2003 European Baseball Championship

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The 2003 European Baseball Championship was the 38th edition of the European Baseball Championship. The tournament was held in Haarlem, Rotterdam, and Amsterdam, the Netherlands from 11 to 19 July 2003 and included 12 national teams of the Confederation of European Baseball.[1]

CountryNetherlands
Venues3 (in 3 host cities)
Dates11–19 July
Teams12
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2003 European Baseball Championship
Tournament details
CountryNetherlands
Venues3 (in 3 host cities)
Dates11–19 July
Teams12
Defending champions Netherlands
Final positions
Champions Netherlands (18th title)
Runners-up Greece
Third place Spain
Fourth place Sweden
Awards
MVPSpain Xavier Civit
← 2001
2005 →
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Netherlands won its 18th championship, defeating Greece in the final, 2–0. Greece, competing in its first European championship, fielded a team with several Minor League Baseball players, including future major leaguers Nick Markakis and George Kottaras and former major leaguers Erik Pappas, Kevin Pickford, and Sean Spencer.[2][3]

Spain won the bronze medal, defeating Sweden in the bronze medal game.[4] The tournament served as the qualification for the 2005 Baseball World Cup, with the top four teams qualifying for the championship.[5][6]

Venues

More information Haarlem, Rotterdam ...
Haarlem Rotterdam
Pim Mulier Stadium [nl] Neptunus Familiestadion
Capacity: 4,500 Capacity: 2,200
Amsterdam
Sportpark Ookmeer [nl]
Capacity: 2,000
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Qualification

Main article: 2003 European Baseball Championship – Qualification

The following 12 teams qualified for the 2003 European Baseball Championship.

More information Pool A, Pool B ...
Pool A Pool B

Belgium		9th, 2001 European Baseball Championship
Germany		7th, 2001 European Baseball Championship

Croatia		8th, 2001 European Baseball Championship
Great Britain		10th, 2001 European Baseball Championship

Czech Republic		5th, 2001 European Baseball Championship
Greece		Winner of Nagykovácsi Pool

France		4th, 2001 European Baseball Championship
Italy		 2001 European Baseball Championship

Netherlands		 2001 European Baseball Championship
Russia		 2001 European Baseball Championship

Sweden		Winner of Alby Pool
Spain		6th, 2001 European Baseball Championship
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Opening round

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W L RF RA RD PCT GB Qualification
1  Netherlands (H) 5 5 0 29 3 +26 1.000 — Advance to Knockout stage
2  Czech Republic 5 3 2 10 13 −3 .600 2
3  Sweden 5 2 3 21 20 +1 .400 3
4  France 5 2 3 17 14 +3 .400 3
5  Croatia 5 2 3 16 16 0 .400 3 Advance to 9th–12th place round
6  Belgium 5 1 4 5 32 −27 .200 4
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Source: European Baseball Confederation
(H) Hosts
11 July 2003
13:00 (UTC+2)		 Croatia  0 – 4  France Sportpark Ookmeer, Amsterdam
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11 July 2003
19:00 (UTC+2)		 Belgium  0 – 7  Netherlands Pim Mulier Stadium, Haarlem
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11 July 2003
19:00 (UTC+2)		 Czech Republic  1 – 0  Sweden Neptunus Familiestadion, Rotterdam
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12 July 2003
13:00 (UTC+2)		 Netherlands  6 – 0  Czech Republic Pim Mulier Stadium, Haarlem
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12 July 2003
13:00 (UTC+2)		 Sweden  4 – 6  Croatia Sportpark Ookmeer, Amsterdam
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12 July 2003
13:00 (UTC+2)		 France  9 – 1  Belgium Neptunus Familiestadion, Rotterdam
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13 July 2003
13:00 (UTC+2)		 France  1 – 7  Sweden Pim Mulier Stadium, Haarlem
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13 July 2003
13:00 (UTC+2)		 Czech Republic  1 – 2  Belgium Sportpark Ookmeer, Amsterdam
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13 July 2003
13:00 (UTC+2)		 Netherlands  5 – 3  Croatia Neptunus Familiestadion, Rotterdam
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14 July 2003
19:00 (UTC+2)		 Czech Republic  3 – 2  Croatia Pim Mulier Stadium, Haarlem
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14 July 2003
19:00 (UTC+2)		 Netherlands  1 – 0  France Sportpark Ookmeer, Amsterdam
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14 July 2003
19:00 (UTC+2)		 Belgium  2 – 10  Sweden Neptunus Familiestadion, Rotterdam
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15 July 2003
19:00 (UTC+2)		 Sweden  0 – 10 (F/7)  Netherlands Pim Mulier Stadium, Haarlem
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15 July 2003
19:00 (UTC+2)		 France  3 – 5  Czech Republic Sportpark Ookmeer, Amsterdam
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15 July 2003
19:00 (UTC+2)		 Croatia  5 – 0  Belgium Neptunus Familiestadion, Rotterdam
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Group B

