European Box Lacrosse Championships

The European Box Lacrosse Lacrosse Championship (EBLC) is the international men's box lacrosse championship organized by the Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) that occurs every four years.[1]

European Box Lacrosse Championships
SportBox lacrosse
Founded2017
No. of teams Israel,  Czech Republic,  Finland,  Germany,  England,  Ireland,  Slovakia,  Serbia,   Switzerland,  Sweden,  Poland,  Turkey,  Austria,  Kingdom of the Netherlands.
CountriesEuropean FIL member nations
Most recent
champion(s)		 Israel (1st title)
Most titles Israel (1 title)
Official websiteOfficial website
2021 European Box Lacrosse Championship

The EBLC had its first championship event in Turku, Finland between July 8 – 15, 2017. 14 nations, Israel, Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, England, Ireland, Slovakia, Serbia, Switzerland, Sweden, Poland, Turkey, Austria, and the Netherlands competed for the EBLC 2017 Gold medal at two arenas - Gatorade Center and the Marlie Areena.[2]

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]

Awards

Winners

Reference:[10]

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

Performance by team

Medal table
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Israel1001
2 Czech Republic0101
3 Finland0011
Totals (3 nations)1113

Performance by tournament
Team 2017

(14)		 2021

(TBD)
 Austria13thQ
 Czech Republic2ndQ
 England5thQ
 Finland3rdQ
 Germany4thQ
 Ireland6thQ
 Israel1stQ
 Netherlands14thQ
 Poland11thQ
 Serbia8thQ
 Slovakia7thQ
 Sweden10thQ
  Switzerland9thQ
 Turkey12thQ

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. "EBLC: Israel Announces Roster for Turku". Retrieved 18 Jun 2018.
  10. "EBLC Stats". PointBench.com. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
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