1986 Amateur World Series

The 1986 Amateur World Series was the 29th Amateur World Series (AWS), an international Men's amateur baseball tournament. The tournament was sanctioned by the International Baseball Federation (IBAF). The tournament took place, for the first time, in the Netherlands, from July 19 to August 2, and was won by Cuba  its 18th AWS victory.

1986 Amateur World Series
Tournament details
Host countryNetherlands
Teams12
Final positions
Champions Cuba (17th title)
Runners-up South Korea
Third place Chinese Taipei
Fourth place United States

There were 12 participating countries.

This was the last time the IBAF titled it as the AWS; the next ten competitions were held under the name Baseball World Cup, then was replaced in 2015 by the quadrennial WBSC Premier12.

Final standings

Rk Team
 Cuba
 South Korea
 Chinese Taipei
4 United States
5 Japan
6 Italy
7 Venezuela
8 Puerto Rico
9 Netherlands
10 Colombia
11 Netherlands Antilles
12 Belgium
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