The history behind the DSF

 

Softball in Denmark

Softball has been played in Denmark for over 40 years. Here you will find the history of the Federation and softball in Denmark in general.

 

1911

American navy personnel play an exhibition match in baseball in Fælledparken in Copenhagen.

1951

John Hansen publishes instruction manual in Danish about baseball (and a bit of softball)

1970 (ca.)

North Americans living in Copenhagen – based in Pilegården tavern – play softball in Fælledparken. The team is known as Pilegården Knights. Japanese immigrants in Copenhagen also play softball and baseball in Fælledparken – their team will be called Asahi, but later changed to Fighters.

1975 (ca.)

Sports Instructors Vagn Thonesen from Skovshoved School and Svend Eriksen from Munkegårds School start baseball at their respective schools. This leads to the formation of the club Munkene, Gentofte which is Denmark's oldest club, but which unfortunately today is not an active club.

1977

At Rungsted High School, baseball is started by Jens Terkelsen, among others, leading to the formation of the club in Hørsholm, which lives well to this day.

1978

The Danish Baseball Softball Federation (DBSF) holds a founding general meeting at Munkegårds School with the participation of: Munkene of Gentofte, Hørsholm BSK, Pilegården Knights, Fighters, ABC and Lynge Bats. Svend Eriksen becomes the DBSF's first chair.
The first Danish baseball championship, between Munkene and Hørsholm, is held at Gentofte Stadium.

1980

The first Danish Championship in men's and women's ball is played. Hørsholm won in the men's row, while Munkene won in the women's series.

1981

The Munkene women's team participates for the first time at the European Cup. The tournament is played in Finale Ligure, Italy and the team finishes 6th out of 7 teams.

1982

The first Nordic Championship for the ladies is played in Sweden with the participation of Denmark, Sweden and Finland. The tournament was played annually throughout the 80’s and then again in the late 90’s. The Munkene baseball team participates for the first time in the European Cup B pool in Leksand, Sweden and becomes 5th out of 6 teams.
Munkenes baseballhold deltager for første gang i Europa Cup’ens   B-pulje i Leksand, Sverige og bliver nr. 5 ud af 6 hold.

1983

Last baseball Danish Championship of this period. Softball is flourishing in both the men's and women's series with several new clubs.

1984

The women's national team participates for the first time at the European Championships, which are played in Antwerp, Belgium. The team finishes sixth and last.
The men's national team plays its first unofficial matches – including in the Whitsun Tournament in Zeist, Netherlands

1987

DBSF is admitted to the Danish Sports Federation (DIF) – and renamed DBaSoF, to avoid naming conflicts with other federations.

1988

Chair Sven Eriksen tragically dies at untimely age. He will be replaced by acting Chair Jens Terkelsen.
The European Women's Championship takes place in Hørsholm with the participation of 9 teams. Denmark finishes 7th.
The men's national team participates for the first time at the World Cup, which takes place in Saskatoon, Canada. The team ends last out of the 15 teams without victories.

1989

Svend Eriksen's widow, Guller Eriksen, takes over as chair of DBaSoF.

1990

Hørsholm's men's team participates in the first Men's European Cup in Prague, Czech Republic. The team wins bronze.

1992

Hørsholm's ladies finish 5th at the European Cup in Prague, which to date is the best ranking for a Danish club team.

1993

The Danish men's national team wins silver medals at the first men's European Championship game in Prague.
Baseball holds a Danish Championship again, which continues for the next 10 years. However, it is suspended again in 2003.

1994

The women's junior national team participates for the first time at the European Under-19 Championships in Leksand, Sweden. The team ends last out of the 6 teams.

1995

The Men's European Championship takes place in Hørsholm with the participation of 9 teams. The Danes win silver.
Softball is reaches a peak in membership, with 2 women's divisions and 4 men's divisions.

1996

Lars Dencker succeeds Guller Eriksen as chair.
The men's national team will be 15th at the World Championships in Midland, USA. The team wins 3 games.

1997

The women's national team finishes fourth at the European Championships in Prague. The ranking is the best the team has achieved to date and thus qualified the team for the World Cup.

1998

Lars Dencker resigns as chair early and is succeeded in the post by Lis Castro.
The women's national team participates for the first (and so far only) time at the World Cup, which is played in Fujinomija, Japan. The team ends up last in its group, with no wins. The men's junior national team participates in the first European Under-19 Championship in Prague. The team wins silver.
The national baseball team participates for the first time at the B-European Championships in Vienna, Austria. The team finishes in 6th place out of 15 teams.

