2019 Liga Dominicana de Fútbol

Football league season

Liga Dominicana de FútbolSeason| 2019

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Champions| Atlético Pantoja
Matches played| 122
Goals scored| 270 (2.21 per match)

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The 2019 Liga Dominicana de Fútbol (known as the LDF Banco Popular for sponsorship reasons) was the fifth season of professional football in the Dominican Republic. The season started on 30 March 2019.[1]

## Format[edit]

The 2019 tournament of the Liga Dominicana de Futbol will start with 12 teams. The event will be developed with a new format, each of the twelve clubs can have up to 6 foreign players on their payroll.

The new format includes an "Apertura" and a "Clausura" tournament, both will be played one round and has been agreed with the twelve clubs and also with CONCACAF. The "Apertura" will have a semifinal with the four best teams and then a final, as well as the "Clausura".

Then the champion of each tournament will compete to win the qualification to the CONCACAF championship tournament. Another club will qualify for the CONCACAF tournament, accumulating the most points in both tournaments.

## Apertura[edit]

### Regular season[edit]

Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation

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1  | Cibao (Q) | 10  | 8  | 2  | 0  | 22  | 5  | +17  | 26  | Advance to Playoffs
2  | Jarabacoa (Q) | 10  | 5  | 3  | 2  | 11  | 6  | +5  | 18
3  | Atlético Pantoja (Q) | 10  | 5  | 2  | 3  | 19  | 9  | +10  | 17
4  | Moca (Q) | 10  | 4  | 4  | 2  | 8  | 5  | +3  | 16
5  | Atlético Vega Real | 10  | 4  | 3  | 3  | 12  | 15  | −3  | 15  |
6  | Universidad O&M | 10  | 3  | 4  | 3  | 15  | 9  | +6  | 13
7  | Atlético San Francisco | 10  | 1  | 7  | 2  | 9  | 11  | −2  | 10
8  | Atlántico | 10  | 0  | 8  | 2  | 8  | 11  | −3  | 8
9  | Barcelona Atlético | 10  | 2  | 2  | 6  | 8  | 19  | −11  | 8
10  | Delfines del Este | 10  | 1  | 4  | 5  | 10  | 17  | −7  | 7
11  | Atlético San Cristóbal | 10  | 2  | 1  | 7  | 8  | 23  | −15  | 7
12  | Inter RD | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | Did not enter

Source: Soccerway
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

### Regular season results[edit]

Home \ Away  | ATL | ASC | ASF | AVR | CIB | CAP | CBA | DDE | IRD | JAR | MOC | UOM

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Atlántico FC | -- | -- | 0–0  | -- | 1–1  | 0–0  | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1–1
Atlético San Cristóbal | 1–1  | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2–1  | 2–1  | -- | 0–2  | -- | 0–1
Atlético de San Francisco | -- | 2–0  | -- | 1–1  | -- | -- | 1–1  | 1–1  | -- | 1–1  | -- | --
Atlético Vega Real | 2–2  | 2–1  | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1–0  | 2–1  | -- | 1–0  | -- | --
Cibao FC | -- | 8–2  | 2–0  | 4–1  | -- | 2–1  | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0–0  | --
Club Atlético Pantoja | -- | 2–0  | 1–1  | 4–1  | -- | -- | 4–0  | -- | -- | 1–2  | 1–2  | --
Club Barcelona Atlético | 1–1  | -- | -- | -- | 0–1  | -- | -- | 2–1  | -- | 1–2  | 2–0  | 0–6
Delfines del Este FC | 3–2  | -- | -- | -- | 0–2  | 0–3  | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1–1  | 1–1
Inter RD | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | --
Jarabacoa FC | 2–0  | -- | -- | -- | 0–1  | -- | -- | 1–1  | -- | -- | 1–0  | 0–0
Moca FC | 0–0  | 3–0  | 0–0  | 1–0  | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1–0
Universidad O&M F.C. | -- | -- | 4–2  | 1–1  | 0–1  | 1–2  | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | --

Source: RSSSF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

### Playoffs[edit]

| Semifinals | | | Final |

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| 4 | Moca | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1 | Cibao | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| | 1 | Cibao | 0 (0) |
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| | | 3 | Atlético Pantoja (a.e.t.), (p) | 0 (3) |
| 3 | Atlético Pantoja (a.e.t.), (p) | 1 | 0 | 1 (3) |

| 2 | Jarabacoa | 1 | 0 | 1 (2) |

## Clausura[edit]

### Regular season[edit]

Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation

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1  | Cibao (Q) | 10  | 7  | 1  | 2  | 17  | 10  | +7  | 22  | Advance to Playoffs
2  | Atlético Vega Real (Q) | 10  | 5  | 3  | 2  | 16  | 7  | +9  | 18
3  | Atlético San Cristóbal (Q) | 10  | 5  | 3  | 2  | 13  | 10  | +3  | 18
4  | Atlántico (Q) | 10  | 4  | 4  | 2  | 10  | 8  | +2  | 16
5  | Delfines del Este | 10  | 4  | 3  | 3  | 10  | 7  | +3  | 15  |
6  | Jarabacoa | 10  | 4  | 3  | 3  | 10  | 9  | +1  | 15
7  | Atlético Pantoja | 10  | 4  | 2  | 4  | 12  | 9  | +3  | 14
8  | Moca | 10  | 3  | 5  | 2  | 9  | 10  | −1  | 13[a]
9  | Universidad O&M | 10  | 3  | 2  | 5  | 10  | 12  | −2  | 11
10  | Atlético San Francisco | 10  | 2  | 2  | 6  | 6  | 16  | −10  | 8
11  | Barcelona Atlético | 10  | 0  | 0  | 10  | 4  | 19  | −15  | 0
12  | Inter RD | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | Did not enter

Source: Soccerway
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:

1. ^ Moca were deducted 1 point.

