The Curaçao national baseball team represents the nation of Curaçao in international competition. It is distinct from the Netherlands national baseball team, though Curaçaoan players are eligible to represent the Netherlands in competitions like the World Baseball Classic. Curaçao has participated independently in minor tournaments such as the Caribbean Baseball Cup and Haarlem Baseball Week (where it competed against the Netherlands in 2022)
| Curaçao national baseball team | |
|---|---|
| Information | |
| Country |  Curaçao |
| Federation | FEBEKO |
| Confederation | WBSC Americas |
| Manager | Hainley Statia |
| WBSC ranking | |
| Current | 26  2 (18 December 2023)[1] |
Curaçao was previously represented as part of the Netherlands Antilles, a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, in senior-level men's international competition, until it was dissolved in 2011.
In 2024, the baseball federations of Curaçao and Aruba announced a partnership to field their own national team, in what some commentators viewed as a split with the Netherlands.[2]
Netherlands Antilles national baseball team
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| Netherlands Antilles national baseball team | |
|---|---|
| Information | |
| Federation | Netherlands Antillean Baseball Federation |
| Confederation | Pan American Baseball Confederation |
| World Cup | |
| Appearances | 12 (first in 1952) |
| Best result | 7th (1973) |
The Netherlands Antilles team was controlled by the Netherlands Antillean Baseball Federation. Like the Curaçao national team, it was distinct from the Netherlands national baseball team, though for certain tournaments (namely the World Baseball Classic), Dutch Antillean players were eligible to represent the Netherlands.[3] In other tournaments, such as the 1988 Baseball World Cup, both the Netherlands and the Netherlands Antilles competed.
The Dutch Antillean national team was largely composed of players from Curaçao and Aruba, until the latter split off in 1986 to form its own constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The Aruba national baseball team would compete against the Netherlands Antilles at the 1991 Pan American Games.
The Netherlands Antilles were represented in twelve Baseball World Cups, making their first appearance at the 1952 Amateur World Series. The team's highest finish was 7th place, at the 1973 Amateur World Series in Cuba.[4]
The Netherlands Antilles was dissolved as a unified political entity on 10 October 2010.[5] Since then, players from the former Dutch Antilles have continued to play on the Netherlands national team for the World Baseball Classic. For minor international competitions, Curaçao has fielded its own national team, as have Bonaire and Sint Maarten.
Competitive record
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editBaseball World Cup
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| 1952
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Single-table tournament | 9th | 6 | 2 | 4 | .333 | |||
| 1953
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Single-table tournament | 9th | 10 | 2 | 8 | .200 | |||
 1961
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Single-table tournament | 8th | 4 | 1 | 3 | .250 | |||
| 1965
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Single-table tournament | 8th | 8 | 2 | 6 | .250 | |||
 1969
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Single-table tournament | 10th | 9 | 1 | 8 | .111 | |||
| 1970
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Single-table tournament | 8th | 11 | 3 | 8 | .273 | |||
| 1971
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Single-table tournament | 10th | 9 | 0 | 9 | .000 | |||
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| 1973
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Single-table tournament | 7th | 14 | 3 | 11 | .214 | |||
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| 1984
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Single-table tournament | 10th | 10 | 4 | 6 | .400 | |||
 1986
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Single-table tournament | 11th | 11 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |||
| 1988
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Group stage | 11th | 11 | 1 | 10 | .091 | 44 | 115 | |
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| 2009
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Second round | 16th | 10 | 2 | 8 | .200 | 46 | 115 | |
 2011
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| Total | 0 Titles | 12/38 | 113 | 23 | 90 | .200 | — | — | |
Curaçao
editCaribbean Baseball Cup
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Haarlem Baseball Week
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ "The WBSC World Ranking". WBSC. 18 December 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ Spradling, Shawn [@Shawn_Spradling] (22 July 2024). "The Curaçao and Aruba Baseball Federations have officially announced a partnership with intentions of "participating under a single name in major world tournaments," including the World Baseball Classic" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Epitome of the Classic". New York Times. 18 March 2013. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
- ^ Bjarkman 2005, pp.416–39
- ^ "Antillen opgeheven op 10-10-2010" (in Dutch). NOS. 1 October 2009. Archived from the original on 4 October 2009. Retrieved 1 October 2009.
Bibliography
edit- Bjarkman, Peter C. (2005). Diamonds Around the Globe: The Encyclopedia of International Baseball. Westport, CT United States: Greenwood Press. ISBN 0-313-32268-6. OCLC 58806121. Retrieved 18 August 2009.
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