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European Men's Baseball Championship

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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)

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

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
Details
Belgium
Belgium

Italy

Spain

Belgium

West Germany
4
2 1955
Details
Spain
Spain

Spain

Belgium

West Germany

Italy
5
3 1956
Details
Italy
Italy

Netherlands

Belgium

Italy

Spain
5
4 1957
Details
Germany
West Germany

Netherlands

West Germany

Italy

Spain
5
5 1958
Details
Netherlands
Netherlands

Netherlands

Italy

West Germany

Belgium
6
6 1960
Details
Spain
Spain

Netherlands

Italy

Spain

Sweden
4
7 1962
Details
Netherlands
Netherlands

Netherlands

Italy

Spain

Belgium
7
8 1964
Details
Italy
Italy

Netherlands

Italy

Spain

Sweden
5
9 1965
Details
Spain
Spain

Netherlands

Italy

West Germany

Spain
5
10 1967
Details
Belgium
Belgium

Belgium

Great Britain

West Germany

Spain
5
11 1969
Details
Germany
West Germany

Netherlands

Italy

Spain

West Germany
7
12 1971
Details
Italy
Italy

Netherlands

Italy

West Germany

Belgium
9
13 1973
Details
Netherlands
Netherlands

Netherlands

Italy

Spain

Belgium
6
14 1975
Details
Spain
Spain

Italy

Netherlands

West Germany

Spain
6
15 1977
Details
Netherlands
Netherlands

Italy

Netherlands

Belgium

Spain
5
16 1979
Details
Italy
Italy

Italy

Netherlands

Belgium

Sweden
4
17 1981
Details
Netherlands
Netherlands

Netherlands

Italy

Sweden

Belgium
4
18 1983
Details
Italy
Italy

Italy

Netherlands

Belgium

Spain
6
19 1985
Details
Netherlands
Netherlands

Netherlands

Italy

Belgium

Sweden
6
20 1987
Details
Spain
Spain

Netherlands

Italy

Spain

Belgium
7
21 1989
Details
France
France

Italy

Netherlands

Spain

Sweden
8
22 1991
Details
Italy
Italy

Italy

Netherlands

Spain

France
8
23 1993
Details
Sweden
Sweden

Netherlands

Italy

Sweden

France
8
24 1995
Details
Netherlands
Netherlands

Netherlands

Italy

Belgium

Spain
10
25 1997
Details
France
France

Italy

Netherlands

Spain

Russia
12
26 1999
Details
Italy
Italy

Netherlands

Italy

France

Russia
12
27 2001
Details
Germany
Bonn

Netherlands

Russia

Italy

France
12
28 2003
Details
Netherlands
Netherlands

Netherlands

Greece

Spain

Sweden
12
29 2005
Details
Czech Republic
Prague

Netherlands

Italy

Spain

Germany
12
30 2007
Details
Spain
Barcelona

Netherlands

Great Britain

Spain

Germany
12
31 2010
Details
Germany
Stuttgart

Italy

Netherlands

Germany

Greece
12
32 2012
Details
Netherlands
Rotterdam

Italy

Netherlands

Spain

Germany
12
33 2014
Details
Germany/Czech Republic
Regensburg / Brno

Netherlands

Italy

Spain

Czech Republic
12
34 2016
Details
Netherlands
Hoofddorp

Netherlands

Spain

Italy

Germany
12
35 2019
Details
Germany
Bonn / Solingen

Netherlands

Italy

Spain

Israel
12
36 2021
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Italy
Piedmont

Netherlands

Israel

Italy

Spain
16
37 2023
Details
Czech Republic
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 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 4 4 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 4 4 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 4 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 4 6 5 6 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 4 7 6 5 6 8 6 7 7 15 7 27
 Germany 4 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 4 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 7 8 7 6 10 10 7 12 4 4 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 4 5 4 6 9 4 28
 Great Britain 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7 7 8 9 9 10 9 7 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 8 11 9 9 9 6 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 17
 Greece 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 9 4 7 10 11 14 13 8
 Hungary 16 1
 Israel 4 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 3
 Italy 1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 9 36
 Netherlands 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 34
 Russia 8 8 4 4 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 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 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 4 5 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 4 4 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 4 4 4 5 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 4 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 6 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 9 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 4 1st place, gold medalist(s) 35
 Sweden 4 7 4 5 5 6 8 5 5 5 4 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 4 5 4 7 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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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