Tournament details | |
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Host country | United States |
Venue(s) | Snapdragon Stadium Torero Stadium SDSU Sports Deck |
Dates | June 21 – July 1 |
Teams | 30 |
Final positions | |
Champions | United States (11th title) |
Runner-up | Canada |
Third place | Haudenosaunee |
Fourth place | Australia |
Tournament statistics | |
Games played | 107 |
Attendance | 82,000 (766 per game) |
Scoring leader(s) | Austin Staats |
MVP | Brennan O'Neill |
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. The tournament was held in San Diego, California.
The tournament was limited to 30 teams for the first time through regional qualifying tournaments. [1] The United States won the tournament on July 1, 2023, in front of a crowd of 15,112, [2] the championship was its 11th in the history of the event. [3]
The Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL), since renamed World Lacrosse, gave its member associations until the end of September 2016 to formally make its intent to bid known to the international sports body and March 2017 to submit their bid. The winning bid was announced in June 2018. [1]
On June 25, 2018, FIL President Sue Redfern announced that Canada will host the 2022 World Lacrosse Championship in Coquitlam, British Columbia. According to the bidding team of the Canadian Lacrosse Association, it chose Coquitlam as the proposed host city for its bid citing the locality's previous hosting experience of the 2008 and 2016 men's U-19 world championships. [4] On 18 October 2019, the organizing committee withdrew its bid to host the event in Coquitlam. [5] Matches were to be held at the Percy Perry Stadium from July 14–23, 2022. [4]
In October 2019, after the withdrawal of the organization, the championship was moved to California with the aim for better promoting lacrosse for a return to the Summer Olympics. [6] [7] In June 2020, the championship was postponed by a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the associated postponement of the 2020 Summer Olympics and 2021 World Games to 2021 and 2022 respectively. Los Angeles was named as host city. [8]
In January 2022, the championship was relocated another time, as San Diego was announced as the new host city for 2023. The main venue will be Snapdragon Stadium at San Diego State University, with matches also taking place at Torero Stadium at the University of San Diego and three other fields at San Diego State. [9]
The 2023 World Lacrosse Championship is the first World Lacrosse Championship to set a maximum number of competing teams, capping invitations at 30 national teams. Previous world championship rankings determined automatic qualifiers for 2023 and the number of remaining spots allocated to each Continental Federation. The top 10 full member nations at the conclusion of the 2018 world championship automatically qualified for 2023 with regional qualifiers necessary for remaining teams in the European Lacrosse Federation (11 spots), Pan-American Lacrosse Association (4 spots), Asia Pacific Lacrosse Union (4 spots), and the African Association of Lacrosse (1 spot). [10] [11] [12] [13]
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. [14]
Finland initially qualified through the European qualifiers, however they withdrew due to funding challenges and were replaced by France, who was the next highest ranked European team. [15]
Qualifying National Teams
Team | 2018 Rank | Federation | Qualification | Appearances | Squad |
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United States | 1 | PALA | Automatic | 13 | Ref [16] |
Canada | 2 | PALA | Automatic | 13 | Ref [17] |
Haudenosaunee | 3 | PALA | Automatic | 7 | Ref [18] |
Australia | 4 | APLU | Automatic | 13 | Ref [19] |
England | 5 | ELF | Automatic | 13 | Ref [20] |
Japan | 6 | APLU | Automatic | 7 | |
Israel | 7 | ELF | Automatic | 2 | |
Puerto Rico | 8 | PALA | Regional | 1 | |
Germany | 9 | ELF | Automatic | 6 | Ref [21] |
Philippines | 10 | APLU | Regional | 1 | |
Scotland | 11 | ELF | Automatic | 6 | |
Ireland | 12 | ELF | Automatic | 5 | Ref [22] |
Jamaica | 13 | PALA | Regional | 1 | Ref [23] |
