The Technical Commission of the Confederation of European Baseball (CEB) established the groups for next year’s European Club Team competitions last weekend. The groups were officially announced to national federations on Friday morning.
The new Champions Cup will be organized by Rimini with the second field being San Marino. Fortitudo Bologna, Heidenheim Heidekoepfe, Curacao Neptunus Rotterdam and T&A San Marino got slotted into Pool A, ASD Rimini, Kotlarka Prague, L&D Amsterdam and Buchbinder Legionaere Regensburg into Pool B. The tournament will be played from May 31/June 1 to June 4/5 next year.
Groups for the new CEB Cup, the new Federations Cup and the new European Cup Qualifiers also were set.
Groups set for 2016 European Cups:
Champions Cup
Rimini/Italy & San Marino
May 31/June 1 – June 4/5, 2016
Group A
1) Fortitudo Bologna (ITA)
2) Heidenheim Heidekoepfe (GER)
3) Neptunus Rotterdam (NED)
4) T & A San Marino (SMR)
Group B
1) Kotlarka Praha (CZE)
2) ASD Rimini (ITA)
3) Pirates Amsterdam (NED)
4) Buchbinder Legionäre Regensburg (GER)
CEB Cup
Rouen & Chartres/France
May 31/June 1 – June 4/5, 2016
Group A
1) Les Barracudas Montpellier (FRA)
2) Olimpija Karlovac (CRO)
3) Minsk (BLR)
4) Vienna Wanderers (AUT)
Group B
1) KNTU Elizavetgrad (UKR)
2) Nada SSM Split (CRO)
3) Rouen Huskies (FRA)
4) Zurich Barracudas (SUI)
Federations Cup
Brno/Czech Republic
June 20/21 – 25/26, 2016
Participants:
1) Apollo Bratislava (SVK)
2) Deurne Spartans Antwerp (BEL)
3) Sölvesberg SSC Firehawks (SWE)
4) SSHOR Moskvich (RUS)
5) Draci Brno (CZE)
6) Buffaloes Blagoevgrad (BUL)
Federations Cup Qualifier
London/Great Britain & Sant Boi/Spain
June 20/21 – 25/26, 2016
Pool 1 – London
1) London Mets (GBR)
2) Sofia Blues (BUL)
3) MKS Stal Kutno (POL)
4) Borgerhout Squirrels (BEL)
5) Atletico Alexandria (ROM)
Pool 2 – Sant Boi
1) Southampton Mustangs (GBR)
2) Sant Boi (ESP)
3) Sportowy Baseball Wroclaw (POL)
4) Diving Ducks Wiener Neustadt (AUT)
5) Therwil Flyers (SUI)
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