Baseball5 European Championship
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The Baseball5 European Championship (European Baseball5 Championship) is the main championship tournament between national Baseball5 teams in Europe, governed by the WBSC Europe.[1] The tournament serves as qualifier for the Baseball5 World Cup, with the top two teams qualifying for the world championship. France is the most successful team, having won the championship twice.
History
The first championship was held in Vilnius, Lithuania in 2020 and was contested between 14 national teams.[2] The tournament was won by France, after defeating Lithuania in the final 2 matches to 0. Both teams qualified for the 2022 Baseball5 World Cup held in Mexico City.[3]
The second edition of the tournament was again held in Lithuania, this time in Druskininkai, and featured 13 teams.[4] The championship game was a replay of the 2020 final between France and Lithuania, this time won by the locals, defeating France.[5]
Results
Medal table
Participating teams
| Teams |  2020 |
2023 |
2025 |
Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Belarus |
6th | 1 | ||
 Belgium |
11th | 5th | 8th | 3 |
 Bulgaria |
9th | 9th | 11th | 3 |
 Croatia |
14th | 1 | ||
 Czech Republic |
12th | 8th | 2 | |
 Denmark |
7th | 1 | ||
 Estonia |
10th | 11th | 10th | 3 |
 Finland |
7th | 1 | ||
 France |
1st | 2nd | 1st | 3 |
 Israel |
7th | 1 | ||
 Italy |
4th | 6th | 5th | 3 |
 Latvia |
14th | 13th | 2 | |
 Lithuania |
2nd | 1st | 4th | 3 |
 Moldova |
13th | 12th | 12th | 3 |
 Netherlands |
5th | 4th | 9th | 3 |
 Poland |
14th | 1 | ||
 Romania |
8th | 10th | 6th | 3 |
 Russia |
3rd | 1 | ||
 Spain |
3rd | 2nd | 2 | |
 Turkey |
3rd | 1 | ||
 Ukraine |
13th | 1 | ||
| Total | 14 | 13 | 15 |