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2026 Baseball Champions League Europe

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2026 Baseball Champions League Europe
Tournament details
Country Netherlands
Germany
Czechia
CitiesRotterdam
Regensburg
Brno
Venue(s)Neptunus Familiestadion
Armin-Wolf-Arena
Městský baseballový stadion
Dates22–24 May
26–27 September
Teams8
Final positions
ChampionsItaly Parma (1st title)
Runners-upNetherlands Neptunus
Third placeCzech Republic Draci Brno
Fourth placeSpain Tenerife Marlins
Tournament statistics
Games played16
Attendance6,495 (406 per game)
Awards
MVPVenezuela Anthony Concepcion[1]

The 2026 Baseball Champions League Europe was the debut edition of the Baseball Champions League Europe, an international competition for baseball clubs organized by the WBSC Europe, part of the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). It was modelled after the Baseball Champions League Americas, hosted by the WBSC Americas, and featured eight professional teams from five European leagues competing in a round-robin tournament in May followed by a four-team knock-out round in September.[2][3]

Venues

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The home stadiums of two teams, Neptunus and Regensburg Legionäre, hosted the first round of the tournament; the final four was hosted by Draci Brno.[4]

Netherlands Rotterdam Germany Regensburg Czech Republic Brno
Neptunus Familiestadion Armin-Wolf-Arena Městský baseballový stadion
Capacity: 2,460 Capacity: 3,100 Capacity: 750[5]

Participating teams

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Team Manager Means of qualification
Czech Republic Draci BrnoCzech Republic Hynek Čapka2025 Czech Baseball Extraliga champions
Germany Heidenheim HeideköpfeGermany Klaus Eckle2025 Deutsche Baseball Liga champions
Germany Regensburg LegionäreUnited States Matt Vance2025 Deutsche Baseball Liga runners-up
Italy ParmaItaly Marcello Saccardi2025 Serie A runners-up
Italy Nettuno BCItaly Roberto De Franceschi2025 Serie A quarter-finals
Netherlands NeptunusUnited States Greg Muller2025 Honkbal Hoofdklasse champions
Netherlands Twins OosterhoutCanada Rob Ushy2025 Honkbal Hoofdklasse third place
Spain Tenerife MarlinsVenezuela Francisco Gonzalez2025 División de Honor Oro champions

Tournament

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Group stage

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W L RF RA RD PCT GB Qualification
1 Netherlands Neptunus (H) 3 3 0 24 4 +20 1.000 — Advance to Semifinals
2 Spain Tenerife Marlins 3 2 1 33 24 +9 .667 1
3 Germany Heidenheim Heideköpfe 3 1 2 12 26 −14 .333 2
4 Italy Nettuno BC 3 0 3 13 28 −15 .000 3
Source: WBSC
(H) Hosts
Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
22 May 2026 14:00 Heidenheim Heideköpfe Germany 9–7 Italy Nettuno BC 9 Neptunus Familiestadion 3:04 200
22 May 2026 19:00 Neptunus Netherlands 15–4 Spain Tenerife Marlins 8 Neptunus Familiestadion 3:01 450
23 May 2026 14:00 Tenerife Marlins Spain 16–6 Italy Nettuno BC 9 Neptunus Familiestadion 3:03 250
23 May 2026 19:00 Heidenheim Heideköpfe Germany 0–6 Netherlands Neptunus 9 Neptunus Familiestadion 2:29 525
24 May 2026 12:00 Tenerife Marlins Spain 13–3 Germany Heidenheim Heideköpfe 8 Neptunus Familiestadion 2:20 200
24 May 2026 17:00 Nettuno BC Italy 0–3 Netherlands Neptunus 9 Neptunus Familiestadion 2:47 700

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W L RF RA RD PCT GB Qualification
1 Italy Parma BC 3 3 0 36 9 +27 1.000 — Advance to Semifinals
2 Czech Republic Draci Brno 3 2 1 22 22 0 .667 1
3 Netherlands Twins Oosterhout 3 1 2 7 16 −9 .333 2
4 Germany Regensburg Legionäre (H) 3 0 3 13 31 −18 .000 3
Source: WBSC
(H) Hosts
Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
22 May 2026 14:00 Parma BC Italy 12–2 Czech Republic Draci Brno 9 Armin-Wolf-Arena 3:42 200
22 May 2026 19:00 Twins Oosterhout Netherlands 2–1 Germany Regensburg Legionäre 9 Armin-Wolf-Arena 2:48 704
23 May 2026 14:00 Twins Oosterhout Netherlands 2–6 Italy Parma BC 9 Armin-Wolf-Arena 2:38 285
23 May 2026 19:00 Regensburg Legionäre Germany 7–11 Czech Republic Draci Brno 9 Armin-Wolf-Arena 3:39 704
24 May 2026 11:00 Draci Brno Czech Republic 9–3 Netherlands Twins Oosterhout 9 Armin-Wolf-Arena 3:42 280
24 May 2026 15:30 Regensburg Legionäre Germany 5–18 Italy Parma BC 7 Armin-Wolf-Arena 2:40 809

Final four

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Semifinals
September 26 		Finals
September 27
      
A1 Neptunus 10
B2 Draci Brno 0
A1 Neptunus 5
B1 Parma BC 11
B1 Parma BC 5
A2 Tenerife Marlins 4 Third place
A2 Tenerife Marlins 1
B2 Draci Brno 7
Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
26 September 2026 12:00 Tenerife Marlins Spain 4–5 Italy Parma BC 9 Městský baseballový stadion 2:26 253
26 September 2026 19:00 Draci Brno Czech Republic 0–10 Netherlands Neptunus 7 Městský baseballový stadion 2:27 553
27 September 2026 11:00 Draci Brno Czech Republic 7–1 Spain Tenerife Marlins 9 Městský baseballový stadion 2:58 167
27 September 2026 18:00 Parma BC Italy 11–5 Netherlands Neptunus 9 Městský baseballový stadion 3:07 215

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "Parma's Anthony Concepcion named MVP of the BCL Europe Final Four". WBSC. 27 September 2026.
  2. ↑ "Baseball Champions League: Europe to join WBSC global project in 2026". World Baseball Softball Confederation. February 27, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Curaçao Neptunus host van poulefase nieuwe WBSC Baseball Champions League" (in Dutch). Neptunus. February 27, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Brno, Czechia to host Baseball Champions League Europe Final Four" (Press release). WBSC. July 2, 2026.
  5. ↑ "21x Extraliga Champions; Most Dominant Club in the Czech Republic". BaseballJobsOverseas.com. Retrieved July 6, 2026.
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