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Steinfeld Trophy

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The Steinfeld Trophy was a trophy given annually to the winners of the Major League Lacrosse (MLL) championship.{{cite web|url=https://www.lacrosseplayground.com/steinfeld-trophy-tour/|title=Steinfeld Trophy Tour|publisher=Lacrosse Playground|date=October 14, 2010|access-date=August 15, 2019}} The trophy is contested in a 4-team playoff where the top teams (based on regular season record) compete in a single-elimination format. In 2002 and since 2014, the semifinals and the championship game are on separate weekends. The award is named after MLL co-founder Jake Steinfeld. Since the league's inception, the championship has been played at a pre-designated neutral location.

Finals

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! Season

! Date

! Champion

! Score

! Runner-up

! Venue

! Location

! Attendance

! Game MVP

2001

| September 3

| Long Island Lizards

| 15–11

| Baltimore Bayhawks

| Kennedy Stadium

| Bridgeport, CT

| 6,745

| Paul Gait (Long Island)

2002

| September 1

| Baltimore Bayhawks

| 21–13

| Long Island Lizards

| Columbus Crew Stadium

| Columbus, OH

| 5,596

| Mark Millon (Baltimore)

2003

| August 24

| Long Island Lizards

| 15–14 (OT)

| Baltimore Bayhawks

| Villanova Stadium

| Villanova, PA

| 6,593

| Kevin Lowe (Long Island)

2004

| August 22

| Philadelphia Barrage

| 13–11

| Boston Cannons

| Nickerson Field

| Boston, MA

| 8,279

| Greg Cattrano (Philadelphia)

2005

| August 21

| Baltimore Bayhawks

| 15–9

| Long Island Lizards

| Nickerson Field

| Boston, MA

| 6,829

| Gary Gait (Baltimore)

2006

| August 27

| Philadelphia Barrage

| 23–12

| Denver Outlaws

| The Home Depot Center

| Carson, CA

| 5,374

| Roy Colsey (Philadelphia)

2007

| August 26

| Philadelphia Barrage

| 16–13

| Los Angeles Riptide

| PAETEC Park

| Rochester, NY

| 5,288

| Matt Striebel (Philadelphia)

2008

| August 24

| Rochester Rattlers

| 16–6

| Denver Outlaws

| Harvard Stadium

| Boston, MA

| 8,481

| Joe Walters (Rochester)

2009

| August 23

| Toronto Nationals

| 10–9

| Denver Outlaws

| Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium

| Annapolis, MD

| 7,003

| Merrick Thomson (Toronto)

2010

| August 22

| Chesapeake Bayhawks

| 13–9

| Long Island Lizards

| Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium

| Annapolis, MD

| 6,445

| Kyle Hartzell (Chesapeake)

2011

| August 28

| Boston Cannons

| 10–9

| Hamilton Nationals

| Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium

| Annapolis, MD

| 5,027

| Jordan Burke (Boston)

2012

| August 26

| Chesapeake Bayhawks

| 16–6

| Denver Outlaws

| Harvard Stadium

| Boston, MA

| 7,384

| Ben Rubeor (Chesapeake)

2013

| August 25

| Chesapeake Bayhawks

| 10–9

| Charlotte Hounds

| PPL Park

| Chester, PA

| 3,892

| John Grant Jr. (Chesapeake)

2014

| August 23

| Denver Outlaws

| 12–11

| Rochester Rattlers

| Fifth Third Bank Stadium

| Kennesaw, GA

| 8,149

| John Grant Jr. (Denver)

2015

| August 8

| New York Lizards

| 15–12

| Rochester Rattlers

| Fifth Third Bank Stadium

| Kennesaw, GA

| 8,674

| Paul Rabil (New York)

2016

| August 20

| Denver Outlaws

| 19–18

| Ohio Machine

| Fifth Third Bank Stadium

| Kennesaw, GA

| 5,522

| Eric Law (Denver)

2017

| August 19

| Ohio Machine

| 17–12

| Denver Outlaws

| The Ford Center at The Star

| Frisco, TX

| 7,543

| Marcus Holman (Ohio)

2018

| August 18

| Denver Outlaws

| 16-12

| Dallas Rattlers

| MUSC Health Stadium

| Charleston, SC

| 4,086

| Matt Kavanagh (Denver)

2019

| October 6

| Chesapeake Bayhawks

| 10-9

| Denver Outlaws

| Dick's Sporting Goods Park

| Denver, CO

| 6,374

| Steele Stanwick (Chesapeake)

2020

| July 26

| Boston Cannons

| 13-10

| Denver Outlaws

| Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium

| Annapolis, MD

| No fans due to
COVID-19 pandemic

| Not awarded

=Championship game=

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! width=20|# !! Team !! width=20|W !! width=20|L !! Pct

align="center"|10Denver Outlawsalign="center"|3align="center"|7align="right"|.300
align="center"|8Chesapeake Bayhawksalign="center"|6align="center"|2align="right"|.750
align="center"|6New York Lizardsalign="center"|3align="center"|3align="right"|.500
align="center"|4Dallas Rattlersalign="center"|1align="center"|3align="right"|.250
align="center"|3Philadelphia Barragealign="center"|3align="center"|0align="right"|1.000
align="center"|3Boston Cannonsalign="center"|2align="center"|1align="right"|.667
align="center"|2Hamilton Nationalsalign="center"|1align="center"|1align="right"|.500
align="center"|2Ohio Machinealign="center"|1align="center"|1align="right"|.500
align="center"|1Los Angeles Riptidealign="center"|0align="center"|1align="right"|.000
align="center"|1Charlotte Houndsalign="center"|0align="center"|1align="right"|.000

MLL playoffs

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! Team

! First season

! Last appearance

! Last final

! Last championship

Boston2001202020202020
New York2001201820152015
New Jersey [a]20012003NeverNever
Philadelphia [a]2001200820072007
Dallas2001201820182008
Chesapeake2001202020192019
Chicago [b]2006NeverNeverNever
Connecticut20202020NeverNever
Denver2006202020202018
Los Angeles [c]200620082007Never
San Francisco [c]20062006NeverNever
Hamilton [d]2009201320112009
Charlotte201220162013Never
Ohio2012201720172017
Florida20142017NeverNever
Atlanta20162019NeverNever

[a] played 2001 to 2008

[b] played 2006 to 2010

[c] played 2006 to 2008

[d] played 2009 to 2013

=All-time playoff records=

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!Team!! width=20| GP!! width=20| W!! width=20| L!! width=25| Pct!!Championships

align=left| Atlanta101.0000
align=left| Boston15411align="right"|.2672
align=left| Charlotte312align="right"|.3330
align=left| Chesapeake19145align="right"|.7375
align=left| Chicago0–––0
align=left| Dallas1358align="right"|.3841
align=left| Denver231211align="right"|.5223
align=left| Florida101align="right"|.0000
align=left| Hamilton532align="right"|.6001
align=left| Los Angeles312align="right"|.3330
align=left| New Jersey202align="right"|.0000
align=left| New York1798align="right"|.5293
align=left| Ohio633align="right"|.5001
align=left| Philadelphia761align="right"|.8573
align=left| San Francisco101align="right"|.0000

References

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