Wales | 14 | ELF | Regional | 6 | Ref [24] |
Italy | 16 | ELF | Regional | 4 | Ref [25] |
Latvia | 18 | ELF | Regional | 4 | |
Switzerland | 20 | ELF | Regional | 3 | |
New Zealand | 21 | APLU | Regional | 5 | |
Netherlands | 22 | ELF | Regional | 4 | Ref [26] |
Austria | 24 | ELF | Regional | 3 | |
Sweden | 25 | ELF | Regional | 5 | |
Czech Republic | 26 | ELF | Regional | 6 | |
Hong Kong | 27 | APLU | Regional | 5 | |
Poland | 32 | ELF | Regional | 3 | |
France | 33 | ELF | Regional* | 3 | |
Denmark | 34 | ELF | Regional | 3 | |
South Korea | 35 | APLU | Regional | 5 | Ref [27] |
Mexico | 38 | PALA | Regional | 3 | |
Peru | 39 | PALA | Regional | 1 | |
Uganda | 40 | AAL | Regional | 2 |
Lost Qualifying Matches | Withdrew | Participated in 2018 but not in 2023 |
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* Finland replaced by France after an announcement that they were unable to travel to the 2023 tournament [28]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Qualification | ||||||
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1 | United States (Q) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 46 | 16 | +30 | Advance to quarterfinals | — | 7–5 | 9–7 | 12–3 | 18–1 | |
2 | Canada (Q) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 34 | 21 | +13 | 5–7 | — | 8–7 | 10–3 | 11–4 | ||
3 | Haudenosaunee (Q) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 42 | 28 | +14 | Advance to playoff | 7–9 | 7–8 | — | 10–6 | 18–5 | |
4 | Australia (Q) | 4 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 36 | −16 | 3–12 | 3–10 | 6–10 | — | 8–4 | ||
5 | England (Q) | 4 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 55 | −41 | 1–18 | 4–11 | 5–18 | 4–8 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Qualification | ||||||
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1 | Japan (Q) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 70 | 6 | +64 | Advance to playoff | — | 14–1 | 15–2 | 23–3 | 18–0 | |
2 | Wales (Q) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 30 | +2 | Qualify for 2nd Place table | 1–14 | — | 7–6 | 7–6 | 17–4 | |
3 | France (Q) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 31 | +3 | Qualify for 15th-30th Placement Games | 2–15 | 6–7 | — | 13–4 | 13–5 | |
4 | Denmark (Q) | 4 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 45 | −23 | 3–23 | 6–7 | 4–13 | — | 9–2 | ||
5 | Uganda (Q) | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 57 | −46 | 0–18 | 4–17 | 5–13 | 2–9 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Qualification | ||||||
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1 | Israel (Q) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 44 | 17 | +27 | Advance to playoff | — | 12–6 | 8–4 | 14–4 | 10–3 | |
2 | Puerto Rico (Q) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 45 | 29 | +16 | Qualify for 2nd Place table | 6–12 | — | 9–7 | 14–6 | 16–4 | |
3 | Philippines (Q) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 24 | +7 | Qualify for 15th-30th Placement Games | 4–8 | 7–9 | — | 11–4 | 9–3 | |
4 | Czech Republic (Q) | 4 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 46 | −20 | 4–14 | 6–14 | 4–11 | — | 12–7 | ||
5 | Sweden (Q) | 4 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 47 | −30 | 3–10 | 4–16 | 3–9 | 7–12 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Qualification | ||||||
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1 | Jamaica (Q) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 18 | +13 | Advance to playoff | — | 5–3 | 6–4 | 10–6 | 10–5 | |
2 | Germany (Q) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 39 | 23 | +16 | Qualify for 2nd Place table | 3–5 | — | 11–8 | 9–6 | 16–4 | |
3 | Poland (Q) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 28 | +4 | Qualify for 15th-30th Placement Games | 4–6 | 8–11 | — | 11–7 | 9–4 | |
4 | New Zealand (Q) | 4 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 36 | −5 | 6–10 | 6–9 | 7–11 | — | 12–6 | ||
5 | Switzerland (Q) | 4 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 47 | −28 | 5–10 | 4–16 | 4–9 | 6–12 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Qualification | ||||||
