# 2019 European Baseball Championship

The 2019 European Baseball Championship was an international baseball tournament organized by the Confederation of European Baseball. The 2019 Championship was held September 7–15, 2019, in Bonn and Solingen, Germany.
The tournament contributed towards qualification to the 2020 Summer Olympics, with the top five teams and Team South Africa competing at the European-African qualifier for the 2020 Summer Olympics, which was played in September 2019 in Bologna and Parma, Italy.

## Qualification

The top 10 teams of the 2016 European Championship qualified automatically for the tournament. Two additional teams, Austria and Israel, qualified from the 14-team B-Pool tournament.
| Pool Bonn | Pool Bonn | Pool Solingen | Pool Solingen |
| Belgium | 6th, 2016 European Baseball Championship | Italy | 2016 European Baseball Championship |
| Croatia | 10th, 2016 European Baseball Championship | Netherlands | 2016 European Baseball Championship |
| Czech Republic | 5th, 2016 European Baseball Championship | Spain | 2016 European Baseball Championship |
| France | 7th, 2016 European Baseball Championship | Sweden | 8th, 2016 European Baseball Championship |
| Germany | 4th, 2016 European Baseball Championship | Austria | Winner of Belgrade group and 2018 playoff series against Lithuania |
| Great Britain | 9th, 2016 European Baseball Championship | Israel | Winner of Blagoevgrad Group and 2019 playoff series against Lithuania |

## Round 1
### Pool A
#### Standings

* Qualified for Quarterfinals
* Qualified for Relegation Round
| Teams | W | L | Pct. | GB | R | RA |
| Netherlands | 4 | 1 | .800 | – | 46 | 15 |
| Israel | 4 | 1 | .800 | – | 25 | 23 |
| Czech Republic | 3 | 2 | .600 | 1.0 | 32 | 25 |
| Germany | 2 | 3 | .400 | 2.0 | 19 | 23 |
| Great Britain | 2 | 3 | .400 | 2.0 | 23 | 28 |
| Sweden | 0 | 5 | .000 | 4.0 | 14 | 45 |
| September 7, 2019 | Czech Republic | 1 – 6 | Israel | Baseballpark Weyersberg, Solingen Attendance: 150 |
| September 7, 2019 | | Boxscore | | Baseballpark Weyersberg, Solingen Attendance: 150 |
| September 7, 2019 | Sweden | 1 – 9 | Germany | Bonn 1, Bonn Attendance: 1,900 |
| September 7, 2019 | | Boxscore | | Bonn 1, Bonn Attendance: 1,900 |
| September 8, 2019 | Israel | 4 – 3 | Sweden | Baseballpark Weyersberg, Solingen Attendance: 150 |
| September 8, 2019 | | Boxscore | | Baseballpark Weyersberg, Solingen Attendance: 150 |
| September 8, 2019 | Netherlands | 6 – 8 | Czech Republic | Bonn 1, Bonn Attendance: 1,200 |
| September 8, 2019 | | Boxscore | | Bonn 1, Bonn Attendance: 1,200 |
| September 8, 2019 | Germany | 1 – 0 | Great Britain | Bonn 1, Bonn Attendance: 1,350 |
| September 8, 2019 | | Boxscore | | Bonn 1, Bonn Attendance: 1,350 |
| September 9, 2019 | Czech Republic | 3 – 4 (10) | Great Britain | Baseballpark Weyersberg, Solingen Attendance: 150 |
| September 9, 2019 | | Boxscore | | Baseballpark Weyersberg, Solingen Attendance: 150 |
| September 9, 2019 | Netherlands | 9 – 0 | Sweden | Bonn 1, Bonn Attendance: 300 |
| September 9, 2019 | | Boxscore | | Bonn 1, Bonn Attendance: 300 |
| September 9, 2019 | Germany | 2 – 4 (10) | Israel | Bonn 1, Bonn Attendance: 500 |
| September 9, 2019 | | Boxscore | | Bonn 1, Bonn Attendance: 500 |
| September 10, 2019 | Great Britain | 4 – 7 | Israel | Baseballpark Weyersberg, Solingen Attendance: 150 |
| September 10, 2019 | | Boxscore | | Baseballpark Weyersberg, Solingen Attendance: 150 |
| September 10, 2019 | Czech Republic | 10 – 30 | Sweden | Baseballpark Weyersberg, Solingen Attendance: 150 |
| September 10, 2019 | | Boxscore | | Baseballpark Weyersberg, Solingen Attendance: 150 |
| September 10, 2019 | Netherlands | 8 – 1 | Germany | Bonn 1, Bonn Attendance: 1,100 |
| September 10, 2019 | | Boxscore | | Bonn 1, Bonn Attendance: 1,100 |
| September 11, 2019 | Sweden | 07 – 13 | Great Britain | Bonn 2, Bonn Attendance: 50 |
| September 11, 2019 | | Boxscore | | Bonn 2, Bonn Attendance: 50 |
| September 11, 2019 | Israel | 04 – 13 | Netherlands | Bonn 1, Bonn Attendance: 250 |
| September 11, 2019 | | Boxscore | | Bonn 1, Bonn Attendance: 250 |
| September 11, 2019 | Great Britain | 02 – 10$^1$ | Netherlands | Bonn 2, Bonn Attendance: 150 |
| September 11, 2019 | | Boxscore | | Bonn 2, Bonn Attendance: 150 |
| September 11, 2019 | Germany | 06 – 10 | Czech Republic | Bonn 1, Bonn Attendance: 700 |
| September 11, 2019 | | Boxscore | | Bonn 1, Bonn Attendance: 700 |
$^1$ game suspended on September 7, 2019, in the 9th due to darkness (Ned led 10 – 2).

