# 2019 Liga Dominicana de Fútbol

The 2019 Liga Dominicana de Fútbol (known as the LDF Banco Popular for sponsorship reasons) was the fifth season of professional football in the Dominican Republic. The season started on 30 March 2019.

## Format

The 2019 tournament of the Liga Dominicana de Futbol will start with 12 teams. The event will be developed with a new format, each of the twelve clubs can have up to 6 foreign players on their payroll.
The new format includes an "Apertura" and a "Clausura" tournament, both will be played one round and has been agreed with the twelve clubs and also with CONCACAF. The "Apertura" will have a semifinal with the four best teams and then a final, as well as the "Clausura".
Then the champion of each tournament will compete to win the qualification to the CONCACAF championship tournament. Another club will qualify for the CONCACAF tournament, accumulating the most points in both tournaments.

## Apertura
### Regular season

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Cibao (Q) | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 5 | +17 | 26 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 2 | Jarabacoa (Q) | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 18 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 3 | Atlético Pantoja (Q) | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 9 | +10 | 17 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 4 | Moca (Q) | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 16 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 5 | Atlético Vega Real | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 15 | |
| 6 | Universidad O&M | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 13 | |
| 7 | Atlético San Francisco | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 10 | |
| 8 | Atlántico | 10 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 8 | |
| 9 | Barcelona Atlético | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 19 | −11 | 8 | |
| 10 | Delfines del Este | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 17 | −7 | 7 | |
| 11 | Atlético San Cristóbal | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 23 | −15 | 7 | |
| 12 | Inter RD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Did not enter |

### Regular season results

| Home \ Away | ATL | ASC | ASF | AVR | CIB | CAP | CBA | DDE | IRD | JAR | MOC | UOM |
| Atlántico FC | — | — | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | 0–0 | — | — | — | — | — | 1–1 |
| Atlético San Cristóbal | 1–1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2–1 | 2–1 | — | 0–2 | — | 0–1 |
| Atlético de San Francisco | — | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | — | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | — | — |
| Atlético Vega Real | 2–2 | 2–1 | — | — | — | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | — | 1–0 | — | — |
| Cibao FC | — | 8–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | — | 2–1 | — | — | — | — | 0–0 | — |
| Club Atlético Pantoja | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | — | — | 4–0 | — | — | 1–2 | 1–2 | — |
| Club Barcelona Atlético | 1–1 | — | — | — | 0–1 | — | — | 2–1 | — | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–6 |
| Delfines del Este FC | 3–2 | — | — | — | 0–2 | 0–3 | — | — | — | — | 1–1 | 1–1 |
| Inter RD | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jarabacoa FC | 2–0 | — | — | — | 0–1 | — | — | 1–1 | — | — | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Moca FC | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1–0 |
| Universidad O&M F.C. | — | — | 4–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

### Playoffs

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| 4 | Moca | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | |
| 1 | Cibao | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | |
| 1 | Cibao | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | Cibao | 0 (0) |
| | | | | | 3 | Atlético Pantoja (a.e.t.), (p) | 0 (3) |
| 3 | Atlético Pantoja (a.e.t.), (p) | 1 | 0 | 1 (3) | 3 | Atlético Pantoja (a.e.t.), (p) | 0 (3) |
| 2 | Jarabacoa | 1 | 0 | 1 (2) | | | |

## Clausura
### Regular season

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Cibao (Q) | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 10 | +7 | 22 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 2 | Atlético Vega Real (Q) | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 18 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 3 | Atlético San Cristóbal (Q) | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 18 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 4 | Atlántico (Q) | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 16 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 5 | Delfines del Este | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 15 | |
| 6 | Jarabacoa | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 15 | |
| 7 | Atlético Pantoja | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 14 | |
| 8 | Moca | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 13 | |
| 9 | Universidad O&M | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 11 | |
| 10 | Atlético San Francisco | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 16 | −10 | 8 | |
| 11 | Barcelona Atlético | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 19 | −15 | 0 | |
| 12 | Inter RD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Did not enter |
* ↑ Moca were deducted 1 point.

### Regular season results

| Home \ Away | ATL | ASC | ASF | AVR | CIB | CAP | CBA | DDE | IRD | JAR | MOC | UOM |
| Atlántico FC | — | 2–0 | — | 0–3 | — | — | 2–0 | 0–0 | — | 2–2 | 1–1 | — |
| Atlético San Cristóbal | — | — | 2–0 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | — | — | — | — | 1–1 | — |
| Atlético de San Francisco | 0–1 | — | — | — | 0–2 | 1–1 | — | — | — | — | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Atlético Vega Real | — | — | 5–1 | — | 1–2 | 0–0 | — | — | — | — | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Cibao FC | 1–0 | — | — | — | — | — | 2–0 | 2–1 | — | 2–0 | — | 1–3 |
| Club Atlético Pantoja | 0–1 | — | — | — | 1–2 | — | — | 2–1 | — | — | — | 2–0 |
| Club Barcelona Atlético | — | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | — | 1–2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Delfines del Este FC | — | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | — | — | 2–0 | — | — | 2–0 | — | — |
| Inter RD | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jarabacoa FC | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Moca FC | — | — | — | — | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | 0–0 | — | — |
| Universidad O&M F.C. | 1–1 | 0–1 | — | — | — | — | 2–1 | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | 1–2 | — |

### Playoffs

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| 4 | Atlántico | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | |
| 1 | Cibao | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | |
| 1 | Cibao | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Cibao | 3 |
| | | | | | 3 | Atlético San Cristóbal | 0 |
| 3 | Atlético San Cristóbal | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | Atlético San Cristóbal | 0 |
| 2 | Atlético Vega Real | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | |

## Grand final

Played between champions of Apertura and Clausura.
Atlético Pantoja qualifies for 2020 Caribbean Club Championship.

## Aggregate table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Cibao (Q) | 20 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 39 | 15 | +24 | 48 | Caribbean Club Championship |
| 2 | Atlético Vega Real | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 22 | +6 | 33 | |
| 3 | Jarabacoa | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 15 | +6 | 33 | |
| 4 | Atlético Pantoja (Q) | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 31 | 18 | +13 | 31 | Caribbean Club Championship |
| 5 | Moca | 20 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 15 | +2 | 29 | |
| 6 | Atlético San Cristóbal | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 33 | −12 | 25 | |
| 7 | Universidad O&M | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 21 | +4 | 24 | |
| 8 | Atlántico | 20 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 18 | 19 | −1 | 24 | |
| 9 | Delfines del Este | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 24 | −4 | 22 | |
| 10 | Atlético San Francisco | 20 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 27 | −12 | 18 | |
| 11 | Barcelona Atlético | 20 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 38 | −26 | 8 | |
| 12 | Inter RD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Did not enter |
* ↑ As aggregate table best team not yet qualified.
* ↑ As grand final winners.
* ↑ Moca were deducted 1 point.