Dominican Republic national football team

Dominican Republic
Nickname(s)	Los Quisqueyanos; (The Quisqueyanos);
Association	Federación Dominicana de Fútbol
Confederation	CONCACAF (North America)
Sub-confederation	CFU (Caribbean)
Head coach	Marcelo Neveleff
Captain	Jean Carlos López
Most caps	Jean Carlos López (60)
Top scorer	Jonathan Faña & Dorny Romero (24)
Home stadium	Various
FIFA code	DOM
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	142 4 (24 October 2024)
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)

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.

As of 26 October 2023, the Dominican Republic is currently ranked 146th 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. In 2024 they qualified to the 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup, the first major tournament in their history.

Home Stadium

The Dominican Republic National football team is using the following stadiums for their home games: Cibao FC Stadium, Felix Sanchez Stadium, and Estadio Panamericano, San Cristóbal

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.^{[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 1986 they had their best result in the Central American and Caribbean games finishing 3rd

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.

Team Image

Kit sponsorship

Kit supplier	Period
Macron	2019–present
Silver Sport	2024–2024 (Only for 2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship)

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.

Win Draw Loss Fixture

2024

22 March Friendly	Dominican Republic	2–0	Aruba	Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
20:00 UTC−4	Sambataro 61' Japa 84'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Cibao FC

26 March Friendly	Peru	4–1	Dominican Republic	Lima, Peru
20:00 UTC−4	Peña 18' Castillo 45+1' Quispe 54' Paolo Guerrero 90+4' (pen.)	Report	Lopez 58'	Stadium: Estadio Monumental Referee: Braulio Da Silva Machado (Brazil)

6 June 2026 World Cup qualification	Jamaica	1–0	Dominican Republic	Kingston, Jamaica
15:30 UTC−5	Nicholson 17'	Report (FIFA) Report (CONCACAF)		Stadium: Independence Park Attendance: 9,266 Referee: Drew Fischer (Canada)

10 June 2026 World Cup qualification	Dominican Republic	4–0	British Virgin Islands	San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic
20:00 UTC−4	Núñez 2', 31' Romero 15' (pen.), 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Panamericano Attendance: 1,100 Referee: Adonai Escobedo (Mexico)

7 September 2024-25 CONCACAF Nations League B	Bermuda	2–3	Dominican Republic	Piggotts, Antigua and Barbuda
	Crichlow 17' Lambe 51'	Report	Romero 35' Mörschel 62' Vásquez 84'	Stadium: ABFA Technical Center Referee: Sanchez Bass (Saint Kitts and Nevis)

10 September 2024-25 CONCACAF Nations League B	Dominican Republic	2–0	Dominica	Piggotts, Antigua and Barbuda
11:00	Vásquez 11' Romero 25'	Report		Stadium: ABFA Technical Center Referee: Okeito Nicholson (Jamaica)

12 October 2024-25 CONCACAF Nations League B	Antigua and Barbuda	0-5	Dominican Republic	Bermuda
			Firpo 88' (pen.), 90+2' Vásquez 39' Romero 13' Garcia 11'	Stadium: TBD

15 October 2024-25 CONCACAF Nations League B	Dominican Republic	5-0	Antigua and Barbuda	Bermuda
	Garcia 71' Firpo 51' Romero pen.' (45+1) Heinz Mörschel 35' Luiyi De Lucas 14'			Stadium: TBD

16 November 2024-25 CONCACAF Nations League B	Dominica	1-6	Dominican Republic	Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
			Romero 13' (65) Heinz Mörschel 37' (49) Núñez 68' Erick Japa pen.' (90+5)	Stadium: Estadio Cibao FC

19 November 2024-25 CONCACAF Nations League B	Dominican Republic	6-1	Bermuda	Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
	Romero 33', 69', 90', 90+4' J. López 75' Mörschel 87'		Parfitt 45+2'	Stadium: Estadio Cibao FC

2025

5 June 2026 World Cup qualification	Guatemala	v	Dominican Republic	Guatemala City, Guatemala
				Stadium: Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores

9 June 2026 World Cup qualification	Dominican Republic	v	Dominica	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
				Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez

Coaching staff

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

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)

Current squad

The following players have been called up for the 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League matches against Dominica on 16 and Bermudaon 19 November 2024.^[4]

Caps and goals are correct as of 19 November 2024, after the match against Bermuda.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Miguel Lloyd	(1982-10-23) 23 October 1982 (age 42)	52	0	Cibao
1GK	Xavier Valdez	(2003-11-23) 23 November 2003 (age 20)	11	0	Houston Dynamo FC
1GK	Pascual Ramírez	(1997-10-20) 20 October 1997 (age 27)	0	0	Moca

