Baseball Czech

What Baseball Czech does

Baseball Czech (legally Česká baseballová asociace, operating as Baseball Czechia since June 2026) is the national sports federation governing baseball in the Czech Republic. Founded in 1993 following the dissolution of Czechoslovakia and historically rooted in Czech baseball activity dating to 1920, the federation organizes and regulates competitive play across all age categories, runs the top-tier Extraliga and second-tier 1. Liga alongside an Extraliga U18 and regional Oblast competitions, fields national representative teams spanning Men, Women, U23, U18, U15, U12, and Blind Baseball, and operates the structured National Baseball Program (NBP) for youth talent development. Its service portfolio also includes referee training and certification through the Umpire Commission, coach development, a school outreach program (Baseball to škol), the Prague Baseball Week international tournament, and the Baseball Czechia TV streaming platform alongside a fanshop at fanshop.baseball.cz.

The federation is structured around five regional branches (Severozápad, Jih, Východ, Severovýchod, and Jihozápad) that channel hundreds of member clubs across the country. Revenue mechanics are typical of a national sports federation rather than a commercial entity: government funding via the National Sports Agency (NSA), corporate sponsorship with CEZ Group as General Partner and Silon and KPMG as Main Partners, media partnerships with Česká televize (CTSport) and Český rozhlas (Radiožurnál Sport), member and club fees, ticketing through Ticketportal, and fanshop merchandise. The federation holds institutional membership in WBSC Europe and WBSC (World Baseball Softball Confederation) and the Czech Olympic Committee (ČOV), anchoring its position as the sole sanctioning body for baseball in the country. The underlying technology stack is a competition management and event organization platform hosted at baseball.cz, supplemented by the baseballczechia.tv streaming service; no proprietary AI/ML capabilities or external developer API are disclosed.

Name

Baseball Czech

Legal name

Česká baseballová asociace

Website

https://baseball.cz

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Baseball Czech (Baseball Czechia / Česká baseballová asociace) is the Czech Republic's national baseball federation, organizing domestic leagues, national teams across all age categories, and youth development programs, serving hundreds of member clubs, athletes, and the broader baseball community.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

National Baseball Federation and Sports Governance

NAICS

Spectator Sports (7112)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Amateur Sport Governing Bodies & Federations (National/Regional) (MPAKACAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Baseball & Softball Leagues (MPAKAAAC), Referee, Umpire & Coach Education/Certification Academies (MPAKAJAN), Sport-Specific Amateur Leagues & Circuits (Non-Professional) (MPAKACAJ)

Keywords

• National baseball federation
• Baseball league management
• Youth sports development
• Sports association governance
• International baseball tournaments

Headquarters

HQ city

Prague

HQ country

Czechia

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Baseball Czech (Česká baseballová asociace) is the national sports federation governing baseball in the Czech Republic. It organizes and regulates national baseball leagues (Extraliga, 1. Liga, Extraliga U18, regional Oblast competitions), fields Czech national teams across all age categories (Men, Women, U23, U18, U15, U12, Blind Baseball), runs youth talent identification through the National Baseball Program (NBP), certifies umpires and scorers, delivers school-based baseball introduction programs (BeeBall), and represents the Czech Republic within WBSC Europe and WBSC. It also operates a streaming service (Baseball Czechia TV), a fanshop, and the Prague Baseball Week international tournament.

Product overview

Baseball Czech (Česká baseballová asociace) operates as the national sports federation for baseball in the Czech Republic. Its product portfolio consists primarily of competitive league management (Extraliga, 1. Liga, Extraliga U18, and regional Oblast competitions), national team programs across all age categories (Men, Women, U23, U18, U15, U12, Blind Baseball), and the streaming platform Baseball Czechia TV. Supporting products include a fanshop, the Prague Baseball Week international tournament, the National Baseball Program (NBP) for youth development, a BeeBall school introduction program, and an umpire training and certification system run through the Umpire Commission.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Baseball Czechia TV: Media streaming platform for baseball content
• Pražský Baseballový Týden (Prague Baseball Week)

Products and services

• Extraliga

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered general partner, main partner, core and media partner.

• ČEZ (CEZ Group)general partnerOthersCEZ Group serves as the general partner of Baseball Czechia, providing financial support for the organization's operations and baseball development programs.
• Silonmain partnerOthersSilon is listed as a main partner of Baseball Czechia, supporting the organization's activities and competitions.
• KPMGmain partnerOthersKPMG is a main partner supporting Baseball Czechia's operations and organizational development.
• NSA (Národní sportovní agentura)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerNational Sports Agency provides government support and funding for sports development programs.
• ČOV (Český olympijský výbor)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerCzech Olympic Committee collaborates on sports development and Olympic movement integration.
• WBSC EuropecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean Baseball Softball Confederation coordinates international competitions and standards.
• WBSC (World Baseball Softball Confederation)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal governing body for baseball and softball organizing international tournaments and standards.
• Česká televize - CTSportmedia partnerGTM or Marketing PartnerCzech Television's sports channel provides media coverage for baseball events.
• Český rozhlas Radiožurnál Sportmedia partnerGTM or Marketing PartnerCzech Radio's sports program covers baseball events and national team activities.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Baseball Australia: Australian national baseball federation. Comparable governance role but materially larger in scale and professionalization (Australian Baseball League), serving as a benchmark for what a mid-sized baseball federation can achieve commercially.
• USA Baseball: US national governing body for amateur baseball. Functions as the dominant global baseball authority and operates developmental programs (e.g., 12U, 18U national teams) analogous to Baseball Czechia's NBP, but at vastly larger scale.

Direct peers

• Czech Softball Association (Česká softballová asociace): Czech national federation for softball, the sister sport sharing overlapping clubs and infrastructure with Baseball Czechia in the Czech market. Operates under the same WBSC Europe umbrella and shares many of the same member clubs.
• German Baseball and Softball Federation (DBV): German national baseball federation. Closest geographic and competitive peer to Baseball Czechia — both competed at Prague Baseball Week 2026, and both field national teams across the same WBSC Europe age categories.
• Belgian Baseball and Softball Federation (KBBSF): Belgian national baseball and softball federation. Comparable small-market European federation running amateur leagues and youth national teams that regularly meet Czech clubs in European competition.
• British Baseball Federation: British national baseball federation. Peer in scale and market profile — small European national federation running amateur leagues and youth development in a market where baseball is a minority sport.
• Italian Baseball and Softball Federation (FIBS): Italian national baseball and softball federation. Comparable in structure (national federation running professional and amateur leagues, multi-tier age national teams) and a consistent European competitor to Czech national teams.
• Royal Netherlands Baseball and Softball Federation (KNBSB): Dutch national federation governing baseball and softball. Directly comparable as a peer-tier European baseball federation; KNBSB is an active international partner of Baseball Czechia (Czechia participates in the Haarlem Honkbalweek organized by KNBSB).
• French Baseball and Softball Federation (FFBS): French national baseball and softball federation. Comparable European national federation running amateur national leagues, age-grade national teams, and a youth development program within a non-traditional baseball market.
• Spanish Baseball and Softball Federation (RFEBS): Spanish national baseball and softball federation. Direct competitive peer — Czechia played Spain in the U18 European Championship 2026 — and operates a similar national-federation model across amateur and youth tiers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/baseballczechia
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@BaseballCzechia
• Facebookfacebook.com/baseballczech
• Instagraminstagram.com/baseballczechia
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/baseball-czech

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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