# Dominican Republic national under-20 football team

The Dominican Republic National under-20 football team is the association football team that represents the Dominican Republic at the under-20 level.

## Team history
### 2022

At the 2022 Concacaf Men’s Under-20 Championship held in Honduras from June 18 to July 3, 2022, the Dominican Republic U20 team made history by clinching berths in the 2023 FIFA Men’s Under-20 World Cup in Indonesia after eliminating Jamaica with a 1–0 win in the quarterfinal. It is the first time any Dominican Republic team has qualified for a FIFA World Cup at any age level or gender. In the semifinal match, the Dominican team defeated Guatemala 4–2 in a penalty shootout after a 2–2 draw, securing a spot in the 2024 Summer Olympic games in Paris. In the final match, fortune was not on the side of the Dominican Republic when they lost 6–0 against the United States, even so, the sensation in the entire region about the Caribbean country was excellent because soccer is not the main sport in the Dominican Republic. It was a pleasant surprise for everyone to see the talent and potential of the Dominican players as they became Concacaf Runners-up.

### 2023

The Dominican Under-20 Soccer Team settled on April 16 in Jerez, Spain, where they participated in the "Road to Youth World Cup" competition where they played three friendly matches against the U-20 teams of Brazil, Iraq and Uzbekistan as part of the final phase of their preparation for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
The Dominican Under-20 National Team participated in its first U-20 World Cup in 2023, a tournament that was held in Argentina. It would be placed in Group D along with historical teams such as Italy, Brazil and Nigeria. The Dominican Republic would have his debut on May 21 against Nigeria in the city of Mendoza, he would start winning with a goal of Edison Azcona at minute 21, later the African team would come back from the game ending this with a score of 2–1, despite the defeat the performance of the Dominican team was acceptable being a rookie team in the tournament and also considered as the weak team of the group. Their second commitment would be against the five-time world champion of the category, Brazil, in this match the superiority of the South American team would be notorious, defeating the Dominican team by a score of 6-0. This result forced the Dominican Republic to win on the last group date against Italy and wait for other results to qualify as one of the best third parties. However, the Dominican team succumbed to the Europeans and would be defeated 3–0, being eliminated in the first round in their first World Cup experience.

## Competitive record
### CONCACAF U-20 Championship

CONCACAF U-20 Championship record :
| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1962 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1964 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1970 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1973 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1974 | Group Stage | 11th of 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 1976 | Second round | 7th of 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 31 |
| 1978 | First round | 11th of 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| 1980 | Group Stage | 14th of 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 1982 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1984 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1986 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1988 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1990 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1992 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1994 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1996 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1998 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2001 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2003 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2005 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2007 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2009 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2011 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2013 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2015 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2017 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2018 | Group Stage | 9th of 34 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 10 |
| 2020 | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| 2022 | Runner-up | 2nd of 20 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 |
| 2024 | Group Stage | 10th of 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| Total | Runner-up | 7/29 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 43 | 82 |

### FIFA U-20 World Cup

FIFA U-20 World Cup record :
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1977 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1979 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1981 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1983 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1985 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1987 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1989 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1991 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1993 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1995 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1997 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1999 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2001 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2003 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2005 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2007 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2009 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2011 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2013 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2015 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2017 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2019 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2021 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2023 | Group Stage | 23rd | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 |
| 2025 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| Total | Group stage | 1/24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 |

## Fixtures and recent results

The following is a list of match results from the previous 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Win  Draw  Loss

