Dominican Republic national football team

Dominican Republic
Nickname(s) Los Quisqueyanos
Association Federación Dominicana de Fútbol
Sub-confederation CFU (Caribbean)
Confederation CONCACAF
(North America)
Head coach José Eugenio Hernández
Captain Heinz Barmettler
Most caps Jonathan Faña (32)
Top scorer Jonathan Faña (20)
Home stadium Estadio Panamericano de San Cristobal
FIFA code DOM
FIFA ranking 107 Increase 1 (12 March 2015)
Highest FIFA ranking 78 (October 2013)
Lowest FIFA ranking 190 (December 2009)
Elo ranking 142
Highest Elo ranking 139 (7 December 2012)
Lowest Elo ranking 183+ (late 1995)
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Dominican Republic 0–8 Haiti 
(Dominican Republic; May 21, 1967)
Biggest win
 Dominican Republic 17–0 British Virgin Islands 
(San Cristobal, Dom. Rep.; October 14, 2010)
Biggest defeat
 Trinidad and Tobago 9–0 Dominican Republic 
(Port of Spain, T&T; October 8, 2008)

The Dominican Republic national football team is the national team of Dominican Republic and is controlled 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.

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.

After the 1971 Pan American Games the Dominican Republic did not play a match until 16 December 1973, when they lost 1-0 away to Venezuela. In 1974 the country held the Central American and Caribbean Games, losing their first match 3-2 to Bermuda on 28 February. On 2 March the team lost 1-0 to Mexico.

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.[1]

In 2012 the Dominicans were able to qualify for the 2012 Caribbean Cup. On December 7 they beat hosta Antigua and Barbuda 2-1 but fell 2-1 against Haiti and Trinidad and Tobago.

Competition records

World Cup record

CONCACAF Nations Cup record

Gold Cup record

Pan American Games record

Central American and Caribbean Games record

Caribbean Cup

Quisqueya Cup

Players

Current squad

The following footballers were called for a friendly match against Cuba on 25 March 2015.
Caps and goals are correct as of 25 March 2015, subsequent to the friendly match against Cuba

# Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 GK Miguel Lloyd 23 October 1982 22 0 Panama Árabe Unido
GK Luis Alexander Rodríguez 0 0 Dominican Republic Cibao
3 DF Luis Ismael Díaz 21 August 1990 2 0 Dominican Republic Barcelona Atlético
5 DF Francisco Ubiera 21 August 1990 6 0 United States Tampa Marauders
15 DF Yosimar Mojica 19 September 1994 1 0 Dominican Republic San Cristóbal
17 DF Manuel Alexander Vidal 2 September 1996 1 0 Dominican Republic Cibao
18 DF Hansley Martínez 3 March 1990 24 0 Dominican Republic San Cristóbal
21 DF Heinz Barmettler 21 July 1987 15 0 Dominican Republic Cibao
DF Johan de la Cruz 8 October 1987 17 2 Dominican Republic Pantoja
4 MF Israel Ruiz 18 August 1990 2 0 Dominican Republic San Cristóbal
6 MF Richar Dabas 4 August 1995 1 0 Dominican Republic Moca
7 MF Kerbi Rodríguez (Captain) 1 June 1989 31 8 Dominican Republic Barcelona Atlético
9 MF Luiyi Lugo 21 February 1994 1 0 Switzerland FC Baden
14 MF Jean Carlos López 9 November 1993 5 0 Dominican Republic Moca
MF Kevin Almosny 22 February 1993 0 0 Argentina Muñiz
MF Carlos Martínez 0 0 Dominican Republic O&M FC
10 FW Edipo Rodríguez 27 June 1993 7 0 Spain Numancia B
11 FW Darlin Batista 8 July 1988 9 6 Dominican Republic Pantoja
19 FW Erick Ozuna 5 October 1990 19 9 Dominican Republic Delfines del Este
20 FW Geremy Lombardi 4 April 1996 1 0 Italy Parma Under-20s
FW Inoel Navarro 28 July 1987 16 7 Dominican Republic Pantoja
FW Sebastian Santana 1 January 1995 0 0 Germany SV Sonsbeck
FW José Valerio 1 0 Dominican Republic Atlético Vega Real

