Little League World Series in Europe

Europe first participated in the Little League World Series in 1960. Teams from Europe were given a berth in the LLWS each year between 1960 and 2001 (with the exception of the temporary ban of international teams in 1975). In 2001, the region was split into a co-terminus Europe (later EMEA) and Transatlantic region. The Europe region comprised mostly native European teams while the Transatlantic region comprised mostly American expatriates. This distinction was eliminated for the 2008 Little League World Series; teams made up of either native Europeans or American expatriates are eligible to qualify from the European 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 are members of the European zone of the International Baseball Federation; they remained in the renamed Europe and Africa Region.^[1]

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 1979, 1993 and 1994, 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.

European champions (1960–2000)

Year	Champion	City	LLWS	Record
1960	Berlin Command LL	Berlin	Sixth Place	1–2
1961	Pirmasens Housing Area LL	Pirmasens	Eighth Place	0–3
1962	Poitiers Post LL	Poitiers	Sixth Place	1–2
1963	İzmir LL	İzmir	Fourth Place	0–2
1964	Wiesbaden LL	Wiesbaden Army Airfield	Eighth Place	0–3
1965	Rota LL	Rota	Eighth Place	0–3
1966	Rhein-Main LL	Rhein-Main Air Base	Seventh Place	1–2
1967	Rota LL	Rota	Seventh Place (tie)	0–2
1968	Wiesbaden LL	Wiesbaden Army Airfield	Eighth Place	0–3
1969	Wiesbaden LL	Wiesbaden Army Airfield	Sixth Place	1–2
1970	Wiesbaden LL	Wiesbaden Army Airfield	Sixth Place	1–2
1971	Madrid LL	Madrid	Fourth Place	1–2
1972	Torrejon Air Base LL	Madrid	Eighth Place	0–3
1973	Bitburg AB LL	Bitburg Air Base	Seventh Place	1–2
1974	Athena Airport LL	Athens	Eighth Place	0–3
1975	No participant
1976	Kaiserslautern LL	Kaiserslautern	Sixth Place	1–2
1977	Torrejon Air Base LL	Madrid	Seventh Place	1–2
1978	Torrejon Air Base LL	Madrid	Eighth Place	0–3
1979	Aviano Air Base LL	Aviano	Fourth Place	1–2
1980	Torrejon Air Base LL	Madrid	Eighth Place	0–3
1981	SHAPE LL	Waterloo	Eighth Place	0–3
1982	Torrejon Air Base LL	Madrid	Fifth Place	2–1
1983	Arabian Gulf LL	Al Khobar	Seventh Place	1–2
1984	Brussels Sports Association LL	Brussels	Seventh Place	1–2
1985	Arabian Gulf LL	Al Khobar	Eighth Place	0–3
1986	Torrejon Air Base LL	Madrid	Eighth Place	0–3
1987	Aramco LL	Dhahran	Fifth Place (tie)	1–1
1988	Aramco LL	Dhahran	Fifth Place	2–1
1989	Aramco LL	Dhahran	Sixth Place	1–2
1990	Falcon LL	Ramstein Air Base	Seventh Place (tie)	0–2
1991	Arabian American LL	Dhahran	Eighth Place	0–3
1992	Kaiserslautern LL	Kaiserslautern	4th Place, Group Stage	0–3
1993	Kaiserslautern LL	Kaiserslautern	Third Place (tie)	2–2
1994	Arabian American LL	Dhahran	Third Place (tie)	2–2
1995	Arabian American LL	Dhahran	3rd Place, Group Stage	1–2
1996	Arabian American LL	Dhahran	4th Place, Group Stage	0–3
1997	Arabian American LL	Dhahran	3rd Place, Group Stage	1–2
1998	Arabian American LL	Dhahran	3rd Place, Group Stage	1–2
1999	Ramstein American LL	Ramstein Air Base	4th Place, Group Stage	0–3
2000	Arabian American LL	Dhahran	3rd Place, Group Stage	1–2

Europe/Europe, Middle East & Africa Region (2001–2006)

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^[2] and South Africa did the same in 2003^[3]). 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 2001:

Year	Champion	City	LLWS	Record
2001	Khovrino LL	Moscow	4th place, Pool D	0–3
2002	Khovrino LL	Moscow	4th place, Pool D	0–3
2003	Khovrino LL	Moscow	3rd place, Pool D	1–2
2004	Kutno LL	Kutno	4th place, Pool C	0–3
2005	Brateevo LL	Moscow	4th place, Pool C	0–3
2006	Brateevo LL	Moscow	4th place, Pool D	0–3
2007	Windmills LL	Apeldoorn	4th place, Pool D	0–3

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.

