2025 U-15 Women's Softball World Cup

The 2025 U-15 Women's Softball World Cup was the second edition of the U-15 Women's Softball World Cup held in Caronno Pertusella and Legnano, Italy, from June 27 to July 5, and feature 12 national teams from five continents.[1][2]

2025 U-15 Women's Softball World Cup
Tournament details
Host country Italy
Dates 27 June – 5 July 2025
Teams12
Venues2 (in 2 host cities)
Defending champions United States
Final positions
Champions
 Japan (1st title)
Runner-up
 Puerto Rico
Third place
 United States
Fourth place Mexico
2023
2027

Japan defeated Puerto Rico 4-0 to win the championship. The United States defeated Mexico to win the bronze medal.[3]

Venues

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Qualification

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Event Dates Location(s) Berth(s) Qualified
2024 U-15 European Championship[4] 1–6 July 2024 Czech Republic Prague 3  Czech Republic
 Italy
 Spain[5]
Oceanian selection N/a N/a 2  Australia
 American Samoa
2025 U-15 Pan American Championship[6] 22–29 March 2025 Mexico Acapulco de Juárez 4  United States
 Mexico
 Puerto Rico
 Canada
2025 U-15 Asia Cup[7] 26–30 March 2025 Taiwan Puli 2 3  Japan
 Chinese Taipei
 Singapore
African qualifier N/a N/a 1 0
Total 12

First round

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W L RF RA PCT GB Qualification
1  Japan 5 5 0 32 6 1.000 Advance to super round
2  Puerto Rico 5 4 1 38 10 .800 1
3  Mexico 5 3 2 20 19 .600 2
4  Italy (H) 5 2 3 19 22 .400 3 Advance to placement round
5  Spain 5 1 4 9 44 .200 4
6  American Samoa 5 0 5 10 27 .000 5
Source: WBSC
(H) Hosts
Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
June 27, 2025 10:30 American Samoa  2–6  Japan   Campo Softball Francesco Nespoli 1:49 56 Boxscore
June 27, 2025 13:00 Mexico  3–10  Puerto Rico F/5 Centro Sportivo Peppino Colombo 2:00 110 Boxscore
June 27, 2025 20:00 Italy  12–1  Spain F/5 Campo Softball Francesco Nespoli 1:39 441 Boxscore
June 28, 2025 10:30 Mexico  8–2  American Samoa   Campo Softball Francesco Nespoli 1:45 50 Boxscore
June 28, 2025 13:00 Puerto Rico  0–7  Japan F/5 Centro Sportivo Peppino Colombo 1:27 40 Boxscore
June 28, 2025 16:30 Spain  7–6  American Samoa F/8 Campo Softball Francesco Nespoli 2:23 255 Boxscore
June 28, 2025 19:00 Italy  3–4  Japan   Centro Sportivo Peppino Colombo 1:51 249 Boxscore
June 29, 2025 10:30 Spain  0–7  Mexico F/5 Campo Softball Francesco Nespoli 1:40 55 Boxscore
June 29, 2025 13:30 Japan  6–0  Mexico   Campo Softball Francesco Nespoli 1:48 62 Boxscore
June 29, 2025 16:30 Puerto Rico  15–0  Italy F/4 Campo Softball Francesco Nespoli 1:54 210 Boxscore
June 29, 2025 19:30 American Samoa  0–3  Italy   Campo Softball Francesco Nespoli 1:19 326 Boxscore
June 30, 2025 10:00 Spain  0–10  Puerto Rico F/4 Centro Sportivo Peppino Colombo 1:08 72 Boxscore
June 30, 2025 13:00 American Samoa  0–3  Puerto Rico   Centro Sportivo Peppino Colombo 1:33 70 Boxscore
June 30, 2025 16:00 Japan  9–1  Spain F/5 Centro Sportivo Peppino Colombo 1:12 47 Boxscore
June 30, 2025 19:00 Italy  1–2  Mexico   Centro Sportivo Peppino Colombo 1:50 240 Boxscore

