Historical data about standings in competitions, lists of Hall of Fame honorees, congresses, etc.

Presentation

The European Softball Federation (ESF) was established in ROME (Italy) in 1976 by the representatives of six national Baseball and Softball Federations (Belgium, France, Italy, Germany, Netherlands, Spain,) of the European continent, with the objectives of promoting and developing Softball in Europe.

The ESF organized its first Senior Women Championship in 1979 in ROVERETO (ITALY), where 6 countries participated (Netherlands, Italy, Belgium, Sweden, Spain, Great Britain).

Throughout the years, the ESF has grown and today there are thirty-five national Federations or Associations in the European continent, and has organized sixty European Championships and more than one hundred European Cups for Clubs in all gender and age categories.

The ESF has also established many training programs for coaches, players and umpires with over two hundred international Umpires graduates.

The Federations affiliated to the ESF meet each year during the General Congress and is managed by an Executive Council of nine members, elected by that Congress.

The present Members of the Executive Council have been elected during the 2009 Congress in LAUSANNE (SWITZERLAND) for a four years term.

During the 2001 Congress in SOFIA (BULGARIA) the Delegates of the Congress have unanimously decided the constitution of the ESF as an Association under Swiss Law and have modified the Statutes accordingly.

The budget of the ESF is almost 100.000eur for the year 2010. The revenue resources of the ESF are the annual membership fees of its Members, the entry fees to Competition paid by the participating Teams, the financial penalties contemplated in the Statutes and Regulations, and any other resources defined by the Congress.