Europe first participated in the Little League World Series in . Teams from Europe were given a berth in the LLWS each year between 1960 and 2000 (with the exception of the temporary ban of international teams in ). In 2001, the region was split into two co-terminus regions: Europe (later EMEA) Region and Transatlantic Region. The Europe Region comprised mostly native European teams while the Transatlantic Region comprised mostly American expatriates. This distinction was eliminated in 2008; from 2008 to 2012, teams made up of either native Europeans or American expatriates were eligible to qualify from the Europe Region.
Starting with the 2013 LLWS, the region was renamed the Europe and Africa Region. African countries were added as a result of a major reorganization of the international (non-U.S.) regions. This move was triggered by Little League's announcement that Australia would receive its own LLWS berth starting in 2013. Two Middle Eastern countries, Israel and Turkey, have been part of European regions since they instituted Little League programs, as they were then members of the European zone of the International Baseball Federation and remain in the same zone under baseball's modern international governing body, the World Baseball Softball Confederation. Israel and Turkey have stayed in the renamed Europe and Africa Region to this day.
No team from the European region has ever reached the final of the Little League World Series. The best finishes for a European team occurred in , and , when European teams reached the semifinals. Aviano, Italy, made it that far — in the 8-team format — in 1979. Kaiserslautern, Germany and Dhahran, Saudi Arabia made the International final in back-to-back years in 1993 and 1994.
Europe and Africa Region Countries
United Kingdom
European champions (1960–2000) YearChampionCityLLWSRecordBerlin Command LL BerlinSixth Place1–2Pirmasens Housing Area LL PirmasensEighth Place0–3Poitiers Post LL PoitiersSixth Place1–2İzmir LL İzmirFourth Place0–2Wiesbaden LL Wiesbaden Air Force BaseEighth Place0–3Rota LL RotaEighth Place0–3Rhein-Main LL Rhein-Main Air BaseSeventh Place1–2Rota LL RotaSeventh Place (tie)0–2Wiesbaden LL Wiesbaden Air Force BaseEighth Place0–3Wiesbaden LL Wiesbaden Air Force BaseEighth Place0–3Wiesbaden LL Wiesbaden Air Force BaseSixth Place1–2Madrid LL MadridFourth Place1–2Torrejon Air Base LL MadridEighth Place0–3Bitburg AB LL Bitburg Air BaseSeventh Place1–2Athena Airport LL AthensEighth Place0–3No international participantKaiserslautern LL KaiserslauternSixth Place1–2Torrejon Air Base LL MadridSeventh Place1–2Torrejon Air Base LL MadridEighth Place0–3Aviano Air Base LL AvianoFourth Place1–2Torrejon Air Base LL MadridEighth Place0–3SHAPE LL WaterlooEighth Place0–3Torrejon Air Base LL MadridSixth Place1–2Arabian Gulf LL Al KhobarSeventh Place1–2Brussels Sports Association LL BrusselsSeventh Place1–2Arabian Gulf LL Al KhobarEighth Place0–3Torrejon Air Base LL MadridEighth Place0–3Aramco LL DhahranFifth Place (tie)1–1Aramco LL DhahranFifth Place2–1Aramco LL DhahranSixth Place1–2Falcon LL Ramstein Air BaseSeventh Place (tie)0–2Arabian American LL DhahranEighth Place 0–3Kaiserslautern LL Kaiserslautern4th Place, Group Stage0–3Kaiserslautern LL KaiserslauternThird Place (tie)2–2Arabian American LL DhahranThird Place (tie)2–2Arabian American LL Dhahran3rd Place, Group Stage1–2Arabian American LL Dhahran4th Place, Group Stage0–3Arabian American LL Dhahran3rd Place, Group Stage1–2Arabian American LL Dhahran3rd Place, Group Stage1–2Ramstein American LL Ramstein Air Base4th Place, Group Stage0–3Arabian American LL Dhahran3rd Place, Group Stage1–2
Europe/Europe, Middle East & Africa Region (2001–2007)
In 2001, with the LLWS expanding to sixteen teams, the European region split into two co-terminous regions. The Europe region consisted of teams that were primarily made up of players native to each country; no team could have more than three players from the United States, Canada, or Japan. The Europe region was named the Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) region between 2004 and 2007; however, no Middle Eastern or African team participated in qualifiers for the EMEA Series berth (although Kenya sent a team to the European qualifier in 2001 and South Africa did the same in 2003). In 2008, Little League removed the native players rule and split the EMEA and Transatlantic region into the Europe and Middle East-Africa regions. The following teams represented the European region after 2000:
YearChampionCityLLWSRecordKhovrino LL Moscow4th place, Pool D0–3Khovrino LL Moscow4th place, Pool D0–3Khovrino LL Moscow3rd place, Pool D1–2Kutno LL Kutno4th place, Pool C0–3Brateevo LL Moscow4th place, Pool C0–3Brateevo LL Moscow4th place, Pool D0–3Windmills LL Apeldoorn4th place, Pool D0–3
Transatlantic Region (2001–2007)
The Transatlantic region encompassed the same territory as the Europe/EMEA region, but consisted of teams that were made up of at least 51% American, Canadian, or Japanese citizens.
