The Dominica national football team represents Dominica in men's international football, which is governed by the Dominica Football Association founded in 1970. It has been an affiliate member of FIFA since 1994, an associate member of CONCACAF since 1990 and becoming a full member in 1994. Regionally, it is an affiliate member of CFU in the Caribbean Zone.
Dominica has never participated in the FIFA World Cup and the CONCACAF Gold Cup, but has participated twice in League B and twice in League C of the CONCACAF Nations League.
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.
2025
2026
Coaching history
Clifford Celaire (1996) Helmut Kosmehl (2000) Don Leogal (2004) Clifford Celaire (2005–2006) Christopher Ericson (2008–2009) Kurt Hector (2009–2013)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 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 2025–26 CONCACAF Series matches against Guyana and Sint Maarten on 27 and 30 March 2026.
Caps and goals correct as of 31 March 2026, after the match against Sint Maarten. The squad featured players representing clubs in Guyana, North America, Europe, and the Caribbean, reflecting the team's international composition.
Recent call-ups The following players have been called up for the team within the last twelve months.
= Withdrew due to injury
Records
Players in bold are still active with Dominica.
Most appearances
RankPlayerCapsGoalsCareer1Glenson Prince7902005–present2Briel Thomas5682013–present3Chad Bertrand5362010–present4Julian Wade47162010–present5Travist Joseph4552015–present6Malcolm Joseph3912011–20227Javid George3632018–present8Erskim Williams3202013–present9Audel Laville31112018–present10Sidney Lockhart2802014–2022
Top goalscorers
RankPlayerGoalsCapsRatioCareer1Julian Wade16472010–present2Kurlson Benjamin14222008–20183Audel Laville11312018–present4Briel Thomas8622013–present5Kelly Peters7141999–2011Chad Bertrand7582010–present7Vincent Casimir5102000–2004Troy Jules5142023–presentMitchell Joseph5212005–2015Travist Joseph5452010–present
Competition records
FIFA World Cup
FIFA World CupQualificationYearRoundPosition*1930 to 1978Part of Part of 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 2030To be determinedQualification yet to start 2034Total2855182572
CONCACAF Gold Cup CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup recordQualification recordYearRoundPositionPldWD*LGFGASquad 1963Did not enterDid not enter 1965 1967 1969 1971 1973 1977 198119851989 1991 1993Did not qualify300358 1996201101 199853021310 20006213918 2002300338 2003WithdrewWithdrew 2005Did not qualify3003116 2007301205 2009200216 20115212139 2013310245 2015301217 20174103910 2019421165 20216105314 2023402225 20256114618Total0 titles0/28000000—621394076145
CONCACAF Nations League CONCACAF Nations League recordLeagueFinalsSeasonDivisionGroupFinalsResult2019–20BD6105314 2021Ineligible2022–23CC402225 20232023–24CC431082 20242024–25BD6114618 2025Total——2054111939—Total0 Titles———————
Caribbean Cup Caribbean Cup recordYearRoundPldWDLGFGA 1989Did not qualify 1990 1991Did not enter 1992Did not qualify 1993 1994 Group stage 3 0 1 2 1 11 1995Did not qualify 1996 1997 1998 Group stage 3 0 0 3 2 15 1999Did not qualify 2001 2005 2007 2008 2010 2012 2014 2017Total2/196015326
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