Current season, competition or edition: 2023 European Baseball Championship | |
| Sport | Baseball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1954 |
| No. of teams | 16 |
| Continent | Europe |
| Most recent champion(s) |  Spain (2023) (2nd title) |
| Most titles |  Netherlands (24 titles) |
TheEuropean Baseball Championship is the main championship tournament between nationalbaseball teams inEurope, governed by theConfederation of European Baseball (CEB).[1]
Italy won theinaugural European Baseball Championship in1954, and the competition has since been dominated by theItalian team and theDutch 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.
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.
As of end of 2023 tournaments.
| Pool A | Pool B |
|---|---|
| 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 |
 Israel | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Russia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 |  Sweden | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 |  France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (11 entries) | 37 | 37 | 37 | 111 | |
| 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 |
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 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 |
Note: No events in 2005-2012.
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