Intercontinental Cup (baseball)

Intercontinental Cup (baseball)

Sport	Baseball
Founded	1973
Ceased	2011
No. of teams	8 (Finals)
Continent	International
Last champion(s)	Cuba
Most titles	Cuba (11)

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.

After 1999, the tournament was held every few four years -- in 2002, 2006 and 2010. As with many international baseball competitions, it 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 Details	Italy		Japan	Puerto Rico	United States
1975 Details	Canada		United States	Japan	Nicaragua
1977 Details	Nicaragua		South Korea	United States	Japan
1979 Details	Cuba		Cuba	Japan	United States
1981 Details	Canada		United States	Cuba	Dominican Republic
1983 Details	Belgium		Cuba	United States	Chinese Taipei
1985 Details	Canada		Cuba	South Korea	Japan
1987 Details	Cuba		Cuba	United States	Japan
1989 Details	Puerto Rico		Cuba	Japan	Puerto Rico
1991 Details	Spain		Cuba	Japan	Nicaragua
1993 Details	Italy		Cuba	United States	Japan
1995 Details	Cuba		Cuba	Japan	Nicaragua
1997 Details	Spain		Japan	Cuba	Australia
1999 Details	Australia		Australia	Cuba	Japan
2002 Details	Cuba		Cuba	South Korea	Panama
2006 Details	Taiwan		Cuba	Netherlands	Chinese Taipei
2010 Details	Taiwan		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	Panama	0	0	1	1
11	Italy	0	0	1	1
12	Dominican Republic	0	0	1	1

See also

• Baseball awards#World

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