The Big League World Series (BLWS) Europe–Africa Region was one of five International regions that sent teams to the World Series. Little League Baseball discontinued the Big League division in 2016. The region's participation in the BLWS had dated back to 1970.
Europe-Africa Region Countries
Region Champions YearCityBLWSRecord1970 Rhineland-Palatinate, West GermanyRound 10–21971 Heidelberg, West GermanyRound 10–21972 Heidelberg, West GermanyRound 20–21973 West GermanyRound 10–21974 West GermanyRound 31–21975 West GermanyRound 10–21976 West GermanyRound 10–21977 West GermanyRound 10–21978 Frankfurt, West GermanyRound 41–21979 West GermanyRound 10–21980 West GermanyRound 10–21981 West GermanyRound 20–21982 West GermanyRound 10–21983 Bonn, West GermanyRound 10–21984 West GermanyRound 30–21985 Bonn, West GermanyRound 10–21986 Cairo, EgyptRound 10–21987 Rota, SpainRound 10–21988 Brussels, BelgiumRound 10–21989 Ramstein, West GermanyRound 10–21990 Ramstein, West GermanyRound 10–21991 Ramstein, GermanyRound 10–21992 Moscow, RussiaRound 20–21993 Ramstein, GermanyRound 30–21994 Ramstein, GermanyRound 10–21995 Ramstein, GermanyRound 10–21996 Ramstein, GermanyRound 10–21997 Utena, LithuaniaRound 20–21998 Dhahran, Saudi ArabiaRound 10–21999 Kaunas, LithuaniaPool stage0–32000 Warsaw, PolandPool stage0–32001 Kyiv, UkrainePool stage1–32002 Ramstein, GermanyPool stage1–32003 South AfricaPool stage1–32004 Rotterdam, NetherlandsPool stage1–32005 Kutno, PolandPool stage0–42006 Ramstein, GermanyPool stage1–32007 Tbilisi, GeorgiaPool stage0–42008 Ramstein, GermanyPool stage1–32009 Ramstein, GermanyPool stage0–42010 Rotterdam, NetherlandsPool stage1–32011 Rotterdam, NetherlandsInt'l Final3–22012 Friuli, ItalyPool stage1–32013 Ramstein, GermanyPool stage1–32014 Rotterdam, NetherlandsPool stage1–32015 Rotterdam, NetherlandsRound 21–22016 Rotterdam, NetherlandsRound 22–2
Results by Country
CountryRegionChampionshipsBLWSChampionshipsBLWSRecordPCT Germany 28 0 6–62 Netherlands 6 9–15 Lithuania 2 0–5 Poland 0–7 Italy 1 1–3 South Africa Ukraine Belgium 0–2 Egypt Russia Saudi Arabia Spain Georgia 0–4 Total 47 0 18–112
See also Europe–Africa Region in other Little League divisions Little League Intermediate League Junior League Senior League
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