1999

DBaSoF is merged with the Danish American Football Federation (DAFF) into a joint federation of DIF: The Danish American Sports Federation (DAIF). The association is carried out in accordance with the instructions of the DIF.

2000

The men's national team participates at the World Championships in East London, South Africa. The team finishes in a shared 13th-14th place out of 16 teams with 2 wins in 7 games.

2001

Lis Castro is does not run for re-election and Bo Orla-Jensen is elected as the new chair.

2002

Allerød Penguins win, as first Danish team Cup Winners Cup for men, which was played in Prague.

2003

Ballerup Vandal's men's team wins the European Cup as the first Danish team. The tournament was played in Sal Baganza, Italy.
Allerød Penguins wins back-to-back championships at the Winner’s Cup in Brasschaat, Belgium.
Denmark does not send a women's team to the European Championships for the first time. Already in 2005, however, Denmark is again represented on the women's side, and has been since.

2004

The Danish men's junior national team wins the European Under-19 Championship in the French town of Le Thillay – a suburb of Paris.
Allerød Penguins win the Men's European Cup in Haarlem, Netherlands.

2005

Denmark is represented for the first time at the under-19 Men's World Cup. The team ends up winless in 9th place. The World Cup was held in Summerside, Canada.

2007

Stenløse Bulls win the Men's European Cup in Prague.

2008

DAIF is dissolved and DBaSoF is split up into the Danish Softball Federation (DSoF) and the Danish Baseball Federation (DBaF). Only DSoF retains membership of DIF.
The Danish men's U19 team finishes in 10th place out of 13 in the World Championships in Whitehorse, Canada.

2009

The men's national team participates again at the World Cup in Saskatoon, Canada. They win 3 games and end up 11th.
Denmark wins the European Championship for the 2nd time for u19 teams, men. The tournament is played in Ledenice, Czech Republic.
Hørsholm Hurricanes wins the men's Winner’s Cup in Spijkenisse, Netherlands.

2010

Henriette Gilhøj takes over as chair of DSoF after Bo Orla-Jensen, who was chair for 10 years.
The Danish men's national team wins the European Championship for the first time, which is played in Havlickuv Brod, Czech Republic.
Hørsholm Hurricane's men's team retains the CWC title in Prague.

2011

The Men's European Cup is held for the first time in Denmark, specifically in Hørsholm. The home team, Hørsholm Hurricanes wins the tournament in front of 8 other teams.

2012

The women's U19 national team participates after an extended break at the European Championships and finishes 14th out of 15 teams with a single victory.
The Danish men's U19 national team achieves a sensational 8th place at the World Cup in Parana, Argentina, with, among other things, a meritorious victory over Venezuela.
Hørsholm Hurricanes wins the new men's European Cup – Super Cup, which was played in Prague. Amager Vikings also wins the ESF Cup.

2013

Hørsholm Hurricanes take silver at the Super Cup in northern Italy.

2014

The men's U19 national team finishes 9th out of 9 teams at the World Championships in Whitehorse, Canada.
Both Hørsholm Hurricanes (silver) and Stenløse Bulls (bronze) take medals at the Super Cup in the Netherlands, while Hørsholm Barracudas wins bronze at the European Cup in Bulgaria.

2015

The men's national team participates at the World Championships in Saskatoon, Canada, and finishes 13th out of 16 participating teams.
Hørsholm Hurricanes take bronze at the Super Cup in Prague.

2016

The men's U19 national team ends up 9th out of 10 teams at the World Championship in Midland, USA.

2017

The men's national team participates at the World Championships in Whitehorse, Canada, where the team gets 12th place out of 16 participants.
At the first European Championship for under-16 boys, the Danish team wins bronze medals.
Amager Vikings wins the ESF-Cup for men in Amersfoort, Netherlands.

2018

The Federation celebrates its 40th anniversary at a fine reception at Idrættens Hus .
The men's U19 national team participates at the World Cup in Prince Albert, Canada, where the team finishes 13th and last.
Amager Vikings wins Czech Super Cup for men in Prague. The team beat the Stenløse Bulls in the first purely Danish final.

2019

The highlight of the year was the men's 9th place at the World Cup in Prague, Czech Republic – our best result ever.

Later in the year, Hørsholm Barracuda's won bronze at the European Cup in Dupnitsa, Bulgaria, and in Nettuno, Italy, Hørshol Hurricanes won the Men's Super Cup – the second year in a row for Denmark.

2020

A year marked by the corona pandemic, which limited our foreign activities to the U18 World Cup in Palmerston North, New Zealand, which just managed to be held in February. Our young gentlemen finished 12th.

 

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