First Division
The First Division is the highest baseball league in Belgium. Four former major leaguers - Steve Fireovid, Joel McKeon, Tom Magrann and Romulo Sánchez - have appeared in the league. In recent years, the finals have been known as the Belgian Series.
Champions[edit]
- 1947: General Motors
- 1948: General Motors (2)
- 1949: General Motors (3)
- 1950: Luchtball (team now known as Antwerp Royal Greys)
- 1951: Spalding Kendalls
- 1952: GM Giants (4)
- 1953: Brussels Senators
- 1954: Spalding Haecht
- 1955: Borgerhout Squirrels
- 1956: Luchtball Greys (2)
- 1957: Borgerhout Squirrels (2)
- 1958: Brussels Senators (2)
- 1959: Brussels Senators (3)
- 1960: Berchem Cristals
- 1961: Luchtbal Greys (3)
- 1962: Pioneers
- 1963: Luchtbal Greys (4)
- 1964: Luchtbal Greys (5)
- 1965: Luchtbal Greys (6)
- 1966: Luchtbal Greys (7)
- 1967: Luchtbal Greys (8)
- 1968: Luchtbal Greys (9)
- 1969: Brasschaat
- 1970: Hoboken Pioneers (2)
- 1971: Luchtbal Greys (10)
- 1972: Luchtbal Greys (11)
- 1973: Luchtbal Greys (12)
- 1974: Luchtbal Greys (13)
- 1975: Luchtbal Greys (14)
- 1976: Luchtbal Greys (15)
- 1977: Luchtbal Greys (16)
- 1978: Luchtbal Greys (17)
- 1979: Luchtbal Greys (18)
- 1980: Berchem (2)
- 1981: Berchem (3)
- 1982: Berchem (4)
- 1983: Antwerp Eagles
- 1984: Antwerp Eagles (2)
- 1985: Antwerp Eagles (3)
- 1986: Antwerp Eagles (4)
- 1987: Antwerp Eagles (5)
- 1988: Antwerp Eagles (6)
- 1989: Luchtbal Greys (19)
- 1990: Luchtbal Greys (20)
- 1991: Antwerp Eagles (7)
- 1992: Brasschaat Braves (2)
- 1993: Brasschaat Braves (3)
- 1994: Brasschaat Braves (4)
- 1995: Brasschaat Braves (5)
- 1996: Brasschaat Braves (6)
- 1997: Brasschaat Braves (7)
- 1998: Namur Angels
- 1999: Brasschaat Braves (8)
- 2000: Mortsel Stars (5) (formerly Berchem)
- 2001: Brasschaat Braves (9)
- 2002: Brasschaat Braves (10)
- 2003: Brasschaat Braves (11)
- 2004: Brasschaat Braves (12)
- 2005: Royal Greys (21)
- 2006: Royal Greys (22)
- 2007: Royal Greys (23)
- 2008: Royal Greys (24)
- 2009: Hoboken Pioneers (3)
- 2010: Hoboken Pioneers (4)
- 2011: Hoboken Pioneers (5)
- 2012: Hoboken Pioneers (6)
- 2013: Brasschaat Braves (13)
- 2014: Borgerhout Squirrels (3)
- 2015: K. Deurne Spartans
- 2016: K. Deurne Spartans (2)
- 2017: Borgerhout Squirrels (4)
- 2018: K. Deurne Spartans (3)
- 2019: K. Deurne Spartans (4)
- 2020: No champion declared during COVID-19 pandemic
- 2021: Hoboken Pioneers (7)
- 2022: Hoboken Pioneers (8)
- 2023: K. Deurne Spartans (5)
- 2024: Hoboken Pioneers (9)
Sources include Baseball in Europe by Josh Chetwynd
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