The Baseball Confederation Cup, formerly called the Baseball European Champions Cup (BECC), Champions Cup and European Cup, is an annual baseball tournament, sanctioned and created by WBSC Europe. The tournament features the top teams of the professional baseball leagues in Europe, and is the first tier of the four competitions organized by WBSC Europe, alongside the second-tier European Cup, third-tier Federation Cup, and fourth-tier Federation Cup Qualifiers, which operate with a promotion and relegation system for its federations.
The first edition of the tournament was held in and was won by the Picadero JC Barcelona.
Starting in 2008, the tournament was held in two locations. The best two teams from each tournament then compete in the European Champion Cup "Final Four", with the winner receiving the European Champion Cup.
Between 2013 and 2015, the "Final Four" format was replaced with a best-of-three series between the winners of each tournament. In the 2015 tournament, six teams competed in the Paris group, while six other teams competed in Rotterdam. The best two teams then competed in the "Final Four" in Italy, in a best-of-three series, for the championship.
In early 2024, WBSC Europe announced a restructuring of its European club competitions, with the top tier Baseball European Champions Cup now being played in a full-season format at each team's venues, instead of a tournament hosted in one location. The inaugural tournament under the new format featured only 4 teams, two each from Germany and Czech Republic, with expansion planned for the future. Teams from the two countries with the most medals in the tournament, Italy and the Netherlands, no longer competed. The lower-tier competitions kept their tournament structure, with promotion and relegation for its federations.
In 2026, the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC), the parent organization of WBSC Europe, announced a new top-level club tournament, Baseball Champions League Europe, which includes Dutch and Italian teams. The tournament may lead to a global tournament that also includes the Baseball Champions League Americas. As part of the restructuring, the Baseball European Champions Cup will be renamed the Confederation Cup and become the second-tier European club championship.
Current teams 2026 Confederation Cup Team Olimpija Karlovac Brasschaat Braves Hroši Brno Huskies de Rouen Lions de Savigny
Results #Year Host MedalistsWinnerRunner-upThird Place 11963N/APicadero BarcelonaMilanMannheim 21964Piratas de MadridNettunoSparta-Feyenoord 31965NettunoSparta-FeyenoordPicadero Barcelona 41966MilanNettuno 51967Piratas de MadridMannheimAntwerp 61968Picadero BarcelonaPiratas de MadridDarmstadt 71969MilanMadridPicadero Barcelona 81970MilanBolognaAntwerp 91971MilanBolognaMannheim 101972NettunoMilanAntwerp 111973BolognaSparta-FeyenoordAntwerp 121974NettunoHaarlem NicolsBologna 131975Sparta-FeyenoordCondepols Madrid 141976RiminiAntwerpCondepols Madrid 15 1977Italy ParmaRiminiHaarlem Nicols 161978Italy ParmaRiminiCatalunya BC 171979ItalyBarcelona RiminiParmaBologna 181980NetherlandsSpainParmaAmstel TijgersRimini 191981BerchemItalyParmaHaarlem NicolsRimini 201983Netherlands ParmaHaarlem NicolsNeptunus 211984Italy ParmaRiminiHaarlem Nicols 221985Italy BolognaParmaAntwerp 231986Antwerp ParmaBolognaHaarlem Nicols 241987Paris ParmaGrossetoAmsterdam 251988Italy ParmaRiminiAmsterdam Pirates 261989ViladecansRiminiHaarlem NicolsParma 271990Antwerp RiminiGrosseto 281991ParisNettunoHaarlem NicolsAmsterdam Pirates 291992Rotterdam ParmaNeptunusNettuno 301993ItalyADOParmaParis 311994NetherlandsNeptunusADOMontpellier 321995NetherlandsParmaNeptunusKinheim 331996San MarinoNeptunusParmaNettuno 341997BrasschaatNettunoNeptunusHCAW 351998ViladecansParmaHoofddorpBrno 361999ItalyParmaNettunoHCAW 372000San MarinoNeptunusRiminiParma 382001RotterdamNeptunusSan MarinoRimini 392002ViladecansNeptunusHCAWNettuno 402003RiminiNeptunusRiminiSan Marino 412004San MarinoNeptunusBolognaBrno 422005RotterdamGrossetoHCAWNeptunus 432006GrossetoSan MarinoGrossetoBologna 442007San MarinoKinheimRouenRimini 452008BarcelonaNettunoSan MarinoGrosseto 462009BarcelonaNettunoBolognaKinheim 472010BarcelonaBolognaHeidenheimRimini 482011BrnoSan MarinoParmaBologna 492012NettunoBolognaNettunoAmsterdam 502013Bologna/RiminiBolognaRimini 512014BrnoHoofddorpSan MarinoRimini 522015RotterdamParisNeptunusBologna Amsterdam Pirates Draci Brno 53 2016RiminiSan MarinoAmsterdam PiratesRiminiBologna 542017RegensburgNeptunusCNF Unipolsai BolognaT&A San Marino 552018RotterdamNeptunusRiminiUnipolSai Bologna 562019BolognaUnipolSai BolognaAmsterdam PiratesNeptunus 572021OstravaParmaBonn CapitalsFortitudo 582022BonnParmaAmsterdam PiratesBonn Capitals 592023AmsterdamBussumHCAWParmaAmsterdam Pirates 602024RegensburgDraci BrnoRegensburgHeidenheim 612025BonnHeidenheimBonnBrnoTrebíč Confederation Cup 2026KarlovacHroši BrnoBrasschaat BravesRouen Huskies
Most championships
TeamNumber of championshipsYears Parma 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1992, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2021, 2022 Neptunus 1994, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2015, 2017, 2018 Nettuno 1965, 1972, 1974, 1991, 1997, 2008, 2009 Unipolsai Bologna 1973, 1985, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2019 Milan 1969, 1970, 1971 Rimini 1976, 1979, 1989 1966, 1975, 1990 T&A San Marino 2006, 2011, 2014 Piratas de Madrid 1964, 1967 Picadero Barcelona 1963, 1968 ADO Den Haag 1993 Grosseto 2005 Kinheim 2007 Amsterdam Pirates 2016 HCAW 2023 Draci Brno 2024 Heidenheim 2025
Medals (1963–2025)
Note: two bronze medals were awarded in 2013, 2014, and 2015.
See also Confederation Cup European Baseball Championship Asia Series Latin American Series Caribbean Series
References
External links European Cup archive Baseballstats.eu