2007 European Baseball Championship – Qualification
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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.
CountriesRussia
Belgium
Belgium
Dates25 – 29 July 2006
1 – 5 August 2006
1 – 5 August 2006
Teams16
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Countries | Russia Belgium |
| Dates | 25 – 29 July 2006 1 – 5 August 2006 |
| Teams | 16 |
Qualifier Pool 1
Group stage
Group A
| Qualified for the semi-finals | |
| Did not qualify for the semi-finals |
| 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
| Qualified for the semi-finals | |
| Did not qualify for the semi-finals |
| 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
Group C
| 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
| July 28, 2006 | Belarus |
5 – 15 | Austria |
Planernaya, Russia |
| July 28, 2006 | Russia |
11 – 1 | Lithuania |
Planernaya, Russia |
3rd place
| July 29, 2006 | Lithuania |
10 – 8 | Belarus |
Planernaya, Russia |
Final
| July 29, 2006 | Russia |
17 – 0 | Austria |
Planernaya, Russia |
Qualifier Pool 2
Group stage
Group A
| Qualified for the semi-finals | |
| Did not qualify for the semi-finals |
| 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
| 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
Group C
| # | 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
| August 4, 2006 | Croatia |
13 – 3 | Switzerland |
Antwerp, Belgium |
| August 4, 2006 | Belgium |
1 – 4 | Ireland |
Hoboken, Belgium |
3rd place
| August 5, 2006 | Switzerland |
2 – 15 | Belgium |
Antwerp, Belgium |
Final
| August 5, 2006 | Croatia |
12 – 2 | Ireland |
Hoboken, Belgium |