Little League World Series in Latin America

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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 countries on the Latin American mainland, but is typically contested by the teams from Panama and Venezuela. Since the 2001 split, the region has been represented by either Venezuela (11 appearances) or Panama (seven appearances) at the Little League World Series, as of 2019.

SportBaseball
Founded1958; 68 years ago (1958)
Most recent
champions
Nicaragua Ministerio Sobre Las Alas Del Aguila Little League, León, Nicaragua
Most titlesVenezuela Coquivacoa Little League, Maracaibo, Venezuela (10)
Quick facts Sport, Founded ...
Latin America Little League Championship
Most recent season or competition:
2025 Little League World Series qualification
SportBaseball
Founded1958; 68 years ago (1958)
Most recent
champions
Nicaragua Ministerio Sobre Las Alas Del Aguila Little League, León, Nicaragua
Most titlesVenezuela Coquivacoa Little League, Maracaibo, Venezuela (10)
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Following the 2021 LLWS, Panama and the Caribbean Region countries of Cuba and Puerto Rico will take up two berths in the LLWS. Two of the three will send champions to the LLWS each year, while the third will compete in its normal region; the automatic berths will rotate annually. This scheme is part of a planned expansion of the LLWS from 16 to 20 teams that was originally scheduled to occur for 2021, but was delayed to 2022 due to COVID-19.[2]

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.

Latin America Region countries

Region champions

U.S. South Region

More information Year, Champion ...
YearChampionCityLLWSRecord
1957IndustrialMexico MonterreyChampions[1]2–0
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Latin America Region

