2013 Women's Lacrosse World Cup


The 2013 Women's Lacrosse World Cup, the ninth World Cup played, is the preeminent international women's lacrosse tournament. The tournament was held at the Civic Recreation Complex in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada from July 10 through July 20, 2013.

Sponsoring organizations

The event was sponsored by the Federation of International Lacrosse and the Ontario Trillium Foundation. The tournament was first held in 1982 and has been held quadrennially on odd years since 1989.

Teams

Nineteen teams, the most ever, competed in the 2013 World Cup tournament. New entries included Finland, Hong Kong, Israel, South Korea, and Latvia. The Czech Republic and Denmark did not return from the 2009 World Cup.

Championship

Following Pool play, teams were seeded into a Championship Bracket of 12 teams and a Diamond Consolation Bracket of 7 teams. The Championship Bracket consisted of the teams in Pool A, the top 2 teams in Pools B, C and D and the next highest ranked team. The seven remaining teams were placed in the Diamond Consolation Bracket and re-seeded into two new pools, X and Y, based on rankings and teams previously played in the pool play.
The United States team dominated pool and bracket play, ending the tournament with a perfect 7-0 record. USA faced Canada in the gold medal game and won with a final score of 19-5 to earn its seventh world title. Australia and England faced each other in the bronze medal game, with Australia defeating England 12-6.

Pool Play

Teams are divided into four pools, A-D. Pool play games will be played on July 11 through 16.
WPct. = Winning Percentage, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, PPG= Points per Game

Pool A

All 5 teams guaranteed a berth into Championship Bracket, Top 4 receive Bye to Quarterfinal.
TeamWinsLossesPointsWPct.GFGAAssistsPPG
United States4000.000--
Canada3100.000--
Australia2200.000--
England1300.000--
Wales0400.000--

Pool B

Top 2 teams advance to Championship Bracket, 3rd place eligible based on record.
TeamWinsLossesPointsWPct.GFGAAssistsPPG
New Zealand4100.000--
Ireland3200.000--
Netherlands2300.000--
Finland2300.000--
Latvia0500.000--

Pool C

Top 2 teams advance to Championship Bracket, 3rd place eligible based on record. Austria advances as best of the 3rd place teams.
TeamWinsLossesPointsWPct.GFGAAssistsPPG
Japan5000.000--
Haudenosaunee4100.000--
Austria3200.000--
Hong Kong1400.000--
Sweden0500.000--

Pool D

Top 2 teams advance to Championship Bracket, 3rd place eligible based on record.
TeamWinsLossesPointsWPct.GFGAAssistsPPG
Israel4100.000--
Scotland4100.000--
Germany2300.000--
Korea1400.000--

Diamond Consolation Bracket

Pool X: 13th-15th Place
Germany progresses to 12th place play-off game. Finland relegated to 15th place play-off game.
Pool Y: 16th-19th Place
South Korea progresses to 15th place play-off game.

Championship Bracket

Round 1
Quarterfinals
Semi-finals
Team1st Half2nd HalfFinal Score
USA14519
CAN235'''

Final Rankings

RankCountry2009 WC RankChange
1 United States1
2 Canada3
3 Australia2
4 England4
5 Wales6
6 Scotland8
7 Haudenosaunee11
8 Israeldid not play
9 Japan7
10 Ireland5
11 New Zealand12
12 Germany10
13 Austria14
14 Netherlands13
15 South Korea16
16 Finlanddid not play
17 Latviadid not play
18 Hong Kongdid not play
19 Swedendid not play
did not play Czech Republic9
did not play Denmark15

All-World Team