1996–97 Cuban National Series

The 36th Cuban National Series saw Pinar del Río post the league's best regular-season record. In the playoffs, the Vegueros, led by Omar Linares, went undefeated, sweeping both best-of-seven series.

Standings

Group A

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB
Pinar del Río	50	15	.769	-
Metropolitanos	42	23	.646	8
Matanzas	39	26	.600	11
Isla de la Juventud	31	34	.476	19

Group B

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB
Industriales	33	32	.520	-
La Habana	30	35	.461	4
Cienfuegos	25	40	.384	9
Sancti Spíritus	16	49	.246	18

Group C

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB
Villa Clara	37	27	.578	-
Camagüey	33	32	.507	41⁄2
Las Tunas	28	37	.430	91⁄2
Ciego de Ávila	20	45	.307	171⁄2

Group D

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB
Santiago de Cuba	49	16	.753	-
Holguín	34	31	.523	15
Granma	28	37	.430	21
Guantánamo	23	41	.359	251⁄2

Source:

Playoffs

	Semifinals					Finals
	A	Pinar del Río	4
	B	Industriales	0
						A	Pinar del Río	4
						C	Villa Clara	0
	C	Villa Clara	4
	D	Santiago de Cuba	2

Further reading

• "Cronología: 1997" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on February 26, 2005. Retrieved 2006-10-11. (Note - text is printed in a white font on a white background, depending on browser used.)