Intercontinental Cup (baseball)

Summary

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 first two tournaments, in 1973 and 1975, were organized by the IBAF splinter group FEMBA during a period of international baseball conflict. The groups reunited in 1976 and continued to present the competition.[3]

Results edit

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 edit

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 entries)17171751

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "IBAF". Archived from the original on 2011-01-27. Retrieved 2011-01-25.
  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. ^ "IBAF". Archived from the original on 2011-02-01. Retrieved 2011-01-25.
  4. ^ List of medalists Archived 2008-04-08 at the Wayback Machine