### Pool B
#### Standings

* Qualified for Quarterfinals
* Qualified for Relegation Round
| Teams | W | L | Pct. | GB | R | RA |
| Italy | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | – | 52 | 11 |
| Spain | 4 | 1 | .800 | 1.0 | 44 | 24 |
| France | 3 | 2 | .600 | 2.0 | 52 | 30 |
| Belgium | 2 | 3 | .400 | 3.0 | 25 | 43 |
| Austria | 1 | 4 | .200 | 4.0 | 21 | 47 |
| Croatia | 0 | 5 | .000 | 5.0 | 10 | 49 |
| September 7, 2019 | Croatia | 2 – 3 | Spain | Bonn 1, Bonn Attendance: 425 |
| September 7, 2019 | | Boxscore | | Bonn 1, Bonn Attendance: 425 |
| September 7, 2019 | Belgium | 5 – 1 | Austria | Bonn 2, Bonn Attendance: 198 |
| September 7, 2019 | | Boxscore | | Bonn 2, Bonn Attendance: 198 |
| September 7, 2019 | France | 02 – 16 | Italy | Bonn 1, Bonn Attendance: 850 |
| September 7, 2019 | | Boxscore | | Bonn 1, Bonn Attendance: 850 |
| September 8, 2019 | Spain | 13 – 50 | Belgium | Bonn 1, Bonn Attendance: 300 |
| September 8, 2019 | | Boxscore | | Bonn 1, Bonn Attendance: 300 |
| September 8, 2019 | Austria | 06 – 12 | France | Bonn 2, Bonn Attendance: 100 |
| September 8, 2019 | | Boxscore | | Bonn 2, Bonn Attendance: 100 |
| September 8, 2019 | Italy | 2 – 1 (10) | Croatia | Baseballpark Weyersberg, Solingen Attendance: 150 |
| September 8, 2019 | | Boxscore | | Baseballpark Weyersberg, Solingen Attendance: 150 |
| September 9, 2019 | Italy | 10 – 10 | Austria | Bonn 1, Bonn Attendance: 100 |
| September 9, 2019 | | Boxscore | | Bonn 1, Bonn Attendance: 100 |
| September 9, 2019 | Belgium | 9 – 6 | Croatia | Bonn 2, Bonn Attendance: 100 |
| September 9, 2019 | | Boxscore | | Bonn 2, Bonn Attendance: 100 |
| September 9, 2019 | Spain | 6 – 3 | France | Baseballpark Weyersberg, Solingen Attendance: 150 |
| September 9, 2019 | | Boxscore | | Baseballpark Weyersberg, Solingen Attendance: 150 |
| September 10, 2019 | Belgium | 02 – 12 (8) | France | Bonn 1, Bonn Attendance: 80 |
| September 10, 2019 | | Boxscore | | Bonn 1, Bonn Attendance: 80 |
| September 10, 2019 | Croatia | 01 – 12 (7) | Austria | Bonn 2, Bonn Attendance: 60 |
| September 10, 2019 | | Boxscore | | Bonn 2, Bonn Attendance: 60 |
| September 10, 2019 | Spain | 03 – 13 | Italy | Bonn 1, Bonn Attendance: 250 |
| September 10, 2019 | | Boxscore | | Bonn 1, Bonn Attendance: 250 |
| September 11, 2019 | Italy | 11 – 40 | Belgium | Bonn 1, Bonn Attendance: 80 |
| September 11, 2019 | | Boxscore | | Bonn 1, Bonn Attendance: 80 |
| September 11, 2019 | Austria | 01 – 19 (6) | Spain | Baseballpark Weyersberg, Solingen Attendance: 150 |
| September 11, 2019 | | Boxscore | | Baseballpark Weyersberg, Solingen Attendance: 150 |
| September 11, 2019 | France | 23 – 00 (5) | Croatia | Baseballpark Weyersberg, Solingen Attendance: 150 |
| September 11, 2019 | | Boxscore | | Baseballpark Weyersberg, Solingen Attendance: 150 |

