2023 World Lacrosse Championship

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2023 World Lacrosse Championship
2023 World Lacrosse Championship logo.png
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Venue(s) Snapdragon Stadium
Torero Stadium
SDSU Sports Deck
DatesJune 21 – July 1
Teams30
Final positions
Champions  Gold medal blank.svg Flag of the United States.svg  United States (11th title)
Runner-up  Silver medal blank.svg Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Third place  Bronze medal blank.svg Flag of the Iroquois Confederacy.svg  Iroquois
Fourth placeFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Tournament statistics
Games played107
Attendance82,000 (766 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Flag of the Iroquois Confederacy.svg Austin Staats
MVP Flag of the United States.svg Brennan O'Neill
←  2018
2026  →

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.

Contents

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.

Hosting

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. [3] On 18 October 2019, the organizing committee withdrew its bid to host the event in Coquitlam. [4] Matches were to be held at the Percy Perry Stadium from July 14–23, 2022. [3]

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. [5] [6] 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. [7]

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. [8]

Participating nations

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). [9] [10] [11] [12]

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. [13]

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. [14]

Qualifying National Teams

Team 2018 Rank Federation Qualification Appearances Squad
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1 PALA Automatic 13 Ref [15]
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2 PALA Automatic13Ref [16]
Flag of the Iroquois Confederacy.svg  Haudenosaunee 3 PALA Automatic7Ref [17]
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 4 APLU Automatic13Ref [18]
Flag of England.svg  England 5 ELF Automatic13Ref [19]
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 6 APLU Automatic7
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 7 ELF Automatic2
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 8 PALA Regional1
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 9 ELF Automatic6Ref [20]
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 10 APLU Regional1
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 11 ELF Automatic6
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 12 ELF Automatic5Ref [21]
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 13 PALA Regional1Ref [22]
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 14 ELF Regional6Ref [23]
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 16 ELF Regional4Ref [24]
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 18 ELF Regional4
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 20 ELF Regional3
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 21 APLU Regional5
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 22 ELF Regional4Ref [25]
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 24 ELF Regional3
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 25 ELF Regional5
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 26 ELF Regional6
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 27 APLU Regional5
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 32 ELF Regional3
Flag of France.svg  France 33 ELF Regional*3
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 34 ELF Regional3
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 35 APLU Regional5 Ref [26]
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 38 PALA Regional3
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 39 PALA Regional1
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 40 AAL Regional2
National teams not competing in the tournament
2018 placement in parentheses
Lost Qualifying MatchesWithdrewParticipated in 2018 but not in 2023

* Finland replaced by France after an announcement that they were unable to travel to the 2023 tournament [27]

Schedule

Pool play

Pool A

PosTeamPldWLGFGAGDQualification Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Flag of the Iroquois Confederacy.svg Flag of Australia (converted).svg Flag of England.svg
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States (Q)4404616+30Advance to quarterfinals—7–59–712–318–1
2Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (Q)4313421+135–7—8–710–311–4
3Flag of the Iroquois Confederacy.svg  Haudenosaunee (Q)4224228+14Advance to playoff7–97–8—10–618–5
4Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia (Q)4132036−163–123–106–10—8–4
5Flag of England.svg  England (Q)4041455−411–184–115–184–8—
Source: 2023 World Lacrosse Championship
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Pool B

PosTeamPldWLGFGAGDQualification Flag of Japan.svg Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Flag of France.svg . Flag of Denmark.svg Flag of Uganda.svg
1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (Q)440706+64Advance to playoff—14–115–223–318–0
2Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales (Q)4313230+2Qualify for 2nd Place table1–14—7–67–617–4
3Flag of France.svg  France (Q)4223431+3Qualify for 15th-30th Placement Games2–156–7—13–413–5
4Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (Q)4132245−233–236–74–13—9–2
5Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda (Q)4041157−460–184–175–132–9—
Source: 2023 World Lacrosse Championship
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Pool C

PosTeamPldWLGFGAGDQualification Flag of Israel.svg Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Flag of the Philippines.svg Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Flag of Sweden.svg
1Flag of Israel.svg  Israel (Q)4404417+27Advance to playoff—12–68–414–410–3
2Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico (Q)4314529+16Qualify for 2nd Place table6–12—9–714–616–4
3Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines (Q)4223124+7Qualify for 15th-30th Placement Games4–87–9—11–49–3
4Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic (Q)4132646−204–146–144–11—12–7
5Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (Q)4041747−303–104–163–97–12—
Source: 2023 World Lacrosse Championship
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Pool D

