# Cibao FC

Cibao Fútbol Club is a Dominican professional football team based in Santiago de los Caballeros. Founded in 2015, the team competes in the Liga Dominicana de Fútbol.

## History

Cibao Futbol Club was founded on January 1, 2015, ahead of the inaugural season of the Liga Dominicana de Fútbol. The club built a new stadium, Estadio Cibao FC, that opened on March 8, 2015.
Cibao FC partnered with the Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra and the ARMID Foundation to build the stadium and form a development academy. The Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra contributed 26,187 square meters of land for the construction of the stadium. The ARMID-Foundation Real Madrid Foundation used these facilities to establish the first Real Madrid Foundation's Tecnification School in Latin America, which will be responsible for giving sports and academic training to children and adolescents.
On May 21, 2017, the team won the 2017 Caribbean Club Championship by defeating San Juan Jabloteh in the final, becoming the first team from the Dominican Republic to be crowned Caribbean club champions and the first to qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League, the team played against Guadalajara in the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League.

## Stadium

The Estadio Cibao FC is a football stadium located in Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra campus, Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic. It is currently used for football matches and hosts the home games of Cibao FC of the Liga Dominicana de Fútbol. The stadium holds 8,000 spectators. On 29 July 2023, the venue hosted a Liga Dominicana de Fútbol game between Cibao FC and Atlético Vega Real. 2,800 people attended the game. It was the best-attended Liga Dominicana de Fútbol match in 2023.

## Players and staff
### Squad

Cibao FC roster 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | DOM | Miguel Lloyd |
| 2 | DF | DOM | Jairo Bueno |
| 3 | DF | COL | Julio Murillo |
| 4 | DF | DOM | Oscar Florencio |
| 5 | DF | DOM | Josue Nunez |
| 7 | DF | DOM | Yunior Peralta |
| 8 | DF | DOM | Michael Sambataro |
| 9 | MF | COL | Rivaldo Correa |
| 10 | MF | HAI | Herold Charles |
| 11 | DF | DOM | Luismi Quezada |
| 13 | DF | DOM | Dairin Gonzales |
| 17 | FW | DOM | Edwarlyn Reyez |
| 18 | MF | DOM | Jesus Rosa |
| 19 | MF | DOM | Wilman Modesta |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 20 | MF | DOM | Jose Barreto |
| 21 | MF | DOM | Lean Torres |
| 22 | MF | DOM | Ernesto Trinidad |
| 24 | MF | DOM | Angel Montes de Oca |
| 27 | MF | DOM | Lucas Bretón |
| 28 | MF | DOM | Carlos Heredia Fontana |
| 29 | DF | DOM | Victor Taveras |
| 30 | MF | COL | Juan David Díaz |
| 32 | FW | DOM | Dariel Rosario |
| 33 | MF | URU | Facundo Guichon |
| 34 | MF | DOM | Javier Roces |
| 45 | GK | DOM | Edwin Frias |

### Technical staff

| Role | Name | Nationality |
| Head coach | Gabriel Martínez Poch | Argentina |
| Assistant coach | Scheldeur Jr Sainvilus | Haiti |
| Goalkeeper trainer | Yova Velazquez | Venezuela |
| Athletic trainer | Maximiliano Alonso | Argentina |

## Honours
### Championships

* 2018 Liga Dominicana de Fútbol
* 2021 Liga Dominicana de Fútbol
* 2022 Liga Dominicana de Fútbol
* 2023 Liga Dominicana de Fútbol
* 2024 Liga Dominicana de Fútbol

### Runner-up

* 2016 Liga Dominicana de Fútbol Season Runner-up
* 2019 Liga Dominicana de Fútbol Runner-up

### National Cup

* Copa Dominicana de Futbol 2015 Winner
* Copa Dominicana de Futbol 2016 Winner

### International achievements

* Copa Dominico-Haitiana Champions 2016
* 2017 CFU Club Championship Winners
* 2022 Caribbean Club Championship Runner-up