2025 European Baseball Championship – Qualification

2025 European Baseball Championship Qualifying
Tournament details
Countries Serbia
 Poland
 Ireland
DatesJuly 22 – 28 2024
Teams13
Tournament statistics
Games played25

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

Pos Team Pld W L RF RA PCT GB Qualification
1  Hungary 4 4 0 57 5 1.000 — Final
2  Serbia (H) 4 3 1 29 19 .750 1
3  Slovenia 4 2 2 19 25 .500 2
4  Slovakia 4 1 3 20 24 .250 3
5  Turkey 4 0 4 2 54 .000 4
Source: WBSC Europe
(H) Hosts
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

Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
Jul 27, 2024 14:00 Serbia  1–11  Hungary F/8 Ada Ciganlija Baseball Field 2:33 317 Boxscore

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

Pos Team Pld W L RF RA PCT GB Qualification
1  Lithuania 3 3 0 37 10 1.000 — Final
2  Poland (H) 3 2 1 27 16 .667 1
3  Romania 3 1 2 18 32 .333 2
4  Finland 3 0 3 6 30 .000 3
Source: WBSC Europe
(H) Hosts
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

Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
Jul 27, 2024 14:00 Poland  9–10  Lithuania   Little League EMEA Training Center 2:53   Boxscore

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

Pos Team Pld W L RF RA PCT GB Qualification
1  Ireland (H) 3 2 1 8 8 .667[a] — Final
2  Austria 3 2 1 33 8 .667[a] —
3  Norway 3 1 2 19 28 .333[b] 1
4  Bulgaria 3 1 2 12 28 .333[b] 1
Source: WBSC Europe
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head result: Ireland 2–0 Austria
  2. 1 2 Head-to-head result: Norway 14–3 Bulgaria
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

Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
Jul 28, 2024 15:00 Austria  14–3  Ireland F/8 International Baseball Centre of Ashbourne 3:00 420 Boxscore

Qualified teams

TeamQualification methodAppFirstLastStreakBest placement
 Spain1st in 202336th1954202321Champions (1955, 2023)
 Great Britain2nd in 202318th196714Runners-up (1967, 2007, 2023)
 Netherlands3rd in 202335th195628Champions (twentyfour times, last in 2021)
 Germany4th in 202329th195416Runners-up (1957)
 Czech Republic5th in 202314th199714Fourth place(2014)
 Israel6th in 20234th20194Runners-up (2021)
 France7th in 202328th195519Third place (1999)
 Sweden8th in 202333rd196033Third place (1981, 1993)
 Italy9th in 202337th195428Champions (ten times, last in 2012)
 Croatia10th in 202313th199913Seventh place (2021)
 Belgium11th in 202332nd19548Champions (1967)
  Switzerland12th in 20232nd2023212th place (2023)
 Greece13th in 20239th20033Runners-up (2003)
 AustriaGroup Ireland winner5th2007410th place (2019)
 HungaryGroup Serbia winner2nd2023216th place (2023)
 LithuaniaGroup Poland winner1st――1Debut

References

  1. ↑ "Baseball European Championship B Pool Schedules Announced". WBSC Europe. 9 May 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
  2. ↑ "Hungary wins Baseball European Championship Qualifier in Belgrade, Serbia in undefeated fashion". WBSC Europe. 27 July 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
  3. ↑ "Baseball European Championship Qualifier 2024 in Kutno, Poland commences on Wednesday". WBSC Europe. 23 July 2024. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
  4. ↑ "Istorinis pasiekimas: Lietuvos beisbolo rinktinė pateko į Europos čempionatą" (in Lithuanian). Delfi. 27 July 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
  5. ↑ "Austria wins Baseball European Championship Qualifier in Ashbourne, Ireland". WBSC Europe. 28 July 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
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