### 2023
## Current squad

The following players were named in the squad for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup, to be played in May 2023.
Caps and goals correct as of 22 April 2023, after the match against Iraq.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| 1GK | Omry Bello | (2003-05-28) 28 May 2003 (age 21) | 12 | 0 | O&M |
| 1GK | Xavier Valdez | (2003-11-23) 23 November 2003 (age 20) | 4 | 0 | Houston Dynamo |
| 1GK | Enrique Bösl | (2004-02-07) 7 February 2004 (age 20) | 1 | 0 | FC Ingolstadt |
| 2DF | Kleffer Martes | (2003-01-13) 13 January 2003 (age 21) | 12 | 1 | Atlético Pantoja |
| 2DF | Sebastián Mañón | (2003-02-13) 13 February 2003 (age 21) | 12 | 0 | Dartmouth Big Green |
| 2DF | Alfeni Tamárez | (2005-06-14) 14 June 2005 (age 19) | 11 | 1 | Atlético Pantoja |
| 2DF | Guillermo de Peña | (2003-07-22) 22 July 2003 (age 21) | 8 | 1 | Moca |
| 2DF | Israel Boatwright | (2005-06-02) 2 June 2005 (age 19) | 6 | 2 | Inter Miami |
| 2DF | Alex Ciriaco | (2004-03-21) 21 March 2004 (age 20) | 2 | 0 | Ilves |
| 3MF | Yordy Álvarez | (2005-12-03) 3 December 2005 (age 18) | 12 | 1 | Atlántico |
| 3MF | Jason Yambatis | (2003-03-21) 21 March 2003 (age 21) | 7 | 3 | Atlético Pantoja |
| 3MF | Steven Martínez | (2003-09-10) 10 September 2003 (age 21) | 7 | 1 | Atlético Vega Real |
| 3MF | Miguel Vásquez | (2004-02-26) 26 February 2004 (age 20) | 3 | 0 | Atlántico |
| 4FW | Anyelo Gómez | (2003-01-02) 2 January 2003 (age 21) | 12 | 1 | Jarabacoa |
| 4FW | Bryan More | (2003-05-29) 29 May 2003 (age 21) | 11 | 2 | Atlético Vega Real |
| 4FW | Edison Azcona | (2003-11-21) 21 November 2003 (age 20) | 9 | 4 | Inter Miami |
| 4FW | Derek Cuevas | (2004-01-07) 7 January 2004 (age 20) | 2 | 1 | Barcelona |
| 4FW | Yunior Peralta | (2004-02-02) 2 February 2004 (age 20) | 1 | 0 | Cibao |
| 4FW | Oliver Schmidhauser | (2004-06-02) 2 June 2004 (age 20) | 1 | 0 | RB Leipzig |
| 4FW | Alejandro Martín Sapeg | (2006-02-16) 16 February 2006 (age 18) | 0 | 0 | Rayo Ciudad Alcobendas |

## Recent call-ups

The following players have previously been called up to the Dominican Republic under-20 squad in the last 12 months and remain eligible. Some of the following players were named in the squad for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup to go as sparring
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
| DF | Charbel Wehbe | (2004-05-08) 8 May 2004 (age 20) | 4 | 0 | Real Oviedo | 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship |
| DF | Thomas Jungbauer | (2005-07-30) 30 July 2005 (age 19) | 7 | 0 | SPAL | 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship |
| MF | Fabian Messina | (2002-09-16) 16 September 2002 (age 22) | 2 | 0 | FSV Frankfurt | Friendly International |
| MF | Annier Rojas | (2003-10-16) 16 October 2003 (age 21) | 1 | 0 | Atlético Pantoja | 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship |
| MF | Simón Veras | (2003-03-19) 19 March 2003 (age 21) | 3 | 0 | Moca FC | 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship |
| MF | Alejandro Martinez | (2004-06-02) 2 June 2004 (age 20) | 3 | 1 | Delfines del Este FC | 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship |
| FW | Diefri Sandy | (2004-06-21) 21 June 2004 (age 20) | 6 | 3 | Royal Pari | 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship |
| FW | Adhonys Vargas | (2004-02-12) 12 February 2004 (age 20) | 4 | 1 | Atlético Vega Real | 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship |
| FW | Luis Francisco | (2004-03-26) 26 March 2004 (age 20) | 4 | 0 | Delfines del Este FC | 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship |