European Men's Baseball Championship
Current season, competition or edition: 2023 European Baseball Championship | |
Sport | Baseball |
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Founded | 1954 |
No. of teams | 16 |
Continent | Europe |
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
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 2023 tournaments.
Pool A | Pool B |
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Results
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Netherlands | 24 | 9 | 1 | 34 |
2 | Italy | 10 | 17 | 5 | 32 |
3 | Spain | 2 | 2 | 15 | 19 |
4 | Belgium | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
5 | Great Britain | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
6 | Germany | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
7 | Greece | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Israel | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Russia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
10 | Sweden | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
11 | France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (11 entries) | 37 | 37 | 37 | 111 |
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 | 2021 | 2023 | Years |
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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 | 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 |
See also
- ESF Women's Championship
- European Cup (baseball)
- European Champion Cup Final Four
- Baseball awards § Europe