Little League World Series in Europe

Europe first participated in the Little League World Series in 1960. Teams from Europe were given a berth in the LLWS each year between 1960 and 2000 (with the exception of the temporary ban of international teams in 1975). In 2001, the region was split into two co-terminus regions: Europe (later EMEA) Region and Transatlantic Region. The Europe Region comprised mostly native European teams while the Transatlantic Region comprised mostly American expatriates. This distinction was eliminated in 2008; from 2008 to 2012, teams made up of either native Europeans or American expatriates were eligible to qualify from the Europe Region.

Europe and Africa Little League Championship

Most recent season or competition: 2019 Little League World Series qualification
Sport	Baseball
Founded	1960 (1960)
Countries	European and African
Most recent champion(s)	Emilia Romagna Little League, Bologna, Italy
Most titles	Arabian American Little League, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia (17)

Starting with the 2013 LLWS, the region was renamed the Europe and Africa Region. African countries were added as a result of a major reorganization of the international (non–U.S.) regions. This move was triggered by Little League's announcement that Australia would receive its own LLWS berth starting in 2013. Two Middle Eastern countries, Israel and Turkey, have been part of European regions since they instituted Little League programs, as they were then members of the European zone of the International Baseball Federation and remain in the same zone under baseball's modern international governing body, the World Baseball Softball Confederation. Israel and Turkey have stayed in the renamed Europe and Africa Region to this day.[1]

No team from the European region has ever reached the final of the Little League World Series. The best finishes for a European team occurred in 1979, 1993 and 1994, when European teams reached the semifinals. Aviano, Italy, made it that far — in the 8-team format — in 1979. Kaiserslautern, Germany and Dhahran, Saudi Arabia made the International final in back-to-back years in 1993 and 1994.

Europe and Africa Region Countries

Austria  Belarus  Belgium  Bulgaria  Croatia  Czech Republic  Denmark  France  Georgia  Germany  Greece  Hungary  Ireland  Italy  Israel  Kazakhstan  Kenya  Lithuania  Moldova

Netherlands  Poland  Portugal  Romania  Russia  Serbia  Slovakia  Slovenia  South Africa  Spain  Sweden   Switzerland  Turkey  Uganda  Ukraine United Kingdom

European champions (1960–2000)

Year	Champion	City	LLWS	Record
1960	Berlin Command LL	Berlin	Sixth Place	1–2
1961	Pirmasens Housing Area LL	Pirmasens	Eighth Place	0–3
1962	Poitiers Post LL	Poitiers	Sixth Place	1–2
1963	İzmir LL	İzmir	Fourth Place	0–2
1964	Wiesbaden LL	Wiesbaden Air Force Base	Eighth Place	0–3
1965	Rota LL	Rota	Eighth Place	0–3
1966	Rhein-Main LL	Rhein-Main Air Base	Seventh Place	1–2
1967	Rota LL	Rota	Seventh Place (tie)	0–2
1968	Wiesbaden LL	Wiesbaden Air Force Base	Eighth Place	0–3
1969	Wiesbaden LL	Wiesbaden Air Force Base	Sixth Place	1–2
1970	Wiesbaden LL	Wiesbaden Air Force Base	Sixth Place	1–2
1971	Madrid LL	Madrid	Fourth Place	1–2
1972	Torrejon Air Base LL	Madrid	Eighth Place	0–3
1973	Bitburg AB LL	Bitburg Air Base	Seventh Place	1–2
1974	Athena Airport LL	Athens	Eighth Place	0–3
1975	No participant
1976	Kaiserslautern LL	Kaiserslautern	Sixth Place	1–2
1977	Torrejon Air Base LL	Madrid	Seventh Place	1–2
1978	Torrejon Air Base LL	Madrid	Eighth Place	0–3
1979	Aviano Air Base LL	Aviano	Fourth Place	1–2
1980	Torrejon Air Base LL	Madrid	Eighth Place	0–3
1981	SHAPE LL	Waterloo	Eighth Place	0–3
1982	Torrejon Air Base LL	Madrid	Fifth Place	2–1
1983	Arabian Gulf LL	Al Khobar	Seventh Place	1–2
1984	Brussels Sports Association LL	Brussels	Seventh Place	1–2
1985	Arabian Gulf LL	Al Khobar	Eighth Place	0–3
1986	Torrejon Air Base LL	Madrid	Eighth Place	0–3
1987	Aramco LL	Dhahran	Fifth Place (tie)	1–1
1988	Aramco LL	Dhahran	Fifth Place	2–1
1989	Aramco LL	Dhahran	Sixth Place	1–2
1990	Falcon LL	Ramstein Air Base	Seventh Place (tie)	0–2
1991	Arabian American LL	Dhahran	Eighth Place	0–3
1992	Kaiserslautern LL	Kaiserslautern	4th Place, Group Stage	0–3
1993	Kaiserslautern LL	Kaiserslautern	Third Place (tie)	2–2
1994	Arabian American LL	Dhahran	Third Place (tie)	2–2
1995	Arabian American LL	Dhahran	3rd Place, Group Stage	1–2
1996	Arabian American LL	Dhahran	4th Place, Group Stage	0–3
1997	Arabian American LL	Dhahran	3rd Place, Group Stage	1–2
1998	Arabian American LL	Dhahran	3rd Place, Group Stage	1–2
1999	Ramstein American LL	Ramstein Air Base	4th Place, Group Stage	0–3
2000	Arabian American LL	Dhahran	3rd Place, Group Stage	1–2