PosTeamPldWLGFGAGDQualification Flag of Jamaica.svg Flag of Germany.svg Flag of Poland.svg Flag of New Zealand.svg Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg
1Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica (Q)4403118+13Advance to playoff—5–36–410–610–5
2Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (Q)4313923+16Qualify for 2nd Place table3–5—11–89–616–4
3Flag of Poland.svg  Poland (Q)4223228+4Qualify for 15th-30th Placement Games4–68–11—11–79–4
4Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (Q)4133136−56–106–97–11—12–6
5Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland (Q)4041947−285–104–164–96–12—
Source: 2023 World Lacrosse Championship
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Pool E

PosTeamPldWLGFGAGDQualification Flag of Italy.svg Flag of Hong Kong.svg Flag of Scotland.svg Flag of Mexico.svg Flag of Austria.svg
1Flag of Italy.svg  Italy (Q)4406023+37Advance to playoff—13–515–513–919–4
2Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong (Q)4313733+4Qualify for 2nd Place table5–13—9–714–79–6
3Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland (Q)4223336−3Qualify for 15th-30th Placement Games5–157–9—9–812–4
4Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico (Q)4133941−29–137–148–9—15–5
5Flag of Austria.svg  Austria (Q)4041955−364–196–94–125–15—
Source: 2023 World Lacrosse Championship
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Pool F

PosTeamPldWLGFGAGDQualification Flag of Ireland.svg Flag of the Netherlands.svg Flag of Latvia.svg Flag of Peru.svg Flag of South Korea.svg
1Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland (Q)4404824+24Advance to playoff—12–68–714–914–2
2Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands (Q)4313023+7Qualify for 2nd Place table6–12—4–18–712–3
3Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia (Q)42222220Qualify for 15th-30th Placement Games7–81–4—7–67–4
4Flag of Peru.svg  Peru (Q)4133934+59–147–86–7—17–5
5Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea (Q)4041450−362–143–124–75–17—
Source: 2023 World Lacrosse Championship
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Playoff Stage

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.

2nd Place Table

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

PosTeamPldWLGFGAGDPromotion or relegation
1Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (Q)43 [lower-alpha 1] 13923+16Advance to Playoffs
2Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico (Q)43 [lower-alpha 1] 14529+16
3Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands (Q)4313023+7
4Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong (Q)4313733+4
5Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales (Q)4313230+2Qualify for Placement Games
Source: 2023 World Lacrosse Championship
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Germany 23 Goals Against vs Puerto Rico 29 Goals Against

Championship Playoff Bracket

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Gold Medal Game
            
1 Flag of the United States.svg  United States 19
8 Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 3
8 Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 6
9 Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 5
1 Flag of the United States.svg  United States 11
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 18
13 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 7
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 10
5 Flag of England.svg  England 5
5 Flag of England.svg  England 7
(OT)
12 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 6
1 Flag of the United States.svg  United States 10
2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 7
2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 20
10 Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 1
7 Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 6
10 Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 7
2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 12
3 Flag of the Iroquois Confederacy.svg  Haudenosaunee 7
3 Flag of the Iroquois Confederacy.svg  Haudenosaunee 13Bronze Medal Game
14 Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 3
3 Flag of the Iroquois Confederacy.svg  Haudenosaunee 104 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 6
6 Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 5 3 Flag of the Iroquois Confederacy.svg  Haudenosaunee 11
6 Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 9
11 Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 4

5th to 8th Place Bracket

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 Flag of England.svg  England 4
6 Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 8
7th Place Game
8 Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 8
(OT)
10 Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 7

9th to 14th Place Bracket

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 Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 6
12 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 7
12 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 12
13 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2
12 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 9
7 Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 10
11 Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 10
14 Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 6
7 Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1411th Place Game
11 Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 5
9 Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 7
11 Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 8
(OT)
13th Place Game
   
13 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 7
14 Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 10

15th to 18th Placement Games

Round 1 Round 2 15th Place Game
         
15 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 6
22 Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 7
(OT)
22 Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 10
18 Flag of France.svg  France 8
18 Flag of France.svg  France 8
19 Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 5
22 Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 6
16 Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 8
17 Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 8
20 Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 9
(2OT)
20 Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 4 17th Place Game
16 Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 11
16 Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 1318 Flag of France.svg  France 5
21 Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 4 20 Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 6

19th to 22nd Place Bracket

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 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 8
19 Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 5
15 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 7
17 Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 5
17 Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 10
21 Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 8 21st Place Game
19 Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 13
21 Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 7

23rd to 26th Placement Games

Round 1 Round 2 23rd Place Game
         
23 Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 15
30 Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 2
23 Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 11
27 Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 12
26 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 6
27 Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 11
27 Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 7
25 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 8
(OT)
25 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 9
28 Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 8
25 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 1025th Place Game
29 Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 4
24 Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 6 23 Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 10
29 Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 729 Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 8

27th to 30th Place Bracket

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 Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 1
26 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 13
26 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 7
28 Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 4
28 Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 11
24 Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 5 29th Place Game
30 Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 5
24 Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 7

Final standings

The top five teams in the final standings will be in Pool A in the 2026 World Lacrosse Championship.

