The European Baseball Championship is the main championship tournament between national baseball teams in Europe

Europe

Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...

, governed by the Confederation of European Baseball

Confederation of European Baseball

The Confederation of European Baseball , is the governing body of baseball within Europe. The CEB was founded in 1953 with 5 members, which were Belgium, France, Germany, Italy and Spain. As of today, there are 38 members, excluding Armenia...

 (CEB). Italy

Italy national baseball team

The Italy national baseball team is the team that represents Italy in international baseball competition. The Italian national team is currently ranked 12th in the world.-World Baseball Classic:...

 won the inaugural European Baseball Championship

1954 European Baseball Championship

The 1954 European Baseball Championship was won by Italy with Spain finishing as runner-up.-Standings:-References:*'...

 in , and the competition has since been dominated by the Italian team and the Netherlands

Netherlands national baseball team

The Netherlands national baseball team is the national baseball team of the Netherlands. They are currently the top team in Europe and currently the sixth ranked men's baseball team in the IBAF World Rankings....

' team. As of 2010 it is held every other year, in even-numbered years, with a total of thirty-one European Baseball Championships having been played.

Results

Year	Final Host		Final			Semifinalists
			Champions	Runners-up		3rd place	4th place
Details 1954 European Baseball Championship The 1954 European Baseball Championship was won by Italy with Spain finishing as runner-up.-Standings:-References:*'...	Belgium Belgium Belgium Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
Details 1955 European Baseball Championship The 1955 European Baseball Championship was held in Spain and was won by Spain. Belgium finished as runner-up.-Standings:-References:*'...	Spain Spain Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
Details 1956 European Baseball Championship The 1956 European Baseball Championship was held in Italy and was won by the Netherlands. Belgium finished as runner-up.-Standings:-References:*'...	Italy Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
Details 1957 European Baseball Championship The 1957 European Baseball Championship was held in Germany and was won by the Netherlands for the second year in a row. Germany finished as runner-up.-Standings:-References:*'...	Germany West Germany West Germany West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....
Details 1958 European Baseball Championship The 1958 European Baseball Championship was held in the Netherlands and was won by the Netherlands for the third year in a row. Italy finished as runner-up.-Standings:-References:*'...	Netherlands Netherlands Netherlands The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
Details 1960 European Baseball Championship The 1960 European Baseball Championship was held in Spain and was won by the Netherlands for the fourth time in a row. Italy finished as runner-up.-Standings:-References:*'...	Spain Spain Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
Details 1962 European Baseball Championship The 1962 European Baseball Championship was held in the Netherlands and was won by the Netherlands for the fifth time in a row. Italy finished as runner-up.-Standings:-References:*'...	Netherlands Netherlands Netherlands The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
Details 1964 European Baseball Championship The 1964 European Baseball Championship was held in Italy and was won by the Netherlands for the sixth time in a row. Italy finished as runner-up.-Standings:-References:*'...	Italy Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
Details 1965 European Baseball Championship The 1965 European Baseball Championship was held in Spain and was won by the Netherlands for the seventh time in a row. Italy finished as runner-up.-Standings:-References:*'...	Spain Spain Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
Details 1967 European Baseball Championship The 1967 European Baseball Championship was held in Belgium and was won by Belgium. Great Britain finished as runner-up.-Standings:-References:*'...	Belgium Belgium Belgium Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
Details 1969 European Baseball Championship The 1969 European Baseball Championship was held in Germany and was won by the Netherlands. Italy finished as runner-up.-Standings:-References:*'...	Germany West Germany West Germany West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....
Details 1971 European Baseball Championship The 1971 European Baseball Championship was held in Italy and was won by the Netherlands for the second time in a row. Italy finished as runner-up.-Standings:-References:*'...	Italy Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
Details 1973 European Baseball Championship The 1973 European Baseball Championship was held in the Netherlands and was won by the Netherlands for the third time in a row. Italy finished as runner-up.-Standings:-References:*'...	Netherlands Netherlands Netherlands The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
Details 1975 European Baseball Championship The 1975 European Baseball Championship was held in Spain and was won by Italy. The Netherlands finished as runner-up.-Standings:-References:*'...	Spain Spain Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
