The qualification for the 2007 European Baseball Championship was held from July 25–29, 2006 in Russia and August 1–5, 2006 in Belgium. 16 nations contested to qualify for 2 spots available among the 10 other sides already qualified. In the end, 3 teams qualified for the 2007 competition, because of the removal of Greece.[1] Austria replaced Greece, being the runners-up in the qualifier pool in Russia, while Croatia and Russia won their qualifier pools and were qualified to compete in the 2007 competition, to be placed with the 9 already qualified teams from the 2005 competition. These were Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine and United Kingdom.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Countries | Russia Belgium |
| Dates | 25 – 29 July 2006 1 – 5 August 2006 |
| Teams | 16 |
Qualifier Pool 1 edit
Group stage edit
Group A edit
| Qualified for the semi-finals | |
| Did not qualify for the semi-finals |
| # | Team | Games | Wins | Losses | Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Russia |
3 | 3 | 0 | – |
| 2 |  Austria |
3 | 2 | 1 | – |
| 3 |  Poland |
3 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 4 |  Georgia |
3 | 0 | 3 | – |
| July 25, 2006 | Poland
|
4 – 7 | Austria
|
Planernaya, Russia |
| July 25, 2006 | Georgia
|
1 – 12 | Russia
|
Planernaya, Russia |
| July 26, 2006 | Austria
|
14 – 2 | Georgia
|
Planernaya, Russia |
| July 26, 2006 | Russia
|
11 – 1 | Poland
|
Planernaya, Russia |
| July 27, 2006 | Georgia
|
5 – 19 | Poland
|
Planernaya, Russia |
| July 27, 2006 | Austria
|
1 – 12 | Russia
|
Planernaya, Russia |
Group B edit
| Qualified for the semi-finals | |
| Did not qualify for the semi-finals |
| # | Team | Games | Wins | Losses | Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Belarus |
3 | 3 | 0 | – |
| 2 |  Lithuania |
3 | 2 | 1 | – |
| 3 |  Finland |
3 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 4 |  Turkey |
3 | 0 | 3 | – |
| July 25, 2006 | Lithuania
|
6 – 10 | Belarus
|
Balashikha, Russia |
| July 25, 2006 | Turkey
|
16 – 23 | Finland
|
Balashikha, Russia |
| July 26, 2006 | Finland
|
2 – 15 | Lithuania
|
Balashikha, Russia |
| July 26, 2006 | Belarus
|
11 – 1 | Turkey
|
Balashikha, Russia |
| July 27, 2006 | Lithuania
|
8 – 5 | Turkey
|
Balashikha, Russia |
| July 27, 2006 | Finland
|
3 – 13 | Belarus
|
Balashikha, Russia |
Final round edit
Group C edit
| # | Team | Games | Wins | Losses | Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poland |
3 | 3 | 0 | – |
| 2 | Georgia |
3 | 2 | 1 | – |
| 3 | Finland |
3 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 4 | Turkey |
3 | 0 | 3 | – |
| July 28, 2006 | Finland
|
5 – 10 | Georgia
|
Balashikha, Russia |
| July 28, 2006 | Poland
|
11 – 1 | Turkey
|
Balashikha, Russia |
| July 29, 2006 | Poland
|
16 – 6 | Finland
|
Balashikha, Russia |
| July 29, 2006 | Turkey
|
13 – 16 | Georgia
|
Balashikha, Russia |
Semi-finals edit
| July 28, 2006 | Belarus
|
5 – 15 | Austria
|
Planernaya, Russia |
| July 28, 2006 | Russia
|
11 – 1 | Lithuania
|
Planernaya, Russia |
3rd place edit
| July 29, 2006 | Lithuania
|
10 – 8 | Belarus
|
Planernaya, Russia |
Final edit
| July 29, 2006 | Russia
|
17 – 0 | Austria
|
Planernaya, Russia |
Qualifier Pool 2 edit
Group stage edit
Group A edit
| Qualified for the semi-finals | |
| Did not qualify for the semi-finals |
| # | Team | Games | Wins | Losses | Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Croatia |
3 | 3 | 0 | – |
| 2 |  Ireland |
3 | 2 | 1 | – |
| 3 |  Slovakia |
3 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 4 |  Norway |
3 | 0 | 3 | – |
| August 1, 2006 | Slovakia
|
2 – 6 | Ireland
|
Antwerp, Belgium |
| August 1, 2006 | Norway
|
5 – 20 | Croatia
|
Hoboken, Belgium |
| August 2, 2006 | Croatia
|
8 – 0 | Slovakia
|
Hoboken, Belgium |
| August 2, 2006 | Ireland
|
7 – 1 | Norway
|
Hoboken, Belgium |
| August 3, 2006 | Slovakia
|
13 – 2 | Norway
|
Antwerp, Belgium |
| August 3, 2006 | Croatia
|
2 – 1 | Ireland
|
Antwerp, Belgium |
Group B edit
| Qualified for the semi-finals | |
| Did not qualify for the semi-finals |
| # | Team | Games | Wins | Losses | Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Belgium |
3 | 3 | 0 | – |
| 2 |  Switzerland |
3 | 2 | 1 | – |
| 3 |  Slovenia |
3 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 4 |  San Marino |
3 | 0 | 3 | – |
| August 1, 2006 | San Marino
|
2 – 12 | Slovenia
|
Hoboken, Belgium |
| August 1, 2006 | Belgium
|
7 – 0 | Switzerland
|
Hoboken, Belgium |
| August 2, 2006 | Switzerland
|
10 – 0 | San Marino
|
Antwerp, Belgium |
| August 2, 2006 | Slovenia
|
1 – 7 | Belgium
|
Antwerp, Belgium |
| August 3, 2006 | Slovenia
|
4 – 8 | Switzerland
|
Hoboken, Belgium |
| August 3, 2006 | Belgium
|
11 – 1 | San Marino
|
Hoboken, Belgium |
Final round edit
Group C edit
| # | Team | Games | Wins | Losses | Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slovakia |
3 | 3 | 0 | – |
| 2 | Slovenia |
3 | 2 | 1 | – |
| 3 | San Marino |
3 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 4 | Norway |
3 | 0 | 3 | – |
| August 4, 2006 | Slovenia
|
13 – 2 | Norway
|
Antwerp, Belgium |
| August 4, 2006 | Slovakia
|
7 – 2 | San Marino
|
Hoboken, Belgium |
| August 5, 2006 | Norway
|
3 – 13 | San Marino
|
Antwerp, Belgium |
| August 5, 2006 | Slovakia
|
13 – 3 | Slovenia
|
Hoboken, Belgium |
Semi-finals edit
| August 4, 2006 | Croatia
|
13 – 3 | Switzerland
|
Antwerp, Belgium |
| August 4, 2006 | Belgium
|
1 – 4 | Ireland
|
Hoboken, Belgium |
3rd place edit
| August 5, 2006 | Switzerland
|
2 – 15 | Belgium
|
Antwerp, Belgium |
Final edit
| August 5, 2006 | Croatia
|
12 – 2 | Ireland
|
Hoboken, Belgium |
External links edit
References edit
- ^ "Austrian team, instead of Greece, to compete in the 2007 Championship". Archived from the original on 2008-08-21. Retrieved 2009-08-25.