Dominican Republic national football team
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| Nickname(s) | Los Quisqueyanos | ||
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| Association | Dominican Football Federation | ||
| Sub-confederation | CFU (Caribbean) | ||
| Confederation | CONCACAF (North America) |
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| Head coach | Clemente Domingo Hernández | ||
| Captain | Kelvin Severino | ||
| Home stadium | Estadio Félix Sánchez | ||
| FIFA code | DOM | ||
| FIFA ranking | 129 | ||
| Highest FIFA ranking | 116 (May 1996) | ||
| Lowest FIFA ranking | 190 (December 2009) | ||
| Elo ranking | 168 | ||
| Highest Elo ranking | 162 (November 2002) | ||
| Lowest Elo ranking | 183+ (late 1995) | ||
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| First international | |||
 Dominican Republic 0–8 Haiti  (Dominican Republic; May 21, 1967) |
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| Biggest win | |||
Dom. Rep. 17–0 British Virgin Isles.  (San Cristobal, Dom. Rep.; October 14, 2010) |
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| Biggest defeat | |||
 Trinidad & Tobago 9–0 Dom. Rep. (Port of Spain, T&T; October 8, 2008) |
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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 have never qualified for the FIFA World Cup.
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[edit] History
In 1925, a club called "Atlético Escolar Pindú" was founded by José Domínguez Soto in Santo Domingo.
Cóndor, a club from La Vega Province, won the football competition at first National Olympic Games (in 1937). This tournament was disputed in Santo Domingo by five teams (Pindú, Cóndor, Cibao, Vega Real, and San Francisco de Macorís). Cóndor reportedly was national champion for the next 15 years. During this phase, Spaniards priests, members of religious orders also took part in the game. The Augustinians, Jesuits and Salesians all played, and made their mark on the Dominican soccer league, adding to support needed by the sport. Also, in 1941, a club called Sosua–Puerto Plata was founded by Arthur Kirchheimer, a German Jewish from Hamburg, who had fled Germany from the Nazis.
The Dominican football federation was founded in 1953 and joined FIFA in 1959, but it was not until 1965 that football reached the schools and playing grounds of the Dominican Republic, thanks in the main to the efforts of Bolivian Fortunato Quispe Mendoza. From an infrastructure standpoint, it was also Mendoza who established the various playing categories and set up the country's first division championship in 1970.
In 1978, the Dominican federation contracted Argentinian Jorge Rolando Bauger, who had played soccer in the French professional leagues, and had become a licensed soccer coach. Since then, he proved to be one the key components in the continued development of the sport. When his contract with the Federation ended in 1985, he founded his own soccer school. Bauger is also recognized for his involvement in the television broadcasts of the World Cup games since 1986, where his explanations to a less knowledgeable audience broadened the scope of people who watch football.
With the work of the Federation, and the efforts of dedicated people like Quispe and Bauger, soccer in the Dominican Republic began to build a solid foundation.
In spite of these efforts, today football remains the country's fifth most popular sport. As well as being a relatively new discipline for the Dominicans, efforts to nurture the sport have not been helped by the lack of success of the national team, who have still to qualify for any tournament of significance at either senior or youth level, and a national league that struggles to attract a viewing audience or fan base.
