1 9 9 3 , ▁the ▁league ▁has ▁had ▁ 1 6 ▁teams : ▁one ▁representing ▁each ▁province , ▁and ▁one ▁for ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Hav ana . ▁Each ▁team ▁is ▁made ▁up ▁of ▁players ▁from ▁the ▁province ▁it ▁represents . ▁ ▁In ▁Hav ana , ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁top ▁tier ▁players ▁take ▁the ▁field ▁for ▁Indust ri ales , ▁tradition ally ▁the ▁strong est ▁team ▁in ▁the ▁league . ▁Other ▁typically ▁strong ▁teams ▁include ▁those ▁from ▁Santiago ▁de ▁Cuba , ▁Pin ar ▁del ▁Río ▁and ▁Villa ▁Clara . ▁ ▁The ▁ 9 6 - game ▁regular ▁season ▁st ret ches ▁from ▁early ▁August ▁until ▁late ▁January , ▁split ▁into ▁two ▁hal ves ▁– ▁the ▁fall ▁period ▁st ret ches ▁from ▁August ▁to ▁early ▁October ▁and ▁the ▁winter ▁period ▁from ▁late ▁October ▁to ▁early ▁January ▁the ▁following ▁year , ▁and ▁cul min ates ▁with ▁a ▁six ▁team ▁post season ▁tournament ▁in ▁January ▁to ▁decide ▁the ▁league ▁champion , ▁the ▁winner ▁of ▁which ▁then ▁goes ▁on , ▁since ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁Cub an ▁representative ▁to ▁the ▁Car ib bean ▁Series . ▁ ▁Since ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 – 2 0 0 9 ▁championship , ▁the ▁Cub an ▁League ▁has ▁been ▁re organ ized ▁– ▁qual ification ▁is ▁by ▁zones , ▁and ▁not ▁in ▁groups ▁as ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁the ▁last ▁ 1 5 ▁years . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 – 2 0 1 2 ▁series , ▁there ▁were ▁ 1 7 ▁compet