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

Source: [61]

Independent national organizing bodies

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Organizing body Country Website
Lacrosse Association of India 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.