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]
| 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 |
Venue
edit| Sunshine Coast | |
|---|---|
| Sunshine Coast Stadium |   SCS 2025 Asia-Pacific Women's Lacrosse Championship (Queensland) |
| Capacity: 12,500 | |
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Preliminary round
editPool A
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit5th place game
edit| 11 January 2025 15:00 |
New Zealand |
10–4 |
Hong Kong |
Sunshine Coast Stadium, Sunshine Coast |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
Final round
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit| 11 January 2025 12:30 |
Philippines |
18–6 |
Chinese Taipei |
Sunshine Coast Stadium, Sunshine Coast |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
Final
editFinal standings
edit| 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
editReferences
edit- ↑ "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.