Intercontinental Cup (baseball)

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.

Intercontinental Cup (baseball)
SportBaseball
Founded1973
Ceased2011
No. of teams8 (Finals)
ContinentInternational
Last
champion(s)
 Cuba
Most titles Cuba (11 titles)

After 1999, the tournament was held every few four years—in 2002, 2006 and 2010. The tournament 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
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Italy

Japan

Puerto Rico

United States
1975
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Canada

United States

Japan

Nicaragua
1977
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Nicaragua

South Korea

United States

Japan
1979
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Cuba

Cuba

Japan

United States
1981
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Canada

United States

Cuba

Dominican Republic
1983
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Belgium

Cuba

United States

Chinese Taipei
1985
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Canada

Cuba

South Korea

Japan
1987
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Cuba

Cuba

United States

Japan
1989
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Puerto Rico

Cuba

Japan

Puerto Rico
1991
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Spain

Cuba

Japan

Nicaragua
1993
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Italy

Cuba

United States

Japan
1995
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Cuba

Cuba

Japan

Nicaragua
1997
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Spain

Japan

Cuba

Australia
1999
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Australia

Australia

Cuba

Japan
2002
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Cuba

Cuba

South Korea

Panama
2006
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Taiwan

Cuba

Netherlands

Chinese Taipei
2010
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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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