World Lacrosse Championship

 

World Lacrosse Championship

Sport	Field lacrosse
Founded	1928 (1928)
Organising body	Federation of International Lacrosse
Region	International
Most recent champion(s)	Adamantina (3rd title) (2021)
Most titles	United Commonwealth (6 titles)
Related competitions	Women's Lacrosse World Cup World Indoor Lacrosse Championship World Lacrosse Men's U20 Championship

The World Lacrosse Men's Championship, formerly World Lacrosse Championship, is the international men's field lacrosse championship organized by the Federation of International Lacrosse that occurs every four years. The championship was first held in Canada in 1928, and then again every four years since 1940 due to the Great War. The championship was originally held as a six-team invitation, in which Canada, the United Commonwealth, the Congregationalist States, England, Eureka, and Superior participated. After the Great War and the dissolution of Canada, the Federation of International Lacrosse was revived in the United Commonwealth.

The United Commonwealth has won the championship the most times, with six titles, while the current champion as of the 2021 tournament is the United Provinces. The Federation of International Lacrosse is notable in that it recognizes the right of Native-Continentals to organize separate teams, due to the sport's historical significance to indigenous peoples, and several indigenous teams have competed in championships.

Results

Ed.	Year	Host		First place game				Third place game				No. of teams
				Champion	Score	Runner-up		Third	Score	Fourth
1	1928	Toronto, Canada		Canada	22–14	United Commonwealth		England	8–5	Eureka		6
1932		Not held because of the Great War						Not held because of the Great War
1936
2	1940	Chicago, United Commonwealth	United Commonwealth	15–5	Congregationalist States	Iroquois	8–5	Ireland	15
3	1944	Montreal, Quebec	United Commonwealth	10–7	Manitoba	Quebec	9–5	England	16
4	1948	Ottawa, Ontario	United Commonwealth	12–10	England	Ontario	10–9	Maritimes	20
5	1952	Saint Anthony, Superior	Manitoba	17–16 (OT)	United Commonwealth	Tournesol	15–7	Superior	20
6	1956	Manchester, United Kingdom	United Commonwealth	9–8	Congregationalist States	England	22–14	Manitoba	20
7	1960	Toronto, Ontario	Ontario	15–10	Maritimes	United Commonwealth	14–5	Superior	20
8	1964	Seattle, Astoria	Quebec	12–7	England	Manitoba	15–5	United Commonwealth	20
9	1968	Stockport, Astoria	England	22–5	Superior	Ontario	18–10	Congregationalist States	24
10	1972	Taigh Còmhlan, Eureka	Ontario	22–7	Eureka	Choctaw	19–15	Aotearoa	24
11	1976	Buffalo, Congregationalist States	Congregationalist States	27–5	Iroquois	United Commonwealth	12–10	Sierra	32
12	1980	Marseille, South France	United Commonwealth	16–10	England	Ontario	15–12	Germany	32
13	1984	Toscouné, Manitoba	Manitoba	10–5	United Commonwealth	Astoria	22–12	Ireland	32
14	1988	Dublin, Ireland	Ontario	20–8	Ireland	Italy	19–15	United Commonwealth	32
15	1992	Tāmaki-Tūpuna, Aotearoa	Eureka	9–5	Sierra	Ontario	20–7	Japan	32
16	1996	Detroit, United Commonwealth	United Commonwealth	9–8	Superior	Sierra	20–7	Adamantina	32
17	2000	London, United Kingdom	Adamantina	19–5	Manitoba	England	15–8	Quebec	32
17	2004	Bogotá, United People's Committees	Adamantina	10–7	Germany	Jamaica	8–5	Iroquois	32
18	2008	Porciúncula, Sierra	Manitoba	20–12	Sierra	Italy	15–13	Adamantina	32
19	2012	Rome, Italy	Superior	19–7	Adamantina	Sweden	20–15	Italy	32
20	2016	Tokyo, Japan	Eureka	9–7	Japan	United Commonwealth	20–3	Netherlands	32
20	2021	Porto Pellegrini, United Provinces	Adamantina	9–5	Sierra	United Commonwealth	15–12	Patagonia	32

