The European Box Lacrosse Championship (EBLC) is the box lacrosse championship organized by the Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) and European Lacrosse Federation (ELF) that occurs every four years.
The most recent European Championships where held in Prague, Czechia between June 25 – July 4, 2026 with the first ever women's box lacrosse championship also being held there!
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.
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.
Editions 2017 EBLC Championship
14 teams competed for the first ever European Box Lacrosse Championships in Turku. 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.
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.
2022 EBLC Championship
14 teams competed for the second European Box Lacrosse Championships in Hanover. 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.
Group A Belgium, Finland, Serbia, Sweden.
Group B Czech Republic, Germany, Poland, Slovakia.
Group C Austria, Netherlands, Switzerland.
Group D England, Ireland, Scotland.
2026 EBLC Championship For the men 18 teams competed for the third European Box Lacrosse Championships in Prague. The women had 7 teams compete. Both played in three arenas, at LCC Radotín, Sportovní hala Jižní Město and TJ Malešice
Awards 2017 Top Scorer: John-Luc Chetner, Israel Defensive MVP: Michael Shea, Ireland
Winners YearHost ChampionScore Runner-up Third placeScoreFourth placeNumber of teams2017 Turku, Finland8–711–6142022 Hanover, Germany11–815–9142026 Prague, Czech Republic 9–6 17–918
Performance by team Medal table
Performance by tournament Team2017(14)2022(14)2026(18) 13th 10th 14th — 13th 9th 2nd 3rd 5th 5th 1st 4th 3rd 4th 2nd — — 18th 4th 2nd 3rd 6th 9th 1st — — 8th 1st — 7th 14th 11th 11th — — 10th 11th 12th 6th — — 17th — 7th 13th 8th 14th — 7th 5th 15th 10th 8th — 9th 6th 12th 12th — — — — 16th
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
External links Federation of International Lacrosse official website 2017 EBLC official website 2017 EBLC Stats 2022 EBLC official website 2022 EBLC Stats