Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol de Cuba

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The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Fútbol de Cuba is the top football division in Cuba. Currently, it is contested by 16 clubs and is divided into two tournaments – "Apertura" and "Clausura", with the last being the championship tournament. The champion of each tournament, decided via a playoff match ("Final"), are qualified to Supercopa Nacional de Fútbol de Cuba. The league currently has a fixed membership with each club being a representative of a Cuban province, which makes it one of the football leagues that does not have a promotion and relegation process.

Quick Facts Organising body, Founded ...
Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol de Cuba
Organising bodyAsociación de Fútbol de Cuba
Founded1912; 113 years ago (1912)
First season1912
CountryCuba
ConfederationCONCACAF
Number of clubs16
Level on pyramid1
Domestic cup(s)Supercopa Nacional de Fútbol de Cuba
International cup(s)CONCACAF Caribbean Shield
Current championsCienfuegos
(2023)
Most championshipsVilla Clara (14)
Top goalscorerSerguei Prado (126 goals)
TV partnersGolCuba (YouTube)
Current: 2024 Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol de Cuba
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Competition format

Torneo Apertura

In "Torneo Apertura", the 16 clubs are geographically divided into the "Grupo Occidental" and "Grupo Oriental", with 8 clubs each, and playing against its clubs' group on a double round-robin basis a total of 14 games. The top three clubs of each group will advance to the "Torneo Clausura", and with the winners of each group also playing a final match ("Torneo Apertura Final").

Torneo Clausura and Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Fútbol de Cuba

In "Torneo Clausura", the 6 qualified clubs playing against each others on a double round-robin basis a total of 10 games. The top two clubs will play a final match ("Torneo Clausura Final") that also will crown the "Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Fútbol de Cuba" champion.

Supercopa Nacional de Fútbol de Cuba qualification

The "Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Fútbol de Cuba" champion/"Torneo Clausura" winner and "Torneo Apertura" winner are qualified to "Supercopa Nacional de Fútbol de Cuba", a super cup match that will crown the "Supercopa Nacional de Fútbol de Cuba" champion.

Clubs

2024 season

Source: [1]

Grupo Occidental
Grupo Oriental

List of champions

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Perspective

There have been 100 titles won with three years not having a championship. The winner of the greatest number of titles is FC Villa Clara with 14 wins. Centro Gallego (La Habana) and Real Iberia (La Habana) (including Iberia) each have eight wins, Juventud Asturiana (La Habana) and FC Pinar del Río each have seven wins, FC Ciudad de La Habana (without La Habana/La Habana FC) and Deportivo San Francisco each have six wins, FC Ciego de Ávila, Granjeros and Deportivo Hispano América (La Habana) each have five wins, FC Cienfuegos, Industriales (La Habana), and FC La Habana (including La Habana FC) each have four wins, Santiago de Cuba and Mordazo has three wins, Azucareros, Deportivo Puentes Grandes, and Rovers AC (La Habana) each have two wins, and FC Artemisa, FC Camagüey, Casino Español, Cerro (La Habana), Deportivo Español (Santiago de Cuba), Diablos Rojos (Santiago de Cuba), Fortuna, CD Hatüey (La Habana), FC Holguín, and Olimpia each have only one win.[2]

