European Box Lacrosse Championships
SportBox lacrosse
Founded2017
No. of teams14
Countries Austria
 Belgium
 Czech Republic
 England
 Finland
 Germany
 Ireland
 Netherlands
 Poland
 Scotland
 Serbia
 Slovakia
 Sweden
  Switzerland
Most recent
champion(s)		 England (1st title)
Most titles England (1 title)
 Israel (1 title)
Official websiteOfficial website
Current sports event 2022 European Box Lacrosse Championship

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

Logo of the EBLC 2017 in Turku
Logo of the European Box Lacrosse Championship 2017 in Turku

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

Logo of the EBLC 2022 in Hanover
Logo of the European Box Lacrosse Championship 2017 in Hanover

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

Winners

Year Host Champion Score Runner-up Number of teams
2017 Finland
Turku, Finland
Israel		 8–7
Czech Republic		 14
2022 Germany
Hanover, Germany
England		 11-8
Germany		 14

Performance by team

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 England1001
 Israel1001
3 Czech Republic0112
4 Germany0101
5 Finland0011
Totals (5 entries)2226

Performance by tournament

Team 2017
Finland
(14)		 2022
Germany
(14)
 Austria13th10th
 Belgium—13th
 Czech Republic2nd3rd
 England5th1st
 Finland3rd4th
 Germany4th2nd
 Ireland6th9th
 Israel1st—
 Netherlands14th11th
 Poland11th12th
 Scotland—7th
 Serbia8th14th
 Slovakia7th5th
 Sweden10th8th
  Switzerland9th6th
 Turkey12th—

See also

References

  1. ↑ "European lacrosse champion in Mobile". Retrieved 18 Jun 2018.
  2. ↑ "Israel Takes Inaugural EBLC Gold, All Nations Find Success in Finland". Retrieved 18 Jun 2018.
  3. ↑ "Lacrosse standouts back east at national tourneys". Retrieved 18 Jun 2018.
  4. ↑ "SUOMEN LACROSSELIITTO RY FINNISH LACROSSE ASSOCIATION". Retrieved 18 Jun 2018.
  5. ↑ "Ladner Pioneers trio head to Finland". Retrieved 18 Jun 2018.
  6. ↑ "Mental Exercise, Key to Austrian Goalie Patrick Falb's Success". Retrieved 18 Jun 2018.
  7. ↑ "Official EBLC Facebook Page". Retrieved 18 Jun 2018.
  8. ↑ "coquitlam-adanacs-keeper-to-mind-net-for-england". Retrieved 18 Jun 2018.
  9. ↑ "2022 European Championships: Germany Erupts for Huge Win Over Czechs on Day 1". Retrieved 2 Aug 2022.
  10. ↑ "Location – elbc 2022". Retrieved 2 Aug 2022.
  11. ↑ "EBLC: Israel Announces Roster for Turku". Retrieved 18 Jun 2018.
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