Dominican Republic national football team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Dominican Republic women's national football team.

The Dominican Republic national football team (Spanish: Selección de fútbol de República Dominicana) represents the Dominican Republic in men's international football, and is governed by the Federación Dominicana de Fútbol (English: Dominican Football Federation). The team is a member of the Caribbean Football Union of CONCACAF, the governing body of football in North and Central America and the Caribbean.

Dominican Republic

Nickname(s)	Los Quisqueyanos (The 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 (67)
Top scorer	Dorny Romero (26)
Home stadium	Various
FIFA code	DOM
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	139 2 (10 July 2025)[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 Cristobal, 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)

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. As of 2025, the Dominican Republic has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup. In 2024, they qualified to the 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup, the first major tournament in their history.

Home stadium

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

History

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.^{[citation needed]}

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.^{[citation needed]}

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.^{[citation needed]}

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.^[2] In 1986 they had their best result in the Central American and Caribbean games finishing 3rd

Miguel Lloyd played numerous games for the Dominican Republic

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.

Team image

Kit sponsorship

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

Results and fixtures

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

2024

Bermuda  v  Dominican Republic

7 September 2024-25 CONCACAF Nations League B	Bermuda	2–3	Dominican Republic	Piggotts, Antigua and Barbuda
	Crichlow 17' Lambe 51'	Report	Romero 35' Mörschel 62' Vásquez 84'	Stadium: ABFA Technical Center Referee: Sanchez Bass (Saint Kitts and Nevis)

Dominican Republic  v  Dominica

10 September 2024-25 CONCACAF Nations League B	Dominican Republic	2–0	Dominica	Piggotts, Antigua and Barbuda
11:00	Vásquez 11' Romero 25'	Report		Stadium: ABFA Technical Center Referee: Okeito Nicholson (Jamaica)

Antigua and Barbuda  v  Dominican Republic

12 October 2024-25 CONCACAF Nations League B	Antigua and Barbuda	0–5	Dominican Republic	Devonshire Parish, Bermuda
			Firpo 88' (pen.), 90+2' Vásquez 39' Romero 13' Garcia 11'	Stadium: Bermuda National Stadium Referee: Steven Madrigal (Costa Rica)

Dominican Republic  v  Antigua and Barbuda

15 October 2024-25 CONCACAF Nations League B	Dominican Republic	5–0	Antigua and Barbuda	Devonshire Parish, Bermuda
	Garcia 71' Firpo 51' Romero pen.' (45+1) Heinz Mörschel 35' Luiyi De Lucas 14'			Stadium: Bermuda National Stadium Referee: Cristopher Corado (Guatemala)

Dominica  v  Dominican Republic

16 November 2024-25 CONCACAF Nations League B	Dominica	1–6	Dominican Republic	Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
			Romero 13' (65) Heinz Mörschel 37' (49) Núñez 68' Erick Japa pen.' (90+5)	Stadium: Estadio Cibao FC Referee: Nelson Salgado (Honduras)

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)

2025

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 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'		Joao Urbáez 16'	Stadium: AT&T Stadium 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				Stadium: AT&T Stadium

Jordan  v  Dominican Republic

9 September Friendly	Jordan	v	Dominican Republic	Amman, Jordan
--:-- UTC+3				Stadium: Amman International Stadium

Coaching staff

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

Coaching history

• Fortunato Quispe Mendoza (1967–1974)
• Carlos Cabañés (1975)
• Décio Leite Leal (1986–1989)
• Bernhard Zgoll (1991–1992)
• Manfred Höner (1993–1994)
• Juan Carretero (1995–1999)
• Juan Emilio Mojica (2000–2002)
• Carmelo Oliva (2003)
• William Bennett (2004–2005)
• Ljubomir Crnokrak (2005–2007)
• Juan Emilio Mojica (2008–2009)
• Clemente Domingo Hernández (2010–2014)
• José Eugenio Hernández (2015)
• Juan Emilio Mojica (2015)
• Roberto Díaz Bernabé (2015–2016)
• Orlando Capellino (2017–2019)
• David González (2019–2020)
• Jacques Passy (2020–2021)
• Iñaki Bea (2022)
• Walter Benítez (2022–2023)
• Marcelo Neveleff (2023–present)

