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.
| 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 | |
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
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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; San Juan de los 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)
Previous winners
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]
- 1912: Rovers AC (La Habana)
- 1913: CD Hatuey (La Habana)
- 1914: Rovers AC (La Habana)
- 1915: Hispano América (La Habana)
- 1916: La Habana FC
- 1917: Iberia (La Habana)
- 1918: Iberia (La Habana)
- 1919: Hispano América (La Habana)
- 1920: Hispano América (La Habana)
- 1921: Hispano América (La Habana)
- 1922: Iberia (La Habana)
- 1923: Iberia (La Habana)
- 1924: Olimpia (Manzanillo)
- 1925: Fortuna (Güines)
- 1926: Real Iberia (La Habana)
- 1927: Juventud Asturiana (La Habana)
- 1928: Real Iberia (La Habana)
- 1929: Real Iberia (La Habana)
- 1930: Deportivo Español
- 1931: DC Gallego (La Habana)
- 1932: DC Gallego (La Habana)
- 1933: Juventud Asturiana (La Habana)
- 1934: Real Iberia (La Habana)
- 1935: Juventud Asturiana (La Habana)
- 1936: Juventud Asturiana (La Habana)
- 1937: DC Gallego (La Habana)
- 1938: DC Gallego (La Habana)
- 1939: DC Gallego (La Habana)
- 1940: DC Gallego (La Habana)
- 1941: Juventud Asturiana (La Habana)
- 1942: Deportivo Puentes Grandes
- 1943: Deportivo Puentes Grandes
- 1944: Juventud Asturiana (La Habana)
- 1945: DC Gallego (La Habana)
- 1946: no championship
- 1947: DC Gallego (La Habana)
- 1948: Juventud Asturiana (La Havane)
- 1949: Diablos Rojos (Santiago de Cuba)
- 1950: Hispano América (La Habana)
- 1951: Deportivo San Francisco
- 1952: Deportivo San Francisco
- 1953: Deportivo San Francisco
- 1954: Deportivo San Francisco
- 1955: Deportivo San Francisco
- 1956: Casino Español
- 1957: Deportivo San Francisco
- 1958: Deportivo Mordazo
- 1959: Deportivo Mordazo
- 1960: Cerro (Havane)
- 1961: Deportivo Mordazo
- 1962: no championship
- 1963: Industriales (La Habana)
- 1964: Industriales (La Habana)
- 1965: FC La Habana
- 1966: FC La Habana
- 1967: FC La Habana
- 1968: Granjeros
- 1969: Granjeros
- 1970: Granjeros
- 1971: no championship
- 1972: Industriales (La Habana)
- 1973: Industriales (La Habana)
- 1974: Azucareros
- 1975: Granjeros
- 1976: Azucareros
- 1977: Granjeros
- 1978–79: FC Ciudad de La Habana
- 1979: FC Ciudad de La Habana
- 1980: FC Villa Clara
- 1981: FC Villa Clara
- 1982: FC Villa Clara
- 1983: FC Villa Clara
- 1984: FC Ciudad de La Habana
- 1985: FC Cienfuegos
- 1986: FC Villa Clara
- 1987: FC Pinar del Río
- 1988–89: FC Pinar del Río
- 1989–90: FC Pinar del Río
- 1990–91: FC Cienfuegos
- 1991–92: FC Pinar del Río
- 1992: FC Villa Clara
- 1993: FC Ciego de Ávila
- 1994: FC Ciudad de La Habana
- 1995: FC Pinar del Río
- 1996: FC Villa Clara
- 1997: FC Villa Clara
- 1998: FC Ciudad de La Habana
- 1999–00: FC Pinar del Río
- 2000–01: FC Ciudad de La Habana
- 2001–02: FC Pinar del Río
- 2002–03: FC Villa Clara
- 2003: FC Pinar del Río
- 2004–05: FC Villa Clara
- 2005–06: FC Holguín
- 2006–07: FC Pinar del Río
- 2007–08: FC Cienfuegos
- 2008–09: FC Cienfuegos
- 2009–10: FC Ciego de Ávila
- 2010–11: FC Villa Clara
- 2011–12: FC Villa Clara
- 2013: FC Villa Clara
- 2014: FC Ciego de Ávila
- 2015: FC Camagüey
- 2016: FC Villa Clara
- 2017: Santiago de Cuba
- 2018: Santiago de Cuba
- 2019: Santiago de Cuba
- 2019–20: Abandoned due to COVID-19
- 2020–21: Not held due to COVID-19
- 2022: Artemisa
- 2023: Cienfuegos
Performance by club
| Club | City | Titles | Last title |
|---|---|---|---|
| FC Villa Clara | Villa Clara | 14 | 2016 |
| Club Deportivo Centro Gallego | La Habana | 8 | 1947 |
| Iberia/Real Iberia | La Habana | 8 | 1934 |
| Juventud Asturiana | La Habana | 7 | 1948 |
| FC Pinar del Río | Pinar del Río | 7 | 2006 |
| FC Ciudad de La Habana | La Habana | 6 | 2000 |
