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The Dominican Football Federation was founded in 1953 and joined FIFA in 1959. The national team played their first games in May 1967 – a two-legged qualifier against Haiti for a place in the football at the 1968 Summer Olympics of Mexico .
Prior to the league's establishment, football in the Dominican Republic was only played in a semi-pro level. To address the issue and to raise the status of football in the country, the Dominican Football Federation has decided to implement the idea of a new professional league in the country, to attract more people into the sport. Thus, the ...
Football is the fourth most popular sport in the Dominican Republic, as baseball, basketball and volleyball are more popular. [citation needed] In recent years football has gained in popularity, particularly among young people. In 2001 the national association celebrated its first significant success, with the U-23 team winning the Copa de Las ...
Dominican football may refer to: Football in the Dominican Republic; Football in Dominica This page was last edited on 6 February 2022, at 04:44 (UTC). Text is ...
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]
The 2024 season of the Liga Dominicana de Futbol is the 10th season of Association football in the Dominican Republic. Before the season started, a one-game play-off match was contested between Atlantico FC and Atletico Pantoja at Estadio Leonel Plácido. The match was held to determine the last slots for the upcoming 2024 CFU Club Shield.
2015 Liga Dominicana de Fútbol. Club Barcelona Atlético (Santo Domingo); Bauger FC (Santo Domingo); Club Atlético Pantoja (Santo Domingo); Atlético Vega Real (); Moca FC (); Cibao FC (Santiago de los Caballeros)
The 2005 edition also was played without clubs from the 2004–05 Liga Mayor – apart from the relegated teams Jarabacoa and Santo Domingo Savio (La Vega). In 2015 the league was replaced by Liga Dominicana de Fútbol, the first professional football league in Dominican Republic.