Players

Current squad

The following players have been called up for the 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup squad.^[3]
Caps and goals are correct as of 22 June 2025, after the match against Suriname.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Miguel Lloyd	(1982-10-23) 23 October 1982 (age 42)	53	0	Cibao
12	1GK	Xavier Valdez	(2003-11-23) 23 November 2003 (age 21)	17	0	Huntsville City
22	1GK	Wilkins Geraldo	(2008-05-27) 27 May 2008 (age 17)	0	0	Rayo Majadahonda
2	2DF	Joao Urbáez	(2002-07-24) 24 July 2002 (age 23)	13	1	Leganés
4	2DF	Edgar Pujol	(2004-08-07) 7 August 2004 (age 21)	5	0	Racing de Ferrol
5	2DF	Noah Dollenmayer	(1999-10-26) 26 October 1999 (age 25)	7	2	El Paso Locomotive
15	2DF	Miguel Ángel Beltré	(2003-07-12) 12 July 2003 (age 22)	5	0	Azuqueca
21	2DF	Juan Castillo	(2000-01-13) 13 January 2000 (age 25)	5	0	RKC Waalwijk
23	2DF	Luiyi de Lucas	(1994-08-31) 31 August 1994 (age 30)	28	1	Krasava Ypsonas
24	2DF	Michael Sambataro	(2002-12-04) 4 December 2002 (age 22)	14	1	Liniers
6	3MF	Pablo Rosario	(1997-01-07) 7 January 1997 (age 28)	5	0	Nice
8	3MF	Heinz Mörschel	(1997-08-24) 24 August 1997 (age 27)	20	8	Vizela
10	3MF	Ronaldo Vásquez	(1999-06-30) 30 June 1999 (age 26)	47	7	Sumgayit
13	3MF	Edison Azcona	(2003-11-21) 21 November 2003 (age 21)	14	1	Las Vegas Lights
14	3MF	Jean Carlos López	(1993-11-09) 9 November 1993 (age 31)	67	7	Cibao
16	3MF	Juanca Pineda	(2000-01-12) 12 January 2000 (age 25)	16	0	Beroe Stara Zagora
18	3MF	Jimmy Kaparos	(2001-12-25) 25 December 2001 (age 23)	4	1	Rot-Weiss Essen
20	3MF	Lucas Bretón	(2006-11-20) 20 November 2006 (age 18)	11	0	Atlético Malagueño
26	3MF	Ángel Montes de Oca	(2003-02-18) 18 February 2003 (age 22)	5	0	CF Lorca Deportiva
7	4FW	Rafael Núñez	(2002-01-25) 25 January 2002 (age 23)	14	3	Elche CF
11	4FW	Edarlyn Reyes	(1997-09-30) 30 September 1997 (age 27)	39	5	Arsenal Tula
17	4FW	Dorny Romero	(1998-01-24) 24 January 1998 (age 27)	43	26	Bolívar
19	4FW	Peter González	(2002-07-25) 25 July 2002 (age 23)	7	2	Getafe
25	4FW	Erick Japa	(1999-04-06) 6 April 1999 (age 26)	16	2	Umecit

