Dominica national football team
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Association | Dominica Football Association | ||
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Confederation | CONCACAF (North America) | ||
Sub-confederation | CFU (Caribbean) | ||
Head coach | Rajesh Latchoo | ||
Captain | Glenson Prince | ||
Most caps | Glenson Prince (64) | ||
Top scorer | Julian Wade (19) | ||
Home stadium | Windsor Park | ||
FIFA code | DMA | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 181 1 (18 July 2024)[1] | ||
Highest | 128 (November 2010, February 2011) | ||
Lowest | 198 (July 2009) | ||
First international | |||
Dominica 1–0 Martinique (Dominica; 1932)[2] | |||
Biggest win | |||
Dominica 10–0 British Virgin Islands (San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic; October 15, 2010) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Mexico 10–0 Dominica (San Antonio, United States; June 19, 2004) |
The Dominica national football team is the national team of Dominica and is controlled by the Dominica Football Association. They are a member of CONCACAF.
Dominica has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup.
History
Beginnings
Dominica played its first international match in 1932, against Martinique, a match that ended in a 1–0 victory. In the 1940s they participated in the 1948 Coupe des Caraibes, losing in the preliminaries against Martinique 5–0 but qualified due to Trinidad and Tobago's withdrawal.[4] In the competition proper, Dominica again faced Martinique, losing 6–0 and being eliminated.
In the 1960s and 1970s, Dominica played in several editions of the Windward Islands Tournament, winning the competition in 1971 with two 3–0 victories over Saint Vincent and Grenada, and a 2–2 draw against Saint Lucia. In the 1980s, Dominica regularly participated in the qualifying rounds of the CFU Championship, although they were unable to make it into the tournament proper.
1990s
After the creation of the Caribbean Cup in 1989, Dominica was only able to qualify for the group stage in the 1994 edition. They could not get past the first phase, after losing to the hosts Trinidad and Tobago 5–0 and Guadeloupe 4–0. They were only able to draw 1–1 with Barbados. They next qualified for the 1998 Caribbean Cup, being eliminated again in the first round, this time with three defeats against Martinique 5–1, Antigua and Barbuda 2–1 and Trinidad and Tobago 8–0. Dominica has not managed to return to the final phase of the Caribbean Cup since.
Dominica participated in World Cup qualification for the first time in the 1998 qualifiers beating Antigua and Barbuda in the first round (3–3 in Roseau and 1–3 in St. John's) before losing in the second phase to Barbados (1–0 in both Roseau and Bridgetown).
2000–present
In the 2002 qualifiers, the Pericos succumbed to Haiti 7–1 on aggregate, and in the 2006 qualifiers, after beating the Bahamas with an aggregate result of 4–2, the Dominicans faced the Mexican team that crushed them 10–0 in the first leg, then 8–0 at Aguascalientes. The decade would end with an elimination at the hands of Barbados, just like in 1996, this time as part of the 2010 qualifiers (1–1 in Roseau and 0–1 in Bridgetown).
On 15 October 2010, Dominica achieved the greatest victory in its history, beating the British Virgin Islands 10–0, with 5 goals from striker Kurlson Benjamin - in the first qualifying round of the 2010 Caribbean Cup. The following year, in the 2014 World Cup qualifiers, Dominica was drawn against Panama and Nicaragua. They lost all four of their games, failing to score a goal and conceding 11. They were eliminated from 2018 World Cup qualification by Canada, who beat them 6–0 over two legs.
