Federation of International Lacrosse

The Federation of International Lacrosse, shortened to FIL, was established in August 2008 by a merger of both the men's and women's international lacrosse associations. Its headquarters are located in Toronto, Ontario, in Canada. The organization is responsible for the World Lacrosse Championship and Under-19 World Lacrosse Championships for both men and women as well as the World Indoor Lacrosse Championship.

FIL is the only international sport organization to recognize First Nations at the national level; the Iroquois Nationals represent the Iroquois Confederacy that spans New York, Ontario, Pennsylvania and Quebec.

Members

Full members

Country	Member Name
Australia	Australian Lacrosse Association
Austria	Austrian Lacrosse Association
Bermuda	Bemuda Lacrosse Association
Canada	Canadian Lacrosse Association
Czech Republic	Czech Lacrosse Union
Denmark	Dansk Lacrosse Forbund
England	English Lacrosse Association
Finland	Finnish Lacrosse Association
France	France Lacrosse
Germany	German Lacrosse Association
Hong Kong	Hong Kong Lacrosse Association
Ireland	Ireland Lacrosse
Iroquois	Iroquois Nationals and Haudenosaunee Nationals
Israel	Israel Lacrosse
Italy	Italian Lacrosse Federation
Japan	Japan Lacrosse Association
South Korea	Korea Lacrosse Association
Latvia	Latvia Lacrosse Federation
Netherlands	Netherlands Lacrosse
New Zealand	New Zealand Amateur Lacrosse Union
Norway	Norwegian Lacrosse Federation
Scotland	Lacrosse Scotland
Slovakia	Slovak Lacrosse Federation
Spain	Spanish Lacrosse Association
Sweden	Thailand Lacrosse Association
Turkey	Turkish Lacrosse Association
Switzerland	Swiss Lacrosse Federation
Thailand	Thailand Lacrosse Association
United States	US Lacrosse
Wales	Welsh Lacrosse Association

Associate Members

Country	Member Name
Argentina	Argentina Lacrosse Association
Belgium	Belgian Lacrosse Federation
Bulgaria	Bulgarian Lacrosse Federation
China	China Lacrosse Association
Colombia	Colombia Lacrosse
Costa Rica	Costa Rica Lacrosse Sporting Federation
Estonia	Eesti Lacrossiliit
Guatemala	Lacrosse Guatemala
Hungary	Hungarian Lacrosse Federation
Jamaica	Jamaica Lacrosse Association
Malaysia	Malaysia Lacrosse Association
Mexico	Mexican Lacrosse Federation
Peru	Peruvian Lacrosse Association
Philippines	Philippines Lacrosse Association
Poland	Polish Lacrosse Federation
Portugal	Portuguese Lacrosse Association
Russia	Russia Lacrosse
Serbia	Serbian Lacrosse
Singapore	Lacrosse Association of Singapore
Slovenia	Slovenia Lacrosse
Chinese Taipei	Chinese Taipei Lacrosse Association
Uganda	Uganda Lacrosse

"Emerging nations"

• Armenia
• Belize
• Brazil
• Cambodia
• Cayman Islands
• Chile
• Ethiopia
• Greece
• Iceland
• India
• Indonesia
• Iran
• Kenya
• Lithuania
• Luxembourg
• Namibia
• Northern Ireland
• Pakistan
• Puerto Rico
• Qatar
• Romania
• South Africa
• Ukraine

Predecessor organizations

International Lacrosse Federation

The International Lacrosse Federation was founded in 1974 to promote and develop the game of men's lacrosse throughout the world. As of 2007, the international governing bodies for men's and women's lacrosse were separate, which was one of the obstacles of lacrosse one day becoming an Olympic sport. In August 2008, the ILF and the International Federation of Women's Lacrosse Associations (IFWLA) merged to become the Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL).

The ILF conducted the World Lacrosse Championship, World Indoor Lacrosse Championship and Under-19 World Lacrosse Championships, all of which taken over by the FIL.

International Federation of Women's Lacrosse Associations

The International Federation of Women's Lacrosse Associations (IFWLA) was formed in 1972 to promote and develop the game of women's lacrosse throughout the world. It wound up its affairs in August 2008 when it agreed to merge with the International Lacrosse Federation (ILF), the former governing body for men's lacrosse, to form the Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL).

At the time of the merger, IFWLA was attempting to increase interest in women's lacrosse in South America. Promoting all levels of lacrosse included the IFWLA sponsorship of the Women's Lacrosse World Cup and the Under-19 World Lacrosse Championships, tournaments taken over by the FIL.

See also

• List of national lacrosse governing bodies

External links

• Federation of International Lacrosse
• Asia Pacific Lacrosse Union
• European Lacrosse Federation
• Fédération Internationale d’Inter-Crosse