Dominica
Shirt badge/Association crest
AssociationDominica Football Association
ConfederationCONCACAF (North America)
Sub-confederationCFU (Caribbean)
Head coachEllington Sabin
CaptainGlenson Prince
Most capsGlenson Prince (72)
Top scorerMohammad Zain Asaad Saeed Mohammad Sawas (381) (861 For ‘Gulf United’)
Home stadiumWindsor Park
FIFA codeDMA
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 180 Steady (21 December 2023)[1]
Highest128 (November 2010, February 2011)
Lowest198 (July 2009)
First international
 Dominica 1–0 Martinique 
(Dominica; 1932)[2]
Biggest win
 Dominica 10–0 British Virgin Islands 
(San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic; October 15, 2010)
Biggest defeat
 Mexico 10–0 Dominica 
(San Antonio, United States; June 19, 2004)

The Dominica national football team represents Dominica in international football and is controlled by the Dominica Football Association. They are a member of CONCACAF.

Since becoming a FIFA member on 1995, Dominica has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup, nor the CONCACAF Gold Cup.

History

Beginnings

Dominica played its first international match in 1932, against Martinique, a match that ended in a 1–0 victory. In the 1940s they participated in the 1948 Coupe des Caraibes, losing in the preliminaries against Martinique 5–0 but qualified due to Trinidad and Tobago's withdrawal.[3] In the competition proper, Dominica again faced Martinique, losing 6–0 and being eliminated.

In the 1960s and 1970s, Dominica played in several editions of the Windward Islands Tournament, winning the competition in 1971 with two 3–0 victories over Saint Vincent and Grenada, and a 2–2 draw against Saint Lucia. In the 1980s, Dominica regularly participated in the qualifying rounds of the CFU Championship, although they were unable to make it into the tournament proper.

1990s

After the creation of the Caribbean Cup in 1989, Dominica was only able to qualify for the group stage in the 1994 edition. They could not get past the first phase, after losing to the hosts Trinidad and Tobago 5–0 and Guadeloupe 4–0. They were only able to draw 1–1 with Barbados. They next qualified for the 1998 Caribbean Cup, being eliminated again in the first round, this time with three defeats against Martinique 5–1, Antigua and Barbuda 2–1 and Trinidad and Tobago 8–0. Dominica has not managed to return to the final phase of the Caribbean Cup since.

Dominica participated in World Cup qualification for the first time in the 1998 qualifiers beating Antigua and Barbuda in the first round (3–3 in Roseau and 1–3 in St. John's) before losing in the second phase to Barbados (1–0 in both Roseau and Bridgetown).

2000–present

In the 2002 qualifiers, the Pericos succumbed to Haiti 7–1 on aggregate, and in the 2006 qualifiers, after beating the Bahamas with an aggregate result of 4–2, the Dominicans faced the Mexican team that crushed them 10–0 in the first leg, then 8–0 at Aguascalientes. The decade would end with an elimination at the hands of Barbados, just like in 1996, this time as part of the 2010 qualifiers (1–1 in Roseau and 0–1 in Bridgetown).

On 15 October 2010, Dominica achieved the greatest victory in its history, beating the British Virgin Islands 10–0, with 5 goals from striker Kurlson Benjamin - in the first qualifying round of the 2010 Caribbean Cup. The following year, in the 2014 World Cup qualifiers, Dominica was drawn against Panama and Nicaragua. They lost all four of their games, failing to score a goal and conceding 11. They were eliminated from 2018 World Cup qualification by Canada, who beat them 6–0 over two legs.

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.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2023

27 March 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League C Saint Lucia  3–1  Dominica Gros Islet, Saint Lucia
  • President 19'
  • Frederick 40', 62'
Report
  • Thomas 84'
Stadium: Daren Sammy Cricket Ground
Referee: Myriam Marcotte (Canada)

Coaching history

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League match against Saint Lucia on 28 March 2023.[5]

Caps and goals correct as of 28 March 2023, after the match against Saint Lucia.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Raleighson Pascal (1990-07-31) 31 July 1990 3 0 Dominica WE United
12 1GK Tafari Elie (1999-12-16) 16 December 1999 0 0 Free agent
21 1GK Jerome Burkard (2002-06-14) 14 June 2002 0 0 Dominica Dublanc

2 2DF Erskim Williams (1994-10-21) 21 October 1994 24 0 Dominica Dublanc
4 2DF Mosiah Bonney (2004-10-26) 26 October 2004 1 0 Free agent
5 2DF Zion Emanuel (2001-01-12) 12 January 2001 2 0 Dominica Harlem United
6 2DF Jervanie Xavier (2000-10-18) 18 October 2000 1 0 Dominica Dublanc
13 2DF Marcus Bredas (2003-11-29) 29 November 2003 1 0 Dominica Point Michel

8 3MF Donan Jervier (1989-11-04) 4 November 1989 21 1 Dominica Harlem United
9 3MF Javid George (1998-06-14) 14 June 1998 21 1 Dominica Sagicor South East United
10 3MF Marcelus Bonney (2000-02-16) 16 February 2000 6 0 Dominica Bath Estate
14 3MF Savio Anselm (1998-11-28) 28 November 1998 0 0 Free agent
17 3MF Cheston Prosper (1992-04-06) 6 April 1992 4 0 Dominica WE United
18 3MF Keeyan Thomas (2005-11-03) 3 November 2005 0 0 Free agent
19 3MF Briel Thomas (1994-11-25) 25 November 1994 45 6 Dominica Dublanc

7 4FW Francis Luke (2001-01-08) 8 January 2001 1 0 Free agent
11 4FW Fabio Drigo (2006-09-23) 23 September 2006 1 0 Dominica WE United
16 4FW Travist Joseph (1994-05-23) 23 May 1994 33 2 Dominica Dublanc
20 4FW Felix Anselm (2003-09-13) 13 September 2003 1 0 Free agent
23 4FW Audel Laville (2002-09-14) 14 September 2002 14 4 Dominica Dublanc

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the team within the last twelve months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up



Records

As of 20 November 2023[6]
Players in bold are still active with Dominica.

