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.
Nickname(s) | Las Quisqueyanas (The Quisqueyanas) | ||
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Association | Dominican Football Federation | ||
Confederation | CONCACAF (North, Central America and Caribbean) | ||
Head coach | Henry Parra | ||
Captain | Vanessa Kara | ||
Top scorer | Betzaida Ubri (15) | ||
FIFA code | DOM | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 103 | ||
Highest | 81 (March 2009) | ||
Lowest | 113 (December 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) | |||
CONCACAF W Championship / CONCACAF W Gold Cup | |||
Appearances | 1 (first in 2024) | ||
Best result | Group stage (2024) |
History
editThe beginning
editThe 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
editthe 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
editThe following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
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Win Draw Loss Fixture
2023
edit6 April Friendly | Panama | 1–0 | | Panama City, Panama |
20:00 UTC−5 |
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Report | Stadium: Estadio Rommel Fernández |
9 April Friendly | Panama | 4–3 | | Panama City, Panama |
Stadium: Estadio Rommel Fernández |
13 July Friendly | Puerto Rico | 1–1 | | Mayagüez, Puerto Rico |
19:00 UTC−4 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Mayagüez Athletics Stadium |
16 July Friendly | Puerto Rico | 0–0 | | TBC, Puerto Rico |
--:-- UTC−4 |
22 September 2023 CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification League B | Bermuda | 2–0 | | Devonshire Parish |
17:00 17:00 (UTC−3) |
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Report | Stadium: National Sports Centre Referee: Karen Hernandez (Mexico)[citation needed] |
26 September 2023 CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification League B | Dominican Republic | 3–0 | | Santo Domingo |
19:00 19:00 (UTC−4) |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez Referee: Odette Hamilton (Jamaica)[citation needed] |
27 October 2023 CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification League B | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0–8 | | Kingstown |
15:00 15:00 (UTC−4) |
Report | Stadium: Arnos Vale Stadium Referee: Kedeen Foster (Cayman Islands) |
31 October 2023 CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification League B | Dominican Republic | 4–0 | | Santo Domingo |
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Report | Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez Referee: Suleimy Linares Sáez (Cuba) |
1 December 2023 CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification League B | Barbados | 1–7 | |
5 December 2023 CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification League B | Dominican Republic | 2–0 | |
2024
edit17 February 2024 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification | Guyana | 0–1 | | Carson, United States |
Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park |
20 February CONCACAF W Gold Cup GS | United States | 5–0 | | Carson, United States |
22:15 (19:15 UTC−8) | Report | Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 3,242 Referee: Astrid Gramajo (Guatemala) |
23 February CONCACAF W Gold Cup GS | Dominican Republic | 0–8 | | Carson, United States |
19:30 (16:30 UTC−8) | Report | Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park |
26 February CONCACAF W Gold Cup GS | Argentina | 3–0 | | Carson, United States |
19:00 (16:00 UTC−8) |
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Report | Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park |
Coaching staff
editCurrent coaching staff
editRole | Name |
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Head coach | |
Assistant coach | |
Assistant coach | |
GK Coach | |
Physical Coach |
Manager history
editThis section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (November 2022) |
Name | Period | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | Winning % | Notes | Ref. |
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2021–2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
(If statistics are unavailable, display former coaches in bulleted list form)
Players
editCurrent squad
editThe following 23 players were named to the roster for the 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup.[5]
Caps, goals, and players' numbers accurate as of 5 December 2023 after match vs. Bermuda
Recent call-ups
editThe following players have also been called up to the Dominican Republic squad within the last 12 months.
Records
edit- As of 30 November 2022
*Players in bold are still active, at least at club level.
Most capped playersedit
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Top goalscorersedit
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Competitive record
editFIFA Women's World Cup
editFIFA Women's World Cup record | ||||||||
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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
editSummer Olympics record | Qualifying record | ||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||
Total | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 48 | 45 |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
CONCACAF W Championship
editCONCACAF W Championship record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||
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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.
CONCACAF W Gold Cup
editCONCACAF W Gold Cup record | |||||||
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Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | |
Total | 1/1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Pan American Games
editPan American Games record | |||||||
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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
editCentral American and Caribbean Games record | |||||||
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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
editCFU Women's Caribbean Cup record | |||||||
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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
editReferences
edit- ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 16 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ "Digicel Caribbean Cup: Dominican Republic 17 vs BVI 0". news.jamaicans.com. jamarch. 20 October 2010. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
- ^ "Fedofútbol presentó a Henry Parra como su nuevo seleccionador nacional femenino" (in Spanish). Dominican Football Federation. 3 March 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ "Manuela Lareo se une al cuerpo técnico de la Absoluta Femenina" (in Spanish). Dominican Football Federation. 15 September 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ "Listas provisionales confirmadas para la Copa Oro Concacaf W 2024" (PDF). CONCACAF (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 November 2023.
External links
edit- Official website Archived 19 August 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- FIFA profile