Little League World Series in Europe


[|Europe] first participated in the Little League World Series in. Teams from Europe were given a berth in the LLWS each year between 1960 and 2000. In 2001, the region was split into two co-terminus regions: Europe Region and Transatlantic Region. The Europe Region comprised mostly native European teams while the Transatlantic Region comprised mostly American expatriates. This distinction was eliminated in 2008; from 2008 to 2012, teams made up of either native Europeans or American expatriates were eligible to qualify from the Europe Region.
Starting with the 2013 LLWS, the region was renamed the Europe and Africa Region. African countries were added as a result of a major reorganization of the international regions. This move was triggered by Little League's announcement that Australia would receive its own LLWS berth starting in 2013. Two Middle Eastern countries, Israel and Turkey, have been part of European regions since they instituted Little League programs, as they were then members of the European zone of the International Baseball Federation and remain in the same zone under baseball's modern international governing body, the World Baseball Softball Confederation. Israel and Turkey have stayed in the renamed Europe and Africa Region to this day.
No team from the European region has ever reached the final of the Little League World Series. The best finishes for a European team occurred in, and, when European teams reached the semifinals. Aviano, Italy, made it that far — in the 8-team format — in 1979. Kaiserslautern, Germany and Dhahran, Saudi Arabia made the International final in back-to-back years in 1993 and 1994.

Europe and Africa Region Countries

Europe/Europe, Middle East & Africa Region (2001–2007)

In 2001, with the LLWS expanding to sixteen teams, the European region split into two co-terminous regions. The Europe region consisted of teams that were primarily made up of players native to each country; no team could have more than three players from the United States, Canada, or Japan. The Europe region was named the Europe, Middle East, and Africa region between 2004 and 2007; however, no Middle Eastern or African team participated in qualifiers for the EMEA Series berth. In 2008, Little League removed the native players rule and split the EMEA and Transatlantic region into the Europe and Middle East-Africa regions. The following teams represented the European region after 2000:
YearChampionCityLLWSRecord
Khovrino LL Moscow4th place, Pool D0–3
Khovrino LL Moscow4th place, Pool D0–3
Khovrino LL Moscow3rd place, Pool D1–2
Kutno LL Kutno4th place, Pool C0–3
Brateevo LL Moscow4th place, Pool C0–3
Brateevo LL Moscow4th place, Pool D0–3
Windmills LL Apeldoorn4th place, Pool D0–3

Transatlantic Region (2001–2007)

The Transatlantic region encompassed the same territory as the Europe/EMEA region, but consisted of teams that were made up of at least 51% American, Canadian, or Japanese citizens.

Regional championship

Below are the champions of the Transatlantic region, along with participants for each year. The year's winner is indicated in green.
YearAustriaBelgiumEnglandGermanyItalyNetherlandsSaudi ArabiaSpainUnited Arab Emirates
2001Vienna LL
Vienna
Belgium Int'l LL
Brussels
London Area Youth LL
London
Eifel LL
Bitburg/Spangdahlem
Naples LL
Naples
No ParticipantArabian American LL
Dhahran
Rota LL
Rota
No Participant
2002N/A
Austria
N/A
Belgium
N/A
England
N/A
Germany
N/A
Italy
N/A
Netherlands
Arabian American LL
Dharhan
N/A
Spain
No Participant
2003AIBC Little League
Vienna
SHAPE and Waterloo LL
Brussels
London Area Youth
London
Ramstein LL
Ramstein
Naples LL
Naples
Brunssum/Schinnen LL
Brunssum
Arabian American LL
Dharhan
Rota LL
Rota
No Participant
2004No ParticipantSHAPE and Waterloo LL
Brussels
London Area Youth
London
Ramstein American LL
Ramstein
Naples LL
Naples
Geilenkirchen-American/Brunssum/Schinnen LL
Brunssum/Geilenkirchen
Arabian American LL
Dharhan
Madrid LL
Madrid
No Participant
2005No ParticipantSHAPE and Brussels LL
Brussels
East Anglia LL
Suffolk
Ramstein LL
Ramstein
Naples LL
Naples
Brunssum/Schinnen LL
Brunssum
Arabian American LL
Dharhan
Rota LL
Rota
No Participant
2006No ParticipantSHAPE and Waterloo LL
Brussels
London Area Youth LL
London
Ramstein LL
Ramstein
Naples LL
Naples
No ParticipantArabian American LL
Dharhan
No ParticipantDubai LL
Dubai
2007No ParticipantNo ParticipantLondon Area Youth LL
London
Stuttgart American LL
Stuttgart
Naples LL
Naples
No ParticipantArabian American LL
Dharhan
No ParticipantDubai LL
Dubai

LLWS performance

Europe Region (2008–2012)

From 2008 to 2012, Europe had its own region.

