| Most recent season or competition: 2025 European Baseball Championship | |
| Sport | Baseball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1954 |
| No. of teams | 16 |
| Confederation | WBSC Europe |
| Most recent champion |  Netherlands (2025) |
| Most titles | Netherlands (25 titles) |
| Official website | WBSCEurope.com |
The European Baseball Championship is the main championship tournament between national baseball teams in Europe, governed by WBSC Europe (formerly the Confederation of European Baseball (CEB)). [1]
Italy won the inaugural European Baseball Championship in 1954, organized shortly after the CEB was formed. The Netherlands won the first tournament they competed in, 1956, and the competition has since been dominated by the Dutch and Italians, with Spain, with two titles, and Belgium being the only other teams to win a championship.
After being an annual competition for five years, it was held every two years. [2] There have been several adjustments to this schedule. Most recently, following a three-year gap after the 2016 championship, the tournament has been held in odd-numbered years beginning in 2019. The 2025 competition was the 38th European championship held. There have been at least 4 teams in each championship, with the field growing to 12 teams in 1997 and 16 teams in 2021.
The European championship has served as a qualifying tournament for the Summer Olympics. [3] [4] Tournament games are also included in World Baseball Softball Confederation rankings, which determine participation in the WBSC Premier12. [5] [6]
The current European Baseball Championship classification system divides the national teams into three pools, those being A, B and C.
Teams in Pool A and B play in the championship (odd years), with teams from A pool playing in two groups where the top two teams proceed to the quarter finals directly and the bottom two teams play in the crossover qualifiers. The teams from pool B play in two groups, with the winners proceeding to the crossover qualifiers and the bottom two teams eliminated. The top four teams from the crossover qualifiers join the top two teams from each A pool group in the quarter finals.
The last two teams from the championship are relegated to pool C that plays the Qualifier competition (even years), while the two best teams at that competition will move up to B pool. [7]
As of the end of the 2025 tournament.
| Pool A | Pool B | Pool C |
|---|---|---|
^ - Relegated to European Qualifier during 2025 championship
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | 25 | 9 | 1 | 35 |
| 2 |  Italy | 10 | 18 | 5 | 33 |
| 3 |  Spain | 2 | 2 | 15 | 19 |
| 4 |  Belgium | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 5 |  Great Britain | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 |  Germany | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 7 |  Greece | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Israel | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Russia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 |  Sweden | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 |  Czech Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (12 entries) | 38 | 38 | 38 | 114 | |
| 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 |
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 Austria | 11 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Belgium |  |  | | 5 | 4 | 4 |  | 5 | 4 | 4 | | | 4 | | | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 32 | ||||||
 Croatia | 11 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Czech Republic | 7 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| France | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 28 | ||||||||||
| Germany | 4 | | 5 | | | 5 | | | 4 | | | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 4 | | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 29 | |||||||||
| Great Britain | | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | | 8 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | | 6 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Greece | | 9 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Hungary | 16 | 15 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Israel | 4 | | 6 | 7 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Italy | | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | | 7 | | | | | | | 9 | | 37 | |
 Lithuania | 15 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 35 | |||
| Russia | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | | 8 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 San Marino | 5 | 6 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Slovakia | 16 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Slovenia | 10 | 12 | 12 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Soviet Union | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spain | | | 4 | 4 | 5 | | | | 4 | 4 | | 6 | | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | | | | 5 | 4 | | 5 | 6 | | | | 9 | | | | | 4 | | 4 | 36 | ||
| Sweden | 4 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 7 | | 7 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 33 | |||||
 Switzerland | 12 | 11 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Ukraine | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nations (21) | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Note: No events in 2005–2012.
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