Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol de Cuba
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Organising body | Villa Clara (14) |
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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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- FC Villa Clara
- 2011–12: FC Villa Clara
- 2013: FC Villa Clara
- 2014: FC Ciego de Ávila
- 2015: FC Camagüey
- 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 |
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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]
Multiple hat-tricks
Rank | Country | Player | Hat-tricks |
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1 | Geovanni Ayala | 6 | |
2 | Sánder Fernández | 5 | |
3 | Reinier Alcantara | 2 | |
Disney Aquino | |||
Lester More
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Hensi Muñoz | |||
Yoandri Punga | |||
8 | Ciprian Alfonso | 1 | |
Ruslan Batista | |||
Maikel Celada | |||
Kanier Dranget | |||
Maykel Galindo | |||
Andro Martinez | |||
Osmani Montero | |||
Eduardo Morales | |||
Jensy Muñoz | |||
Yaisniel Napoles | |||
Ramon Ocaña | |||
Diosney Pez | |||
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