World Lacrosse Box Championships
International box lacrosse championship
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The World Lacrosse Box Championships (WLBC),[1] formerly known as the World Indoor Lacrosse Championship (WILC), is an international box lacrosse tournament sponsored by World Lacrosse that is held every four years. Since the first tournament in 2003, Canada has won all five gold medals and is undefeated in all games.[2] Canada hosted the first two tournaments in 2003 and 2007, the Czech Republic hosted in 2011, the Onondaga Nation, south of Syracuse, New York, hosted in 2015.[3] The 2019 WILC was held in Langley, British Columbia, Canada.[4]
| Sport | Box lacrosse |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2003 |
| No. of teams | 20 |
| Countries | World Lacrosse member nations |
| Most recent champions |  Canada (Men, 6th title)  United States (Women, 1st title) |
| Most titles | Canada (Men, 6 titles) United States (Women) |
 2024 World Lacrosse Box Championships | |
The winner of the WLBC wins the Cockerton Cup, named for All-American lacrosse player Stan Cockerton.
In August 2023, World Lacrosse announced 2024 World Lacrosse Box Championships for men’s and women’s box lacrosse will held at September 20-29, 2024, in Utica, New York, United States.[5]
Men
Champions
| Year | Host sites | Host country | Champions | Final score | Runner-up | Third place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Ontario | Canada | Canada |
21–4 |  Haudenosaunee |
United States |
| 2007 | Halifax | Canada | Canada |
15–14 (OT) | Haudenosaunee |
United States |
| 2011 | Prague | Czech Republic | Canada |
13–6 | Haudenosaunee |
United States |
| 2015 | Onondaga Reservation, Syracuse | Iroquois Confederacy | Canada |
12–8 | Haudenosaunee |
United States |
| 2019 | Langley | Canada | Canada |
19–12 | Haudenosaunee |
United States |
| 2024 | Utica | United States | Canada |
13–7 | United States |
Haudenosaunee |
Source:[4]
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Haudenosaunee | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | United States | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
Performance by team
| Team | 2003 (6) |
2007 (8) |
2011 (8) |
2015 (13) |
2019 (20) |
2024 (28) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Australia | 5th | 6th | 6th | 8th | 9th | 11th |
 Austria | 14th | 19th | ||||
 Belgium | 27th | |||||
| Canada | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st |
 China | 15th | |||||
 Costa Rica | 20th | |||||
| Czech Republic | 6th | 7th | 4th | 7th | 7th | 6th |
 England | 4th | 5th | 5th | 4th | 4th | |
 Finland | 9th | 6th | 9th | |||
 Germany | 11th | 10th | 10th | |||
 Greece | 23rd | |||||
 Hong Kong | 18th | 21st | ||||
 Hungary | 28th | |||||
 Ireland | 8th | 7th | 6th | 11th | 7th | |
| Haudenosaunee | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd |
 Israel | 4th | 5th | 5th | |||
 Italy | 13th | |||||
 Jamaica | 22nd | |||||
 Japan | 8th | |||||
 Mexico | 19th | 26th | ||||
 Netherlands | 8th | 12th | ||||
 Poland | 17th | |||||
 Puerto Rico | 25th | |||||
 Scotland | 4th | 5th | 16th | 18th | ||
 Serbia | 12th | 12th | ||||
 Slovakia | 8th | 13th | 16th | |||
 Sweden | 15th | |||||
 Switzerland | 13th | 17th | 24th | |||
 Chinese Taipei | 20th | |||||
 Turkey | 10th | |||||
| United States | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd |
 U.S. Virgin Islands | 14th |
Women
Champions
| Year | Host sites | Host country | Champions | Final score | Runner-up | Third place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Utica | United States | United States |
10–7 | Canada |
Haudenosaunee |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Canada | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Haudenosaunee | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Performance by team
| Team | 2024 (10) |
|---|---|
| Australia | 4th |
| Canada | 2nd |
| England | 5th |
| Finland | 10th |
| Germany | 6th |
| Haudenosaunee | 3rd |
| Hong Kong | 9th |
| Ireland | 8th |
| Netherlands | 7th |
| United States | 1st |
Performance by tournament
2003 Indoor Championship
| A | GP | W | L | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada |
5 | 5 | 0 | 109 | 29 | 10 |
| Haudenosaunee |
5 | 4 | 1 | 100 | 52 | 8 |
| Scotland |
5 | 3 | 2 | 63 | 69 | 6 |
| United States |
5 | 2 | 3 | 75 | 65 | 4 |
| Australia |
5 | 1 | 4 | 39 | 102 | 2 |
| Czech Republic |
5 | 0 | 5 | 29 | 98 | 0 |
Final: Canada 21, Iroquois 4
3rd place: United States 15, Scotland 9
5th place: Australia 21, Czech Republic 10
2007 Indoor Championship
| A | GP | W | L | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada |
3 | 3 | 0 | 67 | 10 | 6 |
| United States |
3 | 2 | 1 | 44 | 27 | 4 |
| Australia |
3 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 51 | 2 |
| Ireland |
3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 59 | 0 |
| B | GP | W | L | GF | GA | PTS |
| Haudenosaunee |
3 | 3 | 0 | 70 | 16 | 6 |
| England |
3 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 41 | 4 |
| Scotland |
3 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 43 | 2 |
| Czech Republic |
3 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 44 | 0 |
Final: Canada 15, Iroquois 14, OT
3rd place: United States 17, England 10
5th place: Scotland 14, Australia 8
7th place: Czech Republic 22, Ireland 5
2011 Indoor Championship
| A | GP | W | L | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada |
3 | 3 | 0 | 81 | 8 | 3 |
| England |
3 | 2 | 1 | 49 | 43 | 2 |
| Australia |
3 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 53 | 1 |
| Slovakia |
3 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 63 | 0 |
| B | GP | W | L | GF | GA | PTS |
| Haudenosaunee |
3 | 3 | 0 | 59 | 18 | 3 |
| United States |
3 | 2 | 1 | 46 | 17 | 2 |
| Czech Republic |
3 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 44 | 1 |
| Ireland |
3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 63 | 0 |
Final: Canada 13, Iroquois 6
3rd place: United States 16, Czech Republic 7
5th place: England 23, Australia 8
7th place: Ireland 17, Slovakia 15 (2 game aggregate)
Source:[6]
2015 Indoor Championship
| Blue | GP | W | L | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada |
4 | 4 | 0 | 67 | 20 | 4 |
| Haudenosaunee |
4 | 3 | 1 | 59 | 30 | 3 |
| United States |
4 | 2 | 2 | 43 | 47 | 2 |
| Czech Republic |
4 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 57 | 1 |
| England |
4 | 0 | 4 | 24 | 61 | 0 |
| Red | GP | W | L | GF | GA | PTS |
| Australia |
3 | 3 | 0 | 49 | 29 | 3 |
| Finland |
3 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 22 | 2 |
| Turkey |
3 | 1 | 2 | 39 | 40 | 1 |
| Switzerland |
3 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 51 | 0 |
| Green | GP | W | L | GF | GA | PTS |
| Israel |
3 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 24 | 2 |
| Ireland |
3 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 29 | 2 |
| Serbia |
3 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 36 | 1 |
| Germany |
3 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 30 | 1 |
Final: Canada 12, Iroquois 8
3rd place: United States 15, Israel 4
5th place: England 14, Ireland 12
7th place: Czech Republic 20, Australia 11
9th place: Finland 24, Turkey 6
11th place: Germany 13, Serbia 12
Source:[7]