Recent callups

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	Pascual Ramírez	(1997-10-20) 20 October 1997 (age 27)	0	0	Moca	v.  Puerto Rico, 25 March 2025
DF	Ernesto Trinidad	(1996-01-02) 2 January 1996 (age 29)	10	0	Cibao	v.  Puerto Rico, 25 March 2025
DF	Alexander Vidal	(1996-09-02) 2 September 1996 (age 28)	4	0	Atlético Pantoja	v.  Puerto Rico, 25 March 2025
DF	Alexander Romero	(2002-09-04) 4 September 2002 (age 22)	0	0	O&M	v.  Puerto Rico, 25 March 2025
DF	Brian López	(1999-11-20) 20 November 1999 (age 25)	10	0	Royal Pari	v.  Bermuda, 19 November 2024
DF	Christian Schoissengeyr	(1994-10-18) 18 October 1994 (age 30)	10	0	Floridsdorfer AC	v.  Bermuda, 19 November 2024
DF	Guillermo de Peña	(2003-07-22) 22 July 2003 (age 22)	4	0	Moca	v.  Bermuda, 19 November 2024
DF	Alex Ciriaco	(2004-03-21) 21 March 2004 (age 21)	0	0	JJK	v.  Bermuda, 19 November 2024
DF	César García	(1993-03-13) 13 March 1993 (age 32)	57	4	Miami FC	v.  Antigua and Barbuda, 15 October 2024
DF	Jeremy Báez	(1999-11-21) 21 November 1999 (age 25)	6	0	Atlético Pantoja	v.  Dominica, 10 September 2024
DF	Brayan Ademán	(2002-09-22) 22 September 2002 (age 22)	5	0	Rayo Cantabria	v.  Dominica, 10 September 2024
DF	Junior Firpo	(1996-08-22) 22 August 1996 (age 28)	11	4	Real Betis	v.  Puerto Rico, 25 March 2025
MF	Omar de la Cruz	(2000-07-05) 5 July 2000 (age 25)	3	0	Cibao	v.  Puerto Rico, 25 March 2025
MF	Isaac Báez	(2002-05-23) 23 May 2002 (age 23)	2	0	O&M	v.  Puerto Rico, 25 March 2025
FW	Carlos Ventura	(1997-08-24) 24 August 1997 (age 27)	12	0	Cibao	v.  Antigua and Barbuda, 15 October 2024
FW	Cristian Ortiz	(2007-04-23) 23 April 2007 (age 18)	1	0	Columbus Crew 2	v.  Dominica, 10 September 2024
FW	Mariano Díaz	(1993-08-01) 1 August 1993 (age 32)	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.

Records

As of 6 June 2025^[4]

Players in bold are still active with the Dominican Republic.

Most appearances

Rank	Player	Caps	Goals	Career
1	Jean Carlos López	67	7	2013–present
2	César García	57	4	2010–present
3	Miguel Lloyd	53	0	2004–present
4	Rafael Flores	48	0	2008–2021
5	Jonathan Faña	47	24	2006–2022
6	Ronaldo Vásquez	46	7	2017–present
7	Domingo Peralta	44	14	2010–2021
8	Dorny Romero	43	26	2017–present
9	Edarlyn Reyes	39	5	2018–present
10	Kerbi Rodríguez	38	10	2006–2015

Top goalscorers

Jonathan Faña is Dominican Republic's second top scorer with 24 goals.

Rank	Player	Goals	Caps	Ratio	Career
1	Dorny Romero	26	43	0.6	2019–present
2	Jonathan Faña	24	47	0.51	2006–2022
3	Domingo Peralta	14	44	0.32	2010–2021
4	Dinardo Rodríguez	11	15	0.73	1989–2001
5	Kerbi Rodríguez	10	38	0.26	2006–2015
6	Darly Batista	9	18	0.5	2006–2019
	Erick Ozuna	9	30	0.3	2010–2019
8	Heinz Mörschel	8	20	0.4	2023–present
9	Inoel Navarro	7	16	0.44	2010–2015
	Omar Zapata	7	18	0.39	1992–2004
	Ronaldo Vásquez	7	47	0.15	2017–present
	Jean Carlos López	7	67	0.1	2013–present

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

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 Gold Cup

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

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 Caribbean Cup

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

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

See also

• Association football portal
• Dominican Republic portal

• 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