2025 Liga Nacional de Cuba

Liga Nacional de Cuba
Season2025
Dates6 March 2025 – 13 December 2025
Country Cuba
Teams16
ChampionsFC La Habana
Runner upSantiago de Cuba
Matches110
Goals197 (1.79 per match)
Top goalscorerCuba Randy Valier
(14 goals)
Biggest home winLa Habana 8-2 Las Tunas December 10, 2025
Biggest away winGranma 0-6 Guantanamo June 14, 2025
Highest scoringLa Habana 8-2 Las Tunas December 10, 2025
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The 2025 Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Cuba was the 108th season of the Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol de Cuba, the top division football competition in Cuba. Both the Apertura and Clausura tournaments were won by FC La Habana, the first time they've won the league in 24 years.[1] The tournament was temporality delayed during the Clausura due to Hurricane Melissa going through the island.[2][3]

Apertura

This season, 4 groups, A, B, C, and D, were created, with 4 teams in each group, where each team in each group played each other 4 times, for a total of 12 games (unless there was game cancellation), with the first round starting on Saturday, March 8.[4]

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 La Habana 11 7 3 1 21 12 +9 24 Advance to Clausura
2 Artemisa 12 4 4 4 18 19 −1 16 Advance to Clausura Qualifiers
3 Isla de La Juventud 11 3 2 6 8 14 −6 11
4 Pinar del Río 10 2 3 5 11 13 −2 9
Source: SofaScore

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Cienfuegos 12 6 4 2 20 11 +9 22 Advance to Clausura
2 Villa Clara 12 6 4 2 16 7 +9 22 Advance to Clausura Qualifiers
3 Matanzas 12 3 3 6 10 13 −3 12
4 Mayabeque 12 2 3 7 11 26 −15 9
Source: SofaScore

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Las Tunas 12 7 1 4 20 13 +7 22 Advance to Clausura
2 Ciego de Ávila 12 6 2 4 16 9 +7 20 Advance to Clausura Qualifiers
3 Camagüey 12 5 2 5 17 17 0 17
4 Sancti Spíritus 12 2 3 7 6 20 −14 9
Source: SofaScore

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Guantánamo 12 8 3 1 25 6 +19 27 Advance to Clausura
2 Santiago de Cuba 11 4 3 4 12 11 +1 15 Advance to Clausura Qualifiers
3 Holguín 12 3 4 5 12 19 −7 13
4 Granma 11 2 2 7 9 22 −13 8
Source: SofaScore

Apertura Final

Apertura Final
FC Guantánamo0–1FC La Habana
Report
  • Viamontes 55'
Estadio Rogelio Palacios, Guantánamo

Clausura Qualifiers

First Leg
FC Artemisa2–3FC Villa Clara
  • Hernández 51'
  • Ramos 60'
 Report
  • Betancourt (pen.)
  • Hurtado 72'
  • Molina 74'
Estadio de Guanajay, Guanajay
Second Leg
FC Villa Clara1–1FC Artemisa
  • Águila 15'
 Report
  • Hernández 5'
Estadio Camilo Cienfuegos, Zulueta

FC Villa Clara won 4–3 on aggregate.

First Leg
FC Santiago de Cuba1–1FC Ciego de Ávila
  • Franklin Jacas 45+1'
 Report
  • Marrero 47'
Estadio Antonio Maceo, Santiago de Cuba
Second Leg
FC Ciego de Ávila1–1FC Santiago de Cuba
  • Marrero 30'
 Report
Penalties
6–7
Estadio Sergio Alonso Grandal, Morón

2–2 on aggregate; FC Santiago de Cuba won 7–6 on penalties.

Clausura

The first 2 matches of each team were placed at FC Santiago de Cuba's José Pepe del Cabo Stadium, in Santiago de Cuba, with the last 3 games of the Clausura being played at the La Polar Stadium in Cerro, Havana, the home stadium of FC La Habana, starting between 8:30 AM-3:00 PM.[2] After the first round in Santiago de Cuba was played, the clausura temporality shut down due to Hurricane Melissa in the area.[5] The tournament ended with the top scorer of the clasura, and the whole Campeonato Nacional, being 31-year old Randy Valier of FC Guantánamo scoring 4 goals in the Clausura, and 14 total in the 2025 Campeonato Nacional.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 La Habana (C) 5 4 0 1 16 7 +9 12 Advance to the Final
2 Santiago de Cuba 5 3 1 1 16 8 +8 10
3 Guantánamo 5 2 2 1 10 7 +3 8 Advance to the 3rd Place Round
4 Villa Clara 5 2 1 2 10 7 +3 7
5 Cienfuegos 5 1 0 4 8 17 −9 3
6 Las Tunas 5 1 0 4 4 18 −14 3
Source: SofaScore
(C) Champions

Final

Clausura Final
FC La Habana2–1FC Santiago de Cuba
 Report
Estadio La Polar, Havana
Referee: Adrián Lage (Cuba)

