Leones del Caracas

Leones del Caracas Caracas Lions

League:	Liga Venezolana de Béisbol Profesional
Founding:	July 16, 1952
First Season:	1952/1953
City:	Caracas, Distrito Capital
Stadium:	Estadio Universitario de Caracas
League Titles:	17
	1952/1953, 1956/1957, 1961/1962, 1963/1964, 1966/1967, 1967/1968, 1972/1973, 1977/1978, 1979/1980, 1980/1981, 1981/1982, 1986/1987, 1987/1988, 1989/1990, 1994/1995, 2005/2006, 2009/2010
Serie del Caribe Titles:	2
	1982, 2006
Former Names:	Cervecería Caracas (1946-1952)
Future Names:
President:	Ariel Prat Pinedo
General Manager:
Manager:	Dave Hudgens

The Leones del Caracas are a Venezuelan winter league team that plays in the Liga Venezolana de Béisbol Profesional. The team was founded as Cervecería Caracas in 1942. With sixteen championships, the most in league history, the Leones are the most successful and one of the most popular teams (along with Navegantes del Magallanes) in the country.

Cervecería was one of the league's most successful franchises in the league's early years winning three pennants and lost four finals. All three of its wins came against the Navegantes del Magallanes. In 1952, Cerveza Caracas sold its team to Pablo Morales and Oscar Prieto Ortiz and Estadio Universitario de Caracas was built.

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Liga Venezolana de Béisbol Profesional
División Occidental:	Tigres de Aragua · Cardenales de Lara · Bravos de Margarita · Águilas del Zulia
División Oriental:	Caribes de Anzoátegui · Leones del Caracas · Tiburones de La Guaira · Navegantes del Magallanes

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