European Men's Baseball Championship

The European Baseball Championship is the main championship tournament between national baseball teams in Europe, governed by the Confederation of European Baseball (CEB).[1]

European Men's Baseball Championship
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2023 European Baseball Championship
SportBaseball
Founded1954
No. of teams16
ContinentEurope
Most recent
champion(s)
 Spain (2023) (2nd title)
Most titles Netherlands (24 titles)

History

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Italy won the inaugural European Baseball Championship in 1954, and the competition has since been dominated by the Italian team and the Dutch team. As of 2010, it is held every other year, in even-numbered years until 2019 and then in odd-numbered years, with a total of 34 European Baseball Championships having been played.

Qualification

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The current European Baseball Championship classification system divides the national teams into three pools, those being A, B, and C. Teams in Pool A are automatically qualified for the next championship. The two best teams in Pool B will also qualify for the next championship. The two best teams in Pool C will promote to Pool B. The two weakest teams in Pool B will relegate to Pool C.

Current pools

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As of end of 2023 tournaments.

Pool A Pool B

Results

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# Year Final Host Final Semifinalists Teams
Winner Runner-up Third Place Fourth Place
1 1954
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Belgium
 
Italy
 
Spain
 
Belgium
 
West Germany
4
2 1955
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Spain
 
Spain
 
Belgium
 
West Germany
 
Italy
5
3 1956
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Italy
 
Netherlands
 
Belgium
 
Italy
 
Spain
5
4 1957
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West Germany
 
Netherlands
 
West Germany
 
Italy
 
Spain
5
5 1958
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Netherlands
 
Netherlands
 
Italy
 
West Germany
 
Belgium
6
6 1960
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Spain
 
Netherlands
 
Italy
 
Spain
 
Sweden
4
7 1962
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Netherlands
 
Netherlands
 
Italy
 
Spain
 
Belgium
7
8 1964
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Italy
 
Netherlands
 
Italy
 
Spain
 
Sweden
5
9 1965
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Spain
 
Netherlands
 
Italy
 
West Germany
 
Spain
5
10 1967
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Belgium
 
Belgium
 
Great Britain
 
West Germany
 
Spain
5
11 1969
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West Germany
 
Netherlands
 
Italy
 
Spain
 
West Germany
7
12 1971
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Italy
 
Netherlands
 
Italy
 
West Germany
 
Belgium
9
13 1973
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Netherlands
 
Netherlands
 
Italy
 
Spain
 
Belgium
6
14 1975
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Spain
 
Italy
 
Netherlands
 
West Germany
 
Spain
6
15 1977
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Netherlands
 
Italy
 
Netherlands
 
Belgium
 
Spain
5
16 1979
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Italy
 
Italy
 
Netherlands
 
Belgium
 
Sweden
4
17 1981
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Netherlands
 
Netherlands
 
Italy
 
Sweden
 
Belgium
4
18 1983
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Italy
 
Italy
 
Netherlands
 
Belgium
 
Spain
6
19 1985
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Netherlands
 
Netherlands
 
Italy
 
Belgium
 
Sweden
6
20 1987
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Spain
 
Netherlands
 
Italy
 
Spain
 
Belgium
7
21 1989
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France
 
Italy
 
Netherlands
 
Spain
 
Sweden
8
22 1991
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Italy
 
Italy
 
Netherlands
 
Spain
 
France
8
23 1993
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Sweden
 
Netherlands
 
Italy
 
Sweden
 
France
8
24 1995
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Netherlands
 
Netherlands
 
Italy
 
Belgium
 
Spain
10
25 1997
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France
 
Italy
 
Netherlands
 
Spain
 
Russia
12
26 1999
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Italy
 
Netherlands
 
Italy
 
France
 
Russia
12
27 2001
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Bonn
 
Netherlands
 
Russia
 
Italy
 
France
12
28 2003
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Netherlands
 
Netherlands
 
Greece
 
Spain
 
Sweden
12
29 2005
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Prague
 
Netherlands
 
Italy
 
Spain
 
Germany
12
30 2007
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Barcelona
 
Netherlands
 
Great Britain
 
Spain
 
Germany
12
31 2010
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Stuttgart
 
