U-18 Baseball European Championship

U-18 Baseball European Championship
Current season, competition or edition:
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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Year Final Host Final Semifinalists
Champions Score Runners-up 3rd place 4th place
1974
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Apeldoorn

Netherlands
-
Italy

Spain
1976
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Parma

Italy
-
Netherlands

Spain
1978
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Oosterhout

Italy
3-1, 7-0
Netherlands

Belgium
1980
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Antwerp

Italy
16-1, 14-3
Belgium

Sweden
1982
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Stockholm

Netherlands
3-2, 10-5
Italy

Spain
1984
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Sant Boi de Llobregat

Italy
2-0, 5-2
Netherlands

Spain
1986
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Antwerp

Netherlands
12-1
Italy

Spain
1987
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Roma/Nettuno/Anzio

Italy
-
Netherlands

Spain
1988
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Pineuilh

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

France
1989
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Leeuwarden

Netherlands
-
Italy
 Spain  France  Czechoslovakia
1990
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Antwerp

Italy
15-3
Spain

France
1991
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Livorno

Italy
5-0, 16-3
Spain

Netherlands
1992
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Antwerp

Netherlands
25-0
Italy

Belgium
1993
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Barcelona

Netherlands
5-3
Italy

Spain
1994
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Oosterhout

Italy
9-6
Netherlands

Spain
1995
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Trieste

Italy
6-3, 8-0
Netherlands

Spain
1996
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Almere

Netherlands
4-1
Spain

Russia
1997
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Livorno

Netherlands
7-2
Italy

Russia
1998
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Ostrava

Netherlands
10-2
Italy

Czech Republic
1999
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Mainz/Wiesbaden

Netherlands
14-13
Russia

Italy
2001
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Viladecans

Italy
13-3
Spain

Netherlands
2003
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Capelle aan den IJssel

Netherlands
3-2
Italy

Germany
2005
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Pamplona

Netherlands
10-8
Italy

Spain
2007
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Rosmalen

Italy
4–2
Russia

Netherlands

Czech Republic
2009
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Bonn

Italy
4–3
Netherlands

France

Russia
2011
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Gijón

Netherlands
10–4
Czech Republic

Italy

Germany
2013
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Prague

Italy
10–5
Czech Republic

Netherlands

Spain
2015
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Ostrava

Italy
10–6
Netherlands

Czech Republic

France
2016
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Gijón

Netherlands
7–3
Italy

Germany

Czech Republic
2018
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Grosseto

Netherlands
6–3
Spain

Czech Republic

Italy
2021
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Macerata

Netherlands
6–2
Italy

Germany

Spain
2022
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Brno

Spain
6–2
Netherlands

Czech Republic

Italy
2024
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Regensburg

Italy
3–1
Germany

Netherlands

Great Britain

Medals

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

References

  1. ^ "Baseball - European U-18 Championships" (PDF). Sport-Record.DE.