# Dominican Republic women's national football team

The Dominican Republic women's national football team (Spanish: Selección femenina de fútbol de República Dominicana) represents the Dominican Republic in international women's football. The team is governed by the Dominican Football Federation (Spanish: Federación Dominicana de Fútbol) and competes in CONCACAF (the Confederation of North, Central American, and Caribbean Association Football) women's competitions.

## History
### The beginning

The Dominican team played its first international match in 2002 against Saint Lucia as a part of the CFU qualifying tournament for the 2002 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup. in which the Dominican Republic draw Saint Lucia 2–2. on matchday two the team faced the Bahamian Team achieving their first-ever win with a score of three to nil. they lost their last game to Haiti conceding two goals to end third after Saint Lucia surpass them on superior goal difference. one year after, the team entered the CONCACAF Women's Pre-Olympic Tournament qualification for the first time with the Dominican republic hosting Haiti for two-legged matches in the Estadio Panamericano. in which it suffered a 2–10 aggregate defeat against the inaugural CFU women's Caribbean Cup Champions Haiti. after the first match's seven-nil loss, the Dominicans fought well in their second-leg game losing 2–3 in a match where they lead the halftime 2–1.

### Improvement

the 2006 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup Qualifying marked an improvement as the Dominican Republic topped the first round Group A undefeated, advancing to the second round they been drawn together with the Host Trinidad and Tobago and Suriname. Los Quisqueyanos kicked their second round with a two-nil win against Suriname. losing to the Tobagonian team to end second after Trinidad and Tobago, which qualified for the final tournament. the 2008 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament qualification saw a better performance from the team. as they won their first game four to nil against the U.S. Virgin Islands, their second match was a historical moment for the women's football in the Dominican Republic, as the National team trashed the British Virgin Islands by a scoreline never before seen in the entire CONCACAF region for international football. The margin of 17 clear goals, while keeping a clean sheet, is unrivaled in football in the history of the game across the CONCACAF region in all international competitions. with their final and decisive match against Cuba. the team dominated the first half scoring the first goal however Cuba Managed to score the equalizer and a last-minute goal to eliminate the Dominicans. 2011 marked history for the Dominican team as they qualified for their first CONCACAF tournament (2012 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament) after finishing top of the group B undefeated beating Dominica, Bermuda and Trinidad and Tobago. qualifying for the first continental tournament, Dominican Republic was drawn with the world's most successful team the United States. Mexico and Cuba. the team opened its tournament with a 0–14 loss against the United States which is the biggest defeat the team has received in its history. losing the two other matches the Dominican Republic finished last. in the last years, the Dominican team maintains a good performance, the team entered several tournaments including the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games, CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championships qualification, and CONCACAF W championship qualification finishing second.

## 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.

### Legend

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixture

### 2024

* Dominican Republic Results and Fixtures – Soccerway.com

## Coaching staff
### Current coaching staff

    As of 19 September 2023.
| Role | Name |
| Head coach | Henry Parra |
| Assistant coach | Manuela Lareo |
| Assistant coach | Luís "Bolocho" Lluberes |
| GK Coach | Juan David Cruz |
| Physical Coach | Yinson Pulgarín |

### Manager history

| Name | Period | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | Winning % | Notes | Ref. |
| Jose Rubio | 2021–2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | | |
(If statistics are unavailable, display former coaches in bulleted list form)

