Asia Pacific Lacrosse Championship

Asia Pacific Lacrosse Championship

Sport	Field lacrosse
Founded	2004
Countries	APLU member nations
Most recent champion(s)	M:  South Korea (1st title) W:  Japan (7th title)

The Asia Pacific Lacrosse Championship (also known as the ASPAC Lacrosse Championship) is an international lacrosse competition contested to determine the best lacrosse national team in the Asia Pacific region. The first edition was played in Australia, the same year the Asia Pacific Lacrosse Union was organized. The following edition was held in Japan in 2005. Since then the competition is held every two years. A women's competition was introduced in 2009. ^{[1] [2]}

Results

• Some editions saw the participation of non-national team sides including teams from the United States. The Asia Pacific Lacrosse Union maintain a separate ranking solely for its member national teams.

Men

#	Year	Host	Champions	Runners-up	Third place	Fourth place	Ref
1	2004 Details	Adelaide	Australia	Japan	South Korea	N/A	[3]
2	2005 Details	Osaka	Australia U21	Japan	South Korea	Hong Kong	[4]
3	2007 Details	Auckland	Australia U21	Japan U21	New Zealand	Hong Kong South Korea	[5]
4	2009 Details	Suwon	Japan U22	Australia U22	South Korea	Hong Kong	[6]
5	2011 Details	Auckland	Japan U22	Australia U23	New Zealand	Hong Kong	[7]
6	2013 Details	Beijing	Japan U22	Australia U23	Thailand	China	[8]
7	2015 Details	Bangkok	Japan	Thailand	Australia	Hong Kong	[9]
8	2017 Details	Seogwipo	Japan	Australia	Hong Kong	South Korea	[10]
9	2019 Details	Gyeongju	Japan	Australia	South Korea	Hong Kong	[11]
10	2023 [12] Details	Seogwipo	South Korea	Hong Kong	New Zealand	Philippines	[13]

Women

#	Year	Host	Champions	Runners-up	Third place	Fourth place	Ref
1	2009 Details	Suwon	Japan U22	Hong Kong	South Korea	N/A	[14]
2	2011 Details	Auckland	Japan U22	Australia U23	New Zealand U19	Hong Kong	[15]
3	2013 Details	Beijing	Japan U21	Australia U23	South Korea	China	[16]
4	2015 Details	Bangkok	Japan	Australia	South Korea	Hong Kong	[17]
5	2017 Details	Seogwipo	Japan	Australia	New Zealand	South Korea	[18]
6	2019 Details	Gyeongju	Japan	South Korea	New Zealand	Hong Kong	[19]
7	2025 [20] Details	Sunshine Coast	Japan	Australia	Philippines	Chinese Taipei	[21]

Medals

Men (2004-2023)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Japan  (JPN)	6	3	0	9
2	Australia  (AUS)	3	5	1	9
3	South Korea  (KOR)	1	0	4	5
4	Hong Kong  (HKG)	0	1	1	2
	Thailand  (THA)	0	1	1	2
6	New Zealand  (NZL)	0	0	3	3
Totals (6 entries)		10	10	10	30

Women (2009-2025)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Japan  (JPN)	7	0	0	7
2	Australia  (AUS)	0	5	0	5
3	South Korea  (KOR)	0	1	3	4
4	Hong Kong  (HKG)	0	1	0	1
5	New Zealand  (NZL)	0	0	3	3
6	Philippines  (PHI)	0	0	1	1
Totals (6 entries)		7	7	7	21

Total (2004-2025)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Japan  (JPN)	13	3	0	16
2	Australia  (AUS)	3	10	1	14
3	South Korea  (KOR)	1	1	7	9
4	Hong Kong  (HKG)	0	2	1	3
5	Thailand  (THA)	0	1	1	2
6	New Zealand  (NZL)	0	0	6	6
7	Philippines  (PHI)	0	0	1	1
Totals (7 entries)		17	17	17	51

See also

• European Lacrosse Championships
• Asia Pacific Floorball Championship
• Asian Netball Championship

References

1. "ASPAC Championship History". Asia Pacific Lacrosse Union. 23 March 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
2. https://www.asiapacificlacrosse.org/aspac-championships/aspac-history-results/ ^{[ bare URL ]}
3. https://www.asiapacificlacrosse.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/ASPAC-Results-Adelaide-2004.pdf ^{[ bare URL PDF ]}
4. https://www.asiapacificlacrosse.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/ASPAC-Results-Osaka-2005.pdf ^{[ bare URL PDF ]}
5. https://www.asiapacificlacrosse.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/ASPAC-Results-Auckland-2007.pdf ^{[ bare URL PDF ]}
6. https://www.asiapacificlacrosse.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/ASPAC-Results-Korea-2009.pdf ^{[ bare URL PDF ]}
7. https://www.asiapacificlacrosse.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/ASPAC-Results-Auckland-2011.pdf ^{[ bare URL PDF ]}
8. https://www.asiapacificlacrosse.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/ASPAC-Results-Beijing-2013.pdf ^{[ bare URL PDF ]}
9. https://www.asiapacificlacrosse.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/ASPAC-2015.pdf ^{[ bare URL PDF ]}
10. https://www.asiapacificlacrosse.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Asia-Pacific-Lacrosse-Tournament-2017.pdf ^{[ bare URL PDF ]}
11. https://www.asiapacificlacrosse.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/MATCH-RESULTS.pdf ^{[ bare URL PDF ]}
12. "2023 World Lacrosse Men's World Championship Asia Pacific Qualifier" (PDF). Asia Pacific Lacrosse Union. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
13. https://www.asiapacificlacrosse.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/2023-WLMWC-APQ-RESULT.pdf ^{[ bare URL PDF ]}
14. https://www.asiapacificlacrosse.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/ASPAC-Results-Korea-2009.pdf ^{[ bare URL PDF ]}
15. https://www.asiapacificlacrosse.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/ASPAC-Results-Auckland-2011.pdf ^{[ bare URL PDF ]}
16. https://www.asiapacificlacrosse.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/ASPAC-Results-Beijing-2013.pdf ^{[ bare URL PDF ]}
17. https://www.asiapacificlacrosse.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/ASPAC-2015.pdf ^{[ bare URL PDF ]}
18. https://www.asiapacificlacrosse.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Asia-Pacific-Lacrosse-Tournament-2017.pdf ^{[ bare URL PDF ]}
19. https://www.asiapacificlacrosse.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/MATCH-RESULTS.pdf ^{[ bare URL PDF ]}
20. "Japan holds off Australia to win 2025 Asia-Pacific Women's Lacrosse Championship". World Lacrosse. 11 January 2025. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
21. https://www.asiapacificlacrosse.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/APLU-2025-APAC-Results.pdf ^{[ bare URL PDF ]}