Tournament details | |
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Country | Netherlands |
Dates | September 9–18, 2016 |
Teams | 12 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Netherlands (22nd title) |
Runner-up | Spain |
Third place | Italy |
Fourth place | Germany |
Tournament statistics | |
Games played | 45 |
Attendance | 30,191 (671 per game) |
MVP | Stijn van der Meer |
The 2016 European Baseball Championship was an international baseball tournament organized by Confederation of European Baseball. The 2016 European Championship was held from September 9 to 18, 2016 in Hoofddorp, Netherlands. It was organized by the Royal Dutch Baseball and Softball Association (KNBSB), the City of Hoofddorp and the local baseball club Hoofddorp Pioniers. [1]
The top ten teams of the 2014 European Championship qualified automatically for the tournament. [2] 2 additional teams qualified from the B-level tournament. Qualification started on 29 July 2014 with C level qualifiers for B level tournament. [3]
Qualified for Pool Winners | |
Qualified for 7th–8th place game | |
Qualified for Pool Losers |
Teams | W | L | Pct. | GB | R | RA |
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Netherlands | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | – | 42 | 7 |
Germany | 4 | 1 | 0.800 | 1.05 | 28 | 17 |
Czech Republic | 3 | 2 | 0.600 | 2.0 | 23 | 15 |
Sweden | 2 | 3 | 0.500 | 3.0 | 21 | 25 |
Russia | 1 | 4 | 0.200 | 4.0 | 17 | 44 |
Great Britain | 0 | 5 | 0.000 | 5.0 | 15 | 38 |
Source: www.baseballstats.eu [4]
September 9, 2016 | Sweden | 0 – 4 | Germany | Hoofddorp 1, Hoofddorp Attendance: 225 |
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September 9, 2016 | Czech Republic | 12 – 0 F/7 | Russia | Hoofddorp 2, Hoofddorp Attendance: 50 |
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September 9, 2016 | Netherlands | 11 – 1 | Great Britain | Hoofddorp 1, Hoofddorp Attendance: 2,100 |
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September 10, 2016 | Russia | 1 – 8 | Sweden | Hoofddorp 1, Hoofddorp Attendance: 250 |
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September 10, 2016 | Great Britain | 1 – 4 | Czech Republic | Nieuw-Vennep Attendance: 275 |
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September 10, 2016 | Germany | 2 – 10 | Netherlands | Hoofddorp 1, Hoofddorp Attendance: 3,100 |
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September 11, 2016 | Sweden | 1 – 6 | Czech Republic | Hoofddorp 2, Hoofddorp Attendance: 200 |
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September 11, 2016 | Russia | 1 – 3 | Netherlands | Hoofddorp 1, Hoofddorp Attendance: 2,950 |
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September 11, 2016 | Great Britain | 2 – 3 | Germany | Hoofddorp 2, Hoofddorp Attendance: 210 |
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September 12, 2016 | Russia | 4 – 16 F/7 | Germany | Hoofddorp 2, Hoofddorp Attendance: 65 |
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September 12, 2016 | Sweden | 9 – 6 F/11 | Great Britain | Nieuw-Vennep Attendance: 100 |
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September 12, 2016 | Czech Republic | 0 – 10 F/7 | Netherlands | Hoofddorp 1, Hoofddorp Attendance: 1,550 |
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September 13, 2016 | Great Britain | 5 – 11 | Russia | Hoofddorp 1, Hoofddorp Attendance: 60 |
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September 13, 2016 | Germany | 3 – 1 | Czech Republic | Nieuw-Vennep Attendance: 255 |
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September 13, 2016 | Netherlands | 8 – 3 | Sweden | Hoofddorp 1, Hoofddorp Attendance: 1,150 |
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Source: www.baseballstats.eu [5]
Qualified for Pool Winners | |
Qualified for 7th–8th place game | |
Qualified for Pool Losers |
Teams | W | L | Pct. | GB | R | RA |
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Spain | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | – | 43 | 5 |
Italy | 4 | 1 | 0.800 | 1.0 | 67 | 17 |
Belgium | 3 | 2 | 0.600 | 2.0 | 38 | 31 |
France | 2 | 3 | 0.400 | 3.0 | 30 | 28 |
Croatia | 1 | 4 | 0.200 | 4.0 | 16 | 45 |
Greece | 0 | 5 | 0.000 | 5.0 | 5 | 68 |
Source: www.baseballstats.eu [4]
September 9, 2016 | Croatia | 1 – 16 F/6 | France | Nieuw-Vennep Attendance: 70 |
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September 9, 2016 | Italy | 21 – 2 F/7 | Greece | Hoofddorp 1, Hoofddorp Attendance: 250 |
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September 9, 2016 | Spain | 11 – 1 F/7 | Belgium | Hoofddorp 2, Hoofddorp Attendance: 125 |
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September 10, 2016 | Greece | 1 – 12 | Spain | Hoofddorp 2, Hoofddorp Attendance: 65 |
