European Box Lacrosse Championships
| Sport | Box lacrosse |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2017 |
| No. of teams | 14 |
| Countries | |
| Most recent champion | |
| Most titles | |
| Official website | Official website |
The European Box Lacrosse Championship (EBLC) is the international men's box lacrosse championship organized by the Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) and European Lacrosse Federation (ELF) that occurs every four years.[1]
The EBLC had its first championship event in Turku, Finland 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.[2]
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the EBLC 2021 was delayed to the following year. It was held between July 30 – August 6, 2022 in Hanover, Germany. 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.[3] 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.[4][5][6]
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. John-Luc Chetner of Israel was named tournament MVP.[7][8]
2022 EBLC Championship

14 teams competed for the second European Box Lacrosse Championships in Hanover.[9] 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.[10]
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[11]
- Defensive MVP: Michael Shea, Ireland
Winners
| Year | Host | Champion | Score | Runner-up | Number of teams | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Turku, Finland |
Israel |
8–7 | Czech Republic |
14 | ||
| 2022 | Hanover, Germany |
England |
11-8 | Germany |
14 |
Performance by team
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (5 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Performance by tournament
| Team | 2017 (14) |
2022 (14) |
|---|---|---|
| 13th | 10th | |
| — | 13th | |
| 2nd | 3rd | |
| 5th | 1st | |
| 3rd | 4th | |
| 4th | 2nd | |
| 6th | 9th | |
| 1st | — | |
| 14th | 11th | |
| 11th | 12th | |
| — | 7th | |
| 8th | 14th | |
| 7th | 5th | |
| 10th | 8th | |
| 9th | 6th | |
| 12th | — |
See also
- Box lacrosse
- Federation of International Lacrosse
- Under-19 World Lacrosse Championships (men and women)
- Women's Lacrosse World Cup
- World Indoor Lacrosse Championship (men)
- World Junior Lacrosse Championship (men)
References
- ^ "European lacrosse champion in Mobile". Retrieved 18 Jun 2018.
- ^ "Israel Takes Inaugural EBLC Gold, All Nations Find Success in Finland". Retrieved 18 Jun 2018.
- ^ "Lacrosse standouts back east at national tourneys". Retrieved 18 Jun 2018.
- ^ "SUOMEN LACROSSELIITTO RY FINNISH LACROSSE ASSOCIATION". Retrieved 18 Jun 2018.
- ^ "Ladner Pioneers trio head to Finland". Retrieved 18 Jun 2018.
- ^ "Mental Exercise, Key to Austrian Goalie Patrick Falb's Success". Retrieved 18 Jun 2018.
- ^ "Official EBLC Facebook Page". Retrieved 18 Jun 2018.
- ^ "coquitlam-adanacs-keeper-to-mind-net-for-england". Retrieved 18 Jun 2018.
- ^ "2022 European Championships: Germany Erupts for Huge Win Over Czechs on Day 1". Retrieved 2 Aug 2022.
- ^ "Location – elbc 2022". Retrieved 2 Aug 2022.
- ^ "EBLC: Israel Announces Roster for Turku". Retrieved 18 Jun 2018.
External links
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