Dominican Republic national football team

Dominican Republic

Nickname	Quisqueyanos
Association	Federación Dominicana de Fútbol (FEDOFUTBOL)
Confederation	CONCACAF (North America)
Sub-confederation	CFU (Caribbean)
Head coach	Marcelo Neveleff
Captain	Jean Carlos López
Most caps	Jean Carlos López (68)
Top scorer	Dorny Romero (26)
Home stadium	Various
FIFA code	DOM
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	142 1 (19 January 2026)[1]
Highest	76 (October 2013)
Lowest	189 (December 2009)
First international
Dominican Republic 0–8 Haiti  (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic; 21 May 1967)
Biggest win
Dominican Republic 17–0 British Virgin Islands  (San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic; 14 October 2010)
Biggest defeat
Trinidad and Tobago 9–0 Dominican Republic  (Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago; 8 October 2008)
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 2025)
Best result	Group stage (2025)

The Dominican Republic national football team (Spanish: Selección de fútbol de República Dominicana) represents the Dominican Republic in men's international football, which is governed by the Federación Dominicana de Fútbol (English: Dominican Football Federation) founded in 1953. It has been an affiliate member of FIFA since 1958 and an affiliate member of CONCACAF since 1964. Regionally, it is an affiliate member of CFU in the Caribbean Zone.

The Dominican Republic has never participated in the FIFA World Cup, but has qualified once for the CONCACAF Gold Cup in 2025, and has also participated four times in League B of the CONCACAF Nations League.

As of June 5th 2025, the Dominican Republic is currently ranked 139th in the FIFA World Rankings. As is the case in many other Caribbean nations, association football has not traditionally been the most popular sport in the Dominican Republic. Interest in baseball diverts away from football and contributes to the country's lack of success in any major football tournament qualification.

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.

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.^[3] In 1986 they had their best result in the Central American and Caribbean games finishing 3rd

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

In 2024, Dominicans Republic won all of their 2024–25 CONCACAF Nations League B matches against Bermuda, Dominica and Antigua and Barbuda which sees them promoted to League A as group leaders and also qualifying to the nations first continent tournament in their history, the 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

Kit supplier	Period	1953
Drako	2006
Umbro	2007–2010
Adidas	2011–2013
Walon	2014–2016
None	2017–2018
Macron	2019–2024
Silver Sport	2024–present

The Dominican Republic national team uses the following stadiums for their home games: Cibao FC Stadium, Felix Sanchez Stadium, and Estadio Panamericano, San Cristóbal.

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

Dominican Republic  v  Bermuda

19 November 2024-25 CONCACAF Nations League B	Dominican Republic	6–1	Bermuda	Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
	Romero 33', 69', 90', 90+4' J. López 75' Mörschel 87'		Parfitt 45+2'	Stadium: Estadio Cibao FC Referee: José García Meléndez (El Salvador)

Puerto Rico  v  Dominican Republic

21 March Friendly	Puerto Rico	2–2	Dominican Republic	Bayamon, Puerto Rico
8:00 EST (UTC−4)	Rivera 21' Sulia 90+3'	Report	Dollenmayer 45+3' Vásquez 58'	Stadium: Estadio Juan Ramón Loubriel Attendance: 12,500

Dominican Republic  v  Puerto Rico

25 March Friendly	Dominican Republic	2–0	Puerto Rico	Santiago, Dominican Republic
8:00 EST (UTC−4)	Díaz 20' Firpo 85' (pen.)			Stadium: Estadio Cibao FC

Guatemala  v  Dominican Republic

6 June 2026 World Cup qualification	Guatemala	4–2	Dominican Republic	Guatemala City, Guatemala
	Santis 6' 59' 62', Samayoa 53'		Romero 16',Morschel 136',	Stadium: Estadio Cementos Progreso Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr. (United States)

Dominican Republic  v  Dominica

10 June 2026 World Cup qualification	Dominican Republic	5–0	Dominica	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
	Romero 16', Kaparos 33', Dollenmayer 39', Reyes 44', González 89'			Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez Referee: Marianela Araya (Costa Rica)

Mexico  v  Dominican Republic

14 June 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup	Mexico	3–2	Dominican Republic	Inglewood, United States
19:15 UTC−7	Ed. Álvarez 44' Jiménez 47' Montes 53'	Report	González 51' Azcona 67'	Stadium: SoFi Stadium Attendance: 54,309 Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica)

