The Champions Cup, formerly called European Cup, is an annual
baseball tournament, sanctioned and created by the
Confederation of European Baseball (CEB). The tournament features the top teams of the
professional baseball leagues in Europe, and is the first tier of the four competitions organized by
WBSC Europe, alongside the second-tier
Confederation Cup, third-tier
Federation Cup Federation Cup or Fed Cup is the former name of the premier world team competition in women's tennis.
Federation Cup may also refer to:
* Capital Football Federation Cup, an Australian territory-based association football tournament
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, and fourth-tier
Federation Cup Qualifiers, all of which operate with a
promotion and relegation system for its federations.
Starting in 2008, the tournament is now held in two locations. The best two teams from each tournament then compete in the
European Champion Cup "Final Four", with the winner receiving the European Champion Cup.
Between 2013 and 2015, the "Final Four" format was replaced with a best-of-three series between the winners of each tournament. In the
2015 tournament, six teams competed in the Paris group, while six other teams competed in Rotterdam. The best two teams then competed in the "Final Four" in Italy, in a best-of-three series, for the championship.
The first season of the tournament was held in and was won by the
Picadero Jockey Club Barcelona.
Results
Most Championships
Medals (1963-2023)
* 3 Bronze not awarded in 2013, 2014 and 2015.
See also
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Confederation Cup
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European Baseball Championship
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Asia Series
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Latin American Series
The Latin American Series (''Spanish: Serie Latinoamericana'') was a baseball competition that annually gathers the champions of the professional winter baseball leagues (summer in the case of Curaçao) from the countries that are part of the Lat ...
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Caribbean Series
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References
External links
European Cup archiveEuropean Cup Official web site
{{European sport club competitions
International baseball competitions in Europe
Recurring sporting events established in 1963
WBSC Europe competitions