List of the oldest lacrosse teams
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This is a chronological list of lacrosse clubs since their formation.
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Nineteenth century
Year | Team | Town/City | State/Province/County | Country | League | Notes |
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1842[1] | Montreal Olympic Athletic Club | Montreal | Quebec | Canada | – | defunct |
1852[2] or 1862[3] | Ottawa Lacrosse Club | Ottawa | Ontario | Canada | Canadian Lacrosse Association | defunct, reformed in 1980s |
1856[4] | Montreal Lacrosse Club | Montreal | Quebec | Canada | Canadian Lacrosse Association | defunct, new club formed in 2006 |
1867 | Upper Canada College | Toronto | Ontario | Canada | Canadian Lacrosse Association | |
1868 | Mohawk Lacrosse Club | Troy | New York | United States | United States National Amateur Lacrosse Association | oldest lacrosse team in the United States[5] |
1871[6] | Prince Rupert Lacrosse Club | Winnipeg | Manitoba | Canada | – | defunct |
1876[7] | Melbourne Lacrosse Club | Melbourne | Victoria | Australia | Victorian Lacrosse Association | defunct |
1876[8] | Stockport Lacrosse Club | Stockport | Cheshire | England | North of England Men's Lacrosse Association | oldest lacrosse club in the United Kingdom |
1877[9] | New York University | New York City | United States | National College Lacrosse League | oldest collegiate lacrosse team | |
1877 | Manhattan College | New York City | New York | United States | NCAA Division I | |
1878 | Baltimore Athletic Club | Baltimore | Maryland | United States | United States National Amateur Lacrosse Association | |
1879[10] | Cheadle Lacrosse Club | Cheadle | Cheshire | England | North of England Men's Lacrosse Association | |
1879 | Heaton Mersey Lacrosse Club | Heaton Moor | Cheshire | England | North of England Men's Lacrosse Association | |
1882[11] | Cambridge University Lacrosse Club | Cambridge | Cambridgeshire | England | South of England Men's Lacrosse Association | Oldest college lacrosse team in the United Kingdom |
1882[12] | Hampstead Lacrosse Club | London | England | South of England Men's Lacrosse Association | 4th oldest in the UK, oldest in the South of England, predates Cambridge University L C<http://www.centurionlacrosse.org.uk/archives/1937/lacrosse-74-p1.jpgref> | |
1883[13] | Brampton Excelsiors Lacrosse Club | Brampton | Ontario | Canada | Canadian Lacrosse Association | Longest-running amateur community-owned sports franchise in Canada |
1883 | Johns Hopkins | Baltimore | Maryland | United States | NCAA Division I | |
1883[14] | Adelaide Lacrosse Club | Adelaide | South Australia | Australia | South Australian Lacrosse Association | defunct |
1883[15] | Edmonton Lacrosse Club | Edmonton | Alberta | Canada | – | defunct |
1883[16] | Melbourne University Lacrosse Club | Melbourne | Victoria | Australia | Lacrosse Victoria | oldest extant lacrosse club in Australia ' |
1883 | Oldham & Werneth Lacrosse Club | Oldham | Lancashire | England | North of England Men's Lacrosse Association | |
1883[17] | Sydney Lacrosse Club | Sydney | New South Wales | Australia | New South Wales Lacrosse Association | defunct |
1884[18] | Calgary Lacrosse Club | Calgary | Alberta | Canada | – | defunct |
1884[19] | New Town Lacrosse Club | Hobart | Tasmania | Australia | – | defunct |
1885[20] | Noarlunga Lacrosse Club | Noarlunga | South Australia | Australia | South Australian Lacrosse Association | defunct |
1885 | Lehigh University | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania | United States | NCAA Division I | ||
1887[21] | Brisbane Lacrosse Club | Brisbane | Queensland | Australia | Queensland Lacrosse Union | defunct |
1887[22] | Knightsbridge Lacrosse Club | Adelaide | South Australia | Australia | South Australian Lacrosse Association | defunct |
