Israel Premier Lacrosse League
Most recent season or competition:
2016 Israel Premier Lacrosse League season
SportLacrosse
Founded2014
FounderScott Neiss
Inaugural season2015
CommissionerScott Neiss
No. of teams6
CountryIsrael
Most recent
champion(s)
Be'er Sheva LC
Most titlesBe'er Sheva LC (1)
Barak Netanya LC (1)
Official websitelacrosse.co.il

The Israel Premier Lacrosse League (IPLL) is the premier lacrosse league in Israel, which debuted in 2015.[1] The league competes during summer months only, in an attempt to attract players from abroad to participate.[2] The IPLL says they learned their lessons from the Israel Baseball League, and are running it in a manor that will enable them to be financially stable.[3]

Teams

The IPLL had four teams in the 2015 season before expanding to six in 2016, which were:[4]

Team 2015 2016 Notes
Ashdod LC4th2016 expansion team[5]
Ashkelon LC3rd3rdThird official club - [6]
Barak Netanya LC1st5thSecond official club[7]
Be'er Sheva LC1st2016 expansion team[8]
Haifa LC2nd2ndFirst official club[7]
Kiryat Gat LC6th
Tel Aviv LC4thFourth official club,[9] suspended operations after 2015.[8]

Stadiums

There are six stadiums used by the IPLL which are:

Field City
Ashdod Sport ClubAshdod
New Municipal StadiumAshkelon
Mikha Reisser FieldBe’er Sheva
Kiryat Gat SyntheticKiryat Gat
Tubruq FieldNetanya
Wolfson FieldsTel Aviv

League championships

Year Champion Runner-up
2015Barak Netanya LCHaifa LC
2016Be'er Sheva LCHaifa LC

2015 season

The 2015 season was the inaugural season of the IPLL. Barak Netanya LC won the IPLL Championship with a win over Haifa LC, with Bryan Hopper winning the EL AL Player of the Game award.[10] A total of 16 games were played, with each team playing eight games.

Standings

Pos Team GP W L
1Barak Netanya LC862
2Haifa LC862
3Ashkelon LC835
4Tel Aviv LC817

Source:[11]

2016 season

The 2016 season of the IPLL was their second season. Tel Aviv LC decided to suspend operations for the 2016 season, however Ashdod LC, Kiryat Gat LC, and Be'er Sheva LC joined the league for the 2016 season. A total of 22 games were played, with each team playing either seven or eight games. Be'er Sheva defeated Haifa in the finals 11:10 for the championship.[12]

Standings

Rank Team GP W L Score Points
1Be'er Sheva LC76168:536
2Haifa LC75270:265
3Ashkelon LC85364:635
4Ashdod LC74352:484
5Barak Netanya LC71645:751
6Kiryat Gat LC81744:781

Source:[13]

References

  1. "Israel Premier Lacrosse League Set for 2015 Launch". Archived from the original on 2016-08-22. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
  2. IPLL Announces 2015 Schedule
  3. Crossing the ocean for Israel lacrosse
  4. "ISRAELI PLAYERS". Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
  5. "Ashdod Announced as IPLL Expansion Club". Archived from the original on 2016-09-23. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
  6. Ashkelon officially joins the Premier League
  7. 1 2 Israel Premier League announces new club in Netanya
  8. 1 2 "Be'er Sheva joins IPLL for 2016 season". Archived from the original on 2016-09-23. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
  9. Israel Premier Lacrosse League to begin play in Summer 2015
  10. "Barak Netanya claims IPLL crown". Archived from the original on 2016-09-23. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
  11. 2015 Standings
  12. Lacrosse final 2016 Israel
  13. Schedule / Results
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