Club Habana
 
 
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"La leņa roja tarda pero llega"
 

Club Habana was formed in 1878 by Beltran Senarens, President, Ernesto Guillo, Secretary, Alfredo Maruri, Tresurer, Nemesio Guillo, Celestino Cuervo, Lorenzo Bridat, and Joaquin Lancis. Club Habana participated and defeated Club Matanza in the first professional Championship in 1878-79. During its first Championships the Club was led by none other than Esteban Bellan. Mister Bellan, as he was known by sports writers of those days, was the first Cuban and Latin American to play in the Professional Leagues in the United States. He debuted with Troy in 1871. In 74 Championships in which Club Habana participated, they finished first 30 times, second 22 times, third 16 times and fourth 6 times. Always battling their eternal rivals Club Almendares.

     
  Miguel Angel Gonzalez   Club Habana   The Mighty Lion
   
 
  Placings in completed Cuban Professional League Championship

1878-79

1

1904

1

1923-24

2

1943-44

1

1879-80

1

1905

2

1924-25

2

1944-45

2

1882-83

1

1906

3

1925-26

2

1945-46

2

1884-85

1

1907

3

1926-27

1

1946-47

2

1885-86

1

1908

2

1927-28

1

1947-48

1

1886-87

1

1908-09

1

1928-29

1

1948-49

2

1887-88

2

1910

2

1929-30

4

1949-50

4

1888-89

1

1910-11

2

1931-32

3

1950-51

1

1889-90

1

1912

1

1932-33

1

1951-52

1

1890-91

4

1913

3

1934-35

3

1952-53

1

1891-92

1

1913-14

3

1935-36

3

1953-54

3

1892-93

2

1914-15

1

1936-37

4

1954-55

2

1893-94

3

1915-16

2

1937-38

4

1955-56

2

1898-99

1

1918-19

1

1938-39

2

1956-57

3

1900

2

1919-20

2

1939-40

4

1957-58

3

1901

1

1920-21

1

1940-41

1

1958-59

4

1902

1

1921

1

1941-42

2

1959-60

3

1903

1

1922-23

2

1942-43

2

1960-61

3
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