2025 European Baseball Championship – Qualification
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The 2025 European Baseball Championship Qualifying was baseball tournament held from July 22 to 28, 2024, to determine the three additional countries that would qualify for the 2025 European Baseball Championship, in addition to the top 13 countries that automatically qualified in the 2023 European Baseball Championship. The qualifiers were held in Belgrade, Serbia; Kutno, Poland; and Ashbourne, Ireland.[1]
Groups
Grope Serbia
Grope Serbia took place at the Ada Ciganlija Baseball Field in Belgrade, Serbia, on July 22 to 27, 2024. Hungary defeated Serbia to qualify for the European Championship.[2]
Round robin
| Date | Local time | Road team | Score | Home team | Inn. | Venue | Game duration | Attendance | Boxscore |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 22, 2024 | 11:00 | Slovenia  |
11–1 |  Turkey |
F/8 | Ada Ciganlija Baseball Field | 2:54 | 50 | Boxscore |
| Jul 22, 2024 | 16:00 | Serbia  |
2–12 |  Hungary |
F/7 | Ada Ciganlija Baseball Field | 2:05 | 152 | Boxscore |
| Jul 23, 2024 | 11:00 | Slovenia |
4–2 |  Slovakia |
Ada Ciganlija Baseball Field | 2:25 | 108 | Boxscore | |
| Jul 23, 2024 | 16:00 | Turkey |
0–15 | Serbia |
F/5 | Ada Ciganlija Baseball Field | 1:43 | 75 | Boxscore |
| Jul 24, 2024 | 11:00 | Slovakia |
1–13 | Hungary |
F/7 | Ada Ciganlija Baseball Field | 1:52 | 60 | Boxscore |
| Jul 24, 2024 | 16:00 | Serbia |
6–2 | Slovenia |
Ada Ciganlija Baseball Field | 2:37 | 97 | Boxscore | |
| Jul 25, 2024 | 11:00 | Hungary |
16–2 | Slovenia |
F/7 | Ada Ciganlija Baseball Field | 2:33 | 80 | Boxscore |
| Jul 25, 2024 | 16:00 | Turkey |
1–12 | Slovakia |
F/7 | Ada Ciganlija Baseball Field | 2:06 | 42 | Boxscore |
| Jul 26, 2024 | 11:00 | Hungary |
16–0 | Turkey |
F/6 | Ada Ciganlija Baseball Field | 2:01 | 70 | Boxscore |
| Jul 26, 2024 | 16:00 | Slovakia |
5–6 | Serbia |
Ada Ciganlija Baseball Field | 2:46 | 257 | Boxscore |
Final
Grope Poland
Grope Poland took place at the Little League EMEA Training Center in Kutno, Poland, on July 24 to 27, 2024.[3] Lithuania defeated Poland to qualify for the European Championship.[4]
Round robin
| Date | Local time | Road team | Score | Home team | Inn. | Venue | Game duration | Attendance | Boxscore |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 24, 2024 | 12:00 | Romania  |
9–0 |  Finland |
Little League EMEA Training Center | 2:34 | 70 | Boxscore | |
| Jul 24, 2024 | 18:00 | Poland  |
3–8 |  Lithuania |
Little League EMEA Training Center | 2:53 | 150 | Boxscore | |
| Jul 25, 2024 | 12:00 | Lithuania |
15–5 | Romania |
F/7 | Little League EMEA Training Center | 2:10 | 50 | Boxscore |
| Jul 25, 2024 | 18:00 | Finland |
4–7 | Poland |
Little League EMEA Training Center | 2:35 | 213 | Boxscore | |
| Jul 26, 2024 | 12:00 | Finland |
2–14 | Lithuania |
F/7 | Little League EMEA Training Center | 2:31 | 25 | Boxscore |
| Jul 26, 2024 | 18:00 | Poland |
17–4 | Romania |
Little League EMEA Training Center | 3:18 | 180 | Boxscore |
Final
Grope Ireland
Grope Ireland took place at the International Baseball Centre of Ashbourne in Ashbourne, Ireland, on July 25 to 28, 2024. Austria defeated Ireland to qualify for the European Championship.[5]
Round robin
| Date | Local time | Road team | Score | Home team | Inn. | Venue | Game duration | Attendance | Boxscore |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 25, 2024 | 12:30 | Norway  |
14–3 |  Bulgaria |
F/8 | International Baseball Centre of Ashbourne | 78 | Boxscore | |
| Jul 25, 2024 | 17:30 | Ireland  |
2–0 |  Austria |
International Baseball Centre of Ashbourne | 2:33 | 200 | Boxscore | |
| Jul 26, 2024 | 12:30 | Austria |
19–2 | Norway |
F/7 | International Baseball Centre of Ashbourne | 2:42 | 48 | Boxscore |
| Jul 26, 2024 | 17:30 | Bulgaria |
5–0 | Ireland |
International Baseball Centre of Ashbourne | 2:32 | 160 | Boxscore | |
| Jul 27, 2024 | 11:00 | Bulgaria |
4–14 | Austria |
F/8 | International Baseball Centre of Ashbourne | 2:58 | 40 | Boxscore |
| Jul 27, 2024 | 16:00 | Ireland |
6–3 | Norway |
F/10 | International Baseball Centre of Ashbourne | 3:28 | 400 | Boxscore |
Final
Qualified teams
| Team | Qualification method | App | First | Last | Streak | Best placement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Spain | 1st in 2023 | 36th | 1954 | 2023 | 21 | Champions (1955, 2023) |
 Great Britain | 2nd in 2023 | 18th | 1967 | 14 | Runners-up (1967, 2007, 2023) | |
 Netherlands | 3rd in 2023 | 35th | 1956 | 28 | Champions (twentyfour times, last in 2021) | |
 Germany | 4th in 2023 | 29th | 1954 | 16 | Runners-up (1957) | |
 Czech Republic | 5th in 2023 | 14th | 1997 | 14 | Fourth place(2014) | |
 Israel | 6th in 2023 | 4th | 2019 | 4 | Runners-up (2021) | |
 France | 7th in 2023 | 28th | 1955 | 19 | Third place (1999) | |
 Sweden | 8th in 2023 | 33rd | 1960 | 33 | Third place (1981, 1993) | |
 Italy | 9th in 2023 | 37th | 1954 | 28 | Champions (ten times, last in 2012) | |
 Croatia | 10th in 2023 | 13th | 1999 | 13 | Seventh place (2021) | |
 Belgium | 11th in 2023 | 32nd | 1954 | 8 | Champions (1967) | |
 Switzerland | 12th in 2023 | 2nd | 2023 | 2 | 12th place (2023) | |
 Greece | 13th in 2023 | 9th | 2003 | 3 | Runners-up (2003) | |
| Austria | Group Ireland winner | 5th | 2007 | 4 | 10th place (2019) | |
| Hungary | Group Serbia winner | 2nd | 2023 | 2 | 16th place (2023) | |
| Lithuania | Group Poland winner | 1st | ― | ― | 1 | Debut |