1998–99 Cuban National Series

Last updated January 01, 2026

The 38th Cuban National Series saw Santiago de Cuba, which qualified for the playoffs, win three close series to take its first title in ten years.

Standings

Group A

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB
Pinar del Río	53	37	.588	-
Isla de la Juventud	52	38	.577	1
Matanzas	40	50	.444	13
Metropolitanos	34	56	.377	19

Group B

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB
Industriales	58	32	.644	-
La Habana	51	39	.566	7
Cienfuegos	42	48	.466	16
Sancti Spíritus	33	57	.366	25

Group C

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB
Villa Clara	51	39	.566	-
Ciego de Ávila	41	49	.455	10
Camagüey	40	50	.444	11
Las Tunas	30	60	.333	21

Group D

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB
Granma	56	34	.622	-
Guantánamo	50	40	.555	6
Santiago de Cuba	46	44	.511	10
Holguín	43	47	.477	13

Source:^[1]

Playoffs

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Finals

A1

Pinar del Río

2

A2

Isla de la Juventud

3

A2

Isla de la Juventud

3

West

B1

Industriales

4

B1

Industriales

3

B2

La Habana

0

B1

Industriales

3

D3

Santiago de Cuba

4

D1

Granma

2

D3

Santiago de Cuba

3

D3

Santiago de Cuba

4

East

D2

Guantánamo

2

C1

Villa Clara

1

D2

Guantánamo

3

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)

1998–99 Cuban National Series

Contents

Standings

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Playoffs

References

Further reading