# European Men's Baseball Championship

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

## 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 end of 2023 tournaments.
| Pool A | Pool B |
| Austria  Belgium  Croatia  Czech Republic  France  Germany  Great Britain  Greece  Hungary  Italy  Israel  Netherlands  Spain  Sweden  Switzerland  Ukraine | Bulgaria  Finland  Ireland  Lithuania  Norway  Poland  Romania  Serbia  Slovakia  Slovenia |

## Results

| # | Year | Final Host | Final | Final | Semifinalists | Semifinalists | Teams |
| # | Year | Final Host | Winner | Runner-up | Third Place | Fourth Place | Teams |
| 1 | 1954 Details | Belgium | Italy | Spain | Belgium | West Germany | 4 |
| 2 | 1955 Details | Spain | Spain | Belgium | West Germany | Italy | 5 |
| 3 | 1956 Details | Italy | Netherlands | Belgium | Italy | Spain | 5 |
| 4 | 1957 Details | West Germany | Netherlands | West Germany | Italy | Spain | 5 |
| 5 | 1958 Details | Netherlands | Netherlands | Italy | West Germany | Belgium | 6 |
| 6 | 1960 Details | Spain | Netherlands | Italy | Spain | Sweden | 4 |
| 7 | 1962 Details | Netherlands | Netherlands | Italy | Spain | Belgium | 7 |
| 8 | 1964 Details | Italy | Netherlands | Italy | Spain | Sweden | 5 |
| 9 | 1965 Details | Spain | Netherlands | Italy | West Germany | Spain | 5 |
| 10 | 1967 Details | Belgium | Belgium | Great Britain | West Germany | Spain | 5 |
| 11 | 1969 Details | West Germany | Netherlands | Italy | Spain | West Germany | 7 |
| 12 | 1971 Details | Italy | Netherlands | Italy | West Germany | Belgium | 9 |
| 13 | 1973 Details | Netherlands | Netherlands | Italy | Spain | Belgium | 6 |
| 14 | 1975 Details | Spain | Italy | Netherlands | West Germany | Spain | 6 |
| 15 | 1977 Details | Netherlands | Italy | Netherlands | Belgium | Spain | 5 |
| 16 | 1979 Details | Italy | Italy | Netherlands | Belgium | Sweden | 4 |
| 17 | 1981 Details | Netherlands | Netherlands | Italy | Sweden | Belgium | 4 |
| 18 | 1983 Details | Italy | Italy | Netherlands | Belgium | Spain | 6 |
| 19 | 1985 Details | Netherlands | Netherlands | Italy | Belgium | Sweden | 6 |
| 20 | 1987 Details | Spain | Netherlands | Italy | Spain | Belgium | 7 |
| 21 | 1989 Details | France | Italy | Netherlands | Spain | Sweden | 8 |
| 22 | 1991 Details | Italy | Italy | Netherlands | Spain | France | 8 |
| 23 | 1993 Details | Sweden | Netherlands | Italy | Sweden | France | 8 |
| 24 | 1995 Details | Netherlands | Netherlands | Italy | Belgium | Spain | 10 |
| 25 | 1997 Details | France | Italy | Netherlands | Spain | Russia | 12 |
| 26 | 1999 Details | Italy | Netherlands | Italy | France | Russia | 12 |
| 27 | 2001 Details | Bonn | Netherlands | Russia | Italy | France | 12 |
| 28 | 2003 Details | Netherlands | Netherlands | Greece | Spain | Sweden | 12 |
| 29 | 2005 Details | Prague | Netherlands | Italy | Spain | Germany | 12 |
| 30 | 2007 Details | Barcelona | Netherlands | Great Britain | Spain | Germany | 12 |
| 31 | 2010 Details | Stuttgart | Italy | Netherlands | Germany | Greece | 12 |
| 32 | 2012 Details | Rotterdam | Italy | Netherlands | Spain | Germany | 12 |
| 33 | 2014 Details | / Regensburg / Brno | Netherlands | Italy | Spain | Czech Republic | 12 |
| 34 | 2016 Details | Hoofddorp | Netherlands | Spain | Italy | Germany | 12 |
| 35 | 2019 Details | Bonn / Solingen | Netherlands | Italy | Spain | Israel | 12 |
| 36 | 2021 Details | Piedmont | Netherlands | Israel | Italy | Spain | 16 |
| 37 | 2023 Details | Prague / Brno / Třebíč / Ostrava / Blansko | Spain | Great Britain | Netherlands | Germany | 16 |

## Medals (1954-2023)

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Netherlands | 24 | 9 | 1 | 34 |
| 2 | Italy | 10 | 17 | 5 | 32 |
| 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 |
| 7 | Israel | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Russia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Sweden | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (11 entries) | Totals (11 entries) | 37 | 37 | 37 | 111 |

## 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 | Total |
| Austria | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | | | | | 10 | 11 | 15 | 4 |
| Belgium | | | | 5 | 4 | | 4 | | | | 5 | 4 | 4 | | | | 4 | | | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | | | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 31 |
| Croatia | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 12 |
| Czech Republic | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 |
| 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 | 27 |
| Germany | 4 | | 5 | | | | 5 | | | | 4 | | | | | | | | | 7 | 8 | | 7 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 4 | | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 28 |
| Great Britain | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | | | | | | | | | 7 | 8 | | | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | | 8 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | | 17 |
| Greece | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | | 4 | 7 | 10 | 11 | | 14 | 13 | 8 |
| Hungary | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | 1 |
| Israel | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | | 6 | 3 |
| Italy | | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | | 7 | | | | | | | 9 | 36 |
| Netherlands | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 34 |
| 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 | | 35 |
| 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 | 32 |
| Switzerland | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | 1 |
| 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 | |

## European B Baseball Championship

* 1982 European Baseball Championship - Division B
* 1984 European Baseball Championship - Division B
* 1986 European Baseball Championship - Division B
* 1988 European Baseball Championship - Division B
* 1990 European Baseball Championship - Division B
* 1992 European Baseball Championship - Division B
* 1994 European Baseball Championship - Division B
* 1996 European Baseball Championship - Division B
* 1998 European Baseball Championship - Division B
* 2000 European Baseball Championship - Division B
* 2002 European Baseball Championship - Division B
* 2004 European Baseball Championship - Division B
* 2013 European Baseball Championship - Division B
* 2015 European Baseball Championship - Division B
* 2017 European Baseball Championship - Division B
* 2019 European Baseball Championship – B-Pool
Note: No events in 2005-2012.

## European C Baseball Championship

* 2014 European Baseball Championship - Division C
* 2016 European Baseball Championship - Division C
* 2018 European Baseball Championship - Division C

## European Baseball Championship Qualification

* 2007 European Baseball Championship – Qualification
* 2010 European Baseball Championship – Qualification
* 2012 European Baseball Championship – Qualification
* 2014 European Baseball Championship – Qualification
* 2016 European Baseball Championship – Qualification
* 2019 European Baseball Championship – Qualification
* 2021 European Baseball Championship – Qualification
* 2023 European Baseball Championship – Qualification