IIJL World Junior Lacrosse Championship

The IIJL World Junior Lacrosse Championship is the only international indoor (box) lacrosse championship for players 20 years of age and younger. The Championship was born out of the need to provide the best U20 players in the world a platform to compete and showcase their skills. The "World Juniors" launched in 2015 with 12 teams comprised of national, club, and heritage rosters from 8 different nations competing in games with modified playing time. In 2016 the tournament moved towards the “one team per nation” initiative seeing 8 teams from 5 different nations compete. In 2018 the final steps were taken to have each nation, Canada, Iroquois, and United States, represented by one team and compete in full length games in a round-robin championship format. In 2019 the championship welcomes Australia, Israel, and Poland, doubling the size of the tournament and expanding its footprint across four continents; Asia, Australia, Europe, and North America.