The silver jubilee 25th season of the Cuban National Series was the first to feature a scheduled postseason, as the first-place and second-place teams from each of the new Eastern and Western divisions qualified for a round-robin tournament to determine the league champion. The 18 teams in the league remained unchanged from recent seasons, but each team's regular-season schedule was reduced from 75 games to 48 games.
Advancing to the playoffs were Industriales, Vegueros, Santiago de Cuba and Villa Clara. Industriales went undefeated as they swept their competitors, clinching their sixth league title via a walk-off home run by Agustín Marquetti in extra innings against Vegueros on January 19, 1986, in front of their home fans.
Standings
Western zone Team W L Pct. GB Industriales (Havana) 37 11 .770 - Vegueros (Pinar del Río) 33 15 .600 4 Henequeneros (Matanzas) 33 15 .600 4 Citricultores (Matanzas) 26 22 .542 11 Metropolitanos (Havana) 21 26 .446 15½ La Habana 18 30 .375 19 Forestales (Pinar del Río) 18 30 .375 19 Cienfuegos 15 32 .319 21½ Isla de la Juventud 14 34 .291 23
Eastern zone Team W L Pct. GBVilla Clara 35 13 .729 -Santiago de Cuba 34 14 .708 1Camagüey 32 16 .666 3Ciego de Ávila 24 24 .500 11Granma 21 27 .438 14Sancti Spíritus 21 27 .438 14Guantánamo 19 29 .395 16Las Tunas 16 32 .333 19Holguín 14 34 .291 21
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Postseason Team W L Pct. GB Industriales 6 0 1.000 - Vegueros 4 2 .667 2 Santiago de Cuba 1 5 .167 5 Villa Clara 1 5 .167 5
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