title: 2007 European Baseball Championship – Qualification
text: # 2007 European Baseball Championship – Qualification
  
  The qualification for the 2007 European Baseball Championship was held from July 25–29, 2006 in Russia and August 1–5, 2006 in Belgium. 16 nations contested to qualify for 2 spots available among the 10 other sides already qualified. In the end, 3 teams qualified for the 2007 competition, because of the removal of Greece. Austria replaced Greece, being the runners-up in the qualifier pool in Russia, while Croatia and Russia won their qualifier pools and were qualified to compete in the 2007 competition, to be placed with the 9 already qualified teams from the 2005 competition. These were Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine and United Kingdom.
  
  ## Qualifier Pool 1
  
  ### Group stage
  
  **Group A**
  
  * Qualified for the semi-finals
  * Did not qualify for the semi-finals
  
  | # | Team | Games | Wins | Losses | Tiebreaker |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Russia | 3 | 3 | 0 | – |
  | 2 | Austria | 3 | 2 | 1 | – |
  | 3 | Poland | 3 | 1 | 2 | – |
  | 4 | Georgia | 3 | 0 | 3 | – |
  | July 25, 2006 | Poland | 4 – 7 | Austria | Planernaya, Russia |
  | July 25, 2006 | Georgia | 1 – 12 | Russia | Planernaya, Russia |
  | July 26, 2006 | Austria | 14 – 2 | Georgia | Planernaya, Russia |
  | July 26, 2006 | Russia | 11 – 1 | Poland | Planernaya, Russia |
  | July 27, 2006 | Georgia | 5 – 19 | Poland | Planernaya, Russia |
  | July 27, 2006 | Austria | 1 – 12 | Russia | Planernaya, Russia |
  
  **Group B**
  
  * Qualified for the semi-finals
  * Did not qualify for the semi-finals
  
  | # | Team | Games | Wins | Losses | Tiebreaker |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Belarus | 3 | 3 | 0 | – |
  | 2 | Lithuania | 3 | 2 | 1 | – |
  | 3 | Finland | 3 | 1 | 2 | – |
  | 4 | Turkey | 3 | 0 | 3 | – |
  | July 25, 2006 | Lithuania | 6 – 10 | Belarus | Balashikha, Russia |
  | July 25, 2006 | Turkey | 16 – 23 | Finland | Balashikha, Russia |
  | July 26, 2006 | Finland | 2 – 15 | Lithuania | Balashikha, Russia |
  | July 26, 2006 | Belarus | 11 – 1 | Turkey | Balashikha, Russia |
  | July 27, 2006 | Lithuania | 8 – 5 | Turkey | Balashikha, Russia |
  | July 27, 2006 | Finland | 3 – 13 | Belarus | Balashikha, Russia |
  
  ### Final round
  
  **Group C**
  
  | # | Team | Games | Wins | Losses | Tiebreaker |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Poland | 3 | 3 | 0 | – |
  | 2 | Georgia | 3 | 2 | 1 | – |
  | 3 | Finland | 3 | 1 | 2 | – |
  | 4 | Turkey | 3 | 0 | 3 | – |
  | July 28, 2006 | Finland | 5 – 10 | Georgia | Balashikha, Russia |
  | July 28, 2006 | Poland | 11 – 1 | Turkey | Balashikha, Russia |
  | July 29, 2006 | Poland | 16 – 6 | Finland | Balashikha, Russia |
  | July 29, 2006 | Turkey | 13 – 16 | Georgia | Balashikha, Russia |
  
  **Semi-finals**
  
  | July 28, 2006 | Belarus | 5 – 15 | Austria | Planernaya, Russia |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | July 28, 2006 | Russia | 11 – 1 | Lithuania | Planernaya, Russia |
  
  **3rd place**
  
  | July 29, 2006 | Lithuania | 10 – 8 | Belarus | Planernaya, Russia |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  
  **Final**
  
  | July 29, 2006 | Russia | 17 – 0 | Austria | Planernaya, Russia |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  
  ## Qualifier Pool 2
  
  ### Group stage
  
  **Group A**
  
  * Qualified for the semi-finals
  * Did not qualify for the semi-finals
  
  | # | Team | Games | Wins | Losses | Tiebreaker |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Croatia | 3 | 3 | 0 | – |
  | 2 | Ireland | 3 | 2 | 1 | – |
  | 3 | Slovakia | 3 | 1 | 2 | – |
  | 4 | Norway | 3 | 0 | 3 | – |
  | August 1, 2006 | Slovakia | 2 – 6 | Ireland | Antwerp, Belgium |
  | August 1, 2006 | Norway | 5 – 20 | Croatia | Hoboken, Belgium |
  | August 2, 2006 | Croatia | 8 – 0 | Slovakia | Hoboken, Belgium |
  | August 2, 2006 | Ireland | 7 – 1 | Norway | Hoboken, Belgium |
  | August 3, 2006 | Slovakia | 13 – 2 | Norway | Antwerp, Belgium |
  | August 3, 2006 | Croatia | 2 – 1 | Ireland | Antwerp, Belgium |
  
  **Group B**
  
  * Qualified for the semi-finals
  * Did not qualify for the semi-finals
  
  | # | Team | Games | Wins | Losses | Tiebreaker |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Belgium | 3 | 3 | 0 | – |
  | 2 | Switzerland | 3 | 2 | 1 | – |
  | 3 | Slovenia | 3 | 1 | 2 | – |
  | 4 | San Marino | 3 | 0 | 3 | – |
  | August 1, 2006 | San Marino | 2 – 12 | Slovenia | Hoboken, Belgium |
  | August 1, 2006 | Belgium | 7 – 0 | Switzerland | Hoboken, Belgium |
  | August 2, 2006 | Switzerland | 10 – 0 | San Marino | Antwerp, Belgium |
  | August 2, 2006 | Slovenia | 1 – 7 | Belgium | Antwerp, Belgium |
  | August 3, 2006 | Slovenia | 4 – 8 | Switzerland | Hoboken, Belgium |
  | August 3, 2006 | Belgium | 11 – 1 | San Marino | Hoboken, Belgium |
  
  ### Final round
  
  **Group C**
  
  | # | Team | Games | Wins | Losses | Tiebreaker |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Slovakia | 3 | 3 | 0 | – |
  | 2 | Slovenia | 3 | 2 | 1 | – |
  | 3 | San Marino | 3 | 1 | 2 | – |
  | 4 | Norway | 3 | 0 | 3 | – |
  | August 4, 2006 | Slovenia | 13 – 2 | Norway | Antwerp, Belgium |
  | August 4, 2006 | Slovakia | 7 – 2 | San Marino | Hoboken, Belgium |
  | August 5, 2006 | Norway | 3 – 13 | San Marino | Antwerp, Belgium |
  | August 5, 2006 | Slovakia | 13 – 3 | Slovenia | Hoboken, Belgium |
  
  **Semi-finals**
  
  | August 4, 2006 | Croatia | 13 – 3 | Switzerland | Antwerp, Belgium |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | August 4, 2006 | Belgium | 1 – 4 | Ireland | Hoboken, Belgium |
  
  **3rd place**
  
  | August 5, 2006 | Switzerland | 2 – 15 | Belgium | Antwerp, Belgium |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  
  **Final**
  
  | August 5, 2006 | Croatia | 12 – 2 | Ireland | Hoboken, Belgium |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  