Regional Championships

Below are the champions of the Europe region, along with participants for each year. The year's winner is indicated in green.
A Dash, "-", indicates country had no participant that year.
YearBelarusBelgiumBulgariaCzech RepublicEnglandGermanyHungaryIrelandItalyLithuaniaMoldovaNetherlandsPolandSerbiaSwedenTurkeyUkraine
2008-Brussels LL
Brussels
Doupnitza LL
Doupnitza
South Moravia LL
South Moravia
London Area Youth LL
London
Baden Wuerttemberg LL
Mannheim
-Ireland LL
Dublin
Emilia LL
Emilia
Vilnius LL
Vilnius
Kvint LL
Tiraspol
Windmills Utrecht LL
Utrecht
BUKS Gepardy
Zory LL
Zory
-Malardalen LL
Malardalen
Turkiye LL
Istanbul
Kirovograd Center/Nove Celo LL
Kirovograd
2009Brest Zubrs LL
Brest
-Doupnitza LL
Doupnitza
South Moravia LL
South Moravia
London Area Youth LL
London
KMC American LL
Ramstein
--Marche LL
Marche
Vilnius LL
Vilnius
-Alkmaar LL
Alkmaar
Żory/Rybnik/
Jastrzębie LL
Slask
--Mediterranean LL
Istanbul
Kirovograd Center/Nove Celo LL
Kirovograd
2010Brest Zubrs LL
Brest
Flanders East LL
Antwerpen
-South Moravia LL
South Moravia
London Youth Area LL
London
KMC American LL
Ramstein
--Friuli Venezia Giulia LL
Friuli V.G.
Vilnius LL
Vilnius
Kvint LL
Tiraspol
Kennemerland LL
Haarlem
Zory/Jastrzebie/
Rybnik LL
Slask
---Kirovograd Center LL
Kirovograd
2011Brest Zubrs LL
Brest
Flanders West LL
Flanders
-South Moravia LL
South Moravia
London Area Youth LL
London
---Emilia LL
Emilia
Vilnius LL
Vilnius LL
Kvint LL
Tiraspol
Rotterdam LL
Rotterdam
Kutno LL
Kutno
-Stockholm LL
Stockholm
-Kirovograd Center LL/Nove Celo LL
Kirovograd
2012Brest Zubrs LL
Brest
Flanders East LL
Antwerpen
-South Moravia LL
Prague
London Area Youth LL
London
KMC American LL
Ramstein
MOBSSZ Debrecen/Janossomorja LL
Budapest/
Debrecen/
Jánossomorja
-Lazio LL
Lazio
Kaunas LL
Kaunas
-Nord-Holland LL
Alkmaar
Kutno LL
Kutno
Serbia LL
Belgrad
--Kirovograd Center LL
Kirovograd

LLWS Performance

Europe and Africa Region (2013–)

As noted above, the Europe Region was expanded to include Africa in 2013. Results are as of the 2017 Little League World Series.

Europe-Africa Qualifier

Starting in 2018, a qualification tournament was added into the Europe and Africa regional tournament as a way of expanding for other countries and teams to be involved. Ten teams have an automatic bid into the regional tournament based on participation and enrollment figures. Additional countries wishing to enter the tournament are placed into the qualifier tournament. The format of the qualifier tournament is a round robin with four teams advancing to an elimination round where the two semifinal winners advanced to the double-elimination regional tournament.
YearTeamsFinal 4Semifinalists
Qualifier Tournament
Champions
Austria
Belarus
Croatia
Hungary
Poland
Switzerland
1 Austria
2 Hungary
3 Belarus
4 Croatia
Austria
Belarus
Championship was
canceled due to
inclement weather.
Belgium
Croatia
Hungary
Poland
Switzerland
1 Croatia
2 Switzerland
3 Belgium
4 Hungary
Croatia
Belgium
Croatia

