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{{Short description|International box lacrosse championship}}
{{Infobox sports league
| logo            = 
| title           = World Lacrosse Box Championships
| sport           = Box lacrosse
| founded         = 2003
| founder         = 
| teams           = 20
| most_champs     = {{iil|CAN}} <br>(Men, 6 titles) <br>{{Flag decoration|USA}}&nbsp;[[United States women's national indoor lacrosse team|United States]] <br>(Women)
| countries       = [[World Lacrosse]] member nations
| champion        = {{iil|CAN}} <br>(Men, 6th title) <br>{{Flag decoration|USA}}&nbsp;[[United States women's national indoor lacrosse team|United States]] <br>(Women, 1st title)
| website         = 
| current         = [[2024 World Lacrosse Box Championships]]
}}
The '''World Lacrosse Box Championships''' ('''WLBC'''),<ref>{{cite web | url=https://worldlacrosse.sport/about/ | title=About World Lacrosse }}</ref> formerly known as the '''World Indoor Lacrosse Championship''' ('''WILC'''), is an international [[box lacrosse]] tournament sponsored by [[World Lacrosse]] that is held every four years. Since the first tournament in [[2003 World Indoor Lacrosse Championship|2003]], Canada has won all five gold medals and is undefeated in all games.<ref name="2015final">{{cite news |last1=Ditota |first1=Donna |title=Canada dashes Iroquois' dream, continues domination in World Indoor Lacrosse Championship |url=http://www.syracuse.com/sports/index.ssf/2015/09/canada_dashes_iroquois_dream_continues_domination_in_world_indoor_lacrosse_championship.html |access-date=13 November 2017 |work=Syracuse.com |date=September 27, 2015}}</ref> Canada hosted the first two tournaments in 2003 and 2007, the [[Czech Republic]] hosted in [[2011 World Indoor Lacrosse Championship|2011]], the [[Onondaga Nation]], south of Syracuse, New York, hosted in [[2015 World Indoor Lacrosse Championship|2015]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Moses|first1=Sarah|title=Onondaga Nation builds $6.5M arena in record time for lacrosse championship|url=http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2015/09/onondaga_nation_builds_65_million_arena_in_record_time_for_start_of_lax_games.html|access-date=13 November 2017|work=Syracuse.com|date=September 11, 2015}}</ref> The 2019 WILC was held in Langley, British Columbia, Canada.<ref name="fil history" />

The winner of the WLBC wins the Cockerton Cup, named for All-American lacrosse player [[Stan Cockerton]].

In August 2023, World Lacrosse announced [[2024 World Lacrosse Box Championships]] for men’s and women’s box lacrosse will held at September 20-29, 2024, in [[Utica, New York]], [[United States]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://worldlacrosse.sport/article/2024-world-lacrosse-box-championships-now-set-for-september-20-29/ |title=2024 World Lacrosse Box Championships now set for September 20-29  |publisher=World Lacrosse |date=August 30, 2023}}</ref>  

== Men ==
=== Champions ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- bgcolor="#efefef" align=left
!Year
!Host sites
!Host country
! Champions
! Final score
! Runner-up
! Third place
|-
|[[2003 World Indoor Lacrosse Championship|2003]]
|[[Ontario]]
|[[Canada]]
|data-sort-value="Canada 1"|{{iil|Canada}} 
|align=center|21–4
|{{iil|Iroquois}} 
|{{iil|United States}}
|-
|[[2007 World Indoor Lacrosse Championship|2007]]
|[[Halifax Regional Municipality|Halifax]]
|[[Canada]]
|data-sort-value="Canada 2"|{{iil|CAN}} 
|align=center|15–14 (OT)
|{{iil|Iroquois}} 
|{{iil|United States}}
|-
|[[2011 World Indoor Lacrosse Championship|2011]]
|[[Prague]]
|[[Czech Republic]]
|data-sort-value="Canada 3"|{{iil|Canada}} 
|align=center|13–6
|{{iil|Iroquois}} 
|{{iil|United States}}
|-
|[[2015 World Indoor Lacrosse Championship|2015]]
|[[Onondaga Reservation]], [[Syracuse, New York|Syracuse]]
|[[Iroquois Confederacy]]
|data-sort-value="Canada 4"|{{iil|Canada}}
|align=center|12–8
|{{iil|Iroquois}}
|{{iil|United States}}
|-
|[[2019 World Indoor Lacrosse Championship|2019]]
|[[Langley, British Columbia (city)|Langley]]
|[[Canada]]
|{{iil|Canada}}
|align=center|19–12
|{{iil|Iroquois}}
|{{iil|United States}}
|-
|[[2024 World Lacrosse Box Championships|2024]]
|[[Utica, New York|Utica]]
|[[United States]]
|{{iil|Canada}}
|align=center|13–7
|{{iil|United States}}
|{{Flag decoration|Haudenosaunee}}&nbsp;[[Haudenosaunee national indoor lacrosse team|Haudenosaunee]]
|}
Source:<ref name="fil history">{{cite web|title=Indoor History and Results|url=https://filacrosse.com/indoor-lacrosse/#history-indoor|publisher=Federation of International Lacrosse|access-date=13 November 2017}}</ref>

