th
Legend
1stChampions
2ndRunners-up
3rdThird Place
Did not qualify
••Withdrew
Hosts
Did not enter

See also

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