The Federation Cup is an annual baseball tournament, sanctioned and created by the Confederation of European Baseball (CEB). The tournament is the third-tier tournament for baseball leagues across Europe, alongside the first-tier Champions Cup, second-tier Confederation Cup, and fourth-tier Federation Cup Qualifiers, all of which operate with a promotion and relegation system for its federations.[1]

CEB Federation Cup
SportBaseball
Founded2016
No. of teams6 (in 2023)
ContinentEurope

The inaugural season of the tournament was held in 2016 in Brno, Czech Republic.

Federation Cup

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Current season

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Promoted to 2024 Confederation Cup
Relegated to 2024 Federation Cup Qualifiers
Rk Team
1   Dornbirn Indians
2   Spartans Deurne
3   CNTU-OSDYSSOR-Gorn
4   Challengers Zürich
5   Rättvik BSK
6   Apollo Bratislava

Results

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Year Host Medalists
Champions Runners-up 3rd place
2016
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Brno

 
Draci Brno
[2]
 
Sölvesborg Firehawks
 
Spartans Deurne
2017
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Valencia

 
Borgerhout Squirrels
[3]
 
Astros Valencia
 
Spartans Deurne
2018
Details

 
Brasschaat

 
Astros Valencia
[4]
 
Sölvesborg Firehawks
 
Brasschaat Braves
2019
Details

 
Karlovac

 
Dornbirn Indians
[5]
 
Vienna Metrostars
 
Borgerhout Squirrels
2021
Details

 
Brasschaat

 
Olimpija Karlovac
[6]
 
Brasschaat Braves
 
Vienna Wanderers
2022
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Brasschaat

 
Astros Valencia
[7]
 
Brasschaat Braves
 
Wiener Neustadt Diving Ducks
2023
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Bratislava

 
Dornbirn Indians
[8]
 
Spartans Deurne
 
CNTU-OSDYSSOR-Gorn

Titles by team

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Team Number of championships Years
  Astros Valencia
2
2018, 2022
  Dornbirn Indians
2
2019, 2023
  Olimpija Karlovac
1
2021
  Borgerhout Squirrels
1
2017
  Draci Brno
1
2016

Medals (2016-2023)

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Austria2125
2  Spain2103
3  Belgium1348
4  Croatia1001
  Czech Republic1001
6  Sweden0202
7  Ukraine0011
Totals (7 entries)77721

Federation Cup Qualifiers

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Current teams

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Pool 1 Pool 2 Pool 3
  BK Vilnius   Angels Trnava   ATMA 1991
  Espoo Expos   BK Zagreb   Athletic Sofia
  London Capitals   Budapest Red Wolves   Georgian Baseball Academy
  Mariners Baseball   Leaders Călărași   London Mets
  Vålerenga Baseball   Sofia Blues   Silesia Rybnik
  Sundbybergs BSC   Tampere Tigers
  Utenos Titanai

The winning federation of each pool in the 2023 tournament will promote to the 2024 Federation Cup.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Baseball Europe Competitions Regulations 2023" (PDF).
  2. ^ Federation Cup '16 results. CEB Federation Cup '16 webpage
  3. ^ Federation Cup '17 results. CEB Federation Cup '17 webpage
  4. ^ Federation Cup '18 results. CEB Federation Cup '18 webpage
  5. ^ Federation Cup '19 results. CEB Federation Cup '19 webpage
  6. ^ Federation Cup '21 standings. CEB Federation Cup '21 webpage
  7. ^ Federation Cup '22 standings. CEB Federation Cup '22 webpage
  8. ^ Federation Cup '23 results. CEB Federation Cup '23 webpage
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