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Austrian Baseball Softball Federation - Wikipedia

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Austrian Baseball Softball Federation
Official website

Sport	Baseball
Jurisdiction	Austria
Abbreviation	ABF
Founded	1983
Affiliation	WBSC
Regional affiliation	WBSC Europe
Headquarters	Vienna, Austria
President	Rainer Husty
www.baseballsoftball.at

The Austrian Baseball Softball Federation (ABF) is the national governing body of baseball and softball in Austria. The federation was established in 1983. As of 2024, the ABF has 47 affiliated clubs and a membership of more than 5000 athletes.^[1]

The ABF is responsible for the Austria national baseball team and the Austria women's national softball team, Austrian baseball and softball youth teams, and overseeing the Austrian Baseball Bundesliga, the highest level of baseball in the country.

History

Baseball in Austria has its origins in the 1940s and 1950s, when United States soldiers played the sport during the Allied occupation in Vienna and Tulln an der Donau. However, baseball practice ended after the Allies left Austria in 1955.^[2]

The first baseball clubs were established in the early 1980s and the Austrian Baseball Softball Federation, initially called Austrian Baseball and Softball Association (Österreichischer Baseball und Softball Verband), was established in 1983. The first Austrian baseball championship took place in 1984 with four teams from Vienna and Linz.^[3]

In 1992, the ABF organized the first softball championship and in 1994, the Austrian national softball team participated in the 1994 Women's Softball World Championship, where they finished with a 0–6 record.

In 2021, the ABF changed its name from Austrian Baseball Federation to Austrian Baseball Softball Federation.^[4]

Teams

The Austrian Baseball Softball Federation oversees the development of the following national baseball and softball teams:^[5]

Baseball

Softball

References

^ "Austrian Baseball Softball Federation". wbsceurope.org. WBSC Europe. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
^ "Geschichte". baseballsoftball.at (in German). Retrieved 10 January 2024.
^ "Baseball Austria". baseballsoftball.at. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
^ Ghilardi, Elda (31 March 2021). "The governing body in Austria renamed as "Austrian Baseball Softball Federation"". European Softball Federation. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
^ "Team Austria". baseballsoftball.at (in German). Retrieved 10 January 2024.

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