RankTeamPldWLGFGAGD


Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the United States.svg  United States 7708628+58
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 7527339+34
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of the Iroquois Confederacy.svg  Haudenosaunee 8538352+31
4Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 8355670-14
5Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 7619224+68
6Flag of England.svg  England 7163079-49
7Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 7616148+13
8Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 7524652-6
9Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 7619039+51
10Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 8537954+25
11Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 8536659+7
12Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 7436645+21
13Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 7435663-7
14Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 7344660-14
15Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 7526338+25
16Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 7346263-1
17Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 7435260-8
18Flag of France.svg  France 7345552+3
19Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 7525257+6
20Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 7345552+3
21Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 73445450
22Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 7165870-12
23Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 7435365-12
24Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 7254772-25
25Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 7346758+9
26Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 7163376-43
27Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 7254563-18
28Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 7164276-34
29Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 7254068-28
30Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 7071992-73

Awards

The following awards were given out at the end of the tournament. [28]

MVP: Flag of the United States.svg Brennan O'Neill

Best Attacker: Flag of the Iroquois Confederacy.svg Austin Staats

Best Midfielder: Flag of the United States.svg Brennan O'Neill

Best Defenseman: Flag of the Iroquois Confederacy.svg Jacob Piseno

All-World Team

AttackMidfieldDefenseGoalkeeper
 Flag of the United States.svg Blaze Riorden

Statistical Leaders

[29]
RankPointsGoalsAssistsFaceoffs WonSave Percentage*
1 Flag of the Iroquois Confederacy.svg Austin Staats (38) Flag of the Iroquois Confederacy.svg Austin Staats (30) Flag of the Iroquois Confederacy.svg Randy Staats (17) Flag of the Philippines.svg John Dugenio (89) Flag of Latvia.svg Ryan Richters (65.0)
2 Flag of Italy.svg Christian Cuccinello (35)
    • Flag of Japan.svg Hiroki Kanaya
    • Flag of Germany.svg Pers-Anders Olters
    • Flag of Japan.svg Shinya Tateishi (21)
    • Flag of Italy.svg Christian Cuccinello
    • Flag of Scotland.svg Christopher Willox (15)
 Flag of Italy.svg Will Vitelli (74)
3 Flag of Japan.svg Shinya Tateishi (32) Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Tomos Rosser (68)
4 Flag of Germany.svg Pers-Anders Olters (27)
    • Flag of the United States.svg Rob Pannell
    • Flag of Israel.svg Robert Schain
    • Flag of Mexico.svg Josh Sanchez
    • Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jeff Teat
    • Flag of Germany.svg Florian Werner (12)
 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Nicholas Vazquez (63) Flag of the Philippines.svg Dan Morris (56.0)
5
    • Flag of Japan.svg Hiroki Kanaya
    • Flag of Italy.svg John Piatelli (26)
 Flag of Italy.svg Christian Cuccinello (20) Flag of Japan.svg Keiji Victor Ishii (61) Flag of Israel.svg Andrew Morris (55.6)
6 Flag of Mexico.svg Will Cabrera (18) Flag of New Zealand.svg Will Clarkson (60) Flag of Ireland.svg Joe Walsh (54.2)
7 Flag of the Iroquois Confederacy.svg Randy Staats (25)
    • Flag of South Korea.svg Ethan Ashley
    • Flag of Ireland.svg Conor Foley
    • Flag of Italy.svg John Piatelli
    • Flag of Israel.svg Nathaniel Solomon (16)
 Flag of the United States.svg Trevor Baptiste (59) Flag of France.svg Joseph Varela (52.6)
8 Flag of Ireland.svg Conor Foley (24) Flag of the United States.svg TD Ierlan (53)
    • Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Andre Bremgartner
    • Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Will Mark (51.9)
9
    • Flag of Hong Kong.svg Logan Ip
    • Flag of Peru.svg Andrew Ortega
    • Flag of Mexico.svg Josh Sanchez (23)
 Flag of Japan.svg Shinya Tateishi (11) Flag of Scotland.svg Alex Mulholland (51)
10
    • Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Josh Byrne
    • Flag of Peru.svg Andrew Ortega
    • Flag of Italy.svg John Piatelli
    • Flag of Germany.svg Lasse Volquardsen (10)
 Flag of Sweden.svg Luke McCallion (50) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sean Aaron (51.5)

*Minimum of 200 minutes played

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