2005 Baseball World Cup
Encyclopedia
The XXXVI Baseball World Cup took place in the Netherlands
cities of Rotterdam
, Haarlem
, Almere
, Amsterdam
and Eindhoven September 2–17, 2005. Countries were split into two groups of nine, with the first four of each group qualifying for the finals.
Group B
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
cities of Rotterdam
Rotterdam
Rotterdam is the second-largest city in the Netherlands and one of the largest ports in the world. Starting as a dam on the Rotte river, Rotterdam has grown into a major international commercial centre...
, Haarlem
Haarlem
Haarlem is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of North Holland, the northern half of Holland, which at one time was the most powerful of the seven provinces of the Dutch Republic...
, Almere
Almere
Almere is a planned city and municipality in the province of Flevoland, the Netherlands, bordering Lelystad and Zeewolde. The municipality of Almere comprises the districts Almere Stad, Almere Haven, Almere Buiten, Almere Hout, Almere Poort and Almere Pampus .Almere is the youngest city in the...
, Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
and Eindhoven September 2–17, 2005. Countries were split into two groups of nine, with the first four of each group qualifying for the finals.
First round
Group A| Rank | Team | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2 | 7 | 1 | |
| 3 | 6 | 2 | |
| 4 | 5 | 3 | |
| 5 | 4 | 4 | |
| 6 | 3 | 5 | |
| 7 | 2 | 6 | |
| 8 | 1 | 7 | |
| 9 | 0 | 8 |
Group B
| Rank | Team | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2 | 6 | 2 | |
| 3 | 6 | 2 | |
| 4 | 6 | 2 | |
| 5 | 4 | 4 | |
| 6 | 3 | 5 | |
| 7 | 2 | 6 | |
| 8 | 2 | 6 | |
| 9 | 1 | 7 |