This is a chronological list of the founding of lacrosse clubs.
Year | Team | Town/City | State/County/Province | Country | League | Notes |
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1842 [1] | Montreal Olympic Athletic Club | Montreal | Quebec | Canada | – | defunct |
1852 [2] or 1862 [1] | Ottawa Lacrosse Club | Ottawa | Ontario | Canada | Canadian Lacrosse Association | defunct, reformed in 1980s |
1856 [3] | Montreal Lacrosse Club | Montreal | Quebec | Canada | Canadian Lacrosse Association | defunct, new club formed in 2006 |
1867 | Upper Canada College | Toronto | Ontario | Canada | Canadian Lacrosse Association | oldest high school lacrosse program in North America |
1868 | Mohawk Lacrosse Club | Troy | New York | United States | United States National Amateur Lacrosse Association | oldest lacrosse team in the United States [4] |
1871 [1] | Prince Rupert Lacrosse Club | Winnipeg | Manitoba | Canada | – | defunct |
1876 [5] | Melbourne Lacrosse Club | Melbourne | Victoria | Australia | Victorian Lacrosse Association | defunct |
1876 [6] | Stockport Lacrosse Club | Stockport | Cheshire | England | North of England Men's Lacrosse Association | oldest lacrosse club in the United Kingdom |
1877 [3] | New York University | New York City | New York | United States | National College Lacrosse League | oldest collegiate lacrosse team |
1877 | Manhattan University | New York City | New York | United States | NCAA Division I | |
1877 [7] | Harvard University | Cambridge | Massachusetts | United States | NCAA Division I | known as Harvard Lacrosse Association at founding |
1877 [8] | Frontier Lacrosse Club | Alexandra | Waikato | New Zealand | – | defunct |
1878 | Baltimore Athletic Club | Baltimore | Maryland | United States | United States National Amateur Lacrosse Association | |
1879 [9] | Cheadle Lacrosse Club | Cheadle | Cheshire | England | North of England Men's Lacrosse Association | |
1879 | Heaton Mersey Lacrosse Club | Heaton Moor | Cheshire | England | North of England Men's Lacrosse Association | |
1882 [10] | Cambridge University Lacrosse Club | Cambridge | Cambridgeshire | England | South of England Men's Lacrosse Association | Oldest college lacrosse team in the United Kingdom |
1882 [11] | Hampstead Lacrosse Club | London | England | South of England Men's Lacrosse Association | oldest in the South of England [12] | |
1882 | Phillips Academy Andover | Andover | Massachusetts | United States | – | One of the three oldest high school lacrosse programs in the United States |
1882 | Phillips Exeter Academy | Exeter | New Hampshire | United States | – | One of the three oldest high school lacrosse programs in the United States |
1882 | Lawrenceville School | Lawrenceville | New Jersey | United States | – | One of the three oldest high school lacrosse programs in the United States |
1882 | Louisville Lacrosse Club | Louisville | Kentucky | United States | – | defunct |
1882 | New York Lacrosse Club | New York City | New York | United States | – | defunct, also referred to as New York Amateur Lacrosse Club, and New York City |
1882 | Princeton University | Princeton | New Jersey | United States | NCAA Division I | |
1882 | Yale University | New Haven | Connecticut | United States | NCAA Division I | |
1882 | Druids | Baltimore | Maryland | United States | – | defunct, final game in 1902 |
1883 [13] | Brampton Excelsiors | Brampton | Ontario | Canada | Canadian Lacrosse Association | Longest-running amateur community-owned sports franchise in Canada |
1883 | Johns Hopkins | Baltimore | Maryland | United States | NCAA Division I | |
1883 [14] | Adelaide Lacrosse Club | Adelaide | South Australia | Australia | South Australian Lacrosse Association | defunct |
1883 [1] | Edmonton Lacrosse Club | Edmonton | Alberta | Canada | – | defunct |
1883 [15] | Melbourne University Lacrosse Club | Melbourne | Victoria | Australia | Lacrosse Victoria | oldest extant lacrosse club in Australia |
1883 | Oldham & Werneth Lacrosse Club | Oldham | Lancashire | England | North of England Men's Lacrosse Association | |
1883 [16] | Sydney Lacrosse Club | Sydney | New South Wales | Australia | New South Wales Lacrosse Association | defunct |
1884 [1] | Calgary Lacrosse Club | Calgary | Alberta | Canada | – | defunct |
1884 [17] | New Town Lacrosse Club | Hobart | Tasmania | Australia | – | defunct |
1885 [18] | Noarlunga Lacrosse Club | Noarlunga | South Australia | Australia | South Australian Lacrosse Association | defunct |
1885 | Lehigh University | Bethlehem | Pennsylvania | United States | NCAA Division I | |
1885 [19] | Southland Lacrosse Club | Invercargill | Southland | New Zealand | – | defunct |
1886 [20] | Dunedin Lacrosse Club | Dunedin | Otago | New Zealand | – | defunct |
1887 [21] | Brisbane Lacrosse Club | Brisbane | Queensland | Australia | Queensland Lacrosse Union | defunct |
1887 [22] | Rutgers University | New Brunswick | New Jersey | United States | NCAA Division I | |
