- Cuban National Series
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Cuban National Series Sport Baseball Founded 1961 No. of teams 16 Country(ies) Cuba Most recent champion(s) Pinar del Rio Most titles Industriales (11) The Cuban National Series (Spanish: Serie Nacional de Béisbol) is the primary domestic amateur baseball competition in Cuba. Formed after the dissolution of the Cuban League in the wake of the Cuban Revolution, the Series is a part of the Cuban national baseball system.
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League structure
CamagüeyCiego de ÁvilaCienfuegosGranmaGuantánamoHolguínIsla de la JuventudLa HabanaLas TunasMatanzasPinar del RíoSancti SpíritusSantiago de CubaVilla ClaraLocation of teams in the Cuban National SeriesSince 1993, the league has had 16 teams: one representing each province, and two for the city of Havana. Each team is made up of players from the province it represents. In Havana, most of the top tier players take the field for Industriales, traditionally the strongest team in the league. Other typically strong teams include those from Santiago de Cuba, Pinar del Río and Villa Clara.
The 90-game regular season stretches from November until February, and culminates with an eight team tournament to decide the league champion.
Since 2008-2009 championship, the Cuban League has been reorganized - qualification is by zones, and not in groups as it has been the last 15 years.
In the 2011-2012 series, there will be 17 teams, since Havana Province has been split in two new provinces: Artemisa Province and Mayabeque Province. Thus, the Western League will have now 9 teams. The Artemisa team will be nicknamed as "Hunters" (spanish "Cazadores"), and the Mayabeque team as "Hurricanes" (spanish "huracanes").
The Cuban National Series is the beginning of the preparation for all the commitments that the team Cuba has in the summer. The Cuban National Preselection is selected from the Series and Havana is the site for practicing before going to the competition. Sometimes more than one team is selected.
West League
Western Team Nickname Location Stadium Isla de la Juventud Grapefruit Cutters
(Spanish: Toronjeros)Nueva Gerona Estadio Cristóbal Labra Matanzas Crocodiles
(Spanish: Cocodrilos)Matanzas Victoria de Girón Stadium Pinar del Río Lowlands
(Spanish: Vegueros)Pinar del Río Estadio Capitán San Luis Metropolitanos Warriors
(Spanish: Guerreros)Havana Estadio Latinoamericano Industriales Blue Lions
(Spanish: Leones Azules)Havana Estadio Latinoamericano Cienfuegos Elephants
(Spanish: Elefantes)Cienfuegos Cinco de Septiembre Stadium Sancti Spíritus Roosters
(Spanish: Gallos)Sancti Spíritus José Antonio Huelga Stadium La Habana Cowboys
(Spanish: Vaqueros)San Jose de Las Lajas Estadio Nelson Fernández East League
Team Nickname Location Stadium Camagüey Ranchers
(Spanish: Ganaderos)Camagüey Estadio Cándido González Ciego de Ávila Tigers
(Spanish: Tigres)Ciego de Ávila José Ramón Cepero Stadium Las Tunas Lumberjacks
(Spanish: Leñadores)Victoria de Las Tunas Julio Antonio Mella Stadium Villa Clara Oranges
(Spanish: Naranjas)Santa Clara Estadio Augusto César Sandino Granma Horses
(Spanish: Alazanes)Bayamo Mártires de Barbados Stadium Guantánamo Indians
(Spanish: Indios)Guantánamo Nguyen Van Troi Stadium Holguín Bloodhounds
(Spanish: Sabuesos)Holguín Calixto García Íñiguez Stadium Santiago de Cuba Wasps
