Intercontinental Cup (baseball)

Intercontinental Cup (baseball)
Sport Baseball
Founded 1973
Ceased 2011
No. of teams 8 (Finals)
Continent International
Last
champion(s)		  Cuba
Most titles  Cuba (11 titles)

The Intercontinental Cup was a baseball tournament between the members of the then-International Baseball Federation (IBAF). It was first held in 1973 in Italy, and was held every other year following until 1999.

After 1999, the tournament was held every few four years -- in 2002, 2006 and 2010. As with many international baseball competitions, it was dominated by Cuba which won 10 gold and 3 silver in 16 tournaments. The most recent tournament was held in 2010, in Taichung, Taiwan, and appears to have been the last time the tournament was held.[1][2]

The 1973 and 1975 tourneys were organized by the IBAF splinter group FEMBA. The groups reunited in 1976 and continued to present the competition.[3]

Results

Year Final Host Medalists[4]
Gold Silver Bronze
1973
Details		 Italy
Italy
Japan
Puerto Rico
United States
1975
Details		 Canada
Canada
United States
Japan
Nicaragua
1977
Details		 Nicaragua
Nicaragua
South Korea
United States
Japan
1979
Details		 Cuba
Cuba
Cuba
Japan
United States
1981
Details		 Canada
Canada
United States
Cuba
Dominican Republic
1983
Details		 Belgium
Belgium
Cuba
United States
Chinese Taipei
1985
Details		 Canada
Canada
Cuba
South Korea
Japan
1987
Details		 Cuba
Cuba
Cuba
United States
Japan
1989
Details		 Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Cuba
Japan
Puerto Rico
1991
Details		 Spain
Spain
Cuba
Japan
Nicaragua
1993
Details		 Italy
Italy
Cuba
United States
Japan
1995
Details		 Cuba
Cuba
Cuba
Japan
Nicaragua
1997
Details		 Spain
Spain
Japan
Cuba
Australia
1999
Details		 Australia
Australia
Australia
Cuba
Japan
2002
Details		 Cuba
Cuba
Cuba
South Korea
Panama
2006
Details		 Taiwan
Taiwan
Cuba
Netherlands
Chinese Taipei
2010
Details		 Taiwan
Taiwan
Cuba
Netherlands
Italy

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Cuba113014
2 Japan25512
3 United States2428
4 South Korea1203
5 Australia1012
6 Netherlands0202
7 Puerto Rico0112
8 Nicaragua0033
9 Chinese Taipei0022
10 Dominican Republic0011
 Italy0011
 Panama0011
Totals (12 nations)17171751

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.ibaf.org/en/tournament.aspx?id=7934f35e-3ebe-4ac9-aad6-208fbf8794f3
  2. ↑ At Baseball-Reference.com, scroll down and click on "Bullpen Wiki", then scroll down to "Categories". Under "Categories", go to "Leagues and Teams" and click on "International Baseball". Then click on "2010 International Cup".
  3. ↑ http://www.ibaf.org/en/infopage-detail.aspx?id=30072a6b-f11a-4e16-97b7-f223a28c993d
  4. ↑ List of medalists Archived 2008-04-08 at the Wayback Machine.
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