See also: Central League (football)

The Central League (セントラル・リーグ Sentoraru Riigu) is one of Japan's two major professional baseball leagues (the other is the Pacific League). In Japanese, it is often referred to as the "Se League."

The league was founded in 1949 with eight teams. Today it consists of:

• Yomiuri Giants (Tokyo)
• Chunichi Dragons (Nagoya)
• Yakult Swallows (Tokyo)
• Hiroshima Toyo Carp (Hiroshima)
• Yokohama BayStars (Yokohama)
• Hanshin Tigers (Nishinomiya)

The Central and Pacific League champions face off at the end of the season in the Japan Series. See also Japanese baseball.

CL Pennant winners

• 2004 Chunichi Dragons
• 2003 Hanshin Tigers
• 2002 Yomiuri Giants
• 2001 Yakult Swallows
• 2000 Yomiuri Giants
• 1999 Chuncihi Dragons
• 1998 Yokohoma BayStars
• 1997 Yakult Swallows
• 1996 Yomiuri Giants
• 1995 Yakult Swallows
• 1994 Yomiuri Giants
• 1993 Yakult Swallows
• 1992 Yakult Swallows
• 1991 Hiroshima Toyo Carp
• 1990 Yomiuri Giants
• 1989 Yomiuri Giants
• 1988 Chuncihi Dragons
• 1987 Yomiuri Giants
• 1986 Hiroshima Toyo Carp
• 1985 Hanshin Tigers
• 1984 Hiroshima Toyo Carp
• 1983 Yomiuri Giants
• 1982 Chuncihi Dragons
• 1981 Yomiuri Giants
• 1980 Hiroshima Toyo Carp
• 1979 Hiroshima Toyo Carp
• 1978 Yakult Swallows
• 1977 Yomiuri Giants
• 1976 Yomiuri Giants
• 1975 Hiroshima Toyo Carp
• 1974 Chuncihi Dragons
• 1973 Yomiuri Giants
• 1972 Yomiuri Giants
• 1971 Yomiuri Giants
• 1970 Yomiuri Giants
• 1969 Yomiuri Giants
• 1968 Yomiuri Giants
• 1967 Yomiuri Giants
• 1966 Yomiuri Giants
• 1965 Yomiuri Giants
• 1964 Hanshin Tigers
• 1963 Yomiuri Giants
• 1962 Hanshin Tigers
• 1961 Yomiuri Giants
• 1960 Taiyo Whales
• 1959 Yomiuri Giants
• 1958 Yomiuri Giants
• 1957 Yomiuri Giants
• 1956 Yomiuri Giants
• 1955 Yomiuri Giants
• 1954 Chuncihi Dragons
• 1953 Yomiuri Giants
• 1952 Yomiuri Giants
• 1951 Yomiuri Giants
• 1950 Shochiku Robins

External links

• Japanese website
• Japanese Baseball Data Archive at The Baseball Guru
• List of players at Japanese Baseball