Asia-Pacific Lacrosse Championship

Asia-Pacific Lacrosse Championship
Sport	Field lacrosse
Founded	2004
Countries	APLU member nations
Most recent; champions	M: Australia (4th 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.

History

The inaugural edition of the Asia Pacific Lacrosse Championship was played in Adelaide, Australia in 2004, the same year the Asia Pacific Lacrosse Union was organized.^[1] This was a men's tournament split between two divisions, held from July 3 to 10. The under-21 teams of Japan and Australia were in Division 1, while South Korea played in Division 2. Seven other teams, either club and selection teams, also took part.^[2]

The following edition was held in Osaka, Japan in 2005. Since then the competition has been held every two years.^[1]

After failed attempts to organize a women's competition in 2005 and 2007,^[1] a women's competition has been played since the 2009 edition.^[3]

Results

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

Men

#	Year	Host city	Champions	Score	Runners-up	Third place	Score	Fourth place	Ref
1	2004 Details	Adelaide	Australia U23	N/A	Japan U21	South Korea	N/A	N/A	^[2]
2	2005 Details	Osaka	Australia U21	15–9	Japan U21	South Korea	9–3	Hong Kong	^[4]
3	2007 Details	Auckland	Australia U21	15–6	Japan U21	New Zealand	17–7	Hong Kong–Korea^[a]	^[5]
4	2009 Details	Suwon	Japan U22	N/A ^[b]	Australia U22	South Korea	N/A ^[c]	Hong Kong	^[6]
5	2011 Details	Auckland	Japan U22	10–9	Australia U23	New Zealand	N/A ^[d]	Hong Kong	^[7]
6	2013 Details	Beijing	Japan U22	15–5	Australia U23	Thailand	11–9	China	^[8]
7	2015 Details	Bangkok	Japan U22	11–9	Thailand	Australia U23	16–10	Hong Kong	^[9]
8	2017 Details	Seogwipo	Japan	8–6	Australia	Hong Kong	8–4	South Korea	^[10]
9	2019 Details	Gyeongju	Japan	9–4	Australia	South Korea	6–3	Hong Kong	^[11]
10	2026 Details	Upper Hutt	Australia	13–3	Philippines	Japan	9–5	New Zealand

Women

#	Year	Host city	Champions	Score	Runners-up	Third place	Score	Fourth place	Ref
1	2009 Details	Suwon	Japan U22	N/A^[e]	Hong Kong	South Korea	N/A^[f]	N/A	^[6]
2	2011 Details	Auckland	Japan U22	20–6	Australia U23	New Zealand U19	N/A^[g]	Hong Kong	^[7]
3	2013 Details	Beijing	Japan U21	15–10	Australia U23	South Korea	W–L	China	^[8]
4	2015 Details	Bangkok	Japan U22	22–5	Australia U23	South Korea	19–2	Hong Kong	^[9]
5	2017 Details	Seogwipo	Japan	16–6	Australia	New Zealand	12–9	South Korea	^[10]
6	2019 Details	Gyeongju	Japan	15–3	South Korea	New Zealand	9–6	Hong Kong	^[11]
7	2025 Details	Sunshine Coast	Japan	9–5	Australia	Philippines	18–6	Chinese Taipei	^[12]^[13]

Past results

Note: Teams from APLU-members only

Men's

Team	2004 (3)	2005 (4)	2007 (4)	2009 (4)	2011 (4)	2013 (6)	2015 (8)	2017 (5)	2019 (6)	2026 (7)	Years
Australia	1st	1st	1st	2nd	2nd	2nd	3rd	2nd	2nd	1st	10
China						4th	7th	6th	6th	7th	5
Chinese Taipei								5th	5th		2
Hong Kong		4th	4th^[a]	4th	4th	6th	4th	3rd	4th	6th	9
Japan	2nd	2nd	2nd	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	3rd	10
Malaysia							8th				1
New Zealand			3rd		3rd					4th	3
Philippines										2nd	1
Singapore							6th				1
South Korea	3rd	3rd	4th^[a]	3rd		5th	5th	4th	3rd	5th	9
Thailand						3rd	2nd				2

Women's

Team	2009 (4)	2011 (5)	2013 (4)	2015 (6)	2017 (6)	2019 (6)	2025 (8)	Years
Australia	2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd		2nd	6
China			4th	5th	6th	6th	7th	5
Chinese Taipei					5th	5th	4th	3
Hong Kong	4th	4th	4th	4th	3rd	4th	6th	7
Japan	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	7
South Korea	3rd	5th	3rd	3rd	4th	2nd	8th	7
New Zealand		3rd				3rd	5th	3
Philippines							3rd	1
Thailand				6th				1

Notes

1 2 3 Joint national teams of Hong Kong and South Korea
↑ Lost 13–15 vs USA West, a non-APLU team
↑ Australia 14–5 South Korea
↑ New Zealand lost 8–9 vs USA West, a non-APLU team
↑ Japan won 43–0 against Team Ehime, a non-APLU team
↑ Hong Kong won 13–3 against South Korea in the third place game
↑ New Zealand U19, lost 6–14 to the Kiwi All Starz, a non-APLU team.

