The Technical Commission of Confederation of European Baseball (CEB) also set the groups for next year’s national team competitions and announced them officially on Friday morning. The European Championship in Hoofdorp from September 9 to 18 is going to be the main event. Group A consists of defending champion Netherlands, Czech Republic, Germany, Russia, Great Britain and Sweden, Group B of Italy, Spain, France, Belgium, Greece and Croatia.
Additionally C-Pool European Championships were awarded to Miejska Gorka, Poland and Ljubljana, Slovenia after federations subscribed for next year’s events. Groups also were set for the U21 European Champions, U18 European Championship, U15 European Championship and Qualifiers, as well as the U12 European Championship.
Groups for 2016 European Championships:
European Championship Seniors
Hoofddorp/Netherlands
September 9 – 18, 2016
Group A
1) Netherlands
2) Czech Republic
3) Germany
4) Russia
5) Great Britain
6) Sweden
Group B
1) Italy
2) Spain
3) France
4) Belgium
5) Greece
6) Croatia
European Championship Seniors C-Pool
Miejska Gorka/Poland + Ljubljana/Slovenia
July 25/26 – 30/31, 2016 (6 days)
Group Poland
1) Poland
2) Romania
3) Latvia
4) Hungary
5) Estonia
Group Slovenia
1) Slovenia
2) Ireland
3) Finland
4) Norway
5) Serbia
European Championship U21
Tel Aviv/Israel
July 31/August 1 – 5/6, 2016 (6 days)
Participants:
1) Austria
2) Ukraine
3) Lithuania
4) Israel
5) Great Britain
6) Poland
European Championship Juniors U18
Gijon/Spain
July 10/11 – 16/17, 2016 (7 days)
Group A
1) Italy
2) France
3) Germany
4) Croatia
5) Sweden
Group B
1) Netherlands
2) Czech Republic
3) Russia
4) Spain
5) Great Britain
European Championship Cadets U15
Chartres + Rouen/France
July 18/19 – 22/23, 2016 (5 days)
Group A
1) Germany
2) Austria
3) Lithuania
4) Slovenia
Group B
1) Czech Republic
2) Ukraine
3) Russia
4) France
European Championship Qualifier Cadets U15
Huenenberg/Switzerland
July 19/20 – 23/24, 2016 (5 days)
Participants:
1) Slovakia
2) Great Britain
3) Switzerland
4) Poland
5) Belarus
European Championship Juveniles U12
Trebic/Czech Republic
July 4/5 – 9/10, 2016 (6 days)
Group A
1) Czech Republic
2) Poland
3) Belarus
4) Austria
5) Slovenia
6) Slovakia
Group B
1) Russia
2) France
3) Lithuania
4) Romania
5) Germany
6) Ukraine
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