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European Box Lacrosse Championships

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European Box Lacrosse Championships
SportBox lacrosse
Founded2017
No. of teams14
Countries Austria
 Belgium
 Czech Republic
 England
 Finland
 Germany
 Ireland
 Netherlands
 Poland
 Scotland
 Serbia
 Slovakia
 Sweden
  Switzerland
Most recent
champion(s)
 England (1st title)
Most titles England (1 title)
 Israel (1 title)
Official websiteOfficial website
Current sports event 2022 European Box Lacrosse Championship

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

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.[2]

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. Official sources preferred using the german way of spelling Hanover as "Hannover".

Editions

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2017 EBLC Championship

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Logo of the EBLC 2017 in Turku
Logo of the European Box Lacrosse Championship 2017 in Turku

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

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Israel, Ireland, Turkey, Serbia.

Karelia Group

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England, Czech Republic, Finland, Germany.

Granite Group

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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]

2022 EBLC Championship

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Logo of the EBLC 2022 in Hanover
Logo of the European Box Lacrosse Championship 2017 in Hanover

14 teams competed for the second European Box Lacrosse Championships in Hanover.[9] 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.[10]

Group A

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Belgium, Finland, Serbia, Sweden.

Group B

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Czech Republic, Germany, Poland, Slovakia.

Group C

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Austria, Netherlands, Switzerland.

Group D

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England, Ireland, Scotland.

Awards

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2017

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Winners

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Year Host Champion Score Runner-up Number of teams
2017 Finland
Turku, Finland

Israel
8–7
Czech Republic
14
2022 Germany
Hanover, Germany

England
11-8
Germany
14

Performance by team

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Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 England1001
 Israel1001
3 Czech Republic0112
4 Germany0101
5 Finland0011
Totals (5 entries)2226

Performance by tournament

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Team 2017
Finland
(14)
2022
Germany
(14)
 Austria 13th 10th
 Belgium 13th
 Czech Republic 2nd 3rd
 England 5th 1st
 Finland 3rd 4th
 Germany 4th 2nd
 Ireland 6th 9th
 Israel 1st
 Netherlands 14th 11th
 Poland 11th 12th
 Scotland 7th
 Serbia 8th 14th
 Slovakia 7th 5th
 Sweden 10th 8th
  Switzerland 9th 6th
 Turkey 12th

See also

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References

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  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. ^ "2022 European Championships: Germany Erupts for Huge Win Over Czechs on Day 1". Retrieved 2 Aug 2022.
  10. ^ "Location – elbc 2022". Retrieved 2 Aug 2022.
  11. ^ "EBLC: Israel Announces Roster for Turku". Retrieved 18 Jun 2018.
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