We performed a site update on April 16, 2013. Please let the admin know if you User_talk:Admin#APRIL_16.2C_2013 encounter any issues. All updates have been performed.
Liga Colombiana de Béisbol Profesional
From BR Bullpen
| Liga Colombiana de Béisbol Profesional | |
|---|---|
|
[[Image:{{{logo}}}]] | |
| Founded | 1948 |
| No. of teams | 4 |
| Country |  Colombia
|
| Current champions | Toros de Sincelejo |
| Official website | http://www.teamrenteria.com |
The Liga Colombiana de Béisbol Profesional (LCBP) is the major professional baseball league in Colombia that plays its schedule during the winter. Although it is a member of the Confederación de Béisbol del Caribe, it currently does not participate in the Serie del Caribe.
Contents |
[edit] Format
The league has six teams. The season lasts from October to January. The top four teams at the end of the regular season (50 games per team) advance to another round-robin of 12 games per team with the two best teams contesting a best-of-seven final series to determine the league champion.
[edit] History
In the middle of 2004 season, the league was accepted in the Confederación de Béisbol del Caribe, making it eligible for participation in the Serie del Caribe. The LCBP hopes to develop baseball in the country so that it can play in the Caribbean Series at some point. The current league director is Edinson Rentería, who has been in the position since 1999. The league's top two teams are the Eléctricos de Barranquilla and Tigres de Cartagena, who have won the last four championships.
Bogotá and Medellín were new teams for the 2010-11 season, but the season was cancelled due to bad weather on December 8, 2010.
[edit] Current Teams
[edit] Former Teams
- Toros de Barranquilla: became the Caimanes de Barranquilla in 2003/2004
- Leones de Cartagena : became the Tigres de Cartagena in 2003/2004
[edit] Champions
| Season | |
| 48 | Indios |
| 49 | Filtta |
| 50 | Indios |
| 51 | Filtta |
| 52 | Indios |
| 53 | Willard |
| 53-54 | Torices |
| 54-55 | Willard |
| 55-56 | Vanytor |
| 56-57 | Kola Román |
| 57-58 | Vanytor |
| 79-80 | Indios |
| 80-81 | Indios |
| 81-82 | Café Universal |
| 82-83 | Café Universal |
| 83-84 | Cerveza Aguila |
| 84-85 | Caimanes de Barranquilla |
| 87-88 | Indios |
| 93-94 | Caimanes de Barranquilla |
| 94-95 | Rancheros |
| 95-96 | Tigres de Cartagena |
| 96-97 | Tigres de Cartagena |
| 97-98 | Caimanes de Barranquilla |
| 98-99 | Caimanes de Barranquilla |
| 99-00 | Vaqueros de Barranquilla |
| 00-01 | Didn't have a championship, no financial support |
| 01-02 | Eléctricos de Barranquilla |
| 02-03 | Eléctricos de Barranquilla |
| 03-04 | Tigres de Cartagena |
| 04-05 | Tigres de Cartagena |
| 05-06 | Tigres de Cartagena |
| 06-07 | Tigres de Cartagena |
| 07-08 | Caimanes de Barranquilla |
| 08-09 | Caimanes de Barranquilla |
| 09-10 | Caimanes de Barranquilla |
| 10-11 | season cancelled |
| 11-12 | Toros de Sincelejo |
|
