WBSC Europe
WBSC Europe promoted a Goodwill game between Team Eastern Europe and Team Ukraine played at the Eastern European Day at the Brooklyn Cyclones in Brooklyn, NY on June 1st 2025
The logo of World Baseball Softball Confederation Europe | |
| Category | Sport governing body |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Europe |
| Membership | 41 |
| Abbreviation | WBSC Europe |
| Affiliation | World Baseball Softball Confederation |
| Headquarters | Lausanne, Switzerland |
| President | Krunoslav Karin |
| Official website | |
| www | |
WBSC Europe is the governing body of the sport of baseball and softball in Europe. It was established on February 10, 2018, during a Congress of the Confederation of European Baseball and the European Softball Federation in Val d’Europe, France. The establishment of WBSC Europe followed the historic merger of the Confederation of European Baseball (CEB) and the European Softball Federation (ESF). As of September 2022, WBSC Europe counts 40 members for baseball and 39 for softball.
The CEB was founded in 1953 with 5 members, which were Belgium, France, West Germany, Italy and Spain.
The CEB was responsible for operating the European Baseball Championship, a championship that has been running since 1954 in Europe. In 2010, there were 112,303 players in the CEB countries.
The ESF was founded in 1976 with 6 members, which were Belgium, France, Italy, Germany, Netherlands, and Spain.
The ESF was responsible for operating the European Softball Championships.