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.

Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol de Cuba
Organising bodyAsociación de Fútbol de Cuba
Founded1912; 112 years ago (1912)
First season1912
CountryCuba
ConfederationCONCACAF
Number of teams16
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

Competition format

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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

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2024 season

Source: [1]

Previous winners

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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]

Performance by club

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ClubCityTitlesLast title
FC Villa ClaraVilla Clara142016
Club Deportivo Centro GallegoLa Habana81947
Iberia/Real IberiaLa Habana81934
Juventud AsturianaLa Habana71948
FC Pinar del RíoPinar del Río72006
FC Ciudad de La HabanaLa Habana62000
Deportivo San FranciscoLa Habana61957
FC CienfuegosCienfuegos52023
FC Ciego de ÁvilaCiego de Ávila52014
GranjerosCamagüey51977
Hispano AméricaLa Habana51950
IndustrialesLa Habana41973
La Habana/La Habana FCLa Habana41967
Deportivo MordazoLa Habana31961
Santiago de CubaSantiago de Cuba32019
AzucarerosLas Villas21976
Deportivo Puentes GrandesLa Habana21943
Rovers ACLa Habana21914
FC ArtemisaGuanajay12022
FC CamagüeyCamagüey12015
Casino EspañolLa Habana11956
CerroLa Habana11960
Deportivo EspañolSantiago de Cuba11930
Diablos RojosSantiago de Cuba11949
FortunaLa Habana11925
CD HatüeyLa Habana11913
FC HolguínHolguín12005
OlimpiaLa Habana11924

Best scorers

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

Multiple hat-tricks

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RankCountryPlayerHat-tricks
1 Geovanni Ayala6
2 Sánder Fernández5
3 Reinier Alcantara2
Disney Aquino
Lester More
Hensi Muñoz
Yoandri Punga
8 Ciprian Alfonso1
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

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  1. ^ Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol – FIFA
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Cuba – List of Topscorers – RSSSF