Dominican Republic national football team
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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. Football is not the most popular sport in the country, losing out to baseball
by a large margin. Lack of a football culture, especially when compared to the national sport of baseball, and frequent exclusion from most regional competitions has made the Dominican Republic national football team one of the weakest in CONCACAF
.
and Curacao
in 1926, in Santo Domingo
.
In August 1937, Cóndor
, a club from La Vega
, won the soccer competition at first National Olympic Games, in Santo Domingo
. This tournament was disputed by five teams (Pindú
, Cóndor
, Cibao, Vega Real, and San Francisco de Macorís). Cóndor
reportedly was national champion for 15 years.
In 1941, a club called Sosua
–Puerto Plata was founded by Arthur Kirchheimer, a German Jew from Hamburg
who had fled Germany from the Nazis.
The Dominican football federation was founded in 1953 and joined FIFA
in 1959. 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.
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 Fortunato Quispe Mendoza, from Bolivia
. 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.
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Bernard Eqoll (1992)
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...
and is controlled by the Dominican Football Federation. Football is not the most popular sport in the country, losing out to baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
by a large margin. Lack of a football culture, especially when compared to the national sport of baseball, and frequent exclusion from most regional competitions has made the Dominican Republic national football team one of the weakest in CONCACAF
CONCACAF
The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football is the continental governing body for association football in North America, Central America and the Caribbean...
.
History
In 1925, José Domínguez Soto, from "Atlético Escolar Pindú" club, formed a soccer team that had some friendly matches against teams from JamaicaJamaica
Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
and Curacao
Curaçao
Curaçao is an island in the southern Caribbean Sea, off the Venezuelan coast. The Country of Curaçao , which includes the main island plus the small, uninhabited island of Klein Curaçao , is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands...
in 1926, in Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo, known officially as Santo Domingo de Guzmán, is the capital and largest city in the Dominican Republic. Its metropolitan population was 2,084,852 in 2003, and estimated at 3,294,385 in 2010. The city is located on the Caribbean Sea, at the mouth of the Ozama River...
.
In August 1937, Cóndor
Condor
Condor is the name for two species of New World vultures, each in a monotypic genus. They are the largest flying land birds in the Western Hemisphere.They are:* The Andean Condor which inhabits the Andean mountains....
, a club from La Vega
La Vega
La Vega is a province of the Dominican Republic. Until 1992 it included what is now Monseñor Nouel province.-Municipalities and municipal districts:...
, won the soccer competition at first National Olympic Games, in Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo, known officially as Santo Domingo de Guzmán, is the capital and largest city in the Dominican Republic. Its metropolitan population was 2,084,852 in 2003, and estimated at 3,294,385 in 2010. The city is located on the Caribbean Sea, at the mouth of the Ozama River...
. This tournament was disputed by five teams (Pindú
Pindu
The pindu is a critically endangered species of fish in the Cichlidae family. It is endemic to Lake Barombi Mbo in Cameroon...
, Cóndor
Condor
Condor is the name for two species of New World vultures, each in a monotypic genus. They are the largest flying land birds in the Western Hemisphere.They are:* The Andean Condor which inhabits the Andean mountains....
, Cibao, Vega Real, and San Francisco de Macorís). Cóndor
Condor
Condor is the name for two species of New World vultures, each in a monotypic genus. They are the largest flying land birds in the Western Hemisphere.They are:* The Andean Condor which inhabits the Andean mountains....
reportedly was national champion for 15 years.
In 1941, a club called Sosua
Sosúa
Sosúa is a small town in the Puerto Plata province of the Dominican Republic. Located approximately from the Puerto Plata International Airport , the town is accessed primarily by Camino Cinco, or Highway 5, which runs much of the length of the country's North coastline...
–Puerto Plata was founded by Arthur Kirchheimer, a German Jew from Hamburg
Hamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
who had fled Germany from the Nazis.
The Dominican football federation was founded in 1953 and joined FIFA
FIFA
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by the acronym FIFA , is the international governing body of :association football, futsal and beach football. Its headquarters are located in Zurich, Switzerland, and its president is Sepp Blatter, who is in his fourth...
in 1959. 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.
It was not until 1965 that football reached the schools and playing grounds of the Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...
, thanks in the main to the efforts of Fortunato Quispe Mendoza, from Bolivia
Bolivia
Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...
. 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.
