European Men's 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) |
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 |
|---|---|
Results
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
- 1982 European Baseball Championship - Division B
- 1984 European Baseball Championship - Division B
- 1986 European Baseball Championship - Division B
- 1988 European Baseball Championship - Division B
- 1990 European Baseball Championship - Division B
- 1992 European Baseball Championship - Division B
- 1994 European Baseball Championship - Division B
- 1996 European Baseball Championship - Division B
- 1998 European Baseball Championship - Division B
- 2000 European Baseball Championship - Division B
- 2002 European Baseball Championship - Division B
- 2004 European Baseball Championship - Division B
- 2013 European Baseball Championship - Division B
- 2015 European Baseball Championship - Division B
- 2017 European Baseball Championship - Division B
- 2019 European Baseball Championship – B-Pool
Note: No events in 2005-2012.
European C Baseball Championship
- 2014 European Baseball Championship - Division C
- 2016 European Baseball Championship - Division C
- 2018 European Baseball Championship - Division C
European Baseball Championship Qualification
- 2007 European Baseball Championship – Qualification
- 2010 European Baseball Championship – Qualification
- 2012 European Baseball Championship – Qualification
- 2014 European Baseball Championship – Qualification
- 2016 European Baseball Championship – Qualification
- 2019 European Baseball Championship – Qualification
- 2021 European Baseball Championship – Qualification
- 2023 European Baseball Championship – Qualification
See also
- European Men's Baseball Championship
- European Women's Baseball Championship
- European Men's U23 Baseball Championship
- European Men's U21 Baseball Championship
- European Men's U18 Baseball Championship
- European Men's U15 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)
- European Men's Baseball5 Championship
- European Women's Baseball5 Championship
- Baseball awards § Europe