List of Little League World Series appearances by country

This is the list of countries with participation in the Little League World Series.

Country Participants

As of the 2019 Little League World Series

Country	First LLWS	Last Appearance	Appearances	Championships	Runners-Up	Third Place Finishes	Record in LLWS	PCT
Aruba	2011	2011	1	0	0	0	1–2	.333
Australia	2013	2019	7	0	0	0	5–14	.263
Belgium	1981	1984	2	0	0	0	1–5	.167
Canada	1952	2019	63	0	1	1	51–129	.283
Curaçao	1980	2019	13	1	1	3	35–22	.614
Czech Republic	2013	2014	2	0	0	0	1–5	.167
Dominican Republic	1978	2017	8	0	1	1	15–14	.517
France	1962	1962	1	0	0	0	1–2	.333
West Germany/Germany	1960	2012	16	0	0	0	7–40	.149
Greece	1974	1974	1	0	0	0	0–3	.000
Guam	2001	2008	5	0	0	0	9–9	.500
Italy	1979	2019	5	0	0	0	1–11	.083
Japan	1962	2019	30	11	5	4	101–32	.759
Mexico	1957	2019	33	3	3	5	74–54	.578
Netherlands	2007	2011	2	0	0	0	0–6	.000
Nicaragua	1968	1970	2	0	0	0	3–3	.500
Northern Mariana Islands	1993	2006	3	0	0	0	1–8	.111
Panama	1984	2018	10	0	1	1	21–17	.553
Philippines ±	1992	1992	1	0	1	0	3–2	.600
Poland	2004	2004	1	0	0	0	0–3	.000
Puerto Rico	1959	2018	11	0	0	2	17–16	.515
Russia	2001	2006	5	0	0	0	1–14	.067
Saudi Arabia	1983	2007	22	0	0	0	20–48	.294
South Korea	1984	2019	7	3	2	0	20–5	.800
Spain	1965	2018	10	0	0	0	4–25	.138
Taiwan / Chinese Taipei	1969	2015	29	17	2	1	80–20	.800
Turkey	1963	1963	1	0	0	0	0–2	.000
Uganda	2012	2015	2	0	0	0	2–4	.333
Venezuela	1965	2019	21	2	0	2	42–31	.575

International Finals

Since 1976, an international final has been played. The winner plays versus the US Champion for the LLWS title.

As of the 2018 Little League World Series

LLWS Winner Score Runner-Up LLWS Result 1976 Tokyo 4–0 Puerto Nuevo Champion 1977 Kaohsiung 9–2 Maracaibo Champion 1978 Pintung 3–0 Santo Domingo Champion 1979 Taipei City 18–0 Aviano Champion 1980 Hualian 23–0 Trail Champion 1981 Taichung 16–0 Trail Champion 1982 Chiayi County 10–7 Rouyn-Noranda Runner-Up 1983 Barahona 8–2 Osaka Runner-Up 1984 Seoul 19–0 Coquitlam Champion 1985 Seoul 16–0 Binbrook Champion 1986 Tainan Park 11–4 Maracaibo Champion 1987 Hualien 4–0 Moca Champion 1988 Taichung 16–1 Glace Bay Champion 1989 Kaohsiung 13–0 Maracaibo Runner-Up 1990 Tainan 20–1 Trail Champion 1991 Taichung 17–1 Glace Bay Champion 1992 Zamboanga City 5–1 Santo Domingo Runner-Up 1993 David 5–0 Kaiserslautern Runner-Up 1994 Maracaibo 10–1 Dhahran Champion 1995 Tainan 1–0 Hatillo Champion 1996 Kaohsiung 7–1 San Isidro Champion 1997 Guadalupe 1–0 Yokohama Champion 1998 Kashima 3–2 Langley Runner-Up 1999 Hirakata 12–2 Yabucoa Champion 2000 Maracaibo 5–4 Tokyo Champion 2001 Tokyo 2–1 Willemstad Champion 2002 Sendai 4–1 Willemstad Runner-Up 2003 Tokyo 14–6 Willemstad Champion 2004 Willemstad 4–0 Guadalupe Champion 2005 Willemstad 2–0 Chiba City Runner-Up 2006 Kawaguchi 3–0 Matamoros Runner-Up 2007 Tokyo 7–4 Willemstad Runner-Up 2008 Matamoros 5–4 Tokyo Runner-Up 2009 Taoyuan 9–4 Reynosa Runner-Up 2010 Tokyo 3–2 Kaohsiung Champion 2011 Hamamatsu 5–2 Mexicali Runner-Up 2012 Tokyo 10–2 Aguadulce Champion 2013 Tokyo 3–2 Tijuana Champion 2014 Seoul 12–3 Tokyo Champion 2015 Tokyo 1–0 (F/7) Mexicali Champion 2016 Seoul 7–2 Aguadulce Runner-Up 2017 Tokyo 5–0 Reynosa Champion 2018 Seoul 2–1 Kawaguchi Runner-Up

