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Cibao Fútbol Club is a Dominican professional
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team based in
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. Founded in 2015, the team competes in the
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History

Cibao Futbol Club was founded on January 1, 2015, ahead of the inaugural season of the
Liga Dominicana de Fútbol The Liga Dominicana de Fútbol is the first professional football league in Dominican Republic, it was launched in March 2015. For sponsorship reasons it is known as ''LDF Banco Popular''. History Prior to the league's establishment, football in ...
. The club built a new stadium,
Estadio Cibao FC Cibao FC Stadium is a football stadium in Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic. It is currently used for football matches and hosts the home games of Cibao FC of the Liga Dominicana de Fútbol. The stadium holds 8,000 spectators. Th ...
, that opened on March 8, 2015. Cibao FC partnered with the Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra and the ARMID Foundation to build the stadium and form a development academy. The Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra contributed 26,187 square meters of land for the construction of the stadium. The ARMID-Foundation Real Madrid Foundation used these facilities to establish the first Real Madrid Foundation's Tecnification School in Latin America, which will be responsible for giving sports and academic training to children and adolescents. On May 21, 2017, the team won the 2017 Caribbean Club Championship by defeating
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in the final, becoming the first team from the
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to be crowned Caribbean club champions and the first to qualify for the
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, the team played against
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in the
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. From 2018 to 2024, Cibao FC achieved success in the
Liga Dominicana de Fútbol The Liga Dominicana de Fútbol is the first professional football league in Dominican Republic, it was launched in March 2015. For sponsorship reasons it is known as ''LDF Banco Popular''. History Prior to the league's establishment, football in ...
(LDF). The club began this period by defending its title successfully, clinching the 2018 LDF Championship. In 2019, Cibao FC reached the playoffs again but fell short of capturing the title. The breakthrough year came in 2021, when Cibao FC captured its second league title, the
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. In 2021, the team faced challenges due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, but they adapted by focusing on player fitness and mental resilience. This determination paid off in 2022, when Cibao FC claimed yet another title, the 2022 LDF Championship, further cementing their place in Dominican football history. Their success was marked by a solid defense and an attacking strategy that kept opponents on their toes. They were runners up in
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. Continuing this trajectory, Cibao FC reached another milestone in 2023 by winning the 2023 LDF Championship, making it their fourth league title in just a few years. They were runners up
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.


Stadium

The
Estadio Cibao FC Cibao FC Stadium is a football stadium in Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic. It is currently used for football matches and hosts the home games of Cibao FC of the Liga Dominicana de Fútbol. The stadium holds 8,000 spectators. Th ...
is a football stadium located in
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campus, Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic. It is currently used for football matches and hosts the home games of Cibao FC of the
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. The stadium holds 8,000 spectators. On 29 July 2023, the venue hosted a
Liga Dominicana de Fútbol The Liga Dominicana de Fútbol is the first professional football league in Dominican Republic, it was launched in March 2015. For sponsorship reasons it is known as ''LDF Banco Popular''. History Prior to the league's establishment, football in ...
game between Cibao FC and Atlético Vega Real. 2,800 people attended the game. It was the best-attended
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match in 2023.


Players and staff


Technical staff


Honours


Championships

* 2018 Liga Dominicana de Fútbol *
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* 2022 Liga Dominicana de Fútbol * 2023 Liga Dominicana de Fútbol * 2024 Liga Dominicana de Fútbol * 2025 Liga Dominicana de Fútbol


Runner-up

* 2016 Liga Dominicana de Fútbol Season Runner-up * 2019 Liga Dominicana de Fútbol Runner-up


National Cup

* Copa Dominicana de Futbol 2015 Winner * Copa Dominicana de Futbol 2016 Winner


International achievements

* Copa Dominico-Haitiana Champions 2016 *
2017 CFU Club Championship The 2017 Caribbean Club Championship was the 19th edition of the Caribbean Club Championship (also known as the CFU Club Championship), the annual international club football competition in the Caribbean region, held amongst clubs whose football a ...
Winners *
2022 Caribbean Club Championship The 2022 Caribbean Club Championship was the 24th and final edition of the Caribbean Club Championship (also known as the CFU Club Championship), the first-tier annual international club football competition in the Caribbean region, held amongst ...
Runner-up *
2024 CONCACAF Caribbean Cup The 2024 CONCACAF Caribbean Cup was the second edition of the CONCACAF Caribbean Cup, the first-tier annual international club football competition in the Caribbean region. It was contested by clubs whose football associations are affiliated wit ...
Runners-up


References


External links

* {{CFU Club Championship winners Football clubs in the Dominican Republic Association football clubs established in 2015 2015 establishments in the Dominican Republic