2001–02 Cuban National Series

The 41st Cuban National Series saw a surprise champion, as Holguín engineered a strong season to edge Santiago de Cuba and win Group C. The Sabuesos then upended Camagüey, Villa Clara and finally Sancti Spíritus—in a 2-1 seventh game—to take their first title.

Regular season standings

Western zone

Group A
Team	W	L	PCT.	GB
Pinar del Río	64	26	.711	-
Isla de Juventud	51	39	.567	13
Matanzas	48	42	.533	16
Metropolitanos	31	59	.344	33

**Group B**
Team	W	L	PCT.	GB
Sancti Spíritus	53	37	.589	-
Industriales	49	41	.544	4
La Habana	45	45	.500	8
Cienfuegos	33	57	.367	20

Eastern zone

**Group C**
Team	W	L	PCT.	GB
Villa Clara	54	36	.600	-
Camagüey	44	46	.489	10
Ciego de Avila	42	48	.467	12
Las Tunas	23	67	.256	31

**Group D**
Team	W	L	PCT.	GB
Holguín	55	35	.611	-
Santiago de Cuba	54	36	.600	1
Granma	38	52	.422	17
Guantánamo	36	54	.400	19

Source:^[1]

Playoffs

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Finals

A1

Pinar del Río

3

B2

Industriales

1

A1

Pinar del Río

2

West

B1

Sancti Spíritus

4

B1

Sancti Spíritus

3

A2

Isla de la Juventud

2

B1

Sancti Spíritus

3

D1

Holguín

4

C1

Villa Clara

3

D2

Santiago de Cuba

1

C1

Villa Clara

2

East

D1

Holguín

4

D1

Holguín

3

C2

Camagüey

1

References

↑ "41 Serie Nacional de Béisbol". Granma (in Spanish). Archived from the original on December 27, 2014. Retrieved 2014-12-27.

[1] "41 Serie Nacional de Béisbol". Granma (in Spanish). Archived from the original on December 27, 2014. Retrieved 2014-12-27.

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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	Metropolitanos (Havana) Agricultores Azucareros Camagüey Centrales Citricultores Forestales Ganaderos Granjeros Habana Henequeneros Las Villas Mineros Occidentales Oriente/Orientales Vegueros
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Awards	Most Valuable Player Rookie of the Year
List of champions (1961–2022)