Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol de Cuba
| Organising body | Asociación de Fútbol de Cuba |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1912 |
| First season | 1912 |
| Country | Cuba |
| Confederation | CONCACAF |
| Number of teams | 16 |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Domestic cup(s) | Supercopa Nacional de Fútbol de Cuba |
| International cup(s) | CONCACAF Caribbean Shield |
| Current champions | Cienfuegos (2023) |
| Most championships | Villa Clara (14) |
| Top goalscorer | Serguei Prado (126 goals) |
| TV partners | GolCuba (YouTube) |
| Current: 2024 Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol de Cuba | |
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.
Competition format
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 2024 season
Source: [1]
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- Grupo Occidental
- Artemisa (Guanajay, Artemisa)
- Cienfuegos (Los Marineros; Cienfuegos, Cienfuegos)
- Isla de la Juventud (Los Isleños, Nueva Gerona, Isla de la Juventud)
- La Habana (Los Capitalinos; Havana, La Habana)
- Matanzas (Los Cocodrilos; Matanzas, Matanzas)
- Mayabeque (Guines, Mayabeque)
- Pinar del Río (Los Verdes; Pinar del Río, Pinar del Río)
- Villa Clara (El Expreso; Zulueta, Remedios, Villa Clara)
- Grupo Oriental
- Camaguey (Los Miuras; Minas, Camaguey)
- Ciego de Ávila (Los Tiburones; Morón, Ciego de Ávila)
- Granma (Los Incansables; Bayamo, Granma)
- Guantánamo (Los Titanes del Guaso; Guantánamo, Guantánamo)
- Holguín (Las Panteras; Banes, Holguín)
- Las Tunas (Los Leñadores; Manatí, Las Tunas)
- Sancti Spíritus (Los Espirituanos; Sancti Spíritus, Sancti Spíritus)
- Santiago de Cuba (Diablos Rojos; Santiago de Cuba, Santiago de Cuba)
List of champions
[edit]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]
| Season | Champion | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| 1912 | Rovers Athletic | |
| 1913 | SC Hatuey | |
| 1914 | Rovers Athletic | |
| 1915 | Hispano América | |
| 1916 | La Habana | |
| 1917 | Real Iberia | |
| 1918 | Real Iberia | |
| 1919 | Hispano América | |
| 1920 | Hispano América | |
| 1921 | Hispano América | |
| 1922 | Real Iberia | |
| 1923 | Real Iberia | |
| 1924 | Olimpia | |
| 1925 | Fortuna | |
| 1926 | Real Iberia | |
| 1927 | Juventud Asturiana | |
| 1928 | Real Iberia | |
| 1929 | Real Iberia | |
| 1930 | Deportivo Español | |
| 1931 | Centro Gallego | |
| 1932 | Centro Gallego | |
| 1933 | Juventud Asturiana | |
| 1934 | Real Iberia | |
| 1935 | Juventud Asturiana | |
| 1936 | Juventud Asturiana | |
| 1937 | Centro Gallego | |
| 1938 | Centro Gallego | |
| 1939 | Centro Gallego | |
| 1940 | Centro Gallego | |
| 1941 | Juventud Asturiana | |
| 1942 | Puentes Grandes | |
| 1943 | Puentes Grandes | |
| 1944 | Juventud Asturiana | |
| 1945 | Centro Gallego | |
| 1946 | No tournament | |
| 1947 | Centro Gallego | |
| 1948 | Juventud Asturiana | |
| 1949 | Diablos Rojos | |
| 1950 | Hispano América | |
| 1951 | San Francisco | |
| 1952 | San Francisco | |
| 1953 | San Francisco | |
| 1954 | San Francisco | |
| 1955 | San Francisco | |
| 1956 | Casino Español | |
| 1957 | San Francisco | |
| 1958 | Deportivo Mordazo | |
| 1959 | Deportivo Mordazo | |
| 1960 | El Cerro | |
| 1961 | Deportivo Mordazo | |
| 1962 | No tournament | |
| 1963 | Industriales | |
| 1964 | Industriales | |
| 1965 | La Habana | |
| 1966 | La Habana | |
| 1967 | La Habana | |
| 1968 | Granjeros | |
| 1969 | Granjeros | |
| 1970 | Granjeros | |
| 1971 | No tournament | |
| 1972 | Industriales | |
| 1973 | Industriales | |
| 1974 | Azucareros | |
| 1975 | Granjeros | |
| 1976 | Azucareros | |
| 1977 | Granjeros | |
| 1978–79 | Ciudad de La Habana | Villa Clara |
| 1979 | Ciudad de La Habana | Villa Clara |
| 1980 | Villa Clara | Ciudad de La Habana |
| 1981 | Villa Clara | Pinar del Río |
| 1982 | Villa Clara | Cienfuegos |
| 1983 | Villa Clara | Pinar del Río |
| 1984 | Ciudad de La Habana | Cienfuegos |
| 1985 | Cienfuegos | Villa Clara |
| 1986 | Villa Clara | Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias |
| 1987 | Pinar del Río | Villa Clara |
| 1988–89 | Pinar del Río | Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias |
| 1989–90 | Pinar del Río | Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias |
| 1990–91 | Cienfuegos | Villa Clara |
| 1991–92 | Pinar del Río | Ciego de Ávila |
| 1992 | Villa Clara | Pinar del Río |
| 1993 | Ciego de Ávila | Santiago de Cuba |
| 1994 | Ciudad de La Habana | Santiago de Cuba |
| 1995 | Pinar del Río | Ciego de Ávila |
| 1996 | Villa Clara | Cienfuegos |
| 1997 | Villa Clara | Pinar del Río |
| 1998 | Ciudad de La Habana | Villa Clara |
| 1999–00 | Pinar del Río | Ciudad de La Habana |
| 2000–01 | Ciudad de La Habana | Villa Clara |
