European Lacrosse Federation

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European Lacrosse Federation
File:European Lacrosse Federation.png
SportLacrosse
JurisdictionInternational
Membership31
AbbreviationELF
Founded1995; 30 years ago (1995)
AffiliationWorld Lacrosse
PresidentSteph Migchelsen [1]
Official website
europeanlacrosse.org

European Lacrosse Federation (ELF) is the sport governing body of men and women's lacrosse in Europe. It was founded in 1995 by the Czech Republic, Scotland, England, Sweden, Germany, and Wales.[2] There are currently 34 member nations.[3]

Overview

The ELF sponsors the European Lacrosse Championships for national teams in both men’s and women's lacrosse.[4] The annual Aleš Hřebeský Memorial tournament in Prague is the largest European box lacrosse tournament.[5] The main club field lacrosse competition is the Ken Galluccio Cup, where the winner of each country’s league competes to decide the European club champion. The ELF is an affiliate member of the lacrosse world governing body, World Lacrosse. 21 ELF members are full members of the WL, which is the majority of all full members. 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.[6]

Members

Country Member Name
File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria Austrian Lacrosse Association
File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Belgian Lacrosse Federation
File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria Bulgarian Lacrosse Federation
File:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia Croatian Lacrosse Association
File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic Czech Lacrosse Union
File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark Danish Lacrosse Federation
File:Flag of England.svg England England Lacrosse
File:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia Estonia Lacrosse
File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland Finnish Lacrosse Association
File:Flag of France.svg France French Lacrosse Association
File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany German Lacrosse Association
File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece Greece Lacrosse
File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary Hungary Lacrosse
File:Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland Ireland Lacrosse
File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel Israel Lacrosse
File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy Italian Lacrosse Federation
File:Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia Latvia Lacrosse Federation
File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania Lithuania Lacrosse
File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Dutch Lacrosse Association
File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway Norwegian Federation of American Sports
File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland Polish Lacrosse Federation
File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal Portuguese Lacrosse Association
File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia Russia Lacrosse
File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland Lacrosse Scotland
File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia Serbian Lacrosse Federation
File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia Slovak Lacrosse Federation
File:Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia Slovenia Lacrosse
File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain Spanish Lacrosse Association
File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Sweden Lacrosse
File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland Swiss Lacrosse Federation
File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey Turkish Lacrosse Association
File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine Ukrainian Lacrosse
File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales Welsh Lacrosse Association

References

  1. ↑ "Contacts". European Lacrosse Federation. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  2. ↑ "A short history of lacrosse in Europe". European Lacrosse Federation. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  3. ↑ "ELF adds member nations 30 and 31". European Lacrosse Federation. September 1, 2017.
  4. ↑ "European Championships". European Lacrosse Federation. Archived from the original on 2009-02-26. Retrieved 2009-02-13.
  5. ↑ "European Lacrosse Federation - Men's Box Lacrosse". European Lacrosse Federation. Archived from the original on 2008-10-09. Retrieved 2009-02-13.
  6. ↑ "World Lacrosse condemns Russian government actions, suspends Russian athletes and officials". World Lacrosse. 2 March 2022.

External links

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