The Dominican Republic national football team (Spanish: Selección de fútbol de República Dominicana) represents the Dominican Republic in men's international football, and is governed by the Dominican Football Federation. The team is a member of the Caribbean Football Union of CONCACAF, the governing body of football in North and Central America and the Caribbean.
| Nickname(s) | Los Quisqueyanos (The Quisqueyanos) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Federación Dominicana de Fútbol | ||
| Confederation | CONCACAF (North America) | ||
| Sub-confederation | CFU (Caribbean) | ||
| Head coach | Marcelo Neveleff | ||
| Captain | Miguel Lloyd | ||
| Most caps | César García, Jean Carlos López (52) | ||
| Top scorer | Jonathan Faña (24) | ||
| Home stadium | Estadio Cibao FC Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez | ||
| FIFA code | DOM | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 150  (4 April 2024)[1] | ||
| Highest | 76 (October 2013) | ||
| Lowest | 189 (December 2009) | ||
| First international | |||
 Dominican Republic 0–8 Haiti  (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic; 21 May 1967) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Dominican Republic 17–0 British Virgin Islands  (San Cristobal, Dominican Republic; 14 October 2010) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Trinidad and Tobago 9–0 Dominican Republic (Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago; 8 October 2008) | |||
As of 26 October 2023, the Dominican Republic is currently ranked 149th in the FIFA World Rankings. As is the case in many other Caribbean nations, association football has not traditionally been the most popular sport in the Dominican Republic. Interest in baseball diverts away from football and contributes to the country's lack of success in any major football tournament qualification. As of 2022, the Dominican Republic has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup, nor the CONCACAF Gold Cup. In spite of this, the country's youth football team has enjoyed recent success, qualifying for both the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup and the 2024 Olympic football tournaments.
History edit
The Dominican Football Federation was founded in 1953 and joined FIFA in 1959. The national team played their first games in May 1967 – a two-legged qualifier against Haiti for a place in the football at the 1968 Summer Olympics of Mexico. The first leg was played at home on 21 May and Haiti won 8–0. The second leg in Haiti was won by the hosts 6–0 on 27 May, as Haiti went through 14–0 on aggregate.[citation needed]
The Dominican Republic did not play another match until March 1970, when they entered at the 1970 Central American and Caribbean Games in Panama. They were placed in a group with Puerto Rico and Venezuela. The Dominican Republic lost 5–0 to Venezuela on 4 March, then gained their first ever win on 6 March by beating Puerto Rico 5–0. They did not advance to the next round.[citation needed]
In 1971 the Dominican Republic entered the 1971 Pan American Games in Colombia and were drawn in a group against the Bahamas and Canada. They lost 4–2 to the Bahamas on 31 July and 4–0 to Canada on 2 August and were knocked out.[citation needed]
The team did not play again until 16 December 1973, when they lost 1–0 away to Venezuela. In 1974 the Dominican Republic held the Central American and Caribbean Games, and lost their first match 3–2 to Bermuda on 28 February. On 2 March the team lost 1–0 to Mexico, before beating the Bahamas 2–0 on 4 March. In the final group game on 8 March the Dominican Republic lost 3–2 to Panama and were knocked out.[3]
In 2012 the Dominicans were able to qualify for the 2012 Caribbean Cup. On 7 December they beat hosts Antigua and Barbuda 2–1 but fell 2–1 against Haiti and Trinidad and Tobago.
