1997–98 Cuban National Series

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Pinar del Río won its second straight Cuban National Series. Perennial cellar-dwellers Guantánamo and Ciego de Ávila made the playoffs, where they were promptly swept in three games.

Standings

Group A

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB
Pinar del Río	56	34	.622	-
Metropolitanos	52	38	.577	4
Isla de la Juventud	46	44	.511	10
Matanzas	39	51	.433	17

Group B

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB
La Habana	54	36	.600	-
Industriales	47	43	.522	7
Sancti Spíritus	27	63	.300	27
Cienfuegos	27	63	.300	27

Group C

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB
Camagüey	57	33	.633	-
Ciego de Ávila	57	33	.633	-
Villa Clara	47	43	.522	11
Las Tunas	32	58	.355	25

Group D

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB
Santiago de Cuba	61	28	.685	-
Guantánamo	52	38	.578	9.5
Holguín	34	55	.382	27
Granma	31	59	.344	30.5

Source:^[1]

Playoffs

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Finals

A1

Pinar del Río

3

B2

Industriales

1

A1

Pinar del Río

4

West

B1

Habana

3

B1

Habana

3

A2

Metropolitanos

2

A1

Pinar del Río

4

D1

Santiago de Cuba

1

C1

Camagüey

3

C2

Ciego de Ávila

0

C1

Camagüey

3

East

D1

Santiago de Cuba

4

D1

Santiago de Cuba

3

D2

Guantánamo

0

References

^ "Las 40 primeras Series Nacionales". Granma (in Spanish). Archived from the original on December 27, 2014.

v t e Cuban National Series
Promotion to Cuban Elite League
Teams (founded)	Artemisa (2011) Camagüey (1977) Ciego de Ávila (1977) Cienfuegos (1977) Granma (1977) Guantánamo (1977) Holguín (1977) Industriales (Havana) (1961) Isla de la Juventud (1977) Las Tunas (1977) Matanzas (1992) Mayabeque (2011) Pinar del Río (1992) Sancti Spíritus (1977) Santiago de Cuba (1977) Villa Clara (1961)
Defunct teams	La Habana Province Metropolitanos (Havana) Agricultores Azucareros Camagüey Centrales Citricultores Forestales Ganaderos Granjeros Habana Henequeneros Las Villas Mineros Occidentales Oriente/Orientales Vegueros
Seasons	1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2022 2023
Awards	Most Valuable Player Rookie of the Year
List of champions (1961–2022)

Standings

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Playoffs

References

Further reading