World Cup record
- 19301930 FIFA World CupThe 1930 FIFA World Cup was the inaugural FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in Uruguay from 13 July to 30 July 1930...
to 19741974 FIFA World CupThe 1974 FIFA World Cup, the tenth staging of the World Cup, was held in West Germany from 13 June to 7 July. The tournament marked the first time that the current trophy, the FIFA World Cup Trophy, created by the Italian sculptor Silvio Gazzaniga, was awarded...
– Did not enter - 19781978 FIFA World CupThe 1978 FIFA World Cup, the 11th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in Argentina between 1 June and 25 June. The 1978 World Cup was won by Argentina who beat the Netherlands 3–1 after extra time in the final. This win was the first World Cup title for Argentina, who became the fifth...
– Did not qualify - 19821982 FIFA World CupThe 1982 FIFA World Cup, the 12th FIFA World Cup, was held in Spain from 13 June to 11 July. The tournament was won by Italy, after defeating West Germany 3–1 in the final.-Host selection:...
to 19901990 FIFA World CupThe 1990 FIFA World Cup was the 14th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 8 June to 8 July 1990 in Italy, the second country to host the event twice. Teams representing 116 national football associations from all six populated...
– Did not enter - 19941994 FIFA World CupThe 1994 FIFA World Cup, the 15th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in nine cities across the United States from June 17 to July 17, 1994. The United States was chosen as the host by FIFA on July 4, 1988...
to 20142014 FIFA World CupThe 2014 FIFA World Cup will be the 20th FIFA World Cup, an international association football tournament that will take place in Brazil from 12 June to 13 July 2014....
– Did not qualify
CONCACAF Nations Cup record
- 1963 to 1976 – Did not enter
- 1977 – Did not qualify
- 1981 to 1989 – Did not enter
Gold Cup record
- 19911991 CONCACAF Gold Cup-Group B:---------------------Bracket:-Semifinals:-----Third place match:-Final:-Top scorers:4 goals Benjamin Galindo3 goals Dale Mitchell Eduardo Bennet Luis Cálix Carlos Hermosillo...
to 19961996 CONCACAF Gold CupThe 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the third edition of the Gold Cup, the football championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean ....
– Did not qualify - 19981998 CONCACAF Gold CupThe 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the fourth edition of the Gold Cup, the football championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean ....
– Withdrew - 20002000 CONCACAF Gold CupThe 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the fifth edition of the Gold Cup, the football championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean . It was held in the United States, in Los Angeles, Miami, and San Diego. The format of the tournament changed from 1998; it was expanded to twelve teams,...
to 20032003 CONCACAF Gold CupThe 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the seventh edition of the Gold Cup, the football championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean ....
– Did not qualify - 20052005 CONCACAF Gold CupThe 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the eighth edition of the Gold Cup, the football championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean . It was contested in the United States in July 2005. The United States emerged victorious in the final against an upstart Panama team led by tournament...
– Withdrew - 20072007 CONCACAF Gold CupThe 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the ninth edition of the Gold Cup, the football championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean , and was won by the United States over Mexico. It was contested in the United States from June 6 to June 24, 2007.This competition was the third...
– Withdrew During Qualifying - 20092009 CONCACAF Gold CupThe 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the tenth edition of the Gold Cup competition, and the twentieth association football championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean . It was contested from 3 July to 26 July 2009 in the United States. This competition was the fourth tournament...
– Did not compete - 20112011 CONCACAF Gold CupThe 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the 11th edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup competition and 21th CONCACAF regional championship overall in CONCACAF's fifty years of existence...
– Did not qualify
Pan American Games record
- 1951Football at the 1951 Pan American GamesThe first edition of the football tournament at the Pan American Games was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from February 25 to March 8, 1951. Five teams did compete, after Brazil withdrew on February 16, 1951.-Matches:-External links:*...
to 1967Football at the 1975 Pan American GamesThe seventh edition of the football tournament at the Pan American Games was held in four cities in Mexico: Mexico City , Guadalajara, Toluca, and Puebla, from October 13 to October 25, 1975. Thirteen teams competed in a round-robin competition, with Argentina defending the title...
– Did not compete - 1971Football at the 1971 Pan American GamesThe sixth edition of the football tournament at the Pan American Games was held in five cities in Colombia: Cali Cartago, Buga, Palmira and Tuluá, from July 31 to August 12, 1971. Twelve teams divided in three groups of four did compete in a round-robin competition, with Mexico defending the title...
