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Israel Lacrosse Association
SportLacrosse
Founded2010
AffiliationWorld Lacrosse
Affiliation date2011
Regional affiliationEuropean Lacrosse Federation
Affiliation date2012
HeadquartersAshkelon, Israel
DirectorIan Kadish
Men's coachWilliam Beroza
Women's coachSophie Bass
Official website
www.lacrosse.co.il
Israel

The Israel Lacrosse Association (ILA; Hebrew: איגוד הלקרוס הישראלי[1]), or Israel Lacrosse, is the official governing body of lacrosse in Israel, and is a member of World Lacrosse and the European Lacrosse Federation.[2]

History

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The Israel Lacrosse Association was founded to develop and promote lacrosse within Israel and strives to offer lacrosse to Israelis of all ages.[3] Israel Lacrosse was founded in 2010 by Scott Neiss who previously served as an executive for the National Lacrosse League, along with William Beroza and Howard Borkan.[4][5] It was officially granted associate membership by the Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL; later renamed as World Lacrosse) in April 2011.[6] ILA became part of the European Lacrosse Federation in 2012.[7]

The program started with players and staff born in North America but with links to Israel. But there has been efforts from the federation to develop players born in Israel for both the men's and women's national team programs.[5][8]

Israel was given the hosting rights for the 2018 World Lacrosse Championship, after the original hosts Manchester, England withdrew.[9]

Israel Premier Lacrosse League

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The Israel Premier Lacrosse League (IPLL) is the premier lacrosse league in Israel, which debuted in 2015.[10] The league competes during summer months only, in an attempt to attract players from abroad to participate.[11]

International competition

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Israel fields men's, indoor, and women's national teams, which compete at both European and World levels.

European Lacrosse Championships

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In 2016, Israel's men's team won the Silver Medal, placing second in a field of 24, England won the gold 7-6 in regulation play. This was Israel's first medal in international play.[12]

Year Result
Netherlands 20128th place
Hungary 20162nd place

World Lacrosse Championships

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In its first-ever appearance, for the Men's 2014 World Lacrosse Championship in Denver,[13][14] Israel finished in 7th place out of 38 nations. Four years later, with the 2018 World Lacrosse Championship held in Netanya, Israel, Israel again finished in 7th place, this time out of 46 nations.

Year Result
United States 20147th place
Israel 20187th place
United States 20237th place

Women's European Lacrosse Championships

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Year Result
Czech Republic 20154th place
Israel 20192nd place

Women's Lacrosse World Cup

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Year Result
Canada 20138th place
England 20176th place
United States 20226th place
Japan 20263rd place

IIJL World Junior Lacrosse Championship

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Year Result
Haudenosaunee 201512th place
Canada 20194th place
Canada 20224th place
Canada 20233rd place

Shabbat policy

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The ILA has a consistent position of not playing or scheduling games during Shabbat.[15] Israel Lacrosse released a statement saying: “As a new sport to Israel it is imperative . . . we cannot ignore that reasonably large percentage of our nations’ people, our teams’ players and our associations’ members would be offended if we took the field on Shabbat." The organization has stated that the policy is a national identity issue, not a religious issue.

References

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  1. ↑ "Hebrew". Israel Lacrosse. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  2. ↑ "Country List". Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "About Us : Israel Lacrosse". Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
  4. ↑ Israel Lacrosse Granted FIL Membership
  5. 1 2 "Flourishing in Israel, lacrosse continues to spread its wings and fly". The Jerusalem Post. 11 August 2019. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  6. ↑ "Rosen Tabbed Associate Head Coach for Israel Lacrosse National Team". Atlantic10.com. 30 May 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  7. ↑ Meyer, Justin (15 July 2024). "Lacrosse's unlikely journey to Israel: Becoming a global contender against the odds". Unpacked. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  8. ↑ Gurvis, Jacob (18 June 2023). "With Israeli lacrosse on the rise, men's team enters world championship ranked 7th". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  9. ↑ Kuttler, Hillel (20 July 2018). "How Israel became the host of a world lacrosse championship". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  10. ↑ Israel Premier Lacrosse League Set for 2015 Launch Archived 2016-08-22 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ↑ "IPLL Announces 2015 Schedule". Archived from the original on 2017-04-06. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
  12. ↑ "England holds on to edge Israel in Euro Final – Israel Lacrosse". lacrosse.co.il. Archived from the original on 2016-08-12.
  13. ↑ "Israel qualifies for 2014 World Lacrosse Championship". Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
  14. ↑ Hudes, Sammy (7 October 2012). "Israeli lacrosse team qualifies for world championship". Retrieved 26 December 2012.
  15. ↑ McGran, Kevin (15 July 2013). "Women's lacrosse team from Israel ready to forfeit World Cup rather than play on Sabbath". The Star. Toronto. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
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