1887 [23] | Knightsbridge Lacrosse Club | Adelaide | South Australia | Australia | South Australian Lacrosse Association | defunct |
1887 [24] | North Adelaide Lacrosse Club | Adelaide | South Australia | Australia | Lacrosse South Australia | |
1888 [25] | Jamestown Lacrosse Club | Jamestown | South Australia | Australia | South Australian Lacrosse Association | defunct |
1888 | New Westminster Salmonbellies | New Westminster | British Columbia | Canada | Western Lacrosse Association | |
1888 [26] | Rochdale Lacrosse Club | Rochdale | Lancashire | England | North of England Men's Lacrosse Association | |
1888 [27] | Canterbury Lacrosse Club | Christchurch | Canterbury | New Zealand | – | defunct |
1888 [28] | Wellington Lacrosse Club | Wellington | Wellington | New Zealand | – | defunct |
1888 [29] | City College of New York | New York City | New York | United States | National College Lacrosse League | |
1889 [30] | Adelaide University Lacrosse Club | Adelaide | South Australia | Australia | Lacrosse South Australia | |
1889 [31] | Poynton Lacrosse Club | Poynton | Cheshire | England | North of England Men's Lacrosse Association | name changed from Offerton Lacrosse Club in 1972 |
1891 [32] | New York Athletic Club | New York City | New York | United States | American Lacrosse League | oldest active lacrosse team in the United States [33] |
1891 [34] | Caulfield Lacrosse Club | Melbourne | Victoria | Australia | Lacrosse Victoria | 1891–1896 Re-formed 1909 [35] |
1893 [36] | Cheadle Hulme Lacrosse Club | Cheadle Hulme | Cheshire | England | North of England Men's Lacrosse Association | |
1894 [3] | Crescent Athletic Club | Brooklyn | New York | United States | United States National Amateur Lacrosse Association | defunct, reformed in 2006 |
1895 [37] | Hobart Lacrosse Club | Hobart | Tasmania | Australia | – | defunct |
1895 [38] | Holdfast Bay Lacrosse Club | Adelaide | South Australia | Australia | South Australian Lacrosse Association | defunct |
1896 | Ashton Lacrosse Club | Ashton-under-Lyne | Lancashire | England | North of England Men's Lacrosse Association | |
1896 [39] | Phoenix Lacrosse Club | Fremantle | Western Australia | Australia | Western Australian Lacrosse Association | founded as Fremantle Lacrosse Club, name changed in 1991 after relocating |
1896 [40] | Melbourne Cricket Club Lacrosse Section | Melbourne | Victoria | Australia | Lacrosse Victoria | |
1896 [41] | Perth Lacrosse Club | Perth | Western Australia | Australia | Western Australian Lacrosse Association | defunct |
1897 [42] | Durban Lacrosse Club | Durban | KwaZulu-Natal | South Africa | Natal Lacrosse Association | defunct |
1898 [43] | Williamstown Lacrosse Club | Melbourne | Victoria | Australia | Lacrosse Victoria | |
1899 | Brooklands Hulmeians Lacrosse Club | Sale | Cheshire | England | North of England Men's Lacrosse Association | founded as Old Hulmeians LC and continues nominally as Lancashire club |
1899 [44] | East Fremantle Lacrosse Club | Fremantle | Western Australia | Australia | Lacrosse Western Australia | |
1899 [45] | East Torrens Payneham Lacrosse Club | Adelaide | South Australia | Australia | Lacrosse South Australia | founded as East Torrens Lacrosse Club |
1899 [46] | Sturt Lacrosse Club | Adelaide | South Australia | Australia | Lacrosse South Australia | |
1899 [46] | Woodville Lacrosse Club | Adelaide | South Australia | Australia | Lacrosse South Australia | known as Port Adelaide Lacrosse Club between 1903 and 1966 |
Country | Year | Team | City | League | Ref |
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Canada | 1842 | Montreal Olympic Athletic Club | Montreal | None | [1] |
United States | 1868 | Mohawk Lacrosse Club | Troy, New York | United States National Amateur Lacrosse Association | [4] |
Australia | 1876 | Melbourne Lacrosse Club | Melbourne | Victorian Lacrosse Association | [5] |
England | 1876 | Stockport Lacrosse Club | Stockport | North of England Men's Lacrosse Association | [6] |
New Zealand | 1877 | Frontier Lacrosse Club | Alexandra | None | [8] |
South Africa | 1897 | Durban Lacrosse Club | Durban | Natal Lacrosse Association | [42] |
Hong Kong | 1963 | Hong Kong University Lacrosse Club | Hong Kong | Hong Kong Lacrosse Association | [47] [48] |
Czech Republic | 1980 | Lacrosse Club Custodes Sokol Radotín | Prague | Czech Lacrosse Union | [49] |
Japan | 1987 | Keio University Lacrosse Club | Tokyo | Japan Lacrosse College League | [50] |
Germany | 1993 | Berliner Lacrosse Verein | Berlin | Deutscher Lacrosse Verband Bundesliga Ost | [51] |
Netherlands | 2000 | Maastricht Lacrosse | Maastricht | Dutch National Lacrosse League | [52] |
Italy | 2005 | Roma Leones | Rome | Federazione Italiana Giuco Lacrosse | [53] |
Poland | 2007 | Poznań Hussars | Poznań | Polish Lacrosse League | [54] |
Mexico | 2010 | Ibero Lacrosse | Mexico City | Liga Premier Universitaria | [55] |
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