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The European Cup, is an annual international baseball competition between the league champions of the European baseball leagues. The tournament was first held in 1963 and is overseen by the Confederation of European Baseball (CEB).
As with the European Championship, the competition has been dominated in recent times by Hoofdklasse in the Netherlands and Serie A1 in Italy, as the two nations have won all but six of the cups. Spain won four of the first six cups and San Marino (which plays in the Italian league placed second in 2001 and won the cup in 2006. Spain won again in 2008.
Starting in 2008, there were two European Cups played each year, with runner-ups from some of the premier leagues also getting a shot.
[edit] European Cups
| Year
| Host City
| Teams
| Gold
| Silver
| Bronze
|
| 1963
| Unknown
| n/a
| Picadero Jockey Club Barcelona
 Spain
| Unknown
| Unknown
|
| 1964
| Unknown
| n/a
| Pirates Madrid
Spain
| Unknown
| Unknown
|
| 1965
| Unknown
| n/a
| Simmenthal Nettuno
 Italy
| Unknown
| Unknown
|
| 1966
| Unknown
| n/a
| Haarlem Nicols
 Netherlands
| Unknown
| Unknown
|
| 1967
| Unknown
| n/a
| Pirates Madrid
Spain
| Unknown
| Unknown
|
| 1968
| Unknown
| n/a
| Picadero Damm
Spain
| Unknown
| Unknown
|
| 1969
| Unknown
| n/a
| Europhon Milano
Italy
| Unknown
| Unknown
|
| 1970
| Unknown
| n/a
| Europhon Milano
Italy
| Unknown
| Unknown
|
| 1971
| Unknown
| n/a
| Milano B.C.
Italy
| Unknown
| Unknown
|
| 1972
| Unknown
| n/a
| Glen Grant Nettuno
Italy
| Unknown
| Unknown
|
| 1973
| Unknown
| n/a
| Amaro Montenegro Bologna
Italy
| Unknown
| Unknown
|
| 1974
| Unknown
| n/a
| Haarlem Nicols
Netherlands
| Unknown
| Unknown
|
| 1975
| Unknown
| n/a
| Haarlem Nicols
Netherlands
| Unknown
| Unknown
|
| 1976
| Unknown
| 5
| Derbigum Rimini
Italy
| Luchtbal
 Belgium
| Condepols Madrid
Spain
|
| 1977
| Italy
| 8
| Germal Parma
Italy
| Derbigum Rimini
Italy
| Tetramin Nicols
Netherlands
|
| 1978
| Italy
| 6
| Germal Parma
Italy
| Derbigum Rimini
Italy
| Catalunya
Spain
|
| 1979
| Italy/Spain
| 5
| Derbigum Rimini
Italy
| Germal Parma
Italy
| Biemme Fortitudo Bologna
Italy
|
| 1980
| Netherlands/Spain
| 5
| Parmalat Parma
Italy
| Amstel Tigers
Netherlands
| Derbigum Rimini
Italy
|
| 1981
| Belgium/Italy
| 6
| Parmalat Parma
Italy
| Haarlem Nicols
Netherlands
| Papà Barzetti Rimini
Italy
|
| 1982
| No tournament held
|
| 1983
| Netherlands
| 5
| Parmalat Parma
Italy
| Haarlem Nicols
Netherlands
| KOK Neptunus Rotterdam
Netherlands
|
| 1984
| Italy
| 4
| World Vision Parma
Italy
| Riccadonna Rimini
Italy
| Haarlem Nicols
Netherlands
|
| 1985
| Italy
| 4
| Be.Ca. Carni Bologna
Italy
| World Vision Parma
Italy
| Royal Antwerp Eagles
Belgium
|
| 1986
| Belgium
| 6
| World Vision Parma
Italy
| Biemme Giocattoli Bologna
Italy
| Opel Nicols
Netherlands
|
| 1987
| France
| 6
| World Vision Parma
Italy
| Mamoli Robinetterie Grosseto
Italy
| Multifax Amsterdam Tijgers
Netherlands
|
| 1988
| Italy
| 6
