ESF Junior Girls Championship

ESF Junior Girls Championship
Sport	Softball
Founded	1991
No. of teams	11 (in 2021)
Continent	Europe
Most recent; champion(s)	Czech Republic (2023); (3rd title)
Most titles	Italy (7 titles)

The European Softball Junior Girls Championship (U-18) is the main championship tournament between national junior girls softball teams in Europe, governed by the European Softball Federation.^[1]

Results

Year	Host	Champions	Runners-up	3rd place	4th place
Year	Host	Final		Semifinalists
1991	Prague	Italy	Czechoslovakia	Spain	Soviet Union
1993	Livorno	Italy	Netherlands	Czech Republic	Sweden
1994	Leksand	Italy	Netherlands	Czech Republic	Russia
1996	Nuoro	Netherlands	Czech Republic	Italy	Russia
1998	Prague	Netherlands	Czech Republic	Italy	Russia
2000	Enschede	Netherlands	Russia	Czech Republic	Italy
2002	Kostelec	Italy	Russia	Czech Republic	Netherlands
2004	Roissy	Netherlands	Czech Republic	Italy	Russia
2006	Collecchio	Italy	Netherlands	Russia	Germany
2008	Deggendorf	Netherlands	Italy	Czech Republic	Russia
2010	Vienna	Italy	Germany	Russia	Czech Republic
2014	Rosmalen	Czech Republic	Italy	Russia	Great Britain
2016	Sant Boi	Great Britain	Italy	Czech Republic	Germany
2018	Staranzano	Italy	Ireland	Czech Republic	Netherlands
2019	Zagreb	Netherlands	Italy	Czech Republic	Russia
2021^[2]	Prague	Czech Republic	Italy	Netherlands	Spain
2023^[3]	Prague	Czech Republic	Italy	Ireland	Netherlands

Medal table


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Italy	7	6	3	16
2	Netherlands	6	3	1	10
3	Czech Republic	3	3	8	14
4	Great Britain	1	0	0	1
5	Russia	0	2	3	5
6	Ireland	0	1	1	2
7	Czechoslovakia	0	1	0	1
7	Germany	0	1	0	1
9	Spain	0	0	1	1
Totals (9 entries)		17	17	17	51

Other Ages

U-22 Women's Softball European Championship - Past Results

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2008 Turin (ITA): Italy, Russia, Spain
2010 Prague (CZE): Czech Republic, Italy, Russia
2012 Havlíčkův Brod (CZE): Russia, Czech Republic, France
2014 Dupnitsa (BUL): Russia, Czech Republic, Greece
2016 Pardubice (CZE): Netherlands, Russia, Czech Republic
2018 Trnava (SVK): Italy, Netherlands, Ireland
2020 Kunovice (CZE): Italy, Czech Republic, Netherlands

VII. Kunovice (CZE) - 2018 June 26 - July 2 (game results) 1. Italy (ITA) 2. Czech Republic (CZE) 3. Netherlands (NED) 4. Spain (ESP) 5. France (FRA) 6. Germany (GER) 7. Ireland (IRL) 8. Ukraine (UKR) 9. Great Britain (GBR) 10. Austria (AUT) 11. Israel (ISR) 12. Poland (POL) 13. Belgium (BEL) 14. Slovakia (SVK) 15. Sweden (SWE) 16. Hungary (HUN) 17. Croatia (CRO)

VI. Trnava (SVK) - 2018 July 23–28 (game results) 1.Italy (ITA) 2.Netherlands (NED) 3.Ireland (IRL) 4.Great Britain (GBR) 5.Russia (RUS) 6.Czech Republic (CZE) 7.Belgium (BEL) 8.Poland (POL) 9.Greece (GRE) 10.Slovakia (SVK) 11.Ukraine (UKR) 12.Switzerland (SUI) 13.Israel (ISR) 14.Austria (AUT) 15.Hungary (HUN) 16.Turkey (TUR) 17.Lithuania (LTU)

