Field
Ten players a side on a full outdoor pitch. The original game, and the format of the ELF Championships.
Follow European lacrosse, country by country.
35 European lacrosse nations each have their own file on FTL: who runs the game, where it is played and what is moving this season. Around them: stories, results and the tournament calendar.
- Tier 1, elite and founding nations
- Tier 2, growth nations
- Tier 3, emerging nations
Choose a country to open its file.
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2–18 Nov 2026
European Sixes Lacrosse Championships, Salou, Spain. Women’s tournament 2–9 Nov, men’s 10–18 Nov. The results decide Europe’s places at the 2027 World Lacrosse Sixes Championships.
Tournament fileScenes to watch
Three countries where the story is moving right now. The radar on the countries page reads all 35.
ENGHot right now
England
European Box champions in 2022 and fourth at the 2024 World Championship, the best European side. Fourth again in Prague in 2026, one goal short of the final.
Open the England fileFRABuilding quietly
France
A relaunched championship and a Héritage team for the diaspora: France is assembling infrastructure without headlines.
Open the France fileNEDSixes momentum
Netherlands
EuroLax Sixes Cup winners. The Dutch were building Sixes before the Olympic announcement made it the format everyone needs.
Open the Netherlands fileSeason calendar
The 2026 continental championships, and the domestic leagues FTL tracks between them.
- 2–18 Nov2026 European Sixes Lacrosse ChampionshipsNational teams, women then men. Qualifying for the 2027 World Sixes. ESPSalou Sixes
- 25 Jun–4 Jul2026 European Box Lacrosse ChampionshipsNational teams. 18 men’s and 7 women’s teams across three venues. CZEPrague Box
- 22–25 Apr2026 Aleš Hřebeský MemorialClub box tournament. CZEPrague-Radotín Box
Club matches ahead
The next club fixtures FTL follows, from the federations’ own calendars. Every national league is listed in the calendar.
Three ways to play
European lacrosse is played in three formats. Most national scenes are strong in one or two of them.
Box
Five runners and a goalie inside an enclosed rink with boards. Shorter shots, closer contact, a faster clock.
Sixes
Six a side on a smaller pitch with a shot clock. The newest format, and the one on the Olympic programme in Los Angeles in 2028.
Where to go from here
- Country files
All 35 scenes, from the founding nations of the ELF to its newest members.
35 files - Interviews
The first FTL interviews are being prepared. Players, coaches and organisers can share their lacrosse life.
Share your story - Tournaments
Continental championships and the club events that fill the summer.
See the calendar - New to lacrosse?
The rules, the three formats and where Europe plays, in one page.
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The European Lacrosse Briefing
One email every Friday that follows the continent for you, so you know what moved beyond your own league.
- Country movesWhat changed in the country files: federations, national teams, tiers.
- Results and fixturesThe week’s results, and the championships and league rounds coming up.
- Worth readingThe FTL stories and interviews you should not miss.