Puerto Rico Joins USA, Canada and Haudenosaunee for Atlas Cup
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SPARKS, Md. — The Atlas Cup, a four-team event with the world’s top lacrosse powers coming to USA Lacrosse headquarters this September, has announced the schedule and it will include an emerging lacrosse power in Puerto Rico alongside the previously announced participants from Canada, the Haudenosaunee Nation and the United States.
The Atlas Cup features both the men’s and women’s national teams from these four lacrosse powerhouses playing four games per day in the fast-paced sixes discipline of the sport that will utilized in the LA28 Olympics.
Tickets are now on sale and fans can lock in an early-bird discount if they purchase before July 31.
Friday, Sept 26
4 pm: Canada vs Puerto Rico (Women)
5:30 pm: Canada vs Haudenosaunee (Men)
7 pm: USA vs Puerto Rico (Men)
8:30 pm: USA vs Haudenosaunee (Women)
Saturday, Sept. 27
4 pm: Puerto Rico vs Haudenosaunee (Men)
5:30 pm: Canada vs Haudenosaunee (Women)
7 pm: USA vs Puerto Rico (Women)
8:30 pm: USA vs Canada (Men)
Sunday, Sept. 28
9 am: Haudenosaunee vs Puerto Rico (Women)
10:30 am: USA vs Canada (Women)
12 pm: Puerto Rico vs Canada (Men)
1:30 pm: USA vs Haudenosaunee (Men)
The host United States has won a record 36 world championships dating back to 1967. The U.S. is the reigning world champion in five of the six championships currently sponsored by World Lacrosse (women’s box, men’s and women’s senior field and men’s and women’s U20 field) and won the silver medal at the most recent men’s box championship in 2024. In sixes, the U.S. finished as the runner-up to Canada in men’s and women’s lacrosse at The World Games in 2022.
In addition to its two gold medals at The World Games 2022, Canada has won 10 World Lacrosse championships since 1978, the second-most of any nation. Canada has won either gold or silver in every World Lacrosse championship since 2011.
The Haudenosaunee men’s team has medaled all six times at the world box championships (five silver, one bronze) and the bronze medal at the last three field championships. The Haudenosaunee women earned their first bronze medal at the inaugural box championship last fall and the field team just won the bronze at the 2025 Pan-American Women’s Lacrosse Championship.
Puerto Rico’s women’s U20 field team placed fifth at the 2024 world championship, its highest finish ever. Puerto Rico is also ranked in the Top 10 worldwide in men’s U20 (8th), men’s field (10th) and just outside the Top 10 in women’s senior field lacrosse (11th). Puerto Rico’s women’s field team played against the Haudenosaunee in the bronze medal game at the 2025 Pan-American Women’s Lacrosse Championship and competed in sixes at the USA Lacrosse Experience last fall, with the men finishing second with a 2-1 record.
In addition to the games, The Atlas Cup will have fan zones, exclusive merchandise, family-fun activities, food trucks and entertainment throughout the weekend, along with unprecedented up-close access to the best players in the sport.
USA Lacrosse, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation, is a Recognized Sports Organization of the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee. As the governing body of men’s and women’s lacrosse in the United States, USA Lacrosse fuels the growth, enriches the experience, and fields the best National Teams, supporting more than 425,000 members across the country.
Brian Logue has worked at USA Lacrosse since 2000 and is currently the senior director of communications. He saw his first lacrosse game in 1987 - Virginia at Delaware - and fell in love with the sport while working at Washington and Lee University.
