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Dominica

Association	Dominica Football Association
Confederation	CONCACAF (North America)
Sub-confederation	CFU (Caribbean)
Head coach	Ellington Sabin
Captain	Glenson Prince
Most caps	Glenson Prince (72)
Top scorer	Julian Wade (20)
Home stadium	Windsor Park
FIFA code	DMA
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	178 (7 February 2019)
Highest	128 (November 2010, February 2011)
Lowest	198 (July 2009)
Elo ranking
Current	186 3 (3 March 2019)
Highest	59 (9 January 1938)
Lowest	198 (29 March 2015)
First international
Dominica 1–0 Martinique  (Dominica; 1932)
Biggest win
Dominica 10–0 British Virgin Islands  (San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic; October 15, 2010)
Biggest defeat
Mexico 10–0 Dominica  (San Antonio, United States; June 19, 2004)

The Dominica national football team represents Dominica in international football and is controlled by the Dominica Football Association. They are a member of CONCACAF.

Since becoming a FIFA member on 1995, Dominica has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup, nor the CONCACAF Gold 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.

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.

      Win       Draw       Loss       Fixture

2023

2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League C 27 March	Saint Lucia	3–1	Dominica	Gros Islet, Saint Lucia
	President  19' Frederick  40', 62'	https://www.concacaf.com/en/nations-league/game-details?matchid=626378	Thomas  84'	Stadium: Daren Sammy Cricket Ground Referee: Myriam Marcotte (Canada)

2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League 12 September	Turks and Caicos Islands	0–3	Dominica	Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands
16:00 UTC−4		https://www.concacaf.com/en/nations-league/game-details?matchid=712949	Troy Jules  18', 64' Briel Thomas  90+3'	Stadium: TCIFA National Academy

2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League 12 October	Dominica	1–1	British Virgin Islands	Gros Islet, Saint Lucia
	Briel Thomas  82'	https://www.concacaf.com/en/nations-league/game-details?matchid=712956	Luka Chalwell  29'	Stadium: Darren Sammy Cricket Ground Referee: Ricangel de Leça (Aruba)

2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League 16 November	British Virgin Islands	v	Dominica	Road Town, British Virgin Islands
				Stadium: A. O. Shirley Recreation Ground

2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League 20 November	Dominica	v	Turks and Caicos Islands	Roseau, Dominica
				Stadium: Windsor Park

2024

2026 FIFA World Cup qualification 5 June	Guatemala	v	Dominica

Coaching history

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League match against Saint Lucia on 28 March 2023.

Caps and goals correct as of 28 March 2023, after the match against Saint Lucia.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Raleighson Pascal	(1990-07-31) 31 July 1990 (age 34)	3	0	WE United
12	1GK	Tafari Elie	(1999-12-16) 16 December 1999 (age 24)	0	0	Free agent
21	1GK	Jerome Burkard	(2002-06-14) 14 June 2002 (age 22)	0	0	Dublanc
2	2DF	Erskim Williams	(1994-10-21) 21 October 1994 (age 30)	24	0	Dublanc
4	2DF	Mosiah Bonney	(2004-10-26) 26 October 2004 (age 20)	1	0	Free agent
5	2DF	Zion Emanuel	(2001-01-12) 12 January 2001 (age 23)	2	0	Harlem United
6	2DF	Jervanie Xavier	(2000-10-18) 18 October 2000 (age 24)	1	0	Dublanc
13	2DF	Marcus Bredas	(2003-11-29) 29 November 2003 (age 20)	1	0	Point Michel
8	3MF	Donan Jervier	(1989-11-04) 4 November 1989 (age 35)	21	1	Harlem United
9	3MF	Javid George	(1998-06-14) 14 June 1998 (age 26)	21	1	Sagicor South East United
10	3MF	Marcelus Bonney	(2000-02-16) 16 February 2000 (age 24)	6	0	Bath Estate
14	3MF	Savio Anselm	(1998-11-28) 28 November 1998 (age 25)	0	0	Free agent
17	3MF	Cheston Prosper	(1992-04-06) 6 April 1992 (age 32)	4	0	WE United
18	3MF	Keeyan Thomas	(2005-11-03) 3 November 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Free agent
19	3MF	Briel Thomas	(1994-11-25) 25 November 1994 (age 29)	45	6	Dublanc
7	4FW	Francis Luke	(2001-01-08) 8 January 2001 (age 23)	1	0	Free agent
11	4FW	Fabio Drigo	(2006-09-23) 23 September 2006 (age 18)	1	0	WE United
16	4FW	Travist Joseph	(1994-05-23) 23 May 1994 (age 30)	33	2	Dublanc
20	4FW	Felix Anselm	(2003-09-13) 13 September 2003 (age 21)	1	0	Free agent
23	4FW	Audel Laville	(2002-09-14) 14 September 2002 (age 22)	14	4	Dublanc

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the team within the last twelve months.

Records

Players in bold are still active with Dominica.

Most appearances

Top goalscorers

Competition records

FIFA World Cup

Canada vs. Dominica 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier at BMO Field in Toronto, Canada on 16 June 2015

FIFA World Cup										Qualification
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	F	A		Pld	W	D	L	F	A
1930 to 1978	Part of  United Kingdom									Part of  United Kingdom
1982 to 1994	Not a FIFA member									Not a FIFA member
1998	Did not qualify									4	1	1	2	6	6
2002										2	0	0	2	1	7
2006										4	1	1	2	4	20
2010										2	0	1	1	1	2
2014										4	0	0	4	0	11
2018										4	1	1	2	3	8
2022										4	1	1	2	5	4
2026	To be determined									Qualification yet to start
2030
2034
Total		0/7								24	4	5	15	20	58

CONCACAF Gold Cup

CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup record											Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Squad		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
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											4	0	2	2	2	5
Total	0 titles	0/27	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		56	12	8	36	70	127

CONCACAF Nations League

CONCACAF Nations League record
Season	Division	Group	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	P/R	Rank
2019−20	B	D	6	1	0	5	3	14		27th
2022–23	C	C	4	0	2	2	2	5		38th
Total			10	1	2	7	5	19	27th

Caribbean Cup

Caribbean Cup record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
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	2/19	6	0	1	5	3	26

See also

In Spanish: Selección de fútbol de Dominica para niños