Europe/Europe, Middle East & Africa Region (2001–2007)

In 2001, with the LLWS expanding to sixteen teams, the European region split into two co-terminous regions. The Europe region consisted of teams that were primarily made up of players native to each country; no team could have more than three players from the United States, Canada, or Japan. The Europe region was named the Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) region between 2004 and 2007; however, no Middle Eastern or African team participated in qualifiers for the EMEA Series berth (although Kenya sent a team to the European qualifier in 2001[2] and South Africa did the same in 2003[3]). In 2008, Little League removed the native players rule and split the EMEA and Transatlantic region into the Europe and Middle East-Africa regions. The following teams represented the European region after 2000:

Year	Champion	City	LLWS	Record
2001	Khovrino LL	Moscow	4th place, Pool D	0–3
2002	Khovrino LL	Moscow	4th place, Pool D	0–3
2003	Khovrino LL	Moscow	3rd place, Pool D	1–2
2004	Kutno LL	Kutno	4th place, Pool C	0–3
2005	Brateevo LL	Moscow	4th place, Pool C	0–3
2006	Brateevo LL	Moscow	4th place, Pool D	0–3
2007	Windmills LL	Apeldoorn	4th place, Pool D	0–3

Transatlantic Region (2001–2007)

The Transatlantic region encompassed the same territory as the Europe/EMEA region, but consisted of teams that were made up of at least 51% American, Canadian, or Japanese citizens.

Regional championship

Below are the champions of the Transatlantic region, along with participants for each year. The year's winner is indicated in green.

Year	Austria	Belgium	England	Germany	Italy	Netherlands	Saudi Arabia	Spain	United Arab Emirates
2001	Vienna LL Vienna	Belgium Int'l LL Brussels	London Area Youth LL London	Eifel LL Bitburg/Spangdahlem	Naples LL Naples	No Participant	Arabian American LL Dhahran	Rota LL Rota	No Participant
2002	N/A Austria	N/A Belgium	N/A England	N/A Germany	N/A Italy	N/A Netherlands	Arabian American LL Dharhan	N/A Spain	No Participant
2003	AIBC Little League Vienna	SHAPE and Waterloo LL Brussels	London Area Youth London	Ramstein LL Ramstein	Naples LL Naples	Brunssum/Schinnen LL Brunssum	Arabian American LL Dharhan	Rota LL Rota	No Participant
2004	No Participant	SHAPE and Waterloo LL Brussels	London Area Youth London	Ramstein American LL Ramstein	Naples LL Naples	Geilenkirchen-American/Brunssum/Schinnen LL Brunssum/Geilenkirchen	Arabian American LL Dharhan	Madrid LL Madrid	No Participant
2005	No Participant	SHAPE and Brussels LL Brussels	East Anglia LL Suffolk	Ramstein LL Ramstein	Naples LL Naples	Brunssum/Schinnen LL Brunssum	Arabian American LL Dharhan	Rota LL Rota	No Participant
2006	No Participant	SHAPE and Waterloo LL Brussels	London Area Youth LL London	Ramstein LL Ramstein	Naples LL Naples	No Participant	Arabian American LL Dharhan	No Participant	Dubai LL Dubai
2007	No Participant	No Participant	London Area Youth LL London	Stuttgart American LL Stuttgart	Naples LL Naples	No Participant	Arabian American LL Dharhan	No Participant	Dubai LL Dubai

LLWS performance

Year	Champion	City	LLWS	Record
2001	Arabian American LL	Dhahran	3rd place, Pool C	1–2
2002	Arabian American LL	Dhahran	3rd place, Pool C	2–1
2003	Arabian American LL	Dhahran	3rd place, Pool C	1–2
2004	Arabian American LL	Dhahran	3rd place, Pool D	1–2
2005	Arabian American LL	Dhahran	4th place, Pool D	0–3
2006	Arabian American LL	Dhahran	Int'l Semifinal	2–2
2007	Arabian American LL	Dhahran	4th place, Pool C	0–2

Europe Region (2008–2012)

From 2008 to 2012, Europe had its own region.

Regional Championships

Below are the champions of the Europe region, along with participants for each year. The year's winner is indicated in green. A Dash, "-", indicates country had no participant that year.

