Dominica national football team

Dominica
Association	Dominica Football Association
Confederation	CONCACAF (North America)
Sub-confederation	CFU (Caribbean)
Head coach	Ellington Sabin
Captain	Glenson Prince
Most caps	Glenson Prince (72)
Top scorer	Julian Wade (20)
Home stadium	Windsor Park
FIFA code	DMA
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	180 (4 April 2024)
Highest	128 (November 2010, February 2011)
Lowest	198 (July 2009)
First international
	Dominica 1–0 Martinique ; (Dominica; 1932)
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.^[4] 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

12 September 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League	Turks and Caicos Islands	0–3	Dominica	Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands
16:00 UTC−4		Report	Troy Jules 18', 64' Briel Thomas 90+3'	Stadium: TCIFA National Academy

12 October 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League	Dominica	1–1	British Virgin Islands	Gros Islet, Saint Lucia
	Briel Thomas 82'	Report	Luka Chalwell 29'	Stadium: Darren Sammy Cricket Ground Referee: Ricangel de Leça (Aruba)

16 November 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League	British Virgin Islands	1–2	Dominica	Road Town, British Virgin Islands
	Gallimore 63'	Report	Laville 52' Marshall 68'	Stadium: A. O. Shirley Recreation Ground Referee: Reginald Gumbs (Saint Kitts and Nevis)

20 November 2023–24 CONCACAF Nations League	Dominica	2–0	Turks and Caicos Islands	Roseau, Dominica
	Laville 15' George 61'	Report		Stadium: Windsor Park Referee: Timothy Derry (Trinidad and Tobago)

2024

2 May Friendly	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	1–3	Dominica	Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
				Stadium: Victoria Park

5 May Friendly	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	2–0	Dominica	Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
				Stadium: Victoria Park

5 June 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Guatemala	6–0	Dominica	Guatemala City, Guatemala
20:00 UTC−6	Galindo 4', 48' Yanes 27' Rubin 58' Martínez 78' Morales 83'	Report (FIFA) Report (CONCACAF)		Stadium: Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores Referee: Víctor Cáceres Hernández (Mexico)

9 June 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Dominica	v	Jamaica	Roseau, Dominica
15:00 UTC−4		Report (FIFA) Report (CONCACAF)		Stadium: Windsor Park

Coaching history

Clifford Celaire (1996)
Helmut Kosmehl (2000)
Don Leogal (2004)
Clifford Celaire (2005–2006)
Christopher Ericson (2008–2009)
Kurt Hector (2009–2013)^[5]
Ronnie Gustave (2013–2014)
Shane Marshall (2014–2017)
Rajesh Latchoo (2017–2022)
Ellington Sabin (2022–present)

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Guatemala and Jamaica on 5 and 9 June 2024.^[6]

Caps and goals correct as of 5 May 2024, after the match against Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Glenson Prince	(1987-09-17) 17 September 1987 (age 36)	71	0	Dublanc
1GK	Jerome Burkard	(2002-06-14) 14 June 2002 (age 21)	2	0	Dublanc
1GK	Donté Newton	(1999-02-17) 17 February 1999 (age 25)	1	0	Harlem United

2DF	Travist Joseph	(1994-05-23) 23 May 1994 (age 30)	38	2	Dublanc
2DF	Erskim Williams	(1994-10-21) 21 October 1994 (age 29)	28	0	Dublanc
2DF	Eustace Marshall	(1997-02-14) 14 February 1997 (age 27)	9	1	Harlem United
2DF	Gylles Mitchell	(1997-12-16) 16 December 1997 (age 26)	8	0	Dublanc
2DF	Kassim Peltier	(1998-09-07) 7 September 1998 (age 25)	6	0	Harlem United
2DF	Marcus Bredas	(2003-11-29) 29 November 2003 (age 20)	5	0	Point Michel
2DF	Jaheim Maxime	(2001-08-15) 15 August 2001 (age 22)	2	0	Dublanc

3MF	Chad Bertrand	(1986-12-19) 19 December 1986 (age 37)	51	6	Dublanc
3MF	Briel Thomas	(1994-11-25) 25 November 1994 (age 29)	49	8	Dublanc
3MF	Fitz Jolly	(1999-03-16) 16 March 1999 (age 25)	8	0	Bath Estate
3MF	Keeyan Thomas	(2005-11-03) 3 November 2005 (age 18)	4	0	Portsmouth Bombers
3MF	Dhamario Challenger		2	0	South East
3MF	Tristan Sandy		0	0

4FW	Julian Wade	(1990-07-12) 12 July 1990 (age 33)	46	20	Formartine United
4FW	Javid George	(1998-06-14) 14 June 1998 (age 25)	28	2	Sagicor South East United
4FW	Audel Laville	(2002-09-14) 14 September 2002 (age 21)	20	8	Dublanc
4FW	Donte Warrington	(2004-10-18) 18 October 2004 (age 19)	5	0	Point Michel
4FW	Savio Anselm	(2002-09-21) 21 September 2002 (age 21)	4	0	Dublanc
4FW	Reon Cuffy	(1999-01-17) 17 January 1999 (age 25)	3	0	East Central
4FW	Troy Jules	(2000-06-26) 26 June 2000 (age 23)	3	2	Mount Pleasant

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
GK	Raleighson Pascal	(1990-07-31) 31 July 1990 (age 33)	3	0	WE United	v. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 5 May 2024

