2026 U-18 Baseball European Championship

2026 U-18 Baseball European Championship
Tournament details
Country Italy
DatesJuly 13 – 19
Teams12
Defending champions Italy
Final positions
Champions Italy (16th title)
Runners-up Germany
Third place Netherlands
Fourth place France
Tournament statistics
Games played42

The 2026 U-18 Baseball European Championship is the 34th edition of the U-18 Baseball European Championship, organised by Europe's governing baseball body, the WBSC Europe. The tournament is held in Ronchi dei Legionari and Trieste, Italy from 13 to 19 July 2026.[1][2] The top two teams of the tournament will qualify for the 2027 U-18 Baseball World Cup.[3]

Participating teams

Round robin

Group A

Pos Team Pld W L RF RA PCT GB Qualification
1  Italy (H) 5 5 0 61 17 1.000 — Advance to semifinal
2  France 5 4 1 45 24 .800 1
3  Austria 5 2 3 32 41 .400 3 Advance to 5th–8th classification round
4  Great Britain 5 2 3 44 47 .400 3
5  Hungary 5 2 3 25 47 .400 3 Advance to 9th–12th classification round
6  Israel 5 0 5 10 41 .000 5
Source: WBSC Europe
(H) Hosts
Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
Jul 13, 2026 10:00 Great Britain  4–14  Austria 5 Stadio di Prosecco 2:02 105 Boxscore
Jul 13, 2026 14:00 Hungary  7–8  France   Stadio di Prosecco 2:43 50 Boxscore
Jul 13, 2026 18:00 Italy  11–0  Israel 5 Stadio di Prosecco 1:54 125 Boxscore
Jul 14, 2026 14:30 Israel  4–14  Great Britain 6 Campo Comunale Gaspardis 2:23 110 Boxscore
Jul 14, 2026 19:30 Austria  9–10  Hungary   Campo Comunale Gaspardis 2:46 50 Boxscore
Jul 14, 2026 19:30 France  5–6  Italy   Stadio di Prosecco 2:43 220 Boxscore
Jul 15, 2026 10:30 Hungary  1–11  Great Britain 6 Stadio di Prosecco 2:07 80 Boxscore
Jul 15, 2026 14:30 Israel  1–7  France   Stadio di Prosecco 1:47 50 Boxscore
Jul 15, 2026 19:30 Austria  4–12  Italy   Stadio di Prosecco 2:37 250 Boxscore
Jul 16, 2026 14:30 Austria  1–13  France 5 Campo Comunale Gaspardis 1:35 120 Boxscore
Jul 16, 2026 19:30 Hungary  5–3  Israel   Stadio di Prosecco 2:13 130 Boxscore
Jul 16, 2026 19:30 Great Britain  6–16  Italy 6 Campo Comunale Gaspardis 3:18 235 Boxscore
Jul 17, 2026 10:30 France  12–9  Great Britain   Campo Comunale Gaspardis 3:33 110 Boxscore
Jul 17, 2026 14:30 Israel  2–4  Austria   Stadio di Prosecco 2:00 45 Boxscore
Jul 17, 2026 19:30 Italy  16–2  Hungary   Stadio di Prosecco 2:44 160 Boxscore

Group B

Pos Team Pld W L RF RA PCT GB Qualification
1  Germany 5 5 0 55 14 1.000 — Advance to semifinal
2  Netherlands 5 4 1 39 11 .800 1
3  Czech Republic 5 3 2 47 33 .600 2 Advance to 5th–8th classification round
4  Spain 5 2 3 23 32 .400 3
5  Belgium 5 1 4 14 51 .200 4 Advance to 9th–12th classification round
6  Poland 5 0 5 17 54 .000 5
Source: WBSC Europe
Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
Jul 13, 2026 10:30 Germany  17–2  Belgium 5 Campo Comunale Gaspardis 2:06 50 Boxscore
Jul 13, 2026 14:30 Netherlands  6–1  Czech Republic   Campo Comunale Gaspardis 2:34 120 Boxscore
Jul 13, 2026 19:30 Poland  1–5  Spain   Campo Comunale Gaspardis 2:30 60 Boxscore
Jul 14, 2026 10:30 Czech Republic  18–11  Poland   Campo Comunale Gaspardis 3:13 50 Boxscore
Jul 14, 2026 10:30 Belgium  1–11  Netherlands 5 Stadio di Prosecco 1:53 60 Boxscore
Jul 14, 2026 14:30 Spain  5–9  Germany 8 Stadio di Prosecco 2:56 95 Boxscore
Jul 15, 2026 10:30 Czech Republic  2–10  Germany   Campo Comunale Gaspardis 2:26 60 Boxscore
Jul 15, 2026 14:30 Poland  1–12  Netherlands 5 Campo Comunale Gaspardis 1:47 75 Boxscore
Jul 15, 2026 19:30 Belgium  0–10  Spain 5 Campo Comunale Gaspardis 2:02 105 Boxscore
Jul 16, 2026 10:30 Netherlands  3–5  Germany   Campo Comunale Gaspardis 2:35 200 Boxscore
Jul 16, 2026 10:30 Czech Republic  15–0  Spain 5 Stadio di Prosecco 2:03 55 Boxscore
Jul 16, 2026 14:30 Poland  2–5  Belgium   Stadio di Prosecco 2:14 40 Boxscore
Jul 17, 2026 10:30 Spain  3–7  Netherlands   Stadio di Prosecco 2:18 60 Boxscore
Jul 17, 2026 14:30 Germany  14–2  Poland 5 Campo Comunale Gaspardis 1:57 50 Boxscore
Jul 17, 2026 19:30 Belgium  6–11  Czech Republic   Campo Comunale Gaspardis 2:45 65 Boxscore

