1999–2000 Cuban National Series

The 39th Cuban National Series was marked by Santiago de Cuba's remarkable postseason run to win its second straight National Series. Under the direction of manager Higinio Vélez, the Avispas won eleven straight games in the playoffs, sweeping Camagüey, Granma and finally Pinar del Río.

Standings

Group A

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB
Pinar del Río	59	31	.655	-
Metropolitanos	46	44	.511	13
Isla de la Juventud	42	48	.466	17
Matanzas	39	51	.433	20

Group B

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB
Industriales	57	33	.633	-
Sancti Spíritus	39	51	.433	18
La Habana	35	55	.388	22
Cienfuegos	34	56	.377	23

Group C

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB
Villa Clara	53	37	.588	-
Camagüey	52	38	.577	1
Ciego de Ávila	46	44	.511	7
Las Tunas	32	58	.355	21

Group D

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB
Santiago de Cuba	62	28	.688	-
Granma	53	37	.588	9
Holguín	40	50	.444	22
Guantánamo	31	59	.344	31

Source:^[1]

Playoffs

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Finals

A1

Pinar del Río

3

A3

Isla de la Juventud

1

A1

Pinar del Río

4

West

B1

Industriales

3

B1

Industriales

3

A2

Metropolitanos

2

A1

Pinar del Río

0

D1

Santiago de Cuba

4

D1

Santiago de Cuba

3

C2

Camagüey

0

D1

Santiago de Cuba

4

East

D2

Granma

0

C1

Villa Clara

0

D2

Granma

3

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)

1999–2000 Cuban National Series

Standings

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Playoffs

References

Further reading