Dominican Republic women's national football team
The Dominican Republic women's national football team (Spanish: Selección femenina de fútbol de República Dominicana) represents the Dominican Republic in international women's football. The team is governed by the Dominican Football Federation (Spanish: Federación Dominicana de Fútbol) and competes in CONCACAF (the Confederation of North, Central American, and Caribbean Association Football) women's competitions.
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| Nickname(s) | Las Quisqueyanas (The Quisqueyanas) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Dominican Football Federation | ||
| Confederation | CONCACAF (North, Central America and Caribbean) | ||
| Head coach | Jose Rubio | ||
| Captain | Vanessa Kara | ||
| Top scorer | Betzaida Ubri (15) | ||
| FIFA code | DOM | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 109 | ||
| Highest | 81 (March 2009) | ||
| Lowest | 113 (April 2021) | ||
| First international | |||
(Port-au-Prince, Haiti; 10 July 2002) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
(Santo Domingo Este, Dominican Republic; 5 October 2007) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
(Vancouver, Canada; 20 January 2012) | |||
History
The beginning
The Dominican team played its first international match in 2002 against Saint Lucia as a part of the CFU qualifying tournament for the 2002 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup. in which the Dominican Republic draw Saint Lucia 2–2. on matchday two the team faced the Bahamian Team achieving their first-ever win with a score of three to nil. they lost their last game to Haiti conceding two goals to end third after Saint Lucia surpass them on superior goal difference. one year after, the team entered the CONCACAF Women's Pre-Olympic Tournament qualification for the first time with the Dominican republic hosting Haiti for two-legged matches in the Estadio Panamericano. in which it suffered a 2–10 aggregate defeat against the inaugural CFU women's Caribbean Cup Champions Haiti. after the first match's seven-nil loss, the Dominicans fought well in their second-leg game losing 2–3 in a match where they lead the halftime 2–1.
Improvement
the 2006 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup Qualifying marked an improvement as the Dominican Republic topped the first round Group A undefeated, advancing to the second round they been drawn together with the Host Trinidad and Tobago and Suriname. Los Quisqueyanos kicked their second round with a two-nil win against Suriname. losing to the Tobagonian team to end second after Trinidad and Tobago, which qualified for the final tournament. the 2008 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament qualification saw a better performance from the team. as they won their first game four to nil against the U.S. Virgin Islands, their second match was a historical moment for the women's football in the Dominican Republic, as the National team trashed the British Virgin Islands by a scoreline never before seen in the entire CONCACAF region for international football. The margin of 17 clear goals, while keeping a clean sheet, is unrivaled in football in the history of the game across the CONCACAF region in all international competitions.[2] with their final and decisive match against Cuba. the team dominated the first half scoring the first goal however Cuba Managed to score the equalizer and a last-minute goal to eliminate the Dominicans. 2011 marked history for the Dominican team as they qualified for their first CONCACAF tournament (2012 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament) after finishing top of the group B undefeated beating Dominica, Bermuda and Trinidad and Tobago. qualifying for the first continental tournament, Dominican Republic was drawn with the world's most successful team the United States. Mexico and Cuba. the team opened its tournament with a 0–14 loss against the United States which is the biggest defeat the team has received in its history. losing the two other matches the Dominican Republic finished last. in the last years, the Dominican team maintains a good performance, the team entered several tournaments including the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games, CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championships qualification, and CONCACAF W championship qualification finishing second.
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.
- Legend
Win Draw Loss Fixture
2023
| 6 April Friendly | Panama | 1–0 | | Panama City, Panama |
| 20:00 UTC−5 |
|
Report | Stadium: Estadio Rommel Fernández |
| 9 April Friendly | Panama | 4–3 | | Panama City, Panama |
| Stadium: Estadio Rommel Fernández |
| 13 July Friendly | Puerto Rico | v | | TBC, Puerto Rico |
| --:-- UTC−4 |
| 16 July Friendly | Puerto Rico | v | | TBC, Puerto Rico |
| --:-- UTC−4 |
Coaching staff
Current coaching staff
- As of 28 November 2022.
