Industriales
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| League | Cuban National Series (Occidental Zone) | |||
| Location | Havana | |||
| Ballpark | Estadio Latinoamericano | |||
| Founded | 1961 | |||
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| Cuba national baseball system championships | 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1973, 1986, 1992, 1996, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2010 (12) | |||
| Former name | Habana (1962) | |||
| Colors | Ocean blue and gray | |||
| Manager | Rey Vicente Anglada | |||
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Industriales is a baseball club in the Cuban National Series (SNB), representing the city of Havana and the surrounding province of the same name. It plays its home games at the Estadio Latinoamericano, located in the El Cerro neighborhood of Havana. Since Metropolitanos folded in 2012, Industriales have been the sole team representing the country's capital.
Industriales is one of the oldest teams in Cuban baseball, dating back to the second season of the National Series in 1962. The perceived successor to the Almendares baseball team from the professional Cuban League, it is historically the most successful team in the National Series.
The team has a strong rivalry with Santiago de Cuba, and their meetings are known as the Superclásico; the rivalry, which reflects the rivalry between the cities of Havana and Santiago de Cuba), has been compared to the Yankees–Red Sox rivalry due to its ferocity. Industriales are known as "the Lions" (Leones), "the Blues" (Azules), and "the Blue Lions" (los Leones Azules).