Costa Rica  v  Dominican Republic

18 June 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup	Costa Rica	2–1	Dominican Republic	Arlington, United States
18:00 UTC−5	Ugalde 44' (pen.) Alcócer 85'	Report	Joao Urbáez 16'	Stadium: AT&T Stadium Attendance: 34,015 Referee: Lukasz Szpala (United States)

Dominican Republic  v  Suriname

22 June 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup	Dominican Republic	0–0	Suriname	Arlington, United States
21:00 UTC−5		Report		Stadium: AT&T Stadium Attendance: 20,918 Referee: Ismael Cornejo (El Salvador)

Jordan  v  Dominican Republic

9 September Friendly	Jordan	3–0	Dominican Republic	Amman, Jordan
20:00 UTC+3	Olwan 7' Sadeh 48' Abu Zaryq 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Amman International Stadium

Uruguay  v  Dominican Republic

10 October Friendly	Uruguay	1–0	Dominican Republic	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
20:45 UTC+8	Laquintana 60'	Report		Stadium: Bukit Jalil National Stadium Referee: Razlan Joffri Ali (Malaysia)

Dominican Republic  v  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

12 November 2025–26 CONCACAF Series	Dominican Republic	2–0	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Santiago, Dominican Republic
20:00 UTC−4	Mörschel 17',Japa 57'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Cibao FC

Dominican Republic  v  Martinique

18 November 2025–26 CONCACAF Series	Dominican Republic	0–0	Martinique	Santiago, Dominican Republic
19:30 UTC−4				Stadium: Estadio Cibao FC

Dominican Republic  v  El Salvador

26 March Friendly	Dominican Republic	v	El Salvador	Santiago, Dominican Republic
				Stadium: Estadio Cibao FC

Dominican Republic  v  Cuba

29 March Friendly	Dominican Republic	v	Cuba	Santiago, Dominican Republic
				Stadium: Estadio Cibao FC

Role	Name	Nationality
Head coach	Marcelo Neveleff	Argentina
Assistant coach	Inaki Goikoetxea	Spain
Assistant coach	Juan Francisco Roldán	Guatemala
Goalkeeper trainer	Dani Gimenez	Spain
Fitness trainer	Juan Manuel Alcedo	Spain
Athletic trainer	Juanma Alcedo	Spain

The following players have been called up for the 2025–26 CONCACAF Series matches against Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Martinique squad on 12 and 18 November 2025.^[4]
Caps and goals are correct as of 18 November 2025, after the match against Martinique.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Miguel Lloyd	(1982-10-23) 23 October 1982	53	0	Cibao
12	1GK	Xavier Valdez	(2003-11-23) 23 November 2003	21	0	Huntsville City
2	2DF	Joao Urbáez	(2002-07-24) 24 July 2002	17	1	Flamurtari
4	2DF	Edgar Pujol	(2004-08-07) 7 August 2004	9	0	Racing de Ferrol
23	2DF	Juan Castillo	(2000-01-13) 13 January 2000	8	0	RKC Waalwijk
19	2DF	Noah Dollenmayer	(1999-10-26) 26 October 1999	10	2	El Paso Locomotive
18	2DF	Jimmy Kaparos	(2001-12-25) 25 December 2001	7	1	Patro
	2DF	Charbel Wehbe	(2004-05-08) 8 May 2004	6	0	Castellón B
	2DF	Joselvis Martínez	(2005-05-24) 24 May 2005	0	0	Delfines del Este
6	3MF	Pablo Rosario	(1997-01-07) 7 January 1997	9	0	Porto
8	3MF	Omar de la Cruz	(2000-07-05) 5 July 2000	6	0	Cibao
10	3MF	Ronaldo Vásquez	(1999-06-30) 30 June 1999	51	7	Sumgayit
20	3MF	Lucas Bretón	(2006-11-20) 20 November 2006	13	0	Atlético Malagueño
22	3MF	Heinz Mörschel	(1997-08-24) 24 August 1997	23	9	Vizela
	3MF	Edison Azcona	(2003-11-21) 21 November 2003	16	1	Las Vegas Lights
	4FW	Óscar Ureña	(2003-05-31) 31 May 2003	3	0	Barcelona B
9	4FW	Erick Japa	(1999-04-06) 6 April 1999	19	3	Aucas
16	4FW	Juanca Pineda	(2000-01-12) 12 January 2000	18	0	Beroe Stara Zagora
17	4FW	Dorny Romero	(1998-01-24) 24 January 1998	47	26	Bolívar
	4FW	Edwarlyn Reyes	(2004-05-02) 2 May 2004	0	0	Cibao

