| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Czech Republic |
| Dates | 7–13 July |
| Teams | 19 |
| Defending champions |  Netherlands (2011) |
| Final positions | |
Champions | Netherlands (9th title) |
Runner-up |  Italy |
Third place | Czech Republic |
| Fourth place |  Russia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 63 |
The 2013 ESF Women's Championship was an international European softball competition that was held in Prague, Czech Republic from July 7 to July 13, 2013. [1] Prague hosted Championships for the 4th time.
| Team | Pld | W | L | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Czech Republic | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1000 |
 Austria | 4 | 3 | 1 | 750 |
 Belgium | 4 | 2 | 2 | 500 |
 Switzerland | 4 | 1 | 3 | 250 |
 Hungary | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team | Pld | W | L | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1000 |
 Spain | 3 | 2 | 1 | 667 |
 Croatia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 333 |
 Slovakia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team | Pld | W | L | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1000 |
 Great Britain | 4 | 3 | 1 | 750 |
 Germany | 4 | 2 | 2 | 500 |
 Denmark | 4 | 1 | 3 | 250 |
 Israel | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team | Pld | W | L | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1000 |
 Sweden | 4 | 3 | 1 | 750 |
 France | 4 | 1 | 3 | 250 |
 Poland | 4 | 1 | 3 | 250 |
 Ukraine | 4 | 1 | 3 | 250 |
| Semifinals | Bronze Medal | Gold Medal | |||||||||||
| W3 | Netherlands | 7 | W7 | Netherlands | 3 | ||||||||
| W4 | Italy | 3 | W9 | Italy | 0 | ||||||||
| L7 | Italy | 10 | |||||||||||
| W8 | Czech Republic | 1 | |||||||||||
| W5 | Czech Republic | 8 | |||||||||||
| W6 | Russia | 3 | |||||||||||
| Host nation of 2014 Women's Softball World Championship. | |
| Qualified for 2014 Women's Softball World Championship. | |
| Received invitation to 2014 Women's Softball World Championship. |
| # | Teams |
|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands |
| 2 | Italy |
| 3 | Czech Republic |
| 4 | Russia |
| 5 | Great Britain |
| 6 | Austria |
| 7 | Sweden |
| 8 | Spain |
| 9 | Germany |
| 10 | Slovakia |
| 11 | Belgium |
| 12 | Ukraine |
| 13 | Denmark |
| 14 | Switzerland |
| 15 | Poland |
| 16 | Croatia |
| 17 | Israel |
| 18 | France |
| 19 | Hungary |
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