2DF	Brian López	(1999-11-20) 20 November 1999 (age 25)	10	0	Real Santa Cruz
2DF	Alex Ciriaco	(2004-03-21) 21 March 2004 (age 20)	0	0	JJK Jyväskylä
2DF	Luiyi de Lucas	(1994-08-31) 31 August 1994 (age 30)	22	1	F.C. Ashdod
2DF	Christian Schoissengeyr	(1994-10-18) 18 October 1994 (age 30)	10	0	Unattached
2DF	Michael Sambataro	(2002-12-04) 4 December 2002 (age 21)	13	1	Cibao
2DF	Miguel Ángel Beltré	(2003-07-12) 12 July 2003 (age 21)	5	1	CD Azuqueca
2DF	Joao Urbáez	(2002-07-24) 24 July 2002 (age 22)	7	0	Leganes B
2DF	Guillermo de Peña	(2003-07-22) 22 July 2003 (age 21)	4	0	Moca

3MF	Jean Carlos López (captain)	(1993-11-09) 9 November 1993 (age 31)	60	7	Cibao
3MF	Ronaldo Vásquez	(1999-06-30) 30 June 1999 (age 25)	41	6	Guabirá
3MF	Heinz Mörschel	(1997-08-24) 24 August 1997 (age 27)	15	7	F.C. Vizela
3MF	Lucas Bretón	(2006-11-20) 20 November 2006 (age 18)	6	0	Cibao
3MF	Ángel Montes de Oca	(2003-02-18) 18 February 2003 (age 21)	4	0	Cibao
3MF	Juanca Pineda	(2000-01-12) 12 January 2000 (age 24)	9	0	Beroe Stara Zagora
3MF	Junior Firpo	(1996-08-22) 22 August 1996 (age 28)	10	3	Leeds United
3MF	Rafael Núñez	(2002-01-25) 25 January 2002 (age 22)	10	3	Elche Ilicitano

4FW	Dorny Romero	(1998-01-24) 24 January 1998 (age 26)	38	24	Aktobe
4FW	Edarlyn Reyes	(1997-09-30) 30 September 1997 (age 27)	33	4	Elimai
4FW	Edison Azcona	(2003-11-21) 21 November 2003 (age 21)	13	0	Las Vegas Lights
4FW	Erick Japa	(1999-04-06) 6 April 1999 (age 25)	15	2	Guabirá

Recent callups

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	Johan Guzmán	(1997-07-03) 3 July 1997 (age 27)	6	0	Guijuelo	vs. British Virgin Islands, 11 June 2024
GK	Noam Baumann	(1996-04-10) 10 April 1996 (age 28)	2	0	OFI Crete	vs. Peru, 27 March 2024

DF	Jeremy Báez	(1999-11-21) 21 November 1999 (age 25)	6	0	Atlético Pantoja	vs. Dominica, 10 September 2024
DF	César García	(1993-03-13) 13 March 1993 (age 31)	57	4	Oriente Petrolero	vs. Antigua and Barbuda, 15 October 2024
DF	Brayan Ademán	(2002-09-22) 22 September 2002 (age 22)	5	0	Rayo Cantabria	vs. Dominica, 10 September 2024
DF	Yoan Melo	(1995-03-28) 28 March 1995 (age 29)	8	0	O&M	vs. British Virgin Islands, 11 June 2024
DF	Charbel Wehbe	(2004-05-08) 8 May 2004 (age 20)	4	0	Mérida	vs. British Virgin Islands, 11 June 2024
DF	Nelson Lemaire	(2001-10-19) 19 October 2001 (age 23)	0	0	Union SG B	vs. British Virgin Islands, 11 June 2024
DF	Luismi Quezada	(1996-02-11) 11 February 1996 (age 28)	2	0	Cibao	vs. Jamaica, 5 June 2024 ^PRE
DF	Kleffer Martes	(2003-01-13) 13 January 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Atlético Pantoja	vs. Peru, 27 March 2024
DF	Alexander Romero	(2002-09-04) 4 September 2002 (age 22)	0	0	O&M	vs. Aruba, 22 March 2024
DF	Ismael Díaz	(1990-08-21) 21 August 1990 (age 34)	32	1	Atlético Pantoja	vs. Nicaragua, 21 November 2023
DF	Carlos Rossell	(1993-06-13) 13 June 1993 (age 31)	3	0	Moca	vs. Nicaragua, 21 November 2023

MF	Isaac Báez	(2002-05-23) 23 May 2002 (age 22)	1	0	O&M	vs. Dominica, 10 September 2024
MF	Daniel Leonardo Flores	(2000-11-11) 11 November 2000 (age 24)	11	0	Royal Pari	vs. British Virgin Islands, 11 June 2024
MF	Omar de la Cruz	(2000-07-05) 5 July 2000 (age 24)	2	0	Patriotas	vs. British Virgin Islands, 11 June 2024
MF	Jason Joseph Yambatis	(2003-03-21) 21 March 2003 (age 21)	1	0	Atlético Vega Real	vs. British Virgin Islands, 11 June 2024
MF	Jesús Rosa	(2001-04-22) 22 April 2001 (age 23)	1	0	Cibao	vs. Jamaica, 5 June 2024 ^PRE
MF	Javier Roces	(2005-09-10) 10 September 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Cibao	vs. Jamaica, 5 June 2024 ^PRE
MF	Fabian Messina	(2002-09-16) 16 September 2002 (age 22)	6	0	Unattached	vs. Nicaragua, 21 November 2023