| World Vision Parma
Italy
| Ronson Lenoir Rimini
Italy
| Detach Pirates Amsterdam
Netherlands
|
| 1989
| Spain
| 6
| Ronson Lenoir Rimini
Italy
| Opel Nicols
Netherlands
| World Vision Parma
Italy
|
| 1990
| Belgium
| 6
| Haarlem Nicols
Netherlands
| Ronson Lenoir Rimini
Italy
| Mamoli Robinetterie Grosseto
Italy
|
| 1991
| France
| 6
| S.C.A.C. Nettuno
Italy
| Haarlem Nicols
Netherlands
| Amsterdam Pirates
Netherlands
|
| 1992
| Netherlands
| 6
| Cariparma Angels
Italy
| Levi's Neptunus
Netherlands
| SCAC Nettuno
Italy
|
| 1993
| Italy
| 8
| Install Data ADO
Netherlands
| Cariparma Angels
Italy
| Paris Universite Club
 France
|
| 1994
| Netherlands
| 8
| Levi's Neptunus Rotterdam
Netherlands
| Data Circuits ADO
Netherlands
| Barracudas Montpellier
France
|
| 1995
| Netherlands
| 8
| Cariparma Angels
Italy
| Tropicana Neptunus
Netherlands
| Home Pizza Kinheim
Netherlands
|
| 1996
| San Marino, San Marino
| 8
| Tropicano Neptunus Rotterdam
Netherlands
| Cariparma Angels
Italy
| Caffè Danesi Nettuno
Italy
|
| 1997
| Brasschaat, Belgium
| 8
| Caffè Danesi Nettuno
Italy
| Tropicana Neptunus
Netherlands
| Mr. Cocker HCAW
Netherlands
|
| 1998
| Viladecans, Spain
| 8
| C.U.S. Cariparma
Italy
| Minolta Pioniers
Netherlands
| Mizlu Draci Brno
 Czech Republic
|
| 1999
| Anzio & Nettuno, Italy
| 8
| C.U.S. Cariparma
Italy
| Caffè Danesi Nettuno
Italy
| Mr. Cocker HCAW
Netherlands
|
| 2000
| San Marino, San Marino
| 8
| DOOR Neptunus Rotterdam
Netherlands
| Semenzato Rimini
Italy
| Cantine Ceci Parma
Italy
|
| 2001
| Rotterdam, Netherlands
| 8
| DOOR Neptunus Rotterdam
Netherlands
| T&A San Marino
 San Marino
| Semenzato Rimini
Italy
|
| 2002
| Viladecans, Spain
| 8
| DOOR Neptunus Rotterdam
Netherlands
| Mr. Cocker HCAW
Netherlands
| Caffè Danesi Nettuno
Italy
|
| 2003
| Rimini, Italy
| 8
| DOOR Neptunus Rotterdam
Netherlands
| Telemarket Rimini
Italy
| T&A San Marino
San Marino
|
| 2004
| San Marino, San Marino
| 8
| DOOR Neptunus Rotterdam
Netherlands
| Fortitudo Bologna
Italy
| Draci Brno
Czech Republic
|
| 2005
| Rotterdam, Netherlands
| 8
| Grosseto Orioles
Italy
| Mr. Cocker HCAW
Netherlands
| DOOR Neptunus
Netherlands
|
| 2006
| Grosseto, Italy
| 8
| T&A San Marino
San Marino
| Le Colonie di Maremma Grosseto
Italy
| Italeri Bologna
Italy
|
| 2007
| San Marino
|
| Kinheim
Netherlands
| Rouen Huskies
France
| ASD Rimini
Italy
|
| 2008
| Grosseto, Italy
|
| Kinheim
Netherlands
| Montepaschi Grosseto
Italy
| T & A San Marino
San Marino
|
| 2008
| Regensburg, Germany
|
| FC Barcelona
Spain
| Danesi Nettuno
Italy
| DOOR Neptunus
Netherlands
|
| 2009
| Barcelona, Spain
|
| Danesi Nettuno
Italy
| Fortitudo Bologna
Italy
| Kinheim
Netherlands
|
| 2010
| Germany
|
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| 2011
| Czech Republic or France
|
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| 2012
| Czech Republic or France
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| 2013
| Italy
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