Intercontinental Cup

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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[edit]

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

Competiting Nations[edit]

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