Intercontinental Cup

The Intercontinental Cup was a quadrennial (formerly biennial) tournament between the members of the International Baseball Federation (IBAF). It was first held in 1973 in Italy. As with many international competitions it was dominated by Cuba which won 11 of the 17 tournaments, as well as Japan, winner of 12 medals. Unlike the Baseball World Cup, for which teams must qualify, it was an invitation-only event, leading to inclusion of some countries that otherwise might not get a taste of a global tournament (for instance, Hong Kong in 2010).

Tournament Results

Year	Host Nation	Teams	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1973	Italy	8	Japan	Puerto Rico	United States
1975	Canada	8	United States	Japan	Nicaragua
1977	Nicaragua	9	South Korea	United States	Japan
1979	Cuba	6	Cuba	Japan	United States
1981	Canada	8	United States	Cuba	Dominican Republic
1983	Belgium	7	Cuba	United States	Chinese Taipei
1985	Canada	8	Cuba	South Korea	Japan
1987	Cuba	10	Cuba	United States	Japan
1989	Puerto Rico	7	Cuba	Japan	Puerto Rico
1991	Spain	10	Cuba	Japan	Nicaragua
1993	Italy	10	Cuba	United States	Japan
1995	Cuba	12	Cuba	Japan	Nicaragua
1997	Spain	8	Japan	Cuba	Australia
1999	Australia	8	Australia	Cuba	Japan
2002	Cuba	12	Cuba	South Korea	Dominican Republic*
2006	Taiwan		Cuba	Netherlands	Chinese Taipei
2010	Taiwan	10	Cuba	Netherlands	Italy

• - Panama won the Bronze Medal in the 2002 Cup but had it revoked after four players - Roberto Kelly, Earl Agnoly, Roberto Gutierrez and Jorge Cortez - tested positive for banned substances. Other reports list 7 players as failing tests.

Competiting Nations

Nation		1973	1975	1977	1979	1981	1983	1985	1987	1989	1991	1993	1995	1997	1999	2002	2006	2010		Cups	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Argentina		8																		1	0	0	0
Aruba									10											1	0	0	0
Australia						8		8				6		B	G		5			6	1	0	1
Brazil													A3			9				2	0	0	0
Canada		5	4	7		5	6	5	5											7	0	0	0
Chinese Taipei		7		5			B	4	4	5	4		A4		5	4	B	4		12	0	0	2
Colombia			8	6																2	0	0	0
Cuba					G	S	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	S	S	G	G	G		14	11	3	0
Czech Republic																		8		1	0	0	0
Dominican Republic						B										B				2	0	0	2
France											10	10		7						3	0	0	0
Hong Kong																		10		1	0	0	0
Italy		6	7						9	7	7	8	B5	6	6	8	6	B		12	0	0	1
Japan		G	S	B	S	6		S	B	S	S	B	S	G	B	5	4	5		16	2	6	4
Mexico									8		6	7	B4			10				5	0	0	0
Netherlands							4						A5		8	7	S	S		6	0	2	0
Nicaragua		4	B	4	4		7	7	7		B	4	B	5				7		12	0	0	3
Panama					6	7										DSQ				3	0	0	0
Philippines																	8			1	0	0	0
Puerto Rico		S	5	9	5					B			B3							6	0	1	1
South Africa													B6							1	0	0	0
South Korea			6	G		4	5	B	6	4	5	5	4		7	S	7	6		14	1	1	1
Spain											8	9	A6	8						4	0	0	0
Thailand																		9		1	0	0	0
Soviet Union											9									1	0	0	0
United States	B	G	S	B	G	S	6	S	6		S		4	4					12	2	4	2
Venezuela			8												6				2	0	0	0