USA Softball International Cup

USA Softball International Cup
Tournament information
SportSoftball
Established2005
Current champion
 United States (10th title)
Most recent tournament
2026 USA Softball International Cup

The USA Softball International Cup previously known as the World Cup of Softball, was an annual women's softball tournament. The first eight World Cups were held at the ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The competition is governed by USA Softball, which is also headquartered in Oklahoma City.

History

The World Cup is a round robin format consisting of a number of teams from around the world. Each team plays each other once, then the two teams with the best records play in a one-game, winner-take-all championship.[1] The number of teams has varied, with as few as 4 teams (in 2010) and as many as 14 teams (in 2016).

The official world competition was first held in 2005 and has been played every year since, with the exception of 2008 due to many national teams' participation in the 2008 Summer Olympics.

The World Cup of Softball was rebranded as the USA Softball International Cup starting the 2018 edition.[2][3] After being held in 2019, the tournament went on a six-year hiatus before returning in 2026.[4]

Results

Year Final Host Champions Final score Runners-up Third place Score Fourth place
2005Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Japan3 – 1 United States Australia7 – 1 China
2006Oklahoma City, Oklahoma United States5 – 2 Japan Canada2 – 0 Australia
2007Oklahoma City, Oklahoma United States3 – 0 Japan Canada8 – 2 China
2009Oklahoma City, Oklahoma United States3 – 1 Australia Canada4 – 1 Japan
2010Oklahoma City, Oklahoma United States5 – 1 Japan United States Futures9 – 3 Canada
2011Oklahoma City, Oklahoma United States6 – 4 Japan Canada4 – 1 Australia
2012Oklahoma City, Oklahoma United States3 – 0 Australia Canada11 – 8 Netherlands
2013Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Japan6 – 3 United States Australia4 – 3 Canada
2014Irvine, California United States5 – 2 Canada Chinese Taipei3 – 1 Japan
2015Irvine, California United States6 – 1 Japan Puerto Rico3 – 2 Canada
2016Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Japan2 – 1 United States Australia4 – 3 United States elite
2017Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Japan 2 – 1  United States  Canada 3 – 0  Australia
2018[5]Irvine, California United States 10 – 5  Japan United States United States Blue 7 – 6  China
2019[6]Columbus, Georgia United States 2 – 1  Japan  United States U19 8 – 0 United States Scrap Yard Fast Pitch
2026Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States104014
2 Japan47011
3 Australia0235
4 Canada0167
5United States United States Futures0011
United States United States U190011
 Chinese Taipei0011
 Puerto Rico0011
United States United States Blue0011
Totals (9 entries)14141442

Participating nations and teams

  • 1st — Champion
  • 2nd — Runner-up
  • 3rd — Third place
  • # — Position
  • q — Qualified
  • — — Participated (Position unknown)
Teams 2005 2006 2007 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2026 Years
 American Samoa q 0
 Argentina 8th 1
 Australia 3rd 4th 2nd 4th 2nd 3rd 3rd 4th q 8
 Brazil 6th 1
 Canada 5th 3rd 3rd 3rd 4th 3rd 3rd 4th 2nd 4th 5th 3rd — q 13
 China 4th 5th 4th 7th 4th 6th q 6
 Chinese Taipei 3rd — 8th q 3
 Colombia — 1
 Czech Republic 6th 13th — 3
 Dominican Republic 6th 1
 Japan 1st 2nd 2nd 4th 2nd 2nd 1st 4th 2nd 1st 1st 2nd 2nd q 13
 Great Britain 6th 5th 2
 Italy 6th 1
 Mexico 5th 6th 10th 8th — 5th 6
 Netherlands 5th 4th 9th 3
 New Zealand 8th 1
 Peru — 10th 2
 Philippines 6th 12th 7th 9th 4
 Puerto Rico 5th 5th 3rd 6th 6th — 7th 7
 United States 2nd 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 2nd 1st 1st 2nd 2nd 1st 1st q 14
 United States
Futures/Juniors/Elite/Blue/U19		 3rd 5th 4th 5th 3rd 3rd q 6
United States Scrap Yard Fast Pitch — 4th 2
 Venezuela 5th 7th 7th 11th — 5
No. of teams 5 6 6 6 4 6 6 5 7 8 13 8 13 10 8

References

  1. ↑ "USA Softball KFC World Cup of Softball". Archived from the original on July 15, 2007. Retrieved July 17, 2007.
  2. ↑ "USA Softball launches the International Cup". World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  3. ↑ "USA Softball International Cup History". USA Softball. Retrieved July 19, 2026.
  4. ↑ "USA Softball announces 2026 International Cup at Devon Park". World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved July 19, 2026.
  5. ↑ "National Fastpitch Coaches Association". nfca.org. July 16, 2018. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  6. ↑ "USA Softball International Cup 2019". Archived from the original on March 24, 2019. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
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