Israel Premier Lacrosse League


The Israel Premier Lacrosse League is the premier lacrosse league in Israel, which debuted in 2015. The league competes during summer months only, in an attempt to attract players from abroad to participate. 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.

Teams

The IPLL had four teams in the 2015 season before expanding to six in 2016, which were:
Team20152016Notes
Ashdod LC4th2016 expansion team
Ashkelon LC3rd3rdThird official club -
Barak Netanya LC1st5thSecond official club
Be'er Sheva LC1st2016 expansion team
Haifa LC2nd2ndFirst official club
Kiryat Gat LC6th
Tel Aviv LC4thFourth official club, suspended operations after 2015.

Stadiums

There are six stadiums used by the IPLL which are:
FieldCity
Ashdod Sport ClubAshdod
New Municipal StadiumAshkelon
Mikha Reisser FieldBe’er Sheva
Kiryat Gat SyntheticKiryat Gat
Tubruq FieldNetanya
Wolfson FieldsTel Aviv

League championships

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. A total of 16 games were played, with each team playing eight games.

Standings

PosTeamGPWL
1Barak Netanya LC862
2Haifa LC862
3Ashkelon LC835
4Tel Aviv LC817

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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.

Standings

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