# European Champions Cup (baseball)

The Baseball European Champions Cup (BECC), formerly called the Champions Cup and European Cup, is an annual baseball tournament, sanctioned and created by WBSC Europe. The tournament features the top teams of the professional baseball leagues in Europe, and is the first tier of the four competitions organized by WBSC Europe, alongside the second-tier European Cup, third-tier Federation Cup, and fourth-tier Federation Cup Qualifiers, which operate with a promotion and relegation system for its federations.
The first season of the tournament was held in 1963 and was won by the Picadero Jockey Club Barcelona.
Starting in 2008, the tournament is now held in two locations. The best two teams from each tournament then compete in the European Champion Cup "Final Four", with the winner receiving the European Champion Cup.
Between 2013 and 2015, the "Final Four" format was replaced with a best-of-three series between the winners of each tournament. In the 2015 tournament, six teams competed in the Paris group, while six other teams competed in Rotterdam. The best two teams then competed in the "Final Four" in Italy, in a best-of-three series, for the championship.
In early 2024, WBSC Europe announced a restructuring of its European club competitions, with the top tier Baseball European Champions Cup now being played in a full-season format at each team's venues, instead of a tournament hosted in one location. The inaugural tournament under the new format will feature only 4 teams from Germany and Czech Republic, with expansion planned for the future. The lower-tier competitions are keeping their tournament structure, with promotion and relegation for its federations.

## Results

| # | Year | Host | Medalists | Medalists | Medalists |
| # | Year | Host | Winner | Runner-up | Third Place |
| 1 | 1963 | N/A | Picadero Barcelona | Milan | Mannheim |
| 2 | 1964 | N/A | Piratas de Madrid | Nettuno | Sparta-Feyenoord |
| 3 | 1965 | N/A | Nettuno | Sparta-Feyenoord | Picadero Barcelona |
| 4 | 1966 | N/A | Haarlem Nicols | Milan | Nettuno |
| 5 | 1967 | N/A | Piratas de Madrid | Mannheim | Antwerp |
| 6 | 1968 | N/A | Picadero Barcelona | Piratas de Madrid | Darmstadt |
| 7 | 1969 | N/A | Milan | Madrid | Picadero Barcelona |
| 8 | 1970 | N/A | Milan | Bologna | Antwerp |
| 9 | 1971 | N/A | Milan | Bologna | Mannheim |
| 10 | 1972 | N/A | Nettuno | Milan | Antwerp |
| 11 | 1973 | N/A | Bologna | Sparta-Feyenoord | Antwerp |
| 12 | 1974 | N/A | Nettuno | Haarlem Nicols | Bologna |
| 13 | 1975 | N/A | Haarlem Nicols | Sparta-Feyenoord | Condepols Madrid |
| 14 | 1976 | N/A | Rimini | Antwerp | Condepols Madrid |
| 15 | 1977 | Italy | Parma | Rimini | Haarlem Nicols |
| 16 | 1978 | Italy | Parma | Rimini | Catalunya BC |
| 17 | 1979 | Italy Barcelona | Rimini | Parma | Bologna |
| 18 | 1980 | Netherlands Spain | Parma | Amstel Tijgers | Rimini |
| 19 | 1981 | Berchem Italy | Parma | Haarlem Nicols | Rimini |
| 20 | 1983 | Netherlands | Parma | Haarlem Nicols | Neptunus |
| 21 | 1984 | Italy | Parma | Rimini | Haarlem Nicols |
| 22 | 1985 | Italy | Bologna | Parma | Antwerp |
| 23 | 1986 | Antwerp | Parma | Bologna | Haarlem Nicols |
| 24 | 1987 | Paris | Parma | Grosseto | Amsterdam |
| 25 | 1988 | Italy | Parma | Rimini | Amsterdam Pirates |
| 26 | 1989 | Viladecans | Rimini | Haarlem Nicols | Parma |
| 27 | 1990 | Antwerp | Haarlem Nicols | Rimini | Grosseto |
| 28 | 1991 | Paris | Nettuno | Haarlem Nicols | Amsterdam Pirates |
| 29 | 1992 | Rotterdam | Parma | Neptunus | Nettuno |
| 30 | 1993 | Italy | SV ADO | Parma | Paris |
| 31 | 1994 | Netherlands | Neptunus | SV ADO | Montpellier |
| 32 | 1995 | Netherlands | Parma | Neptunus | Kinheim |
| 33 | 1996 | San Marino | Neptunus | Parma | Nettuno |
| 34 | 1997 | Brasschaat | Nettuno | Neptunus | HCAW |
| 35 | 1998 | Viladecans | Parma | Hoofddorp | Brno |
| 36 | 1999 | Italy | Parma | Nettuno | HCAW |
| 37 | 2000 | San Marino | Neptunus | Rimini | Parma |
| 38 | 2001 | Rotterdam | Neptunus | San Marino | Rimini |
| 39 | 2002 | Viladecans | Neptunus | HCAW | Nettuno |
| 40 | 2003 | Rimini | Neptunus | Rimini | San Marino |
| 41 | 2004 | San Marino | Neptunus | Bologna | Brno |
| 42 | 2005 | Rotterdam | Grosseto | HCAW | Neptunus |
| 43 | 2006 | Grosseto | San Marino | Grosseto | Bologna |
| 44 | 2007 | San Marino | Kinheim | Rouen | Rimini |
| 45 | 2008 | Barcelona | Nettuno | San Marino | Grosseto |
| 46 | 2009 | Barcelona | Nettuno | Bologna | Kinheim |
| 47 | 2010 | Barcelona | Bologna | Heidenheim | Rimini |
| 48 | 2011 | Brno | San Marino | Parma | Bologna |
| 49 | 2012 | Nettuno | Bologna | Nettuno | Amsterdam |
| 50 | 2013 | Bologna/Rimini | Bologna | Rimini | Netherlands and San Marino |
| 51 | 2014 | Brno Hoofddorp | San Marino | Rimini | Netherlands and Netherlands |
| 52 | 2015 | Rotterdam Paris | Neptunus | Bologna | Netherlands and Czech Republic |
| 53 | 2016 | Rimini San Marino | L&D Amsterdam | Rimini | Bologna |
| 54 | 2017 | Regensburg | Curaçao Neptunus | CNF Unipolsai Bologna | T&A San Marino |
| 55 | 2018 | Rotterdam | Curaçao Neptunus | Rimini | UnipolSai Bologna |
| 56 | 2019 | Bologna | UnipolSai Bologna | L&D Amsterdam | Curaçao Neptunus |
| 57 | 2021 | Ostrava | Parma | Bonn Capitals | Fortitudo |
| 58 | 2022 | Bonn | Parma | Amsterdam Pirates | Bonn Capitals |
| 59 | 2023 | Amsterdam Bussum | HCAW | Parma | Amsterdam Pirates |
| 60 | 2024 | Regensburg | Brno | Regensburg | Heidenheim |