FW	Cristian Ortiz	(2007-04-23) 23 April 2007 (age 17)	1	0	Tampa Bay Rowdies	vs. Dominica, 10 September 2024
FW	Riki Alba	(1995-03-02) 2 March 1995 (age 29)	5	2	Las Vegas Lights FC	vs. Jamaica, 5 June 2024 ^PRE
FW	Ányelo Gómez	(2003-01-02) 2 January 2003 (age 21)	0	0	O&M	vs. Jamaica, 5 June 2024 ^PRE
FW	Julio Rosario	(2002-08-23) 23 August 2002 (age 22)	0	0	Atlético Vega Real	vs. Jamaica, 5 June 2024 ^PRE
FW	Luis Espinal	(1994-02-20) 20 February 1994 (age 30)	12	5	Atlético Pantoja	vs. Aruba, 22 March 2024
FW	Nowend Lorenzo	(2002-11-02) 2 November 2002 (age 22)	18	4	Osasuna B	vs. Nicaragua, 21 November 2023
FW	Carlos Ventura	(1997-08-24) 24 August 1997 (age 27)	12	0	Al-Nasr	vs. Antigua and Barbuda, 15 October 2024
Notes ^INJ = Withdrew due to injury ^PRE = Preliminary squad ^RET = Retired from the national team ^SUS = Serving suspension ^WD = Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue.

Records

As of 19 November 2024^[5]

Players in bold are still active with the Dominican Republic.

Most appearances

Rank	Player	Caps	Goals	Career
1	Jean Carlos López	60	7	2013–present
2	César García	57	4	2010–present
3	Miguel Lloyd	52	0	2004–present
4	Rafael Flores	48	0	2008–2021
5	Jonathan Faña	47	24	2006–2022
6	Domingo Peralta	44	14	2010–2021
7	Ronaldo Vásquez	41	6	2017–present
8	Kerbi Rodríguez	38	10	2006–2015
8	Dorny Romero	38	24	2017–present
10	Hansley Martínez	35	0	2011–2021

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Goals	Caps	Ratio	Career
1	Dorny Romero	24	38	0.63	2019–present
1	Jonathan Faña	24	47	0.51	2006–2022
3	Domingo Peralta	14	44	0.32	2010–2021
4	Kerbi Rodríguez	10	38	0.26	2006–2015
5	Darly Batista	9	18	0.5	2006–2019
5	Erick Ozuna	9	30	0.3	2010–2019
7	Heinz Mörschel	7	15	0.47	2023–present
	Inoel Navarro	7	16	0.44	2010–2015
	Omar Zapata	7	18	0.39	1992–2004
	Jean Carlos López	7	60	0.12	2013–present
9	Dinardo Rodríguez	6	11	0.55	1992–2001
	Edipo Rodríguez	6	29	0.21	2014–2019
	Ronaldo Vásquez	6	41	0.15	2017–present

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup									Qualification
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
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								2	1	0	1	4	1
2030									To be determined
2034									To be determined
Total		0/16							35	13	6	16	54	55

CONCACAF Gold Cup

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
2025	Qualified									To Be Determined
Total		0/27							61	23	10	28	107	93

CONCACAF Nations League

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	6	6	0	0	27	4	P	2025
Total	—	—	24	13	4	7	54	22	—	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

Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
CFU Championship & Caribbean Cup record									Qualification record
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	Withdrew								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	Did not qualify								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

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	Group Stages	7th	3	0	1	2	0	6
Total	Preliminary round	4/19	11	0	2	9	5	35

References

^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Men's World Ranking". FIFA. 24 October 2024. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 21 November 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
^ "Dominican Republic - List of International Matches". Archived from the original on 23 March 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
^ "Instagram".
^ "Dominican Republic". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 6 July 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2023.

External links

Official website (in Spanish)
Dominican Republic – FIFA profile (archived 25 October 2007)

[FIFA_World_Rankings-1] "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Men's World Ranking". FIFA. 24 October 2024. Retrieved 24 October 2024.

[World_Football_Elo_Ratings-2] Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 21 November 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024.

[3] "Dominican Republic - List of International Matches". Archived from the original on 23 March 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.

[4] "Instagram".

[5] "Dominican Republic". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 6 July 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2023.

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Other Dominican teams	U23 U20 U17 Women's U23 U20 U17

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