Regional Championships

Below are the champions of the Europe and Africa, along with participants for each year. The year's winner is indicated in green.
A Dash, "-", indicates country had no participant that year.
YearAustriaBelarusBelgiumCroatiaCzech RepublicFranceGermanyHungaryItalyLithuaniaMoldovaNetherlandsPolandRomaniaSerbiaSpainUgandaUnited KingdomUkraine
2013East Austria LL
Vienna
Sugar Storm LL
Skidel
--South Moravia LL
Brno
Haute Normandie LL
Rouen
KMC American LL
Ramstein
-Emilia LL
Emilia
Vilnius LL
Vilnius
-Rotterdam LL
Rotterdam
--Serbia LL
Belgrade
--London Area Youth LL
London
Rivne LL
Rivne
2014-Brest Zubrs LL
Brest
Flanders East LL
Antwerp
-South Moravia LL
Brno
Aquitaine LL
Aquitaine
KMC American LL
Ramstein
-Emilia LL
Emilia
Vilnus LL
Vilnus
Kvint LL
Tiraspol
Kennemerland LL
Haarlem
BUKS
GepardyŻory LL
-Serbia LL
Belgrade
Catalunya LL
Catalunya
-London Area Youth LL
London
Kirovograd LL
Kirovograd
2015East Austria LL
Vienna
Brest Zubrs LL
Brest
Brussels LL
Brussels
-South Moravia LL
Brno
-KMC American LL
Ramstein
Central LL
Budapest
Emilia LL
Emilia
-Kvint LL
Tiraspol
Rotterdam LL
Rotterdam
Zory/
Jastrzebie/
Rybnik LL
--Catalunya
Barcelona
AVRS Secondary School LL
Kampala
London Youth Baseball LL
London
Kirovograd Center LL
Kirovograd
2016Austria East LL
Vienna
Brest Zubrs LL
Brest
Flanders East LL
Antwerp
Croatia North LL
Zagreb
South Czech Republic LL
Brno
Ile-de-France 2 LL
Paris
KMC American LL
Ramstein
Central/
Eastern LL
Budapest
Emilia LL
Emilia
Kaunas LL
Kaunas
-Kennemerland LL
Haarlem
---Catalunya LL
Barcelona
-London Youth Baseball LL
London
Kirovograd Center LL
Kirovograd
2017East Austria LL
Vienna
Sugar Storm LL
Skidel
Flanders West LL
Brussels
Croatia North LL
Zagreb
South Czech Republic LL
Brno
-KMC American LL
Ramstein
Central/
Eastern LL
Budapest
Emilia LL
Emilia
--Den Haag LL
The Hague
Zory/
Rybnik/
Jastrzebie LL
CSS Calarasi LL
Calarasi
-Catalunya LL
Barcelona
-London Youth Baseball LL
London
Rivne LL
Rivne
2018East Austria LL
Vienna
Sugar Storm LL
Skidel
Brussels LL
Brussels
-Northwest Czech Republic LL
Prague
Ile-De-France LL
Paris
KMC American LL
Ramstein
-Friuli Venezia Giulia LL
Ronchi Dei Legionari
Vilnius LL
Vilnius
-Kennemerland LL
Haarlem
---Catalunya LL
Barcelona
-London LL
London
Kirovograd Center LL
Kirovograd
2019Austria East LL
Vienna
Sugar Storm LL
Skidel
Brussels LL
Brussels
Croatia North LL
Karlovac
South Czech Republic LL
Brno
Ile-De-France LL
Paris
KMC American LL
Ramstein
Central LL
Budapest
Emilia Romagna LL
Bologna
Kaunas LL
Kaunas
-Amsterdam LL
Amsterdam
Kedzierzy Kozle LL
--Catalunya LL
Barcelona
-South/East London LL
London
Kyiv Baseball School LL
Kyiv

LLWS Performance

By country

Table includes results from Europe, EMEA, Transatlantic and Europe and Africa regions through the 2018 Little League World Series. Italics indicates team is no longer a part of European region.
CountryEuropean
Championships
Record
in LLWS
PCT
1918–39
West Germany/Germany169–39
104–24
51–14
51–14
21–5
21–5
20–6
11–2
11–2
10–2
10–3
10–3
Total6537–158