### Regular season results[edit]

Home \ Away  | ATL | ASC | ASF | AVR | CIB | CAP | CBA | DDE | IRD | JAR | MOC | UOM

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Atlántico FC | -- | 2–0  | -- | 0–3  | -- | -- | 2–0  | 0–0  | -- | 2–2  | 1–1  | --
Atlético San Cristóbal | -- | -- | 2–0  | 2–3  | 2–2  | 1–0  | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1–1  | --
Atlético de San Francisco | 0–1  | -- | -- | -- | 0–2  | 1–1  | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1–0  | 1–1
Atlético Vega Real | -- | -- | 5–1  | -- | 1–2  | 0–0  | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1–1  | 1–0
Cibao FC | 1–0  | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2–0  | 2–1  | -- | 2–0  | -- | 1–3
Club Atlético Pantoja | 0–1  | -- | -- | -- | 1–2  | -- | -- | 2–1  | -- | -- | -- | 2–0
Club Barcelona Atlético | -- | 1–2  | 1–2  | 0–2  | -- | 1–2  | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | --
Delfines del Este FC | -- | 0–1  | 1–0  | 0–0  | -- | -- | 2–0  | -- | -- | 2–0  | -- | --
Inter RD | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | --
Jarabacoa FC | -- | 1–1  | 2–0  | 1–0  | -- | 2–1  | 2–0  | -- | -- | -- | -- | --
Moca FC | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2–1  | 0–3  | 1–0  | 1–1  | -- | 0–0  | -- | --
Universidad O&M F.C. | 1–1  | 0–1  | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2–1  | 1–2  | -- | 1–0  | 1–2  | --

Updated to match(es) played on completed. Source: RSSSF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

### Playoffs[edit]

| Semifinals | | | Final |

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| 4 | Atlántico | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Cibao | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| | 1 | Cibao | 3 |
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| | | 3 | Atlético San Cristóbal | 0 |
| 3 | Atlético San Cristóbal | 3 | 2 | 5 |

| 2 | Atlético Vega Real | 2 | 1 | 3 |

## Grand final[edit]

Played between champions of Apertura and Clausura.

9 November 2019 (2019-11-09)

Atlético Pantoja| 1–2| Cibao

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Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez, Santo Domingo

Referee: Carlos Mateo

23 November 2019 (2019-11-23)

Cibao| 0–1| Atlético Pantoja

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Penalties
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Estadio Cibao FC, Santiago de los Caballeros

Referee: Randy Encarnación Solano

Atlético Pantoja qualifies for 2020 Caribbean Club Championship.

## Aggregate table[edit]

Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation

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1  | Cibao (Q) | 20  | 15  | 3  | 2  | 39  | 15  | +24  | 48  | Caribbean Club Championship[a]
2  | Atlético Vega Real | 20  | 9  | 6  | 5  | 28  | 22  | +6  | 33  |
3  | Jarabacoa | 20  | 9  | 6  | 5  | 21  | 15  | +6  | 33
4  | Atlético Pantoja (Q) | 20  | 9  | 4  | 7  | 31  | 18  | +13  | 31  | Caribbean Club Championship[b]
5  | Moca | 20  | 7  | 9  | 4  | 17  | 15  | +2  | 29[c] |
6  | Atlético San Cristóbal | 20  | 7  | 4  | 9  | 21  | 33  | −12  | 25
7  | Universidad O&M | 20  | 6  | 6  | 8  | 25  | 21  | +4  | 24
8  | Atlántico | 20  | 4  | 12  | 4  | 18  | 19  | −1  | 24
9  | Delfines del Este | 20  | 5  | 7  | 8  | 20  | 24  | −4  | 22
10  | Atlético San Francisco | 20  | 3  | 9  | 8  | 15  | 27  | −12  | 18
11  | Barcelona Atlético | 20  | 2  | 2  | 16  | 12  | 38  | −26  | 8
12  | Inter RD | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | Did not enter

Source: Soccerway Soccerway
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Notes:

1. ^ As aggregate table best team not yet qualified.
2. ^ As grand final winners.
3. ^ Moca were deducted 1 point.

## References[edit]

1. ^ Dominican Republic 2019, RSSSF.com

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Clubs as of 2023|

* Atlántico
* Atlético Pantoja
* Atlético San Cristóbal
* Atlético Vega Real
* Cibao
* Delfines del Este
* Jarabacoa
* Moca
* O&M

Seasons|

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* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

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Domestic leagues|

* Anguilla '18 '19
* Antigua and Barbuda
* Aruba
* Bahamas
* Barbados
* Belize
* Bermuda
* Bonaire
* British Virgin Islands '18
* Canada '19
* Cayman Islands
* