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Liga Dominicana de Fútbol
Founded2014
CountryDominican Republic
ConfederationCONCACAF
Number of teams10
Level on pyramid1
Domestic cup(s)Copa Dominicana de Fútbol
International cup(s)CFU Club Championship
Current championsBarcelona Atlético
(1st title)
Most championshipsPantoja
Barcelona Atlético
(1 title each)
Websiteldf.com.do
Current: 2017

The Liga Dominicana de Fútbol is the first professional football league in Dominican Republic, it was launched in March 2015.[1] For sponsorship reasons it is known as LDF Banco Popular.[2]

Competition format

Each team will play 18 matches in the regular season, the 4 teams with most points qualify to the playoffs. The champion will be decided in a single-legged final.

Teams

Team City Stadium (capacity) Founded First season Head coach
LDF
Cibao FC Santiago de los Caballeros Estadio Cibao FC (5,000) 2014 2015 Spain Oliver Mendoza Gil
Barcelona Atlético Santo Domingo Este Estadio Parque del Este (3,500) 1989 2015 Venezuela Jean Carlos Guell
Bauger FC Santo Domingo Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez (27,000) 1986 2015 Dominican Republic Jorge Allen Bauger
Moca FC Moca Estadio Complejo Deportivo Moca 86 (2,000) 1971 2015 Dominican Republic Ronald Batista
Atlántico FC Puerto Plata Estadio Leonel Plácido (2,000) 2014 2015 Lenin Jose Bastidas Bello
Atlético San Cristóbal San Cristóbal Estadio Panamericano (3,000) 2014 2015 Dominican Republic Froilan Hidalgo
Delfines Del Este La Romana Complejo Deportivo de Bayaguana (1,800) 2014 2015 Peru Juan Carlos Gastón
O&M FC Santo Domingo Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez (27,000) 2010 2015 Martin Arriola
Atlético Pantoja Santo Domingo Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez (27,000) 2000 2015 Uruguay Orlando Capellino
Atlético Vega Real La Vega Estadio Olímpico (La Vega) (7,000) 2014 2015 Dominican Republic Jose Rodriguez

Champions

Results by year
Year Playoff Champions
(Champions) 		Regular Season
(Regular Season) 		Runner-up Top Scorer(s) Top Scorer's Club Goals
2015 Pantoja Bauger Atlántico FC Jonathan Faña Bauger 17
2016 Barcelona Atlético Barcelona Atlético Cibao Anderson Arias Club Barcelona Atlético 11
2017


Most goals

Place Player Country Team (s) Goals
1 Jonathan Faña Dominican Republic Dominican Republic Bauger FC (2015)
Cibao FC (2016)
Moca FC (2017-)		 28
2 Berthame Dine Haiti Haiti Atlántico FC (2015)
Atlético Vega Real (2016-)		 22
3 Anderson Arias Venezuela Venezuela Atlántico FC (2015)
Club Barcelona Atlético (2016)
O&M FC (2017-)		 21
4 Bony Pierre Haiti Haiti Bauger FC (2015-2016)
Club Barcelona Atlético (2017-)		 21
5 Domingo Peralta Dominican Republic Dominican Republic Cibao FC (2015-) 17

Stadiums and locations

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Locations of teams in 2016 LDF

Current LDF stadiums

Atlántico FC Atlético San Cristóbal Atlético Vega Real Bauger FC
Estadio Leonel Plácido Estadio Panamericano Estadio Olímpico (La Vega) Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez
Capacity: 2,000 Capacity: 3,000 Capacity: 7,000 Capacity: 27,000
Club Atlético Pantoja Club Barcelona Atlético Delfines Del Este Moca FC
Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez Estadio Parque del Este Estadio Municipal La Romana Estadio Bragaña García
Capacity: 27,000 Capacity: 3,000 Capacity: Capacity: 4,000
Cibao FC Universidad O&M FC
Estadio Cibao FC Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez
Capacity: 5,000 Capacity: 27,000

References

  1. ^ "Dominican Republic launches professional league". CONCACAF. 10 March 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  2. ^ "Banco Popular y la Federación Dominicana de Fútbol firman alianza estratégica" (in Spanish). El Nuevo Diario. 23 March 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
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