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U-18 Baseball European Championship

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U-18 Baseball European Championship
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2026
SportBaseball
Founded1974
No. of teams10 (Finals)
ContinentEurope
Most recent
champion
 Italy (15th title)
Most titles Netherlands
(17 titles)

The U-18 Baseball European Championship, sometimes referred to as the U-18 European Baseball Championship and formerly the European Junior Baseball Championship, is a biennial, under-18 international baseball tournament sanctioned and created by the WBSC Europe. The tournament is conducted in the year prior to the 18U Baseball World Cup (formerly called the World Junior Baseball Championship), which is likewise held every other year. The top 2 teams in the European Junior Baseball Championship qualify for the World Cup.

Results

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Ed. Year Final Host Final Semifinalists
Champions Score Runners-up 3rd place 4th place
1 1974
Details
Netherlands
Apeldoorn

Netherlands
-
Italy

Spain

France
2 1976
Details
Italy
Parma

Italy
-
Netherlands

Spain
3 1978
Details
Netherlands
Oosterhout

Italy
3-1, 7-0
Netherlands

Belgium

Sweden
4 1980
Details
Belgium
Antwerp

Italy
16-1, 14-3
Belgium

Sweden

Netherlands
5 1982
Details
Sweden
Stockholm

Netherlands
3-2, 10-5
Italy

Spain

Sweden
6 1984
Details
Spain
Sant Boi de Llobregat

Italy
2-0, 5-2
Netherlands

Spain

France
7 1986
Details
Belgium
Antwerp

Netherlands
12-1
Italy

Spain

Belgium
8 1987
Details
Italy
Roma/Nettuno/Anzio

Italy
-
Netherlands

Spain

Belgium
9 1988
Details
France
Pineuilh

Netherlands
6-5, 8-10, 12-8
Italy

France

Sweden
10 1989
Details
Netherlands
Leeuwarden

Netherlands
-
Italy
 Spain  France  Czechoslovakia
11 1990
Details
Belgium
Antwerp

Italy
15-3
Spain

France

Netherlands
12 1991
Details
Italy
Livorno

Italy
5-0, 16-3
Spain

Netherlands

Czechoslovakia
13 1992
Details
Belgium
Antwerp

Netherlands
25-0
Italy

Belgium

France
14 1993
Details
Spain
Barcelona

Netherlands
5-3
Italy

Spain

Czech Republic
15 1994
Details
Netherlands
Oosterhout

Italy
9-6
Netherlands

Spain

Czech Republic
16 1995
Details
Italy
Trieste

Italy
6-3, 8-0
Netherlands

Spain

Russia
17 1996
Details
Netherlands
Almere

Netherlands
4-1
Spain

Russia

Italy
18 1997
Details
Italy
Livorno

Netherlands
7-2
Italy

Russia

Germany
19 1998
Details
Czech Republic
Ostrava

Netherlands
10-2
Italy

Czech Republic

Ukraine
20 1999
Details
Germany
Mainz/Wiesbaden

Netherlands
14-13
Russia

Italy

Germany
21 2001
Details
Spain
Viladecans

Italy
13-3
Spain

Netherlands

France
22 2003
Details
Netherlands
Capelle aan den IJssel

Netherlands
3-2
Italy

Germany

Spain
23 2005
Details
Spain
Pamplona

Netherlands
10-8
Italy

Spain

Czech Republic
24 2007
Details
Netherlands
Rosmalen

Italy
4–2
Russia

Netherlands

Czech Republic
25 2009
Details
Germany
Bonn

Italy
4–3
Netherlands

France

Russia
26 2011
Details
Spain
Gijón

Netherlands
10–4
Czech Republic

Italy

Germany
27 2013
Details
Czech Republic
Prague

Italy
10–5
Czech Republic

Netherlands

Spain
28 2015
Details
Czech Republic
Ostrava

Italy
10–6
Netherlands

Czech Republic

France
29 2016
Details
Spain
Gijón

Netherlands
7–3
Italy

Germany

Czech Republic
30 2018
Details
Italy
Grosseto

Netherlands
6–3
Spain

Czech Republic

Italy
31 2021
Details
Italy
Macerata

Netherlands
6–2
Italy

Germany

Spain
32 2022
Details
Czech Republic
Brno

Spain
6–2
Netherlands

Czech Republic

Italy
33 2024
Details
Germany
Regensburg

Italy
3–1
Germany

Netherlands

Great Britain

Medals

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Netherlands179531
2 Italy1513230
3 Spain151117
4 Czech Republic0257
5 Russia0224
6 Germany0134
7 Belgium0123
8 France0044
9 Sweden0011
Totals (9 entries)333335101
  • 3 Bronze awarded in 1989 (CZE, FRA, ESP).

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Baseball - European U-18 Championships" (PDF). Sport-Record.DE.
  2. ^ "CEB Yearbook 2019" (PDF). WBSC Europe.