| Last Season: | 2016 Israel Premier Lacrosse League season |
| Upcoming Season: | 2017 Israel Premier Lacrosse League season |
| Sport: | Lacrosse |
| Founded: | 2014 |
| Commissioner: | Scott Neiss |
| Inaugural: | 2015 |
| Teams: | 6 |
| Country: | Israel |
| Continent: | or |
| Continents: | --> |
| Champion: | Be'er Sheva LC |
| Most Champs: | Be'er Sheva LC (1) Barak Netanya LC (1) |
| Founder: | Scott Neiss |
| Website: | lacrosse.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]
| Team | 2015 | 2016 | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4th | 2016 expansion team[5] | ||||
| 3rd | 3rd | Third official club - [6] | |||
| align=center bgcolor=gold | 1st | 5th | Second official club[7] | ||
| align=center bgcolor=gold | 1st | 2016 expansion team[8] | |||
| align=center bgcolor=silver | 2nd | align=center bgcolor=silver | 2nd | First official club | |
| 6th | |||||
| 4th | Fourth official club,[9] suspended operations after 2015. | ||||
There are six stadiums used by the IPLL which are:
| Field | City |
|---|---|
| Ashdod | |
| Ashkelon | |
| Be’er Sheva | |
| Kiryat Gat | |
| Netanya | |
| Tel Aviv | |
| Year | Champion | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Haifa LC | ||
| Haifa LC | ||
See main article: 2015 Israel Premier Lacrosse League 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.
| Pos | Team | GP | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barak Netanya LC | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| 2 | Haifa LC | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| 3 | Ashkelon LC | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | Tel Aviv LC | 8 | 1 | 7 |
See main article: 2016 Israel Premier Lacrosse League 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]
| Rank | Team | GP | W | L | Score | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Be'er Sheva LC | 7 | 6 | 1 | 68:53 | 6 |
| 2 | Haifa LC | 7 | 5 | 2 | 70:26 | 5 |
| 3 | Ashkelon LC | 8 | 5 | 3 | 64:63 | 5 |
| 4 | Ashdod LC | 7 | 4 | 3 | 52:48 | 4 |
| 5 | Barak Netanya LC | 7 | 1 | 6 | 45:75 | 1 |
| 6 | Kiryat Gat LC | 8 | 1 | 7 | 44:78 | 1 |