The WBSC Americas, formerly known as Pan American Baseball Confederation (COPABE, Spanish: Confederación Panamericana de Béisbol, Portuguese: Confederação Pan-Americana de Beisebol), is the governing body of baseball and softball within the Americas.
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| Type | Sport organization |
|---|---|
Region served | Americas |
Membership | 57 member associations |
Parent organization | World Baseball Softball Confederation |
| Website | www |
History
editTalks of the need of a baseball confederation in the Americas sparked with the founding of the Confederation of European Baseball back in the 1950s, although it was not until 1984, during the World Cup played in Cuba, that 12 countries of the Americas finally voted in favor of a formation of a confederation.
The first ever Confederación Panamericana de Béisbol (COPABE) executive meeting was held in March 1985, and 11 countries participated in its first ever Congress on March 15. The Congress saw the election of Oswaldo Matias Flores (Cuba) as the first president of the organization.
On October 5, 1987, the first Pan American Championship was played (Cuba won the tournament). The day after the final game of the tournament was held, the Congress elected Edwin Zerpa Pizzorno (Venezuela) as the next president of the organization.
In the late 1980s and early 1990s COPABE concentrated on developing tournaments at the youth level all over the Americas.
Members
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edit| Code | Association | National teams | Founded | Membership | IOC member |
Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARG |  Argentina
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(M, W) | 1960 | Full | Yes | |
| ARU |  Aruba
|
(M, W) | 1950 | Full | Yes | |
| BAH |  Bahamas
|
(M, W) | 1954 | Full | Yes | |
| BOL |  Bolivia
|
(M, W) | Full | Yes | ||
| BRA |  Brazil
|
(M, W) | Full | Yes | ||
| IVB |  British Virgin Islands
|
(M, W) | Full | Yes | ||
| CAN |  Canada
|
(M, W) | 1964 | Full | Yes | |
| CHI |  Chile
|
(M, W) | 1954 | Full | Yes | |
| COL |  Colombia
|
(M, W) | 1938 | Full | Yes | |
| CRC |  Costa Rica
|
(M, W) | 1975 | Full | Yes | |
| CUB |  Cuba
|
(M, W) | 1938 | Full | Yes | |
| CUW |  Curaçao
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(M, W) | 1934 | Provisional | No | [Note 1] |
| DOM |  Dominican Republic
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(M, W) | 1966 | Full | Yes | |
| ECU |  Ecuador
|
(M, W) | 1945 | Full | Yes | |
| ESA |  El Salvador
|
(M, W) | Full | Yes | ||
| GUA |  Guatemala
|
(M, W) | Full | Yes | ||
| GUY |  Guyana
|
(M, W) | 2012 | Full | Yes | |
| HAI |  Haiti
|
(M, W) | 2013 | Full | Yes | |
| HON |  Honduras
|
(M, W) | Full | Yes | ||
| JAM |  Jamaica
|
(M, W) | Full | Yes | ||
| MEX |  Mexico
|
(M, W) | 1987 | Full | Yes | |
| NCA |  Nicaragua
|
(M, W) | 1950 | Full | Yes | |
| PAN |  Panama
|
(M, W) | 1944 | Full | Yes | |
| PER |  Peru
|
(M, W) | 1926 | Full | Yes | |
| PUR |  Puerto Rico
|
(M, W) | 1970 | Full | Yes | |
| SXM |  Sint Maarten
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(M, W) | Provisional | No | [Note 1] | |
| TTO |  Trinidad and Tobago
|
(M, W) | Full | Yes | ||
| USA |  United States
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(M, W) | 1978 | Full | Yes | |
| ISV |  United States Virgin Islands
|
(M, W) | Full | Yes | ||
| VEN |  Venezuela
|
(M, W) | 1952 | Full | Yes |
Softball
edit| Code | Association | National teams | Founded | Membership | IOC member |
Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARG | Argentina
|
(M, W) | 1960 | Full | Yes | |
| ARU | Aruba
|
(M, W) | Full | Yes | ||
| BAH | Bahamas
|
(M, W) | 1972 | Full | Yes | |
| BIZ |  Belize
|
(M, W) | Full | Yes | ||
| BOL | Bolivia
|
(M, W) | Full | Yes | ||
| BRA | Brazil
|
(M, W) | Full | Yes | ||
| IVB | British Virgin Islands
|
(M, W) | 1952 | Full | Yes | |
| CAN | Canada
|
(M, W) | 1965 | Full | Yes | |
| CAY |  Cayman Islands
|
(M, W) | Full | Yes | ||
| CHI | Chile
|
(M, W) | 1954 | Full | Yes | |
| COL | Colombia
|
(M, W) | 1968 | Full | Yes | |
| CRC | Costa Rica
|
(M, W) | 2011 | Full | Yes | |
| CUB | Cuba
|
(M, W) | 1980 | Full | Yes | |
| CUW | Curaçao
|
(M, W) | 1952 | Provisional | No | [Note 1] |
| DOM | Dominican Republic
|
(M, W) | 1966 | Full | Yes | |
| ECU | Ecuador
|
(M, W) | 2014 | Full | Yes | |
| ESA | El Salvador
|
(M, W) | 1980 | Full | Yes | |
| GUA | Guatemala
|
(M, W) | 1990 | Full | Yes | |
| HAI | Haiti
|
(M, W) | 2013 | Full | Yes | |
| HON | Honduras
|
(M, W) | Full | Yes | ||
| JAM | Jamaica
|
(M, W) | 2016 | Full | Yes | |
| MEX | Mexico
|
(M, W) | 1985 | Full | Yes | |
| NCA | Nicaragua
|
(M, W) | 2006 | Full | Yes | |
| PAN | Panama
|
(M, W) | 1965 | Full | Yes | |
| PER | Peru
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(M, W) | 1981 | Full | Yes | |
| PUR | Puerto Rico
|
(M, W) | Full | Yes | ||
| TCA |  Turks and Caicos Islands
|
(M, W) | Provisional | No | [Note 2] | |
| USA | United States
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(M, W) | 1933 | Full | Yes | |
| ISV | United States Virgin Islands
|
(M, W) | Full | Yes | ||
| URU |  Uruguay
|
(M, W) | Full | Yes | ||
| VEN | Venezuela
|
(M, W) | Full | Yes |
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WBSC World Rankings
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Baseball5
edit| Americas* | WBSC | +/- | National Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 |  1
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Cuba |
2947 |
| 2 | 7 | 1
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Mexico |
1896 |
| 3 | 13 | 2
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Venezuela |
1127 |
| 4 | 45 | 
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Puerto Rico |
48 |
| 5 | 46 |  1
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Bolivia |
17 |
| 6 | 47 | 1
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Jamaica |
9 |
| 7 | 49 | 2
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Peru |
3 |
| *Local rankings based on WBSC ranking points | ||||
Historical leaders
editHighest Ranked Americas member in the WBSC Rankings
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See also
editNotes
editReferences
edit- ^ "The WBSC World Ranking". WBSC. 18 December 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ "The WBSC Women's Baseball World Ranking". WBSC. 22 September 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
- ^ "The WBSC Men's Softball World Ranking". WBSC. 26 April 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
- ^ "The WBSC Women's World Ranking". WBSC. 10 November 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ^ "The WBSC Baseball5 World Ranking". WBSC. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
External links
edit- Official website
- Pan American Baseball Confederation website (on WorldNews (WN) Network domain)