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1 | Italy (Q) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 60 | 23 | +37 | Advance to playoff | — | 13–5 | 15–5 | 13–9 | 19–4 | |
2 | Hong Kong (Q) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 37 | 33 | +4 | Qualify for 2nd Place table | 5–13 | — | 9–7 | 14–7 | 9–6 | |
3 | Scotland (Q) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 36 | −3 | Qualify for 15th-30th Placement Games | 5–15 | 7–9 | — | 9–8 | 12–4 | |
4 | Mexico (Q) | 4 | 1 | 3 | 39 | 41 | −2 | 9–13 | 7–14 | 8–9 | — | 15–5 | ||
5 | Austria (Q) | 4 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 55 | −36 | 4–19 | 6–9 | 4–12 | 5–15 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Qualification | ||||||
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1 | Ireland (Q) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 48 | 24 | +24 | Advance to playoff | — | 12–6 | 8–7 | 14–9 | 14–2 | |
2 | Netherlands (Q) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 23 | +7 | Qualify for 2nd Place table | 6–12 | — | 4–1 | 8–7 | 12–3 | |
3 | Latvia (Q) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 22 | 0 | Qualify for 15th-30th Placement Games | 7–8 | 1–4 | — | 7–6 | 7–4 | |
4 | Peru (Q) | 4 | 1 | 3 | 39 | 34 | +5 | 9–14 | 7–8 | 6–7 | — | 17–5 | ||
5 | South Korea (Q) | 4 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 50 | −36 | 2–14 | 3–12 | 4–7 | 5–17 | — |
All participating teams in Pool A are awarded the 1-5 Seeds based on the Pool A Standings. The remaining 5 Pool winners are awarded the 6-10 Seeds based on their records and Goal Differential. The 4 best Pool Runner-Ups from all pools besides Pool A are awarded the 11-14 Seeds.
The top 4 teams in the 2nd Place Table make the Championship Playoff Bracket as seeds 11-14. The last place team in this table becomes the 15th seed in the Placement Games
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | Germany (Q) | 4 | 3 [a] | 1 | 39 | 23 | +16 | Advance to Playoffs |
2 | Puerto Rico (Q) | 4 | 3 [a] | 1 | 45 | 29 | +16 | |
3 | Netherlands (Q) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 23 | +7 | |
4 | Hong Kong (Q) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 37 | 33 | +4 | |
5 | Wales (Q) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 30 | +2 | Qualify for Placement Games |
First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Gold Medal Game | ||||||||||||||||
1 | United States | 19 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Israel | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Israel | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
9 | Ireland | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | United States | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Australia | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Australia | 18 | |||||||||||||||||
13 | Netherlands | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Australia | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | England | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | England | 7 (OT) | |||||||||||||||||
12 | Puerto Rico | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | United States | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Canada | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Canada | 20 | |||||||||||||||||
10 | Jamaica | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Italy | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
10 | Jamaica | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Canada | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Haudenosaunee | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Haudenosaunee | 13 | Bronze Medal Game | ||||||||||||||||
14 | Hong Kong | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Haudenosaunee | 10 | 4 | Australia | 6 | ||||||||||||||
6 | Japan | 5 | 3 | Haudenosaunee | 11 | ||||||||||||||
6 | Japan | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
11 | Germany | 4 |
Teams who lose in the Quarterfinals will play for 5th through 8th Place. Matches based on seedings entering playoffs, with highest 2 seeds playing for 5th place and lowest 2 seeds playing in 7th place.
