Dominican Republic national football team
Men's national association football team representing the Dominican Republic / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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 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.
Nickname(s) | Los Quisqueyanos (The Quisqueyanos) | ||
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Association | Federación Dominicana de Fútbol | ||
Confederation | CONCACAF (North America) | ||
Sub-confederation | CFU (Caribbean) | ||
Head coach | Marcelo Neveleff | ||
Captain | Miguel Lloyd | ||
Most caps | Jean Carlos López (54) | ||
Top scorer | Jonathan Faña (24) | ||
Home stadium | Estadio Cibao FC Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez | ||
FIFA code | DOM | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 150 (18 July 2024)[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) |
As of 26 October 2023, the Dominican Republic is currently ranked 149th 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 2022, the Dominican Republic has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup, nor the CONCACAF Gold Cup.