List of national lacrosse governing bodies

This is a list of nations that are represented by lacrosse national governing bodies. This list indicates which countries have participated in the five international lacrosse competitions sponsored by World Lacrosse, which oversees international lacrosse.^[1]

Table key

WLC	World Lacrosse Championship
WILC	World Indoor Lacrosse Championship
WWC	Women's Lacrosse World Cup
M U-19	Men's Under-19 World Lacrosse Championships
W U-19	Women's Under-19 World Lacrosse Championships

World Lacrosse members

Organizing body	Country	Established or Joined	WLC	WILC	WWC	M U-19	W U-19	Website
Argentina Lacrosse Association		2002	•					[2]
Australian Lacrosse Association		1974	•	•	•	•	•	[3]
Austrian Lacrosse Association		2005	•		•			[4]
Barbados Lacrosse		2019
Belgian Lacrosse Federation		2009	•		•			[5]
Bermuda Lacrosse Association		2002	•			•		[6]
Bulgarian Lacrosse Federation		2006						[7]
Canadian Lacrosse Association		1867	•	•	•	•	•	[8]
Chile Lacrosse		2010						[9]
China Lacrosse Association		2009	•		•	•		[10]
Colombia Lacrosse Association		2013	•		•		•	[11]
Costa Rica Lacrosse Sporting Association		2008	•					[12]
Croatia Lacrosse Association		2016						[13]
Czech Lacrosse Union		1992	•	•	•	•	•	[14]
Danish Lacrosse Federation		2003	•		•			[15]
Dominican Republic Lacrosse		2020						[16]
Ecuador Lacrosse Association		2018						[17]
England Lacrosse		1892	•	•	•	•	•	[18]
Estonian Lacrosse		2013						[19]
Finnish Lacrosse Association		2001	•	•	•	•	•	[20]
France Lacrosse Association		2008	•					[21]
German Lacrosse Association		1994	•	•	•	•	•	[22]
Ghana Lacrosse		2019
Greece Lacrosse Association		2017						[23]
Associación Manos Amigas Guatemala		2010						[24]
Haitian Federation of Lacrosse		2016						[25]
Haudenosaunee Nationals		1983	•	•	•	•	•	[26]
Hong Kong Lacrosse Association		1993	•		•	•		[27]
Hungarian Lacrosse Federation		2010						[28]
Ireland Lacrosse		1879	•	•	•	•		[29]
Israel Lacrosse		2010	•	•	•	•	•	[30]
Italian Lacrosse Federation		2004	•		•			[31]
Jamaica Lacrosse Association		2013						[32]
Japanese Lacrosse Association		1987	•		•	•	•	[33]
Kenya Lacrosse Association		2016
Korea Lacrosse Association		1997	•		•	•	•	[34]
Latvian Lacrosse Federation		2003	•		•			[35]
Luxembourg Lacrosse Federation		2016						[36]
Malaysia Lacrosse Association		2014
Mexico Lacrosse Federation		2009	•		•	•		[37]
Dutch Lacrosse Association		2003	•		•		•	[38]
New Zealand Lacrosse		2000	•		•		•	[39]
Norwegian Lacrosse Federation		2007	•					[40]
Pakistan Lacrosse Federation		2024
Panama Lacrosse Association		2020						[41]
Peru Lacrosse		2012
Philippines Lacrosse Association		2012	•					[42]
Polish Lacrosse Federation		2011	•					[43]
Portuguese Lacrosse Association		2009						[44]
Puerto Rico Lacrosse		2016						[45]
Qatar Lacrosse Association		2017
Russian Lacrosse		2011	•					[46]
Lacrosse Scotland		1926	•	•	•	•	•	[47]
Serbian Lacrosse Federation		2010		•				[48]
Singapore Lacrosse Association		2012						[49]
Slovak Lacrosse Federation		2003	•	•				[50]
Slovenia Lacrosse Association		2005						[51]
Spain Lacrosse		2004	•		•			[52]
Sweden Lacrosse		1994	•		•			[53]
Swiss Lacrosse		2008	•	•	•			[54]
Taiwan Lacrosse Association		2014				•		[55]
Thailand Lacrosse Association		2010	•					[56]
Turkey Lacrosse Association		2009	•	•				[57]
Uganda Lacrosse		2010	•					[58]
Ukrainian Lacrosse Association		2018
US Lacrosse		1998	•	•	•	•	•	[59]
US Virgin Islands Lacrosse Association		2020
Uzbekistan Lacrosse		2023
Welsh Lacrosse Association		1930	•		•	•	•	[60]

Source: ^[61]

Independent national organizing bodies

Organizing body	Country	Website
Lacrosse Association of India		[62]

References

• "World Championships". 2010 FIL World Lacrosse Championships. Archived from the original on 2010-02-20. Retrieved 2010-04-10.
• "2007 World Indoor Lacrosse Championships". Inside Lacrosse. Archived from the original on February 17, 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-08.
• "World Cup History at a Glance". Czech Women’s Lacrosse. Archived from the original on 2009-02-27. Retrieved 2009-02-25.
• "2008 Under-19 World Lacrosse Championships". International Lacrosse Federation. Retrieved 2009-03-10.
• "Trent University Athletics Announces 2007 U-19 World Field Lacrosse Championships to be hosted at Trent University in Peterborough, Ontario". Trent University. July 19, 2005. Retrieved 2009-04-08.

