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Israel Premier Lacrosse League

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Israel Premier Lacrosse League
Most recent season or competition:
2016 Israel Premier Lacrosse League season
SportLacrosse
Founded2014
FounderScott Neiss
First season2015
CommissionerScott Neiss
No. of teams6
CountryIsrael
Most recent
champion(s)
Be'er Sheva LC
Most titlesBe'er Sheva LC (1)
Barak Netanya LC (1)
Official websitelacrosse.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]

Teams

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The IPLL had four teams in the 2015 season before expanding to six in 2016, which were:[4]

Team 2015 2016 Notes
Ashdod LC 4th 2016 expansion team[5]
Ashkelon LC 3rd 3rd Third official club - [6]
Barak Netanya LC 1st 5th Second official club[7]
Be'er Sheva LC 1st 2016 expansion team[8]
Haifa LC 2nd 2nd First official club[7]
Kiryat Gat LC 6th
Tel Aviv LC 4th Fourth official club,[9] suspended operations after 2015.[8]

Stadiums

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There are six stadiums used by the IPLL which are:

Field City
Ashdod Sport Club Ashdod
New Municipal Stadium Ashkelon
Mikha Reisser Field Be’er Sheva
Kiryat Gat Synthetic Kiryat Gat
Tubruq Field Netanya
Wolfson Fields Tel Aviv

League championships

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Year Champion Runner-up
2015 Barak Netanya LC Haifa LC
2016 Be'er Sheva LC Haifa LC

2015 season

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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.

Standings

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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

Source:[11]

2016 season

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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]

Standings

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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

Source:[13]

References

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  1. ^ "Israel Premier Lacrosse League Set for 2015 Launch". Archived from the original on 2016-08-22. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
  2. ^ IPLL Announces 2015 Schedule
  3. ^ Crossing the ocean for Israel lacrosse
  4. ^ "ISRAELI PLAYERS". Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
  5. ^ "Ashdod Announced as IPLL Expansion Club". Archived from the original on 2016-09-23. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
  6. ^ Ashkelon officially joins the Premier League
  7. ^ a b Israel Premier League announces new club in Netanya
  8. ^ a b "Be'er Sheva joins IPLL for 2016 season". Archived from the original on 2016-09-23. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
  9. ^ Israel Premier Lacrosse League to begin play in Summer 2015
  10. ^ "Barak Netanya claims IPLL crown". Archived from the original on 2016-09-23. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
  11. ^ 2015 Standings
  12. ^ Lacrosse final 2016 Israel
  13. ^ Schedule / Results