European Men's Baseball Championship

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European Men's Baseball Championship
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Baseball current event.svg 2025 European Baseball Championship
Sport Baseball
Founded1954
No. of teams16
Continent Europe
Most recent
champion(s)
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain (2023) (2nd title)
Most titlesFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands (24 titles)

The European Baseball Championship is the main championship tournament between national baseball teams in Europe, governed by the Confederation of European Baseball (CEB). [1]

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History

Italy won the inaugural European Baseball Championship in 1954, and the competition has since been dominated by the Italian team and the Dutch team. As of 2010, it is held every other year, in even-numbered years until 2019 and then in odd-numbered years, with a total of 34 European Baseball Championships having been played.

Qualification

The current European Baseball Championship classification system divides the national teams into three pools, those being A, B, and C. Teams in Pool A are automatically qualified for the next championship. The two best teams in Pool B will also qualify for the next championship. The two best teams in Pool C will promote to Pool B. The two weakest teams in Pool B will relegate to Pool C.

Current pools

As of 2025 tournament.

Pool APool B

Results

#YearFinal HostFinalSemifinalistsTeams
WinnerRunner-upThird PlaceFourth Place
1 1954
Details
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
Belgium
Flag of Italy.svg
Italy
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg
Spain
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
Belgium
Flag of Germany.svg
West Germany
4
2 1955
Details
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg
Spain
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg
Spain
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
Belgium
Flag of Germany.svg
West Germany
Flag of Italy.svg
Italy
5
3 1956
Details
Flag of Italy.svg
Italy
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Netherlands
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
Belgium
Flag of Italy.svg
Italy
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg
Spain
5
4 1957
Details
Flag of Germany.svg
West Germany
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Netherlands
Flag of Germany.svg
West Germany
Flag of Italy.svg
Italy
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg
Spain
5
5 1958
Details
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Netherlands
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Netherlands
Flag of Italy.svg
Italy
Flag of Germany.svg
West Germany
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
Belgium
6
6 1960
Details
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg
Spain
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Netherlands
Flag of Italy.svg
Italy
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg
Spain
Flag of Sweden.svg
Sweden
4
7 1962
Details
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Netherlands
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Netherlands
Flag of Italy.svg
Italy
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg
Spain
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
Belgium
7
8 1964
Details
Flag of Italy.svg
Italy
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Netherlands
Flag of Italy.svg
Italy
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg
Spain
Flag of Sweden.svg
Sweden
5
9 1965
Details
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg
Spain
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Netherlands
Flag of Italy.svg
Italy
Flag of Germany.svg
West Germany
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg
Spain
5
10 1967
Details
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
Belgium
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
Belgium
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
Great Britain
Flag of Germany.svg
West Germany
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg
Spain
5
11 1969
Details
Flag of Germany.svg
West Germany
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Netherlands
Flag of Italy.svg
Italy
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg
Spain
Flag of Germany.svg
West Germany
7
12 1971
Details
Flag of Italy.svg
Italy
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Netherlands
Flag of Italy.svg
Italy
Flag of Germany.svg
West Germany
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
Belgium
9
13 1973
Details
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Netherlands
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Netherlands
Flag of Italy.svg
Italy
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg
Spain
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
Belgium
6
14 1975
Details
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg
Spain
Flag of Italy.svg
Italy
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Netherlands
Flag of Germany.svg
West Germany
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg
Spain
6
15 1977
Details
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Netherlands
Flag of Italy.svg
Italy
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Netherlands
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
Belgium
Flag of Spain (1977-1981).svg
Spain
5
16 1979
Details
Flag of Italy.svg
Italy
Flag of Italy.svg
Italy
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Netherlands
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
Belgium
Flag of Sweden.svg
Sweden
4
17 1981
Details
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Netherlands
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Netherlands
Flag of Italy.svg
Italy
Flag of Sweden.svg
Sweden
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
Belgium
4
18 1983
Details
Flag of Italy.svg
Italy
Flag of Italy.svg
Italy
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Netherlands
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
Belgium
Flag of Spain.svg
Spain
6
19 1985
Details
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Netherlands
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Netherlands
Flag of Italy.svg
Italy
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
Belgium
Flag of Sweden.svg
Sweden
6
20 1987
Details
Flag of Spain.svg
Spain
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Netherlands
Flag of Italy.svg
Italy
Flag of Spain.svg
Spain
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
Belgium
7
21 1989
Details
Flag of France.svg
France
Flag of Italy.svg
Italy
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Netherlands
Flag of Spain.svg
Spain
Flag of Sweden.svg
Sweden
8
22 1991
Details
Flag of Italy.svg
Italy
Flag of Italy.svg
Italy
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Netherlands
Flag of Spain.svg
Spain
Flag of France.svg
France
8
23 1993
Details
Flag of Sweden.svg
Sweden
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Netherlands
Flag of Italy.svg
Italy
Flag of Sweden.svg
Sweden
Flag of France.svg
France
8
24 1995
Details
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Netherlands
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Netherlands
Flag of Italy.svg
Italy
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
Belgium
Flag of Spain.svg
Spain
10
25 1997
Details
Flag of France.svg
France
Flag of Italy.svg
Italy
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Netherlands
Flag of Spain.svg
Spain
Flag of Russia.svg
Russia
12
26 1999
Details
Flag of Italy.svg
Italy
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Netherlands
Flag of Italy.svg
Italy
Flag of France.svg
France
Flag of Russia.svg
Russia
12
27 2001
Details
Flag of Germany.svg
Bonn
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Netherlands
Flag of Russia.svg
Russia
Flag of Italy.svg
Italy
Flag of France.svg
France
12
28 2003
Details
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Netherlands
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Netherlands
Flag of Greece.svg
Greece
Flag of Spain.svg
Spain
Flag of Sweden.svg
Sweden
12
29 2005
Details
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
Prague
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Netherlands
Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg
Italy
Flag of Spain.svg
Spain
Flag of Germany.svg
Germany
12
30 2007
Details
Flag of Spain.svg
Barcelona
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Netherlands
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
Great Britain
Flag of Spain.svg
Spain
Flag of Germany.svg
Germany
12
31 2010
Details
Flag of Germany.svg
Stuttgart
Flag of Italy.svg
Italy
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Netherlands
Flag of Germany.svg
Germany
Flag of Greece.svg
Greece
12
32 2012
Details
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Rotterdam
Flag of Italy.svg
Italy
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Netherlands
Flag of Spain.svg
Spain
Flag of Germany.svg
Germany
12
33 2014
Details
Flag of Germany.svg / Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
Regensburg / Brno
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Netherlands
Flag of Italy.svg
Italy
Flag of Spain.svg
Spain
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
Czech Republic
12
34 2016
Details
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Hoofddorp
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Netherlands
Flag of Spain.svg
Spain
Flag of Italy.svg
Italy
Flag of Germany.svg
Germany
12
35 2019
Details
Flag of Germany.svg
Bonn / Solingen
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Netherlands
Flag of Italy.svg
Italy
Flag of Spain.svg
Spain
Flag of Israel.svg
Israel
12
36 2021
Details
Flag of Italy.svg
Piedmont
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Netherlands
Flag of Israel.svg
Israel
Flag of Italy.svg
Italy
Flag of Spain.svg
Spain
16
37 2023
Details
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
Prague/Brno/Třebíč/Ostrava/Blansko
Flag of Spain.svg
Spain
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
Great Britain
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Netherlands
Flag of Germany.svg
Germany
16
38 2025

