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Venezuelan Professional Baseball League
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| Venezuelan Professional Baseball League | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Baseball |
| Founded | 1945 |
| No. of teams | 8 |
| Country(ies) |  Venezuela |
| Most recent champion(s) | Tigres de Aragua |
| Official website | lvbp.com |
The Venezuelan Professional Baseball League or Liga Venezolana de Béisbol Profesional (LVBP) is the highest level baseball league in Venezuela.
The league houses eight teams in one single division which play 63 games from October to December in the elimination (opening) round. The top five teams move on to the 16 game round robin semifinals in January. The top two teams from the semifinals advance to a best of 7 series in a 2-3-2 homefield format at the end of January. The Venezuelan champion moves on to the Caribbean World Series to face the champions of the baseball leagues of the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico and Mexico. Venezuela has won the CWS six times, most recently in 2006 by the Leones del Caracas (Caracas Lions), after having won the LVBP title during the 2005-06 LVBP season.
LVBP is affiliated with United States Minor League Baseball, and acts as one of its winter leagues.
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Baseball exploded in Venezuela in 1941, following the world-wide championships in Havana.
On December 27, 1945, the owners of the Caracas Brewers (present day Caracas Lions or Leones del Caracas), Vargas, the Magallanes Navigators (Navegantes del Magallanes), and Venezuela created the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League.
On January 12, 1946, the first champion was crowned.
In 1962, the La Guaira Sharks (Tiburones de La Guaira) are brought into the league to replace Pampero.
In 1964, the league added two more teams, the Lara Cardinals (Cardenales de Lara) and the Aragua Tigers (Tigres de Aragua).
In 1969, the Zulia Eagles (Águilas del Zulia) are brought into the league to replace the Valencia Industrymen (Industriales de Valencia); the original Venezuela team.
In 1991, the league expanded to 8 teams from 6, with the additions of the Eastern Caribbeans (Caribes de Oriente) who are now the Anzoátegui Caribbeans or (Caribes de Anzoátegui); and the Cabimas Oil Tankers, who became the Llanos Shepherds (Pastora de los Llanos) and since the 2007/08 season are the Margarita Braves (Bravos de Margarita).
- Caribes de Anzoátegui (Puerto La Cruz)
- Leones del Caracas (Caracas)
- Tiburones de la Guaira (Caracas)
- Navegantes del Magallanes (Valencia)
- Tigres de Aragua (Maracay)
- Cardenales de Lara (Barquisimeto)
- Bravos de Margarita (Porlamar)
- Águilas del Zulia (Maracaibo)
| Team | Years | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Leones del Caracas | 1952-53, 1956-57, 1961-62, 1963-64, 1966-67, 1967-68, 1972-73, 1977-78, 1979-80, 1980-81, 1981-82, 1986-87, 1987-88, 1989-90, 1994-95, 2005-06 | 16 |
| Navegantes del Magallanes | 1949-50, 1950-51, 1954-55, 1969-70, 1976-77, 1978-79, 1993-94, 1995-96, 1996-97, 2001-02 | 10 |
| Tiburones de La Guaira | 1964-65, 1965-66, 1968-69, 1970-71, 1982-83, 1984-85, 1985-86 | 7 |
| Tigres de Aragua | 1971-72, 1974-75, 1975-76, 2003-04, 2004-05, 2006-07 | 6 |
| Águilas del Zulia | 1983-84, 1988-89, 1991-92, 1992-93, 1999-2000 | 5 |
| Valencia Industriales | 1955-56, 1957-58, 1958-59, 1960-61, 1962-63 | 5 |
| Cardenales de Lara | 1990-91, 1997-98, 1998-99, 2000-01 | 4 |
| Cervecería Caracas | 1947-48, 1948-49, 1952-52 | 3 |
| Sabios del Vargas | 1946, 1946-47 | 2 |
| Lácteos del Pastora | 1953-54 | 1 |
| Team | Years | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Navegantes del Magallanes | 1970, 1979 | 2 |
| Águilas del Zulia | 1984, 1989 | 2 |
| Leones del Caracas | 1982, 2006 | 2 |
- Aguilas del Zulia
- Cardenales de Lara
- Bravos de Margarita
- Tigres de Aragua
- Caribes de Anzoategui
- Leones de Caracas
- Navegantes del Magallanes
- Tiburones de la Guaira
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| Liga Venezolana de Béisbol Profesional |
| Caribes de Anzoátegui • Tigres de Aragua • Leones del Caracas • Tiburones de La Guaira • Cardenales de Lara • Navegantes del Magallanes • Bravos de Margarita • Águilas del Zulia |