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)

Sport	Baseball
Founded	1973
Ceased	2011
No. of teams	8 (Finals)
Continent	International
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

Year	Host		Medalists[4]
			Gold	Silver	Bronze
1973 Details	Parma and Rimini		Japan	Puerto Rico	United States
1975 Details	Montreal		United States	Japan	Nicaragua
1977 Details	Managua		South Korea	United States	Japan
1979 Details	Havana		Cuba	Japan	United States
1981 Details	Edmonton		United States	Cuba	Dominican Republic
1983 Details	Brussels		Cuba	United States	Chinese Taipei
1985 Details	Edmonton		Cuba	South Korea	Japan
1987 Details	Havana		Cuba	United States	Japan
1989 Details	San Juan		Cuba	Japan	Puerto Rico
1991 Details	Barcelona		Cuba	Japan	Nicaragua
1993 Details	Italy[a]		Cuba	United States	Japan
1995 Details	Havana		Cuba	Japan	Nicaragua
1997 Details	Barcelona		Japan	Cuba	Australia
1999 Details	Sydney		Australia	Cuba	Japan
2002 Details	Havana		Cuba	South Korea	Panama
2006 Details	Taichung		Cuba	Netherlands	Chinese Taipei
2010 Details	Taichung and Yunlin		Cuba	Netherlands	Italy

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Cuba	11	3	0	14
2	Japan	2	5	5	12
3	United States	2	4	2	8
4	South Korea	1	2	0	3
5	Australia	1	0	1	2
6	Netherlands	0	2	0	2
7	Puerto Rico	0	1	1	2
8	Nicaragua	0	0	3	3
9	Chinese Taipei	0	0	2	2
10	Dominican Republic	0	0	1	1
	Italy	0	0	1	1
	Panama	0	0	1	1
Totals (12 entries)		17	17	17	51

Notes

1. Games were hosted in Macerata, Rimini, Bologna, Verona, Novara, Modena, Reggio Emilia, and Parma^[5]

See also

• Baseball awards § World

References

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
5. Bjarkman, Peter (2007). A History of Cuban Baseball, 1864-2006. McFarland. p. 217. ISBN 0786428295.