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The International Lacrosse Federation (ILF) World Championship began as a four-team invitational tournament that coincided with Canada's centennial lacrosse celebration in 1967. The Mt. Washington (Md.) Lacrosse Club represented the United States and won the tournament. Seven years later, Australia celebrated its lacrosse centennial, and the U.S. fielded an all-star team to compete in a similar international invitational tournament. It was here that the concept of holding a world championship tournament every four years was born. The U.S. has captured eight ILF World Championships and finished second twice, including the most recent event in 2006. Prior to losing to Canada in the 2006 championship game, the Americans had not lost a game since the 1978 final, a 17-16 overtime setback to Canada. The winning streak spanned 38 games through seven ILF tournaments.
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ILF World Championships History
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| Year |
Champion |
Runner-up |
Championship Game Score |
Site |
| 1967* |
U.S. |
Australia |
n/a |
Toronto, Canada |
| 1974 |
U.S. |
3-way tie |
20-14 |
Melbourne, Australia |
| 1978 |
Canada |
U.S. |
17-16 (OT) |
Stockport, England |
| 1982 |
U.S. |
Australia |
22-14 |
Baltimore, Md. (U.S.) |
| 1986 |
U.S. |
Canada |
18-9 |
Toronto, Canada |
| 1990 |
U.S. |
Canada |
19-15 |
Perth, Australia |
| 1994 |
U.S. |
Australia |
21-7 |
Manchester, England |
| 1998 |
U.S. |
Canada |
15-14 (OT) |
Baltimore, Md. (U.S.) |
| 2002 |
U.S. |
Canada |
18-15 |
Perth, Australia |
| 2006 |
Canada |
U.S. |
15-10 |
London, Ontario (CAN) |
| 2010 |
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Manchester, England |
* The 1967 team was the Mt. Washington Lacrosse Club from Baltimore, Md.
The U.S. team’s first appearance together will be at the 2010 US Lacrosse National Convention in Baltimore, Md., Jan. 15-17, followed by their first on-field competition together at the 2010 Champion Challenge at Disney’s Wide World of Sports in Orlando, Fla. against Duke and Army, Jan. 30-31.
2010 U.S. Men’s National Team:
A Ryan Boyle - Boston Cannons (Princeton ’04)
M Kevin Cassese – Boston Cannons (Duke ’03)
D Joe Cinosky – Toronto Nationals (Maryland ’08)
M/A Ned Crotty – Duke ’09
M Kyle Dixon – Washington Bayhawks (Virginia ’06)
G Brian Dougherty – Long Island Lizards (Maryland ’96)
D DJ Driscoll – Chicago Machine (Notre Dame ’06)
G Adam Fullerton – Denver Outlaws (Army ’08)
A Mike Leveille – Chicago Machine (Syracuse ’08)
D Eric Martin – Denver Outlaws (Salisbury ’04)
D Ryan McClay – Boston Cannons (Cornell ’03)
A Brendan Mundorf – Denver Outlaws (UMBC ’06)
D Shawn Nadelen – Washington Bayhawks (Johns Hopkins ’01)
M Stephen Peyser – Long Island Lizards (Johns Hopkins ’08)
A Ryan Powell – Big Foot LC (Syracuse ’00)
M Paul Rabil – Boston Cannons (Johns Hopkins ’08)
M Chris Schiller - Sailin’ Shoe LC (Penn State ’99)
M Max Seibald – Denver Outlaws (Cornell ’09)
M Alex Smith – Washington Bayhawks (Delaware ’07)
M Matt Striebel – Chicago Machine (Princeton ’01)
D Kyle Sweeney – Boston Cannons (Georgetown ’03)
A Drew Westervelt – Denver Outlaws (UMBC ’07)
M Matt Zash – Long Island Lizards (Duke ’06)
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