===Medal table===
{{Medals table
 | caption        = 
 | host           = 
 | flag_template  = iil
 | event          = 
 | team           = 
 | gold_CAN = 6 | silver_CAN = 0 | bronze_CAN = 0
 | gold_IRQ = 0 | silver_IRQ = 5 | bronze_IRQ = 1 | name_IRQ = {{Flag decoration|Haudenosaunee}}&nbsp;[[Haudenosaunee national indoor lacrosse team|Haudenosaunee]]
 | gold_USA = 0 | silver_USA = 1 | bronze_USA = 5
}}

=== Performance by team ===
{| class="wikitable"  style="text-align:center;"
|- 
!align=left|Team
![[2003 World Indoor Lacrosse Championship|2003]]<br>{{Flagicon|CAN}}<br>(6)
![[2007 World Indoor Lacrosse Championship|2007]]<br>{{Flagicon|CAN}}<br>(8)
![[2011 World Indoor Lacrosse Championship|2011]]<br>{{Flagicon|CZE}}<br>(8)
![[2015 World Indoor Lacrosse Championship|2015]]<br>{{Flagicon|Iroquois}}<br>(13)
![[2019 World Indoor Lacrosse Championship|2019]]<br>{{Flagicon|CAN}}<br>(20)
![[2024 World Lacrosse Box Championships|2024]]<br>{{Flagicon|USA}}<br>(28)
|-
|align=left|{{iil|AUS}} || 5th || 6th || 6th || 8th || 9th || 11th
|-
|align=left|{{flag|Austria}} || || || || || 14th || 19th
|- 
|align=left|{{BEL}} || || || || || || 27th
|-
|align=left|{{iil|CAN}} || bgcolor=gold|1st || bgcolor=gold|1st || bgcolor=gold|1st || bgcolor=gold|1st || bgcolor=gold|1st || bgcolor=gold|1st 
|-
|align=left|{{CHN}} || || || || || || 15th
|-
|align=left|{{flag|Costa Rica}} || || || || || 20th ||
|-
|align=left|{{iil|CZE}} || 6th || 7th || 4th || 7th || 7th || 6th
|-
|align=left|{{ENG}} || || 4th || 5th || 5th  || 4th || 4th
|-
|align=left|{{FIN}} || || || || 9th || 6th || 9th
|-
|align=left|{{GER}} || || || || 11th || 10th || 10th
|-
|align=left|{{GRE}} || || || || || || 23rd
|-
| align="left" |{{flag|Hong Kong}} || || || || || 18th || 21st
|-
| align="left" |{{flag|Hungary}}|| || || || || || 28th
|-
| align="left" |{{IRL}} || || 8th || 7th || 6th || 11th || 7th
|-
| align="left" |{{Flag decoration|Haudenosaunee}}&nbsp;[[Haudenosaunee national indoor lacrosse team|Haudenosaunee]] || bgcolor="silver" |2nd || bgcolor="silver" |2nd || bgcolor="silver" |2nd || bgcolor="silver" |2nd  || bgcolor="silver" |2nd || bgcolor="cc9966" |3rd
|-
| align="left" |{{ISR}} || || || || 4th || 5th || 5th
|-
|align=left|{{ITA}} || || || || || || 13th
|-
| align="left" |{{JAM}} || || || || || || 22nd
|-
| align="left" |{{JPN}} || || || || || || 8th
|-
| align="left" |{{flag|Mexico}} || || || || || 19th || 26th
|-
| align="left" |{{flag|Netherlands}} || || || || || 8th || 12th
|-
| align="left" |{{POL}} || || || || || || 17th
|-
| align="left" |{{flag|Puerto Rico}} || || || || || || 25th
|-
| align="left" |{{iil|SCO}} || 4th || 5th || || || 16th || 18th
|-
| align="left" |{{SRB}} || || || || 12th || 12th
|
|-
| align="left" |{{SVK}} || || || 8th || || 13th || 16th
|-
| align="left" |{{flag|Sweden}} || || || || || 15th
|
|-
| align="left" |{{flag|Switzerland}} || || || || 13th || 17th || 24th
|-
| align="left" |{{flag|Chinese Taipei}} || || || || || || 20th
|-
| align="left" |{{TUR}} || || || || 10th ||
|
|-
| align="left" |{{iil|USA}} || bgcolor="cc9966" |3rd || bgcolor="cc9966" |3rd || bgcolor="cc9966" |3rd|| bgcolor="cc9966" |3rd || bgcolor="cc9966" |3rd ||bgcolor="silver" |2nd 
|-
| align="left" |{{flag|U.S. Virgin Islands}} || || || || || || 14th
|}

