# 2020 Liga Dominicana de Fútbol

The 2020 Liga Dominicana de Fútbol was the sixth season of the LDF. This most important soccer tournament in the country, organized by the Dominican Soccer Federation Dominican Football Federation, was scheduled to begin in the second week of March, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 10 teams participated in the competition. The tournament was in three phases (regular phase – liguilla phase – play-off phase).
On September 24, the change of format to the group stage was announced, which began on October 9. It was scheduled to end on December 13.
The Liga Dominicana de Futbol tournament is made up of two parts:

## Competition system

The order of classification of the teams will be determined in a general calculation table, as follows:
* Higher number of points;
* Greater goal difference in favor; in case of equality;
* Higher number of goals scored; in case of equality;
* Highest number of away goals scored; in case of equality;
* Less amount of red cards received; in case of equality;
* Less quantity of yellow cards received; in case of equality;
* Draw.
* 'Final phase:' An elimination system will be played, in which the teams qualified to the repechage will play a single match, the winners will play against those directly qualified to the semifinals in two games, and the winners of this will play the Grand Final 'two-legged.

### Qualification 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 8 teams will compete in the 2020 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 |
| Puerto Plata | 2 | Atlántico FC y Pantoja FC |
| La Romana | 1 | Delfines del Este 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 | 10,000 | 2014 | Banreservas | |
| 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 |
| Pantoja | Alejandro Trionfini | Sosúa | Estadio Leonel Plácido | 27,000 | 1962 | Banco BHD León Laboratorios Rowe | Walon Sport |
| O&M FC | Ronald Batista | Santo Domingo | Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium | 27,000 | 1974 | Universidad Dominicana O&M | HEB |
* The Atlético San Francisco and Moca FC were not included.

#### North Circuit

| Team / Match | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 |
| Cibao FC | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Atlántico FC | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Atlético Vega Real | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Jarabacoa FC | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |

#### South Circuit

| Team / Match | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 |
| O&M FC | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Delfines del Este FC | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Atlético San Cristóbal | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Atlético Pantoja | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 |

## Play-offs

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | 1.A | Cibao FC | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | |
| | | | 2.B | Delfines del Este | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| 2.B | Delfines del Este | 2 | 2.B | Delfines del Este | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| 3.A | Atlético Vega Real | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3.A | Atlético Vega Real | 1 | | | | | | 2.B | Delfines del Este | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | 1.B | O&M FC | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| | | | 1.B | O&M FC | 3 | 2 | 5 | | | | | |
| | | | 3.B | Atlético San Cristóbal | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| 2.A | Atlántico | 1 | 3.B | Atlético San Cristóbal | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| 3.B | Atlético San Cristóbal | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |