Dominica national football team

Dominica
Association	Dominica Football Association (DFA)
Confederation	CONCACAF; (North America)
Sub-confederation	CFU (Caribbean)
Head coach	Kurt Herd
Captain	Glenson Prince
Most caps	Glenson Prince (72)
Top scorer	Julian Wade (20)
Home stadium	DFA Technical Center Stadium; Windsor Park
FIFA code	DMA
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	186 4 (7 October 2026)
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 represents Dominica in men's international football, and is governed by the Dominica Football Association, the governing body for football in Dominica founded in 1970. It has been a full member of FIFA and CONCACAF since 1994, and is also a member of CFU in the Caribbean Zone.

Dominica has never qualified for the FIFA World Cup and the CONCACAF Gold Cup, but has participated three times in League B and twice in League C of the CONCACAF Nations League.

Dominica's debut in international competitions was in the 1981 CFU Championship qualifying tournament, and its first appearance in World Cup qualifiers was for 1998 qualification. The team's first victory was in 1932 by defeating Martinique 1–0, which was also its first match ever.

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

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

Win Draw Loss Fixture

2025

12 November 2025-26 CONCACAF Series	Dominica	1–2	Saint Martin	Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis
16:00 UTC−4	Jules 47'	Report	Bellechasse 79', 90+1' (pen.)	Stadium: SKNFA Technical Center Referee: Randy Encarnación (Dominican Republic)

15 November 2025-26 CONCACAF Series	Dominica	2–3	Sint Maarten	Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis
16:00 UTC−4	Joseph 43', 71'	Report	Bleeker 22' de Nooijer 66' Amatkarijo 75' (pen.)	Stadium: SKNFA Technical Center

2026

27 March 2025–26 CONCACAF Series	Guyana	2–0	Dominica	Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
16:30 UTC−4	De Rosario 28', 31'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Cibao FC Referee: Patrick Senecharles (Haiti)

30 March 2025–26 CONCACAF Series	Dominica	0–0	Sint Maarten	Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
19:30 UTC−4		Report		Stadium: Estadio Cibao FC Referee: Adrian Lage (Cuba)

24 September 2026–27 CONCACAF Nations League	Cayman Islands	0-0	Dominica	Roseau, Dominica
20:00 UTC−4		Report		Stadium: Windsor Park

27 September 2026–27 CONCACAF Nations League	Dominica	0-2	Puerto Rico	Roseau, Dominica
20:00 UTC−4		Report	Sulia 4' Rivera 37'	Stadium: Windsor Park

1 October 2026–27 CONCACAF Nations League

Dominica

1-5

Guyana

Mayagüez, Puerto Rico

17:00 UTC−4

Jules

75'

Report

De Rosario

27'

Glasgow 41'

Moore 50'

Benjamin 79'

George

90'

Stadium: Mayagüez Athletics Stadium

4 October 2026–27 CONCACAF Nations League

Guyana

8-1

Dominica

Mayagüez, Puerto Rico

15:00 UTC−4

Glasgow

5', 33'

Moore 18', 57'

Bonds 24', 75'

Kellman 53'

George

69'

Report

Reon Cuffy

67'

Stadium: Mayagüez Athletics Stadium

13 November 2026–27 CONCACAF Nations League	Puerto Rico	v	Dominica	Georgetown, Guyana
15:00 UTC−4				Stadium: Synthetic Track and Field Facility

17 November 2026–27 CONCACAF Nations League	Dominica	v	Cayman Islands	Georgetown, Guyana
15:00 UTC−4				Stadium: Synthetic Track and Field Facility

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 (2017–2022)
Colin Bernard (2022–2023)
Ellington Sabin (2022–2025)
Kurt Herd (interim) (2026–present)

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2026–27 CONCACAF Nations League B matches against Puerto Rico and Cayman Islands on 13 and 17 November 2026.

Caps and goals correct as of 4 October 2026, after the match against Guyana.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Dwight Eloi	(2008-11-26) 26 November 2008 (age 17)	2	0	Bath Estate
1GK	Shamal George	(1998-01-06) 6 January 1998 (age 28)	0	0	Bromley

2DF	Briel Thomas	(1994-11-25) 25 November 1994 (age 31)	62	8	Dublanc
2DF	Eustace Marshall	(1997-02-14) 14 February 1997 (age 29)	24	1	Bath Estate
2DF	Marcus Bredas	(2003-11-29) 29 November 2003 (age 22)	19	0	Point Michel
2DF	Tobi Jno Hope	(1997-10-04) 4 October 1997 (age 29)	5	0	Free Agent
2DF	Jaylan Jno Ville	(2006-04-11) 11 April 2006 (age 20)	4	0	Portsmouth Bombers
2DF	Titus Sandy Jr	(2002-01-19) 19 January 2002 (age 24)	3	0	Orlando City B
2DF	Harvey-Joe Bertrand	(2002-03-25) 25 March 2002 (age 24)	0	0	Dorchester Town

3MF	Javid George	(1998-06-14) 14 June 1998 (age 28)	41	3	Harbour View
3MF	Savio Anselm	(2002-09-21) 21 September 2002 (age 24)	14	0	Dublanc
3MF	Cobin Paul	(2000-08-14) 14 August 2000 (age 26)	5	0	Dublanc
3MF	Dhamario Challenger	(2006-05-14) 14 May 2006 (age 20)	4	0	South East
3MF	Lyan Edwards	(2005-12-08) 8 December 2005 (age 20)	5	0	WE United
3MF	Trivine Esprit	(2002-02-14) 14 February 2002 (age 24)	0	0	Simcoe County Rovers

4FW	Reon Cuffy	(1999-01-17) 17 January 1999 (age 27)	11	2	East Central
4FW	Donte Warrington	(2004-10-18) 18 October 2004 (age 22)	10	0	Point Michel
4FW	Jayden Carbon	(2005-08-04) 4 August 2005 (age 21)	0	0	Middlesbrough
4FW	Theo Jeremy	(2006-03-25) 25 March 2006 (age 20)	0	0	Europa Point
4FW	Malachi Sharpe	(2005-11-21) 21 November 2005 (age 20)	0	0	Free Agent

Records

As of 12 July 2026

Players in bold are still active with Dominica.

