# 2021 Liga Dominicana de Fútbol

The Liga Dominicana de Fútbol 2021 is the seventh season of the LDF, the Dominican Republic's professional football league.

## Competition system

The Liga Dominicana de Futbol tournament will consist of three parts:
* 'Regular Season:' A system of all against all will be played. Each team will play a total of 9 games in their own field and in the opposite field, making a total of 18 games. The top six teams at the end of the Regular Season will advance to the League.
The order of classification of the teams will be determined in a general calculation table, as follows:
* 1) Higher number of points;
* 2) Greater goal difference in favor; in case of equality;
* 3) Higher number of goals scored; in case of equality;
* 4) Highest number of away goals scored; in case of equality;
* 5) Fewest red cards received; in case of equality;
* 6) Fewest yellow cards received; in case of equality;
* 7) Draw.
* 'Liguilla:' The six teams classified from the regular season will play a system of all against all. Each team will play a total of five matches in their own field and in the opposite field, making a total of ten rounds. The top four teams at the end of the League will advance to the Play-offs. The ranking order will be the same as for the Regular Season.
* 'Play-offs:' An elimination system will be played, the first place in the Liguilla will face the fourth place and the second place will face the third. Both keys will be played in two games and the winners will advance to the Grand Final, which will also be played in two games.

### Classification for international competitions

The champion and runner-up of the 'Grand Final' will have a place in the CFU Club Championship

## Participating teams

A total of 10 teams will compete in the 2021 Tournament.

### Teams by Province

| Province | N.º | Teams |
| Distrito Nacional | 2 | Club Atlético Pantoja y O&M FC |
| La Vega | 2 | Atlético Vega Real y Jarabacoa FC |
| La Romana | 1 | Delfines del Este FC |
| Puerto Plata | 1 | Atlántico FC |
| San Cristóbal | 1 | Atlético San Cristóbal |
| Santiago Province | 1 | Cibao FC |

### Team Information

| Team | Manager | City | Stadium | Capacity | Establish | Sponsors | Uniforms |
| Atlántico FC | Miguel Ángel Acosta | Puerto Plata | Estadio Leonel Plácido | 2,000 | 2014 | Ocean World Farmacia Popular | Batu Wear |
| Atlético Pantoja | Alejandro Trionfini | Santo Domingo | Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium | 27,000 | 1999 | Banco BHD León Laboratorios Rowe | Walon Sport |
| Atlético San Cristóbal | Johannes Hernández | San Cristóbal | Estadio Panamericano | 2,800 | 2014 | Loncin Holdings | Batú Wear |
| Atlético Vega Real | Nahuel Bernabei | La Vega | Estadio Olímpico | 7,000 | 2014 | Angloamericana de Seguros Alaver | LAF Sport |
| Cibao FC | Jorge Alfonso | Santiago de los Caballeros | Estadio Cibao FC | 12,000 | 2014 | Banreservas | |
| Atlético San Francisco | Jean Carlos Güell | San Francisco de Macorís | Estadio Julian Javier | 1,200 | 2017 | | |
| Moca FC | Hiram Apaiz | Moca | Estadio Complejo Deportivo Moca 86 | 2,000 | 1971 | | |
| Delfines del Este FC | Edward Acevedo | La Romana | Estadio Municipal La Romana | 1,200 | 2014 | — | Bee Sport |
| Jarabacoa FC | Pedro Estévez | Jarabacoa | Estadio Olímpico | 7,000 | 1986 | Banreservas QA Company SRL | Batú Wear |
| O&M FC | Ronald Batista | Santo Domingo | Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium | 27,000 | 1974 | Universidad Dominicana O&M | HEB |

## Regular season

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Cibao | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 32 | 8 | +24 | 44 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 2 | Atlético Pantoja | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 17 | +17 | 34 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 3 | Moca | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 12 | +15 | 32 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 4 | Universidad O&M | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 17 | +9 | 32 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 5 | Jarabacoa | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 21 | −1 | 26 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 6 | Atlético Vega Real | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 24 | Advance to Liguilla |
| 7 | Delfines del Este | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 20 | 41 | −21 | 17 | |
| 8 | Atlético San Cristóbal | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 27 | −11 | 16 | |
| 9 | Atlántico FC | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 26 | −4 | 14 | |
| 10 | Atlético San Francisco | 18 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 41 | −26 | 10 | |

## Liguilla

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Atlético Vega Real | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 18 |
| 2 | Cibao | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 17 |
| 3 | Atlético Pantoja | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 16 |
| 4 | Jarabacoa | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 15 |
| 5 | Moca | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 9 |
| 6 | Universidad O&M | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 19 | −9 | 7 |