President: Marco Mazzieri
Secretary: Giampiero Curti
Indirizzo:Viale Tiziano, 74, 00196 Roma RM, Italia
TEL:06 32297201
Url:www.fibs.it
Email:segreteria@fibs.it
History of FIBS
Costitution
This discipline was first introduced in Rome in 1931 with a game played at the Accademia della Farnesina. However, the Federation made its first moves after the war. On 7 February 1947, Guido Graziani founded the Lega Italiana Softball (LIS or Italian Softball League) and a year later, on 12 March 1948, Max Ott founded the Lega Italiana Baseball (LIB or Italian Baseball League) in Milan. On 3 December 1948 the Associazione Italiana Baseball (AIB or Italian Baseball Association) which two days later, also in Rome, joined forces with LIS, founded the Federazione Italiana Baseball e Softball (FIBS or Italian Baseball and Softball Federation). FIBS’ subsequent merger with the Lega Italiana Baseball (LIB) led to the foundation in Bologna, on 29 January 1950, of the Federazione Italiana Palla Base (FIPB). Recognized as “affiliated” with CONI in November 1953, the Federation became effective as of 23 November 1957.
Denomination
From 1950 Federazione Italiana Palla Base (FIPB), then in 1970 it became Federazione Italiana Baseball and Softball (FIBS or Italian Baseball and Softball Federation).
Federal Office
Rome.
First National Championships
1950 (baseball), 1969 (softball).
First time the Olympic Games
1984 Los Angeles (demo), 1992 Barcelona.
Presidents
1950 - 1961 Principe Steno Borghese
1961 - 1969 Giuseppe Ghillini
1969 - 1984 Bruno Beneck
1984 - 1985 Mario Pescante (commissioner)
1985 - 2001 Aldo Notari
2001 – 2001 Everardo Dalla Noce
2001 - 2016 Riccardo Fraccari
2016-2024 Andrea Marcon
2024 Marco Mazzieri
Secretaries
1950 - 1961 Franco De Vitis
1961 - 1978 Sergio Baroni
1978 - 1983 Massimo F. Ceccotti
1983 - 1985 Giampiero Paolini
1985 - 1990 Dino Rossi (acting)
1991 - 1999 Dino Rossi
1999 - 2002 Alessandro Pica
2002 - 2012 Marcello Standoli
2013 - Giampiero Curti