European softball championship
The European softball championship is an international softball tournament between national teams. The tournament is hosted by the European Softball Federation ESF ( European Softball Federation ). The official name of the tournament is European Softball Women Division A Championship.
The tournament is usually held every two years and up to and including 2009 was played by around 10 participants. For the European Softball Championship 2011 , for the first time, all group games will be played centrally in one large tournament, so that more than 20 nations will take part.
The record winner of the softball European championships is the Italian team , the current title holder is the Netherlands .
All tournaments at a glance
Medal table
| rank | country | gold | silver | bronze | total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Italy
|
10 | 8th | 1 | 19th |
| 2 |
 Netherlands
|
10 | 6th | 3 | 19th |
| 3 |
 Czech Republic
|
0 | 2 | 6th | 8th |
| 4th |
 Belgium
|
0 | 1 | 4th | 5 |
| 5 |
 Russia
|
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Great Britain
|
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 7th |
 Greece
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8th |
 Sweden
|
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |