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Intercontinental Cup (baseball)

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Intercontinental Cup (baseball)
SportBaseball
Founded1973
Ceased2011
No. of teams8 (Finals)
ContinentInternational
Last
champion(s)
 Cuba
Most titles Cuba (11 titles)

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. 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

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Year Final Host Medalists[4]
Gold Silver Bronze
1973
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Italy
Italy

Japan

Puerto Rico

United States
1975
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Canada
Canada

United States

Japan

Nicaragua
1977
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Nicaragua
Nicaragua

South Korea

United States

Japan
1979
Details
Cuba
Cuba

Cuba

Japan

United States
1981
Details
Canada
Canada

United States

Cuba

Dominican Republic
1983
Details
Belgium
Belgium

Cuba

United States

Chinese Taipei
1985
Details
Canada
Canada

Cuba

South Korea

Japan
1987
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Cuba
Cuba

Cuba

United States

Japan
1989
Details
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico

Cuba

Japan

Puerto Rico
1991
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Spain
Spain

Cuba

Japan

Nicaragua
1993
Details
Italy
Italy

Cuba

United States

Japan
1995
Details
Cuba
Cuba

Cuba

Japan

Nicaragua
1997
Details
Spain
Spain

Japan

Cuba

Australia
1999
Details
Australia
Australia

Australia

Cuba

Japan
2002
Details
Cuba
Cuba

Cuba

South Korea

Panama
2006
Details
Taiwan
Taiwan

Cuba

Netherlands

Chinese Taipei
2010
Details
Taiwan
Taiwan

Cuba

Netherlands

Italy

Medal table

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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

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References

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  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