The Dominican Republic National under-20 football team is the association football team that represents the Dominican Republic at the under-20 level.
| Association | Federación Dominicana de Fútbol | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Confederation | CONCACAF | ||
| Head coach | Walter Benitez | ||
| FIFA code | DOM | ||
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| CONCACAF Under-20 Championship | |||
| Appearances | 6 (first in 1974) | ||
| Best result | Runners-up (2022) | ||
| FIFA U-20 World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2023) | ||
| Best result | Group Stage (2023) | ||
Team history edit
2022 edit
At the 2022 Concacaf Men’s Under-20 Championship held in Honduras from June 18 to July 3, 2022, the Dominican Republic U20 team made history by clinching berths in the 2023 FIFA Men’s Under-20 World Cup in Indonesia after eliminating Jamaica with a 1–0 win in the quarterfinal. It is the first time any Dominican Republic team has qualified for a FIFA World Cup at any age level or gender.[1] In the semifinal match, the Dominican team defeated Guatemala 4–2 in a penalty shootout after a 2–2 draw, securing a spot in the 2024 Summer Olympic games in Paris. In the final match, fortune was not on the side of the Dominican Republic when they lost 6–0 against the United States, even so, the sensation in the entire region about the Caribbean country was excellent because soccer is not the main sport in the Dominican Republic. It was a pleasant surprise for everyone to see the talent and potential of the Dominican players as they became Concacaf Runners-up.[2]
2023 edit
The Dominican Under-20 Soccer Team settled on April 16 in Jerez, Spain, where they participated in the "Road to Youth World Cup" competition where they played three friendly matches against the U-20 teams of Brazil, Iraq and Uzbekistan as part of the final phase of their preparation for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
The Dominican Under-20 National Team participated in its first U-20 World Cup in 2023, a tournament that was held in Argentina. It would be placed in Group D along with historical teams such as Italy, Brazil and Nigeria. The Dominican Republic would have his debut on May 21 against Nigeria in the city of Mendoza, he would start winning with a goal of Edison Azcona at minute 21, later the African team would come back from the game ending this with a score of 2–1, despite the defeat the performance of the Dominican team was acceptable being a rookie team in the tournament and also considered as the weak team of the group. Their second commitment would be against the five-time world champion of the category, Brazil, in this match the superiority of the South American team would be notorious, defeating the Dominican team by a score of 6-0. This result forced the Dominican Republic to win on the last group date against Italy and wait for other results to qualify as one of the best third parties. However, the Dominican team succumbed to the Europeans and would be defeated 3–0, being eliminated in the first round in their first World Cup experience.
Competitive record edit
CONCACAF U-20 Championship edit
| CONCACAF U-20 Championship record | |||||||||
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| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
 1962 | Did not enter | ||||||||
 1964 | |||||||||
 1970 | |||||||||
 1973 | |||||||||
 1974 | Group Stage | 11th of 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | |
 1976 | Second round | 7th of 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 31 | |
 1978 | First round | 11th of 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | |
 1980 | Group Stage | 14th of 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| 1982 | Did not enter | ||||||||
 1984 | |||||||||
| 1986 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
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| 2018 | Group Stage | 9th of 34 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 10 | |
| 2020 | Cancelled | ||||||||
 2022 | Runner-up | 2nd of 20 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | |
| Total | Runner-up | 6/28 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 41 | 75 | |
U-20 World Cup edit
FIFA U-20 World Cup edit
| FIFA U-20 World Cup record | ||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA |
 1977 | did not qualify | |||||||
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 1981 | ||||||||
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 1991 | ||||||||
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 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[3] | |||||||
| 2023 | Group Stage | 22nd | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
| 2025 | To be determined | |||||||
| Total | Group stage | 1/24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
Fixtures and recent results edit
The following is a list of match results from the previous 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Win Draw Loss
2022 edit
Dominican Republic| 26 June 2022 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship | El Salvador  | 4–5 | Dominican Republic | Estadio Nacional, Tegucigalpa |
