Asia Pacific Lacrosse Union Explained

Assocname:	Asia Pacific Lacrosse Union
Abbrev:	APLU
Sport:	Lacrosse
Jurisdiction:	International
Membership:	9 full members 10 provisional members
Founded:	2004
Aff:	World Lacrosse
Url:	www.asiapacificlacrosse.org

The Asia Pacific Lacrosse Union (APLU) is the governing body for the sport of lacrosse in Asia and Oceania.

It was founded in 2004, with four national lacrosse associations of Australia, Hong Kong, South Korea, and Japan as its founding members. Within the same year the first edition of the Asia Pacific Lacrosse Championship was held in Australia.^[1] It currently has 19 member national associations (9 full members, 10 provisional members) with World Lacrosse as an affiliate member of the APLU.^[2]

Membership

Full

• China
• Australia
• Hong Kong
• Japan
• South Korea
• New Zealand
• Taiwan (Chinese Taipei)
• Thailand
• Philippines

Provisional

• India
• Malaysia
• Mongolia
• Singapore
• Qatar
• Saudi Arabia
• Indonesia
• Vietnam
• Cambodia
• Iran

Affiliate

• World Lacrosse

Notes and References

1. Web site: History of the Asia Pacific Lacrosse Union . 30 January 2015 . Asia Pacific Lacrosse Union . 30 July 2018.
2. Web site: About APLU : Member Nations . 2 December 2014 . Asia Pacific Lacrosse Union . 30 July 2018.