Dominica national football team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Dominica women's national football team.

Dominica

Association	Dominica Football Association
Confederation	CONCACAF (North America)
Sub-confederation	CFU (Caribbean)
Head coach	Rajesh Latchoo
Captain	Glenson Prince
Most caps	Glenson Prince (69)
Top scorer	Julian Wade (20)
Home stadium	Windsor Park
FIFA code	DMA
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	184 1 (6 October 2022)
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 is the national team of Dominica and is controlled by the Dominica Football Association. They are a member of CONCACAF.

Dominica has never qualified for the FIFA World 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. 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.

Recent results and forthcoming fixtures

Main article: Dominica national football team results

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

2022

Dominica v Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

12 May Friendly	Dominica	2–1	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Roseau, Dominica
15:00 UTC−4	Thomas 14' Longdon 87'	Report	Stewart 3'	Stadium: Windsor Park

Dominica v Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

15 May Friendly	Dominica	3–1	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Roseau, Dominica
15:00 UTC−4	Laville 31', 60' George 85'	Report	Thomas 45+1'	Stadium: Windsor Park

Anguilla v Dominica

2 June Nations League	Anguilla	0–0	Dominica	The Valley, Anguilla
16:00 UTC−4		Report		Stadium: Raymond E. Guishard Stadium Referee: Tristley Bassue (St. Kitts and Nevis)

Dominica v Anguilla

5 June Nations League	Dominica	1–1	Anguilla	Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis
15:00 UTC−4	Wade 4'	Report	Guishard 57'	Stadium: Warner Park Referee: Sherwin Johnson (Guyana)

Dominica v Saint Lucia

9 June Nations League	Dominica	0–1	Saint Lucia	Roseau, Dominica
15:00 UTC−4		Report	Macfarlane 54'	Stadium: Windsor Park Referee: Odette Hamilton (Jamaica)

2023

Saint Lucia v Dominica

27 March Nations League	Saint Lucia	v	Dominica	Gros Islet, Saint Lucia
		Report		Stadium: Daren Sammy Cricket Ground

Coaching history

• Clifford Celaire (1996)
• Helmut Kosmehl (2000)
• Don Leogal (2004)
• Clifford Celaire (2005–2006)
• Christopher Ericson (2008–2009)
• Kurt Hector (2009–2013)
• Ronnie Gustave (2013-2014)
• Shane Marshall (2014–2017)
• Rajesh Latchoo (2017–present)

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Anguilla and Barbados on 2 and 9 June 2021.

Caps and goals correct as of 28 March 2021, after the match against Panama.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Donte Newton	(1999-02-17) 17 February 1999	0	0	Unknown
	1GK	Raleighson Pascal	(1990-07-31) 31 July 1990	0	0	Unknown
	1GK	Glenson Prince	(1987-09-17) 17 September 1987	64	0	Dublanc
	2DF	Euclid Bertrand	(1974-07-23) 23 July 1974	31	0	Dublanc
	2DF	Malcolm Joseph	(1993-10-10) 10 October 1993	43	1	Portsmouth Bombers
	2DF	Sidney Lockhart	(1996-03-08) 8 March 1996	26	0	Morvant Caledonia United
	2DF	Kassim Peltier	(1998-09-07) 7 September 1998	3	0	Harlem United
	2DF	Ajaya Royer	(1997-09-04) 4 September 1997	8	0	Dublanc
	2DF	Erskim Williams	(1994-10-21) 21 October 1994	16	0	Portsmouth Bombers
	3MF	Chad Bertrand	(1986-12-19) 19 December 1986	47	4	Solidarité-Scolaire
	3MF	Fitz Jolly	(1999-03-16) 16 March 1999	2	0	Bath Estate
	3MF	Briel Thomas	(1994-11-25) 25 November 1994	38	3	W Connection
	3MF	Triston Sandy	(2001-01-10) 10 January 2001	1	0	Portsmouth Bombers
	3MF	Kelrick Walter	(1989-11-06) 6 November 1989	23	3	Bath Estate
	4FW	Reon Cuffy	(1999-01-17) 17 January 1999	3	0	East Central
	4FW	Javid George	(1998-06-14) 14 June 1998	14	0	Sagicor South East United
	4FW	Travist Joseph	(1994-05-23) 23 May 1994	23	2	Dublanc
	4FW	Audel Laville	(2002-09-14) 14 September 2002	7	2	Harlem United
	4FW	Darryl Longdon	(2000-11-08) 8 November 2000	2	0	FC Tucson
	4FW	Julian Wade	(1990-07-12) 12 July 1990	43	20	Formartine United

Recent Call-ups

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
INJ Withdrew due to injury PRE Preliminary squad / standby RET Retired from the national team SUS Serving suspension WD Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue.

Records

As of 9 June 2022

Players in bold are still active with Dominica.

Most caps

Rank	Player	Caps	Goals	Career
1	Glenson Prince	69	0	2005–present
2	Chad Bertrand	49	5	2010–present
3	Malcolm Joseph	46	1	2011–present
4	Briel Thomas	44	5	2013–present
	Julian Wade	44	20	2010–present
6	Travist Joseph	33	2	2015–present
7	Euclid Bertrand	32	0	1998–present
	Sidney Lockhart	32	0	2014–present
9	Hubert Prince	29	0	2010–2019
10	Anfernee Frederick	26	2	2014–present

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Goals	Caps	Ratio	Career
1	Julian Wade	20	44	0.45	2010–present
2	Kurlson Benjamin	14	24	0.58	2008–2018
3	Kelly Peters	9	16	0.56	1999–2011
4	Vincent Casimir	6	11	0.55	2000–2004
5	Mitchell Joseph	5	20	0.25	2005–2015
	Briel Thomas	5	44	0.11	2013–present
	Chad Bertrand	5	49	0.1	2010–present
8	Peter Greenaway	4	8	0.5	1993–2001
	Audel Laville	4	13	0.31	2018–present
	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										FIFA World Cup qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930	Part of United Kingdom									Part of United Kingdom
1934
1938
1950
1954
1958
1962
1966
1970
1974
1978
1982	Not a FIFA member									Not a FIFA member
1986
1990
1994
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									Qualification yet to start
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
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											In progress
Total	0 titles	0/27	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		52	12	6	34	68	122

CONCACAF Nations League

CONCACAF Nations League record
Year	Division	Group	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	P/R	Rank
2019−20	B	D	6	1	0	5	3	14		27th
2022–23	C	C	To be determined
Total			6	1	0	5	3	14	27th

Caribbean Cup

Caribbean Cup record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1989	Did not qualify
1990
1991	Did not enter
1992	Did not qualify
1993
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	Group stage	6	0	1	5	3	26