Results and fixtures edit
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Win Draw Loss Fixture
2023 edit
Dominican Republic| 16 June Friendly | Chile  | 4–0 | Dominican Republic | Viña del Mar, Chile |
| 20:30 UTC−4 |
| Report | Stadium: Estadio Sausalito Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Nicolás Lamolina (Argentina) |
Nicaragua| 8 September 2023–24 Nations League | Dominican Republic | 0–2 | Nicaragua | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
| 19:00 UTC−4 | Report |
| Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez Referee: Patrick Senecharles (Haiti) |
Montserrat| 11 September 2023–24 Nations League | Dominican Republic | 3–0 | Montserrat | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
| 19:00 UTC−4 | Report | Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica) |
Dominican Republic| 13 October 2023–24 Nations League | Barbados  | 0–5 | Dominican Republic | Wildey, Barbados |
| 20:00 UTC−4 | Report | Stadium: Wildey Turf Referee: Benjamin Whitty (Cayman Islands) |
Barbados| 16 October 2023–24 Nations League | Dominican Republic | 5–2 | Barbados | Santiago, Dominican Republic |
| 22:00 UTC−4 | Report | Stadium: Estadio Cibao FC Referee: Nima Saghafi (United States) |
Dominican Republic| 17 November 2023–24 Nations League | Montserrat | 2–1 | Dominican Republic | Plymouth, Montserrat |
| 15:00 UTC−4 | Report |
| Stadium: Blakes Estate Stadium Referee: Yadel Martínez (Cuba) |
Dominican Republic| 21 November 2023–24 Nations League | Nicaragua | 0–0 | Dominican Republic | Managua, Nicaragua |
| 20:00 UTC−6 | Report | Stadium: Estadio Nacional de Fútbol Referee: Ignacio Fuentes (Guatemala) |
2024 edit
Aruba| 22 March Friendly | Dominican Republic | 2–0 | Aruba | Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic |
| 20:00 UTC−4 | Report | Stadium: Estadio Cibao FC |
Dominican Republic| 26 March Friendly | Peru  | 4–1 | Dominican Republic | Lima, Peru |
| 20:00 UTC−4 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Estadio Monumental Referee: Braulio Da Silva Machado (Brazil) |
Dominican Republic| 5 June 2026 World Cup qualification | Jamaica  | v | Dominican Republic | Kingston, Jamaica |
| Stadium: Independence Park |
British Virgin Islands| 10 June 2026 World Cup qualification | Dominican Republic | v | British Virgin Islands | San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic |
| Stadium: Estadio Panamericano |
2025 edit
Coaching staff edit
| Role | Name | Nationality |
|---|---|---|
| Head coach | Marcelo Neveleff |  Argentina |
| Assistant coach | Inaki Goikoetxea |  Spain |
| Assistant coach | Juan Francisco Roldán |  Guatemala |
| Goalkeeper trainer | Dani Gimenez | Spain |
| Fitness trainer | Juan Manuel Alcedo | Spain |
| Athletic trainer | Juanma Alcedo | Spain |
Coaching history edit
Fortunato Quispe Mendoza (1967–1974)
Carlos Cabañés (1975)
Décio Leite Leal (1986–1989)
Bernhard Zgoll (1991–1992)- Manfred Höner (1993–1994)
Juan Carretero (1995–1999)- Juan Emilio Mojica (2000–2002)
Carmelo Oliva (2003)
William Bennett (2004–2005)
Ljubomir Crnokrak (2005–2007)- Juan Emilio Mojica (2008–2009)
- Clemente Domingo Hernández (2010–2014)
José Eugenio Hernández (2015)- Juan Emilio Mojica (2015)
- Roberto Díaz Bernabé (2015–2016)
Orlando Capellino (2017–2019)- David González (2019–2020)
Jacques Passy (2020–2021)- Iñaki Bea (2022)
- Walter Benítez (2022–2023)
- Marcelo Neveleff (2023–present)
Players edit
Current squad edit
The following players have been called up for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Jamaica and British Virgin Islands on 5 and 10 June respectively.[4]
Caps and goals are correct as of 27 March 2024, after the match against Peru.[5]
Recent callups edit
The following players have been called up for the team in the last 12 months and are still available for selection.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Noam Baumann | 10 April 1996 | 2 | 0 |  OFI Crete | vs. Peru, 27 March 2024 |
| DF | Jeremy Báez | 21 November 1999 | 5 | 0 | Atlético Pantoja | vs. Jamaica, 5 June 2024 PRE |
| DF | Guillermo de Peña | 22 July 2003 | 3 | 0 | Moca | vs. Jamaica, 5 June 2024 PRE |
| DF | Luismi Quezada | 11 February 1996 | 2 | 0 | Cibao | vs. Jamaica, 5 June 2024 PRE |
| DF | Alex Ciriaco | 21 March 2004 | 0 | 0 |  JJK Jyväskylä | vs. Jamaica, 5 June 2024 PRE |
| DF | Miguel Ángel Beltré | 12 August 2003 | 0 | 0 | Azuqueca | vs. Peru, 27 March 2024 |
| DF | Kleffer Martes | 13 January 2003 | 0 | 0 | Atlético Pantoja | vs. Peru, 27 March 2024 |
| DF | Alexander Romero | 4 September 2002 | 0 | 0 | O&M | vs. Aruba, 22 March 2024 |
| DF | Ismael Díaz | 21 August 1990 | 32 | 1 | Cibao | vs. Nicaragua, 21 November 2023 |
| DF | Carlos Rossell | 13 June 1993 | 3 | 0 | Moca | vs. Nicaragua, 21 November 2023 |
| DF | Manny Rodríguez | 23 May 1998 | 7 | 1 | Logroñés | vs. Barbados, 16 October 2023 |