== Women ==
=== Champions ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- bgcolor="#efefef" align=left
!Year
!Host sites
!Host country
! Champions
! Final score
! Runner-up
! Third place
|-
|[[2024 World Lacrosse Box Championships|2024]]
|[[Utica, New York|Utica]]
|[[United States]]
|{{Flag decoration|USA}}&nbsp;[[United States women's national indoor lacrosse team|United States]]
|align=center| 10–7
|{{CAN}}
|{{Flag decoration|Haudenosaunee}}&nbsp;[[Haudenosaunee national indoor lacrosse team|Haudenosaunee]]
|}

===Medal table===
{{Medals table
 | caption        = 
 | host           = 
 | flag_template  = ill
 | event          = 
 | team           = 
| gold_USA = 1 | silver_USA = 0 | bronze_USA = 0 | name_USA = {{Flag decoration|USA}}&nbsp;[[United States women's national indoor lacrosse team|United States]]
| gold_CAN = 0 | silver_CAN = 1 | bronze_CAN = 0 | name_CAN = {{CAN}}
| gold_IRQ = 0 | silver_IRQ = 0 | bronze_IRQ = 1 | name_IRQ = {{Flag decoration|Haudenosaunee}}&nbsp;[[Haudenosaunee national indoor lacrosse team|Haudenosaunee]]
}}

=== Performance by team ===
{| class="wikitable"  style="text-align:center;"
|- 
!align=left|Team
![[2024 World Lacrosse Box Championships|2024]]<br>{{Flagicon|USA}}<br>(10)
|-
|align=left|{{AUS}} || 4th
|-
|align=left|{{CAN}} || bgcolor="silver" |2nd
|- 
|align=left|{{ENG}} || 5th
|-
|align=left|{{FIN}} || 10th
|-
|align=left|{{GER}} || 6th
|-
|align=left|{{flag|Haudenosaunee}} || bgcolor="cc9966" |3rd
|-
|align=left|{{HKG}} || 9th
|-
|align=left|{{IRE}} || 8th
|-
|align=left|{{NED}} || 7th
|-
|align=left|{{Flag decoration|USA}}&nbsp;[[United States women's national indoor lacrosse team|United States]] || bgcolor=gold|1st
|}

== Performance by tournament ==

=== 2003 Indoor Championship ===
{{main|2003 World Indoor Lacrosse Championship}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! A !! GP  !! width=20|W !! width=20|L !! GF !! GA !! PTS
|- 
|align="left"|{{iil|Canada}}
|5||5||0||109||29||10
|- 
|align="left"|{{iil|Iroquois}} 
|5||4||1||100||52||8
|- 
|align="left"|{{iil|Scotland}}
|5||3||2||63||69||6
|- 
|align="left"|{{iil|United States}}
|5||2||3||75||65||4
|- 
|align="left"|{{iil|Australia}}
|5||1||4||39||102||2
|- 
|align="left"|{{iil|Czech Republic}}
|5||0||5||29||98||0
|}

'''Final:''' Canada 21, Iroquois 4<br>
'''3rd place:''' United States 15, Scotland 9<br>
'''5th place:''' Australia 21, Czech Republic 10

=== 2007 Indoor Championship ===
{{main|2007 World Indoor Lacrosse Championship}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! A !! GP  !! width=20|W !! width=20|L !! GF !! GA !! PTS
|- 
|align="left"|{{iil|Canada}}
|3||3||0||67||10||6
|- 
|align="left"|{{iil|United States}} 
|3||2||1||44||27||4
|- 
|align="left"|{{iil|Australia}}
|3||1||2||27||51||2
|- 
|align="left"|{{iil|Ireland}}
|3||0||3||9||59||0
|-
! B !! GP  !! W !! L !! GF !! GA !! PTS
|- 
|align="left"|{{iil|Iroquois}}
|3||3||0||70||16||6
|- 
|align="left"|{{iil|England}} 
|3||2||1||32||41||4
|- 
|align="left"|{{iil|Scotland}}
|3||1||2||22||43||2
|- 
|align="left"|{{iil|Czech Republic}}
|3||0||3||20||44||0
|}
	