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
GK Wellington Agramonte 12 February 1987 14 0 Dominican Republic Cibao
DF Edward Acevedo INJ 10 December 1985 13 0 Dominican Republic Cibao
DF César García INJ 13 March 1993 25 2 Dominican Republic Bauger v.  Anguilla, 7 September 2014
DF Tano 30 June 1990 4 0 Spain Villarreal B v.  Anguilla, 7 September 2014
DF Johan Sánchez 17 January 1989 7 1 United States GGC v.  Antigua and Barbuda, 5 September 2014
DF Carlos Julio Martínez 4 February 1994 4 0 Spain Villarreal B v.  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 3 September 2014
MF Rafael Flores 24 April 1991 23 0 Dominican Republic Cibao
MF Rony Beard 24 November 1988 7 2 Spain Real Ávila
MF Samuel Zayas 16 February 1987 4 1 Switzerland Breitenrain
MF Ronald García 1 0 Dominican Republic Moca v.  El Salvador, 30 August 2014
FW Domingo Peralta 27 July 1986 29 8 Dominican Republic Moca
FW Jonathan Faña 11 April 1987 32 20 Dominican Republic Bauger v.  Saint Lucia, 12 October 2014
FW José Espinal 14 November 1982 2 0 Italy Carlin's Boys v.  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 3 September 2014
FW Bryan Jiménez 22 January 1994 1 0 Spain Ceares v.  El Salvador, 30 August 2014

Most capped players

As of 7 September 2014[2]
# Player Careers Caps Goals
1 Jonathan Faña 2006–Present 32 20
2 Kerbi Rodríguez 2006–Present 31 8
3 Domingo Peralta 2010–Present 29 8
4 César García 2010–Present 25 2
5 Hansley Martínez 2010–Present 24 0
6 Rafael Flores 2008–Present 23 0
7 Miguel Lloyd 2004–Present 22 0
8 Johan Cruz 2010–Present 20 2
9 Erick Ozuna 2010–Present 19 9
10 Kelvin Severino 2004-2012 19 3

* The players in bold typeface are still active in football.

Top goalscorers

As of 19 August 2014[2]
# Player Careers Goals Caps
1 Jonathan Faña 2006–Present 20 32
2 Erick Ozuna López 2010–Present 9 19
3 Domingo Peralta 2010–Present 8 29
4 Kerbi Rodríguez 2006–Present 8 31
5 Inoel Navarro 2010–Present 7 16
6 Darlin Batista 2006–Present 6 8
7 Dinardo Rodriguez 1992-2001 5 8
8 Omar Zapata 1992-2004 4 9
9 Kelvin Severino 2004-2012 3 19
= Alberto Jimenez 1995-1997 3 6

* The players in bold typeface are still active in football.

