title: 2006 European Under-21 Baseball Championship
text: # 2006 European Under-21 Baseball Championship
  
  The 2006 European Under-21 Baseball Championship was an international baseball competition held in the Friuli region of Italy from July 9 to 16, 2006. It featured teams from Austria, Bulgaria, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Malta, Russia, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovakia and Ukraine.
  
  In the end the team from Russia won the tournament.
  
  ## Group stage
  
  ### Pool A
  
  **Standings**
  
  * Qualified for the semi-finals
  * Did not qualify for the semi-finals
  
  | # | Team | Games | Wins | Losses |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | France | 5 | 5 | 0 |
  | 2 | Italy | 5 | 4 | 1 |
  | 3 | Slovakia | 5 | 3 | 2 |
  | 4 | Serbia and Montenegro | 5 | 2 | 3 |
  | 5 | Hungary | 5 | 1 | 4 |
  | 6 | Malta | 5 | 0 | 5 |
  | July 9, 2006 | Slovakia | 5 – 4 | Serbia and Montenegro | Staranzano, Italy |
  | July 9, 2006 | Italy | 20 – 0 | Hungary | Cervignano, Italy |
  | July 9, 2006 | Malta | 0 – 25 | France | Buttrio, Italy |
  | July 10, 2006 | Serbia and Montenegro | 19 – 6 | Malta | Cervignano, Italy |
  | July 10, 2006 | Hungary | 0 – 21 | Slovakia | Castions, Italy |
  | July 10, 2006 | France | 3 – 2 | Italy | Buttrio, Italy |
  | July 11, 2006 | Hungary | 19 – 0 | Malta | Castions, Italy |
  | July 11, 2006 | France | 20 – 1 | Serbia and Montenegro | Cervignano, Italy |
  | July 11, 2006 | Slovakia | 0 – 10 | Italy | Buttrio, Italy |
  | July 12, 2006 | Hungary | 0 – 14 | France | Cervignano, Italy |
  | July 12, 2006 | Slovakia | 22 – 0 | Malta | Castions, Italy |
  | July 12, 2006 | Italy | 20 – 0 | Serbia and Montenegro | Buttrio, Italy |
  | July 13, 2006 | France | 10 – 4 | Slovakia | Cervignano, Italy |
  | July 13, 2006 | Malta | 0 – 9 $^{(Forfait)}$ | Italy | Castions, Italy |
  | July 13, 2006 | Serbia and Montenegro | 8 – 2 | Hungary | Buttrio, Italy |
  
  ### Pool B
  
  **Standings**
  
  * Qualified for the semi-finals
  * Did not qualify for the semi-finals
  
  | # | Team | Games | Wins | Losses |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Russia | 4 | 4 | 0 |
  | 2 | Ukraine | 4 | 3 | 2 |
  | 3 | Bulgaria | 4 | 2 | 2 |
  | 4 | Austria | 4 | 1 | 3 |
  | 5 | Israel | 4 | 0 | 4 |
  
  **Game results**
  
  | July 9, 2006 | Austria | 1 – 13 | Ukraine | Redipuglia, Italy |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | July 9, 2006 | Israel | 0 – 10 | Russia | Ronchi, Italy |
  | July 10, 2006 | Ukraine | 6 – 3 | Israel | Redipuglia, Italy |
  | July 10, 2006 | Bulgaria | 4 – 3 | Austria | Ronchi, Italy |
  | July 11, 2006 | Israel | 6 – 17 | Bulgaria | Buttrio, Italy |
  | July 11, 2006 | Russia | 8 – 3 | Ukraine | Ronchi, Italy |
  | July 12, 2006 | Austria | 10 – 5 | Israel | Redipuglia, Italy |
  | July 12, 2006 | Bulgaria | 4 – 9 | Russia | Staranzano, Italy |
  | July 13, 2006 | Ukraine | 16 – 6 | Bulgaria | Staranzano, Italy |
  | July 13, 2006 | Russia | 18 – 6 | Austria | Ronchi, Italy |
  
  ## Final round
  
  ### 9th place
  
  | July 15, 2006 | Israel | 7 – 3 | Malta | Staranzano, Italy |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | July 16, 2006 | Israel | 11 – 4 | Hungary | Castions, Italy |
  
  ### 7th place
  
  | July 15, 2006 | Bulgaria | 13 – 3 | Serbia and Montenegro | Cervignano, Italy |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | July 16, 2006 | Serbia and Montenegro | 8 – 16 | Austria | Staranzano, Italy |
  
  ### 5th place
  
  | July 15, 2006 | Slovakia | 11 – 5 | Austria | Buttrio, Italy |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | July 16, 2006 | Bulgaria | 1 – 13 | Slovakia | Buttrio, Italy |
  
  ### Semi-finals
  
  | July 15, 2006 | Russia | 4 – 1 | Italy | Ronchi, Italy |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | July 15, 2006 | France | 14 – 9 | Ukraine | Ronchi, Italy |
  
  ### 3rd place
  
  | July 16, 2006 | Italy | 10 – 0 | Ukraine | Ronchi, Italy |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  
  ### Final
  
  | July 16, 2006 | France | 9 – 16 | Russia | Ronchi, Italy |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  
  ## Final standings
  
  | Rk | Team |
  | - | - |
  | 1 | Russia |
  | Lost in Final ||
  | 2 | France |
  | Failed to qualify for the Final ||
  | 3 | Italy |
  | 4 | Ukraine |
  | Failed to qualify for the semi-finals ||
  | 5 | Slovakia |
  | 6 | Bulgaria |
  | 7 | Austria |
  | 8 | Serbia and Montenegro |
  | 9 | Israel |
  | 10 | Hungary |
  | 11 | Malta |
  
  * 2006 European Under-21 Baseball Championship
  * Russia
  