The Federación Dominicana de Fútbol is the governing body of football in 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...

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Teams

• Club Barcelona Atlético
  Club Barcelona Atlético
  Club Barcelona Atlético is a Dominican professional football team based in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Founded in 1989 as Bancredicard FC, the team changed its name to Barcelona FC in 2003...
  
  
• Deportivo Pantoja
• Don Bosco Moca
• SDB Jarabacoa
• San Cristóbal FC
• DoSa ALaVeR
  DoSa ALaVeR
  Club Domingo Savio , sponsored by Asociación La Vega Real de Ahorros y Préstamos , is a Dominican soccer team based in La Vega, Dominican Republic. Actually plays in the Liga Mayor de Fútbol of Dominican Republic.-Current roster:...
  
  
• Bauger FC
  Bauger FC
  Bauger FC is a professional football team based in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Founded in 1989 by Jorge Rolando Bauger as Escuela Bauger, the team changed its name to Bauger FC in 2010. Currently playing in the First Division of the Dominican Republic.-Players Actually:-External Links:*****...
  
  
• Universidad O&M

Football in the Dominican Republic

Football is listed as the fourth most popular sport in the Dominican Republic, as baseball, basketball and volleyball are all currently more popular than football. In recent years football has continued to gain in popularity, particularly among young people. In 2001 the national association celebrated its first significant success, with the U-23 team winning the «Copa de Las Antillas».

The first Goal Project

FIFA vice-president Jack Warner opened the Dominican Republic FAs new centre for football development on 2 July 2003. The building can be found just outside the city of San Cristobal. The first phase, involving building offices for the national association and classrooms for the people attending the courses of the various training programmes, will be financed by the Goal Programme, with extra funds coming from the FIFA Financial Assistance Programme. In the second phase, due to be completed by the end of 2003, various technical facilities, such as playing pitches and accommodation for players and coaches, will be constructed. The government has also donated 25 acres (101,171.5 m²) of land as part of this project.

Financing of Goal project

Project
Centre for football development in San Cristobal

project approved
4 March 2002

Status
Opened on 2 July 2003

Total cost
USD 430,922

Goal
USD 400,000

FAP
USD 30,922
Second Goal project=

The San Cristobal centre for football development inaugurated in July 2003 will be raised by one storey to accommodate bedrooms and medical rooms. A separate building nearby contains dressing rooms and toilets for everyone using the different pitches that also belong to the training centre. This extension is the culmination of the original plan for a fully equipped and functioning technical centre, funded by Goal and partly by the associations own resources.

Financing of Goal project

Project
Extension of project 1 to the training centre

Project approved on
15 March 2006

Status
Implementation

Total cost
USD 535,221 Financed by

Goal
USD 400,000

FAP
USD 135,221

Other FIFA development activities

Until 1990
2 courses

1992, 1999
Futuro courses

1990
Olympic Solidarity course

External links

Official website

• Dominican Republic at the FIFA website.