Dominican Republic women's national football team

This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see Dominican Republic national football team.

Dominican Republic

Nickname(s)	Las Quisqueyanas (The Quisqueyanas)
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
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	101 2 (13 December 2024) [1]
Highest	81 (March 2009)
Lowest	113 (December 2021)
First international
Dominican Republic 2–2 Saint Lucia   (Port-au-Prince, Haiti; 10 July 2002)
Biggest win
Dominican Republic 17–0 British Virgin Islands   (Santo Domingo Este, Dominican Republic; 5 October 2007)
Biggest defeat
United States 14–0 Dominican Republic   (Vancouver, Canada; 20 January 2012)
CONCACAF W Championship / CONCACAF W Gold Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 2024 )
Best result	Group stage (2024)

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

Main article: Dominican Republic women's national football team results

See also: 2022 in association football, 2022 in sports, and FIFA International Match Calendar

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

Panama   v   Dominican Republic

6 April Friendly	Panama	1–0	Dominican Republic	Panama City, Panama
20:00  UTC−5	Jaén 67'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Rommel Fernández

Panama   v   Dominican Republic

9 April Friendly	Panama	4–3	Dominican Republic	Panama City, Panama
	Cox 10' Cedeno 57' Hernández 88' Riley 90+2'		Kara 12' Asenjo 65', 80'	Stadium: Estadio Rommel Fernández

Puerto Rico   v   Dominican Republic

13 July Friendly	Puerto Rico	1–1	Dominican Republic	Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
19:00  UTC−4	Rodríguez 90+1'	Report	Marte 55'	Stadium: Mayagüez Athletics Stadium

Puerto Rico   v   Dominican Republic

16 July Friendly	Puerto Rico	0–0	Dominican Republic	TBC, Puerto Rico
--:--  UTC−4

Bermuda   v   Dominican Republic

22 September 2023 (2023-09-22) CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification League B	Bermuda	2–0	Dominican Republic	Devonshire Parish
17:00 17:00 (UTC−3)	Masters 10', 45+1'	Report		Stadium: National Sports Centre Referee: Karen Hernandez (Mexico)[ citation needed ]

Dominican Republic   v   Barbados

26 September 2023 (2023-09-26) CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification League B	Dominican Republic	3–0	Barbados	Santo Domingo
19:00 19:00 (UTC−4)	Torreira 39' Reed 53' Kara 55'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez Referee: Odette Hamilton (Jamaica)[ citation needed ]

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines   v   Dominican Republic

27 October 2023 (2023-10-27) CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification League B	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	0–8	Dominican Republic	Kingstown
15:00 15:00 (UTC−4)		Report	Kara 1' Jackson 9', 40', 58' González 17', 33' Peralta 23' (pen.) Cabrera 87'	Stadium: Arnos Vale Stadium Referee: Kedeen Foster (Cayman Islands)

Dominican Republic   v   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

31 October 2023 (2023-10-31) CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification League B	Dominican Republic	4–0	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Santo Domingo
	Jackson 2' Marte 18' Vallecillo 40' Cuevas 60'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez Referee: Suleimy Linares Sáez (Cuba)

Barbados   v   Dominican Republic

1 December 2023 (2023-12-01) CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification League B

Barbados

1–7

Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic   v   Bermuda

5 December 2023 (2023-12-05) CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification League B

Dominican Republic

2–0

Bermuda

2024

Guyana   v   Dominican Republic

17 February 2024 (2024-02-17) 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification	Guyana	0–1	Dominican Republic	Carson, United States
				Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park

United States   v   Dominican Republic

20 February CONCACAF W Gold Cup GS	United States	5–0	Dominican Republic	Carson, United States
22:15 (19:15 UTC−8)	Moultrie 7', 58' Williams 30' Nighswonger 86' (pen.) Morgan 90+2' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 3,242 Referee: Astrid Gramajo (Guatemala)

