CEB Cup
| Sport | Baseball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1993 |
| No. of teams | 7 (in 2025) |
| Continent | Europe |
The Baseball European Cup, formerly called the Confederation Cup and CEB Cup, is an annual baseball tournament, sanctioned and created by WBSC Europe. The tournament is the second-tier tournament for baseball leagues across Europe, alongside the first-tier European Champions Cup, third-tier Federation Cup, and fourth-tier Federation Cup Qualifiers, all of which operate with a promotion and relegation system for its federations.[1][2]
The inaugural season of the tournament was held in 2016 in Rouen, France, and Chartres, France. FC Barcelona won the last edition(2007) beating Heidenheim Heideköpfe 13-9. After that no tournament was held between 2008 and 2015 then in 2016 the tournament returned.
Current season
| Promoted to 2024 Champions Cup | |
| Relegated to 2024 Federation Cup |
| Rk | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Tenerife Marlins |
| 2 | Lions de Savigny-sur-Orge |
| 3 | Astros Valencia |
| 4 | Hoboken Pioneers |
| 5 | BK Olimpija |
| 6 | Vienna Wanderers |
| 7 | Flyers BST |
Results
| Year | Host | Medalists | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | Runners-up | 3rd place | |||
| 2007 | Karlovac |
FC Barcelona | Heidenheim Heideköpfe | Tigers de Toulouse | |
| 2016 Details |
Huskies de Rouen[3] |
Barracudas de Montpellier |
Olimpija Karlovac | ||
| 2017 Details |
Draci Brno[4] |
Eagles Praha |
Templiers de Sénart | ||
| 2018 Details |
Borgerhout Squirrels[5] |
Bonn Capitals |
Ostrava Arrows | ||
| 2019 Details |
Heidenheim Heideköpfe[6] |
Draci Brno |
Cougars de Montigny | ||
| 2021 Details |
Draci Brno[7] |
Sénart Templiers |
Astros Valencia | ||
| 2022 Details |
Huskies de Rouen[8] |
Hoboken Pioneers |
Tenerife Marlins | ||
| 2023 Details |
Tenerife Marlins[9] |
Lions de Savigny-sur-Orge |
Astros Valencia | ||
| 2024 Details |
Tenerife Marlins[10] |
Olimpija Karlovac |
Astros Valencia | ||
| 2025 Details |
Tenerife Marlins[11] |
Barracudas de Montpellier |
Huskies de Rouen | ||
Titles by team
| Team | Number of championships | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Tenerife Marlins | 3
|
2023, 2024, 2025 |
| Draci Brno | 2
|
2017, 2021 |
| Huskies de Rouen | 2
|
2016, 2022 |
| Borgerhout Squirrels | 1
|
2018 |
| Heidenheim Heideköpfe | 1
|
2019 |
Medals (1993-2023)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy | 8 | 4 | 0 | 12 |
| 2 | Spain | 5 | 3 | 8 | 16 |
| 3 | Czech Republic | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | France | 2 | 6 | 9 | 17 |
| 5 | Germany | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 6 | Croatia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Belgium | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Netherlands | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Russia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 10 | Sweden | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Hungary | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (11 entries) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 72 | |
See also
References
- ^ "Baseball Europe Competitions Regulations 2023" (PDF).
- ^ "WBSC Europe announces the launch of the Baseball European Champions Cup, alongside the restructuring of European club competitions".
- ^ Final Standing. C.E.B. Cup '16 webpage. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
- ^ Final Standing. C.E.B. Cup '17 webpage. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
- ^ Final Standing. C.E.B. Cup '18 webpage. Retrieved 2018-06-10.
- ^ Final Standing. C.E.B. Cup '19 webpage. Retrieved 2019-06-9.
- ^ Final Standing. 2021 CEB Cup at wbsceurope.org. Retrieved 2021-07-17.
- ^ Final Standing. 2022 CEB Cup at wbsceurope.org. Retrieved 2022-06-12.
- ^ Final Standing. 2023 Confederation Cup at wbsceurope.org. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
- ^ Schedule & Results. 2024 Confederation Cup at wbsceurope.org. Retrieved 2024-06-09.
- ^ Schedule & Results. 2025 Confederation Cup at wbsceurope.org. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
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