This page is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Dominica women's national football team.
Quick facts for kids
Dominica
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Association |
Dominica Football Association |
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Confederation |
CONCACAF (North America) |
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Sub-confederation |
CFU (Caribbean) |
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Head coach |
Rajesh Latchoo |
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Captain |
Glenson Prince |
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Most caps |
Glenson Prince (69) |
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Top scorer |
Julian Wade (20) |
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Home stadium |
Windsor Park |
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FIFA code |
DMA |
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FIFA ranking |
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Current |
178 (7 February 2019) |
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Highest |
128 (November 2010, February 2011) |
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Lowest |
198 (July 2009) |
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Elo ranking |
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Current |
186 3 (3 March 2019) |
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Highest |
59 (9 January 1938) |
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Lowest |
198 (29 March 2015) |
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First international |
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Dominica 1–0 Martinique 
(Dominica; 1932) |
Biggest win |
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Dominica 10–0 British Virgin Islands 
(San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic; October 15, 2010) |
Biggest defeat |
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Mexico 10–0 Dominica 
(San Antonio, United States; June 19, 2004) |
The Dominica national football team is the national team of Dominica and is controlled by the Dominica Football Association. They are a member of CONCACAF.
Dominica has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup.
History
Beginnings
Dominica played its first international match in 1932, against Martinique, a match that ended in a 1–0 victory. In the 1940s they participated in the 1948 Coupe des Caraibes, losing in the preliminaries against Martinique 5–0 but qualified due to Trinidad and Tobago's withdrawal. In the competition proper, Dominica again faced Martinique, losing 6–0 and being eliminated.
In the 1960s and 1970s, Dominica played in several editions of the Windward Islands Tournament, winning the competition in 1971 with two 3–0 victories over Saint Vincent and Grenada, and a 2–2 draw against Saint Lucia. In the 1980s, Dominica regularly participated in the qualifying rounds of the CFU Championship, although they were unable to make it into the tournament proper.
1990s
After the creation of the Caribbean Cup in 1989, Dominica was only able to qualify for the group stage in the 1994 edition. They could not get past the first phase, after losing to the hosts Trinidad and Tobago 5–0 and Guadeloupe 4–0. They were only able to draw 1–1 with Barbados. They next qualified for the 1998 Caribbean Cup, being eliminated again in the first round, this time with three defeats against Martinique 5–1, Antigua and Barbuda 2–1 and Trinidad and Tobago 8–0. Dominica has not managed to return to the final phase of the Caribbean Cup since.
Dominica participated in World Cup qualification for the first time in the 1998 qualifiers beating Antigua and Barbuda in the first round (3–3 in Roseau and 1–3 in St. John's) before losing in the second phase to Barbados (1–0 in both Roseau and Bridgetown).
2000–present
In the 2002 qualifiers, the Pericos succumbed to Haiti 7–1 on aggregate, and in the 2006 qualifiers, after beating the Bahamas with an aggregate result of 4–2, the Dominicans faced the Mexican team that crushed them 10–0 in the first leg, then 8–0 at Aguascalientes. The decade would end with an elimination at the hands of Barbados, just like in 1996, this time as part of the 2010 qualifiers (1–1 in Roseau and 0–1 in Bridgetown).
On 15 October 2010, Dominica achieved the greatest victory in its history, beating the British Virgin Islands 10–0, with 5 goals from striker Kurlson Benjamin - in the first qualifying round of the 2010 Caribbean Cup. The following year, in the 2014 World Cup qualifiers, Dominica was drawn against Panama and Nicaragua. They lost all four of their games, failing to score a goal and conceding 11. They were eliminated from 2018 World Cup qualification by Canada, who beat them 6–0 over two legs.