| MF | Lucas Bretón | 20 November 2006 | 1 | 0 | Cibao | vs. Jamaica, 5 June 2024 PRE |
| MF | Jesús Rosa | 22 April 2001 | 1 | 0 | Jarabacoa | vs. Jamaica, 5 June 2024 PRE |
| MF | Isaac Bàez | 23 May 2002 | 0 | 0 | O&M | vs. Jamaica, 5 June 2024 PRE |
| MF | Javier Roces | 10 September 2005 | 0 | 0 | Cibao | vs. Jamaica, 5 June 2024 PRE |
| MF | Fabian Messina | 16 September 2002 | 6 | 0 |  FSV Frankfurt | vs. Nicaragua, 21 November 2023 |
| FW | Erick Japa | 6 April 1999 | 14 | 1 |  Guabirá | vs. Jamaica, 5 June 2024 PRE |
| FW | Riki Alba | 2 March 1995 | 5 | 2 |  Las Vegas Lights FC | vs. Jamaica, 5 June 2024 PRE |
| FW | Juanca Pineda | 12 January 2000 | 4 | 0 | Guadalajara | vs. Jamaica, 5 June 2024 PRE |
| FW | Ányelo Gómez | 2 January 2003 | 0 | 0 | Jarabacoa | vs. Jamaica, 5 June 2024 PRE |
| FW | Julio Rosario | 23 August 2002 | 0 | 0 | Atlético Vega Real | vs. Jamaica, 5 June 2024 PRE |
| FW | Luis Espinal | 20 February 1994 | 12 | 5 | Atlético Pantoja | vs. Aruba, 22 March 2024 |
| FW | Nowend Lorenzo | 2 November 2002 | 17 | 4 | Osasuna B | vs. Nicaragua, 21 November 2023 |
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Records edit
- As of 26 March 2024[6]
- Players in bold are still active with the Dominican Republic.
Most appearances edit
| Rank | Player | Caps | Goals | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | César García | 52 | 2 | 2010–present |
| Jean Carlos López | 52 | 6 | 2013–present | |
| 3 | Miguel Lloyd | 50 | 0 | 2004–present |
| 4 | Jonathan Faña | 47 | 24 | 2006–2022 |
| Rafael Flores | 47 | 0 | 2008–2021 | |
| 6 | Domingo Peralta | 43 | 13 | 2010–2021 |
| 7 | Kerbi Rodríguez | 38 | 10 | 2006–2015 |
| 8 | Hansley Martínez | 33 | 0 | 2011–2021 |
| 9 | Ismael Díaz | 32 | 1 | 2014–present |
| Ronaldo Vásquez | 32 | 3 | 2017–present |
Top goalscorers edit
| Rank | Player | Goals | Caps | Ratio | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jonathan Faña | 24 | 47 | 0.51 | 2006–2022 |
| 2 | Domingo Peralta | 13 | 40 | 0.33 | 2010–2021 |
| 3 | Dorny Romero | 12 | 30 | 0.4 | 2019–present |
| 4 | Kerbi Rodríguez | 10 | 38 | 0.26 | 2006–2015 |
| 5 | Darly Batista | 9 | 18 | 0.5 | 2006–2019 |
| Erick Ozuna | 9 | 30 | 0.3 | 2010–2019 | |
| 7 | Inoel Navarro | 7 | 16 | 0.44 | 2010–2015 |
| Omar Zapata | 7 | 18 | 0.39 | 1992–2004 | |
| 9 | Edipo Rodríguez | 6 | 28 | 0.21 | 2014–2019 |
| Jean Carlos López | 6 | 52 | 0.12 | 2013–present |
Competitive record edit
FIFA World Cup edit
| FIFA World Cup | Qualification | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | |
| 1930 to 1958 | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | |||||||||||||
| 1962 to 1974 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||
| 1978 | Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1982 to 1990 | Did not enter | Declined participation | |||||||||||||
| 1994 | Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||
 1998 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 16 | |||||||||
  2002 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | |||||||||
| 2006 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||
 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
 2014 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 8 | |||||||||
 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||
 2022 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | |||||||||
  2026 | To be determined | To be determined | |||||||||||||
  2030 | |||||||||||||||
 2034 | |||||||||||||||
| Total | 0/16 | 33 | 12 | 6 | 15 | 50 | 54 | ||||||||
CONCACAF Gold Cup edit
| CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
 1963 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||
| 1965 | |||||||||||||||
 1967 | |||||||||||||||
 1969 | |||||||||||||||
| 1971 | |||||||||||||||
| 1973 | |||||||||||||||
| 1977 | Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1981 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||
| 1985 | |||||||||||||||
| 1989 | |||||||||||||||
| 1991 | Did not qualify | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 | ||||||||
| 1993 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | |||||||||
| 1996 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1998 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||
| 2000 | Did not qualify | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||
| 2002 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||
| 2003 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 9 | |||||||||
| 2005 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||
| 2007 | |||||||||||||||
| 2009 | |||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Did not qualify | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 1 | ||||||||
| 2013 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 10 | |||||||||
| 2015 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 11 | |||||||||
| 2017 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | |||||||||