Year	Austria	Belgium	England	Germany	Italy	Netherlands	Saudi Arabia	Spain	United Arab Emirates
2001	Vienna LL Vienna	Belgium Int'l LL Brussels	London Area Youth LL London	Eifel LL Bitburg/Spangdahlem	Naples LL Naples	No Participant	Arabian American LL Dhahran	Rota LL Rota	No Participant
2002	N/A Austria	N/A Belgium	N/A England	N/A Germany	N/A Italy	N/A Netherlands	Arabian American LL Dharhan	N/A Spain	No Participant
2003	AIBC Little League Vienna	SHAPE and Waterloo LL Brussels	London Area Youth London	Ramstein LL Ramstein	Naples LL Naples	Brunssum/Schinnen LL Brunssum	Arabian American LL Dharhan	Rota LL Rota	No Participant
2004	No Participant	SHAPE and Waterloo LL Brussels	London Area Youth London	Ramstein American LL Ramstein	Naples LL Naples	Geilenkirchen-American/Brunssum/Schinnen LL Brunssum/Geilenkirchen	Arabian American LL Dharhan	Madrid LL Madrid	No Participant
2005	No Participant	SHAPE and Brussels LL Brussels	East Anglia LL Suffolk	Ramstein LL Ramstein	Naples LL Naples	Brunssum/Schinnen LL Brunssum	Arabian American LL Dharhan	Rota LL Rota	No Participant
2006	No Participant	SHAPE and Waterloo LL Brussels	London Area Youth LL London	Ramstein LL Ramstein	Naples LL Naples	No Participant	Arabian American LL Dharhan	No Participant	Dubai LL Dubai
2007	No Participant	No Participant	London Area Youth LL London	Stuttgart American LL Stuttgart	Naples LL Naples	No Participant	Arabian American LL Dharhan	No Participant	Dubai LL Dubai

LLWS performance

Year	Champion	City	LLWS	Record
2001	Arabian American LL	Dhahran	3rd place, Pool C	1–2
2002	Arabian American LL	Dhahran	3rd place, Pool C	2–1
2003	Arabian American LL	Dhahran	3rd place, Pool C	1–2
2004	Arabian American LL	Dhahran	3rd place, Pool D	1–2
2005	Arabian American LL	Dhahran	4th place, Pool D	0–3
2006	Arabian American LL	Dhahran	Int'l Semifinal	2–2
2007	Arabian American LL	Dhahran	4th place, Pool C	0–2

Europe Region (2008–2012)

From 2008 to 2012, Europe had its own region.

Year	Champion	City	LLWS	Record
2008	Emilia LL	Emilia	4th place, Pool C	0–3
2009	KMC American LL	Kaiserslautern	4th place, Pool D	0–3
2010	KMC American LL	Ramstein AB	Group Stage	1–2
2011	Rotterdam LL	Rotterdam	Round 1	0–3
2012	KMC American LL	Ramstein AB	Round 1	0–3

Europe and Africa Region (2013–)

As noted above, the Europe Region was expanded to include Africa in 2013. Results are as of the 2015 Little League World Series.

Year	Champion	City	LLWS	Record
2013	South Moravia LL	Brno	Round 1	1–2
2014	South Moravia LL	Brno	Round 1	0–3
2015	AVRS Secondary School LL	Kampala	Round 2	1–2

By country

Table includes results from Europe, EMEA, Transatlantic and Europe and Africa regions through the 2015 Little League World Series. Italics indicates team is no longer a part of European region.

Country	European Championships	Record in LLWS	PCT
Saudi Arabia	18	18–39	.316
West Germany/Germany	16	9–39	.188
Spain	9	4–22	.154
Russia	5	1–14	.067
Belgium	2	1–5	.167
Czech Republic	2	1–5	.167
Italy	2	1–5	.167
Netherlands	2	0–6	.000
France	1	1–2	.333
Uganda	1	1–2	.333
Turkey	1	0–2	.000
Greece	1	0–3	.000
Poland	1	0–3	.000
Total	61	37–147	.201

References

1. "Regions Realigned for 2013: Australia to Play in Little League Baseball World Series" (Press release). Little League Baseball. August 29, 2012. Retrieved September 17, 2012.
2. 2001 Little League Baseball
3. 2003 Little League Baseball

External links

• Little League homepage
• Little League EMEA region