# World Lacrosse Women's World Championship

The World Lacrosse Women's Championship (WLWC), formerly known as the Women's Lacrosse World Cup (WLWC), the international championship of women's lacrosse, is held every four years. From its inception in 1982, it was sponsored by the governing body for women's lacrosse, the International Federation of Women's Lacrosse Associations, until that body merged in 2008 with the former governing body for men's lacrosse. Since 2009, the WLWC has been sponsored by the sport's new unified governing body, the Federation of International Lacrosse. The 2017 Women's Lacrosse World Cup was held in Guildford, England, and was won by the United States over Canada by the score of 10-5.

## History

Four players took part in all of the first five editions of the Women's Lacrosse World Cup, Vivien Jones of Wales, Lois Richardson of England, and Sue Sofanos and Marge Barlow both of Australia.

## Results

| Year | Host | Champions | Score | Runner-up |
| 1982 | Nottingham | United States | 10–7 (ET) | Australia |
| 1986 | Swarthmore | Australia | 10–7 | United States |
| 1989 | Perth | United States | 6–5 (SD OT) | England |
| 1993 | Edinburgh | United States | 4–1 | England |
| 1997 | Tokyo | United States | 3–2 (SD OT) | Australia |
| 2001 | High Wycombe | United States | 14–8 | Australia |
| 2005 | Annapolis | Australia | 14–7 | United States |
| 2009 | Prague | United States | 8–7 | Australia |
| 2013 | Oshawa | United States | 19–5 | Canada |
| 2017 | Guildford | United States | 10–5 | Canada |
| 2022 | Towson | United States | 11–8 | Canada |
| 2026 | TBD, Japan | | | |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | United States | 9 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| 2 | Australia | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 3 | Canada | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | England | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 5 | Scotland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | Totals (5 entries) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 33 |

## Past results

| Team | 1982 (6) | 1986 (6) | 1989 (6) | 1993 (8) | 1997 (7) | 2001 (8) | 2005 (10) | 2009 (16) | 2013 (19) | 2017 (25) | 2022 (30) | 2026 (16) |
| Argentina | | | | | | | | | | | 26th | |
| Australia | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 4th | Q |
| Austria | | | | | | | | 14th | 13th | | 25th | |
| Belgium | | | | | | | | | | 25th | | |
| Canada | 3rd | 4th | 4th | 4th | 5th | 4th | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | |
| Colombia | | | | | | | | | | 24th | 29th | |
| China | | | | | | | | | | 22nd | 19th | |
| Chinese Taipei | | | | | | | | | | | | Q |
| Czech Republic | | | | 8th | | | 8th | 9th | | 10th | 7th | Q |
| Denmark | | | | | | | | 15th | | | | |
| England | 5th | 5th | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | Q |
| Finland | | | | | | | | | 16th | | | |
| Germany | | | | | | 8th | 9th | 10th | 12th | 14th | 14th | Q |
| Haudenosaunee | | | | | | | | 11th | 7th | 12th | 8th | |
| Hong Kong | | | | | | | | | 18th | 18th | 16th | |
| Ireland | | | | | | | | 5th | 10th | 13th | 13th | Q |
| Israel | | | | | | | | | 8th | 6th | 6th | Q |
| Italy | | | | | | | | | | 11th | 18th | |
| Jamaica | | | | | | | | | | | 28th | |
| Japan | | | | 7th | 7th | 7th | 5th | 7th | 9th | 9th | 5th | Q |
| Latvia | | | | | | | | | 17th | 17th | 20th | |
| Mexico | | | | | | | | | | 20th | 15th | |
| Netherlands | | | | | | | | 13th | 14th | 16th | 17th | |
| Norway | | | | | | | | | | | 22nd | |
| New Zealand | | | | | | | 10th | 12th | 11th | 8th | 12th | |
| Philippines | | | | | | | | | | | | Q |
| Puerto Rico | | | | | | | | | | | 11th | |
| Scotland | 4th | 3rd | 5th | 5th | 6th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 6th | 5th | 10th | Q |
| South Korea | | | | | | | | 16th | 15th | 15th | 21st | |
| Spain | | | | | | | | | | 23rd | 24th | |
| Sweden | | | | | | | | | 19th | 21st | 23rd | |
| Switzerland | | | | | | | | | | 19th | 27th | |
| Uganda | | | | | | | | | | | w | |
| United States | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | |
| Wales | 6th | 6th | 6th | 6th | 4th | 5th | 6th | 6th | 5th | 7th | 9th | Q |