| 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 | |
TheWorld Lacrosse Box Championships (WLBC),[1] formerly known as theWorld Indoor Lacrosse Championship (WILC), is an internationalbox lacrosse tournament sponsored byWorld Lacrosse that is held every four years. Since the first tournament in2003, Canada has won all five gold medals and is undefeated in all games.[2] Canada hosted the first two tournaments in 2003 and 2007, theCzech Republic hosted in2011, theOnondaga Nation, south of Syracuse, New York, hosted in2015.[3] The 2019 WILC was held in Langley, British Columbia, Canada.[4]
The winner of the WLBC wins the Cockerton Cup, named for All-American lacrosse playerStan Cockerton.
In August 2023, World Lacrosse announced2024 World Lacrosse Box Championships for men’s and women’s box lacrosse will held at September 20-29, 2024, inUtica, New York,United States.[5]
| 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]
| 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 | |
| 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 |
| Year | Host sites | Host country | Champions | Final score | Runner-up | Third place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Utica | United States | United States | 10–7 | Canada | Haudenosaunee |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
| 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
| 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
| 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]
| 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]
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