Royal Spanish Baseball and Softball Federation

Royal Spanish Baseball and Softball Federation

Sport	Baseball
Jurisdiction	Spain
Abbreviation	RFEBS
Founded	1944
Affiliation	WBSC
Regional affiliation	WBSC Europe
Headquarters	Madrid, Spain
President	Jesús Lisarri
Official website
www.rfebs.es

The Royal Spanish Baseball and Softball Federation (Spanish: Real Federación Española de Béisbol y Sófbol) is the national governing body of baseball and softball in Spain. The association was established in 1944 and it is headquartered in Madrid.^[1]

The Royal Spanish Baseball and Softball Federation is responsible for the men's national baseball team, women's national baseball team, the men's national softball team, the women's national softball team and overseeing the División de Honor de Béisbol, Spain's top baseball competition.

History

The Royal Spanish Baseball and Softball Federation was established on 23 March 1944 as the Federación Española de Pelota Base (Spanish Base Ball Federation) and Francisco Amescua García-López was appointed as the federation's first president.^[2][3]

In April 1953, Spain was one of the founding members of the Confederation of European Baseball (now WBSC Europe), alongside France, Italy, Belgium and West Germany. Delegates from each one of the countries met in Paris and established the Fédération Européenne de Baseball (European Baseball Federation).^[4]

As of 2023, the RFEBS has 6127 members (1318 of them women).^[5]

Teams

The Royal Spanish Baseball and Softball Federation oversees the development of the following national baseball and softball teams:

Baseball[6] Spain national baseball team Spain women's national baseball team

Softball[7] Spain men's national softball team Spain women's national softball team

Other sports Spain national Baseball5 team

References

1. "Real Federación Espanola de Béisbol y Sófbol". wbsceurope.org. WBSC Europe. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
2. "Federación". rfebs.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 November 2023.
3. Isla Navarro, Antonio; Lamata Moreno, Vidal. "Patrimonio histórico español del juego y del deporte: Real Federación Española de Béisbol y Sófbol" (PDF). museodeljuego.org (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 November 2023.
4. "CEB History 1953-2005". baseballeurope.com. Archived from the original on 24 January 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
5. "El 'jonrón' del béisbol español en Europa". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). EFE. 6 October 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
6. "Baseball". rfebs.es. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
7. "Softball". rfebs.es. Retrieved 30 November 2023.