References

1 2 3 "ASPAC Championship History". Asia Pacific Lacrosse Union. 23 March 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
1 2 Clark, Fiona (9 February 2015). "Asia Pacific Lacrosse Tournament, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 3rd - 10th July, 2004" (PDF). Asia Pacific Lacrosse.
↑ "ASPAC History & Results". 10 February 2015.
↑ Clark, Fiona (9 February 2015). "Asia Pacific Lacrosse Tournament & Championship, Maishima Sports Island, Osaka, Japan, 14th-19th June 2005" (PDF). Asia Pacific Lacrosse.
↑ Clark, Fiona (9 February 2015). "Asia Pacific Lacrosse Tournament, Auckland, New Zealand, 2nd - 7th April, 2007" (PDF). Asia Pacific Lacrosse.
1 2 Clark, Fiona (9 February 2015). "Asia Pacific Lacrosse Tournament & Championship, Suwon, Korea; Women's Event 8th-13th June 2009; Men's Event 16th-21st June 2009" (PDF). Asia Pacific Lacrosse.
1 2 Clark, Fiona (9 February 2015). "Asia Pacific Lacrosse Tournament & Championship, Auckland, New Zealand, 3rd - 8th July 2011" (PDF). Asia Pacific Lacrosse.
1 2 Clark, Fiona (29 May 2017). "Asia Pacific Lacrosse Tournament & Championship, Beijing, China, 21st - 27th June 2013" (PDF). Asia Pacific Lacrosse.
1 2 Hollins, Bill (2 February 2018). "Asia Pacific Lacrosse Tournament & Championship, Bangkok, Thailand, 4th – 11th July 2015" (PDF). Asia Pacific Lacrosse.
1 2 Hollins, Bill (21 January 2018). "Asia Pacific Lacrosse Tournament & Championship, Seogwipo, South Korea, 18TH – 24TH, June 2017" (PDF). Asia Pacific Lacrosse.
1 2 "ASPAC 2019 Results" (PDF). Asia Pacific Lacrosse. 8 July 2019.
↑ Unwin, Pete (20 May 2025). "2025 Asia-Pacific Women's Lacrosse Championship - World Qualifier" (PDF). Asia Pacific Lacrosse.
↑ "Japan holds off Australia to win 2025 Asia-Pacific Women's Lacrosse Championship". World Lacrosse. 11 January 2025. Retrieved 11 January 2025.

[HKG-KOR-5] 1 2 3 Joint national teams of Hong Kong and South Korea

[7] Lost 13–15 vs USA West, a non-APLU team

[8] Australia 14–5 South Korea

[10] New Zealand lost 8–9 vs USA West, a non-APLU team

[16] Japan won 43–0 against Team Ehime, a non-APLU team

[17] Hong Kong won 13–3 against South Korea in the third place game

[18] New Zealand U19, lost 6–14 to the Kiwi All Starz, a non-APLU team.

[aspachistory-1] 1 2 3 "ASPAC Championship History". Asia Pacific Lacrosse Union. 23 March 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2018.

[adelaide=04-2] 1 2 Clark, Fiona (9 February 2015). "Asia Pacific Lacrosse Tournament, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 3rd - 10th July, 2004" (PDF). Asia Pacific Lacrosse.

[3] "ASPAC History & Results". 10 February 2015.

[4] Clark, Fiona (9 February 2015). "Asia Pacific Lacrosse Tournament & Championship, Maishima Sports Island, Osaka, Japan, 14th-19th June 2005" (PDF). Asia Pacific Lacrosse.

[6] Clark, Fiona (9 February 2015). "Asia Pacific Lacrosse Tournament, Auckland, New Zealand, 2nd - 7th April, 2007" (PDF). Asia Pacific Lacrosse.

[auto2-9] 1 2 Clark, Fiona (9 February 2015). "Asia Pacific Lacrosse Tournament & Championship, Suwon, Korea; Women's Event 8th-13th June 2009; Men's Event 16th-21st June 2009" (PDF). Asia Pacific Lacrosse.

[auto4-11] 1 2 Clark, Fiona (9 February 2015). "Asia Pacific Lacrosse Tournament & Championship, Auckland, New Zealand, 3rd - 8th July 2011" (PDF). Asia Pacific Lacrosse.

[auto5-12] 1 2 Clark, Fiona (29 May 2017). "Asia Pacific Lacrosse Tournament & Championship, Beijing, China, 21st - 27th June 2013" (PDF). Asia Pacific Lacrosse.

[auto1-13] 1 2 Hollins, Bill (2 February 2018). "Asia Pacific Lacrosse Tournament & Championship, Bangkok, Thailand, 4th – 11th July 2015" (PDF). Asia Pacific Lacrosse.

[auto-14] 1 2 Hollins, Bill (21 January 2018). "Asia Pacific Lacrosse Tournament & Championship, Seogwipo, South Korea, 18TH – 24TH, June 2017" (PDF). Asia Pacific Lacrosse.

[auto3-15] 1 2 "ASPAC 2019 Results" (PDF). Asia Pacific Lacrosse. 8 July 2019.

[19] Unwin, Pete (20 May 2025). "2025 Asia-Pacific Women's Lacrosse Championship - World Qualifier" (PDF). Asia Pacific Lacrosse.

[20] "Japan holds off Australia to win 2025 Asia-Pacific Women's Lacrosse Championship". World Lacrosse. 11 January 2025. Retrieved 11 January 2025.

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v t e Asia-Pacific Lacrosse Championship
Men's	Adelaide 2004 Osaka 2005 Auckland 2007 Suwon 2009 Auckland 2011 Beijing 2013 Bangkok 2015 Seogwipo 2017 Gyeongju 2019 Upper Hutt 2026
Women's	Suwon 2009 Auckland 2011 Beijing 2013 Bangkok 2015 Seogwipo 2017 Gyeongju 2019 Sunshine Coast 2025

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