Confederation Cup

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The Confederation Cup was originally called the CEB Cup and a European Cup competition similar to the European Cup and the European Cupwinners Cup and was behind those two competitions in terms of prestige. It was first played in 1993 and ran until 2007, when it, along with the Cupwinners Cup, were both discontinued. It was restarted in 2016, now as the second-tier event behind the European Cup, for which it was a qualifier and ahead of the new Federations Cup. In 2022, it became the Confederation Cup. In 2024, the event became the European Cup as the old European Cup became the European Champions Cup.

After 2001, the Italian Baseball League stopped sending its teams. Dutch Hoofdklasse teams only entered the CEB Cup once, in 1995. As a result, some of the lesser European leagues had a better chance for titles.

All-Time Finals[edit]

Year Winner Score Finalist
1993 CFC Nettuno (ITA) 2-0 Fonte Gaudaniello Bologna (ITA)
1994 Telemarket Rimini (ITA) 7-0 CD Pamplona (SPN)
1995 Caffe Danesi Nettuno (ITA) 25-21 Mr. Cocker HCAW (NED)
1996 Juventus (ITA) 5-2 Caserta (ITA)
1997 Papalini Grosseto (ITA) 12-0 CSKA Balashikha (RUS)
1998 G.B. Ricambi Modena (ITA) 17-9 Savigny Lions (FRA)
1999 G.B. Ricambi Modena (ITA) Round Robin CD Pamplona (SPN)
2000 Caffe Danesi Nettuno (ITA) 10-3 G.B. Ricambi Modena (ITA)
2001 Technika Brno (CZE) 10-7 Savigny Lions (FRA)
2002 Sokol Prague (CZE) 11-1 Oskarshamn BSK (SWE)
2003 Cologne Dodgers (GER) 7-0 Kelteks Karlovac (CRO)
2004 Marlins Puerto Cruz (SPN) 8-1 Solingen Alligators (GER)
2005 BK Zagreb (CRO) 6-4 Marlins Puerto Cruz (SPN)
2006 Kelteks Karlovac (CRO) 4-3 Solingen Alligators (GER)
2007 FC Barcelona (SPN) 13-9 Heidenheim Heideköpfe (GER)
2016 Rouen Huskies (FRA) 5-2 Montpellier Barracudas (FRA)
2017 Draci Brno (CZE) 5-0 Eagles Praha (CZE)
2018 Borgerhout Squirrels (BEL) 2-0 Arrows Ostrava (CZE)
2019 Heidenheim Heideköpfe (GER) 2-0 Draci Brno (CZE)
2021 Draci Brno (CZE) No championship game (round-robin only) N/A
2022 Rouen Huskies (FRA) 6-5 Hoboken Pioneers (BEL)
2023 Marlins Puerto Cruz (ESP) 9-1 Savigny Lions (FRA)

MVPs (when known)[edit]

Confederation Cup (formerly the CEB Cup)

1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999
2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007
2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019
2021 | 2022 | 2023