V. Pardubice (CZE) - 2016 July 4–10 (game results) 1.Netherlands (NED) 2.Russia (RUS) 3.Czech Republic (CZE) 4.Slovakia (SVK) 5.Poland (POL) 6.Greece (GRE) 7.Ukraine (UKR) 8.Lithuania (LTU)

IV. Dupnitsa (BUL) - 2014 July 7–12 (game results) 1. Russia (RUS) 2. Czech Republic (CZE) 3. Greece (GRE) 4. Bulgaria (BUL) 5. Ukraine (UKR) 6. Slovakia (SVK) 7. Poland (POL)

III. Havlíčkův Brod (CZE) - 2012 July 10–14 (game results) 1. Russia (RUS) 2. Czech Republic (CZE) 3. France (FRA) 4. Poland (POL) 5. Ukraine (UKR) 6. Slovakia (SVK) 7. Bulgaria (BUL)

II. Prague (CZE) - 2010 August 2–7 1. Czech Republic (CZE) 2. Italy (ITA) 3. Russia (RUS) 4. Sweden (SWE) 5. France (FRA) 6. Poland (POL) 7. Ukraine (UKR)

I. Turin (ITA) - 2008 July 28 - August 2 1. Italy (ITA) 2. Russia (RUS) 3. Spain (ESP) 4. Czech Republic (CZE) 5. Ukraine (UKR) 6. France (FRA) 7. Greece (GRE) 8. Croatia (CRO)

U-15 Women's Softball European Championship - Past Results

Past results of the U-15 Women's Softball European Championship since the first one in Collecchio, Italy, in 2002.

From 2002 to 2018, the age group was U-16.

XI. Enschede (NED) - 2022 July 18–23 (game results) 1. Czech Republic (CZE) 2. Italy (ITA) 3. Netherlands (NED) 4. Ukraine (UKR) 5. Germany (GER) 6. France (FRA) 7. Lithuania (LTU) 8. Croatia (CRO) 9. Great Britain (GBR)

X. Zagreb (CRO) - 2019 July 29 - August 3 (game results) 1. NETHERLANDS (NED) 2. ITALY (ITA) 3. CZECH REPUBLIC (CZE) 4. RUSSIA (RUS) 5. UKRAINE (UKR) 6. GERMANY (GER) 7. FRANCE (FRA) 8. CROATIA (CRO) 9. BELGIUM (BEL) 10. POLAND (POL) 11. SLOVAKIA (SVK) 12. HUNGARY (HUN) 13. TURKEY (TUR)

IX. Ostrava (CZE) - 2017 July 10–15 (game results) 1. NETHERLANDS (NED) 2. CZECH REPUBLIC (CZE) 3. ITALY (ITA) 4. GERMANY (GER) 5. GREAT BRITAIN (GBR) 6. RUSSIA (RUS) 7. UKRAINE (UKR) 8. FRANCE (FRA) 9. BELGIUM (BEL) 10. SLOVAKIA (SVK) 11. SERBIA (SRB) 12. POLAND (POL)

VIII. Nuoro (ITA) - 2015 June 29 - July 4 (game results) 1. ITALY (ITA) 2. CZECH REPUBLIC (CZE) 3. RUSSIA (RUS) 4. GREAT BRITAIN (GBR) 5. BELGIUM (BEL) 6. SPAIN (ESP)

VII. Ostrava (CZE) - 2013 August 5–10 (game results) 1. RUSSIA (RUS) 2. CZECH REPUBLIC (CZE) 3. NETHERLANDS (NED) 4. BELGIUM (BEL) 5. GERMANY (GER) 6. GREAT BRITAIN (GBR) 7. POLAND (POL) 8. SLOVAKIA (SVK) 9. ROMANIA (ROM) 10. SERBIA (SRB) 11. UKRAINE (UKR) 12. LITHUANIA (LTU)

VI. Deurne/Antwerp (BEL) - 2011 August 8–13 (game results) 1. NETHERLANDS (NED) 2. RUSSIA (RUS) 3. ITALY (ITA) 4. BELGIUM (BEL) 5. SPAIN (ESP) 6. CZECH REPUBLIC (CZE) 7. GREAT BRITAIN (GBR) 8. GERMANY (GER) 9. SLOVAKIA (SVK) 10. SERBIA (SRB) 11. FRANCE (FRA)

