Little League World Series in Latin America

The Latin America Region has competed in the Little League World Series since its creation in 1958.[1] Until 2001, the Latin America Region included Mexico and the Caribbean. In 2001 – when the Little League World Series expanded to sixteen teams – Mexico and the Caribbean were given their own regions. The region is open to all Latin American teams, but is typically contested by the teams from Panama and Venezuela. Other than those two nations, only Colombia, Ecuador (in 2004[2] and 2011), and Brazil (in 2006[3] and 2011) have sent representatives to the tournament from South America. Since the 2001 split, the region has been represented by either Venezuela (ten appearances) or Panama (seven appearances) at the Little League World Series, as of 2018.

Teams from Latin America have won the LLWS title five times, but only four were as the Latin America Region champion. The Industrial Little League of Monterrey, Mexico, won back-to-back titles in 1957 and 1958, but the first title was as the champion of the South Region.[1] The other three LLWS championships were won by Guadalupe, Nuevo León, Mexico, in 1997, and Maracaibo, Venezuela, in 1994 and 2000.

Region champions

YearHostChampionCityResult
1957IndustrialMexico MonterreyChampions[1]
1958IndustrialMexico MonterreyChampions[1]
1959San JuanPuerto Rico San JuanQuarterfinals
1960IndustrialMexico Monterrey4th Place
1961IndustrialMexico Monterrey3rd Place
1962Del NorteMexico Monterrey4th Place
1963ObispadoMexico Monterrey5th Place
1964ObispadoMexico MonterreyRunners-up
1965ZuliaVenezuela Maracaibo7th Place
1966CuauhtémocMexico Monterrey6th Place
1967LinaresMexico Linares4th Place
1968ChinandegaNicaragua Chinandega7th Place
1969Jorge RosasPuerto Rico Mayagüez6th Place
1970ChinandegaNicaragua Chinandega3rd Place
1971Caguas GillettePuerto Rico Caguas5th Place
1972Admiral GalleryPuerto Rico San Juan4th Place
1973MitrasMexico Monterrey6th Place
1974CoquivacoaVenezuela Maracaibo4th Place
1975International teams were banned by Little League
1976Puerto NuevoPuerto Rico San Juan3rd Place
1977CoquivacoaVenezuela Maracaibo4th Place
1978La JavillaDominican Republic Santo Domingo4th Place
1979Luis Llorens TorresPuerto Rico Santurce5th Place
1980PabaoCuraçao Willemstad5th Place
1981Unidad ModeloMexico Monterrey7th Place
1982CoquivacoaVenezuela Maracaibo5th Place
1983Liquito HernándezDominican Republic BarahonaRunners-up
1984Willys R. CookPanama Bethania5th Place
1985CoquivacoaVenezuela Maracaibo5th Place
1986CoquivacoaVenezuela Maracaibo4th Place
1987Rolando PaulinoDominican Republic Moca3rd Place
1988CurundúPanama Curundú7th Place
1989CoquivacoaVenezuela Maracaibo3rd Place
1990MatamorosMexico Matamoros5th Place
1991Luis MontasDominican Republic San Cristobal3rd Place
1992Epy GuerreroDominican Republic Santo DomingoT-3rd Place
1993David DoleguitaPanama DavidRunner Up
1994CoquivacoaVenezuela MaracaiboChampions
1995Eduardo SosaDominican Republic Santo DomingoT-3rd Place
1996Matías Ramón MellaDominican Republic San Isidro Air BaseT-3rd Place
1997Linda VistaMexico GuadalupeChampions
1998Puerto Rico BayamónLinda VistaMexico GuadalupeGroup Stage
1999Mexico MonterreyJuan A. BibiloniPuerto Rico YabucoaT-3rd Place
2000Sierra MaestraVenezuela MaracaiboChampions
2001Panama Panama CitySantiago de VeraguasPanama Santiago de VeraguasGroup Stage
2002Nicaragua ManaguaLos LeonesVenezuela ValenciaQuarterfinals
2003Puerto Rico MayagüezAltagraciaVenezuela Los PuertosQuarterfinals
2004Panama Panama CityCurundúPanama Panama CityQuarterfinals
2005Venezuela MaracaiboLos LeonesVenezuela ValenciaGroup Stage
2006Guatemala Guatemala CityCardenalesVenezuela BarquisimetoQuarterfinals
2007Panama Panama CityLa VictoriaVenezuela MaracaiboQuarterfinals
2008Venezuela MaracaiboCoquivacoaVenezuela MaracaiboQuarterfinals
2009Colombia BarranquillaCoquivacoaVenezuela MaracaiboGroup Stage
2010Guatemala Guatemala CityChitréPanama ChitréGroup Stage
2011Costa Rica San JoséGran MaracayVenezuela MaracayInt'l Semifinal
2012Panama AguadulceAguadulcePanama Aguadulce4th Place
2013Ecuador GuayaquilAguadulcePanama AguadulceInt'l Semifinal
2014Nicaragua ManaguaCoquivacoaVenezuela MaracaiboRound 3
2015Colombia BarranquillaCardenalesVenezuela BarquisimetoInt'l Semifinal
2016Panama Panama CityAguadulcePanama Aguadulce3rd place
2017Colombia BarranquillaLuz MaracaiboVenezuela MaracaiboRound 3
2018Panama Panama CityVacamontePanama ArraijánRound 2

Summary

As of the 2018 Little League World Series

CountryChampionshipsBest Result in LLWS
Venezuela Venezuela19Champions (1994, 2000)
Mexico Mexico15Champions (1957, 1958, 1997) 
Panama Panama10Runners-up
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico73rd Place
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic7Runner up
Nicaragua Nicaragua23rd Place
Curaçao Curaçao15th Place

Italics indicates team no longer competes in Latin America Region. Mexico now has its own region, while Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, and Curaçao compete in the Caribbean region.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 In 1957, the Industrial Little League of Monterrey, Mexico, was the first team from outside the U.S. and Canada to compete in the LLWS. It competed in an area tournament in McAllen, Texas, won the South Region tournament, and defeated the West Region in the championship game. (The only other two regions in the LLWS were the East and North regions.) As a result, the next year (1958), three new regions were created: Latin America, Canada, and Pacific. Two years later, in 1960, a fourth international region was created: Europe. Two years after that, in 1962, the Pacific Region was replaced by the newly created Far East Region.
  2. ↑ "Latin America Regional Tournament". LLWS. 31 July 2004. Retrieved 25 August 2010.
  3. ↑ "Latin America Regional Tournament". LLWS. 31 July 2006. Retrieved 25 August 2010.

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