Dominican Republic national football team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Dominican Republic women's 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 (58)
Top scorer	Jonathan Faña (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, nor the CONCACAF Gold Cup.

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.

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. 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	2019–2024
Silver Sport	2024–present

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

2023

Montserrat v Dominican Republic

17 November 2023–24 Nations League	Montserrat	2–1	Dominican Republic	Plymouth, Montserrat
15:00 UTC−4	Barzey 37' Simon 57'	Report	Reyes 75'	Stadium: Blakes Estate Stadium Referee: Yadel Martínez (Cuba)

Nicaragua v 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

Dominican Republic v Aruba

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

Peru v Dominican Republic

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)

Jamaica v Dominican Republic

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)

Dominican Republic v British Virgin Islands

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)

Bermuda v Dominican Republic

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)

Dominican Republic v Dominica

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)

Antigua and Barbuda v Dominican Republic

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

Dominican Republic v Antigua and Barbuda

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

Dominica v Dominican Republic

16 November 2024-25 CONCACAF Nations League B	Dominica	v	Dominican Republic	Dominican Republic
				Stadium: TBD

Dominican Republic v Bermuda

19 November 2024-25 CONCACAF Nations League B	Dominican Republic	v	Bermuda	Dominican Republic
				Stadium: TBD

2025

Guatemala v Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic v Dominica

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 Antigua and Barbuda on 12 and 15 October 2024.

Caps and goals are correct as of 15 October 2024, after the match against Antigua and Barbuda.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Miguel Lloyd	(1982-10-23) 23 October 1982	52	0	Cibao
	1GK	Xavier Valdez	(2003-11-23) 23 November 2003	9	0	Houston Dynamo FC
	1GK	Pascual Ramírez	(1997-10-20) 20 October 1997	0	0	Moca
	2DF	César García	(1993-03-13) 13 March 1993	57	4	Oriente Petrolero
	2DF	Luiyi de Lucas	(1994-08-31) 31 August 1994	20	1	F.C. Ashdod
	2DF	Junior Firpo	(1996-08-22) 22 August 1996	8	3	Leeds United
	2DF	Christian Schoissengeyr	(1994-10-18) 18 October 1994	8	0	Unattached
	2DF	Michael Sambataro	(2002-12-04) 4 December 2002	11	1	Cibao
	2DF	Miguel Ángel Beltré	(2003-07-12) 12 July 2003	4	1	CD Azuqueca
	2DF	Joao Urbáez	(2003-07-24) 24 July 2003	5	0	Leganes B
	3MF	Jean Carlos López (captain)	(1993-11-09) 9 November 1993	58	6	Cibao
	3MF	Ronaldo Vásquez	(1999-06-30) 30 June 1999	39	6	Guabirá
	3MF	Heinz Mörschel	(1997-08-24) 24 August 1997	13	4	F.C. Vizela
	3MF	Lucas Bretón	(2006-11-20) 20 November 2006	5	0	Cibao
	3MF	Ángel Montes de Oca	(2003-02-18) 18 February 2003	2	0	Cibao
	4FW	Dorny Romero	(1998-01-24) 24 January 1998	36	18	Aktobe
	4FW	Edarlyn Reyes	(1997-09-30) 30 September 1997	31	4	Elimai
	4FW	Carlos Ventura	(1997-08-24) 24 August 1997	12	0	Al-Nasr
	4FW	Juanca Pineda	(2000-01-12) 12 January 2000	8	0	Beroe Stara Zagora
	3MF	Edison Azcona	(2003-11-21) 21 November 2003	11	0	Las Vegas Lights