Recent results and forthcoming fixtures
Main page: Dominica national football team results
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
2022
Nations League 2 June |
Anguilla  |
0–0 |
Dominica |
The Valley, Anguilla |
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16:00 UTC−4 |
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https://www.concacaf.com/en/nations-league/game-details?matchid=626288 |
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Stadium: Raymond E. Guishard Stadium
Referee: Tristley Bassue (St. Kitts and Nevis)
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Nations League 5 June |
Dominica  |
1–1 |
Anguilla |
Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis |
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15:00 UTC−4 |
- Wade
4'
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https://www.concacaf.com/en/nations-league/game-details?matchid=626305 |
- Guishard
57'
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Stadium: Warner Park
Referee: Sherwin Johnson (Guyana)
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Nations League 9 June |
Dominica  |
0–1 |
Saint Lucia |
Roseau, Dominica |
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15:00 UTC−4 |
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https://www.concacaf.com/en/nations-league/game-details?matchid=626327 |
- Macfarlane
54'
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Stadium: Windsor Park
Referee: Odette Hamilton (Jamaica)
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2023
Nations League 27 March |
Saint Lucia  |
v |
Dominica |
Gros Islet, Saint Lucia |
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https://www.concacaf.com/en/nations-league/game-details?matchid=626378 |
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Stadium: Daren Sammy Cricket Ground
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Coaching history
Clifford Celaire (1996)
Helmut Kosmehl (2000)
Don Leogal (2004)
Clifford Celaire (2005–2006)
Christopher Ericson (2008–2009)
Kurt Hector (2009–2013)
Ronnie Gustave (2013-2014)
Shane Marshall (2014–2017)
Rajesh Latchoo (2017–2022)
Players
Current squad
The following players were called up for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Anguilla and Barbados on 2 and 9 June 2021.
Caps and goals correct as of 28 March 2021, after the match against Panama.
Recent call-ups
Records
- Players in bold are still active with Dominica.
Most caps
Rank |
Player |
Caps |
Goals |
Career |
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1 |
Glenson Prince |
69 |
0 |
2005–present |
2 |
Chad Bertrand |
49 |
5 |
2010–present |
3 |
Malcolm Joseph |
46 |
1 |
2011–present |
4 |
Briel Thomas |
44 |
5 |
2013–present |
Julian Wade |
44 |
20 |
2010–present |
6 |
Travist Joseph |
33 |
2 |
2015–present |
7 |
Euclid Bertrand |
32 |
0 |
1998–present |
Sidney Lockhart |
32 |
0 |
2014–present |
9 |
Hubert Prince |
29 |
0 |
2010–2019 |
10 |
Anfernee Frederick |
26 |
2 |
2014–present |
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Top goalscorers
Rank |
Player |
Goals |
Caps |
Ratio |
Career |
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1 |
Julian Wade |
20 |
44 |
0.45 |
2010–present |
2 |
Kurlson Benjamin |
14 |
24 |
0.58 |
2008–2018 |
3 |
Kelly Peters |
9 |
16 |
0.56 |
1999–2011 |
4 |
Vincent Casimir |
6 |
11 |
0.55 |
2000–2004 |
5 |
Mitchell Joseph |
5 |
20 |
0.25 |
2005–2015 |
Briel Thomas |
5 |
44 |
0.11 |
2013–present |
Chad Bertrand |
5 |
49 |
0.1 |
2010–present |
8 |
Peter Greenaway |
4 |
8 |
0.5 |
1993–2001 |
Audel Laville |
4 |
13 |
0.31 |
2018–present |
Randolph Peltier |
4 |
20 |
0.2 |
2004–2019 |
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Competition records
FIFA World Cup
CONCACAF Gold Cup
CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup record |
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Qualification record |
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Year |
Round |
Position |
Pld |
W |
D* |
L |
GF |
GA |
Squad |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
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1963 |
Did not enter |
Did not enter |
1965 |
1967 |
1969 |
1971 |
1973 |
1977 |
1981 |
1985 |
1989 |
1991 |
 1993 |
Did not qualify |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
8 |
1996 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1998 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
13 |
10 |
2000 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
9 |
18 |
2002 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
8 |
 2003 |
Withdrew |
Withdrew |
2005 |
Did not qualify |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
16 |
2007 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
2009 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
2011 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
13 |
9 |
2013 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
5 |
 2015 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
7 |
2017 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
9 |
10 |
  2019 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
5 |
2021 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
14 |
2023 |
In progress |
Total |
0 titles |
0/27 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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52 |
12 |
6 |
34 |
68 |
122 |
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CONCACAF Nations League
CONCACAF Nations League record |
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Year |
Division |
Group |
Pld |
W |
D* |
L |
GF |
GA |
P/R |
Rank |
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2019−20 |
B |
D |
6 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
14 |
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27th |
2022–23 |
C |
C |
To be determined |
Total |
6 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
14 |
27th |
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Caribbean Cup
Caribbean Cup record |
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Year |
Round |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
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1989 |
Did not qualify |
1990 |
1991 |
Did not enter |
1992 |
Did not qualify |
1993 |
1994 |
Group stage |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
11 |
1995 |
Did not qualify |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
Group stage |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
15 |
1999 |
Did not qualify |
2001 |
2005 |
2007 |
2008 |
2010 |
2012 |
2014 |
2017 |
Total |
Group stage |
6 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
3 |
26 |
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See also
In Spanish: Selección de fútbol de Dominica para niños