## Play-offs

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| September 13 11:00 - Bonn 1 | September 13 11:00 - Bonn 1 | | | |
| Israel | 8 | | | |
| Israel | 8 | September 14 19:00 - Bonn 1 | September 14 19:00 - Bonn 1 | | |
| France | 2 | September 14 19:00 - Bonn 1 | September 14 19:00 - Bonn 1 | |
| France | 2 | Israel | 6 | |
| September 13 19:00 - Bonn 1 | September 13 19:00 - Bonn 1 | | Israel | 6 | |
| September 13 19:00 - Bonn 1 | September 13 19:00 - Bonn 1 | Italy | 7 | |
| Italy | 7 | Italy | 7 | |
| Italy | 7 | | | | September 15 19:00 - Bonn 1 | September 15 19:00 - Bonn 1 |
| Germany | 5 | | | | September 15 19:00 - Bonn 1 | September 15 19:00 - Bonn 1 |
| Germany | 5 | | | | Italy | 1 |
| September 13 15:00 - Bonn 1 | September 13 15:00 - Bonn 1 | | | | | Italy | 1 |
| September 13 15:00 - Bonn 1 | September 13 15:00 - Bonn 1 | | | | Netherlands | 5 |
| Netherlands | 17 | | | | Netherlands | 5 |
| Netherlands | 17 | September 14 15:00 - Bonn 1 | September 14 15:00 - Bonn 1 | | | |
| Belgium | 2 | September 14 15:00 - Bonn 1 | September 14 15:00 - Bonn 1 | | | |
| Belgium | 2 | Netherlands | 1 | | | |
| September 13 16:00 - Solingen | September 13 16:00 - Solingen | | Netherlands | 1 | | | |
| September 13 16:00 - Solingen | September 13 16:00 - Solingen | Spain | 0 | | 3rd Place | 3rd Place |
| Spain | 5 | Spain | 0 | | 3rd Place | 3rd Place |
| Spain | 5 | | | | September 15 15:00 - Bonn 1 | September 15 15:00 - Bonn 1 |
| Czech Republic | 4 | | | | September 15 15:00 - Bonn 1 | September 15 15:00 - Bonn 1 |
| Czech Republic | 4 | | | | Spain | 16 |
| | | | | | Israel | 11 |

