2016 European Baseball Championship

2016 European Baseball Championship

Tournament details
Dates	September 9-18, 2016
Teams	12 (from 1 continent)
Defending champions	Netherlands (2014)
Tournament statistics
Games played	45
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The 2016 European Baseball Championship is an international baseball tournament organized by Confederation of European Baseball. The 2016 European Championship will be held from September 9 to 18, 2016 in Hoofddorp, Netherlands. It will be organized by the Royal Dutch Baseball and Softball Association (KNBSB), the City of Hoofddorp and the local baseball club Hoofddorp Pioniers.^[1]

Qualification

The top ten teams of the 2014 European Championship are qualified automatically for the tournament.^[2] 2 additional teams will qualify from the B-level tournament. Qualification started on 29 July 2014 with C level qualifiers for B level tournament.^[3]

Pool Czech Republic		Pool Regensburg
Belgium	7th, 2014 European Baseball Championship	Italy	2014 European Baseball Championship
Czech Republic	5th, 2014 European Baseball Championship	France	6th, 2014 European Baseball Championship
Greece	10th, 2014 European Baseball Championship	Germany	4th, 2014 European Baseball Championship
Netherlands	2014 European Baseball Championship	Great Britain	9th, 2014 European Baseball Championship
Russia	8th, 2014 European Baseball Championship	Croatia	Winner of Karlovac group
Spain	2014 European Baseball Championship	Sweden	Winner of Vienna group

References

1. http://www.baseballeurope.com/post/2016_european_championship_to_be_held_in_hoofddorp
2. 2014 Championships Summary
3. Qualifier European Championship Seniors C-Level to be played in Ljubljana this week

External links

• CEB official site