Lacrosse Scotland is the national governing body of

lacrosse in Scotland Lacrosse in Scotland is primarily played by women and is nationally governed by Lacrosse Scotland. History The first modern women’s lacrosse game was played in 1890 at the St Leonards School in Scotland, where women's lacrosse had been introd ...

. Previously known as the Scottish Lacrosse Association (SLA), name changed upon incorporation in 2005. It is a member of the

Federation of International Lacrosse World Lacrosse (WL), formerly the Federation of International Lacrosse, is the international governing body of lacrosse, responsible for the men's, women's, and indoor versions of the sport. It was established in 2008 by the merger of the prev ...

and the

European Lacrosse Federation European Lacrosse Federation (ELF) is the sport governing body of men and women's lacrosse in Europe. It was founded in 1995 by the Czech Lacrosse Union , Czech Republic, Lacrosse Scotland, Scotland, English Lacrosse Association, England, Sweden, ...

. It sends representative teams to participate in the Men's

World Lacrosse Championship The World Lacrosse Men's Championship is the international men's field lacrosse championship organized by World Lacrosse that occurs every four years. The WLC began before any international lacrosse organization had been formed. It started as ...

and the

Women's Lacrosse World Cup The World Lacrosse Women's Championship, formerly known as the Women's Lacrosse World Cup, is 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 w ...

. In the Men's

2006 World Lacrosse Championship Canada men's national lacrosse team, Canada won its second gold medal at the 2006 World Lacrosse Championship, held in London, Ontario, from 14 to 22 July. The Canadians defeated the United States men's national lacrosse team, United States in th ...

, the national team placed eleventh out of twenty-one competing countries, and at the 2005 Women's World Cup, the national women's team placed seventh out of ten countries. Scotland also participates in both the men's and women's Under-19 World Championships.

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* Sports governing bodies in Scotland Lacrosse in Scotland

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