The 2025–26 season of the Liga Dominicana de Fútbol was the 11th season of Association football in the Dominican Republic. On 4 August 2025, The LDF Board of Directors announced the 2025-26 tournament would be dedicated to the late José Rafael Abinader, who founded O&M FC and helped promote university and professional football. On 8 August 2025, the season officially kicked-off with Matchday 1 featuring the Country's Clasico del Norte,Also known as Clasico Cibaeño a rivalry between then defending champions of both the 2024 Liga Dominicana de Fútbol season & 2025 Copa Dominicana de Fútbol Cibao FC and Moca FC.
Competition system The Liga Dominicana de Fútbol tournament consists of three parts: Regular Season: The competition format will have a regular three-round phase, with a minimum of eighteen matches for all clubs. The six best qualifiers from the regular phase go to the Liguilla, in a round-robin format. From there, the best four teams advance to the semifinals, with their winners going to the grand final of the LDF 2026, all of which have 2-legged matches. The order of classification of the teams will be determined in a general calculation table, as follows:
1) Higher number of points; 2) Greater goal difference in favor; in case of equality; 3) Higher number of goals scored; in case of equality; 4) Highest number of away goals scored; in case of equality; 5) Fewest red cards received; in case of equality; 6) Fewest yellow cards received; in case of equality; 7) Draw. Liguilla: The six teams classified from the regular season will play a system of all against all. Each team will play a total of five matches in their own field and in the opposite field, making a total of three rounds. The top four teams at the end of the League will advance to the Play-offs. The ranking order will be the same as for the Regular Season. Play-offs: An elimination system will be played, the first place in the Liguilla will face the fourth place and the second place will face the third. Both keys will be played in two games and the winners will advance to the Grand Final, which will also be played in two games.
Participating Clubs A total of 10 clubs participated for the 2025–26 season. However, due to FIFA's decision to sanction Atletico San Cristobal and have them relegated to the Liga Dominicana de Fútbol Expansion, The LDF revamped the system to align to a league with 9 clubs. All future matches for and against San Cristobal would end as a 0–3 loss for the remainder of the season.
Teams by Province
ProvinceN.ºTeamsDistrito Nacional5Club Atlético Pantoja, O&M FC, Delfines del Este FCLa Vega2Atlético Vega Real & Jarabacoa FCPuerto Plata1Atlántico FCSan Cristóbal1Atlético San CristóbalSantiago Province1Cibao FC Espaillat1Moca FC Hermanas Mirabal1 Salcedo FC
Team Information Team Manager City Stadium Capacity Established Sponsors Uniforms Atlántico FC Miguel Ángel Acosta Puerto PlataEstadio Leonel Plácido 2,000 2015 Ocean World Farmacia Popular Batu Wear Atlético Pantoja Alejandro TrionfiniSanto DomingoFélix Sánchez Olympic Stadium 27,000 1999 Banco BHD Laboratorios Rowe Walon Sport Atlético San Cristóbal Johannes HernándezSan Cristóbal Estadio Panamericano 2,800 2015 Loncin Holdings Batú Wear Atlético Vega Real Raul GonzalezLa VegaEstadio Olímpico 7,000 2014 Angloamericana de Seguros Alaver LAF Sport Cibao FC Gabriel Martínez Poch Santiago de los CaballerosEstadio Cibao FC 8,000 2015 Banreservas Puma Moca FC Jean Carlos Güell MocaEstadio Complejo Deportivo Moca 86 2,000 1971 PETS Animal Feed Batú Wear Delfines del Este FC Edward Acevedo Santo Domingo EsteParque del Este 1,200 2014 Banco Popular Bee Sport O&M FC Jose Aparacio Santo DomingoFélix Sánchez Olympic Stadium 27,000 1974 Universidad Dominicana O&M HEB Salcedo FC Arturo BerroaSalcedo Estadio Domingo Polonia 2,000 1992 JUMBO Jarabacoa FC Carlos EcheverryJarabacoa Estadio Junior Mejia 1,500 1992 Diaza Sportswear
League table
Liguilla
Semi-finals
Summary The first leg was played on 2 and 3 May 2024 and the second leg was played on 9 and 10 May 2026.
Matches
First Leg
Second Leg
First Leg
Second Leg
Final The 2026 Liga Dominicana de Fútbol Gran Final marked a special historical event in the league's 11-year history, with Salcedo FC being the second team to qualify for the Finals in their first ever professional season (Atletico de San Francisco in 2018). The first-leg match took place on Sunday, 17 May 2026 at the Estadio Domingo Polonia in Salcedo, Hermanas Mirabal. The second-leg concluding the season on 24 May 2026 at Cibao FC Stadium in Santiago de Los Caballeros.
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