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European Lacrosse Federation

Sport	Lacrosse
Jurisdiction	International
Membership	31
Abbreviation	ELF
Founded	1995; 30 years ago (1995)
Affiliation	World Lacrosse
President	Steph Migchelsen
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. There are currently 34 member nations.

Overview

The ELF sponsors the European Lacrosse Championships for national teams in both men’s and women's lacrosse. The annual Aleš Hřebeský Memorial tournament in Prague is the largest European box lacrosse tournament. 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.

Members

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

• Official website

v t e World Lacrosse
World championships	Men's Women's Men's U20 Women's U20 Box Sixes
Other international events	European Championships Ken Galluccio Cup Lacrosse at the Summer Olympics Lacrosse at the World Games
Governing bodies	African Association of Lacrosse Asia Pacific Lacrosse Union European Lacrosse Federation Pan-American Lacrosse Association List of national lacrosse governing bodies
Related categories Lacrosse by country Lacrosse players Lacrosse leagues International lacrosse competitions

• Lacrosse governing bodies in Europe
• International lacrosse
• International sports governing bodies in Europe