The European Cup is an annual
baseball
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tournament
A tournament is a competition involving at least three competitors, all participating in a sport or game. More specifically, the term may be used in either of two overlapping senses:
# One or more competitions held at a single venue and concentr ...
, sanctioned and created by the
Confederation of European Baseball (CEB). The tournament features the top teams of the
professional baseball
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Modern professiona ...
leagues in Europe.
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.
From 2016, a new format has been introduced with an 8-team tournament and three tournaments for lower-level teams, the
CEB Cup, the
Federations Cup and the
Federations Cup qualifiers.
The first season of the tournament was held in and was won by the
Picadero Jockey Club Barcelona.
Results
Most Championships
See also
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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
The Caribbean Series (''Spanish'': ''Serie del Caribe''), also called Caribbean World Series, is the highest tournament for professional baseball teams in Latin America. The tournament location is rotated annually among the countries and is nor ...
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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