V. Alkmaar (NED) - 2009 July 13–18 1. RUSSIA (RUS) 2. NETHERLANDS (NED) 3. SPAIN (ESP) 4. CZECH REPUBLIC (CZE) 5. GREAT BRITAIN (GBR) 6. SLOVAKIA (SVK) 7. BELGIUM (BEL)

IV. Plzeň (CZE) - 2007 July 9–14 1. NETHERLANDS (NED) 2. CZECH REPUBLIC (CZE) 3. RUSSIA (RUS) 4. POLAND (POL) 5. SPAIN (ESP) 6. SLOVAKIA (SVK) 7. GREECE (GRE) 8. UKRAINE (UKR) 9. GREAT BRITAIN (GBR)

III. Tuchkovo - Moscow Region (RUS) - 2005 July 11–16 1. CZECH REPUBLIC (CZE) 2. NETHERLANDS (NED) 3. RUSSIA (RUS) 4. POLAND (POL) 5. ROMANIA (ROM) 6. GREECE (GRE) 7. UKRAINE (UKR)

II. Prague (CZE) - 2003 August 11–16 1. ITALY (ITA) 2. CZECH REPUBLIC (CZE) 3. RUSSIA (RUS) 4. SLOVAKIA (SVK) 5. GREAT BRITAIN (GBR) 6. FRANCE (FRA)

I. Collecchio (ITA) - 2002 August 18–24 1. CZECH REPUBLIC (CZE) 2. RUSSIA (RUS) 3. ITALY (ITA) 4. SLOVAKIA (SVK) 5. GREAT BRITAIN (GBR) 6. ROMANIA (ROM) 7. FRANCE (FRA)

U-13 Women's Softball European Championship - Past Results

Past results of the U-13 Women's Softball European Championship since the first one in Collecchio, Italy, in 2002.

V. Ankara (TUR) - 2010 July 6–10 1. Russia (RUS) 2. Serbia (SRB) 3. Great Britain (GBR) 4. Turkey (TUR)

IV. Prague (CZE) - 2008 August 19–23 1. Netherlands (NED) 2. Russia (RUS) 3. Czech Republic (CZE) 4. Great Britain (GBR)

III. Mlade Buky (CZE) - 2006 August 1–5 1. CZECH REPUBLIC (CZE) 2. RUSSIA (RUS) 3. GREAT BRITAIN (GBR) 4. SLOVAKIA (SVK) 5. POLAND (POL)

II. Collecchio (ITA) - 2004 August 24–28 1. ITALY (ITA) 2. CZECH REPUBLIC (CZE) 3. RUSSIA (RUS) 4. ROMANIA (ROM) 5. POLAND (POL) 6. GREAT BRITAIN (GBR)

I. Collecchio (ITA) - 2002 August 18–24 1. ITALY (ITA) 2. CZECH REPUBLIC (CZE) 3. RUSSIA (RUS) 4. SLOVAKIA (SVK) 5. ROMANIA (ROM)

References

^ "Winners of ESF Junior Girls Championship". Archived from the original on 2009-06-19. Retrieved 2010-07-01.
^ "Softball - Women's European U-18 Championships 2021 - Calendar & Results".
^ "Softball - Women's European U-18 Championships 2023 - Calendar & Results".
^ https://www.wbsceurope.org/en/organisation/softball/softball-past-results/national-teams-competitions ^{[bare URL]}

External links

European Softball Federation

[1] "Winners of ESF Junior Girls Championship". Archived from the original on 2009-06-19. Retrieved 2010-07-01.

[2] "Softball - Women's European U-18 Championships 2021 - Calendar & Results".

[3] "Softball - Women's European U-18 Championships 2023 - Calendar & Results".

[4] ttps://www.wbsceurope.org/en/organisation/softball/softball-past-results/national-teams-competitions ^{[bare URL]}

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