Dominican Republic women's national volleyball team

The Dominican Republic women's national volleyball team had its biggest recent win in 2023, when the team beat out the USA in 5 sets at the 2023 NORCECA Women’s Championship in Quebec. Currently ranked 6th.

Dominican Republic

Association	Confederación Dominicana de Voleibol
Confederation	NORCECA
Head coach	Marcos Kwiek
FIVB ranking	11 (as of 10 July 2024)
Uniforms
Home Away
Summer Olympics
Appearances	4 (First in 2004)
Best result	5th place (2012)
World Championship
Appearances	7 (First in 1974)
Best result	5th place (2014)
World Cup
Appearances	5 (First in 2003)
Best result	7th (2015, 2019)
www.fedovoli.org (in Spanish)
Honours FIVB World Grand Champions Cup 2009 Japan Pan American Games 2003 Santo Domingo Team 2019 Lima Team 2023 Santiago Team 2015 Toronto Team Pan-American Cup 2008 Tijuana/Mexicali 2010 Rosarito/Tijuana 2014 Ciudad de México 2016 Santo Domingo 2021 Santo Domingo 2022 Hermosillo 2002 Mexicali 2003 Saltillo 2005 Santo Domingo 2009 Miami 2011 Ciudad Juárez 2013 Lima 2015 Lima/Callao 2017 Lima/Cañete 2018 Santo Domingo 2019 Trujillo/Chiclayo 2004 Tijuana/Mexicali 2006 San Juan 2007 Colima NORCECA Championship 2009 Bayamón 2019 San Juan 2021 Guadalajara 2023 Quebec City 2011 Caguas 2013 Omaha 2015 Morelia 1997 Caguas 2001 Santo Domingo 2003 Santo Domingo 2005 Port of Spain 2007 Winnipeg Final Four Cup 2010 Chiapas 2008 Fortaleza 2009 Lima Central American and Caribbean Games 1946 Barranquilla 1962 Kingston 2002 San Salvador 2006 Cartagena 2010 Mayaguez 2014 Veracruz 2018 Barranquilla 1998 Maracaibo 1966 San Juan 1974 Santo Domingo 1978 Medellín 1982 Havana

Results

Summer Olympics

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place

Summer Olympics record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	SW	SL	Squad
1964	did not qualify
1968
1972
1976
1980
1984
1988
1992
1996
2000
2004	Preliminary round	11th place	5	1	4	3	14	Squad
2008	did not qualify
2012	Quarterfinals	8th place	6	2	4	8	12	Squad
2016	did not qualify
2020	Quarterfinals	8th place	6	2	4	10	13	Squad
2024	Quarterfinals	8th place	4	1	3	5	10	Squad
2028	future events
Total	0 titles	4/16	21	6	15	26	49	—

World Championship

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

World Championship record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	SW	SL	Squad
1952	did not enter
1956
1960
1962
1967
1970	did not qualify
1974
1978		19th Place	5	1	4	4	14	squad
1982	did not qualify
1986
1990
1994
1998		12th Place	8	1	7	5	23	Squad
2002		13th Place	5	2	3	7	9	Squad
2006		17th Place	5	1	4	5	12	Squad
2010	First round	17th Place	5	1	4	6	13	Squad
2014	Second round	5th Place	11	7	4	27	22	Squad
2018	Second round	9th Place	9	5	4	17	12	Squad
/ 2022	Second round	11th place	9	4	5	19	17	Squad
2025	qualified
Total	0 Titles	9/20	57	22	35	90	122	—

World Grand Champions Cup

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

World Grand Champions record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	SW	SL	Squad
1993	did not qualify
1997
2001
2005
2009	Round Robin	Third Place	5	3	2	9	8	Squad
2013	Round Robin	6th Place	5	1	4	6	12	Squad
2017	did not qualify
Total	0 Titles	2/7	10	4	6	15	20	—

World Cup

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

World Cup record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	SW	SL	Squad
1973	did not qualify
1977
1981
1985
1989
1991
1995
1999
2003		10th Place	11	3	8	11	26	Squad
2007		9th Place	11	3	8	12	28	Squad
2011		8th Place	11	4	7	17	25	Squad
2015		7th Place	11	5	6	18	21	Squad
2019		7th Place	11	6	5	22	21	Squad
Total	0 Titles	5/13	55	21	34	80	121	—

World Grand Prix

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place

World Grand Prix record Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad 1993 did not enter 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 12th Place 9 1 8 Squad 2005 11th Place 9 1 8 Squad 2006 8th Place 9 2 7 Squad 2007 11th Place 9 1 8 Squad 2008 9th Place 9 4 5 Squad 2009 11th Place 9 1 8 Squad 2010 8th Place 9 1 8 Squad 2011 12th Place 9 3 6 Squad 2012 12th Place 9 2 7 Squad

World Grand Prix record Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad 2013 10th Place 9 6 3 Squad 2014 12th Place 9 1 8 Squad 2015 12th Place 9 0 9 Squad 2016 13th Place 8 7 1 Squad 2017 8th Place 9 4 5 Squad Total 0 Titles 14/25 126 34 92 —