Italy
 
Netherlands
 
Germany
 
Greece
12
32 2012
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Rotterdam
 
Italy
 
Netherlands
 
Spain
 
Germany
12
33 2014
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Regensburg / Brno
 
Netherlands
 
Italy
 
Spain
 
Czech Republic
12
34 2016
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Hoofddorp
 
Netherlands
 
Spain
 
Italy
 
Germany
12
35 2019
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Bonn / Solingen
 
Netherlands
 
Italy
 
Spain
 
Israel
12
36 2021
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Piedmont
 
Netherlands
 
Israel
 
Italy
 
Spain
16
37 2023
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Prague / Brno / Třebíč / Ostrava / Blansko
 
Spain
 
Great Britain
 
Netherlands
 
Germany
16

Medals (1954-2023)

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Netherlands249134
2  Italy1017532
3  Spain221519
4  Belgium1269
5  Great Britain0303
6  Germany0178
7  Greece0101
  Israel0101
  Russia0101
10  Sweden0022
11  France0011
Totals (11 entries)373737111

Participating nations

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Nation 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1960 1962 1964 1965 1967 1969 1971 1973 1975 1977 1979 1981 1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2010 2012 2014 2016 2019 2021 2023 Total
  Austria 11 10 11 15 4
  Belgium       5 4 4   5 4 4     4     4 6 5 6   6 6 9 11 10 9 7 6 7 8 11 31
  Croatia 11 8 10 12 8 11 10 12 10 11 7 10 12
  Czech Republic 7 8 5 6 5 12 7 5 4 5 5 5 5 13
  France 5 6 6 5 7 9 6 6 6 6 5 4 4 5 5   4 7 6 5 6 8 6 7 7 15 7 27
  Germany 4   5     5     4     7 8 7 6 10 10 7 12 4 4   4 5 4 6 9 4 28
  Great Britain   7 7 8 9 9 10 9 7   8 11 9 9 9 6   17
  Greece   9 4 7 10 11 14 13 8
  Hungary 16 1
  Israel 4   6 3
  Italy   4                                                 5   7             9 36
  Netherlands                                                                     34
  Russia 8 8 4 4   8 11 10 12 8 12 10 12
  San Marino 5 6 2
  Slovakia 16 1
  Slovenia 10 12 12 3
  Soviet Union 6 1
  Spain     4 4 5       4 4   6   4 4 4 5       5 4   5 6       9         4   35
  Sweden 4 7 4 5 5 6 8 5 5 5 4   5 4 5 4 7   7 8 7 12 4 8 6 5 6 11 8 12 12 8 32
   Switzerland 12 1
  Ukraine 9 11 11 10 9 12 13 14 8
Nations (21) 4 5 5 5 6 4 7 5 5 5 7 9 6 6 5 4 4 6 6 7 8 8 8 10 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 16 16

European B Baseball Championship

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  1. 1982 European Baseball Championship - Division B
  2. 1984 European Baseball Championship - Division B
  3. 1986 European Baseball Championship - Division B
  4. 1988 European Baseball Championship - Division B
  5. 1990 European Baseball Championship - Division B
  6. 1992 European Baseball Championship - Division B
  7. 1994 European Baseball Championship - Division B
  8. 1996 European Baseball Championship - Division B
  9. 1998 European Baseball Championship - Division B
  10. 2000 European Baseball Championship - Division B
  11. 2002 European Baseball Championship - Division B
  12. 2004 European Baseball Championship - Division B
  13. 2013 European Baseball Championship - Division B
  14. 2015 European Baseball Championship - Division B
  15. 2017 European Baseball Championship - Division B
  16. 2019 European Baseball Championship – B-Pool

Note: No events in 2005-2012.

European C Baseball Championship

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  1. 2014 European Baseball Championship - Division C
  2. 2016 European Baseball Championship - Division C
  3. 2018 European Baseball Championship - Division C

European Baseball Championship Qualification

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  1. 2007 European Baseball Championship – Qualification
  2. 2010 European Baseball Championship – Qualification
  3. 2012 European Baseball Championship – Qualification
  4. 2014 European Baseball Championship – Qualification
  5. 2016 European Baseball Championship – Qualification
  6. 2019 European Baseball Championship – Qualification
  7. 2021 European Baseball Championship – Qualification
  8. 2023 European Baseball Championship – Qualification

See also

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References

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