Details

Flag of the Netherlands.svg / Flag of Belgium (civil).svg / Flag of Italy.svg
Rotterdam/Antwerp/Milan
16

Medals (1954–2023)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 249134
2Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1017532
3Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 221519
4Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 1269
5Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 0303
6Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 0178
7Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 0101
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 0101
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 0101
10Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 0022
11Flag of France.svg  France 0011
Totals (11 entries)373737111

Participating nations

Nation 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1960 1962 1964 1965 1967 1969 1971 1973 1975 1977 1979 1981 1983 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2010 2012 2014 2016 2019 2021 2023 2025 Total
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 111011154
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Bronze medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg544Gold medal icon.svg544Bronze medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg4Bronze medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg4656Bronze medal icon.svg6691110976781131
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 11810128111012101171012
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 7856512754555513
Flag of France.svg  France 566579666654455Bronze medal icon.svg47656867715727
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 4Bronze medal icon.svg5Silver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg5Bronze medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg4Bronze medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg7876101071244Bronze medal icon.svg45469428
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Silver medal icon.svg778991097Silver medal icon.svg8119996Silver medal icon.svg17
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Silver medal icon.svg947101114138
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 161
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 4Silver medal icon.svg63
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Gold medal icon.svg4Bronze medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg5Silver medal icon.svg7Gold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg936
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Gold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg34
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 8844Silver medal icon.svg81110128121012
Flag of San Marino.svg  San Marino 562
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 161
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 1012123
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 61
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Silver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg445Bronze medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg44Bronze medal icon.svg6Bronze medal icon.svg4445Bronze medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg54Bronze medal icon.svg56Bronze medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg9Bronze medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg4Gold medal icon.svg35
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 47455685554Bronze medal icon.svg54547Bronze medal icon.svg78712486561181212832
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 121
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 911111091213148
Nations (21)455564755579665446678881012121212121212121212121616

European B Baseball Championship

  1. 1982 European Baseball Championship - Division B
  2. 1984 European Baseball Championship - Division B
  3. 1986 European Baseball Championship - Division B
  4. 1988 European Baseball Championship - Division B
  5. 1990 European Baseball Championship - Division B
  6. 1992 European Baseball Championship - Division B
  7. 1994 European Baseball Championship - Division B
  8. 1996 European Baseball Championship - Division B
  9. 1998 European Baseball Championship - Division B
  10. 2000 European Baseball Championship - Division B
  11. 2002 European Baseball Championship - Division B
  12. 2004 European Baseball Championship - Division B
  13. 2013 European Baseball Championship - Division B
  14. 2015 European Baseball Championship - Division B
  15. 2017 European Baseball Championship - Division B
  16. 2019 European Baseball Championship – B-Pool

Note: No events in 2005-2012.

European C Baseball Championship

  1. 2014 European Baseball Championship - Division C
  2. 2016 European Baseball Championship - Division C
  3. 2018 European Baseball Championship - Division C

European Baseball Championship Qualification

  1. 2007 European Baseball Championship – Qualification
  2. 2010 European Baseball Championship – Qualification
  3. 2012 European Baseball Championship – Qualification
  4. 2014 European Baseball Championship – Qualification
  5. 2016 European Baseball Championship – Qualification
  6. 2019 European Baseball Championship – Qualification
  7. 2021 European Baseball Championship – Qualification
  8. 2023 European Baseball Championship – Qualification

See also

References