The Cuban baseball champions are the winners of the highest division in the Cuban baseball league system. Organized baseball in Cuba originated with the Cuban League in 1878, which was dissolved during the Cuban Revolution and replaced by the Cuban National Series in 1961.
Early organized Cuban baseball was dominated by teams from the Havana metropolitan area. [1] The most successful teams were Club Habana (which won a record 30 championships, including the first tournament in 1879) and Almendares. In the modern-era of Cuban baseball, starting with the establishment of the National Series in 1961, teams from other parts of the country have enjoyed more success, although Industriales of Havana still hold the most titles (12).
For the entire history of the Cuban League and National Series up to 1985, the champion was determined by win-loss record. [a] The 1985–86 season was the first to incorporate a postseason, in the form of a double round-robin system between four teams; this system has been maintained, with slight changes, up to the present day.
† | Champions also won the Caribbean Series that season |
Season | Champions | Record | Manager |
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1961–62 | Occidentales (1) | 18–9 | Fermín Guerra |
1962–63 | Industriales (1) | 16–14 | Ramón Carneado |
1963–64 | Industriales (2) | 22–13 | Ramón Carneado |
1964–65 | Industriales (3) | 25–14 | Ramón Carneado |
1965–66 | Industriales (4) | 40–25 | Ramón Carneado |
1966–67 | Orientales (1) | 36–29 | Roberto Ledo |
1967–68 | Habana (1) | 74–25 | Juan "Coco" Gómez |
1968–69 | Azucareros (1) | 69–30 | Servio Borges |
1969–70 | Henequeros (1) | 50–16 | Miguel Ángel Domínguez |
1970–71 | Azucareros (2) | 49–16 | Pedro Pérez Delgado |
1971–72 | Azucareros (3) | 52–14 | Servio Borges |
1972–73 | Industriales (5) | 53–25 | Pedro Chávez |
1973–74 | Habana (2) | 52–26 | Jorge Trigoura |
1974–75 | Agricultores (1) | 24–15 | Orlando Leroux |
1975–76 | Ganaderos (1) | 29–9 | Carlos Gómez |
1976–77 | Citricultores (1) | 26–12 | Juan Bregio |
1977–78 | Vegueros (1) | 36–14 | José Miguel Pineda |
1978–79 | Sancti Spíritus (1) | 36–14 | Candido Andrade |
1979–80 | Santiago de Cuba (1) | 36–14 | Manuel Miyar |
1980–81 | Vegueros (2) | 36–15 | José Miguel Pineda |
1981–82 | Vegueros (3) | 36–14 | Jorge Fuentes |
1982–83 | Villa Clara (4) | 41–8 | Eduardo Luis Martín |
1983–84 | Citricultores (2) | 52–23 | Tomás Soto |
1984–85 | Vegueros (4) | 57–18 | Jorge Fuentes |
Season | Champions | Record | Manager |
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1975 | Oriente (1) | 33–21 | José Carrillo |
1976 | Habana (1) | 34–20 | Roberto Ledo |
1977 | Camagüeyanos (1) | 36–18 | Carlos Gómez |
1978 | Las Villas (1) | 35–25 | Eduardo Martín |
1979 | Pinar del Ríó (1) | 40–20 | José Pineda |
1980 | Pinar del Ríó (2) | 39–20 | José Pineda |
1981 | Orientales (1) | 38–22 | Carlos Martí |
1982 | Pinar del Ríó (3) | 35–22 | Jorge Fuentes |
1983 | Las Villas (2) | 42–18 | Eduardo Martín |
1984 | Pinar del Ríó (4) | 28–15 | Jorge Fuentes |
1985 | Las Villas (3) | 26–19 | Eduardo Martín |
1986 | Serranos (1) | 41–22 | Frangel Reynaldo |
1987 | Serranos (2) | 42–21 | Higinio Vélez |
1988 | Pinar del Ríó (5) | 40–23 | Jorge Fuentes |
1989 | Las Villas (4) | 45–18 | Abelardo Triana |
1990 | Ciudad Habana (2) | 46–17 | Servio Borges |
1991 | Pinar del Ríó (6) | 41–22 | Jorge Fuentes |
1992 | Serranos (3) | 36–27 | Higinio Vélez |
1993 | Orientales (2) | 25–20 | Frangel Reynaldo |
1994 | Occidentales (1) | 27–18 | Jorge Fuentes |
1995 | Orientales (3) | 29–16 | Higinio Vélez |
Season | Winning team | Manager | Record | Finals | Losing team |
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2002 | Habaneros (1) | Armando Johnson | 17–12 | 2–1 | Centrales |
2003 | Centrales (1) | Víctor Mesa | 13–7 | 2–2 | Occidentales |
2004 | Orientales (1) | Angel Sosa | 7–8 | 2–0 | industriales |
2005 | Occidentales (1) | Rey Vicente Anglada | 15–13 | 2–0 | Centrales |
Season | Winning team | Manager | Record | Finals | Losing team |
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2022–23 | Agricultores (Las Tunas/Granma) | Carlos Martí | 30–19 | 4–3 | Portuarios (Industriales/Mayabeque) |
2023–24 | Matanzas (2) | Armando Ferrer | 25–15 | 4–2 | Artemisa |
2025 | Ciego de Ávila (4) | Danny Miranda | 24–16 | 4–0 | Las Tunas |