Dominican Republic national football team
| Nickname(s) | Los Quisqueyanos |
|---|---|
| Association | Federación Dominicana de Fútbol |
| Confederation |
CONCACAF (North America) |
| Sub-confederation | CFU (Caribbean) |
| Head coach | Juan Emilio Mojica |
| Captain | Jonathan Faña |
| Most caps | Jonathan Faña (38) |
| Top scorer | Jonathan Faña (20) |
| Home stadium | Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez |
| FIFA code | DOM |
| FIFA ranking | |
| Current | 147  18 (6 April 2017)
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| Highest | 78 (October 2013) |
| Lowest | 190 (December 2009) |
| Elo ranking | |
| Current | 160 1 (29 March 2017)
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| Highest | 139 (7 December 2012) |
| Lowest | 183+ (late 1995) |
| First international | |
 Dominican Republic 0–8 Haiti  (Dominican Republic; May 21, 1967) |
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| Biggest win | |
Dominican Republic 17–0 British Virgin Islands  (San Cristobal, Dom. Rep.; October 14, 2010) |
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| Biggest defeat | |
 Trinidad and Tobago 9–0 Dominican Republic (Port of Spain, T&T; October 8, 2008) |
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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. The team are a member of the Caribbean Football Union of CONCACAF, the governing body of football in North and Central America and the Caribbean. The Dominican Republic has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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