European Men's Baseball Championship
| Current season, competition or edition: 2025 European Baseball Championship | |
| Sport | Baseball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1954 |
| No. of teams | 16 |
| Continent | Europe |
| Most recent champion | Netherlands (2025) |
| Most titles | Netherlands (25 titles) |
The European Baseball Championship is the main championship tournament between national baseball teams in Europe, governed by WBSC Europe (formerly the Confederation of European Baseball (CEB)).[1]
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. Until 2019, it was held every other year, in even-numbered years, then on odd-numbered years, with a total of 38 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 and B play in the Championship (odd years), with teams from A pool playing in two groups where the top two teams proceed to the quarter finals directly and the bottom two teams play in the crossover qualifiers. The teams from pool B play in two groups with the winners proceeding to the crossover qualifiers and the bottom two teams are eliminated. The top four teams from the crossover qualifiers join the top two teams from each A pool group in the quarter finals.
The last two teams from the championship are relegated to pool C that plays the Qualifier competition (even years), while the two best teams at that competition will move up to B pool.
Current pools
As of 2025 tournament.
| Pool A | Pool B | Pool C |
|---|---|---|
^ - Relegated to European Qualifier at 2025 European Baseball Championship
Results
Medals (1954–2025)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | 25 | 9 | 1 | 35 |
| 2 | Italy | 10 | 18 | 5 | 33 |
| 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 |
| Israel | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Russia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 | Sweden | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | Czech Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (12 entries) | 38 | 38 | 38 | 114 | |
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 | 2025 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 11 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 32 | |||||||||||||||
| Croatia | 11 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Czech Republic | 7 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 12 | 28 | |||||||||||
| Germany | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 29 | |||||||||||||||||
| Great Britain | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Greece | 9 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | 16 | 15 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Israel | 4 | 6 | 7 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Italy | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 37 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lithuania | 15 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | 35 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 4 | 36 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 10 | 33 | |||||||
| Switzerland | 12 | 11 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 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
See also
- European Men's Baseball Championship
- European Women's Baseball Championship
- European Men's U23 Baseball Championship
- European Men's U21 Baseball Championship
- European Men's U18 Baseball Championship
- European Men's U15 Baseball Championship
- European Men's Softball Championship
- European Women's Softball Championship
- European Men's Club Baseball Championship
- European Women's Club Baseball Championship
- European Champion Cup Final Four (Men / Women)
- CEB Federation Cup (Men / Women)
- CEB Cup (Men / Women)
- European Men's Baseball5 Championship
- European Women's Baseball5 Championship
- Baseball awards § Europe