5th Place Game | ||||
5 | England | 4 | ||
6 | Japan | 8 | ||
7th Place Game | ||||
8 | Israel | 8 (OT) | ||
10 | Jamaica | 7 |
Teams who lose in the First Round playoff will play for 9th through 14th place. The losers of the 8 vs 9 and the 7 vs 10 First Round playoff games receive a "bye" into the second round of this bracket for winning their respective pools.
Round 1 | Round 2 | 9th Place Game | ||||||||||||
9 | Ireland | 6 | ||||||||||||
12 | Puerto Rico | 7 | ||||||||||||
12 | Puerto Rico | 12 | ||||||||||||
13 | Netherlands | 2 | ||||||||||||
12 | Puerto Rico | 9 | ||||||||||||
7 | Italy | 10 | ||||||||||||
11 | Germany | 10 | ||||||||||||
14 | Hong Kong | 6 | ||||||||||||
7 | Italy | 14 | 11th Place Game | |||||||||||
11 | Germany | 5 | ||||||||||||
9 | Ireland | 7 | ||||||||||||
11 | Germany | 8 (OT) |
13th Place Game | ||||
13 | Netherlands | 7 | ||
14 | Hong Kong | 10 |
Round 1 | Round 2 | 15th Place Game | ||||||||||||
15 | Wales | 6 | ||||||||||||
22 | Mexico | 7 (OT) | ||||||||||||
22 | Mexico | 10 | ||||||||||||
18 | France | 8 | ||||||||||||
18 | France | 8 | ||||||||||||
19 | Latvia | 5 | ||||||||||||
22 | Mexico | 6 | ||||||||||||
16 | Philippines | 8 | ||||||||||||
17 | Poland | 8 | ||||||||||||
20 | Scotland | 9 (2OT) | ||||||||||||
20 | Scotland | 4 | 17th Place Game | |||||||||||
16 | Philippines | 11 | ||||||||||||
16 | Philippines | 13 | 18 | France | 5 | |||||||||
21 | Peru | 4 | 20 | Scotland | 6 |
Teams who lose their first round game in the above bracket play in the below bracket for 19th through 22nd place.
Round 1 | 19th Place Game | ||||||||
15 | Wales | 8 | |||||||
19 | Latvia | 5 | |||||||
15 | Wales | 7 | |||||||
17 | Poland | 5 | |||||||
17 | Poland | 10 | |||||||
21 | Peru | 8 | 21st Place Game | ||||||
19 | Latvia | 13 | |||||||
21 | Peru | 7 |
Round 1 | Round 2 | 23rd Place Game | ||||||||||||
23 | New Zealand | 15 | ||||||||||||
30 | Uganda | 2 | ||||||||||||
23 | New Zealand | 11 | ||||||||||||
27 | Sweden | 12 | ||||||||||||
26 | Switzerland | 6 | ||||||||||||
27 | Sweden | 11 | ||||||||||||
27 | Sweden | 7 | ||||||||||||
25 | Czech Republic | 8 (OT) | ||||||||||||
25 | Czech Republic | 9 | ||||||||||||
28 | Austria | 8 | ||||||||||||
25 | Czech Republic | 10 | 25th Place Game | |||||||||||
29 | South Korea | 4 | ||||||||||||
24 | Denmark | 6 | 23 | New Zealand | 10 | |||||||||
29 | South Korea | 7 | 29 | South Korea | 8 |
Teams who lose their first round game in the above bracket play in the below bracket for 27th through 30th place.