The following players have been called up for the team in the last 12 months and are still available for selection.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Noam Baumann	(1996-04-10) 10 April 1996	2	0	Albirex Niigata	v.  Uruguay, 10 October 2025
GK	Anthony Núñez	(2005-10-14) 14 October 2005	0	0	Mansfield Town	v.  Jordan, 9 September 2025
GK	Wilkins Geraldo	(2008-05-27) 27 May 2008	0	0	Rayo Majadahonda	v.  Suriname, 22 June 2025
GK	Pascual Ramírez	(1997-10-20) 20 October 1997	0	0	Moca	v.  Puerto Rico, 25 March 2025
DF	Junior Firpo INJ	(1996-08-22) 22 August 1996	13	4	Betis	v.  Uruguay, 10 October 2025
DF	Miguel Ángel Beltré	(2003-07-12) 12 July 2003	6	0	Azuqueca	v.  Uruguay, 10 October 2025
DF	Marlon Mena	(2006-10-05) 5 October 2006	1	0	Parma U20	v.  Uruguay, 10 October 2025
DF	Jose Abreu	(2008-01-05) 5 January 2008	0	0	Delfines Del Este	v.  Uruguay, 10 October 2025
DF	Michael Sambataro	(2002-12-04) 4 December 2002	15	1	Liniers	v.  Jordan, 9 September 2025
DF	José Francisco	(2000-05-11) 11 May 2000	0	0	Moca	v.  Jordan, 9 September 2025
DF	Luiyi de Lucas	(1994-08-31) 31 August 1994	28	1	Krasava Ypsonas	v.  Suriname, 22 June 2025
DF	Ernesto Trinidad	(1996-01-02) 2 January 1996	10	0	Cibao	v.  Puerto Rico, 25 March 2025
DF	Alexander Vidal	(1996-09-02) 2 September 1996	4	0	Atlético Pantoja	v.  Puerto Rico, 25 March 2025
DF	Alexander Romero	(2002-09-04) 4 September 2002	0	0	O&M	v.  Puerto Rico, 25 March 2025
MF	Jean Carlos López INJ	(1993-11-09) 9 November 1993	68	7	Cibao	v.  Uruguay, 10 October 2025
MF	Fabian Messina	(2002-09-16) 16 September 2002	7	0	Arenas	v.  Uruguay, 10 October 2025
MF	Ángel Montes de Oca	(2003-02-18) 18 February 2003	5	0	Caravaca	v.  Suriname, 22 June 2025
MF	Isaac Báez	(2002-05-23) 23 May 2002	2	0	O&M	v.  Puerto Rico, 25 March 2025
FW	Edarlyn Reyes	(1997-09-30) 30 September 1997	40	5	Arsenal Tula	v.  Uruguay, 10 October 2025
FW	Luis Meneses	(2006-12-28) 28 December 2006	0	0	Rentistas	v.  Uruguay, 10 October 2025
FW	Javier Roces	(2005-09-10) 10 September 2005	0	0	Cibao	v.  Uruguay, 10 October 2025
FW	Rafael Núñez	(2002-01-25) 25 January 2002	14	3	Eldense	v.  Suriname, 22 June 2025
FW	Peter González	(2002-07-25) 25 July 2002	7	2	Valladolid	v.  Suriname, 22 June 2025
FW	Mariano Díaz	(1993-08-01) 1 August 1993	2	2	Alavés	v.  Puerto Rico, 25 March 2025
Notes INJ = Withdrew due to injury PRE = Preliminary squad RET = Retired from the national team SUS = Serving suspension WD = Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue.

As of 13 November 2025^[5]

Players in bold are still active with the Dominican Republic.