| 2019 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | |||||||||
| 2021 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | |||||||||
| 2023 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | |||||||||
| Total | 0/27 | 61 | 23 | 10 | 28 | 107 | 93 | ||||||||
CONCACAF Nations League edit
| CONCACAF Nations League record | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | Division | Group | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | P/R | Finals | Result | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | |
| 2019–20 | B | B | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 |  | 2021 | Ineligible | ||||||||
| 2022–23 | B | D | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | | 2023 | |||||||||
| 2023–24 | B | B | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 6 | | 2024 | |||||||||
| 2024–25 | B | D | To be determined |  2025 | |||||||||||||||
| Total | — | — | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 18 | — | Total | 0 Titles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| CONCACAF Nations League history | |
|---|---|
| First match | Montserrat 2–1 Dominican Republic (7 September 2019; Lookout, Montserrat) |
| Biggest win | Barbados 0–5 Dominican Republic (13 October 2023; Wildey, Barbados) |
| Biggest defeat | El Salvador 2–0 Dominican Republic (19 November 2019; San Salvador, El Salvador) Guatemala 2–0 Dominican Republic (13 June 2022; Guatemala City, Guatemala) |
| Best result | — |
| Worst result | — |
CFU Caribbean Cup edit
| CFU Championship & Caribbean Cup record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
| 1978 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||
 1979 | |||||||||||||||
 1981 | |||||||||||||||
 1983 | |||||||||||||||
| 1985 | |||||||||||||||
 1988 | |||||||||||||||
| 1989 | |||||||||||||||
| 1990 | |||||||||||||||
| 1991 | Group stage | 6th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |
| 1992 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||
| 1993 | Did not qualify | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | ||||||||
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
 1995 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1996 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |||||||||
  1997 | Withdrew | Withdrew | |||||||||||||
| 1998 | Did not qualify | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1999 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||
| 2001 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||
| 2005 | Withdrew | Withdrew | |||||||||||||
| 2007 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 11 | |||||||||
| 2008 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||
| 2010 | Did not qualify | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 1 | ||||||||
| 2012 | Group stage | 5th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | |
| 2014 | Did not qualify | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 11 | ||||||||
| 2017 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | |||||||||
| Total | Group stage | 2/25 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 43 | 19 | 6 | 18 | 85 | 71 | |
Pan American Games edit
| Pan American Games record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1951 | Did not enter | |||||||
| 1955 | ||||||||
| 1959 | ||||||||
| 1963 | ||||||||
| 1967 | ||||||||
 1971 | Preliminary round | 12th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
| 1975 | Did not enter | |||||||
 1979 | Preliminary round | 12th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
 1983 | Did not enter | |||||||
| 1987 | ||||||||
 1991 | ||||||||
| 1995 | ||||||||
| 1999 | ||||||||
| 2003 | Preliminary round | 6th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 2007 | Did not enter | |||||||
| 2011 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 2015 | ||||||||
 2019 | ||||||||
| 2023 | Qualified | |||||||
| Total | Preliminary round | 4/19 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 29 |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 4 April 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
- ^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 29 May 2024. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ^ "Dominican Republic - List of International Matches". Archived from the original on 23 March 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
- ^ "La Selección Dominicana de Fútbol dio a conocer su Lista de Buena Fe para enfrentar a Jamaica e Islas Vírgenes Británicas" (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 24 March 2024. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Dominican Republic". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 6 July 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
External links edit
- Official website (in Spanish)
- Dominican Republic – FIFA profile (archived 25 October 2007)