Question: When did the European Lacrosse Federation begin the European Championships
About the article "Lacrosse", section "European Lacrosse Foundation".

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European Lacrosse Federation (ELF) is the sport governing body of men and women's lacrosse in the Europe.
The 26 member federation has its headquarters in London, England.
The ELF sponsors the European Lacrosse Championships under field lacrosse rules, and the annual box lacrosse Aleš Høebeský Memorial tournament in Prague.
The Aleš Høebeský Memorial tournament is the largest European box lacrosse tournament.  
The Dutch Lacrosse Association () is the official governing body of lacrosse in the Netherlands.
The Nederland Lacrosse Bond sponsors both a men's and women's national team.
The national team programs are supported by a burgeoning domestic club league (the DNLL consists of 12 men's teams, while the WDNLL supports 6 female teams).
The NLB is a full member of both the International Lacrosse Federation (ILF) and the European Lacrosse Federation (ELF).
The Netherlands' first international tournament was in 2004 when the men's team competed at the European Lacrosse Championships in Prague, Czech Republic.
The team finished 9th out of 12 countries.
Since then, the men's national team has competed at the World Lacrosse Championships in 2006, the European Lacrosse Championships in 2008, and a host of smaller invitational club tournaments throughout Europe.
The women's first campaign was in 2008 when the team participated at the European Lacrosse Championships in Lahti, Finland. 
The Spain men's national lacrosse team represents Spain at men's field lacrosse events.
Since 2008, Spain plays in the World Lacrosse Championship and the European Lacrosse Championships. 
The World Lacrosse Championship began as a four-team invitational tournament in 1967 sanctioned by the International Lacrosse Federation.
The 2006 World Lacrosse Championship featured a record twenty-one competing nations.
The 2010 World Lacrosse Championship took place in Manchester, England.
Only United States, Canada, and Australia have finished in the top two places of this tournament.
Since 1990, the Iroquois Nationals, a team consisting of the Six Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy members, have competed in international competition.
This team is the only Native American team sanctioned to compete in any men's sport internationally.
The Federation of International Lacrosse also sanctions the Under-19 World Lacrosse Championships.
The 2008 Under-19 World Lacrosse Championships included twelve countries, with three first-time participants: Bermuda, Finland, and Scotland.
Other regional international competitions are played including the European Lacrosse Championships, sponsored by the twenty-one member European Lacrosse Federation, and the eight team Asian Pacific Lacrosse Tournament. 
The England men's national lacrosse team represents England at men's field lacrosse events.
They are one of the premier national teams in Europe and the world having competed at every World Lacrosse Championship since its inception in 1967 and having won all but one of the European Lacrosse Championships.
Currently the team is ranked 5th in the world.
They are governed by the English Lacrosse Association and are a full member of the Federation of International Lacrosse.