Spain national baseball team
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The Spain national baseball team is the national team of Spain
. It is governed by the Royal Spanish Baseball and Softball Federation. It is a member nation of the Confédération Européenne de Baseball, or Confederation of European Baseball.
The Spanish team contains various players of Venezuelan origin
and Cuban origin
.
September 7, 2007 - Great Britain 12 Spain 8
September 9, 2007 - Spain 5 Ukraine 4
September 10, 2007 - Spain 4 Russia 0
September 11, 2007 - Italy 4 Spain 6
September 12, 2007 - Spain 6 France 2
Second Round
September 14, 2007 - Germany 3 Spain 11
September 15, 2007 - Spain 8 Netherlands 10
3rd and 4th Position
September 16, 2007 - Sweden 5 Spain 8
Managers
Spain
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. It is governed by the Royal Spanish Baseball and Softball Federation. It is a member nation of the Confédération Européenne de Baseball, or Confederation of European Baseball.
The Spanish team contains various players of Venezuelan origin
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
and Cuban origin
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
.
2007 European Championship
The Spanish team finished in second place in Group B in the first round of the 2007 European Championship and advance to the Final round. The final standing was 3rd.2007 European Championship - Results
First Round, Group BSeptember 7, 2007 - Great Britain 12 Spain 8
September 9, 2007 - Spain 5 Ukraine 4
September 10, 2007 - Spain 4 Russia 0
September 11, 2007 - Italy 4 Spain 6
September 12, 2007 - Spain 6 France 2
Second Round
September 14, 2007 - Germany 3 Spain 11
September 15, 2007 - Spain 8 Netherlands 10
3rd and 4th Position
September 16, 2007 - Sweden 5 Spain 8
Managers
- Jake Molina
- Stan Luketich
- Glenn Godwin
European Championships - Senior
- Gold Medal (1 time)
- 1955
- Silver Medal (1 time)
- 1954
- Bronze Medal (12 times)
- 1960, 1962, 1964, 1969, 1973, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1997, 2003, 2005 and 2007.
European Championships - Junior
- Silver Medal (4 times)
- 1990, 1991, 1996 and 2001.
- Bronze Medal (11 times)
- 1974, 1976, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1993, 1994, 1995 and 2005.
European Championships - Cadet
- Silver Medal (3 times)
- 1981, 1992 and 2004.
- Bronze Medal (3 times)
- 1979, 2000 and 2002.
Olympics
- 2004Baseball at the 2004 Summer Olympics-Preliminary round:The top four teams advanced to the semifinals. To determine the seed ranking of teams tied in the standings, the result of the two teams' game against each other was used. Japan therefore received first place due to the win over Cuba. In the semi-finals, Japan played...
- Did not qualify - 2000Baseball at the 2000 Summer OlympicsBaseball at the 2000 Summer Olympics was the third time an Olympic baseball tournament had been held as a full medal sport, and the ninth time it had been part of the Summer Olympic Games in any capacity. It was held in Sydney, Australia from 17 September through to the bronze and gold medal games...
- Did not qualify - 1996Baseball at the 1996 Summer OlympicsBaseball had its second appearance as an official medal sport at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States, with games played at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium. Eight nations competed, with the preliminary phase consisting of each team playing every other team. Playoffs were then held,...
- Did not qualify - 1992Baseball at the 1992 Summer OlympicsBaseball had its debut as an official medal sport at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. Eight nations competed, with the preliminary phase consisting of each team playing every other team. Playoffs were then held, with the four highest ranked teams advancing...
- 8th
Baseball World Cup
- 20092009 Baseball World CupThe 2009 Baseball World Cup was an international baseball tournament that started on 9 September 2009. The final was held in Nettuno, Italy on 27 September 2009. It was the 38th time the World Cup took place, and the first time that it was hosted by a continent rather than a single country...
- 12th place - 2005 - 14th place
- 1998 - 14th place
- 1988 - 12th place
World Baseball Classic
- 20132013 World Baseball ClassicThe 2013 World Baseball Classic will be an international baseball competition. The Classic was expanded to 28 teams, from 16.Japan won the first two World Baseball Classics, in 2006 and 2009.- Qualification:...
- Enters the Qualifying round - 2009 - Did not qualify
- 2005 - Did not qualify