Dominican Republic national football team
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 are a member of the Caribbean Football Union of CONCACAF, the governing body of football in North and Central America and the Caribbean. The Dominican Republic has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup finals.
Nickname(s) | Los Quisqueyanos | ||
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Association | Federación Dominicana de Fútbol | ||
Confederation | CONCACAF (North America) | ||
Sub-confederation | CFU (Caribbean) | ||
Head coach | Jacques Passy[1] | ||
Captain | Tano Bonnin | ||
Most caps | Jonathan Faña (45) | ||
Top scorer | Jonathan Faña (24) | ||
Home stadium | Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez Estadio Cibao FC | ||
FIFA code | DOM | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 159 ![]() | ||
Highest | 78 (October 2013) | ||
Lowest | 190 (December 2009) | ||
First international | |||
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Biggest win | |||
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Biggest defeat | |||
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History
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.
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.
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.
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 December 7 they beat hosts Antigua and Barbuda 2–1 but fell 2–1 against Haiti and Trindad and Tobago.
Competition records
World Cup record
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Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
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Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 16 | |||||||||
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | |||||||||
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
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8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 8 | |||||||||
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||
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To be determined | To be determined | |||||||||||||
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Total | 0/21 | 29 | 10 | 5 | 14 | 42 | 50 |
CONCACAF Nations Cup record
- 1963 to 1976 – Did enter
- 1977 – Did not qualify
- 1981 to 1989 – Did enter
Gold Cup record
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Total | 0 Titles | 0/15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CONCACAF Nations League
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Year | Division | Group | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | P/R | Rank |
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B | B | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | ![]() |
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B | To be determined | ||||||||
Total | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 22nd | |||
Pan American Games record
Central American and Caribbean Games record
- 1930 to 1966 – Did not compete
- 1970 – Round 1
- 1974 – Round 1
- 1978 – Did not compete
- 1982 – Did not compete
- 1986 – Round 2
- 1990 – Round 2
- 1993 to 1998 – Did not compete
- 2002 – Round 1
- 2006 – Did not qualify
- 2010 – Did not compete
- 2014 – Did not qualify
Caribbean Cup
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Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
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Group stage | 8th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
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Group stage | 5th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
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Total | Group stage | 2/19 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 16 |
Players
Current squad
The following footballers were called for the 25 January 2021 against Serbia.[4]
- Caps and goals are correct as of 25 January 2021, subsequent to the match against Serbia
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | GK | Miguel Lloyd | 23 October 1982 | 46 | 0 | ![]() |
12 | GK | Rafael Diaz | 8 October 1991 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
24 | GK | Odalis Báez | 29 September 1983 | 8 | 0 | ![]() |
3 | DF | José Luis de la Cruz | 5 July 2000 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
5 | DF | Andrea Bosco | 6 October 1995 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
6 | DF | Kelvin Durán | 8 May 1994 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
7 | DF | Edarlyn Reyes | 30 September 1997 | 11 | 0 | ![]() |
16 | DF | Yoan Melo | 12 March 1994 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
18 | DF | Alexis Weidenbach | 24 September 1996 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
22 | DF | Antonio Natalucci | 1 August 2000 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
23 | DF | Luiyi de Lucas (captain) | 31 August 1994 | 4 | 0 | ![]() |
8 | MF | Gerard Lavergne | 25 January 1999 | 9 | 0 | ![]() |
9 | MF | Ronaldo Vásquez | 30 June 1999 | 14 | 2 | Unattached |
10 | MF | Carlos Heredia | 28 September 1998 | 8 | 1 | Unattached |
11 | MF | Edison Azcona | 21 November 2003 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
14 | MF | Juan Carlos Pineda | 12 January 2000 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
15 | MF | Kelvin Martínez | 11 September 1997 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
19 | MF | Wilman Modesta | 24 December 1995 | 16 | 1 | ![]() |
25 | MF | Gabriel Núñez | 24 January 1994 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
13 | FW | Rudolf González | 2 July 1998 | 6 | 1 | ![]() |
17 | FW | Dorny Romero | 24 January 1998 | 9 | 1 | ![]() |
21 | FW | Nowend Lorenzo | 1 January 2002 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
Recent callups
The following players have been called up for the team in the last 12 months.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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GK | Johan Guzmán | 3 July 1997 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
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GK | Alessandro Baroni | 14 August 1999 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Jairo Bueno | 10 September 1998 | 6 | 1 | ![]() |
