European Box Lacrosse Championships
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| Sport | Box lacrosse |
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| Founded | 2017 |
| No. of teams | 18 men's, 8 women's teams |
| Countries |  Austria
 France |
Most recent champion |  Ireland (1st title) |
| Most titles |  England (1 title) Israel (1 title) |
| Website | Official website |
 2026 European Box Lacrosse Championship | |
The European Box Lacrosse Championship (EBLC) is the box lacrosse championship organized by the Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) and European Lacrosse Federation (ELF) that occurs every four years.[1]
The most recent European Championships where held in Prague, Czechia between June 25 – July 4, 2026 with the first ever women's box lacrosse championship also being held there!
The EBLC had its first championship event in Turku, Finland between July 8 – 15, 2017 and had 14 participating nations, competing for the EBLC 2017 Gold medal at two arenas – Gatorade Center and the Marlie Areena.[2]
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the EBLC 2021 was delayed to the following year. It was held between July 30 – August 6, 2022 in Hanover, Germany.
Editions
2017 EBLC Championship
14 teams competed for the first ever European Box Lacrosse Championships in Turku.[3] Teams were divided into three groups, two of them being top groups based on current ranking, Karelia and Kalevala, with Granite group filled with the lower ranked teams.[4][5][6]
Kalevala Group
Israel, Ireland, Turkey, Serbia.
Karelia Group
England, Czech Republic, Finland, Germany.
Granite Group
Sweden, Poland, Switzerland, Netherlands, Austria, Slovakia.
Israel defeated the Czech Republic 8–7 in the gold medal game of the 2017 European Box Lacrosse Championship in Turku, Finland. John-Luc Chetner of Israel was named tournament MVP.[7][8]
2022 EBLC Championship
14 teams competed for the second European Box Lacrosse Championships in Hanover.[9] Teams were divided into four groups and played in two arenas, at the DHC Hannover e.V. and in the huus de groot – EISARENA Mellendorf.[10]
Group A
Belgium, Finland, Serbia, Sweden.
Group B
Czech Republic, Germany, Poland, Slovakia.
Group C
Austria, Netherlands, Switzerland.
Group D
England, Ireland, Scotland.
2026 EBLC Championship
For the men 18 teams competed for the third European Box Lacrosse Championships in Prague. The women had 7 teams compete. Both played in three arenas, at LCC Radotín, Sportovní hala Jižní Město and TJ Malešice
Awards
2017
Winners
| Year | Host |  Champion |
Score |  Runner-up |
 Third place |
Score | Fourth place | Number of teams | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 |  Turku, Finland |
Israel |
8–7 |  Czech Republic |
Finland |
11–6 |  Germany |
14 | |||
| 2022 | Hanover, Germany |
England |
11–8 | Germany |
Czech Republic |
15–9 | Finland |
14 | |||
| 2026 | Prague, Czech Republic |
Ireland |
– | Finland |
Germany |
17–9 | England |
18 | |||
Performance by team
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ireland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Israel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 4 | Czech Republic | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Finland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Germany | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Totals (6 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
Performance by tournament
| Team | 2017 (14) |
2022 (14) |
2026 (18) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 13th | 10th | 14th |
.svg.png){kind=small} Belgium | — | 13th | 9th |
| Czech Republic | 2nd | 3rd | 5th |
| England | 5th | 1st | 4th |
| Finland | 3rd | 4th | 2nd |
| France | — | — | 18th |
| Germany | 4th | 2nd | 3rd |
| Ireland | 6th | 9th | 1st |
 Italy | — | — | 8th |
| Israel | 1st | — | 7th |
 Netherlands | 14th | 11th | 11th |
 Norway | — | — | 10th |
 Poland | 11th | 12th | 6th |
.svg.png){kind=small} Portugal | — | — | 17th |
 Scotland | — | 7th | 13th |
 Serbia | 8th | 14th | — |
 Slovakia | 7th | 5th | 15th |
 Sweden | 10th | 8th | — |
.svg.png){kind=small} Switzerland | 9th | 6th | 12th |
 Turkey | 12th | — | — |
 Wales | — | — | 16th |
See also
References
- ↑ "European lacrosse champion in Mobile". Retrieved 18 Jun 2018.
- ↑ "Israel Takes Inaugural EBLC Gold, All Nations Find Success in Finland". Retrieved 18 Jun 2018.
- ↑ "Lacrosse standouts back east at national tourneys". Retrieved 18 Jun 2018.
- ↑ "SUOMEN LACROSSELIITTO RY FINNISH LACROSSE ASSOCIATION". Retrieved 18 Jun 2018.
- ↑ "Ladner Pioneers trio head to Finland". Retrieved 18 Jun 2018.
- ↑ "Mental Exercise, Key to Austrian Goalie Patrick Falb's Success". Retrieved 18 Jun 2018.
- ↑ "Official EBLC Facebook Page". Retrieved 18 Jun 2018.
- ↑ "coquitlam-adanacs-keeper-to-mind-net-for-england". Retrieved 18 Jun 2018.
- ↑ "2022 European Championships: Germany Erupts for Huge Win Over Czechs on Day 1". Retrieved 2 Aug 2022.
- ↑ "Location – elbc 2022". Retrieved 2 Aug 2022.
- ↑ "EBLC: Israel Announces Roster for Turku". Retrieved 18 Jun 2018.
External links
- Federation of International Lacrosse official website
- 2017 EBLC official website
- 2017 EBLC Stats
- 2022 EBLC official website
- 2022 EBLC Stats
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