| Deportivo San Francisco | La Habana | 6 | 1957 |
| FC Cienfuegos | Cienfuegos | 5 | 2023 |
| FC Ciego de Ávila | Ciego de Ávila | 5 | 2014 |
| Granjeros | Camagüey | 5 | 1977 |
| Hispano América | La Habana | 5 | 1950 |
| Industriales | La Habana | 4 | 1973 |
| La Habana/La Habana FC | La Habana | 4 | 1967 |
| Deportivo Mordazo | La Habana | 3 | 1961 |
| Santiago de Cuba | Santiago de Cuba | 3 | 2019 |
| Azucareros | Las Villas | 2 | 1976 |
| Deportivo Puentes Grandes | La Habana | 2 | 1943 |
| Rovers AC | La Habana | 2 | 1914 |
| FC Artemisa | Guanajay | 1 | 2022 |
| FC Camagüey | Camagüey | 1 | 2015 |
| Casino Español | La Habana | 1 | 1956 |
| Cerro | La Habana | 1 | 1960 |
| Deportivo Español | Santiago de Cuba | 1 | 1930 |
| Diablos Rojos | Santiago de Cuba | 1 | 1949 |
| Fortuna | La Habana | 1 | 1925 |
| CD Hatüey | La Habana | 1 | 1913 |
| FC Holguín | Holguín | 1 | 2005 |
| Olimpia | La Habana | 1 | 1924 |
Best scorers
- Source: [3]
| Year | Best scorers | Team | Goals |
| 1978–79 | Urbano Ankle | FC Las Tunas | 14 |
| 1979 |  Roberto Maya-Pereira Regino Delgado Ramón Núñez Carlos Azcuy | FC Villa Clara FC Villa Clara FC Las Tunas FC Ciudad de La Habana | 7 |
| 1980 | Regino Delgado | FC Villa Clara | 9 |
| 1981 | Agustín Pérez | FC Camagüey | 8 |
| 1982 | Roberto Maya-Pereira Dagoberto "El Tibi" Lara | FC Villa Clara FC Cienfuegos | 8 |
| 1983 | Frank Perez Espinosa | FC Cienfuegos | 9 |
| 1984 | Andrés Roldan | FC Cienfuegos | 14 |
| 1985 | Roberto Maya-Pereira | FC Villa Clara | 19 |
| 1986 | Osvaldo Alonso | FC Pinar del Río | 19 |
| 1987 | Guillermo Matos | FC Cienfuegos | 14 |
| 1988–89 | Frank Perez Espinosa Raimundo "Ruso" García | FC Cienfuegos FC Pinar del Río | 6 |
| 1989–90 | Raul Depestre | FC Villa Clara | 7 |
| 1990–91 | Camilo Kindelán William Sánchez | FC Ciudad de La Habana FC Santiago de Cuba | 5 |
| 1991–92 | Raimundo "Ruso" García | FC Pinar del Río | 5 |
| 1992 | Ariel Betancourt | FC Villa Clara | 8 |
| 1993 | Reemberto Piedra | FC Ciego de Ávila | 5 |
| 1994 | Raimundo "Ruso" García | FC Pinar del Río | 7 |
| 1995 | Raimundo "Ruso" García | FC Pinar del Río | 4 |
| 1996 | Osmín Hernández | FC Pinar del Río | 7 |
| 1997 | Osmín Hernández | FC Pinar del Río | 5 |
| 1998 | Ariel Betancourt | FC Villa Clara | 14 |
| 1999–00 | Lester Moré | FC Ciego de Ávila | 13 |
| 2000–01 | Ariel Betancourt | FC Villa Clara | 19 |
| 2001–02 | Ariel Betancourt | FC Villa Clara | 17 |
| 2002–03 | Serguei Prado | FC Villa Clara | 22 |
| 2003 | Lester Moré | FC Ciego de Ávila | 32 |
| 2004–05 | Serguei Prado | FC Villa Clara | 17 |
| 2005–06 | Yordanis Tielves | FC Matanzas | 11 |
| 2006–07 | Alexei Zuáznabar | FC Guantánamo | 15 |
| 2007–08 | Geovanni Ayala | FC Las Tunas | 22 |
| 2008–09 | Maykel Celada Osmani Montero | FC Las Tunas FC Camagüey | 16 |
| 2009–10 | Sánder Fernández | FC Ciego de Ávila | 29 |
| 2011 | Aliannis Urgellés | FC Guantánamo | |
| 2012 | Roberto Linares | FC Villa Clara | 12 |
| 2013 | Yénier Márquez | FC Villa Clara | 16 |
| 2014 | Yoandri Puga | FC Villa Clara | 13 |
| 2015 | Sánder Fernández | FC Ciego de Ávila | 15 |
| 2016 | Sánder Fernández | FC Ciego de Ávila | 16 |
| 2017 | Sánder Fernández | FC Ciego de Ávila | 13 |
| 2018 | Ruslan Batista | CF Granma | 11 |
| Allan Pérez | FC Ciego de Avila | ||
| 2019 | Jorge Villalón | FC Santiago de Cuba | 15 |
| 2019-20 | Sánder Fernández | FC Ciego de Ávila | 19 |
| 2022 | Yasnay Rivero | FC Artemisa | 21 |
| 2023 | Cristian Carlos Valiente | FC Holguín | 12 |
Multiple hat-tricks
| Rank | Country | Player | Hat-tricks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
Geovanni Ayala | 6 |
| 2 | |
Sánder Fernández | 5 |
| 3 | |
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 | ||
| 8 | |
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
- 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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