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | |
| Assistant coach | |
| GK Coach | |
| Physical Coach | |
| Technical Staff |
Manager history
| Name | Period | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | Winning % | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| –present | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
(If statistics are unavailable, display former coaches in bulleted list form)
Players
Current squad
- The following 21 players were called up for the friendly matches against Panama.[3]
- Match dates: 6 and 9 April 2023
- Opposition:
Panama - Caps and goals correct as of: 14 April 2022, after the match against
Jamaica
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Odaliana Gómez | 16 June 2004 | 4 | 0 | |
| 12 | GK | Mirda Minyety | 30 March 2003 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | DF | Alexa Pacheco | 6 November 2002 | 3 | 0 | |
| 3 | DF | Lynette Ureña | 27 June 2000 | 5 | 0 | |
| 4 | DF | Gabriella Marte | 27 January 2003 | 6 | 0 | |
| 5 | DF | Nadia Colón | 8 September 2002 | 4 | 0 | |
| 6 | DF | Yomerci Brito | 11 August 2001 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | DF | Juliette Barbush | 2003 (age 19–20) | 0 | 0 | |
| 19 | DF | Gabriella Cuevas | 15 August 1993 | 8 | 1 | |
| 20 | DF | Brianne Reed | 2 May 1994 | 8 | 0 | |
| 7 | MF | Winibian Peralta | 19 March 1997 | 17 | 0 | |
| 8 | MF | Jazlyn Oviedo | 25 March 2002 | 11 | 1 | |
| 11 | MF | Jazlyn Moya | 24 January 1997 | 5 | 0 | |
| 18 | MF | Claudia Alcántara | 28 November 1999 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | FW | Mía Asenjo | 7 March 2003 | 1 | 1 | |
| 10 | FW | Vanessa Kara | 27 November 1996 | 8 | 5 | Unattached |
| 13 | FW | Cheila Acosta | 1999 (age 23–24) | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | FW | Lucía Marte (captain) | 14 August 1997 | 6 | 0 | |
| 15 | FW | Kathrynn González | 12 July 2000 | 3 | 1 | Unattached |
| 17 | FW | Yoana Peralta | 1999 (age 23–24) | 1 | 0 | Unattached |
| – | FW | Liliane Clase | 29 July 2003 | 6 | 0 | |
Recent call-ups
The following players have also been called up to the Dominican Republic squad within the last 12 months.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Records
- As of 30 November 2022
*Players in bold are still active, at least at club level.
Most capped players
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Top goalscorers
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Competitive record
FIFA Women's World Cup
| FIFA Women's World Cup record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
| did not enter | ||||||||
| did not qualify | ||||||||
| to be determined | ||||||||
| Total | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Olympic Games
| Summer Olympics record | Qualifying record | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
| did not enter | 1995 FIFA WWC | ||||||||||||||
| 1999 FIFA WWC | |||||||||||||||
| did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | |||||||||
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 27 | ||||||||||
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||
| to be determined | |||||||||||||||
| Total | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 44 | 45 | |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
CONCACAF W Championship
| CONCACAF W Championship record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
| did not enter | did not enter | |||||||||||||
| did not qualify | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | ||||||||
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 9 | |||||||||
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | |||||||||
| 2014 Caribbean Cup | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | |||||||||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 5 | |||||||||
| Total | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 44 | 26 | |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Pan American Games
| Pan American Games record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
| did not enter | |||||||
| did not qualify | |||||||
| Total | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Central American and Caribbean Games
| Central American and Caribbean Games record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
| did not enter | |||||||
| Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | |
| did not enter | |||||||
| to be determined | |||||||
| Total | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
CFU Women's Caribbean Cup
| CFU Women's Caribbean Cup record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
| did not enter | |||||||
| First round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | |
| Total | First round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
See also
- Sport in the Dominican Republic
- Football in the Dominican Republic
- Women's football in the Dominican Republic
- Football in the Dominican Republic
- Dominican Republic women's national under-23 football team
- Dominican Republic women's national under-20 football team
- Dominican Republic women's national under-17 football team
- Dominican Republic men's national football team
References
- "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 24 March 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
- "Digicel Caribbean Cup: Dominican Republic 17 vs BVI 0". news.jamaicans.com. jamarch. 20 October 2010. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
- "Sedofútbol Femenina llamó a 21 jugadoras para partidos ante la mundialista Panamá" [Sedofútbol Femenina called 21 players for matches against the World Cup Panama]. fedofutbol.do. Dominican Football Federation. 1 April 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
External links
- Official website Archived 19 August 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- FIFA profile
