Distrito Nacional
Full nameDistrito Nacional Men
Founded2007
GroundNational Volleyball Pavilion
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
(Capacity: 6.000)
ChairmanDominican Republic Cristian Cruz
Head CoachDominican Republic Duglas Mayobanex
LeagueDominican Volleyball League
20101st place

The Distrito Nacional is the professional male volleyball team representing Distrito Nacional.

History

The team was found in 2007, the inaugural season of the Dominican Republic Volleyball League. This year the team won the championship, guided by Amaury Martínez who became Most Valuable Player. The 2008 season, repeated the League Championship, with Amaury being awarded MVP again.[1]

For the 2010 season, the team won the third straight championship,[2][3] this time with the help of Jose Miguel Caceres, who became Most Valuable Player.

Current squad

As of December 2008[4]

Number Player Position
1 Dominican Republic José Miguel Cáceres Opposite
2 Dominican Republic Alexis Polanco
3 Dominican Republic Neiby Polanco Middle Blocker
4 Dominican Republic Cristian Cruz Setter
5 Dominican Republic Francisco Guerrero
6 Dominican Republic Hairo Hidalgo
7 Dominican Republic Jhovany Disla
8 Dominican Republic Eddy Campusano
9 Dominican Republic Amaury Martínez Wing Spiker
10 Dominican Republic Juan Antonio Pozo Middle Blocker
11 Dominican Republic Arquimedes Garcia
12 Dominican Republic Alberto Castro
13 Dominican Republic Juan Fiallo
14 Dominican Republic Francisco Abreu
15 Dominican Republic Francisco Valdez Middle Blocker
16 Dominican Republic Juan Eury Almonte
17 Dominican Republic Johan Lopez
  • Coach: Dominican Republic Duglas Mayobanex
  • Assistant coach: Dominican Republic Julio Frias

Palmares

National competition

  • 2007, 2008 & 2010 National League Championship

References

  1. FEDOVOLI. "El Distrito Nacional Revalida Coronas" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2010-04-10. Retrieved 2010-06-24.
  2. El Nacional. "El Distrito retiene corona de voleibol" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2010-06-24.
  3. Listin Diario. "El Distrito barre Tamayo y retiene título de campeón" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2010-06-18. Retrieved 2010-06-24.
  4. FEDOVOLI. "Nomina Equipos" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-01. Retrieved 2009-05-10.
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