Liga Dominicana de Fútbol
Appearance
Founded | 2014 |
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Country | Dominican Republic |
Confederation | CONCACAF |
Number of teams | 10 |
Level on pyramid | 1 |
Domestic cup(s) | Copa Dominicana de Fútbol |
International cup(s) | CFU Club Championship |
Current champions | Barcelona Atlético (1st title) |
Most championships | Pantoja Barcelona Atlético (1 title each) |
Website | ldf.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
- Atlántico FC (Puerto Plata)
- Atlético Pantoja (Santo Domingo)
- Atlético San Cristóbal (San Cristóbal)
- Atlético Vega Real (La Vega)
- Bauger FC (Santo Domingo)
- Cibao FC (Santiago de los Caballeros)
- Club Barcelona Atlético (Santo Domingo)
- Delfines del Este FC (La Romana)
- Moca FC (Moca)
- Universidad O&M FC (Santo Domingo)
Team | City | Stadium (capacity) | Founded | First season | Head coach |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
LDF | |||||
Cibao FC | Santiago de los Caballeros | Estadio Cibao FC (5,000) | 2014 | 2015 | ![]() |
Barcelona Atlético | Santo Domingo Este | Estadio Parque del Este (3,500) | 1989 | 2015 | ![]() |
Bauger FC | Santo Domingo | Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez (27,000) | 1986 | 2015 | ![]() |
Moca FC | Moca | Estadio Complejo Deportivo Moca 86 (2,000) | 1971 | 2015 | ![]() |
Atlántico FC | Puerto Plata | Estadio Leonel Plácido (2,000) | 2014 | 2015 | ![]() |
Atlético San Cristóbal | San Cristóbal | Estadio Panamericano (3,000) | 2014 | 2015 | ![]() |
Delfines Del Este | La Romana | Complejo Deportivo de Bayaguana (1,800) | 2014 | 2015 | ![]() |
O&M FC | Santo Domingo | Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez (27,000) | 2010 | 2015 | ![]() |
Atlético Pantoja | Santo Domingo | Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez (27,000) | 2000 | 2015 | ![]() |
Atlético Vega Real | La Vega | Estadio Olímpico (La Vega) (7,000) | 2014 | 2015 | ![]() |
Champions
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 | ![]() |
Bauger FC (2015) Cibao FC (2016) Moca FC (2017-) |
28 |
2 | Berthame Dine | ![]() |
Atlántico FC (2015) Atlético Vega Real (2016-) |
22 |
3 | Anderson Arias | ![]() |
Atlántico FC (2015) Club Barcelona Atlético (2016) O&M FC (2017-) |
21 |
4 | Bony Pierre | ![]() |
Bauger FC (2015-2016) Club Barcelona Atlético (2017-) |
21 |
5 | Domingo Peralta | ![]() |
Cibao FC (2015-) | 17 |
Stadiums and locations
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
- ^ "Dominican Republic launches professional league". CONCACAF. 10 March 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
- ^ "Banco Popular y la Federación Dominicana de Fútbol firman alianza estratégica" (in Spanish). El Nuevo Diario. 23 March 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2015.