Dominican Republic   v   Mexico

23 February CONCACAF W Gold Cup GS	Dominican Republic	0–8	Mexico	Carson, United States
19:30 (16:30 UTC−8)		Report	Hernández 12' Ovalle 14', 27' (pen.) Luna 21' Bernal 44' Ordóñez 45+4' Casarez 70' Pelayo 90+3'	Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park

Argentina   v   Dominican Republic

26 February CONCACAF W Gold Cup GS	Argentina	3–0	Dominican Republic	Carson, United States
19:00 (16:00 UTC−8)	Ippólito 30' Dos Santos 76' Pereyra 90+4'	Report		Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park

• 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

See also: Category:Dominican Republic women's international footballers

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

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Odaliana Gómez	(2004-06-19) 19 June 2004 (age 20)	6	0	FIU Panthers
12	1 GK	Carolina Moreno	(2001-12-03) 3 December 2001 (age 23)	1	0	Cibao
20	1 GK	Paloma Peña	(2005-02-20) 20 February 2005 (age 19)	1	0	Florida Gators
2	2 DF	Alexa Pacheco	(2002-11-06) 6 November 2002 (age 22)	5	0	Goldey–Beacom Lightning
3	2 DF	Stella Tapia	(2005-02-15) 15 February 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Michigan Wolverines
4	2 DF	Giovanna Dionicio	(2001-09-20) 20 September 2001 (age 23)	10	1	Unattached
5	2 DF	Nadia Colón	(2002-09-08) 8 September 2002 (age 22)	10	0	UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros
16	2 DF	Renata Mercedes	(2007-10-22) 22 October 2007 (age 17)	2	0	Taft Rhinos
18	2 DF	Claudia Alcántara	(1999-11-28) 28 November 1999 (age 25)	3	0	Fundación Eagles
19	2 DF	Gabriella Cuevas	(1993-08-15) 15 August 1993 (age 31)	14	2	Alajuelense
22	2 DF	Brianne Reed	(1994-05-02) 2 May 1994 (age 30)	14	1	Unattached
7	3 MF	Winibian Peralta	(1997-08-19) 19 August 1997 (age 27)	20	2	Puerto Viejo
13	3 MF	Keisla Gil	(2003-07-12) 12 July 2003 (age 21)	4	0	Central Methodist Eagles
14	3 MF	Lucía Marte (captain)	(1997-08-14) 14 August 1997 (age 27)	12	4	Watford
21	3 MF	Jaylen Vallecillo	(2006-04-23) 23 April 2006 (age 18)	6	1	East Meadow SC
6	4 FW	Yomerci Brito	(2001-08-11) 11 August 2001 (age 23)	0	0	5 de Abril
8	4 FW	Dahien Cabrera	(2000-08-15) 15 August 2000 (age 24)	2	1	Edward Waters Tigers
9	4 FW	Mía Asenjo	(2003-03-07) 7 March 2003 (age 21)	4	4	DUX Logroño
10	4 FW	Vanessa Kara	(1996-11-27) 27 November 1996 (age 28)	10	5	Unattached
11	4 FW	Alyssa Oviedo	(2000-08-18) 18 August 2000 (age 24)	11	7	Puebla
15	4 FW	Kathrynn González	(2000-07-12) 12 July 2000 (age 24)	6	4	Carolina Ascent FC
17	4 FW	Jazmin Jackson	(2004-11-24) 24 November 2004 (age 20)	4	4	VCU Rams
23	4 FW	Angelina Vargas	(2005-07-06) 6 July 2005 (age 19)	2	1	Brown Bears

