Águilas Cibaeñas

• Location: Santiago
• League: Dominican League 1951-present
• Stadium: Estadio Cibao

Team history

Formed in 1936, the Águilas Cibaeñas, frequently referred to simply as Águilas (Eagles), have been one of the dominant teams in Dominican League history. Stationed out of Santiago, they play their home games in Estadio Cibao. The Águilas won 22 Dominican League titles through 2022-2023, only one less than archrival Licey Tigers for the most. They also have won six Caribbean World Series - 1997, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2007 and 2021 (second all-time through 2021). Numerous major league stars have played on the team through the years.

Year-by-Year Record

Year	Record	Manager	Playoffs
1951	27-27	Rafael Valdez/Martin Dihigo
1952	32-21	Rodolfo Fernandez	Champions
1953	31-23	Rodolfo Fernandez / Bill Cash	Runner Up
1954	11-37	Bill Cash / Luis Rodríguez Olmo
1955-56	30-23	Larry Shepard
1956-57	29-23	John Fitzpatrick	Semi Final
1957-58	20-31	Frank Oceak
1958-59	26-34	Frank Oceak	Semi Final
1959-60	31-28	Cal Ermer	Semi Final
1960-61	23-24	Vicente Escarpate	Runner Up
1963-64	38-19	Gene Baker	Runner Up
1964-65	27-26	Al Widmar	Champions
1966-67	34-24	Hardy Peterson	Champions
1967-68	26-34	Al Widmar	Semi Final
1968-69	24-24	Julian Javier	Semi Final
1969-70	26-25	Don Leppert	Runner Up
1970-71	25-34	Ozzie Virgil Sr.
1971-72	28-31	Ozzie Virgil Sr.	Champions
1972-73	31-24	Dave Ricketts	Semi Final
1973-74	26-32	Julian Javier / Del Wilber	Runner Up
1974-75	28-28	Al Widmar	Champions
1975-76	36-24	Tim Murtaugh	Champions
1976-77	35-25	Tim Murtaugh / Johnny Lipon	Runner Up
1977-78	32-27	Roberto Pena / Johnny Lipon	Champions
1978-79	35-24	Johnny Lipon	Champions
1979-80	29-31	Johnny Lipon	Semi Final
1980-81	26-34	Ozzie Virgil / Winston Llenas	Runner Up
1981-82	36-24	Winston Llenas	Semi Final
1982-83	33-26	Winston Llenas	Runner Up
1983-84	42-28	Winston Llenas	Runner Up
1984-85	21-39	Winston Llenas
1985-86	31-29	Winston Llenas	Champions
1986-87	25-22	Winston Llenas	Champions
1987-88	35-25	Winston Llenas
1988-89	32-28	Winston Llenas
1989-90	25-23	Jack Lind	Runner Up
1990-91	24-24	Victor Ramirez / Rick Adair
1991-92	22-26	Brian Graham
1992-93	29-17	Julian Javier / Miguel Dilone	Champions
1993-94	27-21	Miguel Dilone	Runner Up
1994-95	28-20	Miguel Dilone	Runner Up
1995-96	26-21	Terry Francona	Champions
1996-97	32-16	Mike Quade	Champions
1997-98	26-24	Tony Pena	Champions
1998-99	39-22	Tony Pena	Semi Final
1999-00	30-18	Tony Pena	Champions
2000-01	32-18	Felix Fermin	Champions
2001-02	30-17	Felix Fermin	Runner Up
2002-03	33-17	Felix Fermin	Champions
2003-04	28-22	Felix Fermin
2004-05	30-19	Felix Fermin	Champions
2005-06	27-23	Felix Fermin	Runner Up
2006-07	31-19	Felix Fermin	Champions
2007-08	24-24	Felix Fermin	Champions
2008-09	26-24	Felix Fermin
2009-10	25-25	Rick Sweet / Tony Pena
2010-11	24-25	Tony Pena / Felix Fermin
2011-12	30-20	Felix Fermin	Runner Up
2012-13	32-17	Felix Fermin	Runner Up
2013-14	31-19	Felix Fermin
2014-15	30-20	Andy Barkett / Miguel Tejada
2015-16	22-28	Andy Barkett / Felix Fermin
2016-17	25-25	Felix Fermin / Manny Acta	Runner Up
2017-18	27-23	Lino Rivera	Champions
2018-19	22-28	Lino Rivera / Rodney Linares
2019-20	24-26	Omar Lopez / Felix Fermin
2020-21	16-14	Felix Fermin	Champions
2021-22	20-20	Felix Fermin

Caribbean Series Appearances

• 1972: 2nd place (t)
• 1975: 2nd place (t)
• 1976: 3rd place (t)
• 1978: 2nd place (t)
• 1979: 2nd place
• 1986: 2nd place (t)
• 1987: 2nd place
• 1993: 2nd place
• 1996: 3rd place
• 1997: Champions
• 1998: Champions
• 2000: 2nd place
• 2001: Champions
• 2003: Champions
• 2005: 2nd place (t)
• 2007: Champions
• 2008: 2nd place
• 2018: Runner up
• 2021: Champions

Retired Numbers

• 1 - Miguel Dilone
• 3 - Winston Llenas
• 9 - Roberto Peña
• 10 - Frank Taveras and Felix Fermin
• 14 - Tony Peña
• 18 - Stan Javier
• 24 - Arturo Peña
• 25 - Julian Javier
• 29 - Julio Martinez
• 32 - Nino Espinosa

Notable Players

• Martin Dihigo
• Manny Ramírez
• Miguel Tejada