| 2001–02 | Pinar del Río | Granma |
| 2002–03 | Villa Clara | Ciudad de La Habana |
| 2003 | Pinar del Río | Villa Clara |
| 2004–05 | Villa Clara | Pinar del Río |
| 2005–06 | Holguín | Ciudad de La Habana |
| 2006–07 | Pinar del Río | Villa Clara |
| 2007–08 | Cienfuegos | Ciudad de La Habana |
| 2008–09 | Cienfuegos | Villa Clara |
| 2009–10 | Ciego de Ávila | Camagüey |
| 2010–11 | Villa Clara | Guantánamo |
| 2011–12 | Villa Clara | Camagüey |
| 2013 | Villa Clara | Pinar del Río |
| 2014 | Ciego de Ávila | Villa Clara |
| 2015 | Camagüey | Cienfuegos |
| 2016 | Villa Clara | Guantánamo |
| 2017 | Santiago de Cuba | Camagüey |
| 2018 | Santiago de Cuba | Ciego de Ávila |
| 2019 | Santiago de Cuba | La Habana |
| 2019–20 | Abandoned due to COVID-19 | |
| 2020–21 | Not held due to COVID-19 | |
| 2022 | Artemisa | Santiago de Cuba |
| 2023 | Cienfuegos | Holguín |
| 2024 | ||
Performance by club
[edit]| Club | City | Titles | Seasons won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Villa Clara | Villa Clara | 14 | 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1992, 1996, 1997, 2002–03, 2004–05, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2013, 2016 |
| Centro Gallego | La Habana | 8 | 1931, 1932, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1945, 1947 |
| Real Iberia | La Habana | 8 | 1917, 1918, 1922, 1923, 1926, 1928, 1929, 1934 |
| Juventud Asturiana | La Habana | 7 | 1927, 1933, 1935, 1936, 1941, 1944, 1948 |
| Pinar del Río | Pinar del Río | 7 | 1987, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1991–92, 1995, 1999–00, 2006–07 |
| Camagüey | Camagüey | 6 | 1968, 1969, 1970, 1975, 1977, 2015 |
| Ciudad de La Habana | La Habana | 6 | 1978–79, 1979, 1984, 1994, 1998, 2000–01 |
| San Francisco | La Habana | 6 | 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1957 |
| Cienfuegos | Cienfuegos | 5 | 1985, 1990–91, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2023 |
| Ciego de Ávila | Ciego de Ávila | 5 | 1993, 2001–02, 2003, 2009–10, 2014 |
| Hispano América | La Habana | 5 | 1915, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1950 |
| Industriales | La Habana | 4 | 1963, 1964, 1972, 1973 |
| La Habana | La Habana | 4 | 1916, 1965, 1966, 1967 |
| Deportivo Mordazo | La Habana | 3 | 1958, 1959, 1961 |
| Santiago de Cuba | Santiago de Cuba | 3 | 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| Azucareros | Las Villas | 2 | 1974, 1976 |
| Puentes Grandes | La Habana | 2 | 1942, 1943 |
| Rovers Athletic | La Habana | 2 | 1912, 1914 |
| Artemisa | Guanajay | 1 | 2022 |
| Casino Español | La Habana | 1 | 1956 |
| El Cerro | La Habana | 1 | 1960 |
| Deportivo Español | Santiago de Cuba | 1 | 1930 |
| Diablos Rojos | Santiago de Cuba | 1 | 1949 |
| Fortuna | La Habana | 1 | 1925 |
| SC Hatüey | La Habana | 1 | 1913 |
| Holguín | Holguín | 1 | 2005–06 |
| Olimpia | La Habana | 1 | 1924 |
Best scorers
[edit]- Source: [3]
Multiple hat-tricks
[edit]| Rank | Country | Player | Hat-tricks |
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Geovanni Ayala | 6 |
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Sánder Fernández | 5 |
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Reinier Alcantara | 2 |
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Disney Aquino | ||
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Lester More | ||
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Hensi Muñoz | ||
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Yoandri Punga | ||
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Ciprian Alfonso | 1 |
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Ruslan Batista | ||
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Maikel Celada | ||
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Kanier Dranget | ||
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Maykel Galindo | ||
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Andro Martinez | ||
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Osmani Montero | ||
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Eduardo Morales | ||
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Jensy Muñoz | ||
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Yaisniel Napoles | ||
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Ramon Ocaña | ||
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Diosney Pez | ||
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Yordanis Tielves |
References
[edit]- ^ Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol – FIFA
- ^ Schöggl, Hans; Jelínek, Radek (13 June 2013). "Cuba – List of Champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
- ^ Cuba – List of Topscorers – RSSSF
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