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Suggest pagesCuban 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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[edit] League structure
Since 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.
[edit] 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 |
[edit] 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 |
[edit] 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 |
[edit] See also
[edit] 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.
