Dominica national football team

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.

Results and 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.

2024

2025

• Jules
• Bellechasse
• Joseph
• Bleeker
• de Nooijer
• Amatkarijo

Coaching history

• DMA Clifford Celaire (1996)
• GER Helmut Kosmehl (2000)
• DMA Don Leogal (2004)
• DMA Clifford Celaire (2005–2006)
• DMA Christopher Ericson (2008–2009)
• DMA Kurt Hector (2009–2013)
• DMA Ronnie Gustave (2013–2014)
• DMA Shane Marshall (2014–2017)
• TRI Rajesh Latchoo (2017–2022)
• DMA 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 British Virgin Islands and Dominican Republic on 4 and 10 June 2025.

Caps and goals correct as of 11 May 2025, after the match against Barbados.

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the team within the last twelve months. INJ

• INJ = Withdrew due to injury

Records

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Competition records

FIFA World Cup

CONCACAF Gold Cup

CONCACAF Nations League

Caribbean Cup

References

References

1. Courtney, Barrie. "Dominica – List of International matches".
2. "Coupe des Caraibes 1948".
3. Hector was reported to have been killed in a traffic accident on 19 April 2013. No new coach has yet been appointed.[http://bostonherald.com/sports/revolution_soccer/soccer/2013/04/dominica_football_coach_player_die_in_crash Dominica football coach, player die in crash. Boston Herald] {{Webarchive. link. (3 September 2014)
4. (27 May 2025). "The technical staff of the Men's Senior National Team has announced a 23 man squad for Dominica's two remaining matches in the Concacaf Qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup". Dominica Football Association.
5. "Dominica".