Royal Spanish Baseball and Softball Federation explained

Assocname:Royal Spanish Baseball and Softball Federation
Abbrev:RFEBS
Logosize:100px
Sport:Baseball
Jurisdiction:Spain
Founded:1944
Aff:WBSC
Region:WBSC Europe
Headquarters:Madrid, Spain
President:Jesús Lisarri
Url:https://www.rfebs.es/
Countryflag:Spain

The Royal Spanish Baseball and Softball Federation (Spanish; Castilian: 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]
Softball[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Real Federación Espanola de Béisbol y Sófbol. wbsceurope.org. WBSC Europe. 30 November 2023.
  2. Web site: Federación. rfebs.es. 30 November 2023. es.
  3. Web site: Antonio. Isla Navarro. Vidal. Lamata Moreno. Patrimonio histórico español del juego y del deporte: Real Federación Española de Béisbol y Sófbol. museodeljuego.org. 30 November 2023. es.
  4. Web site: CEB History 1953-2005. baseballeurope.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20230124233959/http://www.baseballeurope.com/ceb_info/ceb_history_1953_2005. 24 January 2023. 30 November 2023.
  5. Web site: El 'jonrón' del béisbol español en Europa. Mundo Deportivo. EFE. 6 October 2023. 30 November 2023. es.
  6. Web site: Baseball. rfebs.es. 30 November 2023.
  7. Web site: Softball. rfebs.es. 30 November 2023.