### Quarterfinals

Order of games can change after round robin
| September 13, 2019 11:00 | Israel | 8 – 2 | France | Bonn 1, Bonn Attendance: 200 |
| September 13, 2019 11:00 | | Boxscore | | Bonn 1, Bonn Attendance: 200 |
| September 13, 2019 15:00 | Netherlands | 17 – 20 (5) | Belgium | Bonn 1, Bonn Attendance: 350 |
| September 13, 2019 15:00 | | Boxscore | | Bonn 1, Bonn Attendance: 350 |
| September 13, 2019 16:00 | Spain | 5 – 4 (10) | Czech Republic | Baseballpark Weyersberg, Solingen Attendance: 150 |
| September 13, 2019 16:00 | | Boxscore | | Baseballpark Weyersberg, Solingen Attendance: 150 |
| September 13, 2019 19:00 | Italy | 7 – 5 | Germany | Bonn 1, Bonn Attendance: 1,000 |
| September 13, 2019 19:00 | | Boxscore | | Bonn 1, Bonn Attendance: 1,000 |

### Semifinals

| September 14, 2019 15:00 | Netherlands | 1 – 0 | Spain | Bonn 1, Bonn Attendance: 900 |
| September 14, 2019 15:00 | | Boxscore | | Bonn 1, Bonn Attendance: 900 |
| September 14, 2019 19:00 | Israel | 6 – 7 | Italy | Bonn 1, Bonn Attendance: 1,000 |
| September 14, 2019 19:00 | | Boxscore | | Bonn 1, Bonn Attendance: 1,000 |

### Bronze

| September 15, 2019 15:00 | Spain | 16 – 11 | Israel | Bonn 1, Bonn Attendance: 1,200 |
| September 15, 2019 15:00 | | Boxscore | | Bonn 1, Bonn Attendance: 1,200 |

### Final

| September 15, 2019 19:00 | Italy | 1 – 5 | Netherlands | Bonn 1, Bonn Attendance: 2,000 |
| September 15, 2019 19:00 | | Boxscore | | Bonn 1, Bonn Attendance: 2,000 |

## Placement Round 5th–8th place

| Placement round | Placement round | 5th Place | 5th Place |
| September 14 11:00 - Bonn 2 | September 14 11:00 - Bonn 2 |
| Czech Republic | 5 |
| Czech Republic | 5 | September 15 11:00 - Bonn 1 | September 15 11:00 - Bonn 1 |
| Belgium | 4 | September 15 11:00 - Bonn 1 | September 15 11:00 - Bonn 1 |
| Belgium | 4 | Czech Republic | 4 |
| September 14 11:00 - Bonn 1 | September 14 11:00 - Bonn 1 | | Czech Republic | 4 |
| September 14 11:00 - Bonn 1 | September 14 11:00 - Bonn 1 | Germany | 3 |
| France | 4 | Germany | 3 |
| Germany | 14 | | |

### Classification Games

| September 14, 2019 11:00 | Czech Republic | 5 – 4 | Belgium | Bonn 2, Bonn Attendance: 80 |
| September 14, 2019 11:00 | | Boxscore | | Bonn 2, Bonn Attendance: 80 |
| September 14, 2019 11:00 | France | 04 – 14 (7) | Germany | Bonn 1, Bonn Attendance: 800 |
| September 14, 2019 11:00 | | Boxscore | | Bonn 1, Bonn Attendance: 800 |

### 5th place

| September 15, 2019 11:00 | Czech Republic | 4 – 3 | Germany | Bonn 1, Bonn Attendance: 1,900 |
| September 15, 2019 11:00 | | Boxscore | | Bonn 1, Bonn Attendance: 1,900 |
Note: There was no game for 7th place.

