List of the oldest lacrosse teams

This is a chronological list of the founding of lacrosse clubs.

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

Nineteenth century
YearTeamTown/CityState/­County/­ProvinceCountryLeagueNotes
1842[1]Montreal Olympic Athletic ClubMontrealQuebecCanada–defunct
1852[2] or 1862[3]Ottawa Lacrosse ClubOttawaOntarioCanadaCanadian Lacrosse Associationdefunct, reformed in 1980s
1856[4]Montreal Lacrosse ClubMontrealQuebecCanadaCanadian Lacrosse Associationdefunct, new club formed in 2006
1867Upper Canada CollegeTorontoOntarioCanadaCanadian Lacrosse Associationoldest high school lacrosse program in North America
1868Mohawk Lacrosse ClubTroyNew YorkUnited StatesUnited States National Amateur Lacrosse Associationoldest lacrosse team in the United States[5]
1871[6]Prince Rupert Lacrosse ClubWinnipegManitobaCanada–defunct
1876[7]Melbourne Lacrosse ClubMelbourneVictoriaAustraliaVictorian Lacrosse Associationdefunct
1876[8]Stockport Lacrosse ClubStockportCheshireEnglandNorth of England Men's Lacrosse Associationoldest lacrosse club in the United Kingdom
1877[9]New York UniversityNew York CityNew YorkUnited StatesNational College Lacrosse Leagueoldest collegiate lacrosse team
1877Manhattan CollegeNew York CityNew YorkUnited StatesNCAA Division I
1877[10]Frontier Lacrosse ClubAlexandraWaikatoNew Zealand–defunct
1878Baltimore Athletic ClubBaltimoreMarylandUnited StatesUnited States National Amateur Lacrosse Association
1879[11]Cheadle Lacrosse ClubCheadleCheshireEnglandNorth of England Men's Lacrosse Association
1879Heaton Mersey Lacrosse ClubHeaton MoorCheshireEnglandNorth of England Men's Lacrosse Association
1882 Louisville Lacrosse Club Louisville Kentucky
1882[12]Cambridge University Lacrosse ClubCambridgeCambridgeshireEnglandSouth of England Men's Lacrosse AssociationOldest college lacrosse team in the United Kingdom
1882[13]Hampstead Lacrosse ClubLondonEnglandSouth of England Men's Lacrosse Associationoldest in the South of England[14]
1882 Phillips Academy Andover Andover Massachusetts United States One of the three oldest high school lacrosse programs in the United States
1882 Phillips Exeter Academy Exeter New Hampshire United States One of the three oldest high school lacrosse programs in the United States
1882 Lawrenceville School Lawrenceville New Jersey United States One of the three oldest high school lacrosse programs in the United States
1882 Princeton University Princeton New Jersey United States NCAA Division 1
1882 Yale University New Haven Connecticut United States NCAA Division 1
1883[15]Brampton ExcelsiorsBramptonOntarioCanadaCanadian Lacrosse AssociationLongest-running amateur community-owned sports franchise in Canada
1883Johns HopkinsBaltimoreMarylandUnited StatesNCAA Division I
1883[16]Adelaide Lacrosse ClubAdelaideSouth AustraliaAustraliaSouth Australian Lacrosse Associationdefunct
1883[17]Edmonton Lacrosse ClubEdmontonAlbertaCanada–defunct
1883[18]Melbourne University Lacrosse ClubMelbourneVictoriaAustraliaLacrosse Victoriaoldest extant lacrosse club in Australia
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1883Oldham & Werneth Lacrosse ClubOldhamLancashireEnglandNorth of England Men's Lacrosse Association
1883[19]Sydney Lacrosse ClubSydneyNew South WalesAustraliaNew South Wales Lacrosse Associationdefunct
1884[20]Calgary Lacrosse ClubCalgaryAlbertaCanada–defunct
1884[21]New Town Lacrosse ClubHobartTasmaniaAustralia–defunct
1885[22] Noarlunga Lacrosse ClubNoarlungaSouth AustraliaAustraliaSouth Australian Lacrosse Associationdefunct
1885Lehigh UniversityBethlehemPennsylvaniaUnited StatesNCAA Division I
1885[23]Southland Lacrosse ClubInvercargillSouthlandNew Zealand–defunct
1886[24]Dunedin Lacrosse ClubDunedinOtagoNew Zealand–defunct
1887[25]Brisbane Lacrosse ClubBrisbaneQueenslandAustraliaQueensland Lacrosse Uniondefunct
1887[26] Rutgers University New Brunswick New Jersey United States NCAA Division I
1887[27]Knightsbridge Lacrosse ClubAdelaideSouth AustraliaAustraliaSouth Australian Lacrosse Associationdefunct
1887[28]North Adelaide Lacrosse ClubAdelaideSouth AustraliaAustraliaLacrosse South Australia
1888[29]Jamestown Lacrosse ClubJamestownSouth AustraliaAustraliaSouth Australian Lacrosse Associationdefunct
1888New Westminster SalmonbelliesNew WestminsterBritish ColumbiaCanadaWestern Lacrosse Association
1888[30]Rochdale Lacrosse ClubRochdaleLancashireEnglandNorth of England Men's Lacrosse Association
1888[31]Canterbury Lacrosse ClubChristchurchCanterburyNew Zealand–defunct
1888[32]Wellington Lacrosse ClubWellingtonWellingtonNew Zealand–defunct
1888[33] City College of New York New York City New York United States National College Lacrosse League
1889[34]Adelaide University Lacrosse ClubAdelaideSouth AustraliaAustraliaLacrosse South Australia
1889[35]Poynton Lacrosse ClubPoyntonCheshireEnglandNorth of England Men's Lacrosse Associationname changed from Offerton Lacrosse Club in 1972
1891[36]New York Athletic ClubNew York CityNew YorkUnited StatesAmerican Lacrosse Leagueoldest active lacrosse team in the United States[37]
1891[38]Caulfield Lacrosse ClubMelbourneVictoriaAustraliaLacrosse Victoria1891-1896

