Santiago de Cuba (Serie Nacional)

Santiago de Cuba have been a successful team in the Cuban Serie Nacional since debuting in 1977, winning eight league titles. Two of Cuba's all-time greats, Antonio Pacheco and Orestes Kindelan, led the team from the mid-1980s until 2001.

Team nickname is the Avispas (Wasps).

Year-by-Year Record

Year	Record	Manager	Post Season
1977-78	25-25	Francisco Escaurido
1978-79	23-28	Frangel Reynaldo
1979-80	35-16	Manuel Miyar	Champions
1980-81	25-26	Manuel Miyar
1981-82	21-30	Manuel Miyar
1982-83	24-25	Jose Carrillo
1983-84	47-28	Manuel Miyar
1984-85	45-30	Manuel Miyar
1985-86	34-14	Higinio Vélez	3rd place (t)
1986-87	35-13	Higinio Vélez	2nd place
1987-88	40-8	Higinio Vélez	2nd place (t)
1988-89	29-19	Higinio Vélez	Champions
1989-90	36-12	Higinio Vélez	Runners-up
1990-91	33-15	Armando Calzadilla	Lost in 1st round
1991-92	26-22	Higinio Vélez
1992-93	41-24	Frangel Reynaldo	Lost in 1st round
1993-94	43-22	Frangel Reynaldo	Lost in 1st round
1994-95	37-28	Frangel Reynaldo
1995-96	40-25	Higinio Vélez	Lost in 1st round
1996-97	49-16	Higinio Vélez	Lost in 1st round
1997-98	61-28	Higinio Vélez	Runners-up
1998-99	46-44	Higinio Vélez	Champions
1999-00	62-28	Higinio Vélez	Champions
2000-01	55-35	Higinio Vélez	Champions
2001-02	54-36	Higinio Vélez	Lost in 1st round
2002-03	44-46	Frangel Reynaldo	Lost in 1st round
2003-04	53-37	Frangel Reynaldo	Lost in semi-finals
2004-05	55-35	Antonio Pacheco	Champions
2005-06	56-34	Antonio Pacheco	Runners-up
2006-07	57-32	Antonio Pacheco	Champions
2007-08	61-29	Antonio Pacheco	Champions
2008-09	57-33	Antonio Pacheco	Lost in 1st round
2009-10	48-41	Antonio Pacheco	Lost in 1st round
2010-11	45-45	Antonio Pacheco
2011-12	53-43	Alcides Sánchez
2012-13	18-27	Alcides Sánchez
2013-14	36-51	Luis Larduet
2014-15	21-24	Luis Larduet
2015-16	15-30	Alcides Sánchez
2016-17	14-30	Reutilio Hurtado
2017-18	21-24	Orestes Kindelán
2018-19	25-20	Eriberto Rosales
2019-20	47-43	Eriberto Rosales
2020-21	43-32	Eriberto Rosales	Lost in 1st rnd
2021-22
2022-23	45-29	Eddy Cajigal	Lost in semifinals

Note: There were no playoffs prior to 1985. The top team in the regular-season was named champion.