The European Box Lacrosse Championship (EBLC) is the international men's
box lacrosse
Box lacrosse, also known as boxla, box, or indoor lacrosse, is an indoor version of lacrosse played mostly in North America. The game originated in Canada in the 1930s, where it is more popular than field lacrosse. Lacrosse is Canada's official ...
championship organized by the
Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) and
European Lacrosse Federation
European Lacrosse Federation (ELF) is the sport governing body of men and women's lacrosse in Europe. It was founded in 1995 by the Czech Republic, Scotland, England, Sweden, Germany, and Wales. There are currently 34 member nations.
Overview
The ...
(ELF) that occurs every four years.
The EBLC had its first championship event in
Turku
Turku ( ; ; sv, Åbo, ) is a city and former capital on the southwest coast of Finland at the mouth of the Aura River, in the region of Finland Proper (''Varsinais-Suomi'') and the former Turku and Pori Province (''Turun ja Porin lääni''; ...
,
Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...
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.
Due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
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, the EBLC 2021 was delayed to the following year. It was held between July 30 – August 6, 2022 in
Hanover
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,
Germany
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. Official sources preferred using the german way of spelling Hanover as "Hannover".
Editions
2017 EBLC Championship
.
14 teams competed for the first ever European Box Lacrosse Championships in Turku. 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.
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
Turku ( ; ; sv, Åbo, ) is a city and former capital on the southwest coast of Finland at the mouth of the Aura River, in the region of Finland Proper (''Varsinais-Suomi'') and the former Turku and Pori Province (''Turun ja Porin lääni''; ...
.
John-Luc Chetner of Israel was named tournament MVP.
2022 EBLC Championship
.
14 teams competed for the second European Box Lacrosse Championships in Hanover. 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.
Group A
Belgium, Finland, Serbia, Sweden.
Group B
Czech Republic, Germany, Poland, Slovakia.
Group C
Austria, Netherlands, Switzerland.
Group D
England, Ireland, Scotland.
Awards
2017
*Top Scorer:
John-Luc Chetner,
Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
*Defensive MVP:
Michael Shea,
Ireland
Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...
Winners
Performance by team
Medal table
Performance by tournament
See also
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Federation of International Lacrosse
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Women's Lacrosse World Cup
The World Lacrosse Women's World Championship (WLWWC), formerly known as the Women's Lacrosse World Cup (WLWC), the international championship of women's lacrosse, is held every four years. From its inception in 1982, it was sponsored by the gov ...
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Under-19 World Lacrosse Championships The Under-19 World Lacrosse Championships (U-19) are held separately for men and women every four years to award world championships for the under-19 age group in men's lacrosse and women's lacrosse. The tournaments are sanctioned by World Lacrosse ...
(men and women)
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World Indoor Lacrosse Championship
The World Box Lacrosse Championship (WBLC), formerly known as the World Indoor Lacrosse Championship (WILC), is an international box lacrosse tournament sponsored by World Lacrosse that is held every four years. Since the first tournament in 2003, ...
(men)
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World Junior Lacrosse Championship The IIJL World Junior Lacrosse Championship (WJLC) is an annual independent international box lacrosse championship for players aged 20 and under.
History
The first formal Junior competition was held in 2015 in Six Nations, ON. Originally, the Ju ...
(men)
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Box lacrosse
Box lacrosse, also known as boxla, box, or indoor lacrosse, is an indoor version of lacrosse played mostly in North America. The game originated in Canada in the 1930s, where it is more popular than field lacrosse. Lacrosse is Canada's official ...
References
External links
Federation of International Lacrosse official website2017 EBLC official website2017 EBLC Stats2022 EBLC official website2022 EBLC Stats
{{European championships
European Lacrosse Championships
Recurring sporting events established in 2017