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W L RF RA PCT GB Qualification
1  United States 5 5 0 61 1 1.000 Advance to super round
2  Czech Republic 5 3 2 21 26 .600[a] 2
3  Chinese Taipei 5 3 2 27 26 .600[a] 2
4  Canada 5 2 3 20 18 .400[b] 3 Advance to placement round
5  Australia 5 2 3 26 26 .400[b] 3
6  Singapore 5 0 5 3 61 .000 5
Source: WBSC
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head result: Czech Republic 1–0 Chinese Taipei
  2. 1 2 Head-to-head result: Canada 7–0 Australia
Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
June 27, 2025 10:00 Canada  2–3  Czech Republic   Centro Sportivo Peppino Colombo 1:43 80 Boxscore
June 27, 2025 15:00 Chinese Taipei  1–16  United States F/3 Campo Softball Francesco Nespoli 1:25 84 Boxscore
June 27, 2025 16:00 Australia  11–0  Singapore F/4 Centro Sportivo Peppino Colombo 1:15 70 Boxscore
June 28, 2025 10:00 Chinese Taipei  0–1  Czech Republic   Centro Sportivo Peppino Colombo 1:44 100 Boxscore
June 28, 2025 13:30 Singapore  3–8  Canada   Campo Softball Francesco Nespoli 1:45 120 Boxscore
June 28, 2025 16:00 Australia  9–4  Czech Republic   Centro Sportivo Peppino Colombo 2:20 120 Boxscore
June 28, 2025 19:30 United States  8–0  Canada F/5 Campo Softball Francesco Nespoli 1:21 200 Boxscore
June 29, 2025 10:00 Australia  6–8  Chinese Taipei   Centro Sportivo Peppino Colombo 2:12 70 Boxscore
June 29, 2025 13:00 Canada  3–4  Chinese Taipei F/10 Centro Sportivo Peppino Colombo 2:08 234 Boxscore
June 29, 2025 16:00 Czech Republic  0–15  United States F/3 Centro Sportivo Peppino Colombo 1:08 80 Boxscore
June 29, 2025 19:00 Singapore  0–15  United States F/3 Centro Sportivo Peppino Colombo 1:03 70 Boxscore
June 30, 2025 10:30 Canada  7–0  Australia F/5 Campo Softball Francesco Nespoli 1:23 123 Boxscore
June 30, 2025 13:30 Singapore  0–14  Chinese Taipei F/4 Campo Softball Francesco Nespoli 1:20 45 Boxscore
June 30, 2025 16:30 United States  7–0  Australia   Campo Softball Francesco Nespoli 1:57 120 Boxscore
June 30, 2025 19:30 Czech Republic  13–0  Singapore F/5 Campo Softball Francesco Nespoli 1:35 47 Boxscore

Super round

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Pos Team Pld W L RF RA PCT GB Qualification
1  Japan 5 5 0 27 2 1.000 Advance to final
2  Puerto Rico 5 4 1 28 13 .800 1
3  United States 5 3 2 40 8 .600 2 Advance to third-place game
4  Mexico 5 1 4 8 26 .200[a] 4
5  Chinese Taipei 5 1 4 6 26 .200[a] 4
6  Czech Republic 5 1 4 2 36 .200[a] 4
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: WBSC
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 TQB
Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
July 2, 2025 14:30 Mexico  0–7  United States F/5 Campo Softball Francesco Nespoli 1:40 213 Boxscore
July 2, 2025 15:00 Puerto Rico  10–0  Czech Republic   Centro Sportivo Peppino Colombo 2:16 53 Boxscore
July 2, 2025 18:30 Chinese Taipei  0–4  Japan   Campo Softball Francesco Nespoli 1:46 85 Boxscore
July 3, 2025 10:30 Mexico  4–1  Czech Republic   Campo Softball Francesco Nespoli 1:44 50 Boxscore
July 3, 2025 15:00 Chinese Taipei  3–4  Puerto Rico   Centro Sportivo Peppino Colombo 2:04 77 Boxscore
July 3, 2025 19:00 United States  2–3  Japan   Centro Sportivo Peppino Colombo 1:39 220 Boxscore
July 4, 2025 11:00 Mexico  1–2  Chinese Taipei   Centro Sportivo Peppino Colombo 1:41 50 Boxscore
July 4, 2025 14:30 Czech Republic  0–7  Japan F/5 Campo Softball Francesco Nespoli 1:38 80 Boxscore
July 4, 2025 18:30 Puerto Rico  4–0  United States   Campo Softball Francesco Nespoli 1:55 200 Boxscore