3rd Place Round

Clausura 3rd place play-off
FC Guantánamo0–0FC Villa Clara
Penalties
3–2
Estadio La Polar, Havana

Season statistics

Top goal scorers

Rank Player Apertura Goals Clausura Goals Total Goals Club
1 Cuba Randy Valier 10[6][7] 4[8][9][10] 14 Guantanamo
2 Cuba Keyler James 7[11] 0 7 Camaguey
Cuba Reinier Cerdeira 6[12] 1[13] 7 Cienfuegos
4 Cuba Kelvin Castañeda 5[14] 1[13] 6 Matanzas / Villa Clara
Cuba Darío Pons 4[15][6][12][16] 2[5] 6 Las Tunas
Cuba José Luis Rodríguez 4[17][18][19] 2[20] 6 La Habana
Cuba Brian Romero 4[21] 2[20] 6 La Habana
Cuba Yoandir Puga 2 4 6 Isla de la Juventud / La Habana
9 Cuba Dariel Marín 4[17][19][16][22] 1[5] 5 La Habana
Cuba Pedro Brayan Ortiz 3[19][7] 2[13][5] 5 Santiago de Cuba

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDateTournament
Cuba Kelvin Castañeda4 Matanzas Mayabeque 4–1 (–)[17] 8 March Apertura
Cuba Reinier Cerdeira Cienfuegos Matanzas 3–2 (A)[19] 15 March Apertura
Cuba Randy Valier Guantanamo Holguín 3–2 (A)[6] 18 May Apertura
Cuba Brian Romero4 La Habana Artemisa 5–1 (H)[21] 28 May Apertura
Note: 4 – player scored 4 goals

References

  1. ↑ CINID. "El año dejó optimismo para el fútbol en Cuba". www.jit.cu (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-03-13.
  2. 1 2 Perlavisión, Redacción (2025-12-08). "Reanudan torneo Clausura de fútbol, Cienfuegos enfrenta a Villa Clara". Perlavisión (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-03-14.
  3. ↑ CINID. "Detienen Torneo Clausura de fútbol por evento meteorológico". www.jit.cu (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-03-14.
  4. ↑ "Vuelve el fútbol cubano con su Torneo Apertura". www.juventudrebelde.cu (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-03-14.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Deportes, Jit (2025-10-25). "Torneo Clausura ⚽️ Santiago de Cuba toma la punta". Perlavisión (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-03-14.
  6. 1 2 3 CINID. "La Habana perdió el invicto en Torneo Apertura de Fútbol". www.jit.cu (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-03-16.
  7. 1 2 CINID. "Guantánmo espera rival en la final del Apertura de Fútbol". www.jit.cu (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-03-18.
  8. ↑ Sado, José Luis López (2025-10-23). "Fútbol: 10 goles en debut del Torneo Clausura". Cubahora (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-03-18.
  9. ↑ CINID. "La Habana y Santiago de Cuba por la corona de fútbol". www.jit.cu (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-03-18.
  10. ↑ CINID. "Santiago de Cuba toma la punta del Torneo Clausura de fútbol". www.jit.cu (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-03-18.
  11. ↑ Hernández /Adelante, Luis Adrián Viamontes (2025-05-30). "Desastre en la Pista, Miuras caen goleados". Adelante.cu (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2026-03-18.
  12. 1 2 CINID. "Jornada de líderes en Torneo Apertura de fútbol". www.jit.cu (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-03-18.
  13. 1 2 3 Deportes, Redacción (2025-10-23). "Arrancó el Torneo Clausura del fútbol cubano". Granma.cu (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-03-18.
  14. ↑ CINID. "Pocos goles en tercera fecha de la Liga Nacional de Fútbol". www.jit.cu (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-03-18.
  15. ↑ Digital, RedacciÃn; Digital, Redacción (2025-03-17). "Empate entre Villa Clara y Mayabeque en segunda jornada del Torneo Apertura del 108 Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol | Radio Mayabeque". Retrieved 2026-03-18.
  16. 1 2 CINID. "La Habana sostiene el invicto en Liga Nacional de Fútbol". www.jit.cu (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-03-18.
  17. 1 2 3 CINID. "El fútbol regresó a los terrenos cubanos con la 108 Liga Nacional". www.jit.cu (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-03-16.
  18. ↑ CINID. "Juegan partidos pospuestos del Apertura de Fútbol". www.jit.cu (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-03-18.
  19. 1 2 3 4 CINID. "La Habana golea a Pinar del Río en Liga Nacional de Fútbol". www.jit.cu (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-03-16.
  20. 1 2 CINID. "Muchos goles en torneo Clausura de Fútbol". www.jit.cu (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-03-18.
  21. 1 2 "Fútbol: La Habana golea y se acerca al Torneo Clausura". Radio COCO (in Spanish). 2025-05-29. Retrieved 2026-03-17.
  22. ↑ CINID. "Las Tunas toma el liderato del grupo C en fútbol nacional". www.jit.cu (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-03-18.
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