Details 1977 European Baseball Championship The 1977 European Baseball Championship was held in the Netherlands and was won by Italy for the second time in a row. The Netherlands finished as runner-up.-Standings:-References:*'...	Netherlands Netherlands Netherlands The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
Details 1979 European Baseball Championship The 1979 European Baseball Championship was held in the Netherlands and was won by Italy for the third time in a row. The Netherlands finished as runner-up.-Standings:-References:*'...	Italy Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
Details 1981 European Baseball Championship The 1981 European Baseball Championship was held in the Netherlands and was won by the Netherlands. Italy finished as runner-up.-Standings:-References:*'...	Netherlands Netherlands Netherlands The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
Details 1983 European Baseball Championship The 1983 European Baseball Championship was held in Italy and was won by Italy. The Netherlands finished as runner-up.-Standings:-References:*'...	Italy Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
Details 1985 European Baseball Championship The 1985 European Baseball Championship was held in the Netherlands and was won by the Netherlands. Italy finished as runner-up.-Standings:-References:*'...	Netherlands Netherlands Netherlands The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
Details 1987 European Baseball Championship The 1987 European Baseball Championship was held in Spain and was won by the Netherlands. Italy finished as runner-up.-Standings:-References:*'...	Spain Spain Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
Details 1989 European Baseball Championship The 1989 European Baseball Championship was held in France and was won by Italy. The Netherlands finished as runner-up.-Standings:-References:*'...	France France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
Details 1991 European Baseball Championship The 1991 European Baseball Championship was held in Italy and was won by Italy. The Netherlands finished as runner-up.-Standings:-References:*'...	Italy Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
Details 1993 European Baseball Championship The 1993 European Baseball Championship was held in Sweden and was won by the Netherlands. Italy finished as runner-up.-Standings:-References:*'...	Sweden Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
Details 1995 European Baseball Championship The 1995 European Baseball Championship was won by the Netherlands. It was held in the Netherlands.-Standings:-References:*'...	Netherlands Netherlands Netherlands The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
Details 1997 European Baseball Championship The 1997 European Baseball Championship was won by Italy. It was held in France.-Standings:...	France France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
Details 1999 European Baseball Championship The 1999 European Baseball Championship was won by the Netherlands. It was held in Italy.-Standings:...	Italy Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
Details 2001 European Baseball Championship The 2001 European Baseball Championship was held in Germany and won by the Netherlands. Twelve teams competed in 2001.-Standings:...	Germany Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
Details 2003 European Baseball Championship The 2003 European Baseball Championship was won and hosted by the Netherlands.-Standings:...	Netherlands Netherlands Netherlands The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
Details 2005 European Baseball Championship The 2005 European Baseball Championship was won by the Netherlands. It was held in the Czech Republic.-Standings:...	Czech Republic Czech Republic Czech Republic The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
Details 2007 European Baseball Championship The 2007 European Baseball Championship was an international baseball tournament held from September 7 to 16, between national baseball teams of the Confederation of European Baseball. The tournament was held in Barcelona, Spain and served as the qualifying competition for the 2008 Summer Olympic...	Spain Barcelona Barcelona Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
Details 2010 European Baseball Championship The 2010 European Baseball Championship was an international baseball competition being held in Germany from July 23 to August 1, 2010. Originally the tournament was set to be held in 2009 with Russia as host. As of March 2008 the Confederation of European Baseball awarded the German Baseball and...	Germany Stuttgart Stuttgart Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million ....
Details 2012 European Baseball Championship The 2012 European Baseball Championship will be an international baseball tournament that will be held from September 7 to September 16, 2012. The Confederation of European Baseball selected the Netherlands to host the tournament....	Netherlands Netherlands Netherlands The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

Medal table

1		20	8	0	28
2		9	15	3	27
3		1	2	6	9
4		1	1	12	14
5		0	2	0	2
6		0	1	7	8
7		0	1	0	1
		0	1	0	1
9		0	0	2	2
10		0	0	1	1

See also

• European Softball Championship
• European Cup (baseball)
  European Cup (baseball)
  The European Cup is an annual baseball tournament, sanctioned and created by the Confederation of European Baseball . The tournament features the top teams of the professional baseball leagues in Europe....
  
  
• European Champion Cup Final Four
  European Champion Cup Final Four
  The "Final Four" is a post-season baseball tournament sanctioned and created by the Confederation of European Baseball . The tournament features the four best teams in the two European Cups....
  
  
• Baseball awards#Europe