Year	Belarus	Belgium	Bulgaria	Czech Republic	England	Germany	Hungary	Ireland	Italy	Lithuania	Moldova	Netherlands	Poland	Serbia	Sweden	Turkey	Ukraine
2008	-	Brussels LL Brussels	Doupnitza LL Doupnitza	South Moravia LL South Moravia	London Area Youth LL London	Baden Wuerttemberg LL Mannheim	-	Ireland LL Dublin	Emilia LL Emilia	Vilnius LL Vilnius	Kvint LL Tiraspol	Windmills Utrecht LL Utrecht	BUKS Gepardy Zory LL Zory	-	Malardalen LL Malardalen	Turkiye LL Istanbul	Kirovograd Center/Nove Celo LL Kirovograd
2009	Brest Zubrs LL Brest	-	Doupnitza LL Doupnitza	South Moravia LL South Moravia	London Area Youth LL London	KMC American LL Ramstein	-	-	Marche LL Marche	Vilnius LL Vilnius	-	Alkmaar LL Alkmaar	Żory/Rybnik/ Jastrzębie LL Slask	-	-	Mediterranean LL Istanbul	Kirovograd Center/Nove Celo LL Kirovograd
2010	Brest Zubrs LL Brest	Flanders East LL Antwerpen	-	South Moravia LL South Moravia	London Youth Area LL London	KMC American LL Ramstein	-	-	Friuli Venezia Giulia LL Friuli V.G.	Vilnius LL Vilnius	Kvint LL Tiraspol	Kennemerland LL Haarlem	Zory/Jastrzebie/ Rybnik LL Slask	-	-	-	Kirovograd Center LL Kirovograd
2011	Brest Zubrs LL Brest	Flanders West LL Flanders	-	South Moravia LL South Moravia	London Area Youth LL London	-	-	-	Emilia LL Emilia	Vilnius LL Vilnius LL	Kvint LL Tiraspol	Rotterdam LL Rotterdam	Kutno LL Kutno	-	Stockholm LL Stockholm	-	Kirovograd Center LL/Nove Celo LL Kirovograd
2012	Brest Zubrs LL Brest	Flanders East LL Antwerpen	-	South Moravia LL Prague	London Area Youth LL London	KMC American LL Ramstein	MOBSSZ Debrecen/Janossomorja LL Budapest/ Debrecen/ Jánossomorja	-	Lazio LL Lazio	Kaunas LL Kaunas	-	Nord-Holland LL Alkmaar	Kutno LL Kutno	Serbia LL Belgrad	-	-	Kirovograd Center LL Kirovograd

LLWS Performance

Year	Champion	City	LLWS	Record
2008	Emilia LL	Emilia	4th place, Pool C	0–3
2009	KMC American LL	Kaiserslautern	4th place, Pool D	0–3
2010	KMC American LL	Ramstein AB	Group Stage	1–2
2011	Rotterdam LL	Rotterdam	Round 1	0–3
2012	KMC American LL	Ramstein AB	Round 1	0–3

Europe and Africa Region (2013–)

As noted above, the Europe Region was expanded to include Africa in 2013. Results are as of the 2017 Little League World Series.

Europe-Africa Qualifier

Starting in 2018, a qualification tournament was added into the Europe and Africa regional tournament as a way of expanding for other countries and teams to be involved. Ten teams have an automatic bid into the regional tournament based on participation and enrollment figures. Additional countries wishing to enter the tournament are placed into the qualifier tournament. The format of the qualifier tournament is a round robin with four teams advancing to an elimination round where the two semifinal winners advanced to the double-elimination regional tournament.

Year	Teams	Final 4	Semifinalists (Advanced to Regional)	Qualifier Tournament Champions
2018	Austria Belarus Croatia Hungary Poland Switzerland	1  Austria 2  Hungary 3  Belarus 4  Croatia	Austria  Belarus	Championship was canceled due to inclement weather.
2019	Belgium Croatia Hungary Poland Switzerland	1 Croatia 2 Switzerland 3 Belgium 4 Hungary	Croatia Belgium	Croatia

Regional Championships

Below are the champions of the Europe and Africa, along with participants for each year. The year's winner is indicated in green. A Dash, "-", indicates country had no participant that year.

