| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Netherlands |
| Dates | 19–25 July |
| Teams | 20 |
| Defending champions | Netherlands (2013) |
| Final positions | |
Champions |  Italy (10th title) |
Runner-up | Netherlands |
Third place |  Czech Republic |
| Fourth place |  Russia |
The 2015 ESF Women's Championship was an international European softball competition that was held in Rosmalen, Netherlands from July 19 to July 25, 2015.
| Team | Pld | W | L | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1000 |
 Germany | 4 | 3 | 1 | 750 |
 Sweden | 4 | 2 | 2 | 500 |
 Denmark | 4 | 1 | 3 | 250 |
 Israel | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team | Pld | W | L | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1000 |
 Spain | 4 | 3 | 1 | 750 |
 France | 4 | 2 | 2 | 500 |
 Poland | 4 | 1 | 3 | 250 |
 Croatia | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team | Pld | W | L | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Czech Republic | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1000 |
 Austria | 4 | 3 | 1 | 750 |
 Ukraine | 4 | 2 | 2 | 500 |
 Slovenia | 4 | 1 | 3 | 250 |
 Ireland | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team | Pld | W | L | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1000 |
 Great Britain | 4 | 3 | 1 | 750 |
 Greece | 4 | 2 | 2 | 500 |
 Slovakia | 4 | 1 | 3 | 250 |
 Switzerland | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Semifinals | Bronze Medal | Gold Medal | |||||||||||
| W3 | Netherlands | 0 | |||||||||||
| W4 | Italy | 2 | W7 | Italy | 2 | ||||||||
| L7 | Netherlands | 1 | W9 | Netherlands | 1 | ||||||||
| W8 | Czech Republic | 0 | |||||||||||
| W5 | Czech Republic | 5 | |||||||||||
| W6 | Russia | 2 | |||||||||||
| Qualified for 2016 Women's Softball World Championship. | |
| Received invitation to 2016 Women's Softball World Championship. |
| # | Teams |
|---|---|
| 1 | Italy |
| 2 | Netherlands |
| 3 | Czech Republic |
| 4 | Russia |
| 5 | Great Britain |
| 6 | Austria |
| 7 | Germany |
| 8 | Spain |
| 9 | France |
| 10 | Greece |
| 11 | Sweden |
| 12 | Ukraine |
| 13 | Denmark |
| 14 | Slovenia |
| 15 | Poland |
| 16 | Slovakia |
| 17 | Croatia |
| 18 | Switzerland |
| 19 | Ireland |
| 20 | Israel |
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