2023–24 Cuban Elite League

The 2023–24 Cuban Elite League was the second edition of the tournament. After only one season, the format of the tournament was reorganized completely; this year, the league would include the top six regular-season teams from the 2023 Cuban National Series, rather than the amalgamation of National Series teams that was seen in the 2022–23 campaign.[1][2]

2023–24 Cuban Elite League
Liga Elite del Béisbol Cubano 2023–24
LeagueCuban Elite League
SportBaseball
Duration7 November – 25 December
Number of games40
Number of teams6
Regular season
Best recordMatanzas (25–15)
Postseason
Finals championsMatanzas (1st LEB title)
  Runners-upCazadores de Artemisa
LEB seasons
← 2022–23
2024–25 →

The tournament began on November 7, and the regular season finished on December 25; the final game of the playoffs was played on January 23 with Matanzas beating Artemisa.

Participating teams

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Six clubs competed in the 2023–24 season after qualifying from the Cuban National Series.[3]

Location of the 2023–24 Cuban Elite League teams
Team Location Stadium Capacity SNB
Position
First season
in LEB
No. of seasons
of current spell
in LEB
Top
division
titles
Most
recent top
division title
Ref.
Cocodrilos Matanzas Estadio Victoria de Girón 22,000 6th 2023–24 1 1 2019–20 [4]
Industriales Havana Estadio Latinoamericano 55,000 5th 2023–24 1 12 2009–10 [5]
Avispas Santiago de Cuba Estadio Guillermón Moncada 25,000 2nd 2023–24 1 8 2007–08 [6]
Gallos Sancti Spíritus Estadio José Antonio Huelga 13,000 4th 2023–24 1 1 1978–79 [7]
Leñadores Las Tunas Estadio Julio Antonio Mella 13,000 1st 2023–24 1 1 2018–19 [8]
Cazadores Artemisa Estadio 26 de Julio 6,000 3rd 2023–24 1 0 [9]

Regular season standings

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Team G W L Pct. GB Home Road
Matanzas 40 25 15 .625 - 16-4 19–11
Artemisa 40 21 19 .525 4 12-8 9–11
Industriales 40 21 19 .525 4 11-9 10-10
Las Tunas 40 20 20 .500 5 11-9 9–11
Sancti Spíritus 40 18 22 .450 7 13-7 5–15
Santiago de Cuba 40 15 25 .375 10 11-9 4–16

Source:[10]

Playoffs

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Semifinals Final
      
1 Matanzas 4
4 Las Tunas 2
1 Matanzas 4
2 Artemisa 2
2 Artemisa 4
3 Industriales 1

League leaders

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Source:[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Inicia hoy Liga Élite del Béisbol Cubano" (in Spanish). Radio Rebelde. November 7, 2023.
  2. ^ "Cuban Baseball Elite League begins". Radio Habana Cuba. November 7, 2023.
  3. ^ "II Liga Elite del Béisbol Cubano 2023-2024". BeisbolenCuba.com (in Spanish).
  4. ^ "Matanzas". Cuban National Series Official Website (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Industriales". Cuban National Series Official Website (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Sancti Spíritus". Cuban National Series Official Website (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Sancti Spíritus". Cuban National Series Official Website (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  8. ^ "Las Tunas". Cuban National Series Official Website (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  9. ^ "Artemisa". Cuban National Series Official Website (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  10. ^ "Clasificatoria / II Liga Elite del Béisbol Cubano 2023-2024". BeisbolEnCuba.com (in Spanish). Retrieved April 21, 2024.
  11. ^ "Estadísticas individuales de la etapa Clasificatoria". BeisbolEnCuba.com (in Spanish). Retrieved April 21, 2024.