List of national lacrosse governing bodies

This is a list of nations that are represented by lacrosse national governing bodies. This list indicates which countries have participated in the five international lacrosse competitions sponsored by World Lacrosse, which oversees international lacrosse.[1]

Table key

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WLC
World Lacrosse Championship
WILC
World Indoor Lacrosse Championship
WWC
Women's Lacrosse World Cup
M U-19
Men's Under-19 World Lacrosse Championships
W U-19
Women's Under-19 World Lacrosse Championships

World Lacrosse members

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Organizing body Country Established or Joined WLC WILC WWC M U-19 W U-19 Website
Argentina Lacrosse Association   2002 [2]
Australian Lacrosse Association   1974 [3]
Austrian Lacrosse Association   2005 [4]
Barbados Lacrosse   2019
Belgian Lacrosse Federation   2009 [5]
Bermuda Lacrosse Association   2002 [6]
Bulgarian Lacrosse Federation   2006 [7]
Canadian Lacrosse Association   1867 [8]
Chile Lacrosse   2010 [9]
China Lacrosse Association   2009 [10]
Colombia Lacrosse Association   2013 [11]
Costa Rica Lacrosse Sporting Association   2008 [12]
Croatia Lacrosse Association   2016 [13]
Czech Lacrosse Union   1992 [14]
Danish Lacrosse Federation   2003 [15]
Dominican Republic Lacrosse   2020 [16]
Ecuador Lacrosse Association   2018 [17]
England Lacrosse   1892 [18]
Estonian Lacrosse   2013 [19]
Finnish Lacrosse Association   2001 [20]
France Lacrosse Association   2008 [21]
German Lacrosse Association   1994 [22]
Ghana Lacrosse   2019
Greece Lacrosse Association   2017 [23]
Associación Manos Amigas Guatemala   2010 [24]
Haitian Federation of Lacrosse   2016 [25]
Haudenosaunee Nationals   1983 [26]
Hong Kong Lacrosse Association   1993 [27]
Hungarian Lacrosse Federation   2010 [28]
Ireland Lacrosse   1879 [29]
Israel Lacrosse   2010 [30]
Italian Lacrosse Federation   2004 [31]
Jamaica Lacrosse Association   2013 [32]
Japanese Lacrosse Association   1987 [33]
Kenya Lacrosse Association   2016
Korea Lacrosse Association   1997 [34]
Latvian Lacrosse Federation   2003 [35]
Luxembourg Lacrosse Federation   2016 [36]
Malaysia Lacrosse Association   2014
Mexico Lacrosse Federation   2009 [37]
Dutch Lacrosse Association   2003 [38]
New Zealand Lacrosse   2000 [39]
Norwegian Lacrosse Federation   2007 [40]
Pakistan Lacrosse Federation   2024
Panama Lacrosse Association   2020 [41]
Peru Lacrosse   2012
Philippines Lacrosse Association   2012 [42]
Polish Lacrosse Federation   2011 [43]
Portuguese Lacrosse Association   2009 [44]
Puerto Rico Lacrosse   2016 [45]
Qatar Lacrosse Association   2017
Russian Lacrosse   2011 [46]
Lacrosse Scotland   1926 [47]
Serbian Lacrosse Federation   2010 [48]
Singapore Lacrosse Association   2012 [49]
Slovak Lacrosse Federation   2003 [50]
Slovenia Lacrosse Association   2005 [51]
Spain Lacrosse   2004 [52]
Sweden Lacrosse   1994 [53]
Swiss Lacrosse   2008 [54]
Taiwan Lacrosse Association   2014 [55]
Thailand Lacrosse Association   2010 [56]
Turkey Lacrosse Association   2009 [57]
Uganda Lacrosse   2010 [58]
Ukrainian Lacrosse Association   2018
US Lacrosse   1998 [59]
US Virgin Islands Lacrosse Association   2020
Uzbekistan Lacrosse   2023
Welsh Lacrosse Association   1930 [60]

Source: [61]

Independent national organizing bodies

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Organizing body Country Website
Lacrosse Association of India   [62]

References

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  • "World Championships". 2010 FIL World Lacrosse Championships. Archived from the original on 2010-02-20. Retrieved 2010-04-10.
  • "2007 World Indoor Lacrosse Championships". Inside Lacrosse. Archived from the original on February 17, 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-08.
  • "World Cup History at a Glance". Czech Women’s Lacrosse. Archived from the original on 2009-02-27. Retrieved 2009-02-25.
  • "2008 Under-19 World Lacrosse Championships". International Lacrosse Federation. Retrieved 2009-03-10.
  • "Trent University Athletics Announces 2007 U-19 World Field Lacrosse Championships to be hosted at Trent University in Peterborough, Ontario". Trent University. July 19, 2005. Retrieved 2009-04-08.

