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).

European Baseball Championship

Current season, competition or edition: 2023 European Baseball Championship
Sport	Baseball
Founded	1954
No. of teams	16
Continent	Europe
Most recent champion(s)	Spain (2023) (2nd title)
Most titles	Netherlands (24 titles)

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
Austria Belgium Croatia Czech Republic France Germany Great Britain Greece Hungary Italy Israel Netherlands Spain Sweden Switzerland Ukraine	Bulgaria Finland Ireland Lithuania Norway Poland Romania Serbia Slovakia Slovenia

Results

#	Year	Final Host		Final			Semifinalists		Teams
				Winner	Runner-up		Third Place	Fourth Place
1	1954 Details	Belgium		Italy	Spain		Belgium	West Germany	4
2	1955 Details	Spain		Spain	Belgium		West Germany	Italy	5
3	1956 Details	Italy		Netherlands	Belgium		Italy	Spain	5
4	1957 Details	West Germany		Netherlands	West Germany		Italy	Spain	5
5	1958 Details	Netherlands		Netherlands	Italy		West Germany	Belgium	6
6	1960 Details	Spain		Netherlands	Italy		Spain	Sweden	4
7	1962 Details	Netherlands		Netherlands	Italy		Spain	Belgium	7
8	1964 Details	Italy		Netherlands	Italy		Spain	Sweden	5
9	1965 Details	Spain		Netherlands	Italy		West Germany	Spain	5
10	1967 Details	Belgium		Belgium	Great Britain		West Germany	Spain	5
11	1969 Details	West Germany		Netherlands	Italy		Spain	West Germany	7
12	1971 Details	Italy		Netherlands	Italy		West Germany	Belgium	9
13	1973 Details	Netherlands		Netherlands	Italy		Spain	Belgium	6
14	1975 Details	Spain		Italy	Netherlands		West Germany	Spain	6
15	1977 Details	Netherlands		Italy	Netherlands		Belgium	Spain	5
16	1979 Details	Italy		Italy	Netherlands		Belgium	Sweden	4
17	1981 Details	Netherlands		Netherlands	Italy		Sweden	Belgium	4
18	1983 Details	Italy		Italy	Netherlands		Belgium	Spain	6
19	1985 Details	Netherlands		Netherlands	Italy		Belgium	Sweden	6
20	1987 Details	Spain		Netherlands	Italy		Spain	Belgium	7
21	1989 Details	France		Italy	Netherlands		Spain	Sweden	8
22	1991 Details	Italy		Italy	Netherlands		Spain	France	8
23	1993 Details	Sweden		Netherlands	Italy		Sweden	France	8
24	1995 Details	Netherlands		Netherlands	Italy		Belgium	Spain	10
25	1997 Details	France		Italy	Netherlands		Spain	Russia	12
26	1999 Details	Italy		Netherlands	Italy		France	Russia	12
27	2001 Details	Bonn		Netherlands	Russia		Italy	France	12
28	2003 Details	Netherlands		Netherlands	Greece		Spain	Sweden	12
29	2005 Details	Prague		Netherlands	Italy		Spain	Germany	12
30	2007 Details	Barcelona		Netherlands	Great Britain		Spain	Germany	12
31	2010 Details	Stuttgart		Italy	Netherlands		Germany	Greece	12
32	2012 Details	Rotterdam		Italy	Netherlands		Spain	Germany	12
33	2014 Details	/ Regensburg / Brno		Netherlands	Italy		Spain	Czech Republic	12
34	2016 Details	Hoofddorp		Netherlands	Spain		Italy	Germany	12
35	2019 Details	Bonn / Solingen		Netherlands	Italy		Spain	Israel	12
36	2021 Details	Piedmont		Netherlands	Israel		Italy	Spain	16
37	2023 Details	Prague / Brno / Třebíč / Ostrava / Blansko		Spain	Great Britain		Netherlands	Germany	16

Medals (1954-2023)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
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	Total
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 (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

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

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

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

• European Men's Baseball Championship
• European Women's Baseball Championship
• European Under-23 Baseball Championship
• European Under-21 Baseball Championship
• European Under-18 Baseball Championship
• European Under-15 Baseball Championship
• European Under-12 Baseball Championship
• European Men's Softball Championship
• European Women's Softball Championship
• European Men's Club Baseball Championship
• European Women's Club Baseball Championship
• European Champion Cup Final Four (Men / Women)
• CEB Federation Cup (Men / Women)
• CEB Cup (Men / Women)
• Baseball awards § Europe

External links

• official site