Country International Championships Runner Up LLWS Championships  Canada 0 9 0  Taiwan 15 1 12  Dominican Republic 1 5 0  Germany 0 1 0  Italy 0 1 0  Japan 14 6 9  Mexico 2 7 1  Netherlands Antilles 2 4 1  Panama 1 2 0  Philippines 1 0 0  Puerto Rico 0 2 0  Saudi Arabia 0 1 0  South Korea 5 0 3  Venezuela 2 3 2

Regional Appearances

Many countries have appeared and participated in little league baseball regional tournaments throughout history but have not yet appeared in the Little League World Series. Most of these countries still participate annually in the tournament while others no longer support little league programs. In bold 2019 participation.

Country Region Antigua and Barbuda Caribbean Argentina Latin America Austria Europe-Africa Bahamas Caribbean Belarus Europe-Africa Bermuda Caribbean Bolivia Latin America Bonaire Caribbean Brazil Latin America British Virgin Islands Caribbean Bulgaria Europe-Africa Cayman Islands Caribbean China Asia-Pacific Colombia Latin America Costa Rica Latin America Croatia Europe-Africa Cuba Caribbean Denmark Europe-Africa Ecuador Latin America El Salvador Latin America England Europe-Africa Georgia Europe-Africa

Country Region Guatemala Latin America Honduras Latin America Hong Kong Asia-Pacific Hungary Europe-Africa India Asia-Pacific Indonesia Asia-Pacific Iran Asia-Pacific Ireland Europe-Africa Israel Europe-Africa Jamaica Caribbean Kazakhstan Asia-Pacific Kuwait Asia-Pacific Lebanon Asia-Pacific Lithuania Europe-Africa Malaysia Asia-Pacific Micronesia Asia-Pacific Moldova Europe-Africa Netherlands Antilles Caribbean New Zealand Asia-Pacific Pakistan Asia-Pacific Palau Asia-Pacific Papua New Guinea Asia-Pacific

Country Region Peru Latin America Portugal Europe-Africa Qatar Asia-Pacific Romania Europe-Africa Saint Martin Caribbean Scotland Europe-Africa Serbia Europe-Africa Singapore Asia-Pacific Sint Maarten Caribbean Slovakia Europe-Africa Slovenia Europe-Africa South Africa Europe-Africa Sri Lanka Asia-Pacific Sweden Europe-Africa Switzerland Europe-Africa Thailand Asia-Pacific Trinidad and Tobago Latin America Tunisia Europe-Africa Ukraine Europe-Africa United Arab Emirates Asia-Pacific U.S. Virgin Islands Caribbean Vietnam Asia-Pacific

Notes

• Zamboanga City, Philippines appeared in the 1992 Little League World Series, winning the championship, but were stripped of their title after the completion of the tournament when it was revealed that several players did not meet eligibility requirements regarding age and residency.
• Puerto Rico shares 1976 3rd place with Virginia. The game was canceled due to weather.
• Dominican Republic shares 1987 3rd place with Indiana. The game was canceled due to weather.
• Mexico shares 2006 3rd place with Oregon. The game was canceled due to weather.
• Mexico shares 2011 3rd place with Montana. The game was canceled due to Hurricane Irene.

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