List of Little League World Series appearances by country

This is the list of countries with participation in the Little League World Series.

Country Participants

As of the 2019 Little League World Series

CountryFirst LLWSLast AppearanceAppearancesChampionshipsRunners-UpThird Place
Finishes
Record
in LLWS
PCT
Aruba 2011 2011 1 0 0 0 1–2 .333
Australia 2013 2019 7 0 0 0 5–14 .263
Belgium 1981 1984 2 0 0 0 1–5 .167
Canada 1952 2019 63 0 1 1 51–129 .283
Curaçao 1980 2019 13 1 1 3 35–22 .614
Czech Republic 2013 2014 2 0 0 0 1–5 .167
Dominican Republic 1978 2017 8 0 1 1 15–14 .517
France 1962 1962 1 0 0 0 1–2 .333
West Germany/Germany 1960 2012 16 0 0 0 7–40 .149
Greece 1974 1974 1 0 0 0 0–3 .000
Guam 2001 2008 5 0 0 0 9–9 .500
Italy 1979 2019 5 0 0 0 1–11 .083
Japan 1962 2019 30 11 5 4 101–32 .759
Mexico 1957 2019 33 3 3 5 74–54 .578
Netherlands 2007 2011 2 0 0 0 0–6 .000
Nicaragua 1968 1970 2 0 0 0 3–3 .500
Northern Mariana Islands 1993 2006 3 0 0 0 1–8 .111
Panama 1984 2018 10 0 1 1 21–17 .553
Philippines ± 1992 1992 1 0 1 0 3–2 .600
Poland 2004 2004 1 0 0 0 0–3 .000
Puerto Rico 1959 2018 11 0 0 2 17–16 .515
Russia 2001 2006 5 0 0 0 1–14 .067
Saudi Arabia 1983 2007 22 0 0 0 20–48 .294
South Korea 1984 2019 7 3 2 0 20–5 .800
Spain 1965 2018 10 0 0 0 4–25 .138
Taiwan / Chinese Taipei 1969 2015 29 17 2 1 80–20 .800
Turkey 1963 1963 1 0 0 0 0–2 .000
Uganda 2012 2015 2 0 0 0 2–4 .333
Venezuela 1965 2019 21 2 0 2 42–31 .575

International Finals

Since 1976, an international final has been played. The winner plays versus the US Champion for the LLWS title.

As of the 2018 Little League World Series

LLWSWinnerScoreRunner-UpLLWS Result
1976 Tokyo 4–0 Puerto Nuevo Champion
1977 Kaohsiung 9–2 Maracaibo Champion
1978 Pingtung 3–0 Santo Domingo Champion
1979 Taipei City 18–0 Aviano Champion
1980 Hualien 23–0 Trail Champion
1981 Taichung 16–0 Trail Champion
1982 Chiayi County 10–7 Rouyn-Noranda Runner-Up
1983 Barahona 8–2 Osaka Runner-Up
1984 Seoul 19–0 Coquitlam Champion
1985 Seoul 16–0 Binbrook Champion
1986 Tainan Park 11–4 Maracaibo Champion
1987 Hualien 4–0 Moca Champion
1988 Taichung 16–1 Glace Bay Champion
1989 Kaohsiung 13–0 Maracaibo Runner-Up
1990 Tainan 20–1 Trail Champion
1991 Taichung 17–1 Glace Bay Champion
1992 Zamboanga City 5–1 Santo Domingo Runner-Up
1993 David 5–0 Kaiserslautern Runner-Up
1994 Maracaibo 10–1 Dhahran Champion
1995 Tainan 1–0 Hatillo Champion
1996 Kaohsiung 7–1 San Isidro Champion
1997 Guadalupe 1–0 Yokohama Champion
1998 Kashima 3–2 Langley Runner-Up
1999 Hirakata 12–2 Yabucoa Champion
2000 Maracaibo 5–4 Tokyo Champion
2001 Tokyo 2–1 Willemstad Champion
2002 Sendai 4–1 Willemstad Runner-Up
2003 Tokyo 14–6 Willemstad Champion
2004 Willemstad 4–0 Guadalupe Champion
2005 Willemstad 2–0 Chiba City Runner-Up
2006 Kawaguchi 3–0 Matamoros Runner-Up
2007 Tokyo 7–4 Willemstad Runner-Up
2008 Matamoros 5–4 Tokyo Runner-Up
2009 Taoyuan 9–4 Reynosa Runner-Up
2010 Tokyo 3–2 Kaohsiung Champion
2011 Hamamatsu 5–2 Mexicali Runner-Up
2012 Tokyo 10–2 Aguadulce Champion
2013 Tokyo 3–2 Tijuana Champion
2014 Seoul 12–3 Tokyo Champion
2015 Tokyo 1–0 (F/7) Mexicali Champion
2016 Seoul 7–2 Aguadulce Runner-Up
2017 Tokyo 5–0 Reynosa Champion
2018 Seoul 2–1 Kawaguchi Runner-Up
Country International
Championships
Runner Up LLWS Championships
 Canada 0 9 0
 Taiwan 15 1 12
 Dominican Republic 1 5 0
 Germany 0 1 0
 Italy 0 1 0
 Japan 14 6 9
 Mexico 2 7 1
 Netherlands Antilles 2 4 1
 Panama 1 2 0
 Philippines 1 0 0
 Puerto Rico 0 2 0
 Saudi Arabia 0 1 0
 South Korea 5 0 3
 Venezuela 2 3 2

Regional Appearances

Many countries have appeared and participated in little league baseball regional tournaments throughout history but have not yet appeared in the Little League World Series. Most of these countries still participate annually in the tournament while others no longer support little league programs. In bold 2019 participation.

Notes

References

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