Notes

1. Weaver, John (September 4, 2008). "Men's and women's international lacrosse groups merge". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved November 11, 2017.
2. "Argentina Lacrosse Association". Archived from the original on August 19, 2016. Retrieved November 11, 2017.
3. "Australian Lacrosse Association". Retrieved November 11, 2017.
4. "Austrian Lacrosse Association" (in German). Retrieved November 11, 2017.
5. "Belgian Lacrosse Federation". Retrieved November 11, 2017.
6. "Bermuda Lacrosse Association". Retrieved November 11, 2017.
7. "Bulgarian Lacrosse Federation". Retrieved November 11, 2017.
8. "Canadian Lacrosse Association". Retrieved November 11, 2017.
9. "Chile Lacrosse" (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 December 2017.
10. "China Lacrosse Association". Retrieved November 11, 2017.
11. "Colombia Lacrosse Association". Retrieved November 11, 2017.
12. "Lacrosse Costa Rica". Retrieved 9 July 2019.
13. "Croatia Lacrosse Association". Retrieved November 11, 2017.
14. "Czech Lacrosse Union" (in Czech). Retrieved November 11, 2017.
15. "Danish Lacrosse Federation". Retrieved November 11, 2017.
16. "Dominican Lacrosse". Retrieved 10 December 2020.
17. "Ecuador Lacrosse". Retrieved 10 December 2020.
18. "England Lacrosse". Retrieved 9 July 2019.
19. "Estonian Lacrosse".
20. "Finnish Lacrosse Association". Retrieved November 11, 2017.
21. "French Lacrosse Association". Retrieved 9 July 2019.
22. "German Lacrosse Association" (in German). Retrieved 9 July 2019.
23. "Greece Lacrosse Association". Retrieved November 11, 2017.
24. "AMA Guatemala". Retrieved November 11, 2017.
25. "Haitian Federation of Lacrosse". Retrieved November 11, 2017.
26. "Haudenosaunee Nationals Lacrosse". Retrieved November 27, 2023.
27. "Hong Kong Lacrosse Association". Retrieved 9 July 2019.
28. "Hungarian Lacrosse Federation". Retrieved November 11, 2017.
29. "Ireland Lacrosse". Retrieved November 11, 2017.
30. "Israel Lacrosse". Retrieved November 11, 2017.
31. "Italian Lacrosse Federation" (in Italian). Retrieved November 12, 2017.
32. "Jamaica Lacrosse Association". Retrieved November 12, 2017.
33. "Japanese Lacrosse Association". Retrieved November 12, 2017.
34. "Korea Lacrosse Association" (in Korean). Retrieved 12 November 2017.
35. "Latvian Lacrosse Federation". Retrieved 12 November 2017.
36. "Luxembourg Lacrosse Federation". Retrieved 12 November 2017.
37. "Mexico Lacrosse".
38. "Dutch Lacrosse Association" (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 November 2017.
39. "New Zealand Amateur Lacrosse Union". Retrieved 12 November 2017.
40. "Norwegian Lacrosse" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 12 November 2017.
41. "Panama Lacrosse Association". Retrieved 10 December 2020.
42. "Philippines Lacrosse Association". Retrieved 12 November 2017.
43. "Poland Lacrosse Federation" (in Polish). Retrieved 12 November 2017.
44. "Portuguese Lacrosse Association" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 12 November 2017.
45. "Puerto Rico Lacrosse". Retrieved 12 November 2017.
46. "Russian Lacrosse". Retrieved 12 November 2017.
47. "Lacrosse Scotland". Retrieved 12 November 2017.
48. "Serbian National Lacrosse Team". Retrieved 10 July 2019.
49. "Singapore Lacrosse Association". Retrieved 12 November 2017.
50. "Slovak Lacrosse Association". Retrieved 12 November 2017.
51. "Slovenia Lacrosse Association" (in Slovenian). Retrieved 12 November 2017.
52. "Spain Lacrosse" (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 November 2017.
53. "Sweden Lacrosse" (in Swedish). Retrieved 12 November 2017.
54. "Swiss Lacrosse Federation". Retrieved 12 November 2017.
55. "Taiwan Lacrosse Association". Retrieved 12 November 2017.
56. "Thailand Lacrosse Association". Retrieved 12 November 2017.
57. "Turkey Lacrosse Association". Retrieved 12 November 2017.
58. "Uganda Lacrosse". Retrieved 12 November 2017.
59. "US Lacrosse". Retrieved 12 November 2017.
60. "Welsh Lacrosse Association".
61. "World Lacrosse Members". World Lacrosse. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
62. "Lacrosse Association of India". Retrieved November 12, 2017.