2016 European Lacrosse Championship

The 2016 European Lacrosse Championship was the 10th edition of the European Lacrosse competition for national teams. It was played in Budapest, Hungary from 28 July to 6 August 2016.[1][2]

Draw

The draw was held in Budapest on 10 January 2016.[3]

The four first qualified teams (England, Ireland, Sweden and Netherlands) were placed directly into groups A to D respectively. The other 20 teams were divided into five pots according to its position in the 2012 European Championship.[1]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 Pot 5

 Germany (5th)
Scotland Scotland (6th)
 Finland (7th)
Israel Israel (8th)

 Czech Republic (9th)
 Wales (10th)
 Switzerland (11th)
 Slovakia (12th)

 Italy (13th)
 Norway (14th)
 Belgium (15th)
 France (16th)

Spain Spain (17th)
 Latvia
 Poland
 Austria

 Russia
 Denmark
 Slovenia
 Hungary

Preliminary round

Group A

Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD Qualification England Germany Latvia Czech Republic Hungary Italy
1 England England 5 5 0 95 19 +76 Quarterfinals — 16–6 — 17–2 — 22–0
2  Germany 5 4 1 56 29 +27 — — — 9–7 18–1 15–2
3  Latvia 5 3 2 58 32 +26 Classification 9–16 10–13 3–8 — — — —
4  Czech Republic 5 2 3 47 44 +3 — — 6–12 — 11–5 —
5  Hungary (H) 5 1 4 20 79 −59 Classification 17–24 1–27 — 2–15 — — 11–8
6  Italy 5 0 5 14 87 −73 — — 3–18 1–21 — —
Source: Lacrosse2016
(H) Hosts

Group B

Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD Qualification Wales Scotland Norway Republic of Ireland Austria Denmark
1  Wales 5 4 1 58 24 +34 Quarterfinals — — 6–5 3–5 — —
2 Scotland Scotland 5 4 1 61 35 +26 8–12 — 12–10 10–8 — —
3  Norway 5 3 2 63 33 +30 Classification 9–16 — — — 10–8 14–5 24–2
4  Ireland 5 3 2 54 28 +26 — — — — 16–0 17–5
5  Austria 5 1 4 24 69 −45 Classification 17–24 3–16 1–16 — — — 15–7
6  Denmark 5 0 5 21 92 −71 3–21 4–15 — — — —
Source: Lacrosse2016

Group C

Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD Qualification Israel Switzerland Sweden Belgium Slovenia Spain
1 Israel Israel 5 5 0 71 13 +58 Quarterfinals — — — — 12–0 17–1
2  Switzerland 5 4 1 60 22 +38 2–9 — — — 23–1 12–4
3  Sweden 5 3 2 53 37 +16 Classification 9–16 6–16 3–8 — 14–4 — —
4  Belgium 5 2 3 38 62 −24 4–17 5–15 — — — —
5  Slovenia 5 1 4 9 80 −71 Classification 17–24 — — 1–18 5–13 — 2–14
6 Spain Spain 5 0 5 38 55 −17 — — 8–12 11–12 — —
Source: Lacrosse2016

Group D

Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD Qualification Finland Netherlands Poland Russia Slovakia France
1  Finland 5 5 0 80 10 +70 Quarterfinals — — — 21–1 19–2 —
2  Netherlands 5 4 1 61 25 +36 2–11 — — — 19–7 21–1
3  Poland 5 3 2 32 29 +3 Classification 9–16 2–11 2–4 — — — 10–3
4  Russia 5 2 3 33 52 −19 — 4–15 7–8 — — 12–4
5  Slovakia 5 1 4 28 59 −31 Classification 17–24 — — 4–10 4–9 — —
6  France 5 0 5 13 72 −59 3–18 — — — 2–11 —
Source: Lacrosse2016

17th to 24th position bracket

21st place match21st – 24th place play-offs17th – 24th place play-offs17th – 20th place play-offs17th place match
A5 Hungary12
C6 Slovenia4
C6 Slovenia3A5 Hungary9
D5 Slovakia12B6 Denmark7
D5 Slovakia12
B6 Denmark13
D5 Slovakia7A5 Hungary13
A6 Italy9C5 Spain6
C5 Spain14
A6 Italy7
23rd place matchA6 Italy (OT)13C5 Spain1019th place match
D6 France12B5 Austria8
C6 Slovenia5B5 Austria10B6 Denmark3
D6 France9D6 France3B5 Austria13


9th to 16th position bracket

13th place match13th – 16th place play-offs9th – 16th place play-offs9th – 12th place play-offs9th place match
A3 Latvia27
C4 Belgium3
C4 Belgium8A3 Latvia17
D3 Poland10B4 Ireland12
D3 Poland5
B4 Ireland15
D3 Poland10A3 Latvia12
C3 Sweden12A4 Czech Republic10
C3 Sweden6
A4 Czech Republic8
15th place matchC3 Sweden14A4 Czech Republic911th place match
D4 Russia7B3 Norway6
C4 Belgium11B3 Norway14B4 Ireland10
D4 Russia7D4 Russia1B3 Norway7

Tournament bracket

Fifth placeConsolation semifinalsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
A1England England12
C2 Switzerland3
C2 Switzerland9A1England England14
B2Scotland Scotland8D1 Finland1
D1 Finland (OT)9
B2Scotland Scotland8
C2 Switzerland5A1England England7
A2 Germany10C1Israel Israel6
C1Israel Israel8
A2 Germany4
Seventh placeA2 Germany9C1Israel Israel10Third place
D2 Netherlands5B1 Wales3
B2Scotland Scotland8B1 Wales12D1 Finland12
D2 Netherlands11D2 Netherlands5B1 Wales4

Final standings

Pos. Team W–L
1st place, gold medalist(s) England England 8–0
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Israel Israel 7–1
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Finland 7–1
4  Wales 5–3
5  Germany 6–2
6  Switzerland 5–3
7  Netherlands 5–3
8 Scotland Scotland 4–4
9  Latvia 6–2
10  Czech Republic 4–4
11  Ireland 5–3
12  Norway 4–4
13  Sweden 5–3
14  Poland 4–4
15  Belgium 3–5
16  Russia 2–6
17  Hungary 4–4
18  Spain 3–5
19  Austria 4–4
20  Denmark 1–7
21  Italy 3–5
22  Slovakia 2–6
23  France 1–7
24  Slovenia 1–7

References

  1. ^ a b "HIVATALOS: Magyarország rendezi a 2016-os Lacrosse Európa-bajnokságot". Official ELC 2016 blog. 7 January 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  2. ^ "Hungary to host the 2016 Men's European Championships". English Lacrosse Association. Archived from the original on 2015-05-12. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  3. ^ "Groups Drawn for Men's EC16". Federation of International Lacrosse. 19 January 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2016.