1990 Asian Men's Softball Championship

1990 Asian Men's Softball Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Philippines
Dates	1990
Teams	5
Defending champions	Japan
Final positions
Champions	Philippines (3rd title)
Runner-up	Chinese Taipei
Third place	Japan
Fourth place	Indonesia
	← 1985 1994 →

Last updated March 03, 2019

The 1990 Asian Men’s Softball Championship was an international softball tournament which featured five nations which was held in Manila, Philippines.^[1]

Manila Capital / Highly Urbanized City in National Capital Region, Philippines

Manila, officially the City of Manila, is the capital of the Philippines. It is the most densely populated city proper in the world. It was the first chartered city by virtue of the Philippine Commission Act 183 on July 31, 1901 and gained autonomy with the passage of Republic Act No. 409 or the "Revised Charter of the City of Manila" on June 18, 1949.

The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Situated in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of about 7,641 islands that are categorized broadly under three main geographical divisions from north to south: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. The capital city of the Philippines is Manila and the most populous city is Quezon City, both part of Metro Manila. Bounded by the South China Sea on the west, the Philippine Sea on the east and the Celebes Sea on the southwest, the Philippines shares maritime borders with Taiwan to the north, Vietnam to the west, Palau to the east, and Malaysia and Indonesia to the south.

Participants

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References

↑ "Asian Men Softball Championship". Softball Confederation of Asia. Retrieved 21 December 2014.

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[1] "Asian Men Softball Championship". Softball Confederation of Asia. Retrieved 21 December 2014.