List of national lacrosse organizations

This is a list of nations that are represented by lacrosse national governing bodies. This list indicates which countries have participated in the various international lacrosse competition sponsored by the Federation of International Lacrosse. The Federation of International Lacrosse oversees international lacrosse.[1]

Contents

Table key

WLC
 Participant in the World Lacrosse Championships
WILC
 Participant in the World Indoor Lacrosse Championships
WWC
 Participant in the Women's Lacrosse World Cup
M U-19
 Participant in the Men's Under-19 World Lacrosse Championships
W U-19
 Participant in the Women's Under-19 World Lacrosse Championships
‡
 Denotes nation is an Associate Member of the Federation of International Lacrosse[2]

Federation of International Lacrosse members

Organizing body Country Established WLCa[›] WILCb[›] WWCc[›] M U-19d[›] W U-19e[›] Ref
Lacrosse Argentina ‡ • [3]
Australian Lacrosse Association 2007 • • • • • [4]
Austrian Lacrosse Association • • [5]
Belgian Lacrosse Federation 2009‡ [6]
Bermuda Lacrosse Association 2002 • • [7]
Bulgarian Lacrosse Federation 2006 [8]
Canadian Lacrosse Association 1867 • • • • • [9]
Costa Rica Lacrosse Sporting Association ‡
Czech Lacrosse Union • • • • [10]
Danish Lacrosse Federation • • [11]
English Lacrosse Association 1997 • • • • • [12]
Finnish Lacrosse Association 2001 • • [13]
French Lacrosse Association ‡ • [14]
German Lacrosse Association 1994 • • • • [15]
Hong Kong Lacrosse Association • [16]
Irish Lacrosse Foundation • • • [17]
Iroquois Nationals (men)
Haudenosaunee (women)		 1990/2008 • • • • [18][19]
Italian Federation of Lacrosse • [20]
Japanese Lacrosse Association • • • • [21]
Korean Lacrosse Association • • • [22]
Latvian Lacrosse Federation • [23]
Mexico Lacrosse ‡ • [24]
Nederland Lacrosse Bond 2003 • • [25]
New Zealand Lacrosse Association 2000 • • • [26]
Norwegian Lacrosse ‡ • [27]
Poland Lacrosse ‡ • [28]
Portugal Lacrosse ‡ [29]
Lacrosse Scotland • • • • • [30]
Slovak Lacrosse Association • [31]
Slovenian Lacrosse Association ‡ [32]
Spanish Lacrosse Association • [33]
Swedish Lacrosse Association • [34]
Swiss Lacrosse Federation ‡ • [35]
US Lacrosse 1998 • • • • • [36]
Welsh Lacrosse Association • • • • [37]

Independent national organizing bodies

Organizing body Country Ref
Beijing Lacrosse Development Committee [38]
Indian National Lacrosse Federation [39]

References

General references

^ a: "World Championships". 2010 FIL World Lacrosse Championships. http://2010worldlacrosse.com/world_championships. Retrieved 2010-04-10. 
^ b: "2007 World Indoor Lacrosse Championships". Inside Lacrosse. http://www.insidelacrosse.com/page.cfm?PageRID=126814. Retrieved 2009-04-08. 
^ c: "World Cup History at a Glance". Czech Women’s Lacrosse. http://www.lacrosseworldcup2009.com/index.php/en/home/about/wc-history-review.html. Retrieved 2009-02-25. 
^ d: "2008 Under-19 World Lacrosse Championships". International Lacrosse Federation. http://www.2008worldlax.com/. Retrieved 2009-03-10. 
^ e: "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. http://www.trentu.ca/news/pressreleases/050719lacrosse.htm. Retrieved 2009-04-08. 