Re-formed 1909[39]

1893[40]Cheadle Hulme Lacrosse ClubCheadle HulmeCheshireEnglandNorth of England Men's Lacrosse Association
1894[41]Crescent Athletic ClubBrooklynNew YorkUnited StatesUnited States National Amateur Lacrosse Associationdefunct, reformed in 2006
1895[42]Hobart Lacrosse ClubHobartTasmaniaAustralia–defunct
1895[43]Holdfast Bay Lacrosse ClubAdelaideSouth AustraliaAustraliaSouth Australian Lacrosse Associationdefunct
1896Ashton Lacrosse ClubAshton-under-LyneLancashireEnglandNorth of England Men's Lacrosse Association
1896[44]Phoenix Lacrosse ClubFremantleWestern AustraliaAustraliaWestern Australian Lacrosse Associationfounded as Fremantle Lacrosse Club, name changed in 1991 after relocating
1896[45]Melbourne Cricket Club Lacrosse SectionMelbourneVictoriaAustraliaLacrosse Victoria
1896[46]Perth Lacrosse ClubPerthWestern AustraliaAustraliaWestern Australian Lacrosse Associationdefunct
1897[47]Durban Lacrosse ClubDurbanKwaZulu-NatalSouth AfricaNatal Lacrosse Associationdefunct
1898[48]Williamstown Lacrosse ClubMelbourneVictoriaAustraliaLacrosse Victoria
1899Brooklands Hulmeians Lacrosse ClubSaleCheshireEnglandNorth of England Men's Lacrosse Associationfounded as Old Hulmeians LC and continues nominally as Lancashire club
1899[49]East Fremantle Lacrosse ClubFremantleWestern AustraliaAustraliaLacrosse Western Australia
1899[50]East Torrens Payneham Lacrosse ClubAdelaideSouth AustraliaAustraliaLacrosse South Australiafounded as East Torrens Lacrosse Club
1899[51]Sturt Lacrosse ClubAdelaideSouth AustraliaAustraliaLacrosse South Australia
1899[52]Woodville Lacrosse ClubAdelaideSouth AustraliaAustraliaLacrosse South Australiaknown as Port Adelaide Lacrosse Club between 1903 and 1966

Oldest team by country
CountryYearTeamCityLeagueRef
Canada1842Montreal Olympic Athletic ClubMontrealNone[1]
United States1868Mohawk Lacrosse ClubTroy, New YorkUnited States National Amateur Lacrosse Association[5]
Australia1876Melbourne Lacrosse ClubMelbourneVictorian Lacrosse Association[7]
England1876Stockport Lacrosse ClubStockportNorth of England Men's Lacrosse Association[8]
 New Zealand1877Frontier Lacrosse ClubAlexandraNone[10]
 South Africa1897Durban Lacrosse ClubDurbanNatal Lacrosse Association[47]
 Czech Republic1980Lacrosse Club Custodes Sokol RadotínPragueCzech Lacrosse Union[53]
 Japan1987Keio University Lacrosse ClubTokyoJapan Lacrosse College League[54]
 Germany1993Berliner Lacrosse VereinBerlinDeutscher Lacrosse Verband Bundesliga Ost[55]
 Netherlands2000Maastricht LacrosseMaastrichtDutch National Lacrosse League[56]
 Italy2005Roma LeonesRomeFederazione Italiana Giuco Lacrosse[57]
 Poland2007Poznań HussarsPoznańPolish Lacrosse League[58]
 Mexico2010Ibero LacrosseMexico CityLiga Premier Universitaria[59]

See also

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