[edit] Competition records
[edit] World Cup record
- 1930 to 1974 – Did not enter
- 1978 – Did not qualify
- 1982 to 1990 – Did not enter
- 1994 to 2014 – Did not qualify
[edit] CONCACAF Nations Cup record
- 1963 to 1976 – Did not enter
- 1977 – Did not qualify
- 1981 to 1989 – Did not enter
[edit] Gold Cup record
- 1991 to 1996 – Did not qualify
- 1998 – Withdrew
- 2000 to 2003 – Did not qualify
- 2005 – Withdrew
- 2007 – Withdrew During Qualifying
- 2009 – Did not compete
- 2011 – Did not qualify
[edit] Pan American Games record
- 1951 to 1967 – Did not compete
- 1971 – Round 1
- 1975 – Did not compete
- 1979 – Round 1
- 1983 to 1999 – Did not compete
- 2003 – Round 1
- 2007 – Did not qualify
- 2011 – Did not compete
[edit] Central American and Caribbean Games record
- 1930 to 1966 – Did not compete
- 1970 – Round 1
- 1974 – Round 1
- 1978 – Round 1
- 1982 – Did not compete
- 1986 – Third place match
- 1990 – Round 2
- 1993 to 1998 – Did not compete
- 2002 – Round 1
- 2006 – Did not qualify
- 2010 - Did not compete
[edit] National team fixtures and results
| Date | Tournament | Location | Home Team | Score | Away Team | DR Scorers |
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 George Town |
Cayman Islands |
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Dominican Republic |
 41' |
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San Cristóbal |
Dominican Republic |
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Cayman Islands |
15', Erick Ozuna 38', Kerbi Rodriguez 63', Jack Michel Morillo 79' |
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 Paramaribo |
Suriname |
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Dominican Republic |
9', Erick Ozuna 47', 75' |
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San Cristóbal |
Dominican Republic |
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 El Salvador |
54' |
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San Cristóbal |
Dominican Republic |
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Suriname |
68' |
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San Salvador |
El Salvador |
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Dominican Republic |
65', Domingo Peralta 89' |
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San Cristóbal |
Dominican Republic |
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 Curaçao |
29' |
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San Cristóbal |
Dominican Republic |
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Curaçao |
70' |
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San Cristóbal |
Dominican Republic |
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 Anguilla |
18', 42', Jhoan Sanchez 27', Jonathan Faña 58' |
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San Cristóbal |
Anguilla |
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Dominican Republic |
8', Jonathan Faña 42' |
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San Cristóbal |
Dominican Republic |
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 Dominica |
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San Cristóbal |
Dominican Republic |
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British Virgin Islands |
5', 67', 68', 72', 79' Inoel Navarro 26', 47', 81', Domingo Peralta 22', 43', 77'Erick Ozuna 82', 90', Omar Reynoso 61', 73'Kelvin Severino 64', Gonzalo Frechilla 91' |
[edit] Current squad
The following players played in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification.
[edit] International Players
| Player | Club |
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| Goalkeepers | |
| Miguel Lloyd |
Arabe Unido  |
| Rafael Diaz |
St John Red Storm  |
| Luis Hernández Florimón |
Club de futbol Noia  |
| Defenders | |
| Pablo Valdez |
Marshalltown Community College |
| Oscar Sosa |
Manhattan Soccer Club |
| Luis Vazquez |
Anundsjö IF  |
| Kelvin Sanchez Del Villar |
FC Wegberg-Beeck  |
| Francisco Ubiera |
Florida Tech |
| Edipo Rodriguez Encarnacion |
CD Numancia (Reserve Team) |
| Carlos Martinez Rivas |
FC Barcelona (Reserve Team) |
| Anthony Uriarte |
Sau FC |
| Ernesto Jimenez |
San Diego Toreros |
| Cesar Ledesma |
FC Biel-Bienne  |
| Midfielders | |
| Ruben Diaz |
University of Mobile |
| Elio Benzale Guerrero |
CRKSV Jong Holland  |
| Edwards Vinicio Espinal |
Pro Vercelli  |
| Vladimir Peralta Parra |
Pontevedra CF |
| Michele Martucci |
A.C. Carpenedolo (Reserve Team) |
| Kevin Almosny Rossiter |
Club Atlético Tigre  (Reserve Team) |
| Kerbi Rodríguez |
FK Modriča  |
| Ricardo Garcia |
GC Biaschesi |
| Javier Santana |
FC Tuggen |
| Henry Alexander Diaz |
SV Friedburg  |
| Gonzalo Frechilla |
Maryland Athletics |
| Edward Acevedo Cruz |
FK Modriča |
| Gabriel Bencosme |
Slu FC |
| Fernando Casanova |
Ithaca College Bombers |
| Attackers | |
| Manauri Medina |
FC Bülach |
| Jonathan Faña |
Puerto Rico Islanders  |
| Dalvin Espinal Montero |
Alcobendas CF |
| José Espinal |
K.A.S. Eupen  |
| Yohan Kely Viola |
GC Biaschesi |
| Julio Lopez |
Athletics Of Endicott |
| Keith Francisco |
New York Red Bulls (Reserve Team) |
| Mikhail Meyreles Perez |
ACF Gloria 1922 Bistriţa  |
| Juan Rene Santos Contreras |
Asker Fotball  |
| Frederic Macias |
CE Sabadell FC |
| Luis Omar Sanchez |
CRKSV Jong Colombia |
[edit] Coaches
Clemente Domingo Hernández (2010–): 7-3-2
Juan Emilio Mojica (2008–2010): 0-4-0
Ljubomir Crnokrak (2005–2007): 2-5-0- William Bennett (2003–2005): 2-3-0
Bernard Eqoll (1992)
[edit] External links
[edit] References
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