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The 2023 World Lacrosse Championship was the 14th edition of the international men's field lacrosse tournament for national teams organized by World Lacrosse. Initially scheduled for 2022, it was postponed to 2023 due to the COVID-19 pandemic .
Originally, the championship was scheduled to be held in 2022 in Coquitlam, British Columbia, [8] however due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the games were delayed to 2023 and moved to Los Angeles, California, [9] [10] [11] but ultimately were relocated to San Diego, California.
World Lacrosse Women's U-20 Championship; Current season, competition or edition: 2024 World Lacrosse Women's U20 Championship: Sport: Women's lacrosse: Founded: 1995; 30 years ago () Organising body: World Lacrosse: Countries: World Lacrosse member nations: Most recent champion(s) United States (6th title) Most titles United States (6 titles ...
World Lacrosse (WL), formerly the Federation of International Lacrosse, is the international governing body of lacrosse, responsible for the men's, women's, and indoor versions of the sport. It was established in 2008 by the merger of the previously separate men's and women's international lacrosse associations. [ 2 ]
The Philippines made their debut at the World Lacrosse Championship in the 2014 edition, though they only participated as a festival squad and did not feature in the main competition. [5] In the World Lacrosse Festivals, the national team played in the Elite Division against teams from Ireland, Japan, Thailand, and the United States.
Winners in various weight classes (2023) 2025 Biennial Lacrosse: World Lacrosse Championship: Nations 1967 United States 2027 Quadrennial World Lacrosse Box Championships: Nations 2003 Canada 2028 Quadrennial Luge: FIL World Luge Championships: Men's singles 1955: Max Langenhan 2025 Annual Men's doubles 1955: Juri Gatt Riccardo Schöpf
The tournaments are sanctioned by World Lacrosse. These championships were first held for men in 1988 and for women in 1995. They have only been held in the same year twice and both times in the same country; 1999 in Australia and 2003 in the United States. The United States has won every men's U-19 tournament and all but two women's U-19 tourneys.
The United States men's national lacrosse team has won eleven of fourteen World Lacrosse Championships, the most recent in 2023. Team USA finished second in the other three field lacrosse tournaments, losing to Canada in 1978, 2006, and 2014. The team is organized by US Lacrosse, the national governing body.