(Spanish: Avispas)Santiago de Cuba Estadio Guillermón Moncada National Series winners
Series Year Winning team Manager 1 1962 Occidentales Fermín Guerra 2 1963 Industriales Ramón Carneado 3 1964 Industriales Ramón Carneado 4 1965 Industriales Ramón Carneado 5 1966 Industriales Ramón Carneado 6 1967 Orientales Roberto Ledo 7 1968 Habana Juan Gómez 8 1969 Azucareros / Villa Clara Servio Borges 9 1970 Henequeneros Miguel A. Domínguez 10 1971 Azucareros / Villa Clara Servio Borges 11 1972 Azucareros / Villa Clara Pedro P. Delgado 12 1973 Industriales Pedro Chávez 13 1974 Habana Jorge Trigoura 14 1975 Agricultores Orlando Leroux 15 1976 Ganaderos Carlos Gómez 16 1977 Citricultores Juan Bregio 17 1978 Vegueros José M. Pineda 18 1979 Sancti Spíritus Cándido Andrade 19 1980 Santiago de Cuba Manuel Miyar 20 1981 Vegueros José M. Pineda 21 1982 Vegueros Jorge Fuentes 22 1983 Villa Clara Eduardo Martín 23 1984 Citricultores Tomás Soto 24 1985 Vegueros Jorge Fuentes 25 1986 Industriales Pedro Chávez 26 1987 Vegueros Jorge Fuentes 27 1988 Vegueros Jorge Fuentes 28 1989 Santiago de Cuba Higinio Vélez 29 1990 Henequeneros Gerardo Junco 30 1991 Henequeneros Gerardo Junco 31 1992 Industriales Jorge Trigoura 32 1993 Villa Clara Pedro Jova 33 1994 Villa Clara Pedro Jova 34 1995 Villa Clara Pedro Jova 35 1996 Industriales Pedro Medina 36 1997 Pinar del Río Jorge Fuentes 37 1998 Pinar del Río Alfonso Urquiola 38 1999 Santiago de Cuba Higinio Vélez 39 2000 Santiago de Cuba Higinio Vélez 40 2001 Santiago de Cuba Higinio Vélez 41 2002 Holguín Héctor Hernández 42 2003 Industriales Rey Vicente Anglada 43 2004 Industriales Rey Vicente Anglada 44 2005 Santiago de Cuba Antonio Pacheco 45 2006 Industriales Rey Vicente Anglada 46 2007 Santiago de Cuba Antonio Pacheco 47 2008 Santiago de Cuba Antonio Pacheco 48 2009 Havana Province Esteban Lombillo 49 2010 Industriales German Mesa 50 2011 Pinar del Río Alfonso Urquiola See also
External links
- Cuban baseball
- Connor, Joe, Welcome to Cuba. ESPN (MLB), January 17, 2006. Retrieved 2009-12-16.
- Baseball in Cuba The Cuban National Series. Games and stats
- Baseball de Cuba Daily league coverage. English and Spanish content.
Cuban National Series
West League East League Group A
Isla de la Juventud | Matanzas
Metropolitanos (Havana) | Pinar del RíoGroup C
Camagüey | Ciego de Ávila
Las Tunas | Villa ClaraGroup B
Cienfuegos | La Habana Province
Industriales (Havana) | Sancti SpíritusGroup D
Granma | Guantánamo
Holguín | Santiago de CubaDefunct teams: Agricultores | Azucareros | Citricultores | Forestales | Ganaderos | Granjeros
Henequeneros | Mineros | Occidentales | Oriente/Orientales | VeguerosSeasons: 1961-62 | 1962-63 | 1963-64 | 1964-65 | 1965-66 | 1966-67 | 1967-68 | 1968-69 | 1969-70 | 1970-71 | 1971-72 | 1972-73 | 1973-74 | 1974-75 | 1975-76 | 1976-77 | 1977-78 | 1978-79 | 1979-80 | 1980-81 | 1981-82 | 1982-83 | 1983-84 | 1984-85 | 1985-86 | 1986-87 | 1987-88 | 1988-89 | 1989-90 | 1990-91 | 1991-92 | 1992-93 | 1993-94 | 1994-95 | 1995-96 | 1996-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-99 | 1999-2000 | 2000–01 | 2001–02 | 2002–03 | 2003–04 | 2004–05 | 2005–06 | 2006–07 | 2007–08 | 2008–09 | 2009–10 | 2010–11 Categories:- Baseball in Cuba
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- Winter baseball leagues
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