'''Final:''' Canada 15, Iroquois 14, OT<br>
'''3rd place:''' United States 17, England 10<br>
'''5th place:''' Scotland 14, Australia 8<br>
'''7th place:''' Czech Republic 22, Ireland 5<br>

=== 2011 Indoor Championship ===
{{main|2011 World Indoor Lacrosse Championship}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! A !! GP  !! width=20|W !! width=20|L !! GF !! GA !! PTS
|- 
|align="left"|{{iil|Canada}}
|3||3||0||81||8||3
|- 
|align="left"|{{iil|England}}
|3||2||1||49||43||2
|- 
|align="left"|{{iil|Australia}}
|3||1||2||22||53||1
|- 
|align="left"|{{iil|Slovakia}}
|3||0||3||15||63||0
|-
! B !! GP  !! W !! L !! GF !! GA !! PTS
|- 
|align="left"|{{iil|Iroquois}}
|3||3||0||59||18||3
|- 
|align="left"|{{iil|United States}} 
|3||2||1||46||17||2
|- 
|align="left"|{{iil|Czech Republic}}
|3||1||2||28||44||1
|- 
|align="left"|{{iil|Ireland}}
|3||0||3||9||63||0
|}

'''Final:''' Canada 13, Iroquois 6<br>
'''3rd place:''' United States 16, Czech Republic 7<br>
'''5th place:''' England 23, Australia 8<br>
'''7th place:''' Ireland 17, Slovakia 15 (2 game aggregate)

Source:<ref>{{cite web|title=2011 WILC Final Results|url=https://filacrosse.com/indoor-lacrosse/wilc-2011/#|publisher=Federation of International Lacrosse|access-date=13 November 2017}}</ref>

=== 2015 Indoor Championship ===
{{main|2015 World Indoor Lacrosse Championship}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! Blue !! GP  !! width=20|W !! width=20|L !! GF !! GA !! PTS
|- 
|align="left"|{{iil|Canada}}
|4||4||0||67||20||4
|- 
|align="left"|{{iil|Iroquois}}
|4||3||1||59||30||3
|- 
|align="left"|{{iil|USA}}
|4||2||2||43||47||2
|- 
|align="left"|{{iil|CZE}}
|4||1||3||22||57||1
|- 
|align="left"|{{flag|England}}
|4||0||4||24||61||0
|-
! Red !! GP  !! W !! L !! GF !! GA !! PTS
|- 
|align="left"|{{iil|Australia}}
|3||3||0||49||29||3
|- 
|align="left"|{{flag|Finland}}
|3||2||1||37||22||2
|- 
|align="left"|{{flag|Turkey}}
|3||1||2||39||40||1
|- 
|align="left"|{{flag|Switzerland}}
|3||0||3||17||51||0
|- 
! Green !! GP  !! W !! L !! GF !! GA !! PTS
|- 
|align="left"|{{flag|Israel}}
|3||2||1||36||24||2
|- 
|align="left"|{{flag|Ireland}} 
|3||2||1||27||29||2
|- 
|align="left"|{{flag|Serbia}}
|3||1||2||29||36||1
|- 
|align="left"|{{flag|Germany}}
|3||1||2||27||30||1
|}

'''Final:''' Canada 12, Iroquois 8<br>
'''3rd place:''' United States 15, Israel 4<br>
'''5th place:''' England 14, Ireland 12<br>
'''7th place:''' Czech Republic 20, Australia 11<br>
'''9th place:''' Finland 24, Turkey 6<br>
'''11th place:''' Germany 13, Serbia 12

Source:<ref>{{cite web|title=Final Standings WILC 2015|url=https://filacrosse.com/indoor-lacrosse/wilc-2015/|publisher=Federation of International Lacrosse|access-date=13 November 2017}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Box lacrosse]]
* [[Federation of International Lacrosse]]
* [[Women's Lacrosse World Cup]]
* [[World Lacrosse Men's U20 Championship]]
* [[World Lacrosse Women's U20 Championship]]
* [[World Junior Lacrosse Championship]] (men)
* [[European Box Lacrosse Championships]] (men)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.filacrosse.com/ Federation of International Lacrosse]

{{World Lacrosse Men Box Championships winners}}
{{World Lacrosse Women Box Championships winners}}
{{World Lacrosse Box Championships}}
{{Federation of International Lacrosse}}
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[[Category:World Indoor Lacrosse Championship| ]]
[[Category:World championships in lacrosse|Indoor]]
[[Category:Recurring sporting events established in 2003]]
[[Category:Quadrennial sporting events]]