U-18 Asian Baseball Championship

The U-18 Asian Baseball Championship is an under-18 international baseball tournament sanctioned and created by the Baseball Federation of Asia (BFA). The tournament is prior to the 18U Baseball World Cup which is held every other year.

U-18 Asian Baseball Championship

Sport	Baseball
No. of teams	8 (2024)
Continent	Asia
Most recent champion(s)	Chinese Taipei (2024) (3rd title)
Most titles	Japan  South Korea (5 titles each)

Results

Year	Host Country	Host City		Final				Semifinalists
				Champions	Score	Runners-up		3rd place	4th place
1994 Details	Australia	Brisbane		Japan	1–0	Australia		Chinese Taipei	China
1996 Details	Philippines	Manila		South Korea	12–3	Chinese Taipei		Japan	China
1998 Details	Japan	Osaka		Japan	12–3	Chinese Taipei		South Korea	China
2001 Details	Taiwan	Taipei		Chinese Taipei	12–3	Japan		South Korea	Australia
2003 Details	Thailand	Bangkok		South Korea	12–3	Chinese Taipei		Japan	China
2005 Details	South Korea	Incheon		Japan	5–4	South Korea		Chinese Taipei	China
2007 Details	Taiwan	Taichung		Chinese Taipei	1–0	South Korea		Japan	Thailand
2009 Details	South Korea	Seoul		South Korea	9–2	Chinese Taipei		Japan	China
2011 Details	Japan	Yokohama		Japan	6–1	South Korea		Chinese Taipei	Philippines
2014 Details	Thailand	Bangkok		South Korea	2–1	Japan		Chinese Taipei	Philippines
2016 Details	Taiwan	Taichung		Japan	1–0	Chinese Taipei		South Korea	China
2018 Details	Japan	Miyazaki		South Korea	7–5	Chinese Taipei		Japan	China
2024 Details1	Taiwan	Taipei, New Taipei, Taoyuan[1]		Chinese Taipei	6–1	Japan		South Korea	Philippines

¹The tournament was supposed to take place in 2020, however, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the competition has been cancelled.^[2]

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Japan	5	3	5	13
2	South Korea	5	3	4	12
3	Chinese Taipei	3	6	4	13
4	Australia	0	1	0	1
Totals (4 entries)		13	13	13	39

U15

(ja:U-15アジア野球選手権大会)

Medals (2000-2019)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Chinese Taipei	6	4	0	10
2	Japan	3	4	4	11
3	South Korea	1	2	6	9
Totals (3 entries)		10	10	10	30

U12

(ja:12Uアジア野球選手権大会)

Medals (2000-2018)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Chinese Taipei	7	1	2	10
2	Japan	1	6	2	9
3	South Korea	1	2	4	7
4	China	1	0	2	3
5	Hong Kong	0	1	0	1
Totals (5 entries)		10	10	10	30

Club - Asian City Baseball Tournament

(ja:アジア都市対抗野球大会)

Only 3 editions in 2004, 2005 and 2007.

See also

• U-18 Baseball World Cup
• Asian Baseball Championship

References

1. 陳, 立勳. "亞洲青棒賽9月在台灣　賽程安排3場地開打". ETtoday運動雲. 東森新媒體控股股份有限公司. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
2. "2021 WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup: Korea, Chinese Taipei, Japan granted berths as Asian championship not able to be staged". WBSC. World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 6 March 2021.