9th–12th classification round

 
9th–12th place semifinals9th place match
 
      
 
18 July –
 
 
 Hungary6
 
19 July – Ronchi dei Legionari
 
 Poland10
 
 Poland7
 
18 July –
 
 Belgium20
 
 Belgium12
 
 
 Israel2
 
11th place match
 
 
19 July – Ronchi dei Legionari
 
 
 Hungary2
 
 
 Israel4

9th–12th place semifinals

Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
July 18, 2026 10:30 Poland  10–6  Hungary   Stadio di Prosecco 2:38 25 Boxscore
July 18, 2026 10:30 Israel  2–12  Belgium 5 Campo Comunale Gaspardis 1:37 65 Boxscore

11th place match

Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
July 19, 2026 10:00 Israel  4–2  Hungary   Campo Comunale Gaspardis 1:57 43 Boxscore

9th place match

Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
July 19, 2026 14:00 Belgium  20–7  Poland 5 Campo Comunale Gaspardis 2:34 40 Boxscore

5th–8th classification round

 
5th–8th place semifinals5th place match
 
      
 
18 July –
 
 
 Austria0
 
19 July – Trieste
 
 Spain12
 
 Spain9
 
18 July –
 
 Czech Republic7
 
 Czech Republic13
 
 
 Great Britain1
 
7th place match
 
 
19 July – Ronchi dei Legionari
 
 
 Austria5
 
 
 Great Britain14

5th–8th place semifinals

Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
July 18, 2026 14:30 Spain  12–0  Austria 5 Campo Comunale Gaspardis 1:52 40 Boxscore
July 18, 2026 14:30 Great Britain  1–13  Czech Republic 5 Stadio di Prosecco 1:23 70 Boxscore

7th place match

Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
July 19, 2026 18:00 Great Britain  14–5  Austria   Campo Comunale Gaspardis 2:38 50 Boxscore

5th place match

Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
July 19, 2026 10:30 Spain  9–7  Czech Republic   Stadio di Prosecco 2:43 40 Boxscore

Final round

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
18 July –
 
 
 Italy4
 
19 July – Trieste
 
 Netherlands3
 
 Italy6
 
18 July –
 
 Germany4
 
 Germany8
 
 
 France1
 
3rd place match
 
 
19 July – Trieste
 
 
 Netherlands12
 
 
 France3

Semifinals

Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
July 18, 2026 19:30 France  1–8  Germany   Campo Comunale Gaspardis 2:20 100 Boxscore
July 18, 2026 19:30 Netherlands  3–4  Italy   Stadio di Prosecco 3:02 300 Boxscore

3rd place match

Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
July 19, 2026 14:30 France  3–12  Netherlands   Stadio di Prosecco 2:34 90 Boxscore

Final

Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
July 19, 2026 19:30 Italy  6–4  Germany   Stadio di Prosecco 2:51 550 Boxscore

Final standing

Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Italy
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Germany
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Netherlands
4  France
5  Spain
6  Czech Republic
7  Great Britain
8  Austria
9  Belgium
10  Poland
11  Israel
12  Hungary
Qualified for the 2027 U-18 World Cup
Relegated to the 2027 U-18 European Championship B Pool

References

  1. ↑ "Trieste and Ronchi dei Legionari to host U-18 Baseball European Championship 2026". WBSC Europe. 8 May 2026. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
  2. ↑ "Il grande baseball Under 18 sbarca in Friuli Venezia Giulia: l'Europeo a Trieste e Ronchi". Trieste Cafe (in Italian). 14 May 2026. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
  3. ↑ "Italy to host WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup European Qualifier". WBSC Europe. 10 July 2026. Retrieved 11 July 2026.

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