Asia Pacific Lacrosse Championship

Asia Pacific Lacrosse Championship
SportField lacrosse
Founded2004
CountriesAPLU member nations
Most recent
champion(s)
M:  South Korea (1st title)
W:  Japan (7th title)

The Asia Pacific Lacrosse Championship (also known as the ASPAC Lacrosse Championship) is an international lacrosse competition contested to determine the best lacrosse national team in the Asia Pacific region. The first edition was played in Australia, the same year the Asia Pacific Lacrosse Union was organized. The following edition was held in Japan in 2005. Since then the competition is held every two years. A women's competition was introduced in 2009.[1][2]

Results

  • Some editions saw the participation of non-national team sides including teams from the United States. The Asia Pacific Lacrosse Union maintain a separate ranking solely for its member national teams.

Men

# Year Host Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place Ref
1 2004
Details
Australia
Adelaide

Australia

Japan

South Korea
N/A [3]
2 2005
Details
Japan
Osaka

Australia U21

Japan

South Korea

Hong Kong
[4]
3 2007
Details
New Zealand
Auckland

Australia U21

Japan U21

New Zealand

Hong Kong

South Korea
[5]
4 2009
Details
South Korea
Suwon

Japan U22

Australia U22

South Korea

Hong Kong
[6]
5 2011
Details
New Zealand
Auckland

Japan U22

Australia U23

New Zealand

Hong Kong
[7]
6 2013
Details
China
Beijing

Japan U22

Australia U23

Thailand

China
[8]
7 2015
Details
Thailand
Bangkok

Japan

Thailand

Australia

Hong Kong
[9]
8 2017
Details
South Korea
Seogwipo

Japan

Australia

Hong Kong

South Korea
[10]
9 2019
Details
South Korea
Gyeongju

Japan

Australia

South Korea

Hong Kong
[11]
10 2023[12]
Details
South Korea
Seogwipo

South Korea

Hong Kong

New Zealand

Philippines
[13]

Women

# Year Host Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place Ref
1 2009
Details
South Korea
Suwon

Japan U22

Hong Kong

South Korea
N/A [14]
2 2011
Details
New Zealand
Auckland

Japan U22

Australia U23

New Zealand U19

Hong Kong
[15]
3 2013
Details
China
Beijing

Japan U21

Australia U23

South Korea

China
[16]
4 2015
Details
Thailand
Bangkok

Japan

Australia

South Korea

Hong Kong
[17]
5 2017
Details
South Korea
Seogwipo

Japan

Australia

New Zealand

South Korea
[18]
6 2019
Details
South Korea
Gyeongju

Japan

South Korea

New Zealand

Hong Kong
[19]
7 2025[20]
Details
Australia
Sunshine Coast

Japan

Australia

Philippines

Chinese Taipei
[21]

Medals

Men (2004-2023)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Japan (JPN)6309
2 Australia (AUS)3519
3 South Korea (KOR)1045
4 Hong Kong (HKG)0112
 Thailand (THA)0112
6 New Zealand (NZL)0033
Totals (6 entries)10101030

Women (2009-2025)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Japan (JPN)7007
2 Australia (AUS)0505
3 South Korea (KOR)0134
4 Hong Kong (HKG)0101
5 New Zealand (NZL)0033
6 Philippines (PHI)0011
Totals (6 entries)77721

Total (2004-2025)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Japan (JPN)133016
2 Australia (AUS)310114
3 South Korea (KOR)1179
4 Hong Kong (HKG)0213
5 Thailand (THA)0112
6 New Zealand (NZL)0066
7 Philippines (PHI)0011
Totals (7 entries)17171751

See also

References

  1. ^ "ASPAC Championship History". Asia Pacific Lacrosse Union. 23 March 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  2. ^ https://www.asiapacificlacrosse.org/aspac-championships/aspac-history-results/
  3. ^ https://www.asiapacificlacrosse.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/ASPAC-Results-Adelaide-2004.pdf
  4. ^ https://www.asiapacificlacrosse.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/ASPAC-Results-Osaka-2005.pdf
  5. ^ https://www.asiapacificlacrosse.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/ASPAC-Results-Auckland-2007.pdf
  6. ^ https://www.asiapacificlacrosse.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/ASPAC-Results-Korea-2009.pdf
  7. ^ https://www.asiapacificlacrosse.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/ASPAC-Results-Auckland-2011.pdf
  8. ^ https://www.asiapacificlacrosse.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/ASPAC-Results-Beijing-2013.pdf
  9. ^ https://www.asiapacificlacrosse.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/ASPAC-2015.pdf
  10. ^ https://www.asiapacificlacrosse.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Asia-Pacific-Lacrosse-Tournament-2017.pdf
  11. ^ https://www.asiapacificlacrosse.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/MATCH-RESULTS.pdf
  12. ^ "2023 World Lacrosse Men's World Championship Asia Pacific Qualifier" (PDF). Asia Pacific Lacrosse Union. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  13. ^ https://www.asiapacificlacrosse.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/2023-WLMWC-APQ-RESULT.pdf
  14. ^ https://www.asiapacificlacrosse.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/ASPAC-Results-Korea-2009.pdf
  15. ^ https://www.asiapacificlacrosse.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/ASPAC-Results-Auckland-2011.pdf
  16. ^ https://www.asiapacificlacrosse.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/ASPAC-Results-Beijing-2013.pdf
  17. ^ https://www.asiapacificlacrosse.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/ASPAC-2015.pdf
  18. ^ https://www.asiapacificlacrosse.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Asia-Pacific-Lacrosse-Tournament-2017.pdf
  19. ^ https://www.asiapacificlacrosse.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/MATCH-RESULTS.pdf
  20. ^ "Japan holds off Australia to win 2025 Asia-Pacific Women's Lacrosse Championship". World Lacrosse. 11 January 2025. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  21. ^ https://www.asiapacificlacrosse.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/APLU-2025-APAC-Results.pdf