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Association | Dominica Football Association | ||
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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 | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 180 (4 April 2024) [1] | ||
Highest | 128 (November 2010, February 2011) | ||
Lowest | 198 (July 2009) | ||
First international | |||
Dominica 1–0 Martinique (Dominica; 1932) [2] | |||
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.
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. [3] 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.
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).
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.
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
12 September 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0–3 | Dominica | Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands |
16:00 UTC−4 | Report |
| Stadium: TCIFA National Academy |
12 October 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League | Dominica | 1–1 | British Virgin Islands | Gros Islet, Saint Lucia |
| Report |
| Stadium: Darren Sammy Cricket Ground Referee: Ricangel de Leça (Aruba) |
16 November 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League | British Virgin Islands | 1–2 | Dominica | Road Town, British Virgin Islands |
| Report | Stadium: A. O. Shirley Recreation Ground Referee: Reginald Gumbs (Saint Kitts and Nevis) |
20 November 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League | Dominica | 2–0 | Turks and Caicos Islands | Roseau, Dominica |
Report | Stadium: Windsor Park Referee: Timothy Derry (Trinidad and Tobago) |
2 May Friendly | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1–3 | Dominica | Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
Stadium: Victoria Park |
5 May Friendly | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2–0 | Dominica | Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
Stadium: Victoria Park |
5 June 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | Guatemala | v | Dominica | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
Stadium: Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores |
9 June 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | Dominica | v | Jamaica | Roseau, Dominica |
Stadium: Windsor Park |
The following players were called up for the 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League match against Saint Lucia on 28 March 2023. [5]
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 |
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1 | GK | Raleighson Pascal | 31 July 1990 | 3 | 0 | WE United |
12 | GK | Tafari Elie | 16 December 1999 | 0 | 0 | Free agent |
21 | GK | Jerome Burkard | 14 June 2002 | 0 | 0 | Dublanc |
2 | DF | Erskim Williams | 21 October 1994 | 24 | 0 | Dublanc |
4 | DF | Mosiah Bonney | 26 October 2004 | 1 | 0 | Free agent |
5 | DF | Zion Emanuel | 12 January 2001 | 2 | 0 | Harlem United |
6 | DF | Jervanie Xavier | 18 October 2000 | 1 | 0 | Dublanc |
13 | DF | Marcus Bredas | 29 November 2003 | 1 | 0 | Point Michel |
8 | MF | Donan Jervier | 4 November 1989 | 21 | 1 | Harlem United |
9 | MF | Javid George | 14 June 1998 | 21 | 1 | Sagicor South East United |
10 | MF | Marcelus Bonney | 16 February 2000 | 6 | 0 | Bath Estate |
14 | MF | Savio Anselm | 28 November 1998 | 0 | 0 | Free agent |
17 | MF | Cheston Prosper | 6 April 1992 | 4 | 0 | WE United |
18 | MF | Keeyan Thomas | 3 November 2005 | 0 | 0 | Free agent |
19 | MF | Briel Thomas | 25 November 1994 | 45 | 6 | Dublanc |
7 | FW | Francis Luke | 8 January 2001 | 1 | 0 | Free agent |
11 | FW | Fabio Drigo | 23 September 2006 | 1 | 0 | WE United |
16 | FW | Travist Joseph | 23 May 1994 | 33 | 2 | Dublanc |
20 | FW | Felix Anselm | 13 September 2003 | 1 | 0 | Free agent |
23 | FW | Audel Laville | 14 September 2002 | 14 | 4 | Dublanc |
The following players have been called up for the team within the last twelve months.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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Rank | Player | Caps | Goals | Career |
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1 | Glenson Prince | 72 | 0 | 2005–present |
2 | Chad Bertrand | 49 | 5 | 2010–2021 |
3 | Briel Thomas | 48 | 8 | 2013–present |
4 | Malcolm Joseph | 46 | 1 | 2011–present |
Julian Wade | 46 | 20 | 2010–present | |
6 | Travist Joseph | 38 | 2 | 2015–present |
7 | Euclid Bertrand | 32 | 0 | 1998–2021 |
Sidney Lockhart | 32 | 0 | 2014–present | |
9 | Hubert Prince | 29 | 0 | 2010–2019 |
10 | Erskim Williams | 28 | 0 | 2013–present |
Rank | Player | Goals | Caps | Ratio | Career |
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1 | Julian Wade | 20 | 46 | 0.43 | 2010–present |
2 | Kurlson Benjamin | 14 | 24 | 0.58 | 2008–2018 |
3 | Kelly Peters | 9 | 16 | 0.56 | 1999–2011 |
4 | Briel Thomas | 8 | 48 | 0.17 | 2013–present |
5 | Vincent Casimir | 6 | 11 | 0.55 | 2000–2004 |
Audel Laville | 6 | 18 | 0.33 | 2018–present | |
7 | Mitchell Joseph | 5 | 20 | 0.25 | 2005–2015 |
Chad Bertrand | 5 | 49 | 0.1 | 2010–2021 | |
9 | Peter Greenaway | 4 | 8 | 0.5 | 1993–2001 |
Randolph Peltier | 4 | 20 | 0.2 | 2004–2019 | |
FIFA World Cup | Qualification | ||||||||||||||
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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 Championship & Gold Cup record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
1963 | Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||
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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 record | |||||||||||||||||||
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League | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
Season | Division | Group | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | P/R | Finals | Result | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | |
2019–20 | B | D | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 2021 | Ineligible | |||||||||
2022–23 | C | C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2023 | ||||||||||
2023–24 | C | C | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2024 | ||||||||||
2024–25 | B | D | To be determined | 2025 | |||||||||||||||
Total | — | — | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 21 | — | Total | 0 Titles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Caribbean Cup record | ||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||
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2010 | ||||||||||
2012 | ||||||||||
2014 | ||||||||||
2017 | ||||||||||
Total | 2/19 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 26 |
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