## Most Championships

| Team | Number of championships | Years |
| Parma | 15 | 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1992, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2021, 2022 |
| Curaçao Neptunus | 10 | 1994, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2015, 2017, 2018 |
| Nettuno | 7 | 1965, 1972, 1974, 1991, 1997, 2008, 2009 |
| Unipolsai Bologna | 6 | 1973, 1985, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2019 |
| Milan | 3 | 1969, 1970, 1971 |
| Rimini | 3 | 1976, 1979, 1989 |
| Haarlem Nicols (Defunct) | 3 | 1966, 1975, 1990 |
| T&A San Marino | 3 | 2006, 2011, 2014 |
| Piratas de Madrid | 2 | 1964, 1967 |
| Picadero Barcelona | 2 | 1963, 1968 |
| ADO Den Haag | 1 | 1993 |
| Grosseto | 1 | 2005 |
| Kinheim | 1 | 2007 |
| L&D Amsterdam | 1 | 2016 |
| HCAW | 1 | 2023 |
| Draci Brno | 1 | 2024 |

## Medals (1963-2024)

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Italy | 35 | 32 | 20 | 87 |
| 2 | Netherlands | 17 | 18 | 20 | 55 |
| 3 | Spain | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 4 | San Marino | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | Czech Republic | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | Germany | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 7 | Belgium | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 8 | France | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Totals (8 entries) | Totals (8 entries) | 60 | 60 | 63 | 183 |
* 2 Bronze awarded in 2013, 2014 and 2015.