The Dominica national football team represents

Dominica Dominica, officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, is an island country in the Caribbean. It is part of the Windward Islands chain in the Lesser Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean Sea. The capital, Roseau, is located on the western side of t ...

in international

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and is controlled by the

Dominica Football Association The Dominica Football Association is the governing body of football in Dominica. The Dominica national football team is the national team of Dominica and is controlled by the Dominica Football Association. The national league of Dominica is the ...

. They are a member of

CONCACAF The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football, abbreviated as CONCACAF ( ; typeset for branding purposes since 2018 as Concacaf), is one of FIFA's six continental governing bodies for association football. Its 4 ...

and a member of

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since 1995, Dominica has never qualified for the

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, nor the

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History

Beginnings

Dominica played its first international match in 1932, against

Martinique Martinique ( ; or ; Kalinago language, Kalinago: or ) is an island in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the eastern Caribbean Sea. It was previously known as Iguanacaera which translates to iguana island in Carib language, Kariʼn ...

, 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

5–0 but qualified due to

Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago, officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is the southernmost island country in the Caribbean, comprising the main islands of Trinidad and Tobago, along with several List of islands of Trinidad and Tobago, smaller i ...

'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 Grenada is an island country of the West Indies in the eastern Caribbean Sea. The southernmost of the Windward Islands, Grenada is directly south of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and about north of Trinidad and Tobago, Trinidad and the So ...

, and a 2–2 draw against

Saint Lucia Saint Lucia is an island country of the West Indies in the eastern Caribbean. Part of the Windward Islands of the Lesser Antilles, it is located north/northeast of the island of Saint Vincent (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines), Saint Vincent ...

. 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

5–0 and

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4–0. They were only able to draw 1–1 with

Barbados Barbados, officially the Republic of Barbados, is an island country in the Atlantic Ocean. It is part of the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies and the easternmost island of the Caribbean region. It lies on the boundary of the South American ...

. They next qualified for the 1998 Caribbean Cup, being eliminated again in the first round, this time with three defeats against

5–1,

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2–1 and

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

in the first round (3–3 in

Roseau Roseau (Dominican Creole French, Dominican Creole: ''Wozo'') is the capital and largest city of Dominica, with a population of 14,725 as of 2011. It is a small and compact urban settlement, in the Saint George Parish, Dominica, Saint George Pa ...

and 1–3 in St. John's) before losing in the second phase to

(1–0 in both

and

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2000–present

In the 2002 qualifiers, the ''Pericos'' succumbed to

Haiti Haiti, officially the Republic of Haiti, is a country on the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and south of the Bahamas. It occupies the western three-eighths of the island, which it shares with the Dominican ...

7–1 on aggregate, and in the 2006 qualifiers, after beating

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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

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. The decade would end with an elimination at the hands of

, just like in 1996, this time as part of the 2010 qualifiers (1–1 in

and 0–1 in

). On 15 October 2010, Dominica achieved the greatest victory in its history, beating the

British Virgin Islands The British Virgin Islands (BVI), officially the Virgin Islands, are a British Overseas Territories, British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean, to the east of Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands, US Virgin Islands and north-west ...

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 Panama, officially the Republic of Panama, is a country in Latin America at the southern end of Central America, bordering South America. It is bordered by Costa Rica to the west, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north, and ...

and

Nicaragua Nicaragua, officially the Republic of Nicaragua, is the geographically largest Sovereign state, country in Central America, comprising . With a population of 7,142,529 as of 2024, it is the third-most populous country in Central America aft ...

. They lost all four of their games, failing to score a goal and conceding 11. They were eliminated from 2018 World Cup qualification by

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, 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.

2024

2025

Coaching history

* Clifford Celaire (1996) * Helmut Kosmehl (2000) * Don Leogal (2004) * Clifford Celaire (2005–2006) * Christopher Ericson (2008–2009) * Kurt Hector (2009–2013)Hector was reported to have been killed in a traffic accident on 19 April 2013. No new coach has yet been appointe
Dominica football coach, player die in crash , Boston Herald
* 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 – CONCACAF second round matches against

and

Dominican Republic The Dominican Republic is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles of the Caribbean Sea in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean. It shares a Maritime boundary, maritime border with Puerto Rico to the east and ...

on 4 and 10 June 2025. ''Caps and goals correct as of 11 May 2025, after the match against

.''

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the team within the last twelve months. ^INJ * = Withdrew due to injury

Records

:''Players in bold are still active with Dominica.''

Most appearances

Top goalscorers

Competition records

FIFA World Cup

CONCACAF Gold Cup

CONCACAF Nations League

Caribbean Cup

References

External links

{{National sports teams of Dominica Caribbean national association football teams