Fixtures and results

Date Tournament Location Home Team Score Away Team Dominican Republic Scorers
16 June 2015
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Second Round
Belize Belize  Belize
 Dominican Republic
8 June 2015
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF Second Round
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic  Dominican Republic
 Belize
25 March 2015
Friendly
Dominican Republic Santiago, Dominican Republic  Dominican Republic
0:3 (0:2)
 Cuba
12 October 2014
2014 Caribbean Cup qualification
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago  Saint Lucia
2:3 (0:1)
 Dominican Republic
Faña  pen.'
K. Rodríguez
Navarro
10 October 2014
2014 Caribbean Cup qualification
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago  Dominican Republic
0:0 (0:0)
 Antigua and Barbuda
8 October 2014
2014 Caribbean Cup qualification
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago  Trinidad and Tobago
6:1 (4:0)
 Dominican Republic
Faña  88'
7 September 2014
2014 Caribbean Cup qualification
Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda  Dominican Republic
10:0 (4:0)
 Anguilla
Kentish  22' (o.g.)
Beard  28', 65'
K. Rodríguez  41', 48'
Faña  44' (pen.), 81'
Peralta  86', 89'
Zayas  90+1'
5 September 2014
2014 Caribbean Cup qualification
Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda  Antigua and Barbuda
2:1 (0:1)
 Dominican Republic
Mack  25' (o.g.)
3 September 2014
2014 Caribbean Cup qualification
Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda  Dominican Republic
0ː1 (0ː1)
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
30 August 2014
Friendly
El Salvador San Salvador, El Salvador  El Salvador
2ː0 (1ː0)
 Dominican Republic
28 August 2014
Exhibition
Dominican Republic Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Dominican Republic Moca FC
0ː0[3]
 Dominican Republic
15 May 2014
Friendly
Indonesia Jakarta Indonesia Indonesia U-23
1ː1 (0ː1)[4]
 Dominican Republic
Kerbi Rodriguez  25'
14 August 2013
Friendly
Dominican Republic Santo Domingo  Dominican Republic
0ː4 (0ː0)[5]
 Costa Rica
24 March 2013
Friendly
Dominican Republic San Cristóbal  Dominican Republic
3:1 (2:0)
 Haiti
Kerbi Rodriguez  18', Jonathan Faña  45', Mariano Díaz Mejía  60'
11 December 2012
2012 Caribbean Cup
Antigua and Barbuda St. John's  Trinidad and Tobago
2:1 (1:0)
 Dominican Republic
Kerbi Rodriguez  52'
9 December 2012
2012 Caribbean Cup
Antigua and Barbuda St. John's  Dominican Republic
1:2 (1:2)
 Haiti
Kerbi Rodriguez  12'
7 December 2012
2012 Caribbean Cup
Antigua and Barbuda St. John's  Antigua and Barbuda
1:2 (1:0)
 Dominican Republic
César García  74', Jonathan Faña  89'

Official Matches

Rival Fixtures W T L GF GA
 Haiti 18 1 2 15 10 57
 Puerto Rico 11 5 3 3 19 9
 Trinidad and Tobago 9 0 0 9 2 40
 Antigua and Barbuda 7 3 3 1 9 5
 Panama 6 0 1 5 4 11
 Anguilla 5 4 1 0 22 0
 Netherlands Antilles 4 1 1 2 4 6
 British Virgin Islands 4 3 1 0 21 1
 Venezuela 3 0 0 3 1 11
 U.S. Virgin Islands 3 3 0 0 17 3
 Aruba 3 2 1 0 8 5
 Guyana 3 0 0 3 2 10
 Martinique 3 0 1 2 2 9
 Cayman Islands 3 1 1 1 5 2
 El Salvador 3 0 0 3 3 7
 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2 0 1 1 3 4
 Bahamas 2 1 0 1 4 4
 Cuba 3 0 0 3 1 8
 Jamaica 2 0 0 2 1 3
 Montserrat 2 2 0 0 6 1
 Barbados 2 2 0 0 4 1
 Bermuda 2 0 0 2 3 6
 Dominica 2 1 0 1 2 2
 Suriname 2 1 1 0 4 2
 Curaçao 2 2 0 0 2 0
 Guadeloupe 2 1 0 1 2 3
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2 0 0 2 1 3
 Honduras 1 0 0 1 0 2
 Saint Lucia 2 1 1 0 3 2
 Costa Rica 1 0 0 1 0 4
 Indonesia (Sub-23) 1 0 1 0 1 1
Total 114 34 20 61 165 222

Coaches

External links

References

  1. http://www.rsssf.com/tablesd/domrep-intres.html
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Indonesia – Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
  3. Invalid match for the annals of FIFA since Moca is not a FIFA member (but a Dominican league club).
  4. Invalid match for the annals of FIFA since Indonesian team was an under-23 and not the senior.
  5. Invalid match for the annals of FIFA since Costa Rica made more than the six regulatory substitutions for friendlies.