The best women’s teams outside the top flight take the field this month in Wrocław, Poland, for the first-ever Division II edition of the World Lacrosse Women’s Championship.
A first in World Lacrosse history
This is the first Division II championship WL has ever staged. It gives more nations a genuine world-championship stage while keeping each event a manageable size. A men’s Division II championship follows in 2027 in the same city.
Why Division II exists
Membership approved a two-division model in 2021 after the men’s championship swelled to 46 teams in 2018 and ahead of the 30-team women’s championship in 2022. The top divisions now hold at 16 teams each, while Division II opens the door to more countries. The women’s Division II can field up to 16 teams, growing to 24 once 50 or more nations enter.
How the field was set
Teams earned their places through continental qualifiers, with spots allocated by past-championship results and regional membership:
- 2024 European Women’s Lacrosse Championship
- 2025 Asia-Pacific Women’s Lacrosse Championship
- 2025 Pan-American Women’s Lacrosse Championship
Part of a landmark July
The Women’s Championship has been held every four years since 1982. Just days after Division II concludes, the Division I championship opens in Tokyo (July 24–August 2) — the next chapter on lacrosse’s road to the Olympic Games at LA28.
How to follow
Every game streams live on WL TV for US$25.
Watch at tv.worldlacrosse.sport or on the WL TV app — search “World Lacrosse TV” on iOS and Android.
Live statistics throughout the championship will be available here.
Live coverage, including highlights and behind the scenes footage is on World Lacrosse’s social media channels, including Instagram, Facebook and TikTok: @worldlacrosse.
Format
The 12 teams are split into two pools of six teams. Teams will play a round robin against the rest of their pool before the top two teams from each pool advance to the semifinals and medal round.
