The Dutch Lacrosse Association (Dutch: Nederlandse Lacrosse Bond) is the official governing body of lacrosse in the Netherlands. The Nederland Lacrosse Bond sponsors both a men's and women's national team. The national team programs are supported by a burgeoning domestic club league (the DNLL consists of 12 men's teams, while the WDNLL supports 6 female teams). The NLB is a full member of both the International Lacrosse Federation (ILF) and the European Lacrosse Federation (ELF).
The Netherlands' first international tournament was in 2004 when the men's team competed at the European Lacrosse Championships in Prague, Czech Republic. The team finished 9th out of 12 countries. Since then, the men's national team has competed at the World Lacrosse Championships in 2006, the European Lacrosse Championships in 2008, and a host of smaller invitational club tournaments throughout Europe. The women's first campaign was in 2008 when the team participated at the European Lacrosse Championships in Lahti, Finland.
Read more about Dutch Lacrosse Association: Men's 2008 European Championship Campaign, Men's 2006 World Championship Campaign
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