The Baseball European Cup, formerly called the Confederation Cup and CEB Cup, is an annual baseball tournament, sanctioned and created by WBSC Europe. The tournament is the second-tier tournament for baseball leagues across Europe, alongside the first-tier European Champions Cup, third-tier Federation Cup, and fourth-tier Federation Cup Qualifiers, all of which operate with a promotion and relegation system for its federations.[1][2]
| Sport | Baseball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1993 |
| No. of teams | 7 (in 2023) |
| Continent | Europe |
The inaugural season of the tournament was held in 2016 in Rouen, France, and Chartres, France. FC Barcelona won the last edition(2007) beating Heidenheim Heideköpfe 13-9. After that no tournament was held between 2008 and 2015 then in 2016 the tournament returned.
Current season
edit| Promoted to 2024 Champions Cup | |
| Relegated to 2024 Federation Cup |
| Rk | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 |  Tenerife Marlins
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| 2 |  Lions de Savigny-sur-Orge
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| 3 | Astros Valencia
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| 4 |  Hoboken Pioneers
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| 5 |  BK Olimpija
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| 6 |  Vienna Wanderers
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| 7 |  Flyers BST
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Results
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Titles by team
edit| Team | Number of championships | Years |
|---|---|---|
 Draci Brno
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2
|
2017, 2021 |
| Huskies de Rouen
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2
|
2016, 2022 |
| Tenerife Marlins
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2
|
2023, 2024 |
| Borgerhout Squirrels
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1
|
2018 |
 Heidenheim Heideköpfe
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1
|
2019 |
Medals (1993-2023)
edit| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Italy | 8 | 4 | 0 | 12 |
| 2 | Spain | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 |
| 3 | Czech Republic | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | France | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 |
| 5 | Germany | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 6 | Croatia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Belgium | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 |  Netherlands | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Russia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 10 |  Sweden | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 |  Hungary | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (11 entries) | 23 | 23 | 23 | 69 | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Baseball Europe Competitions Regulations 2023" (PDF).
- ^ "WBSC Europe announces the launch of the Baseball European Champions Cup, alongside the restructuring of European club competitions".
- ^ Final Standing. C.E.B. Cup '16 webpage. Retrieved 2017-02-07.
- ^ Final Standing. C.E.B. Cup '17 webpage. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
- ^ Final Standing. C.E.B. Cup '18 webpage. Retrieved 2018-06-10.
- ^ Final Standing. C.E.B. Cup '19 webpage. Retrieved 2019-06-9.
- ^ Final Standing. 2021 CEB Cup at wbsceurope.org. Retrieved 2021-07-17.
- ^ Final Standing. 2022 CEB Cup at wbsceurope.org. Retrieved 2022-06-12.
- ^ Final Standing. 2023 Confederation Cup at wbsceurope.org. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
- ^ Schedule & Results. 2024 Confederation Cup at wbsceurope.org. Retrieved 2024-06-09.
External links
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