## Players
### Current squad

The following 23 players were named to the roster for the 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup. Caps, goals, and players' numbers accurate as of 5 December 2023 after match vs. Bermuda
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Odaliana Gómez | (2004-06-19) 19 June 2004 (age 20) | 6 | 0 | FIU Panthers |
| 12 | 1GK | Carolina Moreno | (2001-12-03) 3 December 2001 (age 23) | 1 | 0 | Cibao |
| 20 | 1GK | Paloma Peña | (2005-02-20) 20 February 2005 (age 19) | 1 | 0 | Florida Gators |
| 2 | 2DF | Alexa Pacheco | (2002-11-06) 6 November 2002 (age 22) | 5 | 0 | Goldey–Beacom Lightning |
| 3 | 2DF | Stella Tapia | (2005-02-15) 15 February 2005 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | Michigan Wolverines |
| 4 | 2DF | Giovanna Dionicio | (2001-09-20) 20 September 2001 (age 23) | 10 | 1 | Unattached |
| 5 | 2DF | Nadia Colón | (2002-09-08) 8 September 2002 (age 22) | 10 | 0 | UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros |
| 16 | 2DF | Renata Mercedes | (2007-10-22) 22 October 2007 (age 17) | 2 | 0 | Taft Rhinos |
| 18 | 2DF | Claudia Alcántara | (1999-11-28) 28 November 1999 (age 25) | 3 | 0 | Fundación Eagles |
| 19 | 2DF | Gabriella Cuevas | (1993-08-15) 15 August 1993 (age 31) | 14 | 2 | Alajuelense |
| 22 | 2DF | Brianne Reed | (1994-05-02) 2 May 1994 (age 30) | 14 | 1 | Unattached |
| 7 | 3MF | Winibian Peralta | (1997-08-19) 19 August 1997 (age 27) | 20 | 2 | Puerto Viejo |
| 13 | 3MF | Keisla Gil | (2003-07-12) 12 July 2003 (age 21) | 4 | 0 | Central Methodist Eagles |
| 14 | 3MF | Lucía Marte (captain) | (1997-08-14) 14 August 1997 (age 27) | 12 | 4 | Watford |
| 21 | 3MF | Jaylen Vallecillo | (2006-04-23) 23 April 2006 (age 18) | 6 | 1 | East Meadow SC |
| 6 | 4FW | Yomerci Brito | (2001-08-11) 11 August 2001 (age 23) | 0 | 0 | 5 de Abril |
| 8 | 4FW | Dahien Cabrera | (2000-08-15) 15 August 2000 (age 24) | 2 | 1 | Edward Waters Tigers |
| 9 | 4FW | Mía Asenjo | (2003-03-07) 7 March 2003 (age 21) | 4 | 4 | DUX Logroño |
| 10 | 4FW | Vanessa Kara | (1996-11-27) 27 November 1996 (age 28) | 10 | 5 | Unattached |
| 11 | 4FW | Alyssa Oviedo | (2000-08-18) 18 August 2000 (age 24) | 11 | 7 | Puebla |
| 15 | 4FW | Kathrynn González | (2000-07-12) 12 July 2000 (age 24) | 6 | 4 | Carolina Ascent FC |
| 17 | 4FW | Jazmin Jackson | (2004-11-24) 24 November 2004 (age 20) | 4 | 4 | VCU Rams |
| 23 | 4FW | Angelina Vargas | (2005-07-06) 6 July 2005 (age 19) | 2 | 1 | Brown Bears |

### Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the Dominican Republic squad within the last 12 months.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
| GK | Mirda Minyety | (2003-06-30) 30 June 2003 (age 21) | 13 | 0 | 5 de Abril | 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification $^{PRE}$ |
| GK | Nathalie Martínez | (2006-10-25) 25 October 2006 (age 18) | 0 | 0 | Atlántico | 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification $^{PRE}$ |
| DF | Gabriella Marte | (2003-01-27) 27 January 2003 (age 22) | 6 | 0 | Hofstra Pride | 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification $^{PRE}$ |
| DF | Lynette Ureña | (2000-06-27) 27 June 2000 (age 24) | 5 | 0 | Osijek | 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification $^{PRE}$ |
| DF | Paola Then | (2004-04-15) 15 April 2004 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | St. Mary's Rattlers | 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification $^{PRE}$ |
| DF | Juliette Barbush | (2003-11-28) 28 November 2003 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | Kennesaw State Owls | v. Panama, 6 April 2023 |
| MF | Winifer Santa | (1999-07-09) 9 July 1999 (age 25) | 4 | 2 | Futbolellas CFF | 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification $^{PRE}$ |
| MF | Yoana Peralta | (1999-04-14) 14 April 1999 (age 25) | 3 | 0 | Unattached | 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification $^{PRE}$ |
| MF | Emma Ostropolsky | (2005-08-20) 20 August 2005 (age 19) | 1 | 0 | Rayo Vallecano | 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification $^{PRE}$ |
| MF | Isabella Ventura | (2006-11-14) 14 November 2006 (age 18) | 0 | 0 | Florida West F.C. | 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification $^{PRE}$ |
| MF | Kharina Díaz | (2002-10-27) 27 October 2002 (age 22) | 0 | 0 | 5 de Abril | 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification $^{PRE}$ |
| FW | Jazlyn Oviedo | (2002-03-25) 25 March 2002 (age 22) | 11 | 1 | Vermont Catamounts | 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification $^{PRE}$ |
| FW | Liliane Clase | (2003-07-29) 29 July 2003 (age 21) | 6 | 0 | Texas Southern Tigers | 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification $^{PRE}$ |
| FW | Ana Dayari Santos | (2000-02-12) 12 February 2000 (age 24) | 4 | 3 | Club Ñañas | 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification $^{PRE}$ |
| FW | Jazlyn Santos | (1997-01-24) 24 January 1997 (age 28) | 4 | 0 | Unattached | 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification $^{PRE}$ |
| FW | Cheila Acosta | (2000-01-05) 5 January 2000 (age 25) | 2 | 0 | Bob Soccer School | 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification $^{PRE}$ |
| FW | Katherine Núñez | (2001-10-26) 26 October 2001 (age 23) | 1 | 0 | Cibao | 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification $^{PRE}$ |
| FW | María Torreira | (2006-02-03) 3 February 2006 (age 19) | 1 | 0 | Fundación Eagles | 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification $^{PRE}$ |
| FW | Kiomy Luperón | (2003-09-09) 9 September 2003 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | Fairleigh Dickinson Knights | 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification $^{PRE}$ |
| $^{PRE}$: Pre-called up. $^{INE}$: Ineligible. |||||||