Inline citations
  1. ^ Logue, Brian (August 13, 2008). "ILF, IFWLA Merge to Form FIL". US Lacrosse. Lacrosse Magazine. http://laxmagazine.cstv.com/sports/s-inter/spec-rel/081308aae.html. Retrieved 2008-11-13. 
  2. ^ "Member nations". International Committee for Lacrosse Development. http://www.icfld.com/. Retrieved 2009-04-08. 
  3. ^ "Official website". Lacrosse Argentina (Spanish). http://www.lacrosseargentina.tk. Retrieved 2009-04-07. 
  4. ^ "Official website". Australian Lacrosse Association. http://www.lacrosse.com.au. Retrieved 2009-06-24. 
  5. ^ "Official website". Austrian Lacrosse Association (German). http://www.oelaxv.com. Retrieved 2009-04-07. 
  6. ^ "Official website". Belgian Lacrosse Federation. http://belgiumlacrosse.be/. Retrieved 2010-04-10. 
  7. ^ "Official website". Bermuda Lacrosse Association. http://bermudalacrosse.com. Retrieved 2009-04-07. 
  8. ^ "Official website". Bulgarian Lacrosse Federation. http://bulgarianlacrosse.org/. Retrieved 2009-04-07. 
  9. ^ "Official website". Canadian Lacrosse Association. http://www.lacrosse.ca/default.aspx?cid=71&lang=1. Retrieved 2009-04-07. 
  10. ^ "Official website". Czech Lacrosse Union (Czech). http://www.lacrosse.cz/default.aspx?cid=71&lang=1. Retrieved 2009-04-07. 
  11. ^ "Official website". Danish Lacrosse Federation. http://www.danishlacrosse.com. Retrieved 2009-04-07. 
  12. ^ "Official website". English Lacrosse Association. http://www.englishlacrosse.co.uk/. Retrieved 2009-04-07. 
  13. ^ "Official website". Finnish Lacrosse Association (Finnish). http://www.lacrosse.fi. Retrieved 2009-04-07. 
  14. ^ "Official website". French Lacrosse Association (French). http://www.intercrosse.fr. Retrieved 2009-04-07. 
  15. ^ "Official website". German Lacrosse Association (German). http://www.dlaxv.de. Retrieved 2009-04-07. 
  16. ^ "Official website". Hong Kong Lacrosse Association. http://www.hku.hk/lacrosse/. Retrieved 2009-04-07. 
  17. ^ "Official website". Irish Lacrosse Foundation. http://www.irishlacrosse.com. Retrieved 2009-04-07. 
  18. ^ "Official website". Iroquois Nationals Lacrosse. http://www.iroquoisnationals.com. Retrieved 2009-04-07. 
  19. ^ Berg, Aimee (May 13, 2007). "Cradle of a Sport Has Crossed the Gender Line". New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F02E6DB173FF930A25756C0A9619C8B63&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all. Retrieved 2009-02-10. 
  20. ^ "Official website". Italian Federation of Lacrosse (Italian). http://www.lacrosse.it. Retrieved 2009-04-07. 
  21. ^ "Official website". Japanese Lacrosse Association (Japanese). http://www.lacrosse.gr.jp. Retrieved 2009-04-07. 
  22. ^ "Official website". Korean Lacrosse Association (Korean). http://www.lacrosse.or.kr. Retrieved 2009-04-07. 
  23. ^ "Official website". Latvian Lacrosse Federation (Latvian). http://www.lacrosse.times.lv. Retrieved 2009-04-07. 
  24. ^ "Official website". Mexico Lacrosse. http://www.mexicolacrosse.com/. Retrieved 2009-04-07. 
  25. ^ "Official website". Dutch Lacrosse Association (Dutch). http://www.nllax.nl. Retrieved 2009-04-07. 
  26. ^ "Official website". New Zealand Lacrosse Association. http://www.nzlacrosse.com. Retrieved 2009-04-07. 
  27. ^ "Official website". Norwegian Lacrosse (Norwegian). http://www.norwegian.lacrosse.no. Retrieved 2009-04-07. 
  28. ^ "Official website". Poland Lacrosse (Polish). http://polandlacrosse.com/. Retrieved 2009-04-07. 
  29. ^ "Official website". Portugal Lacrosse (Portuguese). http://www.ptlax.net/. Retrieved 2010-04-10. 
  30. ^ "Official website". Lacrosse Scotland. http://www.lacrossescotland.com/. Retrieved 2009-04-07. 
  31. ^ "Official website". Slovak Lacrosse Association (Slovak). http://www.lacrosse.sk. Retrieved 2009-04-07. 
  32. ^ "Official website". Slovenian Lacrosse Association. http://www.dragons-lax.com. Retrieved 2009-04-07. 
  33. ^ "Official website". Spanish Lacrosse Federation (Spanish). http://www.spainlacrosse.com/. Retrieved 2009-04-07. 
  34. ^ "Official website". Swedish Lacrosse Association (Swedish). http://www.lacrosse.se. Retrieved 2009-04-07. 
  35. ^ "Official website". Swiss Lacrosse Federation. http://www.swisslax.org/. Retrieved 2009-04-07. 
  36. ^ "Official website". US Lacrosse. http://www.uslacrosse.org/. Retrieved 2009-04-07. 
  37. ^ "Official website". Welsh Lacrosse Association. http://www.lacrossewales.com/intro/home.asp. Retrieved 2009-04-07. 
  38. ^ "Official website". Beijing Lacrosse Development Committee (Chinese). http://www.lacrosse.cn. Retrieved 2009-04-07. 
  39. ^ "Official website". Lacrosse Association of India. http://tewaaraton.bravehost.com/index/. Retrieved 2009-04-07.