European Lacrosse Championships

The European Lacrosse Championships began in 1995, the same year as the founding of the European Lacrosse Federation (ELF), to determine the best national lacrosse team of Europe. The men's tournament was held that first year, with the women following in 1996. Through 2001, the Championships were annual events. Since 2004 the men's tournament has been held every four years. The women have played in 2003, 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2015.

Men's competition

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Finals

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Year Host Final Third place match
Champions Score Runners-up Third place Score Fourth place
1995
Details
Czech Republic
Prague

England
8–6
Czech Republic

Wales
12–4
Scotland
1996
Details
Germany
Düsseldorf

England
8–6
Czech Republic

Scotland

Wales
1997
Details
Sweden
Stockholm

England
9–7
Czech Republic

Sweden

Wales
1999
Details
England
Manchester

England
12–9
Germany

Scotland
8–6
Czech Republic
2000
Details
Scotland
Glasgow

England
11–7
Germany

Scotland
9–8
Czech Republic
2001
Details
Wales
Penarth

Germany
16–8
England

Czech Republic
16–11
Scotland
2004
Details
Czech Republic
Prague

England
7–6
Germany

Scotland
12–10
Sweden
2008
Details
Finland
Lahti

England
14–4
Netherlands

Germany
9–8
Sweden
2012
Details
Netherlands
Amsterdam

England
15–5
Ireland

Sweden
11–10
Netherlands
2016
Details
Hungary
Budapest

England
7–6
Israel

Finland
12–4
Wales
2020
Details
Poland
Wrocław

Performances by team

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Team 1995
Czech Republic
(6)
1996
Germany
(6)
1997
Sweden
(6)
1999
England
(6)
2000
Scotland
(6)
2001
Wales
(6)
2004
Czech Republic
(12)
2008
Finland
(18)
2012
Netherlands
(17)
2016
Hungary
(24)
2020
Poland
(29)
 Austria 15th 18th
 Belgium 15th 15th
 Croatia
 Czech Republic 2nd 2nd 2nd 4th 4th 3rd 5th 8th 9th 10th
 Denmark 10th 10th 19th
 England 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 2nd 1st 1st 1st 1st
 Finland 8th 5th 7th 3rd
 France 17th 16th 22nd
 Germany 6th 6th 5th 2nd 2nd 1st 2nd 3rd 5th 5th
 Hungary 17th
 Ireland 6th 7th 6th 2nd 11th
 Israel 8th 2nd
 Italy 11th 18th 13th 20th
 Latvia 12th 11th 9th
 Luxembourg
 Netherlands 9th 2nd 4th 7th
 Norway 14th 14th 12th
 Poland 14th
 Portugal
 Russia 16th
 Scotland 4th 3rd 6th 3rd 3rd 4th 3rd 9th 6th 8th
 Slovakia 12th 12th 21st
 Slovenia 23rd
 Spain 13th 17th 18th
 Sweden 5th 5th 3rd 6th 5th 4th 4th 3rd 13th
  Switzerland 16th 11th 6th
 Turkey
 Ukraine
 Wales 3rd 4th 4th 5th 6th 5th 6th 7th 10th 4th

Women's competition

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Finals

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Year Host Final Third Place Match
Champion Score Second Place Third Place Score Fourth Place
1996
Details
Germany
Düsseldorf

England

Wales

Scotland

Czech Republic
1997
Details
Sweden
Stockholm

England

Wales

Czech Republic

Sweden
1998
Details
Czech Republic
Prague

Scotland

England

Wales

Czech Republic
1999
Details
England
Manchester

Wales
9–7
England

Czech Republic
12–7
Germany
2000
Details
Scotland
Glasgow

England

Wales

Scotland

Czech Republic
2003
Details
Germany
Göttingen

England
13–2
Scotland

Czech Republic
9–4
Germany
2004
Details
Czech Republic
Prague

Wales
6–5
Scotland

England
10–9
Czech Republic
2008
Details
Finland
Lahti

Wales

England

Scotland

Ireland
2012
Details
Netherlands
Amsterdam

England
11–5
Wales

Scotland
12–7
Germany
2015
Details
Czech Republic
Nymburk

England
11–8
Wales

Scotland
10–9
Israel
2019
Details
Israel
Netanya

England
10–7
Israel

Wales
13–8
Czech Republic
2024 Portugal
Braga
England 12-5 Israel Scotland 9-7 Wales

Performance by team

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Team 1996
Germany
(5)
1997
Sweden
(6)
1998
Czech Republic
(5)
1999
England
(6)
2000
Scotland
(5)
2003
Germany
(6)
2004
Czech Republic
(8)
2008
Finland
(10)
2012
Netherlands
(12)
2015
Czech Republic
(17)
2019
Israel
(19)
2024

(19)

 Austria 8th 10th 10th 11th 18th
 Belgium 16th 17th
 Czech Republic 4th 3rd 4th 3rd 4th 3rd 4th 5th 5th 7th 4th 7th
 Denmark 8th
 England 1st 1st 2nd 2nd 1st 1st 3rd 2nd 1st 1st 1st 1st
 Finland 9th 9th 11th 16th 16th
 Germany 5th 5th 5th 4th 5th 4th 5th 6th 4th 6th 6th 6th
Germany Germany B 6th
 Ireland 4th 8th 5th 7th 5th
 Israel 4th 2nd 2nd
 Italy 9th 13th 8th
 Latvia 12th 8th 9th 9th
 Netherlands 10th 7th 13th 8th 10th
 Norway 15th 10th 15th
Poland 13th
Portugal 19th
 Scotland 3rd 6th 1st 5th 3rd 2nd 2nd 3rd 3rd 3rd 5th 3rd
Scotland Scotland B 5th 6th
 Spain 17th 15th 14th
 Sweden 4th 6th 7th 6th 14th 14th 11th
 Switzerland 11th 12th 12th 12th
Wales Wales 2nd 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 1st 1st 2nd 2nd 3rd 4th
Wales Wales B 7th
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2003 2004 2008 2012 2015 2019

References

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  • "European Championships". Inside Lacrosse. Archived from the original on 2006-08-28. Retrieved 2006-09-28.
  • "European Championship Rankings". European Lacrosse Federation. Archived from the original on 2009-09-18. Retrieved 2009-10-01.