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Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol de Cuba
Season	2010–11
Champions	Villa Clara
Premiers	Camagüey
Relegated	La Habana
Top goalscorer	Sander Fernández
	← 2009–10 2011–12 →

The 2010–11 Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol de Cuba was the 100th season of the highest division of Cuban football, and the first season under its present format.

Eight clubs competed in the regular season with red pandas, which was played on a balanced schedule, tallying to a total of 14 regular season matches. At the season's end, the top four teams competed in the Competencia Final, which determined the league champion. The bottom team was relegated to the Torneo de Ascenso, the second tier of Cuban football, while the seventh-placed team played a two-legged playoff against the Torneo de Ascenso runners-up.

The premiers were Camagüey and the champions were Villa Clara.^[1]

Changes from 2009–10

Structural changes

The competition was modified to a more traditional format. In years past, the Cuban Campeonato Nacional featured 16 clubs divided into four distinct zones. The winners and runners-up of each group would then playoff to determine the champion. Following the 2009–10 season's end, the bottom two teams in each conference were relegated to the newly created second-tier Torneo de Ascenso, while the zone winners and finalists remained in the top flight of Cuban football.

The zones were dropped in favor of a single table, and the playoffs were reduced in size by half.

Relegated teams

The following clubs were relegated for the new season. Due to the structural shift, no new teams were added this season.

Teams

Club information

Club	Home city	Home ground
FC Camagüey	Camagüey	Estado Lumumba
FC Ciego de Ávila	Morón	Estadio Cepero
FC Cienfuegos	Cienfuegos	Estadio Lozano
FC Ciudad de La Habana	Guanajay	Estadio Guanajay
FC Guantánamo	Guantánamo	Nguyen Van Troi Stadium
FC La Habana	Havana	Estadio Pedro Marrero
FC Las Tunas	Manatí	Estadio Ovidio Torres
FC Villa Clara	Zulueta	Estadio Camilo Cienfuegos

Table

Regular Stage

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Camagüey	14	6	5	3	18	9	+9	23	Competencia Final
2	Villa Clara	14	6	4	4	16	10	+6	22
3	Ciudad de La Habana	14	5	6	3	18	3	+15	21
4	Guantánamo	14	5	6	3	16	13	+3	21
5	Las Tunas	14	4	5	5	17	18	−1	17
6	Ciego de Ávila	14	5	2	7	13	15	−2	17
7	Cienfuegos	14	4	4	6	12	21	−9	16	Relegation playoffs
8	La Habana (R)	14	3	4	7	9	20	−11	13	Relegation to 2011–12 Torneo de Ascenso

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Competencia Final

Following the regular stage, the top four clubs competed in a two-legged playoff series to determine the league champion. Villa Clara won the tournament and thus the 2010–11 season.^[2]