European lacrosse calendar
Europe’s competitive calendar, layer by layer: the championships, the tournaments FTL follows and the domestic leagues behind them.
Championships
The official continental and world competitions of 2026. They set the hierarchy of European lacrosse.
- 25 Jun–4 Jul European Box Lacrosse ChampionshipsNational teams, men and women. 18 men’s and 7 women’s teams. FTL event file available. CZEPrague Box
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24 Jul–2 Aug World Lacrosse Women’s ChampionshipNISSIN FOODS 2026 edition. A world event with European teams. JPNTokyo Field
- 2–18 Nov European Sixes Lacrosse ChampionshipsNational teams, women then men. Qualifying for the 2027 World Sixes. FTL event file available. ESPSalou Sixes
Selected tournaments
Club and open tournaments of the 2026 season, across formats, that show where a national scene is moving.
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27 Feb–1 Mar EuroLax Sixes Cup PORPortugal Sixes
- 22–25 Apr Aleš Hřebeský MemorialClub box tournament. FTL event file available. CZEPrague Box
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23–24 May Alps Sixes Open FRAGrenoble Sixes
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4–5 Jul Lisboa Lacrosse Cup PORLisbon Field
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18–19 Jul Berlin Open GERBerlin Box
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28–30 Aug G6 Groningen NEDGroningen Sixes
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31 Oct–1 Nov Boxmania 2026 FRALille Box
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20–21 Nov Copa de EspañaSpanish club cup, men and women. 2025 winners: Barcelona Dracs (men), Madrid Osas (women). ESPSalou Field
Under observation
Events FTL is watching in 2026. Their dates or format are not confirmed yet, so they are not part of the calendar.
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TBC Dalmatia Lacrosse Cup CROCroatia Sixes Unconfirmed
Domestic leagues
The national club competitions that run between championships, with their official names and the latest results each federation publishes.
- 27 Sep–22 Nov2026 Sixes Maschile and Sixes FemminileItalia Lacrosse, 2026/27. Women’s final on 22 November: Bologna v Città del Tricolore. 2025/26 champions: Red Sharks Bologna (men), Bella Venezia (women). ITACountry file Sixes
- 19 Dec–16 May2026/27 LEL Senior, men and womenLiga Española de Lacrosse, 2026/27: game days in Madrid, Zaragoza and Barcelona, play-offs in Madrid in May. 2025/26 champions: Valencia Eagles (men), Barcelona Dracs (women). ESPCountry file Sixes
- 2025/26 Belgian Men’s and Women’s Lacrosse Leagues2025/26: Ghent Goblins topped the men’s regular season, ahead of Leopards and Braine Lions. BELCountry file League
- 2026/27 Championnat de France2025/26: ten teams, five game days from October, finals on 6–7 June 2026. The 2026/27 season is run by the AFL. FRACountry file League
- 2026 Národní boxlakrosová liga (NBLL)Men’s box, 2026, with a second division. Women play a national field league and a national sixes league. CZECountry file Box League
- TBC Bundesliga Nord and SüdField and sixes, men and women, in a 1. and a 2. Bundesliga, run by the DLaxV. GERCountry file League
- TBC HoofdklasseMen’s and women’s Hoofdklasse with lower divisions, and a men’s box Hoofdklasse, run by the NLB. NEDCountry file League
- TBC Swiss Field and Sixes LeaguesMen’s and women’s Field League 2025/26 and Sixes League 2026/27, run by Swiss Lacrosse. SUICountry file League
- TBC English box leagueMen’s domestic box competition. Official name to be confirmed. ENGCountry file Box League
Sources: Italia Lacrosse, AEL, men, AEL, women, Copa de España, Belgian men’s league, Championnat de France 25/26, Czech Lacrosse Union, DLaxV, NLB, Swiss Lacrosse.
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