The Israel Premier Lacrosse League (IPLL) is the premier lacrosse league in Israel, which debuted in 2015. The league competes during summer months in an attempt to attract players from abroad. The IPLL says it learned its lesson from the Israel Baseball League, and operates with an eye to financial stability.Crossing the ocean for Israel lacrosse
Teams The IPLL had four teams in the 2015 season before expanding to six in 2016, which were: Team20152016Notes Ashdod LC 4th 2016 expansion team Ashkelon LC 3rd 3rd Third official club - Ashkelon officially joins the Premier League Barak Netanya LC 1st 5th Second official clubIsrael Premier League announces new club in Netanya Be'er Sheva LC 1st 2016 expansion team Haifa LC 2nd 2nd First official club Kiryat Gat LC 6th Tel Aviv LC 4th Fourth official club,Israel Premier Lacrosse League to begin play in Summer 2015 suspended operations after 2015.
Stadiums There are six stadiums used by the IPLL which are: FieldCity Ashdod Sport Club Ashdod New Municipal Stadium Ashkelon Mikha Reisser Field Be’er Sheva Kiryat Gat Synthetic Kiryat Gat Tubruq Field Netanya Wolfson Fields Tel Aviv
League championships YearChampionRunner-up 2015 Barak Netanya LC Haifa LC 2016 Be'er Sheva LC Haifa LC
2015 season
The 2015 season was the inaugural season of the IPLL. Barak Netanya LC won the IPLL Championship with a win over Haifa LC, with Bryan Hopper winning the EL AL Player of the Game award. A total of 16 games were played, with each team playing eight games.
Standings
PosTeamGPWL 1 Barak Netanya LC 8 6 2 2 Haifa LC 8 6 2 3 Ashkelon LC 8 3 5 4 Tel Aviv LC 8 1 7 Source:2015 Standings
2016 season
The 2016 season of the IPLL was their second season. Tel Aviv LC decided to suspend operations for the 2016 season, however Ashdod LC, Kiryat Gat LC, and Be'er Sheva LC joined the league for the 2016 season. A total of 22 games were played, with each team playing either seven or eight games. Be'er Sheva defeated Haifa in the finals 11:10 for the championship.Lacrosse final 2016 Israel
Standings RankTeamGPWLScorePoints1 Be'er Sheva LC 7 6 1 68:53 62 Haifa LC 7 5 2 70:26 53 Ashkelon LC 8 5 3 64:63 54 Ashdod LC 7 4 3 52:48 45 Barak Netanya LC 7 1 6 45:75 16 Kiryat Gat LC 8 1 7 44:78 1 Source:Schedule / Results 2018 season RankTeamGPWLScorePoints1 Be'er Sheva LC 7 6 1 77:64 62 Ashkelon LC 7 4 3 72:73 43 Haifa LC 7 4 3 63:58 44 Barak Netanya LC 7 4 3 67:54 45 Herzliya LC 7 4 3 68:61 46 Sderot 7 3 4 59:64 37 Ashdod LC 7 2 5 55:68 58 Kiryat Gat LC 7 1 6 46:65 1 Source:Schedule / Results
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