The 2016 Liga Dominicana de Fútbol season (known as the LDF Banco Popular for sponsorship reasons) is the 2nd season of professional football in the Dominican Republic. Club Atlético Pantoja are the reigning champions, having won their first title last year.
Stadia and locations Each team will play 18 matches in the regular season, the 4 teams with most points qualify to the playoffs. The champion will be decided in a single-legged final.
Team Location Stadium Capacity Atlántico FC Puerto Plata Estadio Leonel Plácido2,000 Atlético San Cristóbal San Cristóbal Estadio Panamericano2,800 Atlético Vega Real La Vega Estadio Olímpico7,000 Bauger FC Santo Domingo Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez27,000 Cibao FC Santiago Estadio Cibao FC5,000 Club Atlético Pantoja Santo Domingo Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez27,000 Club Barcelona Atlético Santo Domingo Este Estadio Parque del Este3,000 Delfines del Este FC La Romana Estadio Municipal La Romana Moca FC Moca Estadio Complejo Deportivo Moca 867,000 Universidad O&M F.C. Santo Domingo Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez27,000
League table
Championship round
Semifinals
First leg
Second leg
Cibao FC wins 2–1 on aggregate
Club Barcelona Atlético wins 4–1 on aggregate
Final
Results
Top goalscorers Rank Player Club Goals 1 Anderson Arias Barcelona Atlético 11 2 Berthame Dine Atlético Vega Real 10 3 Domingo Peralta Cibao FC 9 4 Darly Batista Atlético Pantoja 7 5 Jonathan Faña Cibao 6 – Luis Espinal Atlético Pantoja 6 – Jorge Alonso Atlético San Cristóbal 6 – Bony Pierre Bauger FC 6 – Kensy Guerrero Atlético San Cristóbal 6 – Marcel Hernández Moca FC 6 11 Pablo Cabrera Atlético Pantoja 5 – Jose Felix Gutierrez Universidad O&M FC 5 13 Patrick Soko Cibao FC 4 – Luciano Copetti Bauger FC 4 – Herlyn Cuica Moca FC 4 – Charles Herold Jr. Cibao FC 4 – Wuiswell Isea Atlántico FC 4 – Kens Germain Delfines del Este FC 4
Hat-tricks Date Player Goals Local Result Visiting Week 10 April 2016 Darly Batista 3' 13' 16' Club Atlético Pantoja 3–0 Delfines del Este FC Jornada 4“Hat-trick” de Darly Batista da un triunfo a Atlético Pantoja, consultado en abril de 2016 30 July 2016 Domingo Peralta 16' 42' 72' Cibao FC 5–0 Delfines del Este FC Jornada 18 14 August 2016 Enson Rodríguez 40' 44' 48' Club Barcelona Atlético 3–0 Atlético San Cristóbal Semifinals Second leg
Awards
Player of the week WeekPlayerTeamWeek 1 Berthame Dine Atlético Vega RealWeek 2 Luciano Copetti Bauger FCWeek 3 Anderson Arias Club Barcelona AtléticoWeeka 4 Darly Batista Club Atlético PantojaWeek 5 Anderson Arias Club Barcelona AtléticoWeek 6 Dennis Agyekum Atlético San CristóbalWeek 7 Wilman Modesta Club Barcelona AtléticoWeek 8 Jonathan Faña Cibao FCWeek 9 Pablo Cabrera Club Atlético PantojaWeek 10 Ramon Excellente Delfines del Este FCWeek 11 Alexander Rodríguez Cibao FCWeek 12 Marcel Hernandez Moca FCWeek 13 Ergy Berkin Universidad O&M FCWeek 14 Jorge Alonso Martín Atlético San CristóbalWeek 15 Cristian Casseres Atlantico FCWeek 16 –Week 17 Jorge Alonso Martín Club Atlético San CristóbalWeek 18 Domingo Peralta Cibao FC
References
External links FIFA Liga Dominicana de Fútbol