European Lacrosse Federation

European Lacrosse Federation (ELF) is the sport governing body of men and women's lacrosse in Europe. It was founded in 1995 by the Czech Republic, Scotland, England, Sweden, Germany, and Wales.[2] There are currently 34 member nations.[3]

European Lacrosse Federation
SportLacrosse
JurisdictionInternational
Membership31
AbbreviationELF
Founded1995; 29 years ago (1995)
AffiliationWorld Lacrosse
PresidentSteph Migchelsen [1]
Official website
europeanlacrosse.org

Overview

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The ELF sponsors the European Lacrosse Championships for national teams in both men’s and women's lacrosse.[4] The annual Aleš Hřebeský Memorial tournament in Prague is the largest European box lacrosse tournament.[5] The main club field lacrosse competition is the Ken Galluccio Cup, where the winner of each country’s league competes to decide the European club champion.

The ELF is an affiliate member of the lacrosse world governing body, World Lacrosse. 21 ELF members are full members of the WL, which is the majority of all full members.

In March 2022, due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russian teams, athletes, and officials were suspended from participation in World Lacrosse events and qualifiers, and it was decided that no World Lacrosse or European Lacrosse Federation events would be held in Russia.[6]

Members

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Country Member Name
  Austria Austrian Lacrosse Association
  Belgium Belgian Lacrosse Federation
  Bulgaria Bulgarian Lacrosse Federation
  Croatia Croatian Lacrosse Association
  Czech Republic Czech Lacrosse Union
  Denmark Danish Lacrosse Federation
  England England Lacrosse
  Estonia Estonia Lacrosse
  Finland Finnish Lacrosse Association
  France French Lacrosse Association
  Germany German Lacrosse Association
  Greece Greece Lacrosse
  Hungary Hungary Lacrosse
  Ireland Ireland Lacrosse
  Israel Israel Lacrosse
  Italy Italian Lacrosse Federation
  Latvia Latvia Lacrosse Federation
  Lithuania Lithuania Lacrosse
  Netherlands Dutch Lacrosse Association
  Norway Norwegian Federation of American Sports
  Poland Polish Lacrosse Federation
  Portugal Portuguese Lacrosse Association
  Russia Russia Lacrosse
  Scotland Lacrosse Scotland
  Serbia Serbian Lacrosse Federation
  Slovakia Slovak Lacrosse Federation
  Slovenia Slovenia Lacrosse
  Spain Spanish Lacrosse Association
  Sweden Sweden Lacrosse
  Switzerland Swiss Lacrosse Federation
  Turkey Turkish Lacrosse Association
  Ukraine Ukrainian Lacrosse
  Wales Welsh Lacrosse Association

References

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  1. ^ "Contacts". European Lacrosse Federation. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  2. ^ "A short history of lacrosse in Europe". European Lacrosse Federation. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  3. ^ "ELF adds member nations 30 and 31". European Lacrosse Federation. September 1, 2017.
  4. ^ "European Championships". European Lacrosse Federation. Archived from the original on 2009-02-26. Retrieved 2009-02-13.
  5. ^ "European Lacrosse Federation - Men's Box Lacrosse". European Lacrosse Federation. Archived from the original on 2008-10-09. Retrieved 2009-02-13.
  6. ^ "World Lacrosse condemns Russian government actions, suspends Russian athletes and officials". World Lacrosse. 2 March 2022.
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