Regional championship
Below are the champions of the Transatlantic region, along with participants for each year. The year's winner is indicated in green.
YearAustriaBelgiumEnglandGermanyItalyNetherlandsSaudi ArabiaSpainUnited Arab Emirates2001Vienna LLViennaBelgium Int'l LLBrusselsLondon Area Youth LLLondonEifel LLBitburg/SpangdahlemNaples LLNaplesNo ParticipantArabian American LLDhahranRota LLRotaNo Participant2002N/AAustriaN/ABelgiumN/AEnglandN/AGermanyN/AItalyN/ANetherlandsArabian American LLDharhanN/ASpainNo Participant2003AIBC LLViennaSHAPE and Waterloo LLBrusselsLondon Area YouthLondonRamstein LLRamsteinNaples LLNaplesBrunssum/Schinnen LLBrunssumArabian American LLDhahranRota LLRotaNo Participant2004No ParticipantSHAPE and Waterloo LLBrusselsLondon Area YouthLondonRamstein American LLRamsteinNaples LLNaplesGeilenkirchen-American/Brunssum/Schinnen LLBrunssum/GeilenkirchenArabian American LLDhahranMadrid LLMadridNo Participant2005No ParticipantSHAPE and Brussels LLBrusselsEast Anglia LLSuffolkRamstein LLRamsteinNaples LLNaplesBrunssum/Schinnen LLBrunssumArabian American LLDhahranRota LLRotaNo Participant2006No ParticipantSHAPE and Waterloo LLBrusselsLondon Area Youth LLLondonRamstein LLRamsteinNaples LLNaplesNo ParticipantArabian American LLDhahranNo ParticipantDubai LLDubai2007No ParticipantNo ParticipantLondon Area Youth LLLondonStuttgart American LLStuttgartNaples LLNaplesNo ParticipantArabian American LLDhahranNo ParticipantDubai LLDubai
LLWS performance YearChampionCityLLWSRecordArabian American LL Dhahran3rd place, Pool C1–2Arabian American LL Dhahran3rd place, Pool C2–1Arabian American LL Dhahran3rd place, Pool C1–2Arabian American LL Dhahran3rd place, Pool D1–2Arabian American LL Dhahran4th place, Pool D0–3Arabian American LL DhahranInt'l Semifinal2–2Arabian American LL Dhahran4th place, Pool C0–2
Europe Region (2008–2012)
From 2008 to 2012, Europe had its own region.
Regional Championships
Below are the champions of the Europe region, along with participants for each year. The year's winner is indicated in green. A Dash, "-", indicates country had no participant that year.
