Cuban National Series
The series Nacional de Béisbol (Spanish for National Baseball Championship) is the local amateur baseball championship in Cuba. It was founded after the dissolution of the professional league as a result of the Cuban Revolution.
League structure
From 1993, the league consisted of 16 teams, due to the division of the province of La Habana from the 2011-2012 season from 17 teams, with each team representing a province in Cuba. Each player will compete for his home team. The capital Havana is two teams. There, the top players usually play for Industriales, which is traditionally strongest team in the league. Other strong teams Santiago de Cuba, Pinar del Río and Villa Clara.
The 90 games complete season lasts from November to March. Then play the best eight teams in a play-off for the championship.