More information Season, Champion ...
Season Champion Runner-up
1912Rovers Athletic
1913SC Hatuey
1914Rovers Athletic
1915Hispano América
1916La Habana
1917Real Iberia
1918Real Iberia
1919Hispano América
1920Hispano América
1921Hispano América
1922Real Iberia
1923Real Iberia
1924Olimpia
1925Fortuna
1926Real Iberia
1927Juventud Asturiana
1928Real Iberia
1929Real Iberia
1930Deportivo Español
1931Centro Gallego
1932Centro Gallego
1933Juventud Asturiana
1934Real Iberia
1935Juventud Asturiana
1936Juventud Asturiana
1937Centro Gallego
1938Centro Gallego
1939Centro Gallego
1940Centro Gallego
1941Juventud Asturiana
1942Puentes Grandes
1943Puentes Grandes
1944Juventud Asturiana
1945Centro Gallego
1946No tournament
1947Centro Gallego
1948Juventud Asturiana
1949Diablos Rojos
1950Hispano América
1951San Francisco
1952San Francisco
1953San Francisco
1954San Francisco
1955San Francisco
1956Casino Español
1957San Francisco
1958Deportivo Mordazo
1959Deportivo Mordazo
1960El Cerro
1961Deportivo Mordazo
1962No tournament
1963Industriales
1964Industriales
1965La Habana
1966La Habana
1967La Habana
1968Granjeros
1969Granjeros
1970Granjeros
1971No tournament
1972Industriales
1973Industriales
1974Azucareros
1975Granjeros
1976Azucareros
1977Granjeros
1978–79Ciudad de La HabanaVilla Clara
1979Ciudad de La HabanaVilla Clara
1980Villa ClaraCiudad de La Habana
1981Villa ClaraPinar del Río
1982Villa ClaraCienfuegos
1983Villa ClaraPinar del Río
1984Ciudad de La HabanaCienfuegos
1985CienfuegosVilla Clara
1986Villa ClaraFuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias
1987Pinar del RíoVilla Clara
1988–89Pinar del RíoFuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias
1989–90Pinar del RíoFuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias
1990–91CienfuegosVilla Clara
1991–92Pinar del RíoCiego de Ávila
1992Villa ClaraPinar del Río
1993Ciego de ÁvilaSantiago de Cuba
1994Ciudad de La HabanaSantiago de Cuba
1995Pinar del RíoCiego de Ávila
1996Villa ClaraCienfuegos
1997Villa ClaraPinar del Río
1998Ciudad de La HabanaVilla Clara
1999–00Pinar del RíoCiudad de La Habana
2000–01Ciudad de La HabanaVilla Clara
2001–02Pinar del RíoGranma
2002–03Villa ClaraCiudad de La Habana
2003Pinar del RíoVilla Clara
2004–05Villa ClaraPinar del Río
2005–06HolguínCiudad de La Habana
2006–07Pinar del RíoVilla Clara
2007–08CienfuegosCiudad de La Habana
2008–09CienfuegosVilla Clara
2009–10Ciego de ÁvilaCamagüey
2010–11Villa ClaraGuantánamo
2011–12Villa ClaraCamagüey
2013Villa ClaraPinar del Río
2014Ciego de ÁvilaVilla Clara
2015CamagüeyCienfuegos
2016Villa ClaraGuantánamo
2017Santiago de CubaCamagüey
2018Santiago de CubaCiego de Ávila
2019Santiago de CubaLa Habana
2019–20Abandoned due to COVID-19
2020–21Not held due to COVID-19
2022ArtemisaSantiago de Cuba
2023CienfuegosHolguín
2024
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Performance by club

More information Club, City ...
Club City Titles Seasons won
Villa ClaraVilla Clara141980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1992, 1996, 1997, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2013, 2016
Centro GallegoLa Habana81931, 1932, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1945, 1947
Real IberiaLa Habana81917, 1918, 1922, 1923, 1926, 1928, 1929, 1934
Juventud AsturianaLa Habana71927, 1933, 1935, 1936, 1941, 1944, 1948
Pinar del RíoPinar del Río71987, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1991–92, 1995, 1999–00, 2006–07
CamagüeyCamagüey61968, 1969, 1970, 1975, 1977, 2015
Ciudad de La HabanaLa Habana61978–79, 1979, 1984, 1994, 1998, 2000–01
San FranciscoLa Habana61951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1957
CienfuegosCienfuegos51985, 1990–91, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2023
Ciego de ÁvilaCiego de Ávila51993, 2001–02, 2003, 2009–10, 2014
Hispano AméricaLa Habana51915, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1950
IndustrialesLa Habana41963, 1964, 1972, 1973
La HabanaLa Habana41916, 1965, 1966, 1967
Deportivo MordazoLa Habana31958, 1959, 1961
Santiago de CubaSantiago de Cuba32017, 2018, 2019
AzucarerosLas Villas21974, 1976
Puentes GrandesLa Habana21942, 1943
Rovers AthleticLa Habana21912, 1914
ArtemisaGuanajay12022
Casino EspañolLa Habana11956
El CerroLa Habana11960
Deportivo EspañolSantiago de Cuba11930
Diablos RojosSantiago de Cuba11949
FortunaLa Habana11925
SC HatüeyLa Habana11913
HolguínHolguín12005–06
OlimpiaLa Habana11924
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Best scorers

