1977–78 Cuban National Series

The 1977–78 Cuban National Series was a watershed in that it coincided with Cuba's administrative restructuring of 1977, which created fourteen provinces. Pinar del Río's Vegueros won the title, with a slim victory over Havana's Industriales.

Restructuring

Teams were renamed along these lines, many taking the names of their new locations.

Three provinces kept two teams:

Additionally, the special administrative area of Isla de la Juventud had its own team, despite not being a province.

This league structure survives today in a similar form.

Standings

Team W L Pct. GB
Vegueros (Pinar del Río) 36 14 .720 -
Industriales 35 16 .686
Camagüey 30 21 .588
Forestales (Pinar del Río) 29 21 .580 7
Metropolitanos 28 21 .571
Villa Clara 28 21 .571
Cienfuegos 29 22 .568
Guantánamo 28 22 .560 8
Ciego de Ávila 26 23 .530 9
Citricultores (Matanzas) 27 24 .529
Granma 25 25 .500 11
Santiago de Cuba 25 25 .500 11
La Habana 21 26 .446 13½
Holguín 22 28 .440 14
Sancti Spíritus 20 30 .400 16
Henequeneros (Matanzas) 16 30 .347 18
Las Tunas 12 37 .244 23½
Isla de Pinos 10 41 .196 26½

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