U-18 Men's Softball World Cup

The U-18 Men's Softball World Cup (in spanish: Campeonato Mundial juvenil de softball masculino) is a fastpitch softball tournament for age 19-and-under national teams held every four years by the World Baseball Softball Confederation, formerly the International Softball Federation (ISF).^[1]

U-18 Men's Softball World Cup

Current season, competition or edition: 2023 U-18 Men's Softball World Cup
Sport	Softball
No. of teams	12 (finals)
Continent	International
Most recent champion(s)	Japan (4th title)
Most titles	Australia (5 titles)

Results

Year	Final Host[2]		Medalists
			Champions	Final score	Runners-up	3rd place
Jr. Men's Softball World Championship
1981 Details	Edmonton	Japan	2 – 0	United States	Mexico
1985 Details	Fargo	New Zealand	2 – 1	United States	Canada
1989 Details	Summerside	New Zealand	–	Canada	Japan
1993 Details	Auckland	Canada	4 – 3	New Zealand	Japan
1997 Details	St. John's	Australia	6 – 1	New Zealand	Canada
2001 Details	Blacktown	Australia	8 – 0	Japan	Canada
2005 Details	Summerside	Australia	7 – 2	Japan	Canada
2008 Details	Whitehorse	Australia	2 – 1	Canada	Japan
2012 Details	Parana	Argentina	5 – 0	Japan	Australia
2014 Details	Whitehorse	Argentina	9 – 0	New Zealand	Japan
2016 Details	Midland	Japan	2 – 1	New Zealand	Canada
2018 Details	Prince Albert	Australia	6 – 1	Japan	New Zealand
U-18 Men's Softball World Cup
2020 Details	Palmerston North		Japan	9 – 2	Australia	Czech Republic
2023 Details	Hermosillo		Japan	8 – 4	Mexico	Canada

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Australia	5	1	1	7
2	Japan	4	4	4	12
3	New Zealand	2	4	1	7
4	Argentina	2	0	0	2
5	Canada	1	2	6	9
6	United States	0	2	0	2
7	Mexico	0	1	1	2
8	Czech Republic	0	0	1	1
Totals (8 entries)		14	14	14	42

See also

• U-18 Women’s Softball World Cup