Source: [3]
More information Year, Best Scorers ...
Year Best Scorers Club Goals
1978–79 Urbano AnkleFC Las Tunas14
1979 Cuba Roberto Maya-Pereira
Cuba Regino Delgado
Cuba Ramón Núñez
Carlos Azcuy
FC Villa Clara
FC Villa Clara
FC Las Tunas
FC Ciudad de La Habana
7
1980 Cuba Regino DelgadoFC Villa Clara9
1981 Agustín PérezFC Camagüey8
1982 Cuba Roberto Maya-Pereira
Cuba Dagoberto "El Tibi" Lara
FC Villa Clara
FC Cienfuegos
8
1983 Cuba Frank Perez EspinosaFC Cienfuegos9
1984 Cuba Andrés RoldanFC Cienfuegos14
1985 Cuba Roberto Maya-PereiraFC Villa Clara19
1986 Cuba Osvaldo AlonsoFC Pinar del Río19
1987 Cuba Guillermo MatosFC Cienfuegos14
1988–89 Cuba Frank Perez Espinosa
Cuba Raimundo "Ruso" García
FC Cienfuegos
FC Pinar del Río
6
1989–90 Cuba Raul DepestreFC Villa Clara7
1990–91 Cuba Camilo Kindelán
Cuba William Sánchez
FC Ciudad de La Habana
FC Santiago de Cuba
5
1991–92 Cuba Raimundo "Ruso" GarcíaFC Pinar del Río5
1992 Cuba Ariel BetancourtFC Villa Clara8
1993 Cuba Reemberto PiedraFC Ciego de Ávila5
1994 Cuba Raimundo "Ruso" GarcíaFC Pinar del Río7
1995 Cuba Raimundo "Ruso" GarcíaFC Pinar del Río4
1996 Cuba Osmín HernándezFC Pinar del Río7
1997 Cuba Osmín HernándezFC Pinar del Río5
1998 Cuba Ariel BetancourtFC Villa Clara14
1999–00 Cuba Lester MoréFC Ciego de Ávila13
2000–01 Cuba Ariel BetancourtFC Villa Clara19
2001–02 Cuba Ariel BetancourtFC Villa Clara17
2002–03 Cuba Serguei PradoFC Villa Clara22
2003 Cuba Lester MoréFC Ciego de Ávila32
2004–05 Cuba Serguei PradoFC Villa Clara17
2005–06 Cuba Yordanis TielvesFC Matanzas11
2006–07 Cuba Alexei ZuáznabarFC Guantánamo15
2007–08 Cuba Geovanni AyalaFC Las Tunas22
2008–09 Maykel Celada
Cuba Osmani Montero
FC Las Tunas
FC Camagüey
16
2009–10 Cuba Sánder FernándezFC Ciego de Ávila29
2011 Cuba Aliannis UrgellésFC Guantánamo
2012 Cuba Roberto LinaresFC Villa Clara12
2013 Cuba Yénier MárquezFC Villa Clara16
2014 Cuba Yoandri PugaFC Villa Clara13
2015 Cuba Sánder FernándezFC Ciego de Ávila15
2016 Cuba Sánder FernándezFC Ciego de Ávila16
2017 Cuba Sánder FernándezFC Ciego de Ávila13
2018 Cuba Ruslan BatistaCF Granma11
Cuba Allan PérezFC Ciego de Avila
2019 Cuba Jorge VillalónFC Santiago de Cuba15
2019-20 Cuba Sánder FernándezFC Ciego de Ávila19
2022 Cuba Yasnay RiveroFC Artemisa21
2023 Cuba Cristian Carlos ValienteFC Holguín12
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Multiple hat-tricks

More information Rank, Country ...
Rank Country Player Hat-tricks
1 Cuba Geovanni Ayala 6
2 Cuba Sánder Fernández 5
3 Cuba Reinier Alcantara 2
Cuba Disney Aquino
Cuba Lester More
Cuba Hensi Muñoz
Cuba Yoandri Punga
8 Cuba Ciprian Alfonso 1
Cuba Ruslan Batista
Cuba Maikel Celada
Cuba Kanier Dranget
Cuba Maykel Galindo
Cuba Andro Martinez
Cuba Osmani Montero
Cuba Eduardo Morales
Cuba Jensy Muñoz
Cuba Yaisniel Napoles
Cuba Ramon Ocaña
Cuba Diosney Pez
Cuba Yordanis Tielves
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