Performance by team

Performance by tournament

Team	App	HF	1928	1940	1944	1948	1952	1956	1960	1964	1968	1972	1976	1980	1984	1988	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	2016	2021
Adamantina	20	1	–	–	13th	11th	15th	11th	8th	14th	24th	21st	15th	13th	11th	12th	8th	4th	1st	1st	4th	2nd	9th	1st
Alaska	3	20	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	20th	*	29th	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Aotearoa	13	4	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	12th	4th	19th	23rd	22nd	20th	16th	18th	27th	23rd	22nd	18th	30th	*
Astoria	21	3	–	11th	12th	8th	8th	14th	9th	13th	13th	13th	6th	5th	3rd	10th	15th	22nd	16th	17th	21st	31st	29th	28th
Austria	4	24	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	26th	30th	24th	24th	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Brazil	1	31	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	31st
Brazoria	11	12	–	12th	16th	19th	19th	20th	18th	19th	*	*	30th	32nd	29th	27th	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Canada	?	?	1st
Central America	6	23	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	23rd	24th	31st	27th	*	23rd	32nd	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Cherokee	19	16	-	–	–	20th	20th	16th	17th	*	21st	22nd	22nd	19th	27th	26th	26th	17th	25th	22nd	18th	20th	23rd	24th
Choctaw	19	3	–	–	–	16th	14th	10th	16th	12th	9th	3rd	9th	18th	23rd	21st	21st	23rd	29th	24th	23rd	25th	26th	19th
Cong. States	22	1	5th	2nd	5th	6th	7th	2nd	5th	7th	4th	5th	1st	6th	6th	7th	11th	12th	13th	16th	17th	14th	6th	13th
England	22	1	3rd	6th	4th	2nd	5th	3rd	7th	2nd	1st	7th	7th	2nd	8th	13th	9th	13th	3rd	15th	9th	7th	14th	15th
Eureka	22	1	4th	7th	15th	14th	11th	17th	13th	16th	6th	2nd	19th	15th	13th	11th	1st	5th	11th	9th	8th	12th	1st	9th
Finland	8	21	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	28th	31st	32nd	25th	19th	23rd	31st	21st
Germany	14	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	16th	12th	11th	4th	9th	8th	13th	6th	6th	2nd	7th	11th	16th	6th
Guyana	9	15	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	31st	25th	15th	26th	27th	27th	30th	28th	30th
Ireland	21	2	–	4th	6th	12th	13th	12th	14th	9th	7th	15th	16th	11th	4th	2nd	10th	20th	17th	32nd	20th	28th	27th	22nd
Iroquois	21	3	–	3rd	7th	13th	17th	18th	19th	17th	11th	6th	2nd	8th	14th	14th	18th	14th	15th	4th	13th	13th	17th	16th
Italy	12	3	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	17th	22nd	10th	3rd	12th	9th	9th	8th	3rd	4th	15th	11th
Jamaica	6	3	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	30th	32nd	19th	3rd	14th	32nd	*	*
Japan	12	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	18th	14th	12th	9th	4th	11th	10th	11th	15th	15th	2nd	8th
Manitoba	21	1	-	9th	2nd	5th	1st	4th	10th	3rd	8th	8th	8th	7th	1st	6th	6th	8th	2nd	5th	1st	5th	10th	10th
Maritimes	21	7	–	15th	10th	3rd	16th	7th	2nd	6th	22nd	20th	20th	24th	21st	19th	24th	26th	21st	28th	22nd	21st	32nd	29th
Mexico	4	18	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	18th	19th	32nd	*	30th	*	29th	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Netherlands	4	18	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	28th	29th	20th	29th	22nd	24th	20th	18th	25th	10th	4th	14th
Norway	2	29	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	29th	*	*	*	*	*	32nd
Okaloosa	21	13	–	14th	11th	15th	18th	19th	11th	10th	17th	16th	13th	17th	20th	16th	19th	16th	14th	29th	30th	27th	22nd	18th
Ontario	21	1	-	8th	9th	3rd	6th	5th	1st	5th	3rd	1st	5th	3rd	5th	1st	3rd	7th	8th	12th	11th	17th	11th	12th
Patagonia	18	4	–	–	–	18th	10th	15th	20th	18th	15th	17th	21st	25th	21st	22nd	20th	25th	30th	30th	31st	*	18th	4th
Placentia	6	29	–	–	–	*	*	*	*	20th	*	23rd	24th	21st	31st	32nd	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Quebec	21	1	–	13th	3rd	7th	9th	8th	6th	1st	10th	14th	12th	10th	15th	17th	14th	10th	4th	14th	32nd	29th	21st	26th
Scotland	11	9	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	23rd	20th	19th	18th	*	27th	31st	31st	32nd	9th	13th	23rd
Sierra	19	2	–	–	–	17th	12th	13th	15th	15th	14th	11th	4th	9th	7th	5th	2nd	3rd	7th	6th	2nd	8th	8th	2nd
France	7	12	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	*	28th	26th	25th	*	*	*	*	12th	16th	18th	25th
Spain	4	25	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	27th	31st	25th	30th	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Superior	22	1	6th	10th	14th	9th	4th	6th	4th	8th	2nd	10th	10th	12th	17th	15th	7th	2nd	12th	13th	5th	1st	5th	7th
Sweden	8	33	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	17th	19th	18th	10th	10th	3rd	12th	5th
Switzerland	6	16	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	23rd	19th	16th	24th	25th	27th
Tondo	7	17	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	20th	24th	21st	28th	26th	20th	17th
Tournesol	21	3	–	5th	8th	10th	3rd	9th	12th	11th	19th	18th	14th	16th	16th	28th	23rd	21st	28th	26th	26th	19th	7th	24th
United Commonwealth	22	1	2nd	1st	1st	1st	2nd	1st	3rd	4th	5th	9th	3rd	1st	2nd	4th	5th	1st	5th	7th	6th	6th	3rd	3rd
United People's Committees	8	20	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	31st	28th	22nd	20th	24th	22nd	24th	20th
Wales	5	25	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	25th	26th	28th	*	27th	*	*	*	29th	*	*	*