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| Sport | Baseball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2015[1] |
| First season | 2016 |
| Ceased | 2016 |
| No. of teams | 3 |
| Countries | Czech Republic (1 team) Germany (2 teams) |
| Continent | Europe |
| Last champion | Draci Brno |
Euro League Baseball (ELB) was a professionalbaseball league inEurope founded by theEuropean Association of Professional Baseball (EAPB) which played a single season in 2016.[2] The winner of the ELB was awarded theGregory Halman Trophy.[3] ELB played its inaugural season in 2016 with three teams:Draci Brno,Haar Disciples andBuchbinder Legionäre Regensburg.[4] The league's only championship was awarded toDraci Brno.
EAPD held a 60% stake in Euro League Baseball Ltd. which is the operator of the EBL and holds all naming and media rights as well as all partnership and sponsor contracts regarding Euro League Baseball. EAPB PresidentWim van den Hurk was theCEO of Euro League Baseball Ltd.
| Team | City/Nation | Stadium | Capacity | Founded | Joined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active in 2016 | |||||
| Draci Brno[5] |  Brno,Czech Republic | Městský Baseball Stadion | 500 | 1972 | 2015 |
| Munich-Haar Disciples[6] |  Munich,Germany | Disciples Ballpark | 600 | 1990 | 2015 |
| Buchbinder Legionäre[7] | Regensburg,Germany | Armin-Wolf-Arena | 4,600 | 1987 | 2015 |
| Announced but never active | |||||
| L&D Amsterdam[8] |  Amsterdam,Netherlands | Sportpark Ookmeer | 400 | 1959 | — |
| Unipol Bologna[9] |  Bologna,Italy | Stadio Gianni Falchi | 2,500 | 1953 | — |
| Bonn Capitals[10] | Bonn,Germany | Capitals Ballpark | 1,500 | 1989 | — |
| Curaçao Neptunus[11] | Rotterdam,Netherlands | Neptunus Familiestadion | 2,760 | 1943 | — |
| Rouen Huskies[12] |  Rouen,France | Stade Saint-Exupéry | 500 | 1976 | — |
| T&A San Marino[13] |  Serravalle,San Marino | Stadio di Baseball di Serravalle | 1,500 | 1985 | — |
| Templiers de Sénart[14] | Sénart,France | Stade de Baseball | 1,000 | 1987 | — |
The inaugural ELB season in 2016 was contested by three teams:Draci Brno,Haar Disciples,Buchbinder Legionäre Regensburg.[4] Each team played a total of 8 regular season games (4 at home and 4 away) between April and July.[15]
A team calledAmsterdam Baseball was founded with the purpose to compete in ELB, and to be run by the league. The backbone of the team was supposed to be players fromAmsterdam Pirates, but also some previously retired players likeDirk van 't Klooster andChris Mowday.[16] However, when the season was already well underway, Amsterdam Baseball had to withdraw from the league due to pressure from the European and Dutch baseball federations. This left the league with only three teams for its inaugural season.[17]
| Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HL | AW | AL | GB | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Draci Brno | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | .750 |
| 2 | Regensburg Legionäre | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | .375 |
| 3 | Munich-Haar Disciples | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | .375 |