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W L RF RA RD PCT GB Qualification
1  Greece 5 4 1 34 7 +27 .800 — Advance to Knockout stage
2  Italy 5 4 1 29 10 +19 .800 —
3  Spain 5 4 1 21 13 +8 .800 —
4  Russia 5 2 3 19 29 −10 .400 2
5  Great Britain 5 1 4 14 33 −19 .200 3 Advance to 9th–12th place round
6  Germany 5 0 5 13 38 −25 .000 4
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Source: European Baseball Confederation
11 July 2003
13:00 (UTC+2)		 Great Britain  1 – 4  Russia Pim Mulier Stadium, Haarlem
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11 July 2003
13:00 (UTC+2)		 Spain  1 – 0  Greece Neptunus Familiestadion, Rotterdam
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11 July 2003
19:00 (UTC+2)		 Germany  2 – 10  Italy Sportpark Ookmeer, Amsterdam
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12 July 2003
19:00 (UTC+2)		 Russia  4 – 5 (F/10)  Spain Pim Mulier Stadium, Haarlem
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12 July 2003
19:00 (UTC+2)		 Greece  11 – 0 (F/7)  Germany Sportpark Ookmeer, Amsterdam
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12 July 2003
19:00 (UTC+2)		 Italy  7 – 5  Great Britain Neptunus Familiestadion, Rotterdam
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13 July 2003
19:00 (UTC+2)		 Italy  1 – 2  Greece Pim Mulier Stadium, Haarlem
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13 July 2003
19:00 (UTC+2)		 Russia  7 – 6  Germany Sportpark Ookmeer, Amsterdam
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13 July 2003
19:00 (UTC+2)		 Spain  9 – 2  Great Britain Neptunus Familiestadion, Rotterdam
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14 July 2003
13:00 (UTC+2)		 Great Britain  1 – 10  Greece Pim Mulier Stadium, Haarlem
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14 July 2003
13:00 (UTC+2)		 Russia  0 – 6  Italy Sportpark Ookmeer, Amsterdam
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14 July 2003
13:00 (UTC+2)		 Spain  5 – 2  Germany Neptunus Familiestadion, Rotterdam
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15 July 2003
13:00 (UTC+2)		 Italy  5 – 1  Spain Pim Mulier Stadium, Haarlem
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15 July 2003
13:00 (UTC+2)		 Germany  3 – 5  Great Britain Sportpark Ookmeer, Amsterdam
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15 July 2003
13:00 (UTC+2)		 Greece  11 – 4  Russia Neptunus Familiestadion, Rotterdam
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9th–12th place round

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Pos Team Pld W L RF RA RD PCT GB
1  Great Britain 3 3 0 16 5 +11 1.000 —
2  Croatia 3 2 1 12 13 −1 .667 1
3  Belgium 3 1 2 8 6 +2 .333 2
4  Germany 3 0 3 6 18 −12 .000 3
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Source: European Baseball Confederation
17 July 2003
13:00 (UTC+2)		 Croatia  5 – 3  Germany Sportpark Ookmeer, Amsterdam
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17 July 2003
13:00 (UTC+2)		 Great Britain  1 – 0  Belgium Neptunus Familiestadion, Rotterdam
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18 July 2003
13:00 (UTC+2)		 Germany  0 – 8  Belgium Pim Mulier Stadium, Haarlem
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18 July 2003
13:00 (UTC+2)		 Croatia  2 – 10  Great Britain Sportpark Ookmeer, Amsterdam
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Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
 Netherlands8
 
 
 
 Russia0
 
 Netherlands21
 
 
 
 Sweden0
 
 Italy2
 
 
 
 Sweden4
 
 Netherlands2
 
 
 
 Greece0
 
 Greece11
 
 
 
 France1
 
 Greece10
 
 
 
 Spain0 Third place
 
 Czech Republic5
 
 
 
 Spain9
 
 Sweden2
 
 
 Spain5
 
 
5th–8th placeFifth place
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Russia3
 
 
 
 Italy9
 
 Italy2
 
 
 
 Czech Republic1
 
 France0
 
 
 Czech Republic2
 
Seventh place
 
 
 
 
 
 Russia0
 
 
 France5

Final standings

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Pos Team W L
 Netherlands80
 Greece62
 Spain62
4 Sweden35
5 Italy62
6 Czech Republic44
7 France35
8 Russia26
9 Great Britain44
10 Croatia44
11 Belgium26
12 Germany08
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Awards

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