- Federación Dominicana de Fútbol
National football association
Founded = 1953
FIFA affiliation = 1958
Region =CONCACAF
Region affiliation = 1964
President = Osiris Guzman
Coach =Ljubomir Crnokrak
Teams = 8The Federación Dominicana de Fútbol is the governing body of football in the
Dominican Republic .Teams
*Barcelona
*Deportiva Pantoja
*Moca
*Jarabacoa
*San Cristobal
*Casa de España
*Montellano la Romana=Goal Programme 2002=
Football in the Dominican Republic
Football is listed as the fourth most popular sport in the Dominican Republic, as baseball, basketball and volleyball are all currently more popular than our game. But in recent years, football has continued to gain in popularity, particularly among young people. However, no player from the Dominican Republic has earned a transfer to a professional league abroad. On a positive note, in 2001, the national association celebrated its first significant success, with the U-23 team winning the «Copa de Las Antillas».
The first Goal Project
FIFA vice-president Jack Warner opened the Dominican Republic FAs new centre for football development on 2 July 2003. The building can be found just outside the city of San Cristobal. The first phase, involving building offices for the national association and classrooms for the people attending the courses of the various training programmes, will be financed by the Goal Programme, with extra funds coming from the FIFA Financial Assistance Programme. In the second phase, due to be completed by the end of 2003, various technical facilities, such as playing pitches and accommodation for players and coaches, will be constructed. The government has also donated 25 acres of land as part of this project.
Financing of Goal project
ProjectCentre for football development in San Cristobal
project approved 4 March 2002
Status Opened on 2 July 2003
Total cost USD 430,922
Goal USD 400,000
FAPUSD 30,922
=Second Goal project=
The San Cristobal centre for football development inaugurated in July 2003 will be raised by one storey to accommodate bedrooms and medical rooms. A separate building nearby contains dressing rooms and toilets for everyone using the different pitches that also belong to the training centre. This extension is the culmination of the original plan for a fully equipped and functioning technical centre, funded by Goal and partly by the associations own resources.
Financing of Goal project
Project Extension of project 1 to the training centre
Project approved on 15 March 2006
Status Implementation
Total costUSD 535,221 Financed by
Goal USD 400,000
FAP USD 135,221
Other FIFA development activities
Until 19902 courses
1992, 1999Futuro courses
1990Olympic Solidarity course
External links
* [http://www.fedofutbol.org/ Official website]
* [http://www.fifa.com/en/organisation/confederations/associationdetails/0,1483,TAH,00.html?countrycode=TAH Dominican Republic] at the FIFA website.
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