DF	Zion Emanuel	(2001-01-12) 12 January 2001 (age 23)	3	0	Harlem United	v. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 5 May 2024

MF	Cheston Prosper	(1992-04-06) 6 April 1992 (age 32)	5	0	WE United	v. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 5 May 2024
MF	Marcelus Bonney	(2000-02-16) 16 February 2000 (age 24)	8	0	Bath Estate	v. Turks and Caicos Islands, 20 November 2023

FW	Fabio Drigo	(2006-09-23) 23 September 2006 (age 17)	2	0	WE United	v. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 5 May 2024
FW	Felix Anselm	(2003-09-13) 13 September 2003 (age 20)	3	0	Dublanc	v. Turks and Caicos Islands, 12 September 2023
FW	Francis Luke	(2001-01-08) 8 January 2001 (age 23)	2	0	Mahaut Soca Strikers	v. Turks and Caicos Islands, 12 September 2023

Records

As of 20 November 2023^[7]

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
4	Julian Wade	46	20	2010–present
6	Travist Joseph	38	2	2015–present
7	Euclid Bertrand	32	0	1998–2021
7	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
5	Audel Laville	6	18	0.33	2018–present
7	Mitchell Joseph	5	20	0.25	2005–2015
7	Chad Bertrand	5	49	0.1	2010–2021
9	Peter Greenaway	4	8	0.5	1993–2001
9	Randolph Peltier	4	20	0.2	2004–2019

Competition records

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup									Qualification
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930 to 1978	Part of United Kingdom								Part of United Kingdom
1982 to 1994	Not a FIFA member								Not a FIFA member
1998	Did not qualify								4	1	1	2	6	6
2002									2	0	0	2	1	7
2006									4	1	1	2	4	20
2010									2	0	1	1	1	2
2014									4	0	0	4	0	11
2018									4	1	1	2	3	8
2022									4	1	1	2	5	4
2026	To be determined								1	0	0	1	0	6
2030									Qualification yet to start
2034									Qualification yet to start
Total		0/7							25	4	5	16	20	64

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
1963	Did not enter									Did not enter
1965
1967
1969
1971
1973
1977
1981
1985
1989
1991
1993	Did not qualify									3	0	0	3	5	8
1996										2	0	1	1	0	1
1998										5	3	0	2	13	10
2000										6	2	1	3	9	18
2002										3	0	0	3	3	8
2003	Withdrew									Withdrew
2005	Did not qualify									3	0	0	3	1	16
2007										3	0	1	2	0	5
2009										2	0	0	2	1	6
2011										5	2	1	2	13	9
2013										3	1	0	2	4	5
2015										3	0	1	2	1	7
2017										4	1	0	3	9	10
2019										4	2	1	1	6	5
2021										6	1	0	5	3	14
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
League										Finals
Season	Division	Group	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	P/R	Finals	Result	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
2019–20	B	D	6	1	0	5	3	14		2021	Ineligible
2022–23	C	C	4	0	2	2	2	5		2023
2023–24	C	C	4	3	1	0	8	2		2024
2024–25	B	D	To be determined							2025
Total	—	—	14	4	3	7	13	21	—	Total	0 Titles	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Caribbean Cup

Caribbean Cup record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1989	Did not qualify
1990	Did not qualify
1991	Did not enter
1992	Did not qualify
1993	Did not qualify
1994	Group stage	3	0	1	2	1	11
1995	Did not qualify
1996
1997
1998	Group stage	3	0	0	3	2	15
1999	Did not qualify
2001
2005
2007
2008
2010
2012
2014
2017
Total	2/19	6	0	1	5	3	26

References

^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 4 April 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
^ Courtney, Barrie. "Dominica – List of International matches". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 9 February 2023. Retrieved 18 November 2010.
^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 8 June 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
^ Veroeveren, Piet. "Coupe des Caraibes 1948". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 9 February 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
^ 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
^ "Final Squad". Dominica Football Association - Facebook. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
^ "Dominica". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 21 April 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2022.

External links

[FIFA_World_Rankings-1] "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 4 April 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.

[2] Courtney, Barrie. "Dominica – List of International matches". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 9 February 2023. Retrieved 18 November 2010.

[World_Football_Elo_Ratings-3] Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 8 June 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.

[4] Veroeveren, Piet. "Coupe des Caraibes 1948". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 9 February 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.

[Hectordeath-5] 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

[6] "Final Squad". Dominica Football Association - Facebook. Retrieved 5 June 2024.

[7] "Dominica". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 21 April 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2022.

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v t e Dominica national football team
General	Dominica Football Association Managers
Venues	Windsor Park
Performances	Caribbean Cup CONCACAF Nations League
Other Dominican teams	U23 U20 U17 Women's U23 U20 U17

v t e National and regional football teams of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean (CONCACAF)
North America	Canada Mexico United States
Central America	Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Nicaragua Panama
Caribbean	Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Aruba Bahamas Barbados Bermuda¹ Bonaire³ British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Cuba Curaçao Dominica Dominican Republic French Guiana^{2 3} Grenada Guadeloupe³ Guyana² Haiti Jamaica Martinique³ Montserrat Puerto Rico Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Martin³ Sint Maarten³ Suriname² Trinidad and Tobago Turks and Caicos Islands U.S. Virgin Islands
Defunct	Netherlands Antilles
1: Inside the North American zone, but CFU member. 2: South American region, but affiliated to CONCACAF and CFU. 3: Full or associate CONCACAF member, but non-FIFA member.