Round 1 | 27th Place Game | ||||||||
30 | Uganda | 1 | |||||||
26 | Switzerland | 13 | |||||||
26 | Switzerland | 7 | |||||||
28 | Austria | 4 | |||||||
28 | Austria | 11 | |||||||
24 | Denmark | 5 | 29th Place Game | ||||||
30 | Uganda | 5 | |||||||
24 | Denmark | 7 |
The top five teams in the final standings will be in Pool A in the 2027 World Lacrosse Championship. Due to violation of eligibility requirements, the Philippines, who finished 15th in the standings, were shifted to 30th. [29]
Rank | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD |
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United States | 7 | 7 | 0 | 86 | 28 | +58 | |
Canada | 7 | 5 | 2 | 73 | 39 | +34 | |
Haudenosaunee | 8 | 5 | 3 | 83 | 52 | +31 | |
4 | Australia | 8 | 3 | 5 | 56 | 70 | -14 |
5 | Japan | 7 | 6 | 1 | 92 | 24 | +68 |
6 | England | 7 | 1 | 6 | 30 | 79 | -49 |
7 | Israel | 7 | 6 | 1 | 61 | 48 | +13 |
8 | Jamaica | 7 | 5 | 2 | 46 | 52 | -6 |
9 | Italy | 7 | 6 | 1 | 90 | 39 | +51 |
10 | Puerto Rico | 8 | 5 | 3 | 79 | 54 | +25 |
11 | Germany | 8 | 5 | 3 | 66 | 59 | +7 |
12 | Ireland | 7 | 4 | 3 | 66 | 45 | +21 |
13 | Hong Kong | 7 | 4 | 3 | 56 | 63 | -7 |
14 | Netherlands | 7 | 3 | 4 | 46 | 60 | -14 |
15 | Mexico | 7 | 3 | 4 | 62 | 63 | -1 |
16 | Scotland | 7 | 4 | 3 | 52 | 60 | -8 |
17 | France | 7 | 3 | 4 | 55 | 52 | +3 |
18 | Wales | 7 | 5 | 2 | 52 | 57 | +6 |
19 | Poland | 7 | 3 | 4 | 55 | 52 | +3 |
20 | Latvia | 7 | 3 | 4 | 45 | 45 | 0 |
21 | Peru | 7 | 1 | 6 | 58 | 70 | -12 |
22 | Czech Republic | 7 | 4 | 3 | 53 | 65 | -12 |
23 | Sweden | 7 | 2 | 5 | 47 | 72 | -25 |
24 | New Zealand | 7 | 3 | 4 | 67 | 58 | +9 |
25 | South Korea | 7 | 1 | 6 | 33 | 76 | -43 |
26 | Switzerland | 7 | 2 | 5 | 45 | 63 | -18 |
27 | Austria | 7 | 1 | 6 | 42 | 76 | -34 |
28 | Denmark | 7 | 2 | 5 | 40 | 68 | -28 |
29 | Uganda | 7 | 0 | 7 | 19 | 92 | -73 |
30 | Philippines | 7 | 5 | 2 | 63 | 38 | +25 |
The following awards were given out at the end of the tournament. [30]
MVP: Brennan O'Neill
Best Attacker: Austin Staats (revoked) [31]
Best Midfielder: Brennan O'Neill
Attack | Midfield | Defense | Goalkeeper |
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Rank | Points | Goals | Assists | Faceoffs Won | Save Percentage* |
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1 | Austin Staats (38) | Austin Staats (30) | Randy Staats (17) | John Dugenio (89) | Ryan Richters (65.0) |
2 | Christian Cuccinello (35) | Will Vitelli (74) |
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3 | Shinya Tateishi (32) | Tomos Rosser (68) | |||
4 | Pers-Anders Olters (27) |
| Nicholas Vazquez (63) | Dan Morris (56.0) | |
5 | Christian Cuccinello (20) | Keiji Victor Ishii (61) | Andrew Morris (55.6) | ||
6 | Will Cabrera (18) | Will Clarkson (60) | Joe Walsh (54.2) | ||
7 | Randy Staats (25) | Trevor Baptiste (59) | Joseph Varela (52.6) | ||
8 | Conor Foley (24) | TD Ierlan (53) | |||
9 | Shinya Tateishi (11) | Alex Mulholland (51) | |||
10 |
| Luke McCallion (50) | Sean Aaron (51.5) |
*Minimum of 200 minutes played
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