The sport of football in the country of the Dominican Republic is run by the Federación Dominicana de Fútbol.[1] The association administers the national football team, as well as the Liga Dominicana de Fútbol. In the Dominican Republic, baseball is the most popular sport, followed by basketball or association football, depending on the area in the Dominican Republic.[2][3] Football is considered to be in constant growth since 2012.[4] This sport was usually played from middle to high-class high school students, especially in urban areas like Santo Domingo, Santiago, Puerto Plata, Moca and Jarabacoa, however, in the last few years, the sport has expanded and it is played mostly everywhere in the country.[5] That the sport was first played by wealthy children created an extreme commercialization on the sport, where most of the available football courts, where children are to master their skills, have to be rented, prices often range between 40 - 50 USD an hour, nonetheless, there are futsal courts available for free.
Nowadays, football can be as popular as basketball, as interest keeps growing, Dominicans are constantly waiting for their squad to bring a Gold Cup title to the country.[6]
Football was first introduced to the Dominican Republic at the beginning of 20th Century.[7] For a long time, the country was not renowned in the sport, due to football being played only in amateur level.
From 2010s, more concrete attempts were made to professionalise football in the country. In 2014, the Liga Dominicana de Fútbol was founded as the first-ever professional football league in the country, in an attempt to boost the country's football profile.[8]
Since 2020s, Dominican Republic has experienced a dramatic rise in fortune at the sport. The country's U-23 team qualified for the first time ever in the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship, but fell short from qualifying, losing all three games and failed to reach the 2020 Summer Olympics. Nonetheless, its rise in fortune has been facilitated by the recent success of the U-20 team, when the country reached a major football final for the first time in 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship. Though failed to win the trophy, the Dominican Republic was able to secure two historic football debut in 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup as well as the 2024 Summer Olympics. Its recent rise in fortune has been attributed to the professionalisation of football in the country, which began in 2014.
^"Baseball more popular with Dominicans, says Blatter". Reuters. 15 April 2013 – via www.reuters.com.
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^"Bonetti: Es 'infuncional' modelo a implementar por la Liga de Fútbol". 12 November 2014.
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football, dominican, republic, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jst. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Football in the Dominican Republic news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2013 Learn how and when to remove this message The sport of football in the country of the Dominican Republic is run by the Federacion Dominicana de Futbol 1 The association administers the national football team as well as the Liga Dominicana de Futbol In the Dominican Republic baseball is the most popular sport followed by basketball or association football depending on the area in the Dominican Republic 2 3 Football is considered to be in constant growth since 2012 4 This sport was usually played from middle to high class high school students especially in urban areas like Santo Domingo Santiago Puerto Plata Moca and Jarabacoa however in the last few years the sport has expanded and it is played mostly everywhere in the country 5 That the sport was first played by wealthy children created an extreme commercialization on the sport where most of the available football courts where children are to master their skills have to be rented prices often range between 40 50 USD an hour nonetheless there are futsal courts available for free Football in the Dominican RepublicBoys playing association football on a tournament in the Santo Domingo s middle class neighborhood of Altos de Arroyo Hondo CountryDominican RepublicGoverning bodyDominican Football FederationNational team s men s national teamNational competitionsCopa Dominicana de FutbolClub competitionsLiga MayorInternational competitionsCONCACAF Champions LeagueCONCACAF LeagueCaribbean Club ChampionshipFIFA Club World CupCONCACAF Gold Cup National Team CONCACAF Nations League National Team FIFA World Cup National Team Nowadays football can be as popular as basketball as interest keeps growing Dominicans are constantly waiting for their squad to bring a Gold Cup title to the country 6 Contents 1 History 2 League 3 League system 3 1 Until 2014 4 National team 5 ReferencesHistory editFootball was first introduced to the Dominican Republic at the beginning of 20th Century 7 For a long time the country was not renowned in the sport due to football being played only in amateur level From 2010s more concrete attempts were made to professionalise football in the country In 2014 the Liga Dominicana de Futbol was founded as the first ever professional football league in the country in an attempt to boost the country s football profile 8 Since 2020s Dominican Republic has experienced a dramatic rise in fortune at the sport The country s U 23 team qualified for the first time ever in the 2020 CONCACAF Men s Olympic Qualifying Championship but fell short from qualifying losing all three games and failed to reach the 2020 Summer Olympics Nonetheless its rise in fortune has been facilitated by the recent success of the U 20 team when the country reached a major football final for the first time in 2022 CONCACAF U 20 Championship Though failed to win the trophy the Dominican Republic was able to secure two historic football debut in 2023 FIFA U 20 World Cup as well as the 2024 Summer Olympics Its recent rise in fortune has been attributed to the professionalisation of football in the country which began in 2014 League editLiga Dominicana de Futbol is the top professional league in the Dominican Republic it began in 2014 9 League system editUntil 2014 edit Level League s Division s 1 Liga Mayor12 clubs divided in 2 series of 6National team editMain article Dominican Republic national football team The Dominican Republic national team has never qualified for a major tournament such as the CONCACAF Gold Cup or World Cup References edit DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Concacaf March 7 2021 Baseball more popular with Dominicans says Blatter Reuters 15 April 2013 via www reuters com Kugel Seth April 21 2002 NEIGHBORHOOD REPORT WASHINGTON HEIGHTS Pitching World Cup Soccer Try World Series Baseball The New York Times via NYTimes com Dominican Republic dreaming big www fifa com Blatter makes first stop in the Dominican Republic FIFA com 15 April 2013 Archived from the original on June 17 2019 Concacaf Nations League The Rise Of Soccer In The Dominican Republic www flofc com Dominican Republic dreaming big www fifa com Bonetti Es infuncional modelo a implementar por la Liga de Futbol 12 November 2014 Dominican Republic launches professional league March 30 2015 Archived from the original on 30 March 2015 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Football in the Dominican Republic amp oldid 1194547287, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
