Nettuno already was confirmed as one of the hosts. Now the south Italian city Matino is the leading candidate to hold the second European Cup from March 30th to April 4th. The Italian Baseball and Softball Federation (FIBS) formally asked the owner of the ballpark in Matino if they can organize the tournament there.
Originally FORTITUDO BOLOGNA, the 2008 Coppa Italia winner and one of three clubs from the Italian Baseball League in the competition, was entitled to organize the European Cup. However their Baseball stadium Gianni Falchi isn’t available till mid-April due to renovations. The club already granted permission to move the event.
Because of the IBAF Baseball World Cup in September, the European Cups had to be scheduled early in the season and need to take place in southern Europe due to the weather at this point in the year. Besides BOLOGNA, the 2008 European Cup winners FC BARCELONA and CORENDON KINHEIM, as well as AVG DRACI BRNO, T&A SAN MARINO and the TEMPLIERS SENART would play in Matino.