WBSC Asia, cooperated with the Baseball Federation of Asia (BFA) and Softball Asia (SA), is the governing body of the sport of baseball and softball in Asia. The federation is governed by the World Baseball Softball Confederation.
History
The birth of Baseball Federation of Asia goes back to 1954 when the 2nd Asian Games was held in Manila, Philippines.
The four countries of Korea, Japan, Taiwan and the Philippines organized a committee aiming at establishing the Baseball Federation of Asia and 7 May of the same year witnessed the commencement of BFA.
American expatriate Charles "Chick" Parsons of the Philippines was elected as the first president of the Baseball Federation of Asia.
The BFA became inactive for eight years following the 1975 Asian Baseball Championship. At the sidelines of the FEMBA World Baseball Championship in Tokyo in 1980, the executives of BFA discussed about resuming the activity of the federation. The Asian Baseball Championship was later resumed in 1983 which was held in Seoul. The membership of the federation grew as more Asian nations were admitted to the BFA.
The total number of BFA members at the present time is 24 and 1 non-member observer State (Vietnam).
Members Baseball Association National teams Founded Membership IOC memberNote AFG Afghanistan (M, W) 2011 Full BAN Bangladesh (M, W) 2006 Full BHU Bhutan (M, W) 2013 Full BRU Brunei (M, W) 1983 Full CAM Cambodia (M, W) 2005 Full CHN China (M, W) 1979 Full HKG Hong Kong, China (M, W) 1993 Full IND India (M, W) 1983 Full INA Indonesia (M, W) 1968 Full IRI Iran (M, W) 1989 Full IRQ Iraq (M, W) 2004 Full JOR Jordan (M, W) 2024 Full JPN Japan (M, W) 1990 Full LAO Laos (M, W) 2017 Full MAS Malaysia (M, W) 2004 Full MGL Mongolia (M, W) 1991 Full MYA Myanmar (M, W) 2005 Full NEP Nepal (M, W) 2009 Full PRK North Korea (M, W)1987 Full PAK Pakistan (M, W) 1992 Full PLE Palestine (M, W) 2017 Full PHI Philippines (M, W) 1954 Full KSA Saudi Arabia (M, W) 2019 Full SGP Singapore (M, W) 1960 Full KOR South Korea (M, W) 1946 Full SRI Sri Lanka (M, W) 1985 Full TPE Chinese Taipei (M, W) 1973 Full THA Thailand (M, W) 1992 Full VIE Vietnam (M, W) 2021 Full
Softball Association National teams Founded Membership IOC memberNote BAN Bangladesh (M, W) 2006 Full BHU Bhutan (M, W) 2013 Full BRU Brunei (M, W) 1983 Full CAM Cambodia (M, W) 2022 Full CHN China (M, W) 1979 Full HKG Hong Kong, China (M, W) 1937 Full IND India (M, W) 1967 Full INA Indonesia (M, W) 1968 Full IRI Iran (M, W) 1989 Full IRQ Iraq (M, W) 2004 Full JPN Japan (M, W) 1949 Full JOR Jordan (M, W) 2024 Full LAO Laos (M, W) 2018 Full MAS Malaysia (M, W) 1974 Full MGL Mongolia (M, W) 1991 Full NEP Nepal (M, W) 2009 Full PRK North Korea (M, W) 1987 Full PAK Pakistan (M, W) 1992 Full PLE Palestine (M, W) 2017 Full PHI Philippines (M, W) 2011 Full KSA Saudi Arabia (M, W) 2019 Full SGP Singapore (M, W) 1960 Full KOR South Korea (M, W) 1946 Full TPE Chinese Taipei (M, W) 1973 Full THA Thailand (M, W) 1966 Full
WBSC World Rankings Baseball
Softball
Baseball5
Historical leaders Highest Ranked Asia member in the WBSC Rankings
Men's baseball
Women's baseball
Men's softball
Women's softball
Competitions
Baseball Men's Asian Baseball Championship Asian Baseball Cup U-18 Asian Baseball Championship U-15 Asian Baseball Championship U-12 Asian Baseball Championship
Women's Women's Baseball Asian Cup
Club Asian City Baseball Tournament
Softball Men's Asian Men's Softball Championship U-23 Asian Men's Softball Championship U-18 Men Softball Asia Cup
Women's Asian Women's Softball Championship Asia Cup Asian Universities Women's Softball U-15 Women Softball Asia Cup
Baseball5 Baseball5 Asia Cup Youth Baseball5 Asia Cup
Current title holders Competition Year Host country Champions Title Runners-up Next edition DatesBaseballAsian Baseball Championship 2025 China 21st 2027 Asian Baseball Cup East Division 2024 Philippines 7th 2026 West Division 2025 Iran 1st TBD U-18 Asian Baseball Championship 2026 Taiwan 6th 2028 U-15 Asian Baseball Championship 2025 Taiwan 8th 2027 U-12 Asian Baseball Championship 2026 China 2nd 2028 Women's Baseball Asian Cup 2025 China 4th TBD SoftballAsian Men's Softball Championship 2023 Japan 10th TBD U-23 Asian Men's Softball Championship 2025 Thailand 2nd TBD U-18 Men Softball Asia Cup 2023 Japan 1st TBD Asian Women's Softball Championship 2025 China 9th TBD Asian Universities Women's Softball Asia Cup 2022 Thailand 1st TBD U-18 Women Softball Asia Cup 2023 China 1st TBDU-15 Women Softball Asia Cup 2025 Taiwan 1st 2026Baseball5Baseball5 Asia Cup 2026 Hong Kong 2nd 2028 Youth Baseball5 Asia Cup 2025 Taiwan 1st TBD ClubAsian City Baseball Tournament 2022 South Korea Saitama 1st Taichung TBD
See also
Softball Confederation Asia Baseball at the Asian Games Asia Series Asia Winter Baseball League Baseball awards#Asia
References
External links BFA Baseball Federation of Asia WBSC Asia https://asiasoftball.com/reports/ - Asian Softball