Israel Premier Lacrosse League

Israel Premier Lacrosse League
Most recent season or competition:
2016 Israel Premier Lacrosse League season
Sport Lacrosse
Founded 2014
Founder Scott Neiss
Inaugural season 2015
Commissioner Scott Neiss
No. of teams 6
Country Israel
Most recent
champion(s)		 Be'er Sheva LC
Most titles Be'er Sheva LC (1)
Barak Netanya LC (1)
Official website lacrosse.co.il

The Israel Premier Lacrosse League (IPPL) 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

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

Team 2015 2016 Notes
Ashdod LC N/A X 2016 expansion team[5]
Ashkelon LC X X Third official club - [6]
Barak Netanya LC X X Second official club[7]
Be'er Sheva LC N/A X 2016 expansion team[8]
Haifa LC X X First official club[7]
Kiryat Gat LC N/A X
Tel Aviv LC X N/A Fourth official club,[9] suspended operations after 2015.[8]

Stadiums

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

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

2015 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.

Standings

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

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

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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