| 18:30 | Report |
| Referee: Said Martínez (Honduras) |
Jamaica| 29 June 2022 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship | Dominican Republic | 1–0 | Jamaica | Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula |
| 17:00 | Montes de Oca  10' | Report | Referee: Reon Radix (Grenada) |
Guatemala| 1 July 2022 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship | Dominican Republic | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) | Guatemala | San Pedro Sula, Honduras |
| 20:00 | Report | Stadium: Estadio Morazán Referee: Daneon Parchment (Jamaica) | ||
| Penalties | ||||
Dominican Republic| 3 July 2022 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship | United States | 6–0 | Dominican Republic | Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula |
| 17:00 | Report | Referee: Drew Fischer (Canada) |
2023 edit
Dominican Republic| 21 May 2023 2023 FIFA U20 WC GS | Nigeria | 2–1 | Dominican Republic | Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza |
| 15:00 |
| Report | Azcona 23' (pen.) | Attendance: 21,647 Referee: Yusuke Araki (Japan) |
Dominican Republic| 24 May 2023 2023 FIFA U20 WC GS | Brazil  | 6–0 | Dominican Republic | Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza |
| 18:00 |
| Report | Attendance: 7,253 Referee: François Letexier (France) |
Italy| 27 May 2023 2023 FIFA U20 WC GS | Dominican Republic | 0–3 | Italy | Estadio Malvinas Argentinas, Mendoza |
| 15:00 | Report | Attendance: 6,709 Referee: Mohamed Al Hoish (Saudi Arabia) |
Current squad edit
The following players were named in the squad for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup, to be played in May 2023.[4]
Caps and goals correct as of 22 April 2023, after the match against Iraq.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Omry Bello | 28 May 2003 | 12 | 0 | O&M | |
| GK | Xavier Valdez | 23 November 2003 | 4 | 0 | Houston Dynamo | |
| GK | Enrique Bösl | 7 February 2004 | 1 | 0 |  FC Ingolstadt | |
| DF | Kleffer Martes | 13 January 2003 | 12 | 1 | Atlético Pantoja | |
| DF | Sebastián Mañón | 13 February 2003 | 12 | 0 | Dartmouth Big Green | |
| DF | Alfeni Tamárez | 14 June 2005 | 11 | 1 | Atlético Pantoja | |
| DF | Guillermo de Peña | 22 July 2003 | 8 | 1 | Moca | |
| DF | Israel Boatwright | 2 June 2005 | 6 | 2 | Inter Miami | |
| DF | Alex Ciriaco | 21 March 2004 | 2 | 0 |  Ilves | |
| MF | Yordy Álvarez | 3 December 2005 | 12 | 1 | Atlántico | |
| MF | Jason Yambatis | 21 March 2003 | 7 | 3 | Atlético Pantoja | |
| MF | Steven Martínez | 10 September 2003 | 7 | 1 | Atlético Vega Real | |
| MF | Miguel Vásquez | 26 February 2004 | 3 | 0 | Atlántico | |
| FW | Anyelo Gómez | 2 January 2003 | 12 | 1 | Jarabacoa | |
| FW | Bryan More | 29 May 2003 | 11 | 2 | Atlético Vega Real | |
| FW | Edison Azcona | 21 November 2003 | 9 | 4 | Inter Miami | |
| FW | Derek Cuevas | 7 January 2004 | 2 | 1 |  Barcelona | |
| FW | Yunior Peralta | 2 February 2004 | 1 | 0 | Cibao | |
| FW | Oliver Schmidhauser | 2 June 2004 | 1 | 0 | RB Leipzig | |
| FW | Alejandro Martín Sapeg | 16 February 2006 | 0 | 0 | Rayo Ciudad Alcobendas | |
Recent call-ups edit
The following players have previously been called up to the Dominican Republic under-20 squad in the last 12 months and remain eligible. Some of the following players were named in the squad for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup to go as sparring
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | Charbel Wehbe | 8 May 2004 | 4 | 0 | Real Oviedo | 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship |
| DF | Thomas Jungbauer | 30 July 2005 | 7 | 0 | SPAL | 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship |
| MF | Fabian Messina | 16 September 2002 | 2 | 0 | FSV Frankfurt | Friendly International |
| MF | Annier Rojas | 16 October 2003 | 1 | 0 | Atlético Pantoja | 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship |
| MF | Simón Veras | 19 March 2003 | 3 | 0 | Moca FC | 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship |
| MF | Alejandro Martinez | 2 June 2004 | 3 | 1 | Delfines del Este FC | 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship |
| FW | Diefri Sandy | 21 June 2004 | 6 | 3 |  Royal Pari | 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship |
| FW | Adhonys Vargas | 12 February 2004 | 4 | 1 | Atlético Vega Real | 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship |
| FW | Luis Francisco | 26 March 2004 | 4 | 0 | Delfines del Este FC | 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Dominican Republic make history, Moreno a hero for Guatemala". 30 June 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ^ "Dominican Republic outlast Guatemala to reach Paris 2024". 1 July 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
- ^ "Update on FIFA Women's World Cup and men's youth competitions". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 24 December 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
- ^ "La Sub-20 de República Dominicana llegó a Buenos Aires para el mundial" (in Spanish). Federación Dominicana de Fútbol. 9 May 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2023.