Most appearances

Rank	Player	Caps	Goals	Career
1	Glenson Prince	79	0	2005–present
2	Briel Thomas	56	8	2013–present
3	Chad Bertrand	53	6	2010–present
4	Julian Wade	52	20	2010–present
5	Travist Joseph	45	5	2015–present
6	Malcolm Joseph	39	1	2011–2022
7	Javid George	36	3	2018–present
8	Erskim Williams	32	0	2013–present
9	Audel Laville	31	11	2018–present
10	Sidney Lockhart	28	0	2014–2022

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Goals	Caps	Ratio	Career
1	Julian Wade	20	52	0.38	2010–present
2	Kurlson Benjamin	14	22	0.64	2008–2018
3	Audel Laville	11	31	0.35	2018–present
4	Briel Thomas	8	62	0.13	2013–present
5	Kelly Peters	7	14	0.5	1999–2011
5	Chad Bertrand	7	58	0.12	2010–present
7	Vincent Casimir	5	10	0.5	2000–2004
	Troy Jules	5	14	0.36	2023–present
	Mitchell Joseph	5	21	0.24	2005–2015
	Travist Joseph	5	45	0.11	2010–present

Competitive record

Richard Pacquette played for the national football team of Dominica

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup record									Qualification
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930 to 1978	Part of United Kingdom								Part of United Kingdom
1982 to 1994	Not a FIFA member								Not a FIFA member
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									4	1	0	3	5	14
2030	To be determined								Qualification yet to start
2034	To be determined								Qualification yet to start
Total		0/8							28	5	5	18	25	72

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 to 1991	Did not enter									Did not enter
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										4	0	2	2	2	5
2025										6	1	1	4	6	18
Total		0/28	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	62	13	9	40	76	145

CONCACAF Nations League

CONCACAF Nations League record
League										Finals
Season	Division	Group	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	P/R	Finals	Result	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
2019–20	B	D	6	1	0	5	3	14		2021	Ineligible
2022–23	C	C	4	0	2	2	2	5		2023
2023–24	C	C	4	3	1	0	8	2		2024
2024–25	B	D	6	1	1	4	6	18		2025
Total	—	—	20	5	4	11	19	39	—	Total	0 Titles	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Caribbean Cup

Caribbean Cup record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1989 and 1990	Did not qualify
1991	Did not enter
1992 and 1993	Did not qualify
1994	Group stage	3	0	1	2	1	11
1995 to 1997	Did not qualify
1998	Group stage	3	0	0	3	2	15
1999 to 2017	Did not qualify
Total	2/19	6	0	1	5	3	26

Honours

Friendly / Unofficial

Windward Islands Tournament (3): 1971, 1985, 1988

References

↑ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Men's World Ranking". 7 October 2026. Retrieved 7 October 2026.
↑ Courtney, Barrie. "Dominica – List of International matches". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 9 February 2023. Retrieved 18 November 2010.
↑ Veroeveren, Piet. "Coupe des Caraibes 1948". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 9 February 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
↑ Hector was reported to have been killed in a traffic accident on 19 April 2013. No new coach has yet been appointed.Dominica football coach, player die in crash | Boston Herald Archived 3 September 2014 at the Wayback Machine
↑ "DFA names revamped Dominica squad with six new overseas players for Nations League fixtures". Dominica News Online. 6 November 2026. Retrieved 6 November 2026.
↑ "Dominica". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 21 April 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2022.

External links

[FIFA_World_Rankings-1] "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Men's World Ranking". 7 October 2026. Retrieved 7 October 2026.

[2] Courtney, Barrie. "Dominica – List of International matches". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 9 February 2023. Retrieved 18 November 2010.

[3] Veroeveren, Piet. "Coupe des Caraibes 1948". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 9 February 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.

[Hectordeath-4] Hector was reported to have been killed in a traffic accident on 19 April 2013. No new coach has yet been appointed.Dominica football coach, player die in crash | Boston Herald Archived 3 September 2014 at the Wayback Machine

[5] "DFA names revamped Dominica squad with six new overseas players for Nations League fixtures". Dominica News Online. 6 November 2026. Retrieved 6 November 2026.

[6] "Dominica". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 21 April 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2022.

v t e Dominica national football team
General	Dominica Football Association Managers
Venues	Windsor Park
Performances	Caribbean Cup CONCACAF Nations League
Other Dominican teams	U23 U20 U17 Women's U23 U20 U17

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Central America	Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Nicaragua Panama
Caribbean	Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Aruba Bahamas Barbados Bermuda¹ Bonaire³ British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Cuba Curaçao Dominica Dominican Republic French Guiana^{2 3} Grenada Guadeloupe³ Guyana² Haiti Jamaica Martinique³ Montserrat Puerto Rico Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Martin³ Sint Maarten³ Suriname² Trinidad and Tobago Turks and Caicos Islands U.S. Virgin Islands
Defunct	Netherlands Antilles
1: Inside the North American zone, but CFU member. 2: South American region, but affiliated to CONCACAF and CFU. 3: Full or associate CONCACAF member, but non-FIFA member.

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