| Sport | Baseball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2006-2016 |
| No. of teams | 8 (in 2012) |
| Continent | Europe |
| Most recent champion(s) |  Ukraine (1st title) |
| Most titles |  Czech Republic (2 titles) |
The European Under-21 Baseball Championship is a bi-annual international baseball tournament sanctioned and created by the Confederation of European Baseball (CEB). [1]
| Year | Final Host | Final | Semifinalists | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | Score | Runners-up | 3rd place | 4th place | ||||
| 2006 Details |  Friuli |  Russia | 16–9 |  France |  Italy |  Ukraine | ||
| 2008 Details |  Pamplona |  Spain | 11–2 | Italy |  Germany |  Czech Republic | ||
| 2010 Details | Brno | Czech Republic | 7–2 | Russia | France | Ukraine | ||
| 2012 Details | Brno | France | 12–1 (F/7) | Ukraine | Czech Republic | Russia | ||
| 2014 Details | Třebíč | Czech Republic | 9–3 |  Austria | Russia | Ukraine | ||
| 2016 Details [2] |  Tel Aviv | Ukraine | 7–5 | Russia |  Lithuania |  Israel | ||
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech Republic | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 |  Russia | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 |  France | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Ukraine | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Spain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Italy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 |  Austria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 |  Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Lithuania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (9 entries) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
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