FIVB Nations League

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place

Nations League record
Year	Round	Position	GP	MW	ML	SW	SL	Squad
2018	Preliminary round	14th	15	3	12	17	37	Squad
2019	Preliminary round	8th	15	8	7	31	33	Squad
2021	Preliminary round	6th	15	9	6	34	25	Squad
2022	Preliminary round	9th	12	5	7	19	27	Squad
2023	Preliminary round	11th	12	6	6	25	28	Squad
2024	Preliminary round	11th	12	3	9	15	29	Squad
Total	0 Title(s)	6/6	81	34	47	141	179	—

Pan American Games

Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place Pan American Games record Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad 1955 4th Place Squad 1959 did not enter 1963 1967 1971 1975 1979 7th Place Squad 1983 did not enter 1987 1991 1995 1999 4th Place Squad

Pan American Games record Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad 2003 Champions Squad 2007 5th Place Squad 2011 4th Place Squad 2015 3rd Place Squad 2019 Champions Squad 2023 Champions Squad Total 3 Titles 9/18 —

Pan American Cup

Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place Pan-American Cup record Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad 2002 Final Runners-up Squad 2003 Final Runners-up Squad 2004 Semi-finals Third place Squad 2005 Final Runners-up Squad 2006 Semi-finals Third place Squad 2007 Semi-finals Third place Squad 2008 Final Champions Squad 2009 Final Runners-up Squad 2010 Final Champions Squad 2011 Final Runners-up Squad 2012 Semi-finals Fourth place Squad 2013 Final Runners-up Squad

Pan-American Cup record Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad 2014 Final Champions Squad 2015 Final Runners-up Squad 2016 Final Champions Squad 2017 Final Runners-up Squad 2018 Final Runners-up Squad 2019 Final Runners-up Squad 2021 Final Champions Squad 2022 Final Champions Squad Total 6 Titles 20/20 —

NORCECA Championship

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place

NORCECA Championship record Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad 1969 did not enter 1971 1973 5th Place Squad 1975 5th Place Squad 1977 4th Place Squad 1979 5th Place Squad 1981 5th Place Squad 1983 6th Place Squad 1985 5th Place Squad 1987 did not enter 1989 5th Place Squad 1991 5th Place Squad 1993 6th Place Squad 1995 Semi-finals 4th Place Squad 1997 Semi-finals 4th Place Squad 1999 Semi-finals 4th Place 5 3 2 10 8 Squad 2001 Semi-finals Third Place 4 3 1 11 4 Squad 2003 Semi-finals Third Place 5 4 1 14 5 Squad 2005 Semi-finals Third Place 6 4 2 12 6 Squad 2007 Semi-finals Third Place 6 4 2 12 8 Squad

NORCECA Championship record Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad 2009 Final Champions 5 5 0 15 5 Squad 2011 Final Runners Up 5 3 2 9 6 Squad 2013 Final Runners Up 4 3 1 10 4 Squad 2015 Final Runners Up 5 4 1 13 6 Squad 2019 Final Champions 6 5 1 15 7 Squad 2021 Final Champions 6 5 1 15 7 Squad 2023 Final Champions 6 5 1 15 6 Squad Total 4 Titles 23/26 —

Current squad

Roster for the 2024 Summer Olympics. The roster was announced on 8 July 2024.^[1]

On July 26, Lisvel Elisa Eve was suspended from the tournament after admitting to take a medication that contained furosemide.^[2] She was then replaced by the alternate player, Geraldine González.

Head coach: Marcos Kwiek^[3]

• 1 Cándida Arias MB
• 5 Brenda Castillo L
• 6 Ariana Rodríguez S
• 7 Niverka Marte (c) S
• 8 Alondra Tapia OP
• 11 Geraldine González MB
• 15 Madeline Guillén OH
• 16 Yonkaira Peña OH
• 18 Bethania de la Cruz OH
• 20 Brayelin Martínez OH
• 21 Jineiry Martínez MB
• 23 Gaila González OP

Notable players

Alexandra Caso Ana Ligia Fabian Ana Yorkira Binet Annerys Vargas Berenice Restituyo Bethania Almánzar Bethania de la Cruz Brenda Castillo Camil Domínguez Cándida Arias Carmen Rosa Caso Cindy Rondón Cinthia Piñeiro Cosiri Rodríguez Dahiana Burgos Evelyn Carrera Flor Colón Francia Jackson Gina del Rosario Gina Mambrú Ginnette del Rosario Gisselinet Raposo Grace Moya

Iris Santos Jeoselyna Rodríguez Juana Miguelina González Juana Saviñón Karla Echenique Kenia Moreta Lisvel Elisa Eve Lucy Suazo Madeline Guillén Margarita Suero Marifranchi Rodríguez Milagros Cabral Natalia Martínez Niverka Marte Nuris Arias Prisilla Rivera Rosa Medrano Rosalín Ángeles Sidarka Núñez Sofía Mercedes Winifer Fernández Yndys Novas Yudelka Bonilla Yudelkys Bautista

References

1. Martínez, Agustín (6 July 2024). "Reinas del Caribe: lista definitiva para París 2024" [Queens of the Caribbean: definitive list for Paris 2024]. Récord (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 July 2024.
2. "Dominican Lisvel Eve Mejia faces 4-year doping suspension". Dominican Today. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
3. "Team roster: Dominican Republic" (PDF). Olympics.com. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.

External links

• Official website
• FIVB profile