Final Standings
| Pos | P | W | L | F | A | |
| 1 | England | 7 | 7 | 0 | 102 | 30 |
| 2 | Germany | 7 | 5 | 2 | 56 | 41 |
| 3 | Scotland | 7 | 3 | 4 | 46 | 75 |
| 4 | Sweden | 8 | 3 | 5 | 58 | 71 |
| 5 | Czech Republic | 6 | 2 | 4 | 46 | 45 |
| 6 | Wales | 6 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 61 |
| 7 | Ireland | 7 | 6 | 1 | 82 | 27 |
| 8 | Finland | 6 | 4 | 2 | 47 | 37 |
| 9 | Denmark | 6 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 52 |
| 10 | Netherlands | 6 | 2 | 4 | 61 | 35 |
| 11 | Italy | 6 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 52 |
| 12 | Latvia | 6 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 63 |
Finals
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | ||
| Playoff | ||||
| 07.2004 | Sweden | 9 | Ireland | 1 |
| 11th Place | ||||
| 07.2004 | Italy | 5 | Latvia | 4 |
| 9th Place | ||||
| 07.2004 | Netherlands | 18 | Denmark | 2 |
| 7th Place | ||||
| 07.2004 | Ireland | 12 | Finland | 6 |
| 5th Place | ||||
| 07.2004 | Czech Republic | 7 | Wales | 2 |
| Semi-Finals | ||||
| 07.2004 | England | 14 | Sweden | 2 |
| 07.2004 | Germany | 7 | Scotland | 5 |
| 3rd Place | ||||
| 07.2004 | Scotland | 12 | Sweden | 10 |
| Final | ||||
| 07.2004 | England | 7 | Germany | 6 |
Final Division Round Standings
| P | W | L | F | A | |
| Division 1 | |||||
| England | 5 | 5 | 0 | 81 | 22 |
| Germany | 5 | 4 | 1 | 43 | 29 |
| Scotland | 5 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 58 |
| Sweden | 5 | 2 | 3 | 37 | 44 |
| Czech Republic | 5 | 1 | 4 | 39 | 43 |
| Wales | 5 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 54 |
| Division 2 | |||||
| Ireland | 5 | 5 | 0 | 69 | 10 |
| Finland | 5 | 4 | 1 | 41 | 25 |
| Denmark | 5 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 34 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 2 | 3 | 43 | 33 |
| Italy | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 48 |
| Latvia | 5 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 58 |
Division Round Results
| Division 1 | Eng | Ger | Sco | Swe | Cze | Wal |
| England | xxx | 14-4 | 20-2 | 17-4 | 14-7 | 16-5 |
| Germany | xxx | 15-3 | 5-3 | 7-6 | 12-3 | |
| Scotland | xxx | 9-8 (et) | 8-7 | 7-8 | ||
| Sweden | xxx | 12-1 (et) | 10-2 | |||
| Czech Republic | xxx | 8-2 | ||||
| Wales | xxx | |||||
| Division 2 | Irl | Fin | Den | Net | Ita | Lat |
| Ireland | xxx | 12-3 | 14-2 | 15-3 | 14-1 | 15-1 |
| Finland | xxx | 9-3 | 10-7 | 11-0 | 9-3 | |
| Denmark | xxx | 5-4 | 7-3 | 11-4 | ||
| Netherlands | xxx | 14-2 | 15-1 | |||
| Italy | xxx | 8-3 | ||||
| Latvia | xxx |
Report
Ireland finished in 7th in the European Championship in 2004, topping Division B with five wins from five before losing to Sweden in the playoff for a Semi-Final place and then defeating Finland 12-6 in the 7th Place game. Ireland had wins over Finland, Denmark, Netherlands, Italy and Latvia in the Division Round phase.
England won all their matches, taking the Gold Medal with a 7-6 win against Germany in the Final, despite a fierce final quarter German fightback to leave the score 7-6 at the final whistle.
References
Images
[1] European Lacrosse Federation (2017) horizontal_logo-300×99 [Internet] Available from: https://europeanlacrosse.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/horizontal_logo-300×99.png [Accessed 23 August 2020]
Websites
[48] Activity Workshop (2018) Lacrosse European Championships 2004 [Internet] Available from: https://activityworkshop.net/lacrosse/eurocup04.html [Accessed 12 January 2018]
Acknowledgements
Thanks to Cillian Murphy (Ireland Lacrosse Commissioner)
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Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the
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Last Updated: 23 August 2020
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