Recent results and forthcoming fixtures
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
2021
24 March WC 1st Round Qualifying | Dominican Republic | 1–0 | Dominica | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
19:00 UTC−4 |
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Report | Stadium: Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium Referee: William Anderson (Puerto Rico) |
28 March WC 1st Round Qualifying | Dominica | 1–2 | Panama | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
16:00 UTC−4 |
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Report | Stadium: Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium Referee: Marco Antonio Ortíz Nava (Mexico) |
2 June WC 1st Round Qualifying | Dominica | 3–0 | Anguilla | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
15:00 UTC−4 |
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Report | Stadium: Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium Referee: Kimbell Ward (St. Kitts and Nevis) |
8 June WC 1st Round Qualifying | Barbados | 1–1 | Dominica | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
19:00 UTC−4 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez Referee: Jaime Herrera Bonilla (El Salvador) |
Coaching history
- Clifford Celaire (1996)
- Helmut Kosmehl (2000)
- Don Leogal (2004)
- Clifford Celaire (2005–2006)
- Christopher Ericson (2008–2009)
- Kurt Hector (2009–2013)[5]
- Ronnie Gustave (2013-2014)
- Shane Marshall (2014–2017)
- Rajesh Latchoo (2017–present)
Players
Current squad
- The following players were called up for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.[6]
- Match dates: 2 and 9 June 2021
- Opposition: Anguilla and Barbados
- Caps and goals correct as of: 28 March 2021, after the match against Panama.
Recent Call-ups
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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GK | Tafari Elie | 16 December 1999 | 0 | 0 | Unattached | vs. Panama, 28 March 2021 |
GK | Dion Laurent | 27 December 1990 | 1 | 0 | Middleham United | vs. Panama, 28 March 2021 |
DF | Gylles Mitchel | 16 December 1997 | 8 | 0 | Unattached | vs. Panama, 28 March 2021 |
MF | Anfernee Frederick | 23 January 1996 | 21 | 2 | Bath Estate | vs. Panama, 28 March 2021 |
MF | Arlington Fritz | 2 December 1990 | 6 | 0 | Dublanc | vs. Panama, 28 March 2021 |
FW | Jamie Parillon | 10 December 1994 | 12 | 0 | Portsmouth Bombers | vs. Panama, 28 March 2021 |
FW | Randolph Peltier | 16 September 1982 | 20 | 4 | Pointe Michel | vs. Panama, 28 March 2021 |
INJ Withdrew due to injury |
Records
- As of 28 March 2021
- Players in bold are still active with Dominica.
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Competition records
FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup record | FIFA World Cup qualification record | ||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
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1982 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||
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1998 | Did not qualify | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||
2002 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | |||||||||
2006 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 20 | |||||||||
2010 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
2014 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | |||||||||
2018 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |||||||||
2022 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | |||||||||
2026 | To be determined | Qualification yet to start | |||||||||||||
Total | 0/22 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 58 |
CONCACAF Gold Cup
CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
1963 | Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||
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1993 | Did not qualify | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | |||||||||
1996 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
1998 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 10 | ||||||||||
2000 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 18 | ||||||||||
2002 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | ||||||||||
2003 | Withdrew | Withdrew | ||||||||||||||
2005 | Did not qualify | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 16 | |||||||||
2007 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||
2009 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
2011 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | ||||||||||
2013 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||
2015 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | ||||||||||
2017 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | ||||||||||
2019 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | ||||||||||
2021 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 14 | ||||||||||
Total | 0 titles | 0/26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 52 | 12 | 6 | 34 | 68 | 122 |
CONCACAF Nations League
CONCACAF Nations League record | ||||||||||
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Year | Division | Group | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | P/R | Rank |
2019−20 | B | D | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 27th | |
2022–23 | C | To be determined | ||||||||
Total | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 27th |
Caribbean Cup
Caribbean Cup record | ||||||||||
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Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |||
1989 | Did not qualify | |||||||||
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1991 | Did not enter | |||||||||
1992 | Did not qualify | |||||||||
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1994 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | |||
1995 | Did not qualify | |||||||||
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1998 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 15 | |||
1999 | Did not qualify | |||||||||
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Total | Group stage | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 26 |
References
- ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Men's World Ranking". FIFA. 18 July 2024. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ Courtney, Barrie. "Dominica – List of International matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 18 November 2010.
- ^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 11 September 2024. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
- ^ Veroeveren, Piet. "Coupe des Caraibes 1948". RSSSF.
- ^ Hector was reported to have been killed in a traffic accident on 19 April 2013. No new coach has yet been appointed.Dominica football coach, player die in crash | Boston Herald
- ^ "Senior Men's National Team". Dominica Football Association. Retrieved 1 June 2021.