U-18 Men's Softball World Cup

U-18 Men's Softball World Cup

Current season, competition or edition: 2023 U-18 Men's Softball World Cup
Sport	Softball
No. of teams	12 (finals)
Continent	International
Most recent champion	Japan (4th title)
Most titles	Australia (5 titles)

The U-18 Men's Softball World Cup (in spanish: Campeonato Mundial juvenil de softball masculino) is a fastpitch softball tournament for age 19-and-under national teams held every four years by the World Baseball Softball Confederation, formerly the International Softball Federation (ISF).

Classification

With the approved format of 12 national teams, the WBSC has distributed the continental quotas as follows:

• WBSC Africa: 1 spots
• WBSC Americas: 4 spots
• WBSC Asia: 2 spots
• WBSC Europe: 2 spots
• WBSC Oceania: 2 spots
• Wild cards: 1 spots (including hosts if necessary)

The participants will be determined through the continental championships.

Results

Ed.	Years	Final hosts		Finalists				Semi-finalists				Teams
				Champions	Score	Runners-up		3rd place	Score	4th place
Jr. Men's Softball World Championship
1	1981 Details	Edmonton		Japan	2 – 0	United States		Mexico		Canada		5
2	1985 Details	Fargo		New Zealand	2 – 1	United States		Canada		Japan		8
3	1989 Details	Summerside		New Zealand	–	Canada		Japan		United States		7
4	1993 Details	Auckland		Canada	4 – 3	New Zealand		Japan		Australia		7
5	1997 Details	St. John's		Australia	6 – 1	New Zealand		Canada		Argentina		11
6	2001 Details	Blacktown		Australia	8 – 0	Japan		Canada		New Zealand		10
7	2005 Details	Summerside		Australia	7 – 2	Japan		Canada		New Zealand		9
8	2008 Details	Whitehorse		Australia	2 – 1	Canada		Japan		New Zealand		12
9	2012 Details	Parana		Argentina	5 – 0	Japan		Australia		Canada		13
10	2014 Details	Whitehorse		Argentina	9 – 0	New Zealand		Japan		Australia		10
11	2016 Details	Midland		Japan	2 – 1	New Zealand		Canada		Argentina		12
12	2018 Details	Prince Albert		Australia	6 – 1	Japan		New Zealand	—N/a	Canada		13
U-18 Men's Softball World Cup
13	2020 Details	Palmerston North		Japan	9 – 2	Australia		Czech Republic	2 – 0	Argentina		12
14	2023 Details	Hermosillo		Japan	8 – 4	Mexico		Canada	2 – 1	United States		11
15	2027 Details	Havlickuv Brod/Ledenice							12

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Australia	5	1	1	7
2	Japan	4	4	4	12
3	New Zealand	2	4	1	7
4	Argentina	2	0	0	2
5	Canada	1	2	6	9
6	United States	0	2	0	2
7	Mexico	0	1	1	2
8	Czech Republic	0	0	1	1
Totals (8 entries)		14	14	14	42

Participating nations

• 1st — Champion
• 2nd — Runner-up
• 3rd — Third place
•   — Host nation

Nation	1981	1985	1989	1993	1997	2001	2005	2008	2012	2014	2016	2018	2020	2023	Years
Anguilla	—	—	—	—	11th	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
Argentina	5th	8th	—	7th	4th	5th	7th	7th	1st	1st	4th	5th	4th	8th	13
Australia	—	—	—	4th	1st	1st	1st	1st	3rd	4th	6th	1st	2nd	5th	11
Bahamas	—	7th	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
Botswana	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12th	—	—	9th	—	—	—	2
Canada	4th	3rd	2nd	1st	3rd	3rd	3rd	2nd	4th	7th	3rd	4th	7th	3rd	14
Colombia	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10th	1
Croatia	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	13th	—	—	—	—	—	1
Czech Republic	—	—	—	—	10th	8th	8th	11th	10th	8th	7th	7th	3rd	7th	10
Denmark	—	—	—	—	—	—	9th	10th	8th	9th	1th	13th	12th	—	7
Guatemala	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	11th	6th	—	2
Hong Kong	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12th	—	—	1
India	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	11th	—	—	9th	—	—	2
Israel	—	—	—	—	—	10th	—	—	—	—	12th	—	—	—	2
Japan	1st	4th	3rd	3rd	5th	2nd	2nd	3rd	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	1st	1st	14
Mexico	3rd	5th	5th	—	7th	7th	6th	6th	7th	6th	8th	6th	8th	2nd	13
New Zealand	—	1st	1st	2nd	2nd	4th	4th	4th	6th	2nd	2nd	3rd	5th	9th	13
Philippines	—	—	7th	6th	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2
South Africa	—	—	—	—	6th	—	—	9th	—	—	10th	10th	11th	—	5
Singapore	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12th	10th	—	—	9th	11th	4
Chinese Taipei	—	6th	6th	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2
United States	2nd	2nd	4th	5th	9th	9th	5th	8th	5th	5th	5th	8th	10th	4th	14
Venezuela	—	—	—	—	8th	6th	—	5th	9th	—	—	—	—	6th	5
Total Nations	5	8	7	7	11	10	9	12	13	10	12	13	12	11

See also

• U-18 Women’s Softball World Cup