WBSC Americas, formerly known as Pan American Baseball Confederation (COPABE, Spanish: Confederación Panamericana de Béisbol, Portuguese: Confederação Pan-Americana de Beisebol), is the governing body of baseball and softball within the Americas.
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| Type | Sport organization |
|---|---|
Region served | Americas |
| Members | 57 member associations |
Parent organization | World Baseball Softball Confederation |
| Website | www |
History
editTalks of the need of a baseball confederation in the Americas sparked with the founding of the Confederation of European Baseball back in the 1950s, although it was not until 1984, during the World Cup played in Cuba, that 12 countries of the Americas finally voted in favor of a formation of a confederation.
The first ever Confederación Panamericana de Béisbol (COPABE) executive meeting was held in March 1985, and 11 countries participated in its first ever Congress on March 15. The Congress saw the election of Oswaldo Matias Flores (Cuba) as the first president of the organization.
On October 5, 1987, the first Pan American Championship was played (Cuba won the tournament). The day after the final game of the tournament was held, the Congress elected Edwin Zerpa Pizzorno (Venezuela) as the next president of the organization.
In the late 1980s and early 1990s COPABE concentrated on developing tournaments at the youth level all over the Americas.
Members
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edit| Code | Association | National teams | Founded | Membership | IOC member |
Note |
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| ARG |  Argentina |
(M, W) | 1960 | Full | Yes | |
| ARU |  Aruba |
(M, W) | 1950 | Yes | ||
| BAH |  Bahamas |
(M, W) | 1954 | Yes | ||
| BOL |  Bolivia |
(M, W) | Yes | |||
| BRA |  Brazil |
(M, W) | 1990 | Yes | ||
| IVB |  British Virgin Islands |
(M, W) | Yes | |||
| CAN |  Canada |
(M, W) | 1964 | Yes | ||
| CHI |  Chile |
(M, W) | 1954 | Yes | ||
| COL |  Colombia |
(M, W) | 1938 | Yes | ||
| CRC |  Costa Rica |
(M, W) | 1975 | Yes | ||
| CUB |  Cuba |
(M, W) | 1938 | Yes | ||
| CUW |  Curaçao |
(M, W) | 1934 | Provisional | No | [Note 1] |
| DOM |  Dominican Republic |
(M, W) | 1966 | Full | Yes | |
| ECU |  Ecuador |
(M, W) | 1945 | Yes | ||
| ESA |  El Salvador |
(M, W) | Yes | |||
| GUA |  Guatemala |
(M, W) | Yes | |||
| GUY |  Guyana |
(M, W) | 2012 | Yes | ||
| HAI |  Haiti |
(M, W) | 2013 | Yes | ||
| HON |  Honduras |
(M, W) | Yes | |||
| JAM |  Jamaica |
(M, W) | Yes | |||
| MEX |  Mexico |
(M, W) | 1987 | Yes | ||
| NCA |  Nicaragua |
(M, W) | 1950 | Yes | ||
| PAN |  Panama |
(M, W) | 1944 | Yes | ||
| PER |  Peru |
(M, W) | 1926 | Yes | ||
| PUR |  Puerto Rico |
(M, W) | 1970 | Yes | ||
| SXM |  Sint Maarten |
(M, W) | Provisional | No | [Note 1] | |
| TTO |  Trinidad and Tobago |
(M, W) | Full | Yes | ||
| USA |  United States |
(M, W) | 1978 | Yes | ||
| ISV |  United States Virgin Islands |
(M, W) | Yes | |||
| VEN |  Venezuela |
(M, W) | 1952 | Yes | ||
Softball
edit| Code | Association | National teams | Founded | Membership | IOC member |
Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARG | Argentina |
(M, W) | 1960 | Full | Yes | |
| ARU | Aruba |
(M, W) | Yes | |||
| BAH | Bahamas |
(M, W) | 1972 | Yes | ||
| BIZ |  Belize |
(M, W) | Yes | |||
| BOL | Bolivia |
(M, W) | Yes | |||
| BRA | Brazil |
(M, W) | Yes | |||
| IVB | British Virgin Islands |
(M, W) | 1952 | Yes | ||
| CAN | Canada |
(M, W) | 1965 | Yes | ||
| CAY |  Cayman Islands |
(M, W) | Yes | |||
| CHI | Chile |
(M, W) | 1954 | Yes | ||
| COL | Colombia |
(M, W) | 1968 | Yes | ||
| CRC | Costa Rica |
(M, W) | 2011 | Yes | ||
| CUB | Cuba |
(M, W) | 1980 | Yes | ||
| CUW | Curaçao |
(M, W) | 1952 | Provisional | No | [Note 1] |
| DOM | Dominican Republic |
(M, W) | 1966 | Full | Yes | |
| ECU | Ecuador |
(M, W) | 2014 | Yes | ||
| ESA | El Salvador |
(M, W) | 1980 | Yes | ||
| GUA | Guatemala |
(M, W) | 1990 | Yes | ||
| HAI | Haiti |
(M, W) | 2013 | Yes | ||
| HON | Honduras |
(M, W) | Yes | |||
| JAM | Jamaica |
(M, W) | 2016 | Yes | ||
| MEX | Mexico |
(M, W) | 1985 | Yes | ||
| NCA | Nicaragua |
(M, W) | 2006 | Yes | ||
| PAN | Panama |
(M, W) | 1965 | Yes | ||
| PER | Peru |
(M, W) | 1981 | Yes | ||
| PUR | Puerto Rico |
(M, W) | Yes | |||
| TCA |  Turks and Caicos Islands |
(M, W) | Provisional | No | [Note 2] | |
| USA | United States |
(M, W) | 1933 | Full | Yes | |
| ISV | United States Virgin Islands |
(M, W) | Yes | |||
| URU |  Uruguay |
(M, W) | Yes | |||
| VEN | Venezuela |
(M, W) | Yes | |||
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WBSC World Rankings
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edit| Americas* | WBSC | +/- | National Team | Points |
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| 1 | 1 |  |
Cuba | 5827 |
| 2 | 5 |  1 |
Mexico | 3843 |
| 3 | 7 | |
Venezuela | 3324 |
| 4 | 22 | 9 |
Puerto Rico | 908 |
| 5 | 33 | 16 |
Peru | 503 |
| 6 | 34 |  8 |
Argentina | 500 |
| 6 | 34 | 8 |
Dominican Republic | 500 |
| 8 | 49 | 1 |
United States | 250 |
| 9 | 65 | 15 |
Canada | 100 |
| 10 | 72 | 24 |
Bolivia | 17 |
| 11 | 76 | 10 |
Jamaica | 9 |
| *Local rankings based on WBSC ranking points | ||||
Historical leaders
editHighest Ranked Americas member in the WBSC Rankings
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Competitions
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Current title holders
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See also
editNotes
editReferences
edit- ↑ "WBSC World Rankings". WBSC. 26 March 2026. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
- ↑ "The WBSC Women's Baseball World Ranking". WBSC. 31 December 2025. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
- ↑ "The WBSC Men's Softball World Ranking". WBSC. 14 May 2026. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
- ↑ "The WBSC Women's World Ranking". WBSC. 31 December 2025. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
- ↑ "The WBSC Baseball5 World Ranking". WBSC. 6 May 2026. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
External links
edit- Official website
- Pan American Baseball Confederation website (on WorldNews (WN) Network domain)