FIFA World Cup										Qualification
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930 to 1958	Not a FIFA member									Not a FIFA member
1962 to 1974	Did not enter									Did not enter
1978	Did not qualify									2	0	0	2	0	6
1982 to 1990	Did not enter									Declined participation
1994	Did not qualify									2	0	1	1	2	3
1998										6	3	1	2	9	16
2002										4	2	0	2	6	5
2006										4	1	1	2	6	6
2010										1	0	0	1	0	1
2014										8	4	2	2	18	8
2018										2	0	0	2	1	5
2022										4	2	1	1	8	4
2026										4	2	0	2	11	5
2030	To be determined									To be determined
2034	To be determined									To be determined
Total		0/16								37	14	6	17	61	59

CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup record										Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1963	Did not enter									Did not enter
1965
1967
1969
1971
1973
1977	Did not qualify									2	0	0	2	0	6
1981	Did not enter									Did not enter
1985
1989
1991	Did not qualify									5	1	2	2	5	13
1993										2	1	0	1	5	4
1996										3	1	0	2	4	6
1998	Did not enter									Did not enter
2000	Did not qualify									3	1	1	1	2	4
2002										2	1	0	1	4	4
2003										5	2	0	3	12	9
2005	Did not enter									Did not enter
2007
2009
2011	Did not qualify									2	1	0	1	17	1
2013										9	4	3	2	14	10
2015										6	2	1	3	15	11
2017										6	3	0	3	7	9
2019										4	2	0	2	9	4
2021										6	2	1	3	5	5
2023										6	2	2	2	8	7
2025	Group stage	12th	3	0	1	2	3	5		6	6	0	0	27	4
Total	Group stage	1/28	3	0	1	2	3	5		67	29	10	28	134	97

CONCACAF Nations League record
League											Finals
Season	Division	Group	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	P/R		Finals	Result	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
2019–20	B	B	6	2	1	3	5	5			2021	Ineligible
2022–23	B	D	6	2	2	2	8	7			2023
2023–24	B	B	6	3	1	2	14	6			2024
2024–25	B	D	6	6	0	0	27	4			2025
Total	—	—	24	13	4	7	54	22	—		Total	0 Titles	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

CONCACAF Nations League history
First match	Montserrat 2–1 Dominican Republic  (7 September 2019; Lookout, Montserrat)
Biggest win	Barbados 0–5 Dominican Republic  (13 October 2023; Wildey, Barbados)  Antigua and Barbuda 0–5 Dominican Republic  (12 October 2024; Devonshire Parish, Bermuda)  Dominican Republic 5–0 Antigua and Barbuda  (15 October 2024; Devonshire Parish, Bermuda)  Dominica 1–6 Dominican Republic  (16 November 2024; Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic)  Dominican Republic 6–1 Bermuda  (19 November 2024; Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic)
Biggest defeat	El Salvador 2–0 Dominican Republic  (19 November 2019; San Salvador, El Salvador)  Guatemala 2–0 Dominican Republic  (13 June 2022; Guatemala City, Guatemala)
Best result	—
Worst result	—

CFU Championship & Caribbean Cup record										Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1978	Did not enter									Did not enter
1979
1981
1983
1985
1988
1989
1990
1991	Group stage	6th	3	0	1	2	1	11		2	1	1	0	4	2
1992	Did not enter									Did not enter
1993	Did not qualify									2	1	0	1	5	4
1994										1	0	0	1	0	1
1995										3	1	0	2	4	6
1996										2	0	1	1	1	7
1997	Withdrew									Withdrew
1998	Did not qualify									2	1	0	1	3	6
1999										3	1	1	1	2	4
2001										2	1	0	1	4	4
2005	Withdrew									Withdrew
2007										6	3	0	3	12	11
2008	Did not enter									Did not enter
2010	Did not qualify									2	1	0	1	17	1
2012	Group stage	5th	3	1	0	2	3	4		6	4	2	0	11	5
2014	Did not qualify									6	2	1	3	15	11
2017										6	3	0	3	7	9
Total	Group stage	2/25	6	1	1	4	4	16		43	19	6	18	85	71

Pan American Games record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1951	Did not enter
1955
1959
1963
1967
1971	Preliminary round	12th	3	0	0	3	2	12
1975	Did not enter
1979	Preliminary round	12th	2	0	0	2	0	7
1983	Did not enter
1987
1991
1995
1999
2003	Preliminary round	6th	3	0	1	2	2	10
2007	Did not enter
2011	Did not qualify
2015
2019
2023	Group Stages	7th	3	0	1	2	0	6
Total	Preliminary round	4/19	11	0	2	9	5	35

• Dominican Republic national under-23 football team
• Dominican Republic national under-20 football team
• Dominican Republic national under-17 football team
• Football in the Dominican Republic

• Official website (in Spanish)
• Dominican Republic – FIFA profile (archived 25 October 2007)