1887[23] | North Adelaide Lacrosse Club | Adelaide | South Australia | Australia | Lacrosse South Australia | |
1888[24] | Jamestown Lacrosse Club | Jamestown | South Australia | Australia | South Australian Lacrosse Association | defunct |
1888 | New Westminster Salmonbellies | New Westminster | British Columbia | Canada | Western Lacrosse Association | |
1888[25] | Rochdale Lacrosse Club | Rochdale | Lancashire | England | North of England Men's Lacrosse Association | |
1889[26] | Adelaide University Lacrosse Club | Adelaide | South Australia | Australia | Lacrosse South Australia | |
1889[27] | Poynton Lacrosse Club | Poynton | Cheshire | England | North of England Men's Lacrosse Association | name changed from Offerton Lacrosse Club in 1972 |
1891[28] | New York Athletic Club | New York City | United States | American Lacrosse League | recognised by US Lacrosse Museum and National Hall of Fame as oldest active lacrosse team in the United States[29] | |
1893[30] | Cheadle Hulme Lacrosse Club | Cheadle Hulme | Cheshire | England | North of England Men's Lacrosse Association | |
1894[31] | Crescent Athletic Club | Brooklyn | New York | United States | United States National Amateur Lacrosse Association | defunct, reformed in 2006 |
1895[32] | Hobart Lacrosse Club | Hobart | Tasmania | Australia | – | defunct |
1895[33] | Holdfast Bay Lacrosse Club | Adelaide | South Australia | Australia | South Australian Lacrosse Association | defunct |
1896 | Ashton Lacrosse Club | Ashton-under-Lyne | Lancashire | England | North of England Men's Lacrosse Association | |
1896[34] | Phoenix Lacrosse Club | Fremantle | Western Australia | Australia | Western Australian Lacrosse Association | founded as Fremantle Lacrosse Club, name changed in 1991 after relocating |
1896[35] | Melbourne Cricket Club Lacrosse Section | Melbourne | Victoria | Australia | Lacrosse Victoria | |
1896[36] | Perth Lacrosse Club | Perth | Western Australia | Australia | Western Australian Lacrosse Association | defunct |
1898[37] | Williamstown Lacrosse Club | Melbourne | Victoria | Australia | Lacrosse Victoria | |
1899 | Brooklands Hulmeians Lacrosse Club | Sale | Cheshire | England | North of England Men's Lacrosse Association | founded as Old Hulmeians LC and continues nominally as Lancashire club |
1899[38] | East Fremantle Lacrosse Club | Fremantle | Western Australia | Australia | Lacrosse Western Australia | |
1899[39] | East Torrens Payneham Lacrosse Club | Adelaide | South Australia | Australia | Lacrosse South Australia | founded as East Torrens Lacrosse Club |
1899[40] | Sturt Lacrosse Club | Adelaide | South Australia | Australia | Lacrosse South Australia | |
1899[41] | Woodville Lacrosse Club | Adelaide | South Australia | Australia | Lacrosse South Australia | known as Port Adelaide Lacrosse Club between 1903 and 1966 |
First teams from other countries
Country | Year | Team | City | League | Notes |
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1980[42] | Lacrosse Club Custodes Sokol Radotín | Prague | Czech Lacrosse Union | |
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1993[43] | Berliner Lacrosse Verein | Berlin | Deutscher Lacrosse Verband Bundesliga Ost | |
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2005[44] | Roma Leones | Rome | Federazione Italiana Giuco Lacrosse | |
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1987[45] | Keio University Lacrosse Club | Tokyo | Japan Lacrosse College League | |
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2010[46] | Ibero Lacrosse | Mexico City | Liga Premier Universitaria | |
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2000[47] | Maastricht Lacrosse | Maastricht | Dutch National Lacrosse League | |
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2007[48] | Poznań Hussars | Poznań | Polish Lacrosse League |
See also
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