## Records

    As of 30 November 2022
*Players in bold are still active, at least at club level.

## Competitive record
### FIFA Women's World Cup

FIFA Women's World Cup record :
| Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
| 1991 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1995 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1999 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 2003 | 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 |
| 2011 | 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 |
| 2019 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2023 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2027 | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined |
| Total | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
    *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

### Olympic Games

| Summer Olympics record | Summer Olympics record | Summer Olympics record | Summer Olympics record | Summer Olympics record | Summer Olympics record | Summer Olympics record | Summer Olympics record | Summer Olympics record | Qualifying record | Qualifying record | Qualifying record | Qualifying record | Qualifying record | Qualifying record |
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
| 1996 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | 1995 FIFA WWC | 1995 FIFA WWC | 1995 FIFA WWC | 1995 FIFA WWC | 1995 FIFA WWC | 1995 FIFA WWC |
| 2000 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | 1999 FIFA WWC | 1999 FIFA WWC | 1999 FIFA WWC | 1999 FIFA WWC | 1999 FIFA WWC | 1999 FIFA WWC |
| 2004 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 2008 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 2 |
| 2012 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 27 |
| 2016 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 |
| 2020 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2024 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 48 | 45 |
    *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

### CONCACAF W Championship

| CONCACAF W Championship record | CONCACAF W Championship record | CONCACAF W Championship record | CONCACAF W Championship record | CONCACAF W Championship record | CONCACAF W Championship record | CONCACAF W Championship record | CONCACAF W Championship record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record |
| Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
| 1991 | 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 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1993 | 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 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1994 | 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 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1998 | 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 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 2000 | 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 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 2002 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| 2006 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 9 |
| 2010 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 2014 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | 2014 Caribbean Cup | 2014 Caribbean Cup | 2014 Caribbean Cup | 2014 Caribbean Cup | 2014 Caribbean Cup | 2014 Caribbean Cup |
| 2018 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 |
| 2022 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 5 |
| Total | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 44 | 26 |
    *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

### CONCACAF W Gold Cup

CONCACAF W Gold Cup record :
| Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
| 2024 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
| Total | 1/1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
    *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

### Pan American Games

Pan American Games record :
| Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
| 1999 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 2003 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 2007 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 2011 | 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 |
| 2019 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| Total | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
    *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

### Central American and Caribbean Games

Central American and Caribbean Games record :
| Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
| 2010 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 2014 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
| 2018 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 2023 | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined | to be determined |
| Total | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
    *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

### CFU Women's Caribbean Cup

CFU Women's Caribbean Cup record :
| Year | Result | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
| 2000 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 2014 | First round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 |
| Total | First round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 |
    *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.