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September 10, 2016 | France | 3 – 6 | Italy | Hoofddorp 1, Hoofddorp Attendance: 800 |
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September 10, 2016 | Belgium | 5 – 1 | Croatia | Hoofddorp 2, Hoofddorp Attendance: 160 |
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September 11, 2016 | Croatia | 0 – 6 | Spain | Hoofddorp 1, Hoofddorp Attendance: 700 |
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September 11, 2016 | Greece | 1 – 7 | France | Nieuw-Vennep Attendance: 160 |
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September 11, 2016 | Belgium | 0 – 15 F/5 | Italy | Hoofddorp 1, Hoofddorp Attendance: 500 |
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September 12, 2016 | Croatia | 10 – 0 F/8 | Greece | Hoofddorp 1, Hoofddorp Attendance: 175 |
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September 12, 2016 | Spain | 8 – 3 | Italy | Hoofddorp 1, Hoofddorp Attendance: 675 |
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September 12, 2016 | Belgium | 14 – 3 | France | Hoofddorp 2, Hoofddorp Attendance: 80 |
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September 13, 2016 | France | 0 – 6 | Spain | Hoofddorp 2, Hoofddorp Attendance: 80 |
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September 13, 2016 | Italy | 22 – 4 F/7 | Croatia | Hoofddorp 1, Hoofddorp Attendance: 200 |
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September 13, 2016 | Greece | 1 – 18 F/5 | Belgium | Hoofddorp 2, Hoofddorp Attendance: 85 |
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Source: www.baseballstats.eu [5]
Qualified for the Final | |
Did not qualify for the Final |
Teams | W | L | Pct. | GB | R | RA |
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Netherlands | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | – | 39 | 10 |
Spain | 4 | 1 | .800 | 1.0 | 30 | 8 |
Italy | 3 | 2 | .600 | 2.0 | 38 | 16 |
Germany | 2 | 3 | .400 | 3.0 | 19 | 28 |
Czech Republic | 1 | 4 | .200 | 4.0 | 10 | 28 |
Belgium | 0 | 5 | .000 | 5.0 | 9 | 56 |
Source: www.baseballstats.eu [4]
September 15, 2016 | Belgium | 3 – 4 F/10 | Czech Republic | Hoofddorp 1, Hoofddorp Attendance: 250 |
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September 15, 2016 | Italy | 12 – 0 | Germany | Hoofddorp 1, Hoofddorp Attendance: 420 |
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September 15, 2016 | Spain | 0 – 1 | Netherlands | Hoofddorp 1, Hoofddorp Attendance: 1,450 |
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September 16, 2016 | Belgium | 2 – 14 F/7 | Germany | Hoofddorp 1, Hoofddorp Attendance: 350 |
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September 16, 2016 | Spain | 9 – 3 | Czech Republic | Hoofddorp 1, Hoofddorp Attendance: 550 |
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September 16, 2016 | Italy | 5 – 6 F/10 | Netherlands | Hoofddorp 1, Hoofddorp Attendance: 2,450 |
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September 17, 2016 | Czech Republic | 2 – 3 | Italy | Hoofddorp 1, Hoofddorp Attendance: 525 |
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September 17, 2016 | Germany | 0 – 3 | Spain | Hoofddorp 1, Hoofddorp Attendance: 920 |
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September 17, 2016 | Netherlands | 12 – 3 | Belgium | Hoofddorp 1, Hoofddorp Attendance: 2,675 |
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Source: www.baseballstats.eu [5]
September 14, 2016 | Sweden | 5 – 7 | France | Hoofddorp 1, Hoofddorp Attendance: 312 |
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Source: www.baseballstats.eu [5]
relegated to Division B |
Teams | W | L | Pct. | GB | R | RA |
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Great Britain | 2 | 1 | .667 | – | 30 | 15 |
Croatia | 2 | 1 | .667 | – | 25 | 6 |
Greece | 1 | 2 | .333 | 1.0 | 5 | 30 |
Russia | 1 | 2 | .333 | 1.0 | 12 | 21 |
Source: www.baseballstats.eu [4]
September 15, 2016 | Russia | 1 – 3 | Greece | Hoofddorp 2, Hoofddorp Attendance: 91 |
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September 15, 2016 | Croatia | 2 – 6 | Great Britain | Hoofddorp 2, Hoofddorp Attendance: 106 |
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September 16, 2016 | Greece | 2 – 19 F/7 | Great Britain | Hoofddorp 2, Hoofddorp Attendance: 52 |
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September 16, 2016 | Russia | 0 – 13 F/7 | Croatia | Hoofddorp 2, Hoofddorp Attendance: 25 |
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Source: www.baseballstats.eu [5]
September 18, 2016 | Netherlands | 3 – 2 F/10 | Spain | Hoofddorp 1, Hoofddorp Attendance: 3,350 |
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Source: www.baseballstats.eu [5]
relegated to Division B |
AwardsThe CEB announced the following awards at the completion of the tournament. [6]
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