Most appearances

Rank Player Caps Goals Career
1 Glenson Prince 72 0 2005–present
2 Chad Bertrand 49 5 2010–2021
3 Briel Thomas 48 8 2013–present
4 Malcolm Joseph 46 1 2011–present
Julian Wade 46 20 2010–present
6 Travist Joseph 38 2 2015–present
7 Euclid Bertrand 32 0 1998–2021
Sidney Lockhart 32 0 2014–present
9 Hubert Prince 29 0 2010–2019
10 Erskim Williams 28 0 2013–present

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Goals Caps Ratio Career
1 Julian Wade 20 46 0.43 2010–present
2 Kurlson Benjamin 14 24 0.58 2008–2018
3 Kelly Peters 9 16 0.56 1999–2011
4 Briel Thomas 8 48 0.17 2013–present
5 Vincent Casimir 6 11 0.55 2000–2004
Audel Laville 6 18 0.33 2018–present
7 Mitchell Joseph 5 20 0.25 2005–2015
Chad Bertrand 5 49 0.1 2010–2021
9 Peter Greenaway 4 8 0.5 1993–2001
Randolph Peltier 4 20 0.2 2004–2019

Competition records

FIFA World Cup

Canada vs. Dominica 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier at BMO Field in Toronto, Canada on 16 June 2015
FIFA World Cup record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 Part of  United Kingdom Part of  United Kingdom
Italy 1934
France 1938
Brazil 1950
Switzerland 1954
Sweden 1958
Chile 1962
England 1966
Mexico 1970
West Germany 1974
Argentina 1978
Spain 1982 Not a FIFA member Not a FIFA member
Mexico 1986
Italy 1990
United States 1994
France 1998 Did not qualify 4 1 1 2 6 6
South Korea Japan 2002 2 0 0 2 1 7
Germany 2006 4 1 1 2 4 20
South Africa 2010 2 0 1 1 1 2
Brazil 2014 4 0 0 4 0 11
Russia 2018 4 1 1 2 3 8
Qatar 2022 4 1 1 2 5 4
Canada Mexico United States 2026 To be determined Qualification yet to start
Morocco Portugal Spain 2030
Saudi Arabia 2034
Total 0/22 24 4 5 15 20 58

CONCACAF Gold Cup

CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA
El Salvador 1963 Did not enter Did not enter
Guatemala 1965
Honduras 1967
Costa Rica 1969
Trinidad and Tobago 1971
Haiti 1973
Mexico 1977
Honduras 1981
1985
1989
United States 1991
United StatesMexico 1993 Did not qualify 3 0 0 3 5 8
United States 1996 2 0 1 1 0 1
United States 1998 5 3 0 2 13 10
United States 2000 6 2 1 3 9 18
United States 2002 3 0 0 3 3 8
United StatesMexico 2003 Withdrew Withdrew
United States 2005 Did not qualify 3 0 0 3 1 16
United States 2007 3 0 1 2 0 5
United States 2009 2 0 0 2 1 6
United States 2011 5 2 1 2 13 9
United States 2013 3 1 0 2 4 5
United StatesCanada 2015 3 0 1 2 1 7
United States 2017 4 1 0 3 9 10
United StatesCosta RicaJamaica 2019 4 2 1 1 6 5
United States 2021 6 1 0 5 3 14
United StatesCanada 2023 4 0 2 2 2 5
Total 0 titles 0/27 0 0 0 0 0 0 56 12 8 36 70 127

CONCACAF Nations League

CONCACAF Nations League record
Season Division Group Pld W D* L GF GA P/R Rank
United States 2019−20 B D 6 1 0 5 3 14 Fall 27th
United States 2022–23 C C 4 0 2 2 2 5 Same position 38th
Total 10 1 2 7 5 19 27th

Caribbean Cup

Caribbean Cup record
Year Round Pld W D L GF GA
Barbados 1989 Did not qualify
Trinidad and Tobago 1990
Jamaica 1991 Did not enter
Trinidad and Tobago 1992 Did not qualify
Jamaica 1993
Trinidad and Tobago 1994 Group stage 3 0 1 2 1 11
Cayman Islands Jamaica 1995 Did not qualify
Trinidad and Tobago 1996
Antigua and Barbuda Saint Kitts and Nevis 1997
Trinidad and Tobago Jamaica 1998 Group stage 3 0 0 3 2 15
Trinidad and Tobago 1999 Did not qualify
Trinidad and Tobago 2001
Barbados 2005
Trinidad and Tobago 2007
Jamaica 2008
Martinique 2010
Antigua and Barbuda 2012
Jamaica 2014
Martinique 2017
Total 2/19 6 0 1 5 3 26

References

  1. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 21 December 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  2. Courtney, Barrie. "Dominica – List of International matches". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 9 February 2023. Retrieved 18 November 2010.
  3. Veroeveren, Piet. "Coupe des Caraibes 1948". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 9 February 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  4. Hector was reported to have been killed in a traffic accident on 19 April 2013. No new coach has yet been appointed.Dominica football coach, player die in crash | Boston Herald Archived 3 September 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  5. "Men's Senior National Team as they depart for St Lucia". Dominica Football Association - Facebook. 24 March 2023. Archived from the original on 28 March 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  6. "Dominica". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 21 April 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
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