European 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 Baseball Championship
SportBaseball
Founded1954
No. of teams12 (in 2019)
ContinentEurope
Most recent
champion(s)
 Netherlands
Most titles Netherlands (23 times)
2019 European Baseball Championship

History

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

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

As of end of 2019 tournaments.

Pool A Pool B Pool C

Results (Pool A)

Year Final Host Final Semifinalists
Champions Runners-up 3rd place 4th place
1954
Details

Belgium

Italy

Spain

Belgium

West Germany
1955
Details

Spain

Spain

Belgium

West Germany

Italy
1956
Details

Italy

Netherlands

Belgium

Italy

Spain
1957
Details

West Germany

Netherlands

West Germany

Italy

Spain
1958
Details

Netherlands

Netherlands

Italy

West Germany

Belgium
1960
Details

Spain

Netherlands

Italy

Spain

Sweden
1962
Details

Netherlands

Netherlands

Italy

Spain

Belgium
1964
Details

Italy

Netherlands

Italy

Spain

Sweden
1965
Details

Spain

Netherlands

Italy

West Germany

Spain
1967
Details

Belgium

Belgium

Great Britain

West Germany

Spain
1969
Details

West Germany

Netherlands

Italy

Spain

West Germany
1971
Details

Italy

Netherlands

Italy

West Germany

Belgium
1973
Details

Netherlands

Netherlands

Italy

Spain

Belgium
1975
Details

Spain

Italy

Netherlands

West Germany

Spain
1977
Details

Netherlands

Italy

Netherlands

Belgium

Spain
1979
Details

Italy

Italy

Netherlands

Belgium

Sweden
1981
Details

Netherlands

Netherlands

Italy

Sweden

Belgium
1983
Details

Italy

Italy

Netherlands

Belgium

Spain
1985
Details

Netherlands

Netherlands

Italy

Belgium

Sweden
1987
Details

Spain

Netherlands

Italy

Spain

Belgium
1989
Details

France

Italy

Netherlands

Spain

Sweden
1991
Details

Italy

Italy

Netherlands

Spain

France
1993
Details

Sweden

Netherlands

Italy

Sweden

France
1995
Details

Netherlands

Netherlands

Italy

Belgium

Spain
1997
Details

France

Italy

Netherlands

Spain

Russia
1999
Details

Italy

Netherlands

Italy

France

Russia
2001
Details

Bonn

Netherlands

Russia

Italy

France
2003
Details

Netherlands

Netherlands

Greece

Spain

Sweden
2005
Details

Prague

Netherlands

Italy

Spain

Germany
2007
Details

Barcelona

Netherlands

Great Britain

Spain

Germany
2010
Details

Stuttgart

Italy

Netherlands

Germany

Greece
2012
Details

Rotterdam

Italy

Netherlands

Spain

Germany
2014
Details
/
Regensburg Brno

Netherlands

Italy

Spain

Czech Republic
2016
Details

Hoofddorp

Netherlands

Spain

Italy

Germany
2019
Details

Bonn/Solingen

Netherlands

Italy

Spain

Israel
2021
Details

Piedmont

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Netherlands239032
2 Italy1017431
3 Spain121518
4 Belgium1269
5 Great Britain0202
6 Germany0178
7 Greece0101
 Russia0101
9 Sweden0022
10 France0011
Totals (10 nations)353535105

Participating nations

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 Years
 Austria11102
 Belgium544544446566691110976729
 Croatia11810128111012101110
 Czech Republic78565127545511
 France56657966665445547656867725
 Germany45547876101071244454626
 Great Britain77899109781199915
 Greece94710116
 Israel41
 Italy45734
 Netherlands32
 Russia68844811101281212
 San Marino562
 Slovenia1012123
 Spain44544644455456933
 Sweden474556855545454778712486561181230
 Ukraine91111109126
Nations45556475557966544667888101212121212121212121212

See also

References

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