How many players does an NLL team have on the floor and on its game roster?
Rule- Canada
- National Lacrosse League
- NLL
- Professional lacrosse
- Box lacrosse
- 2025-26
- Fans
A team has six players on the floor at the start of a game, under contract to the club (Rule 23.1). Each team may have at most 19 players dressed in a game: 17 runners and 2 goaltenders, if available (24.1). Only one goalkeeper may be on the floor at a time (24.3), and a goaltender cannot be the designated "in-home" player (24.2).
Each team hands the Crew Chief two identical lists of its eligible players no later than 45 minutes before the game, and must submit its six starters (24.2).
Source: NLL Official Rules 2025-26, Rules 23 and 24.
Added 25 Oct 2026