Women's national football team representing the Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic |
Nickname(s) | Las Quisqueyanas (The Quisqueyanas) |
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Association | Dominican Football Federation |
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Confederation | CONCACAF (North, Central America and Caribbean) |
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Head coach | Henry Parra |
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Captain | Vanessa Kara |
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Top scorer | Betzaida Ubri (15) |
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FIFA code | DOM |
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FIFA ranking |
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Current | 107 (15 March 2024)[1] |
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Highest | 81 (March 2009) |
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Lowest | 113 (December 2021) |
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First international |
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Dominican Republic 2–2 Saint Lucia (Port-au-Prince, Haiti; 10 July 2002) |
Biggest win |
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Dominican Republic 17–0 British Virgin Islands (Santo Domingo Este, Dominican Republic; 5 October 2007) |
Biggest defeat |
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United States 14–0 Dominican Republic (Vancouver, Canada; 20 January 2012) |
CONCACAF W Championship / CONCACAF W Gold Cup |
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Appearances | 1 (first in 2024) |
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Best result | Group stage |
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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.
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
2024
- Dominican Republic Results and Fixtures – Soccerway.com
Coaching staff
Current coaching staff
- As of 19 September 2023[3][4]
Role | Name |
Head coach | Henry Parra |
Assistant coach | Manuela Lareo |
Assistant coach | Luís "Bolocho" Lluberes |
GK Coach | Juan David Cruz |
Physical Coach | Yinson Pulgarín |
Manager history
Name | Period | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | Winning % | Notes | Ref. |
Jose Rubio | 2021–2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | | |
(If statistics are unavailable, display former coaches in bulleted list form)
Players
Current squad
The 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
The following players have also been called up to the Dominican Republic squad within the last 12 months.
Records
- As of 30 November 2022
*Players in bold are still active, at least at club level.
Most capped players # | Player | Year(s) | Caps | Goals | | Top goalscorers # | Player | Year(s) | Goals | Caps | 1 | Betzaida Ubri | 2010–? | +12 | ? | 2 | Alyssa Oviedo | 2018–present | +8 | 11 | Yaqueisi Núñez | 2011–? | ? | 4 | Elizabeth Martínez | 2007–? | +6 | ? | 5 | Vanessa Kara | 2021–present | +5 | 8 | Ana Frías | 2007–2012 | 14 | 7 | Manuela Lareo | 2021–present | 4 | 6 | 8 | Dayari Balbuena | 2019–present | +3 | 4 | Oliva Santana | 2007–? | ? | Raynelsa Peralta | 2007–? | ? | Yajaira Astacio | 2007–? | ? | Yocelyn Rodríguez | 2007–? | ? | |
Competitive record
FIFA Women's World Cup
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Olympic Games
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
CONCACAF W Championship
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
CONCACAF W Gold Cup
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Pan American Games
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Central American and Caribbean Games
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
CFU Women's Caribbean Cup
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
See also
References
- ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 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
- Official website Archived 19 August 2010 at the Wayback Machine
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- 1: Inside the North American zone, but CFU member.
- 2: South American country, but affiliated to CONCACAF and CFU.
- 3: Full CONCACAF member, but non-FIFA member.
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