| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Spain |
| Venues | 3 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 7 – 16 September 2007 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Defending champions | |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Third place | |
| Fourth place | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 42 |
| Attendance | 19,456 (463 per game) |
| Best BA | |
| Most HRs | |
| Most SBs | |
| Best ERA | |
| Awards | |
| MVP | |
The 2007 European Baseball Championship was an international baseball tournament held from September 7 to 16, between national baseball teams of the Confederation of European Baseball. The tournament was held in Barcelona, Spain and served as a qualifying competition for the 2008 Summer Olympics. The Netherlands won the tournament for the fifth consecutive time and qualified for the Olympics in Beijing. Great Britain and Spain advanced to a final qualifying tournament in Taiwan. Prior to the tournament, Greece was removed by the European Baseball Confederation and replaced with Austria. [1] Czech Republic was downgraded to last place at the end of the tournament and its wins in the preliminary round vacated due to the use of ineligible players. [2] This was the first time that five teams, rather than two, were relegated to the B-Pool.
| Qualified for Pool C | |
| Did not qualify for Pool C |
| Teams | W | L | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 1.000 | - | |
| 4 | 1 | .800 | 1 | |
| 3 | 2 | .600 | 2 | |
| 2 | 3 | .400 | 3 | |
| 1 | 4 | .200 | 4 | |
| 0 | 5 | .000 | 5 |
Source [3]
| September 8, 2007 | Sweden | 1 – 9 | Viladecans, Spain Attendance: 250 | |
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| September 8, 2007 | Czech Republic | 4 – 1 (Forfeit) | Sant Boi, Spain Attendance: 150 | |
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| September 8, 2007 | Austria | 0 – 22 (F/5) | Viladecans, Spain Attendance: 300 | |
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| September 9, 2007 | Croatia | 2 – 11 | Montjuïc, Spain Attendance: 400 | |
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| September 9, 2007 | Germany | 10 – 0 (F/7) | Sant Boi, Spain Attendance: 102 | |
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| September 9, 2007 | Netherlands | 11 – 0 (F/7) | Viladecans, Spain Attendance: 400 | |
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| September 10, 2007 | Netherlands | 14 – 2 (F/7) | Montjuïc, Spain Attendance: 106 | |
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| September 10, 2007 | Czech Republic | 6 – 2 (Forfeit) | Viladecans, Spain Attendance: 150 | |
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| September 10, 2007 | Germany | 8 – 7 | Viladecans, Spain Attendance: 303 | |
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| September 11, 2007 | Netherlands | 6 – 3 | Montjuïc, Spain Attendance: 350 | |
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| September 11, 2007 | Austria | 3 – 8 | Viladecans, Spain Attendance: 300 | |
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| September 11, 2007 | Czech Republic | 1 – 2 | Montjuïc, Spain Attendance: 200 | |
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| September 12, 2007 | Germany | 6 – 1 | Montjuïc, Spain Attendance: 500 | |
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| September 12, 2007 | Croatia | 0 – 13 (F/7) | Viladecans, Spain Attendance: 250 | |
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| September 12, 2007 | Sweden | 4 – 1 | Viladecans, Spain Attendance: 105 | |
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Source [4]
| Qualified for Pool C | |
| Did not qualify for Pool C |
| Teams | W | L | Pct. | GB | Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1 | 0.800 | - | 1-0 | |
| 4 | 1 | 0.800 | - | 0-1 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0.600 | 1 | 1-0 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0.600 | 1 | 0-1 | |
| 1 | 4 | 0.200 | 3 | – | |
| 0 | 5 | 0.000 | 4 | – |
Source [3]
| September 7, 2007 | Great Britain | 12 – 8 | Montjuïc, Spain Attendance: 2,500 | |
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| September 8, 2007 | Ukraine | 0 – 13 | Montjuïc, Spain Attendance: 100 | |
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| September 8, 2007 | France | 4 – 2 | Montjuïc, Spain Attendance: 400 | |
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| September 9, 2007 | Spain | 5 – 4 | Viladecans, Spain Attendance: 400 | |
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| September 9, 2007 | Italy | 1 – 5 | Montjuïc, Spain Attendance: 750 | |
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| September 9, 2007 | Russia | 7 – 10 | Sant Boi, Spain Attendance: 500 | |
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| September 10, 2007 | France | 6 – 2 | Sant Boi, Spain Attendance: 71 | |
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| September 10, 2007 | Spain | 4 – 0 | Viladecans, Spain Attendance: 600 | |
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| September 10, 2007 | Italy | 6 – 0 | Montjuïc, Spain Attendance: 200 | |
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| September 11, 2007 | France | 3 – 4 | Sant Boi, Spain Attendance: 303 | |
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| September 11, 2007 | Ukraine | 4 – 3 (F/11) | Sant Boi, Spain Attendance: 56 | |
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| September 11, 2007 | Italy | 4 – 6 | Viladecans, Spain Attendance: 1,200 | |
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| September 12, 2007 | Russia | 2 – 7 | Viladecans, Spain Attendance: 300 | |
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| September 12, 2007 | Great Britain | 9 – 0 | Sant Boi, Spain Attendance: 500 | |
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| September 12, 2007 | Spain | 6 – 2 | Montjuïc, Spain Attendance: 850 | |
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Source: [4]
| September 13, 2007 | Russia | 7 – 2 | Sant Boi, Spain Attendance: 100 | |
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| September 13, 2007 | Ukraine | 1 – 2 | Viladecans, Spain Attendance: 250 | |
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| September 13, 2007 | Czech Republic | 2 – 7 | Montjuïc, Spain Attendance: 300 | |
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Source [4]
| Teams | W | L | Pct. | GB | Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 1.000 | – | – | |
| 3 | 2 | .600 | 2 | 1-1 (7.50 RA/9) | |
| 3 | 2 | .600 | 2 | 1-1 (7.50 RA/9) | |
| 3 | 2 | .600 | 2 | 1-1 (9.00 RA/9) | |
| 1 | 4 | .200 | 4 | – | |
| 0 | 5 | .000 | 5 | – |
Source [3]
| September 14, 2007 | Sweden | 7 – 10 | Viladecans, Spain Attendance: 100 | |
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| September 14, 2007 | Netherlands | 18 – 0 (F/7) | Montjuïc, Spain Attendance: 1,000 | |
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| September 14, 2007 | Germany | 3 – 11 | Montjuïc, Spain Attendance: 1,000 | |
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| September 15, 2007 | Sweden | 0 – 10 (F/7) | Montjuïc, Spain Attendance: 200 | |
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| September 15, 2007 | Great Britain | 5 – 7 | Viladecans, Spain Attendance: 200 | |
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| September 15, 2007 | Spain | 8 – 10 (F/11) | Viladecans, Spain Attendance: 2,000 | |
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| September 16, 2007 | Germany | 7 – 1 | Viladecans, Spain Attendance: 100 | |
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| September 16, 2007 | Netherlands | 6 – 1 | Montjuïc, Spain Attendance: 500 | |
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| September 16, 2007 | Sweden | 5 – 8 | Viladecans, Spain Attendance: 1,200 | |
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Source [4]
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Source [3]
The CEB announced the following awards at the completion of the tournament. [3]
| Position | Player |
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| Pitcher (RHP) | |
| Pitcher (LHP) | |
| Catcher | |
| First Base | |
| Second Base | |
| Third Base | |
| Shortstop | |
| Outfield | |
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| Designated Hitter | |