Dominican Republic national under-23 football team

The Dominican Republic national under-23 football team represents the Dominican Republic in tournaments and friendly matches at the Under-23 level. They have appeared in one CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship in 2020 as they had debuted but unfortunately, the matches which were suspended due to the Coronavirus outbreak.[1][2] The matches for the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship will be played in Spring 2021 for qualification in the 2020 Summer Olympics (now to be played in Summer 2021).

Dominican Republic Under-23
Nickname(s)Los Quisqueyanos
ConfederationCONCACAF
Head coachJacques Passy
First colors
Second colors
CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
Appearances1 (first in 2020)
Best result7th, 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship

Tournaments

The Dominican Republic under-23 national football team debuted its first international Olympic competition in 2020 with the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship after defeating Saint Kitts and Nevis 2–0 in the play-in during the qualification rounds.[3]

Results and schedules

The following is a list of results of the past 12 months (2019–20) for the 2020–21 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship.

2019
Dominican Republic 3–1 Saint Lucia
 Report
  •  66'
Referee: Reon Radix (Grenada)
Dominican Republic 4–0 Antigua and Barbuda
 Report
Referee: Charvis Delsol (Dominica)
Dominican Republic 2–1 Portugal
 Report
Referee: Reon Radix (Grenada)

As said, in the play-in round of the tournament, the Dominican Republic defeated St. Kitts and Nevis.

Dominican Republic 2–0 (a.e.t.) Saint Kitts and Nevis
 102' Romero
 97' Vásquez		 Report

2020

All of the matches which were scheduled were postponed due to the 2019 Coronavirus outbreak.[5]

Squad

The following is the current squad for the 2020 year.

  • Johan Guzmán (as Goalkeeper)
  • Alessandro Buroni (as Goalkeeper)
  • Danilo Campana (as Goalkeeper)
  • Mario Marte (as Goalkeeper)
  • Carlos Sosa (as Goalkeeper)
  • Omry Bello (as Goalkeeper)
  • Steven Gómez (as Defender)
  • Welvin Sánchez (as Defender)
  • Alfredo Mateo (as Defender)
  • Dionicio Pérez (as Defender)
  • Frank de la Mota (as Centre-Back)
  • Jairo Bueno (as Centre-Back)
  • Erick Pacheco (as Left-Back)
  • Jayson Made (as Left-Back)
  • Victor Tavedas (as Right-Back)
  • José Francisco (as Right-Back)
  • Diego Cabrera (as Mid-Fielder)
  • Oliver Durán (as Mid-Fielder)
  • Daniel Flores (as Defensive Mid-Field)
  • Isaac Báez (as Defensive Mid-Field)
  • Gerard Lavergne (as Central Mid-Field)
  • Rudolf González (as Right Mid-Field)
  • Lean Torres (as Left Winger)
  • Darlin van der Warff (as Right Winger)
  • Erick Japa (As Centre-Forward)
  • Dorny Romero (As Centre-Forward)

References
  1. "Due to the ongoing uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic across the world, Concacaf has elected to suspend all of its competitions set to take place over the next 30 days, including the 2020 Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship, from March 20 – April 1 in Guadalajara, Mexico". Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  2. "The 2020 Concacaf Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship is the latest soccer tournament affected by coronavirus, with Concacaf announcing the tournament's postponement Friday morning". Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  3. "See you Sunday 22 September at the Warner Park Stadium. St. Kitts and Nevis vs. Dominican Republic in Tokyo 2020 Olympic Qualification. Kickoff is 7 pm". St. Kitts and Nevis Football Association (SKNFA) (Facebook). St. Kitts and Nevis Football Association. September 19, 2019. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  4. "Dominicanos festejan clasificación al preolímpico de fútbol". Prensa Latina. September 23, 2019. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  5. "Costa Rica U23 – Postponed – Dominican Republic U23". Retrieved September 14, 2020.
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