More information Year, Host ...
YearHostChampionCityLLWSRecord
1958IndustrialMexico MonterreyChampions[1]3–0
1959San JuanPuerto Rico San JuanQuarterfinals0–1
1960IndustrialMexico Monterrey4th Place1–2
1961IndustrialMexico Monterrey3rd Place2–1
1962Del NorteMexico Monterrey4th Place1–2
1963ObispadoMexico Monterrey5th Place1–2
1964ObispadoMexico MonterreyRunner-up2–1
1965ZuliaVenezuela Maracaibo7th Place2–1
1966CuauhtémocMexico Monterrey6th Place1–2
1967LinaresMexico Linares4th Place1–2
1968ChinandegaNicaragua Chinandega7th Place1–2
1969Jorge RosasPuerto Rico Mayagüez6th Place1–2
1970ChinandegaNicaragua Chinandega3rd Place2–1
1971Caguas GillettePuerto Rico Caguas5th Place2–1
1972Admiral GalleryPuerto Rico San Juan3rd Place1–1
1973MitrasMexico Monterrey6th Place1–2
1974CoquivacoaVenezuela Maracaibo3rd Place2–1
1975International teams were banned by Little League
1976Puerto NuevoPuerto Rico San Juan3rd Place1–1
1977CoquivacoaVenezuela Maracaibo4th Place1–2
1978La JavillaDominican Republic Santo Domingo4th Place1–2
1979Luis Llorens TorresPuerto Rico Santurce5th Place2–1
1980PabaoCuraçao Willemstad5th Place1–2
1981Unidad ModeloMexico Monterrey7th Place1–2
1982CoquivacoaVenezuela Maracaibo5th Place2–1
1983Liquito HernándezDominican Republic BarahonaRunner-up2–1
1984Willys R. CookPanama Bethania5th Place2–1
1985CoquivacoaVenezuela Maracaibo5th Place2–1
1986CoquivacoaVenezuela Maracaibo4th Place1–2
1987Rolando PaulinoDominican Republic Moca3rd Place1–1
1988CurundúPanama Curundú7th Place1–2
1989CoquivacoaVenezuela Maracaibo3rd Place2–1
1990MatamorosMexico Matamoros5th Place1–1
1991Luis MontasDominican Republic San Cristobal5th Place2–1
1992Epy GuerreroDominican Republic Santo Domingo3rd Place3–1
1993David DoleguitaPanama DavidRunner Up3–2
1994CoquivacoaVenezuela MaracaiboChampions5–0
1995Eduardo SosaDominican Republic Santo Domingo3rd Place2–2
1996Matías Ramón MellaDominican Republic San Isidro Air Base3rd Place2–2
1997Linda VistaMexico GuadalupeChampions5–0
1998Puerto Rico BayamónLinda VistaMexico GuadalupeGroup Stage0–3
1999Mexico MonterreyJuan A. BibiloniPuerto Rico Yabucoa3rd Place3–1
2000Sierra MaestraVenezuela MaracaiboChampions4–1
2001Panama Panama CitySantiago de VeraguasPanama Santiago de VeraguasGroup Stage1–2
2002Nicaragua ManaguaLos LeonesVenezuela ValenciaQuarterfinals2–2
2003Puerto Rico MayagüezAltagraciaVenezuela Los PuertosQuarterfinals3–1
2004Panama Panama CityCurundúPanama Panama CityQuarterfinals3–1
2005Venezuela MaracaiboLos LeonesVenezuela ValenciaGroup Stage1–2
2006Guatemala Guatemala CityCardenalesVenezuela BarquisimetoQuarterfinals3–1
2007Panama Panama CityLa VictoriaVenezuela MaracaiboQuarterfinals3–1
2008Venezuela MaracaiboCoquivacoaVenezuela MaracaiboQuarterfinals2–2
2009Colombia BarranquillaCoquivacoaVenezuela MaracaiboGroup Stage0–3
2010Guatemala Guatemala CityChitréPanama ChitréGroup Stage2–2
2011Costa Rica San JoséGran MaracayVenezuela MaracayInt'l Semifinal2–2
2012Panama AguadulceAguadulcePanama Aguadulce4th Place3–3
2013Ecuador GuayaquilAguadulcePanama AguadulceInt'l Semifinal3–2
2014Nicaragua ManaguaCoquivacoaVenezuela MaracaiboRound 32–2
2015Colombia BarranquillaCardenalesVenezuela BarquisimetoInt'l Semifinal2–2
2016Panama Panama CityAguadulcePanama Aguadulce3rd place4–1
2017Colombia BarranquillaLuz MaracaiboVenezuela MaracaiboRound 32–2
2018Panama Panama CityVacamontePanama ArraijánRound 21–2
2019Panama AguadulceCacique MaraVenezuela MaracaiboRound 22–2
2020Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[3]
2021No international participant[4]
2022Nicaragua Managua14 de SeptiembreNicaragua ManaguaRound 43–2
2023Venezuela MaracaiboSan FranciscoVenezuela MaracaiboRound 31–2
2024Panama Panama CityCardenalesVenezuela Barquisimeto3rd place5–2
2025Ecuador GuayaquilCardenalesVenezuela BarquisimetoInt'l Semifinal3–2
2026Guatemala Guatemala CityMinisterio Sobre Las Alas Del AguilaNicaragua LeónTBDTBD
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Panama Region

More information Year, Champion ...
YearChampionCityLLWSRecord
2022Aguadulce Cabezera LLPanama Aguadulce, CocléRound 31–2
2023Activo 20–30 LLPanama Santiago de VeraguasRound 32–2
2024
2025Vacamonte LLPanama ArraijanRound 21–2
2026David Doleguita LLPanama DavidTBDTBD
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Results by country

Table includes results from the Latin America and Panama regions through the 2025 Little League World Series. 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.

More information Country, Latin America Championships ...
CountryLatin America
Championships		LLWS
Championships		Record
in LLWS		PCT
Venezuela Venezuela24254–38.587
Mexico Mexico1320–20.500
Panama Panama10027–24.529
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic713–10.565
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico10–8.556
Nicaragua Nicaragua36–5.545
Curaçao Curaçao11–2.333
Total654131–107.550
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See also

Latin America Region in other Little League divisions

References

External links

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