Confederation of European Baseball
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The Confederation of European Baseball (Confédération Européenne de Baseball, CEB), is the governing body of baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...

 within Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...

. The CEB was founded in 1953 with 5 members, which were Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...

, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

 and Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...

. As of today, there are 38 members, excluding Armenia
Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...

. In 2010, there were 112,303 players in the CEB countries.

The confederation is responsible for operating the European Baseball Championship
European Baseball Championship
The European Baseball Championship is the main championship tournament between national baseball teams in Europe, governed by the Confederation of European Baseball . Italy won the inaugural European Baseball Championship in , and the competition has since been dominated by the Italian team and the...

, a championship that has been running for over 50 years in Europe.

Members

  • Austria (–)
  • Belarus (–)
  • Belgium (–)
  • Bulgaria (–)
  • Croatia (–)
  • Cyprus (–)
  • Czech Republic (–)
  • Denmark (–)
  • Estonia (–)
  • Finland (–)
  • France (–)
  • Georgia (–)
  • Germany (–)
  • Great Britain
    British Baseball Federation
    The British Baseball Federation is the national governing body of baseball within the United Kingdom, founded in .BBF is a federated member of both the Confederation of European Baseball and the International Baseball Federation...

     (–)
  • Greece (–)
  • Hungary (–)
  • Ireland (–)
  • Israel (–)
  • Italy (–, –)
  • Latvia (–)
  • Lithuania (–)
  • Malta (–)
  • Moldova (–)
  • Netherlands
    Koninklijke Nederlandse Baseball en Softball Bond
    The Koninklijke Nederlandse Baseball en Softball Bond is the national governing body of baseball in the Netherlands. Baseball is played in all the provinces, but it struggles for popularity due to the popularity of many other sports, including the sport of soccer, in which the Netherlands has...

     (–, –)
  • Norway (–)
  • Poland
    Polish Baseball and Softball Federation
    The Polish Baseball and Softball Federation , is the governing body of baseball and softball in Poland.It is a member of the International Baseball Federation.-External links:**...

     (–)
  • Portugal (–)
  • Romania (–)
  • Russia (–)
  • San Marino (–)
  • Serbia (–)
  • Slovakia (–)
  • Slovenia (–)
  • Spain (–)
  • Sweden (–)
  • Switzerland (–)
  • Turkey (–)
  • Ukraine (–)

  • Former members

    • Armenia
      Armenia national baseball team
      The Armenian National Baseball Team represents the country in international baseball competitions....

       (–)
    • Czechoslovakia
      Czechoslovakia
      Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...

       (–)
    • Serbia and Montenegro
      Serbia and Montenegro
      Serbia and Montenegro was a country in southeastern Europe, formed from two former republics of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia : Serbia and Montenegro. Following the breakup of Yugoslavia, it was established in 1992 as a federation called the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia...

       (–)
    • Soviet Union
      Soviet Union
      The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....

       (–)
    • Tunisia
      Tunisia
      Tunisia , officially the Tunisian RepublicThe long name of Tunisia in other languages used in the country is: , is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area...

       (–)
    • Yugoslavia
      Yugoslavia
      Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....

       (–)

    Rankings

    When the International Baseball Federation
    International Baseball Federation
    The International Baseball Federation is the worldwide governing body recognized by the International Olympic Committee as overseeing, deciding and executing the policy of the bat-and-ball sport of baseball at the international level...

     (IBAF) first released their world rankings, the Netherlands
    Netherlands national baseball team
    The Netherlands national baseball team is the national baseball team of the Netherlands. They are currently the top team in Europe and currently the sixth ranked men's baseball team in the IBAF World Rankings....

     were the highest ranked team listed. The only continental tournaments recognised at the time were the 2005
    2005 European Baseball Championship
    The 2005 European Baseball Championship was won by the Netherlands. It was held in the Czech Republic.-Standings:...

     and 2007 European Baseball Championship
    2007 European Baseball Championship
    The 2007 European Baseball Championship was an international baseball tournament held from September 7 to 16, between national baseball teams of the Confederation of European Baseball. The tournament was held in Barcelona, Spain and served as the qualifying competition for the 2008 Summer Olympic...

    , which were both won by the Netherlands.

    The IBAF released their updated rankings list in August 2009, in addition to the most recently contested tournaments being added and their expired counterparts being removed, the results of the 2005 European Baseball Championship were removed. This resulted in the removal of Greece
    Greece national baseball team
    -2004 Olympics:The first time that Greece put together a national team that got any recognition in the baseball world was during the 2004 Athens Olympic Games. Greece, as the host country, was faced with the dilemma that the actual baseball talent pool in the country was very small, and what...

    from the rankings list. The Netherlands maintained its position as first of the European teams and sixth of the world.

    Rankings as of November 2011:
    CEB
    Rank
    IBAF
    Rank
    | Team Points
    1 5 483.51
    2 13 177.94
    3 17 51.24
    4 18 49.01
    5 20 45.46
    6 22 33.32
    7 24 29.07
    8 26 21.50
    9 28 19.95
    10 29 19.75

    CEB
    Rank
    IBAF
    Rank
    | Team Points
    11 35 12.45
    12 40 8.50
    13 43 6.46
    14 44 5.79
    15 45 5.44
    16 47 5.06
    17 48 4.90
    18 49 4.89
    19 50 4.86
    20 51 4.80

    CEB
    Rank
    IBAF
    Rank
    | Team Points
    21 52 4.66
    22 53 4.65
    23 56 2.79
    24 57 2.74
    25 58 2.39
    26 61 1.44
    27 62 1.36
    28 68 0.87
    29 69 0.70
    30 70 0.44

    CEB
    Rank
    IBAF
    Rank
    | Team Points
    Not
    ranked
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