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
GK	Mirda Minyety	(2003-06-30) 30 June 2003 (age 21)	13	0	5 de Abril	2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification PRE
GK	Nathalie Martínez	(2006-10-25) 25 October 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Atlántico	2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification PRE
DF	Gabriella Marte	(2003-01-27) 27 January 2003 (age 22)	6	0	Hofstra Pride	2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification PRE
DF	Lynette Ureña	(2000-06-27) 27 June 2000 (age 24)	5	0	Osijek	2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification PRE
DF	Paola Then	(2004-04-15) 15 April 2004 (age 20)	0	0	St. Mary's Rattlers	2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification PRE
DF	Juliette Barbush	(2003-11-28) 28 November 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Kennesaw State Owls	v.   Panama, 6 April 2023
MF	Winifer Santa	(1999-07-09) 9 July 1999 (age 25)	4	2	Futbolellas CFF	2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification PRE
MF	Yoana Peralta	(1999-04-14) 14 April 1999 (age 25)	3	0	Unattached	2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification PRE
MF	Emma Ostropolsky	(2005-08-20) 20 August 2005 (age 19)	1	0	Rayo Vallecano	2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification PRE
MF	Isabella Ventura	(2006-11-14) 14 November 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Florida West F.C.	2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification PRE
MF	Kharina Díaz	(2002-10-27) 27 October 2002 (age 22)	0	0	5 de Abril	2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification PRE
FW	Jazlyn Oviedo	(2002-03-25) 25 March 2002 (age 22)	11	1	Vermont Catamounts	2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification PRE
FW	Liliane Clase	(2003-07-29) 29 July 2003 (age 21)	6	0	Texas Southern Tigers	2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification PRE
FW	Ana Dayari Santos	(2000-02-12) 12 February 2000 (age 24)	4	3	Club Ñañas	2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification PRE
FW	Jazlyn Santos	(1997-01-24) 24 January 1997 (age 28)	4	0	Unattached	2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification PRE
FW	Cheila Acosta	(2000-01-05) 5 January 2000 (age 25)	2	0	Bob Soccer School	2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification PRE
FW	Katherine Núñez	(2001-10-26) 26 October 2001 (age 23)	1	0	Cibao	2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification PRE
FW	María Torreira	(2006-02-03) 3 February 2006 (age 19)	1	0	Fundación Eagles	2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification PRE
FW	Kiomy Luperón	(2003-09-09) 9 September 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Fairleigh Dickinson Knights	2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification PRE
PRE: Pre-called up. INE: Ineligible.

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–? 15 ? 2 Alyssa Oviedo 2018–present 10 12 3 Yaqueisi Núñez 2011–? 8 4 Elizabeth Martínez 2007–? +6 ? 5 Vanessa Kara 2021–present +5 8 Ana Frías 2007–2012 14 7 Manuela Lareo 2021–2022 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

FIFA Women's World Cup record
Year	Result	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1991	did not enter
1995
1999
2003	did not qualify
2007
2011
2015
2019
2023
2027	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
1996	did not enter									1995 FIFA WWC
2000										1999 FIFA WWC
2004	did not qualify									2	0	0	2	2	10
2008										3	2	0	1	22	2
2012										6	3	0	3	5	27
2016										2	1	0	1	11	6
2020										4	2	2	0	4	0
2024										4	2	2	0	4	0
Total	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		21	10	4	7	48	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
1991	did not enter								did not enter
1993
1994
1998
2000
2002	did not qualify								3	1	1	1	5	4
2006									5	4	0	1	13	9
2010									2	1	0	1	4	3
2014									2014 Caribbean Cup
2018									4	2	1	1	7	5
2022									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

CONCACAF W Gold Cup record
Year	Result	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
2024	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

Pan American Games record
Year	Result	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1999	did not enter
2003
2007
2011	did not qualify
2015
2019
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
2010	did not enter
2014	Group stage	3	0	0	3	3	13
2018	did not enter
2023	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
2000	did not enter
2014	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
• 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

1. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 13 December 2024. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
2. "Digicel Caribbean Cup: Dominican Republic 17 vs BVI 0". news.jamaicans.com. jamarch. 20 October 2010. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
3. "Fedofútbol presentó a Henry Parra como su nuevo seleccionador nacional femenino" (in Spanish). Dominican Football Federation. 3 March 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
4. "Manuela Lareo se une al cuerpo técnico de la Absoluta Femenina" (in Spanish). Dominican Football Federation. 15 September 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
5. "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
• FIFA profile