Placement round

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Pos Team Pld W L RF RA PCT GB
1  Canada 5 5 0 37 6 1.000
2  Australia 5 3 2 21 22 .600[a] 2
3  Italy (H) 5 3 2 27 16 .600[a] 2
4  American Samoa 5 2 3 20 23 .400 3
5  Singapore 5 1 4 18 40 .200[b] 4
6  Spain 5 1 4 21 37 .200[b] 4
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: WBSC
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head result: Australia 4–3 Italy
  2. 1 2 Head-to-head result: Singapore 8–6 Spain
Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
July 2, 2025 10:30 American Samoa  8–1  Australia F/5 Campo Softball Francesco Nespoli 1:41 65 Boxscore
July 2, 2025 11:00 Singapore  8–6  Spain   Centro Sportivo Peppino Colombo 2:20 62 Boxscore
July 2, 2025 19:00 Italy  0–9  Canada F/5 Centro Sportivo Peppino Colombo 1:12 147 Boxscore
July 3, 2025 11:00 Spain  4–5  Australia   Centro Sportivo Peppino Colombo 2:10 75 Boxscore
July 3, 2025 14:30 American Samoa  0–7  Canada F/6 Campo Softball Francesco Nespoli 1:38 70 Boxscore
July 3, 2025 18:30 Singapore  2–9  Italy F/5 Campo Softball Francesco Nespoli 1:26 75 Boxscore
July 4, 2025 10:30 Spain  3–6  Canada   Campo Softball Francesco Nespoli 2:18 70 Boxscore
July 4, 2025 15:00 Singapore  5–6  American Samoa   Centro Sportivo Peppino Colombo 1:59 42 Boxscore
July 4, 2025 19:00 Australia  4–3  Italy   Centro Sportivo Peppino Colombo 2:12 140 Boxscore

Finals

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Third place game

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Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
July 5, 2025 15:00 Mexico  0–4  United States   Campo Softball Francesco Nespoli 1:39 400 Boxscore

Championship

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Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
July 5, 2025 18:00 Puerto Rico  0–4  Japan   Campo Softball Francesco Nespoli 1:49 500 Boxscore

Final standings

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References

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  1. "Softball u15, coppa del mondo in arrivo a Caronno". Il Saronno. 13 June 2025. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
  2. "Anche a Legnano la Coppa del Mondo di Softball Femminile U15. Ecco i gironi". Sempione News. 16 April 2025. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
  3. "Metairie Park Country Day star Mia Ennis named to All-World Team; USA claims bronze medal in Italy". WDSU. 10 July 2025. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
  4. "Italy to host WBSC U-15 Women's Softball World Cup 2025 in Bollate and Caronno Pertusella; Dates also confirmed". WBSC. World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). 29 January 2025. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
  5. "Japan beat Chinese Taipei to clinch U-15 Women's Softball Asia Cup, both advance to World Cup in Italy". WBSC. World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). 31 March 2025. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
  6. "USA, Mexico, Puerto Rico & Canada earn berth to WBSC U-15 Women's Softball World Cup as World No. 1 claims Pan American title". WBSC. World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). 31 March 2025. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
  7. "Japan beat Chinese Taipei to clinch U-15 Women's Softball Asia Cup, both advance to World Cup in Italy". WBSC. World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). 31 March 2025. Retrieved 2 May 2026.

External websites

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