The Federation Cup is an annual baseball tournament, sanctioned and created by the Confederation of European Baseball (CEB). The tournament is the third-tier tournament for baseball leagues across Europe, alongside the first-tier Champions Cup, second-tier Confederation Cup, and fourth-tier Federation Cup Qualifiers, all of which operate with a promotion and relegation system for its federations.[1]
| Sport | Baseball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2016 |
| No. of teams | 6 (in 2023) |
| Continent | Europe |
The inaugural season of the tournament was held in 2016 in Brno, Czech Republic.
Federation Cup edit
Current season edit
| Promoted to 2024 Confederation Cup | |
| Relegated to 2024 Federation Cup Qualifiers |
| Rk | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 |  Dornbirn Indians
|
| 2 |  Spartans Deurne
|
| 3 |  CNTU-OSDYSSOR-Gorn
|
| 4 |  Challengers Zürich
|
| 5 |  Rättvik BSK
|
| 6 |  Apollo Bratislava
|
Results edit
| Year | Host | Medalists | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | Runners-up | 3rd place | |||
| 2016 Details |
 Draci Brno[2] |
 Sölvesborg Firehawks |
 Spartans Deurne | ||
| 2017 Details |
Borgerhout Squirrels[3] |
 Astros Valencia |
Spartans Deurne | ||
| 2018 Details |
Astros Valencia[4] |
Sölvesborg Firehawks |
Brasschaat Braves | ||
| 2019 Details |
 Dornbirn Indians[5] |
Vienna Metrostars |
Borgerhout Squirrels | ||
| 2021 Details |
 Olimpija Karlovac[6] |
Brasschaat Braves |
Vienna Wanderers | ||
| 2022 Details |
Astros Valencia[7] |
Brasschaat Braves |
Wiener Neustadt Diving Ducks | ||
| 2023 Details |
Dornbirn Indians[8] |
Spartans Deurne |
 CNTU-OSDYSSOR-Gorn | ||
Titles by team edit
| Team | Number of championships | Years |
|---|---|---|
 Astros Valencia
|
2
|
2018, 2022 |
| Dornbirn Indians
|
2
|
2019, 2023 |
 Olimpija Karlovac
|
1
|
2021 |
| Borgerhout Squirrels
|
1
|
2017 |
 Draci Brno
|
1
|
2016 |
Medals (2016-2023) edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austria | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | Spain | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Belgium | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 4 | Croatia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Czech Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 | Sweden | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
Federation Cup Qualifiers edit
Current teams edit
| Pool 1 | Pool 2 | Pool 3 |
|---|---|---|
 BK Vilnius |
Angels Trnava |
ATMA 1991
|
 Espoo Expos |
BK Zagreb |
 Athletic Sofia
|
 London Capitals |
 Budapest Red Wolves |
 Georgian Baseball Academy
|
 Mariners Baseball |
 Leaders Călărași |
London Mets
|
 Vålerenga Baseball |
Sofia Blues |
 Silesia Rybnik
|
| Sundbybergs BSC |
Tampere Tigers |
|
| Utenos Titanai |
The winning federation of each pool in the 2023 tournament will promote to the 2024 Federation Cup.[1]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "Baseball Europe Competitions Regulations 2023" (PDF).
- ^ Federation Cup '16 results. CEB Federation Cup '16 webpage
- ^ Federation Cup '17 results. CEB Federation Cup '17 webpage
- ^ Federation Cup '18 results. CEB Federation Cup '18 webpage
- ^ Federation Cup '19 results. CEB Federation Cup '19 webpage
- ^ Federation Cup '21 standings. CEB Federation Cup '21 webpage
- ^ Federation Cup '22 standings. CEB Federation Cup '22 webpage
- ^ Federation Cup '23 results. CEB Federation Cup '23 webpage
External links edit
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