– Round 1 - 1975Football at the 1975 Pan American GamesThe seventh edition of the football tournament at the Pan American Games was held in four cities in Mexico: Mexico City , Guadalajara, Toluca, and Puebla, from October 13 to October 25, 1975. Thirteen teams competed in a round-robin competition, with Argentina defending the title...
– Did not compete - 1979Football at the 1979 Pan American GamesThe eighth edition of the Men's Football Tournament at the Pan American Games was held in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from July 2 to July 14, 1979. Nine teams competed in a first round-robin competition, with Brazil defending the title...
– Round 1 - 1983Football at the 1983 Pan American GamesThe ninth edition of the Men's Football Tournament at the Pan American Games was held in Caracas, Venezuela, from August 15 to August 27, 1983. Ten teams competed in a first round-robin competition, with Brazil defending the title. After the preliminary round there was a final round.-Group A:-Group...
to 1999Football at the 1999 Pan American GamesThe thirteenth edition of the Men's Football Tournament at the Pan American Games was held in Winnipeg, Canada from July 23 to August 7, 1999. Ten U-23 teams competed, with title defender Argentina missing...
– Did not compete - 2003Football at the 2003 Pan American GamesThe fourteenth edition of the football at the Pan American Games was held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic from August 2 to August 15, 2003. Eight U-23 teams competed, with Mexico defending its title. The South American teams played with their U-20 teams...
– Round 1 - 2007Football at the 2007 Pan American GamesThe football tournaments at the 15th Pan American Games were held in Rio de Janeiro in July 2007. The fifteenth edition of the men's competition was played by 12 teams, while the third edition of the women's tournament was played by 10 countries....
– Did not qualify - 2011Football at the 2011 Pan American GamesFootball at the 2011 Pan American Games was held in Guadalajara, Mexico from October 18 to October 28. Associations affiliated with FIFA were invited to send their full women's national teams and men's U-22 teams to participate...
– Did not compete
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
National team fixtures and results
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Kerbi Rodríguez Kelvin Rafael Rodríguez Pichardo commonly known as Kerbi Rodríguez is a Dominican international football striker playing for FK Modriča in the First League of the Republika Srpska.-Club career:... , Jack Michel Morillo |
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Jonathan Faña Jonathan Faña is a Dominican footballer who currently plays for the Puerto Rico Islanders of the North American Soccer League.-Club:... , Erick Ozuna |
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Dominican Republic San Cristóbal San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic San Cristóbal is a municipality and the capital of the San Cristóbal province in the Dominican Republic. Within the municipality there is one municipal district : Hato Damas.-Sectors:*5 de abril*Canastica*El Pomier... |
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Jonathan Faña Jonathan Faña is a Dominican footballer who currently plays for the Puerto Rico Islanders of the North American Soccer League.-Club:... |
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Dominican Republic San Cristóbal San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic San Cristóbal is a municipality and the capital of the San Cristóbal province in the Dominican Republic. Within the municipality there is one municipal district : Hato Damas.-Sectors:*5 de abril*Canastica*El Pomier... |
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Dominican Republic San Cristóbal San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic San Cristóbal is a municipality and the capital of the San Cristóbal province in the Dominican Republic. Within the municipality there is one municipal district : Hato Damas.-Sectors:*5 de abril*Canastica*El Pomier... |
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Dominican Republic San Cristóbal San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic San Cristóbal is a municipality and the capital of the San Cristóbal province in the Dominican Republic. Within the municipality there is one municipal district : Hato Damas.-Sectors:*5 de abril*Canastica*El Pomier... |
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Inoel Navarro , Domingo Peralta Erick Ozuna , Omar Reynoso Kelvin Severino , Gonzalo Frechilla |
Current squad
The following players played in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
The 2014 FIFA World Cup will feature 32 teams. One place was allocated to the hosts, , but no automatic place is given to the defending champions, . The remaining 31 places will be determined by a qualification process, in which entrants from among the other 207 teams from the six FIFA...
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Coaches
Clemente Domingo Hernández (2010–): 7-3-2 Juan Emilio Mojica (2008–2010): 0-4-0 Ljubomir Crnokrak (2005–2007): 2-5-0 William BennettWilliam Bennett
William John "Bill" Bennett is an American conservative pundit, politician, and political theorist. He served as United States Secretary of Education from 1985 to 1988. He also held the post of Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy under George H. W...
(2003-2005): 2-3-0
Bernard Eqoll (1992)