The Vietnam Baseball Championship (Vietnamese: , ), formerly known as the National Baseball Club Cup, is an annual baseball tournament in Vietnam. Sanctioned by the Vietnam Baseball and Softball Federation (VSBF), it is the first official national tournament for domestic clubs in Vietnam, where the winners are recognized as national champions.
Since its debut in 2022, the tournament has had five editions, participating teams from five Vietnamese cities and three different club champions crowned in its history.
Format Games are played in 7 innings or 150 minutes. No new inning can begin after 120 minutes. If a game remains tied after said time and inning limits, it will head into extras. Mercy rule applies in the tournament, in which a game is called after the 4th inning should the run difference is upwards of 10 runs.
Most editions of the tournament feature a round robin group stage where teams are split into 2 pools, from each of which 2 teams advance to the single-elimination semifinals and finals. No third-place game is held.
The 2023 edition was the only tournament so far to be played in a double-elimination bracket of 11 teams.
Starting in 2023, the tournament solely consists of players of Vietnamese nationality, with foreign nationals excluded from competition.
Results EditionHostWinnerRunner-upThird place2022HCMCHo Chi Minh City II124Hanoi Archers AHanoi CapitalsULIS Devil Bats2023HanoiSaigon Storm1511Hanoi ArchersHo Chi Minh City ThunderHUST Red Owls2024DanangCong An Nhan Dan75Saigon StormHanoi ArchersHo Chi Minh City Thunder2025HCMCHanoi Archers87Saigon StormCong An Nhan DanHo Chi Minh City Thunder2026HanoiSaigon Storm154Cong An Nhan DanHanoi ArchersHo Chi Minh City Thunder
Teams +TeamDebutMost recentBest resultCong An Nhan Dan52026Winner (2024)Danang Lemaeus52026Pool stageHanoi Archers52026Winner (2025)Ho Chi Minh City Thunder520263rd (2023, 2024, 2025, 2026)Ho Chi Minh City Pioneers320222026Pool stageHuế - CBC32024Pool stageHUST Red Owls4202320263rd (2023)Nha Trang Swallow32024Pool stageSaigon Storm52026Winner (2022, 2023, 2026)ULIS Devil Bats5202220263rd (2022)Danang Whales12024Pool stageAlligator32026Pool stageHanoi-Amsterdam Phoenix120232023Pool stageHanoi Phantoms120232023Pool stage
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Hanoi Baseball League Ho Chi Minh City Baseball League Vietnam national baseball team
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