From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia List of the oldest lacrosse teams
List of the oldest lacrosse teams
This is a chronological list of lacrosse clubs since their nla.news-article44947244. Retrieved 29 December
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• History of Lacrosse default.aspx?p=DynamicModule&pageid=236075&ssid=89487&vnf=
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia List of the oldest lacrosse teams
Year Team Town/City State/ Country League Notes
Province/
County
1842[1] Montreal Montreal Quebec Canada - defunct
Olympic Ath-
letic Club
1852[2] Ottawa Ottawa Ontario Canada Canadian defunct, reformed in 1980s
or Lacrosse Club Lacrosse Associ-
1862[3] ation
1856[4] Montreal Montreal Quebec Canada Canadian defunct, new club formed in 2006
Lacrosse Club Lacrosse Associ-
ation
1867 Upper Cana- Toronto Ontario Canada Canadian
da College Lacrosse Associ-
ation
1868 Mohawk Troy New York United United States oldest lacrosse team in the United
Lacrosse Club States National Ama- States[5]
teur Lacrosse
Association
1871[6] Prince Rupert Winnipeg Manitoba Canada - defunct
Lacrosse Club
1876 Melbourne Melbourne Victoria Australia Victorian defunct
Lacrosse Club Lacrosse Associ-
ation
1876[7] Stockport Stockport Cheshire England North of Eng- oldest lacrosse club in the United
Lacrosse Club land Men’s Kingdom
Lacrosse Associ-
ation
1877[8] New York New York New York United National College
University City States Lacrosse League
1877 Manhattan New York New York United NCAA Division I
College City States
1878 Baltimore Baltimore Maryland United United States
Athletic Club States National Ama-
teur Lacrosse
Association
1879[9] Cheadle Cheadle Cheshire England North of Eng-
Lacrosse Club land Men’s
Lacrosse Associ-
ation
1879 Heaton Heaton Cheshire England North of Eng-
Mersey Moor land Men’s
Lacrosse Club Lacrosse Associ-
ation
1882[10] Cambridge Cambridge Cambridgeshire England South of Eng- Oldest college lacrosse team in the
University land Men’s United Kingdom
Lacrosse Club Lacrosse Associ-
ation
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1882[11] Hampstead London Greater London England South of Eng-
Lacrosse Club land Men’s
Lacrosse Associ-
ation
1883 Adelaide Adelaide South Australia Australia South Aus- defunct
Lacrosse Club tralian Lacrosse
Association
1883[12] Edmonton Edmonton Alberta Canada - defunct
Lacrosse Club
1883[13] Melbourne Melbourne Victoria Australia Lacrosse Victo- oldest extant lacrosse club in Aus-
University ria tralia
Lacrosse Club oldest continually existing lacrosse
club in the world[14]
1883 Oldham & Oldham Lancashire England North of Eng-
Werneth land Men’s
Lacrosse Club Lacrosse Associ-
ation
1883[15] Sydney Sydney New South Australia New South defunct
Lacrosse Club Wales Wales Lacrosse
Association
1884[16] Calgary Calgary Alberta Canada - defunct
Lacrosse Club
1884[17] New Town Hobart Tasmania Australia - defunct
Lacrosse Club
1885[18] Noarlunga Noarlunga South Australia Australia South Aus- defunct
Lacrosse Club tralian Lacrosse
Association
1887[19] Brisbane Brisbane Queensland Australia Queensland defunct
Lacrosse Club Lacrosse Union
1887[20] North Ade- Adelaide South Australia Australia Lacrosse South
laide Australia
Lacrosse Club
1888[21] Jamestown Jamestown South Australia Australia South Aus- defunct
Lacrosse Club tralian Lacrosse
Association
1888 New West- New West- British Colum- Canada Western
minster Sal- minster bia Lacrosse Associ-
monbellies ation
1888[22] Rochdale Rochdale Lancashire England North of Eng-
Lacrosse Club land Men’s
Lacrosse Associ-
ation
1889 Adelaide Adelaide South Australia Australia Lacrosse South
University Australia
Lacrosse Club
1889[23] Poynton Poynton Cheshire England North of Eng- name changed from Offerton
Lacrosse Club land Men’s Lacrosse Club in 1972
Lacrosse Associ-
ation
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1891[24] New York New York New York United American recognised by US Lacrosse Museum
Athletic Club City States Lacrosse League and National Hall of Fame as oldest
active lacrosse team in the United
States[25]
1893[26] Cheadle Cheadle Cheshire England North of Eng-
Hulme Hulme land Men’s
Lacrosse Club Lacrosse Associ-
ation
1894[27] Crescent Ath- Brooklyn New York United United States defunct, reformed in 2006
letic Club States National Ama-
teur Lacrosse
Association
1895 Holdfast Bay Adelaide South Australia Australia South Aus- defunct
Lacrosse Club tralian Lacrosse
Association
1896 Fremantle Fremantle Western Aus- Australia Western Aus- existing Phoenix Lacrosse Club can
Lacrosse Club tralia tralian Lacrosse trace its history to Fremantle
Association Lacrosse Club
1896[28] Melbourne Melbourne Victoria Australia Lacrosse Victo-
Cricket Club ria
Lacrosse Sec-
tion
1896 Perth Perth Western Aus- Australia Western Aus- defunct
Lacrosse Club tralia tralian Lacrosse
Association
1896 Ashton Ashton- Lancashire England North of Eng-
Lacrosse Club under-Lyne land Men’s
Lacrosse Associ-
ation
1898[29] Williamstown Melbourne Victoria Australia Lacrosse Victo-
Lacrosse Club ria
1899 Brooklands Sale Cheshire England North of Eng- founded as Old Hulmeians LC and
Hulmeians land Men’s continues nominally as Lancashire
Lacrosse Club Lacrosse Associ- club
ation
1899[30] East Freman- Fremantle Western Aus- Australia Lacrosse
tle Lacrosse tralia Western Aus-
Club tralia
1899[31] East Torrens Adelaide South Australia Australia Lacrosse South founded as East Torrens Lacrosse
Payneham Australia Club
Lacrosse Club
1899[32] Sturt Adelaide South Australia Australia Lacrosse South
Lacrosse Club Australia
1899[33] Woodville Adelaide South Australia Australia Lacrosse South
Lacrosse Club Australia
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Country Year Team City League Notes
Czech 1980[34] Lacrosse Club Custodes Sokol Prague Czech Lacrosse Union
Republic Radotín
Germany 1993[35] Berliner Lacrosse Verein Berlin Deutscher Lacrosse Verband Bun-
desliga Ost
Italy 2005[36] Roma Leones Rome Federazione Italiana Giuco Lacrosse
Japan 1987[37] Keio University Lacrosse Club Tokyo Japan Lacrosse College League
Netherlands 2003[38] Amsterdam Lions Amsterdam Dutch National Lacrosse League
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