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DF | Manny Alexander Rodríguez | 23 May 1998 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Carlos Julio Martínez | 4 February 1994 | 13 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Ismael Díaz | 21 August 1990 | 23 | 1 | ![]() |
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DF | Ernesto Trinidad | 2 January 1996 | 4 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Brian López | 20 November 1999 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Benjamín Núñez | 15 May 1995 | 2 | 0 | ![]() |
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DF | Alexander Francois | 29 April 2003 | 1 | 0 | Unattached | v. ![]() |
DF | Alejandro Jiménez | 13 January 2002 | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Omar de la Cruz | 26 August 2001 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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MF | Starlin Collante | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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FW | Erick Paniagua | 6 April 1999 | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
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FW | Domingo Peralta | 28 July 1986 | 40 | 13 | ![]() |
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FW | Josué Báez | 23 May 2002 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
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Notes:
- INJ Withdrew from squad due to injury
- PRE Preliminary squad
- SUS Suspended
- RET Retired from the national team
- WD Player withdrew from the squad for non-injury related reasons
Records
Most capped players
- As of 24 March 2019[5]
# | Player | Careers | Caps | Goals | non-FIFA Caps | Total Caps |
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1 | Jonathan Faña | 2006–Present | 45 | 24 | 8 | 45 |
2 | Dinardo Rodríguez | 1991–2001 | 35 | 8 | 0 | 35 |
3 | Miguel Lloyd | 2004–Present | 33 | 0 | 8 | 41 |
4 | Kerbi Rodríguez | 2006–Present | 33 | 8 | 5 | 38 |
5 | Domingo Peralta | 2010–Present | 31 | 7 | 8 | 39 |
6 | Rafael Flores | 2008–Present | 30 | 0 | 11 | 41 |
7 | Hansley Martínez | 2010–Present | 26 | 0 | 7 | 33 |
8 | César García | 2010–Present | 25 | 2 | 8 | 33 |
9 | Kelvin Severino | 2004–2012 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 23 |
10 | Erick Ozuna | 2010–Present | 21 | 9 | 6 | 27 |
* The players in bold typeface are still active in football.
Top goalscorers
- As of 8 September 2016[5] Only games against FIFA affiliated teams.
# | Player | Careers | Goals | Caps |
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1 | Jonathan Faña | 2006–Present | 24 | 45 |
2 | Erick Ozuna | 2010–Present | 9 | 21 |
3 | Darly Batista | 2006–Present | 8 | 12 |
4 | Kerbi Rodríguez | 2006–Present | 8 | 33 |
5 | Dinardo Rodríguez | 1991–2001 | 8 | 35 |
6 | Inoel Navarro | 2010–2015 | 7 | 15 |
7 | Domingo Peralta | 2010–Present | 7 | 31 |
8 | Omar Zapata | 1992–2004 | 6 | 13 |
9 | Manuel Pérez | 2001–2012 | 4 | 10 |
10 | Kelvin Severino | 2004–2012 | 4 | 22 |
* The players in bold typeface are still active in football.
Results and fixtures
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
2021
19 January Friendly | Dominican Republic ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
17:00 (UTC−4) | Rivera ![]() |
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez Referee: Randy Encarnación (Dominican Republic) |
25 January Friendly | Dominican Republic ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
17:00 (UTC−4) | Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez Referee: William Anderson (Puerto Rico) |
24 March WC 1st Round Qualifying | Dominican Republic ![]() | v | ![]() | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez |
27 March WC 1st Round Qualifying | Anguilla ![]() | v | ![]() | The Valley, Anguilla |
Stadium: Ronald Webster Park |
4 June WC 1st Round Qualifying | Dominican Republic ![]() | v | ![]() | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez |
8 June WC 1st Round Qualifying | Panama ![]() | v | ![]() | Panama City, Panama |
Stadium: Estadio Rommel Fernández |
Records and statistics
- As of 7 September 2019[6]
Rival | Fixtures | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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20 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 58 |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
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12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 9 |
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9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 40 |
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7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 5 |
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6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 |
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5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
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4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 1 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
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5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 2 |
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5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
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5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Total | 138 | 48 | 21 | 71 | 206 | 244 |
Managers
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See also
- Dominican Republic national under-20 football team
- Dominican Republic women's national football team
- Football in the Dominican Republic
References
- https://www.fifa.com/associations/association=DOM/about.html
- "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 10 December 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
- http://www.rsssf.com/tablesd/domrep-intres.html
- "Novedades de la segunda avanzada de la Sedofútbol para enfrentar a Serbia". Dominican Republic Football Federation (in Spanish). 21 January 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- "Indonesia – Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
- "World Football Elo Ratings: Dominican Republic". Elo Ratings. Retrieved 30 August 2019.