2025 Asia-Pacific Women's Lacrosse Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Australia |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Japan |
| Runners-up | Australia |
| Third place | Philippines |
| Fourth place | Chinese Taipei |
The 2025 Asia-Pacific Women's Lacrosse Championship is an international women's lacrosse competition held in Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia from 6 to 11 January 2025. The iteration of the Asia-Pacific Lacrosse Championship served as the qualifier for the 2026 World Lacrosse Women's Championship with the top three teams outside host Japan securing a place in the championship[1][2][3]
Venue
| Sunshine Coast | |
|---|---|
| Sunshine Coast Stadium | SCS 2025 Asia-Pacific Women's Lacrosse Championship (Queensland) |
| Capacity: 12,500 | |
Preliminary round
Pool A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 50 | 10 | +40 | Advance to Semifinals |
| 2 | Philippines | 3 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 19 | +15 | |
| 3 | Hong Kong | 3 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 39 | −23 | Advance to consolation round |
| 4 | China | 3 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 47 | −32 |
| 6 January 2025 10:00 |
China | 3–15 |
Philippines | Sunshine Coast Stadium, Sunshine Coast |
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| 6 January 2025 18:30 |
Australia | 16–2 |
Hong Kong | Sunshine Coast Stadium, Sunshine Coast |
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| 7 January 2025 12:30 |
Australia | 20–3 |
China | Sunshine Coast Stadium, Sunshine Coast |
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| 7 January 2025 18:00 |
Hong Kong | 2–14 |
Philippines | Sunshine Coast Stadium, Sunshine Coast |
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| 8 January 2025 15:30 |
China | 9–12 |
Hong Kong | Sunshine Coast Stadium, Sunshine Coast |
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| 8 January 2025 18:00 |
Australia | 14–5 |
Philippines | Sunshine Coast Stadium, Sunshine Coast |
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Pool B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 45 | 10 | +35 | Advance to Semifinals |
| 2 | Chinese Taipei | 3 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 31 | 0 | |
| 3 | New Zealand | 3 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 30 | +2 | Advance to consolation round |
| 4 | South Korea | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 48 | −37 |
Source: APLU
| 6 January 2025 12:30 |
South Korea | 4–13 |
Chinese Taipei | Sunshine Coast Stadium, Sunshine Coast |
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| 6 January 2025 15:00 |
Japan | 11–4 |
New Zealand | Sunshine Coast Stadium, Sunshine Coast |
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| 7 January 2025 10:00 |
Japan | 17–1 |
South Korea | Sunshine Coast Stadium, Sunshine Coast |
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| 7 January 2025 15:30 |
New Zealand | 10–13 |
Chinese Taipei | Sunshine Coast Stadium, Sunshine Coast |
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| 8 January 2025 10:00 |
South Korea | 6–18 |
New Zealand | Sunshine Coast Stadium, Sunshine Coast |
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| 8 January 2025 12:30 |
Japan | 17–5 |
Chinese Taipei | Sunshine Coast Stadium, Sunshine Coast |
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Consolation round
| Consolation semifinals | 5th place game | ||||||||
| A3 | Hong Kong | 11 | |||||||
| B4 | South Korea | 6 | |||||||
| A3 | Hong Kong | 4 | |||||||
| B3 | New Zealand | 10 | |||||||
| B3 | New Zealand | 13 | |||||||
| A4 | China | 7 | 7th place game | ||||||
| B2 | South Korea | 7 | |||||||
| A2 | China | 15 | |||||||
5th–8th place
| 10 January 2025 10:00 |
Hong Kong | 11–6 |
South Korea | Sunshine Coast Stadium, Sunshine Coast |
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| 10 January 2025 12:30 |
New Zealand | 13–7 |
China | Sunshine Coast Stadium, Sunshine Coast |
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7th place game
| 11 January 2025 10:00 |
China | 15–7 |
South Korea | Sunshine Coast Stadium, Sunshine Coast |
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5th place game
| 11 January 2025 15:00 |
New Zealand | 10–4 |
Hong Kong | Sunshine Coast Stadium, Sunshine Coast |
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Final round
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| A1 | Australia | 13 | |||||||
| B2 | Chinese Taipei | 4 | |||||||
| A1 | Australia | 5 | |||||||
| B1 | Japan | 9 | |||||||
| B1 | Japan | 13 | |||||||
| A2 | Philippines | 4 | Bronze medal game | ||||||
| B2 | Chinese Taipei | 6 | |||||||
| A2 | Philippines | 18 | |||||||
Semifinals
| 10 January 2025 15:30 |
Australia | 13–4 |
Chinese Taipei | Sunshine Coast Stadium, Sunshine Coast |
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| 10 January 2025 18:00 |
Japan | 13–4 |
Philippines | Sunshine Coast Stadium, Sunshine Coast |
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Bronze medal game
| 11 January 2025 12:30 |
Philippines | 18–6 |
Chinese Taipei | Sunshine Coast Stadium, Sunshine Coast |
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Final
| 11 January 2025 17:30 |
Australia | 5–9 |
Japan | Sunshine Coast Stadium, Sunshine Coast |
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Final standings
| Qualify to the 2026 World Lacrosse Women's Championship as the host country | |
| Qualify to the 2026 World Lacrosse Women's Championship via standings |
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| Japan | |
| Australia | |
| Philippines | |
| 4 | Chinese Taipei |
| 5 | New Zealand |
| 6 | Hong Kong |
| 7 | China |
| 8 | South Korea |
See also
References
- ^ "Eight-team field set for 2025 Asia-Pacific Women's Lacrosse Championship with three spots available for 2026 World Lacrosse Women's Championship - World Lacrosse". World Lacrosse. 3 January 2025. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
- ^ "Japan holds off Australia to win 2025 Asia-Pacific Women's Lacrosse Championship - World Lacrosse". World Lacrosse. 11 January 2025. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
- ^ "Laban Filipinas! Philippines qualifies to 2026 World Lacrosse Women's Championship". ABS-CBN News. 7 January 2025. Retrieved 9 December 2025.