Liga Colombiana de Béisbol Profesional
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| Current season | LCBP season 2011/2012 |
| sport | baseball |
| abbreviation | LCBP |
| Association | Federación Colombiana de Béisbol |
| League foundation | 1948 |
| Teams | 4th |
| Country countries |
 Colombia
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| Title holder | Caimanes de Barranquilla |
| Record champions | Caimanes de Barranquilla (9) |
| TV partner | DirecTV |
| Website | lcbp.com.co/ |
The Liga Colombiana de Béisbol Profesional (Professional Baseball League of Colombia) is the highest professional baseball league in Colombia . It is a so-called winter league, the season runs from October to January.
The league is operated by the Renteria Foundation, founder and namesake is the MLB player Edgar Rentería , shortstop with the San Francisco Giants . Most of the funding comes from other MLB players. Other players, like Orlando Cabrera , also owned teams from the league. The current league director, Edinson Rentería, is the brother of Édgar Rentería.
Current teams
| Liga Dominicana de Béisbol Invernal - 2010/11 season | |||
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| Team name | Hometown | Stadion | capacity |
 Tigres de Cartagena (Cartagena Tiger)
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Cartagena | Estadio Once de Noviembre | 12,000 |
| Toros de Cali (Cali Bulls) | Cali | Miguel Chavez del Valle | 4,500 |
 Caimanes de Barranquilla (Barranquilla Caimans)
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Barranquilla | Estadio Tomás Arrieta | 8,000 |
 Leones de Montería (Montería Lions)
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Montería | Estadio 18 de Junio | 4,500 |
| Potros de Medellin | Medellin | Luis Alberto Villegas | 8,000 |
| Águilas de Bogotá | Bogotá | Hermes Barros Cabas district | 2,700 |
Game mode
The regular season runs over 50 game days. The four best-placed teams determine the two participants in the best-of-seven final series in a further league round over 12 game days.
history
The history of the Professional Baseball League of Colombia is divided into three eras: from 1948 to 1958, from 1979 to 1988, and from 1993 to today. In 2004 the league was accepted by the Caribbean Baseball Association , the Confederación de Béisbol del Caribe . At the moment, however, the LCBP champion is not yet taking part in the Serie del Caribe (Caribbean championship) due to a too low level of play and venue requirements that have yet to be met . However, the league intends to participate in the series del Caribe as early as 2012.
The league was expanded to include two teams for the 2010/11 season: the Potros de Medellín from Medellín and the Águilas de Bogotá from Bogotá . The Toros moved from Sincelejo to Cali. However, the 2010/11 season was canceled on December 8, 2010 due to the severe onset of winter.
master
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| team | title |
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| Caimanes de Barranquilla | 10 |
| Tigres de Cartagena | 7th |
| Indios de Cartagena | 6th |
| Leones de Montería | 3 |
| Filtta de Barranquilla | 2 |
| Vanytor de Barranquilla | 2 |
| Willard de Barranquilla | 2 |
| Café Universal de Barranquilla | 2 |
| Eléctricos de Barranquilla | 2 |
| Torices de Cartagena | 1 |
| Cerveza Águila de Barranquilla | 1 |
| Kola Roman de Cartagena | 1 |
| Rancheros de Sincelejo | 1 |
| Vaqueros de Barranquilla | 1 |
| Toros de Sincelejo | 1 |
| Vaqueros de Montería | 1 |