Year	Austria	Belarus	Belgium	Croatia	Czech Republic	France	Germany	Hungary	Italy	Lithuania	Moldova	Netherlands	Poland	Romania	Serbia	Spain	Uganda	United Kingdom	Ukraine
2013	East Austria LL Vienna	Sugar Storm LL Skidel	-	-	South Moravia LL Brno	Haute Normandie LL Rouen	KMC American LL Ramstein	-	Emilia LL Emilia	Vilnius LL Vilnius	-	Rotterdam LL Rotterdam	-	-	Serbia LL Belgrade	-	-	London Area Youth LL London	Rivne LL Rivne
2014	-	Brest Zubrs LL Brest	Flanders East LL Antwerp	-	South Moravia LL Brno	Aquitaine LL Aquitaine	KMC American LL Ramstein	-	Emilia LL Emilia	Vilnus LL Vilnus	Kvint LL Tiraspol	Kennemerland LL Haarlem	BUKS GepardyŻory LL	-	Serbia LL Belgrade	Catalunya LL Catalunya	-	London Area Youth LL London	Kirovograd LL Kirovograd
2015	East Austria LL Vienna	Brest Zubrs LL Brest	Brussels LL Brussels	-	South Moravia LL Brno	-	KMC American LL Ramstein	Central LL Budapest	Emilia LL Emilia	-	Kvint LL Tiraspol	Rotterdam LL Rotterdam	Zory/ Jastrzebie/ Rybnik LL	-	-	Catalunya Barcelona	AVRS Secondary School LL Kampala	London Youth Baseball LL London	Kirovograd Center LL Kirovograd
2016	Austria East LL Vienna	Brest Zubrs LL Brest	Flanders East LL Antwerp	Croatia North LL Zagreb	South Czech Republic LL Brno	Ile-de-France 2 LL Paris	KMC American LL Ramstein	Central/ Eastern LL Budapest	Emilia LL Emilia	Kaunas LL Kaunas	-	Kennemerland LL Haarlem	-	-	-	Catalunya LL Barcelona	-	London Youth Baseball LL London	Kirovograd Center LL Kirovograd
2017	East Austria LL Vienna	Sugar Storm LL Skidel	Flanders West LL Brussels	Croatia North LL Zagreb	South Czech Republic LL Brno	-	KMC American LL Ramstein	Central/ Eastern LL Budapest	Emilia LL Emilia	-	-	Den Haag LL The Hague	Zory/ Rybnik/ Jastrzebie LL	CSS Calarasi LL Calarasi	-	Catalunya LL Barcelona	-	London Youth Baseball LL London	Rivne LL Rivne
2018	East Austria LL Vienna	Sugar Storm LL Skidel	Brussels LL Brussels	-	Northwest Czech Republic LL Prague	Ile-De-France LL Paris	KMC American LL Ramstein	-	Friuli Venezia Giulia LL Ronchi Dei Legionari	Vilnius LL Vilnius	-	Kennemerland LL Haarlem	-	-	-	Catalunya LL Barcelona	-	London LL London	Kirovograd Center LL Kirovograd
2019	Austria East LL Vienna	Sugar Storm LL Skidel	Brussels LL Brussels	Croatia North LL Karlovac	South Czech Republic LL Brno	Ile-De-France LL Paris	KMC American LL Ramstein	Central LL Budapest	Emilia Romagna LL Bologna	Kaunas LL Kaunas	-	Amsterdam LL Amsterdam	Kedzierzy Kozle LL	-	-	Catalunya LL Barcelona	-	South/East London LL London	Kyiv Baseball School LL Kyiv

LLWS Performance

Year	Champion	City	LLWS	Record
2013	South Moravia LL	Brno	Round 1	1–2
2014	South Moravia LL	Brno	Round 1	0–3
2015	AVRS Secondary School LL	Kampala	Round 2	1–2
2016	Emilia LL	Emilia	Round 1	0–3
2017	Emilia LL	Emilia	Round 1	0–3
2018	Catalunya LL	Barcelona	Round 1	0–3
2019	Emilia Romagna LL	Bologna	Round 1	0–3

By country

Table includes results from Europe, EMEA, Transatlantic and Europe and Africa regions through the 2018 Little League World Series. Italics indicates team is no longer a part of European region.

Country	European Championships	Record in LLWS	PCT
Saudi Arabia	19	18–39	.316
West Germany/Germany	16	9–39	.188
Spain	10	4–24	.143
Italy	5	1–14	.067
Russia	5	1–14	.067
Belgium	2	1–5	.167
Czech Republic	2	1–5	.167
Netherlands	2	0–6	.000
France	1	1–2	.333
Uganda	1	1–2	.333
Turkey	1	0–2	.000
Greece	1	0–3	.000
Poland	1	0–3	.000
Total	65	37–158	.190

See also

• Baseball awards § World
• Baseball awards § Europe

References

1. "Regions Realigned for 2013: Australia to Play in Little League Baseball World Series" (Press release). Little League Baseball. August 29, 2012. Archived from the original on September 23, 2012. Retrieved September 17, 2012.
2. "2001 Little League Baseball". Archived from the original on 2012-10-05. Retrieved 2010-08-27.
3. "2003 Little League Baseball". Archived from the original on 2018-01-10. Retrieved 2010-08-27.

External links

• Little League homepage
• Little League EMEA region