| Most recent season or competition: 2025 Little League World Series qualification | |
| Sport | Baseball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1960 |
| Countries | European and African |
| Most recent champion(s) |  South Czech Republic Little League, Brno, Czech Republic |
| Most titles |  Arabian American Little League, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia (17) |
Europe first participated in the Little League World Series in 1960. Teams from Europe were given a berth in the LLWS each year between 1960 and 2000 (with the exception of the temporary ban of international teams in 1975). In 2001, the region was split into two co-terminus regions: Europe (later EMEA) Region and Transatlantic Region. The Europe Region comprised mostly native European teams while the Transatlantic Region comprised mostly American expatriates. This distinction was eliminated in 2008; from 2008 to 2012, teams made up of either native Europeans or American expatriates were eligible to qualify from the Europe Region.
Contents
- Europe and Africa Region Countries
- European champions (1960–2000)
- Europe/Europe, Middle East & Africa Region (2001–2007)
- Transatlantic Region (2001–2007)
- Regional championship
- LLWS performance
- Europe Region (2008–2012)
- Regional Championships
- LLWS Performance 2
- Europe and Africa Region (2013–)
- Europe-Africa Qualifier
- Regional Championships 2
- LLWS Performance 3
- By country
- See also
- References
- External links
Starting with the 2013 LLWS, the region was renamed the Europe and Africa Region. African countries were added as a result of a major reorganization of the international (non-U.S.) regions. This move was triggered by Little League's announcement that Australia would receive its own LLWS berth starting in 2013. Two Middle Eastern countries, Israel and Turkey, have been part of European regions since they instituted Little League programs, as they were then members of the European zone of the International Baseball Federation and remain in the same zone under baseball's modern international governing body, the World Baseball Softball Confederation. Israel and Turkey have stayed in the renamed Europe and Africa Region to this day. [1]
No team from the European region has ever reached the final of the Little League World Series. The best finishes for a European team occurred in 1979, 1993 and 1994, when European teams reached the semifinals. Aviano, Italy, made it that far — in the 8-team format — in 1979. Kaiserslautern, Germany and Dhahran, Saudi Arabia made the International final in back-to-back years in 1993 and 1994.
