The Steinfeld Trophy was a trophy given annually to the winners of the Major League Lacrosse (MLL) championship. The trophy is contested in a 4-team playoff where the top teams (based on regular season record) compete in a single-elimination format. In 2002 and since 2014, the semifinals and the championship game are on separate weekends. The award is named after MLL co-founder Jake Steinfeld. Since the league's inception, the championship has been played at a pre-designated neutral location.
Finals Season Date Champion Score Runner-up Venue Location Attendance Game MVP 2001 September 3 Long Island Lizards 15–11 Baltimore Bayhawks Kennedy Stadium Bridgeport, CT 6,745 Paul Gait (Long Island) 2002 September 1 Baltimore Bayhawks 21–13 Long Island Lizards Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, OH 5,596 Mark Millon (Baltimore) 2003 August 24 Long Island Lizards 15–14 (OT) Baltimore Bayhawks Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA 6,593 Kevin Lowe (Long Island) 2004 August 22 Philadelphia Barrage 13–11 Boston Cannons Nickerson Field Boston, MA 8,279 Greg Cattrano (Philadelphia) 2005 August 21 Baltimore Bayhawks 15–9 Long Island Lizards Nickerson Field Boston, MA 6,829 Gary Gait (Baltimore) 2006 August 27 Philadelphia Barrage 23–12 Denver Outlaws The Home Depot Center Carson, CA 5,374 Roy Colsey (Philadelphia) 2007 August 26 Philadelphia Barrage 16–13 Los Angeles Riptide PAETEC Park Rochester, NY 5,288 Matt Striebel (Philadelphia) 2008 August 24 Rochester Rattlers 16–6 Denver Outlaws Harvard Stadium Boston, MA 8,481 Joe Walters (Rochester) 2009 August 23 Toronto Nationals 10–9 Denver Outlaws Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD 7,003 Merrick Thomson (Toronto) 2010 August 22 Chesapeake Bayhawks 13–9 Long Island Lizards Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD 6,445 Kyle Hartzell (Chesapeake) 2011 August 28 Boston Cannons 10–9 Hamilton Nationals Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD 5,027 Jordan Burke (Boston) 2012 August 26 Chesapeake Bayhawks 16–6 Denver Outlaws Harvard Stadium Boston, MA 7,384 Ben Rubeor (Chesapeake) 2013 August 25 Chesapeake Bayhawks 10–9 Charlotte Hounds PPL Park Chester, PA 3,892 John Grant Jr. (Chesapeake) 2014 August 23 Denver Outlaws 12–11 Rochester Rattlers Fifth Third Bank Stadium Kennesaw, GA 8,149 John Grant Jr. (Denver) 2015 August 8 New York Lizards 15–12 Rochester Rattlers Fifth Third Bank Stadium Kennesaw, GA 8,674 Paul Rabil (New York) 2016 August 20 Denver Outlaws 19–18 Ohio Machine Fifth Third Bank Stadium Kennesaw, GA 5,522 Eric Law (Denver) 2017 August 19 Ohio Machine 17–12 Denver Outlaws The Ford Center at The Star Frisco, TX 7,543 Marcus Holman (Ohio) 2018 August 18 Denver Outlaws 16-12 Dallas Rattlers MUSC Health Stadium Charleston, SC 4,086 Matt Kavanagh (Denver) 2019 October 6 Chesapeake Bayhawks 10-9 Denver Outlaws Dick's Sporting Goods Park Denver, CO 6,374 Steele Stanwick (Chesapeake) 2020 July 26 Boston Cannons 13-10 Denver Outlaws Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD No fans due to COVID-19 pandemic Not awarded
Championship game
# Team W L Pct10Denver Outlaws37.3008Chesapeake Bayhawks62.750 6New York Lizards33.500 4Dallas Rattlers13.250 3Philadelphia Barrage301.000 3Boston Cannons21.667 2Hamilton Nationals11.500 2Ohio Machine11.5001Los Angeles Riptide01.000 1Charlotte Hounds01.000
MLL playoffs Team First season Last appearance Last final Last championshipBoston 2001 2020 2020 2020New York 2001 2018 2015 2015New Jersey [a] 2001 2003 Never NeverPhiladelphia [a] 2001 2008 2007 2007Dallas 2001 2018 2018 2008Chesapeake 2001 2020 2019 2019Chicago [b] 2006 Never Never NeverConnecticut 2020 2020 Never NeverDenver 2006 2020 2020 2018Los Angeles [c] 2006 2008 2007 NeverSan Francisco [c] 2006 2006 Never NeverHamilton [d] 2009 2013 2011 2009Charlotte 2012 2016 2013 NeverOhio 2012 2017 2017 2017Florida 2014 2017 Never NeverAtlanta 2016 2019 Never Never
[a] played 2001 to 2008 [b] played 2006 to 2010 [c] played 2006 to 2008 [d] played 2009 to 2013
All-time playoff records
Team GP W L PctChampionships Atlanta101.0000 Boston15411.2672 Charlotte312.3330 Chesapeake19145.7375 Chicago0–––0 Dallas1358.384 1 Denver231211.5223 Florida101.0000 Hamilton532.6001 Los Angeles312.3330 New Jersey202.000 0 New York1798.5293 Ohio633.5001 Philadelphia761.857 3 San Francisco101.000 0
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