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	6	0	Guijuelo	vs. British Virgin Islands, 11 June 2024
GK	Noam Baumann	(1996-04-10) 10 April 1996	2	0	OFI Crete	vs. Peru, 27 March 2024
DF	Jeremy Báez	(1999-11-21) 21 November 1999	6	0	Atlético Pantoja	vs. Dominica, 10 September 2024
DF	Brayan Ademán	(2002-09-22) 22 September 2002	5	0	Rayo Cantabria	vs. Dominica, 10 September 2024
DF	Guillermo de Peña	(2003-07-22) 22 July 2003	4	0	Moca	vs. Dominica, 10 September 2024
DF	Brian López	(1999-11-20) 20 November 1999	9	0	Real Santa Cruz	vs. British Virgin Islands, 11 June 2024
DF	Yoan Melo	(1995-03-28) 28 March 1995	8	0	O&M	vs. British Virgin Islands, 11 June 2024
DF	Charbel Wehbe	(2004-05-08) 8 May 2004	4	0	Mérida	vs. British Virgin Islands, 11 June 2024
DF	Nelson Lemaire	(2001-10-19) 19 October 2001	0	0	Union SG B	vs. British Virgin Islands, 11 June 2024
DF	Luismi Quezada	(1996-02-11) 11 February 1996	2	0	Cibao	vs. Jamaica, 5 June 2024 PRE
DF	Alex Ciriaco	(2004-03-21) 21 March 2004	0	0	JJK Jyväskylä	vs. Jamaica, 5 June 2024 PRE
DF	Kleffer Martes	(2003-01-13) 13 January 2003	0	0	Atlético Pantoja	vs. Peru, 27 March 2024
DF	Alexander Romero	(2002-09-04) 4 September 2002	0	0	O&M	vs. Aruba, 22 March 2024
DF	Ismael Díaz	(1990-08-21) 21 August 1990	32	1	Atlético Pantoja	vs. Nicaragua, 21 November 2023
DF	Carlos Rossell	(1993-06-13) 13 June 1993	3	0	Moca	vs. Nicaragua, 21 November 2023
MF	Isaac Báez	(2002-05-23) 23 May 2002	1	0	O&M	vs. Dominica, 10 September 2024
MF	Daniel Leonardo Flores	(2000-11-11) 11 November 2000	11	0	Royal Pari	vs. British Virgin Islands, 11 June 2024
MF	Omar de la Cruz	(2000-07-05) 5 July 2000	2	0	Patriotas	vs. British Virgin Islands, 11 June 2024
MF	Jason Joseph Yambatis	(2003-03-21) 21 March 2003	1	0	Atlético Vega Real	vs. British Virgin Islands, 11 June 2024
MF	Jesús Rosa	(2001-04-22) 22 April 2001	1	0	Cibao	vs. Jamaica, 5 June 2024 PRE
MF	Javier Roces	(2005-09-10) 10 September 2005	0	0	Cibao	vs. Jamaica, 5 June 2024 PRE
MF	Fabian Messina	(2002-09-16) 16 September 2002	6	0	Unattached	vs. Nicaragua, 21 November 2023
FW	Rafael Núñez	(2002-01-25) 25 January 2002	8	2	Elche Ilicitano	vs. Dominica, 10 September 2024
FW	Cristian Ortiz	(2007-04-23) 23 April 2007	1	0	Tampa Bay Rowdies	vs. Dominica, 10 September 2024
FW	Erick Japa	(1999-04-06) 6 April 1999	14	1	Guabirá	vs. Jamaica, 5 June 2024 PRE
FW	Riki Alba	(1995-03-02) 2 March 1995	5	2	Las Vegas Lights FC	vs. Jamaica, 5 June 2024 PRE
FW	Ányelo Gómez	(2003-01-02) 2 January 2003	0	0	O&M	vs. Jamaica, 5 June 2024 PRE
FW	Julio Rosario	(2002-08-23) 23 August 2002	0	0	Atlético Vega Real	vs. Jamaica, 5 June 2024 PRE
FW	Luis Espinal	(1994-02-20) 20 February 1994	12	5	Atlético Pantoja	vs. Aruba, 22 March 2024
FW	Nowend Lorenzo	(2002-11-02) 2 November 2002	18	4	Osasuna B	vs. Nicaragua, 21 November 2023
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 9 September 2024

Players in bold are still active with the Dominican Republic.

Most appearances

Rank	Player	Caps	Goals	Career
1	Jean Carlos López	58	6	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	39	6	2017–present
8	Kerbi Rodríguez	38	10	2006–2015
9	Dorny Romero	36	18	2017–present
10	Hansley Martínez	35	0	2011–2021

Top goalscorers

Jonathan Faña is Dominican Republic's top scorer with 24 goals.

Rank	Player	Goals	Caps	Ratio	Career
1	Jonathan Faña	24	47	0.51	2006–2022
2	Dorny Romero	18	36	0.5	2019–present
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
	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	Dinardo Rodríguez	6	11	0.55	1992–2001
	Edipo Rodríguez	6	29	0.21	2014–2019
	Ronaldo Vásquez	6	39	0.15	2017–present
	Jean Carlos López	6	58	0.1	2013–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
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
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	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

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

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

See also

• Dominican Republic national under-23 football team
• Dominican Republic national under-20 football team
• Dominican Republic national under-17 football team
• Football in the Dominican Republic

External links

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