1979–80 Cuban National Series

1979–80 Cuban National Series
*Serie Nacional de Béisbol 1979–80*
1979–80 Cuban National Series; Serie Nacional de Béisbol 1979–80
League	Cuban National Series
Sport	Baseball
Games	51
Teams	18
Regular season
Champion	Santiago de Cuba (35–16)
SNB seasons
	← 1978–79 1980–81 →

Last updated January 01, 2026

In the 19th season of the Cuban National Series, Santiago de Cuba won its first title, edging Villa Clara, Forestales, and Vegueros, each of which finished within two games of the champion. The league's 18 teams and 51-game schedule remained unchanged from the prior season.

Standings

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB
Santiago de Cuba	35	16	.686	-
Villa Clara	34	17	.666	1
Forestales (Pinar del Río)	33	18	.647	2
Vegueros (Pinar del Río)	33	18	.647	2
Industriales (Havana)	31	20	.607	4
Sancti Spíritus	31	20	.607	4
Metropolitanos (Havana)	30	20	.600	4½
Holguín	28	21	.571	6
Henequeneros (Matanzas)	28	21	.571	6
Citricultores (Matanzas)	25	24	.510	9
Cienfuegos	26	25	.509	9
Granma	22	29	.431	13
Camagüey	21	30	.411	14
Guantánamo	18	33	.352	17
Ciego de Ávila	18	33	.352	17
La Habana	17	32	.346	17
Las Tunas	12	38	.240	22½
Isla de la Juventud	12	39	.235	23

Source:^[1]

References

↑ "Las 40 primeras Series Nacionales". Granma (in Spanish). Archived from the original on December 27, 2014.

v t e Cuban National Series
Promotion to Cuban Elite League
Teams (founded)	Artemisa (2011) Camagüey (1977) Ciego de Ávila (1977) Cienfuegos (1977) Granma (1977) Guantánamo (1977) Holguín (1977) Industriales (Havana) (1961) Isla de la Juventud (1977) Las Tunas (1977) Matanzas (1992) Mayabeque (2011) Pinar del Río (1992) Sancti Spíritus (1977) Santiago de Cuba (1977) Villa Clara (1961)
Defunct teams	Metropolitanos (Havana) Agricultores Azucareros Camagüey Centrales Citricultores Forestales Ganaderos Granjeros Habana Henequeneros Las Villas Mineros Occidentales Oriente/Orientales Vegueros
Seasons	1962 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 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2022 2023 2025–26
Awards	Most Valuable Player Rookie of the Year
List of champions (1961–2022)

1979–80 Cuban National Series

Contents

Standings

References

Further reading