1997 Women's Lacrosse World Cup

The 1997 Women's Lacrosse World Cup was the fifth Women's Lacrosse World Cup and was played in Edogawa, Tokyo, Japan from 27 April – 4 May 1997. The United States defeated Australia in the final to win the tournament.[1] [2]

1997 Women's Lacrosse World Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Japan
Dates	April 27 – May 4
Venue(s)	Edogawa, Tokyo, Japan
Final positions
Gold	United States (4th title)
Silver	Australia
Bronze	England
← 1993 2001 →

Results

Group

Date	Team 1	Team 2	Score
Apr 27	United States	Australia	4-6
Apr 27	England	Canada	10-4
Apr 27	Wales	Japan	9-6
Apr 28	United States	Wales	13-2
Apr 28	Scotland	Japan	9-4
Apr 28	Australia	Canada	6-0
Apr 29	United States	England	7-5
Apr 29	Wales	Canada	9-8
Apr 29	Australia	Scotland	9-3
Apr 30	Canada	Japan
Apr 30	England	Scotland
Apr 30	Australia	Wales	6-5
May 1	United States	Japan	12-2
May 1	Australia	England	3-0
May 1	Scotland	Canada	6-4
May 2	United States	Canada	12-3
May 2	England	Japan	12-2
May 2	Wales	Scotland	9-5
May 3	United States	Scotland	12-3
May 3	Australia	Japan	15-2
May 3	England	Wales	9-2

Table

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Pts
1	Australia	6	6	0	0	12
2	United States	6	5	0	1	10
3	England	6	4	0	2	8
4	Wales	6	3	0	3	6
5	Scotland	6	2	0	4	4
6	Canada	6	1	0	5	2
7	Japan	6	0	0	6	0

Fifth Place (May 4)

• Canada v Scotland 6-5

Third Place (May 4)

• England v Wales 18-4

Final (May 4)

• United States v Australia 3-2 (OT)

References

1. ""England finish third." Times [London, England] 5 May 1997". Times Digital Archive.
2. "US Women's History". US Lacrosse.