England Lacrosse University Aspire teams compete in Lisboa Cup

England Lacrosse University Aspire women's squad at Lisboa Cup

The England Lacrosse University Aspire Programme men’s and women’s teams finished eighth and fifth respectively at the 2025 Lisboa Cup in Lisbon, Portugal, this weekend.

The women’s team played five games over the course of the competition, picking up one win, while the men played six, winning two.

With teams taking part from all over the world, including Spain, Portugal, England, and the USA, the quality of lacrosse on show at the Lisboa Cup was high and the two England University Aspire teams learned a great deal from playing in such a competitive tournament.

The Lisboa Cup acts as the culmination of the 2024/2025 University Aspire Programme season that has seen talented university athletes from all over the country train throughout the year with England Lacrosse coaches, honing their skills with a view to potentially progressing to the England Lacrosse Perform Programme.

Last year’s University Aspire Programme cohort also ended their season with a trip to compete in the Lisboa Cup with the one men’s team finishing fourth overall.

This year’s Programme is the first edition to include a women’s section and the Lisboa Cup was their first competitive opportunity to show how far they’ve progressed as athletes over the year.

For more information about the 2025 Lisboa Cup, click HERE.

Applications for the 2025/2026 University Aspire Programme will open later this year with more information available HERE.

Women’s Competition

  1. Beer Pressure

  2. Hawks

  3. Spain

  4. Sawusa Stripes

  5. USA All Stars Stripes

  6. Portugal Development Team

  7. Sawusa Stars

  8. England University Aspire

  9. USA All Stars Stars

  10. BSI Owls

Women’s Results

Day 1

England University Aspire 5-8 Portugal Development Team
Sawusa Stars 4-5 England University Aspire
England University Aspire 0-12 Beer Pressure
USA All Stars Stripes 10-1 England University Aspire

Day 2

England University Aspire 5-11 Sawusa Stars

Men’s Competition

  1. Sawusa Stars

  2. Sawusa Stripes

  3. Leicester City

  4. Lisboa Gladiators

  5. England University Aspire

  6. Beer Pressure

Men’s Results

Day 1

Lisboa Gladiators 2-1 England University Aspire
England University Aspire 6-6 Sawusa Stripes
Sawsusa Stars 5-0 England University Aspire
Leicester City 1-0 England University Aspire
England University Aspire 4-3 Beer Pressure

Day 2

England University Aspire 5-4 Beer Pressure