## Placement Round 9th–12th Place / Relegation Round

There was a scheduling mistake in this placement/relegation round: the first two games, it should have been A5-B6 and B5-A6, instead it was A5-B5 and A6-B6.
| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | 9th place | 9th place | 9th place |
| B5 | Austria | 6 | | | | | | |
| A5 | Great Britain | 1 | | | | | | |
| A5 | Great Britain | 1 | W1 | Austria | 10 | | | |
| Winner's bracket | Winner's bracket | Winner's bracket | W1 | Austria | 10 | | | |
| Winner's bracket | Winner's bracket | Winner's bracket | W2 | Croatia | 0 | | | |
| A6 | Sweden | 2 | W2 | Croatia | 0 | | | |
| B6 | Croatia | 17 | | | | | | |
| B6 | Croatia | 17 | | | | W3 | Austria | 9 |
| | | | | | | W5 | Great Britain | 11 |
| L1 | Great Britain | 12 | | | | | | | W5 | Great Britain | 11 |
| L2 | Sweden | 2 | | | | | | |
| L2 | Sweden | 2 | L3 | Croatia | 1 | | | |
| Loser's bracket | Loser's bracket | Loser's bracket | L3 | Croatia | 1 | | | |
| Loser's bracket | Loser's bracket | Loser's bracket | W4 | Great Britain | 5 | | | |

### Relegation round

| September 12, 2019 11:00 | Austria | 6 – 1 | Great Britain | Bonn 1, Bonn Attendance: 100 |
| September 12, 2019 11:00 | | Boxscore | | Bonn 1, Bonn Attendance: 100 |
| September 12, 2019 15:00 | Croatia | 17 – 20 (6) | Sweden | Bonn 1, Bonn Attendance: 100 |
| September 12, 2019 15:00 | | Boxscore | | Bonn 1, Bonn Attendance: 100 |
| September 13, 2019 12:30 | Great Britain | 12 – 20 (8) | Sweden | Baseballpark Weyersberg, Solingen Attendance: 80 |
| September 13, 2019 12:30 | | Boxscore | | Baseballpark Weyersberg, Solingen Attendance: 80 |
The loser of the above game is in 12th place and is relegated.
| September 13, 2019 13:00 | Austria | 10 – 00 (7) | Croatia | Bonn 2, Bonn Attendance: 100 |
| September 13, 2019 13:00 | | Boxscore | | Bonn 2, Bonn Attendance: 100 |
| September 14, 2019 12:30 | Croatia | 1 – 5 | Great Britain | Baseballpark Weyersberg, Solingen Attendance: 150 |
| September 14, 2019 12:30 | | Boxscore | | Baseballpark Weyersberg, Solingen Attendance: 150 |
The loser of the above game is in 11th place and is relegated.

### 9th place

| September 15, 2019 12:30 | Austria | 09 – 11 | Great Britain | Baseballpark Weyersberg, Solingen Attendance: 150 |
| September 15, 2019 12:30 | | Boxscore | | Baseballpark Weyersberg, Solingen Attendance: 150 |

## Final standings

| Rk | Team | W | L | Pct. | R | RA | Note |
| | Netherlands | 7 | 1 | .875 | 69 | 18 | Qualified for Africa/Europe 2020 Olympic Qualification |
| | Italy | 7 | 1 | .875 | 67 | 27 | Qualified for Africa/Europe 2020 Olympic Qualification |
| | Spain | 6 | 2 | .750 | 65 | 40 | Qualified for Africa/Europe 2020 Olympic Qualification |
| 4 | Israel | 5 | 3 | .625 | 50 | 48 | Qualified for Africa/Europe 2020 Olympic Qualification |
| 5 | Czech Republic | 5 | 3 | .625 | 45 | 37 | Qualified for Africa/Europe 2020 Olympic Qualification |
| 6 | Germany | 3 | 5 | .375 | 41 | 38 | |
| 7 | France | 3 | 4 | .429 | 58 | 52 | |
| 7 | Belgium | 2 | 5 | .286 | 31 | 65 | |
| 9 | Great Britain | 5 | 4 | .556 | 52 | 46 | |
| 10 | Austria | 3 | 5 | .375 | 46 | 59 | |
| 11 | Croatia | 1 | 7 | .125 | 28 | 66 | Relegated |
| 12 | Sweden | 0 | 7 | .000 | 18 | 74 | Relegated |