Most recent season or competition: 2012 Final Four (baseball) | |
Sport | Baseball |
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Founded | 2008 |
No. of teams | 4 |
Continent | Europe |
Most recent champion(s) | ![]() |
Most titles | ![]() ![]() |
The "Final Four" (also called European Champion Cup) is a post-season baseball tournament sanctioned and created by the Confederation of European Baseball (CEB). The tournament features the four best teams in the two European Cups. [1] The champion later represents Europe in the Asia Series.
The most recent edition of the tournament was held in Nettuno, Italy on August 29–30, 2012. [2]
Year | Final Host | Final | Semifinalists | |||||
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Champions | Score | Runners-up | 3rd place | 4th place | ||||
2008 Details | ![]() Barcelona | ![]() Nettuno | 3–2 | ![]() San Marino | ![]() Grosseto | ![]() Barcelona | ||
2009 Details | ![]() Barcelona | ![]() Nettuno | 1–0 | ![]() Bologna | ![]() Haarlem | ![]() Amsterdam | ||
2010 Details | ![]() Barcelona | ![]() Bologna | 2–1 | ![]() Heidenheim | ![]() Rimini | ![]() San Marino | ||
2011 Details | ![]() Brno | ![]() San Marino | 7–1 | ![]() Parma | ![]() Bologna | ![]() Amsterdam | ||
2012 Details | ![]() Nettuno | ![]() Bologna | 4–3 | ![]() Nettuno | ![]() Amsterdam | ![]() Rouen |
Rank | Team | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
2 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
3 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
4 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
5 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (8 teams) | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 |
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