The Dominican Football Federation ( es, Federación Dominicana de Fútbol) is the governing body of football in the

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Liga Dominicana de Futbol

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 ...

is the top division for

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in the

, it was created on September 16, 2014. The league begun in March 2015. The Dominican Football Federation announced the creation of the Dominican Football League (LDF), in a ceremony held at the Ambassador Hotel

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. The ceremony was attended by President of

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Jeffrey Webb , President of the Dominican Olympic Committee Luisín Mejia, the vice-minister of sports Marcos Diaz among others. Ten teams participate in this league.

Football in the Dominican Republic

Football is the fourth most popular sport in the Dominican Republic, as

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and

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are more popular. In recent years football has gained in popularity, particularly among young people. In 2001 the national association celebrated its first significant success, with the U-23 team winning the Copa de Las Antillas. The

has not yet qualified for

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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 of land as part of this project.

Association staff

Financing of Goal project

Project Centre 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 FAP USD 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 cost USD 535,221 Financed by Goal USD 400,000 FAP USD 135,221

Other FIFA development activities

Until 1990 2 courses 1992, 1999 Futuro courses 1990 Olympic Solidarity course

Old logo

References

External links

Official website

at the FIFA website
Dominican Republic
at CONCACAF site {{International football

Football in the Dominican Republic

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1953 establishments in the Dominican Republic Sports organizations established in 1953