YearBelarusBelgiumBulgariaCzech RepublicEnglandGermanyHungaryIrelandItalyLithuaniaMoldovaNetherlandsPolandSerbiaSwedenTurkeyUkraine2008 -Brussels LLBrusselsDupnitsa LLDupnitsaSouth Moravia LLSouth MoraviaLondon Area Youth LLLondonBaden Wuerttemberg LLMannheim -Ireland LLDublinEmilia LLEmiliaVilnius LLVilnius Kvint LLTiraspolWindmills Utrecht LLUtrechtBUKS GepardyZory LLŻory -Malardalen LLMalardalenTurkiye LLIstanbulKirovograd Center/Nove Celo LLKirovograd2009Brest Zubrs LLBrest -Dupnitsa LLDupnitsaSouth Moravia LLSouth MoraviaLondon Area Youth LLLondonKMC American LLRamstein - -Marche LLMarcheVilnius LLVilnius -Alkmaar LLAlkmaarŻory/Rybnik/Jastrzębie LLSlask - -Mediterranean LLIstanbulKirovograd Center/Nove Celo LLKirovograd2010Brest Zubrs LLBrestFlanders East LLAntwerp -South Moravia LLSouth MoraviaLondon Youth Area LLLondonKMC American LLRamstein - -Friuli-Venezia Giulia LLFriuli V.G.Vilnius LLVilniusKvint LLTiraspolKennemerland LLHaarlemZory/Jastrzebie/Rybnik LLSlask - - -Kirovograd Center LLKirovograd2011Brest Zubrs LLBrestFlanders West LLFlanders -South Moravia LLSouth MoraviaLondon Area Youth LLLondon - - -Emilia LLEmiliaVilnius LLVilniusKvint LLTiraspolRotterdam LLRotterdamKutno LLKutno - Stockholm LLStockholm -Kirovograd Center LL/Nove Celo LLKirovograd2012Brest Zubrs LLBrestFlanders East LLAntwerp -South Moravia LLPragueLondon Area Youth LLLondonKMC American LLRamstein MOBSSZ Debrecen/Janossomorja LLBudapest/Debrecen/Jánossomorja -Lazio LLLazioKaunas LLKaunas -Nord-Holland LLAlkmaarKutno LLKutnoSerbia LLBelgrade - -Kirovograd Center LLKirovograd
LLWS Performance YearChampionCityLLWSRecordEmilia LL Emilia4th place, Pool C0–3KMC American LL Kaiserslautern4th place, Pool D0–3KMC American LL Ramstein ABGroup Stage1–2Rotterdam LL RotterdamRound 10–3KMC American LL Ramstein ABRound 10–3
Europe and Africa Region (2013–) As noted above, the Europe Region was expanded to include Africa in 2013. Results are as of the 2025 Little League World Series.
Europe-Africa Qualifier Starting in 2018, a qualification tournament was added into the Europe and Africa regional tournament as a way of expanding for other countries and teams to be involved. Ten teams have an automatic bid into the regional tournament based on participation and enrollment figures. Additional countries wishing to enter the tournament are placed into the qualifier tournament. The format of the qualifier tournament is a round robin with four teams advancing to an elimination round where the two semifinal winners advanced to the double-elimination regional tournament, although a different format was used in 2023 where four participants in the qualification tournament advanced to the regional tournament.
YearTeamsFinal 4Semifinalists(Advanced to Regional)Qualifier TournamentChampions Austria Belarus Croatia Hungary Poland Switzerland1 2 3 4 Championship wascanceled due toinclement weather. Belgium Croatia Hungary Poland Switzerland1 Croatia2 Switzerland3 Belgium4 Hungary Croatia Belgium CroatiaPool A France Poland Switzerland Kyiv, UkrainePool B Germany Israel Lithuania Mykolaiv, UkraineAdvanced to Regional Kyiv, Ukraine Germany France SwitzerlandNo semifinal games heldNo champion designated Croatia Estonia Israel Lithuania Gdańsk, Poland Wrocław, Poland Ukraine1 Israel2 Croatia3 Lithuania4 Estonia Israel Lithuania Israel Belgium CroatiaPoland RomaniaSlovakia Switzerland Ukraine1 Croatia 2 Slovakia 3 Belgium 4 Romania Croatia Belgium Croatia Austria Lithuania Poland Slovakia Switzerland UkraineNo playoffs heldAdvanced to Regional Lithuania SwitzerlandNo championship held
Regional Championships
Below are the champions of the Europe and Africa, along with participants for each year. The year's winner is indicated in green. A Dash, "-", indicates country had no participant that year.