Notes

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  1. ^ Weaver, John (September 4, 2008). "Men's and women's international lacrosse groups merge". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved November 11, 2017.
  2. ^ "Argentina Lacrosse Association". Archived from the original on August 19, 2016. Retrieved November 11, 2017.
  3. ^ "Australian Lacrosse Association". Retrieved November 11, 2017.
  4. ^ "Austrian Lacrosse Association" (in German). Retrieved November 11, 2017.
  5. ^ "Belgian Lacrosse Federation". Retrieved November 11, 2017.
  6. ^ "Bermuda Lacrosse Association". Retrieved November 11, 2017.
  7. ^ "Bulgarian Lacrosse Federation". Retrieved November 11, 2017.
  8. ^ "Canadian Lacrosse Association". Retrieved November 11, 2017.
  9. ^ "Chile Lacrosse" (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  10. ^ "China Lacrosse Association". Retrieved November 11, 2017.
  11. ^ "Colombia Lacrosse Association". Retrieved November 11, 2017.
  12. ^ "Lacrosse Costa Rica". Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  13. ^ "Croatia Lacrosse Association". Retrieved November 11, 2017.
  14. ^ "Czech Lacrosse Union" (in Czech). Retrieved November 11, 2017.
  15. ^ "Danish Lacrosse Federation". Retrieved November 11, 2017.
  16. ^ "Dominican Lacrosse". Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  17. ^ "Ecuador Lacrosse". Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  18. ^ "England Lacrosse". Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  19. ^ "Estonian Lacrosse".
  20. ^ "Finnish Lacrosse Association". Retrieved November 11, 2017.
  21. ^ "French Lacrosse Association". Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  22. ^ "German Lacrosse Association" (in German). Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  23. ^ "Greece Lacrosse Association". Retrieved November 11, 2017.
  24. ^ "AMA Guatemala". Retrieved November 11, 2017.
  25. ^ "Haitian Federation of Lacrosse". Retrieved November 11, 2017.
  26. ^ "Haudenosaunee Nationals Lacrosse". Retrieved November 27, 2023.
  27. ^ "Hong Kong Lacrosse Association". Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  28. ^ "Hungarian Lacrosse Federation". Retrieved November 11, 2017.
  29. ^ "Ireland Lacrosse". Retrieved November 11, 2017.
  30. ^ "Israel Lacrosse". Retrieved November 11, 2017.
  31. ^ "Italian Lacrosse Federation" (in Italian). Retrieved November 12, 2017.
  32. ^ "Jamaica Lacrosse Association". Retrieved November 12, 2017.
  33. ^ "Japanese Lacrosse Association". Retrieved November 12, 2017.
  34. ^ "Korea Lacrosse Association" (in Korean). Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  35. ^ "Latvian Lacrosse Federation". Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  36. ^ "Luxembourg Lacrosse Federation". Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  37. ^ "Mexico Lacrosse".
  38. ^ "Dutch Lacrosse Association" (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  39. ^ "New Zealand Amateur Lacrosse Union". Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  40. ^ "Norwegian Lacrosse" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  41. ^ "Panama Lacrosse Association". Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  42. ^ "Philippines Lacrosse Association". Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  43. ^ "Poland Lacrosse Federation" (in Polish). Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  44. ^ "Portuguese Lacrosse Association" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  45. ^ "Puerto Rico Lacrosse". Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  46. ^ "Russian Lacrosse". Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  47. ^ "Lacrosse Scotland". Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  48. ^ "Serbian National Lacrosse Team". Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  49. ^ "Singapore Lacrosse Association". Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  50. ^ "Slovak Lacrosse Association". Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  51. ^ "Slovenia Lacrosse Association" (in Slovenian). Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  52. ^ "Spain Lacrosse" (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  53. ^ "Sweden Lacrosse" (in Swedish). Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  54. ^ "Swiss Lacrosse Federation". Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  55. ^ "Taiwan Lacrosse Association". Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  56. ^ "Thailand Lacrosse Association". Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  57. ^ "Turkey Lacrosse Association". Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  58. ^ "Uganda Lacrosse". Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  59. ^ "US Lacrosse". Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  60. ^ "Welsh Lacrosse Association".
  61. ^ "World Lacrosse Members". World Lacrosse. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  62. ^ "Lacrosse Association of India". Retrieved November 12, 2017.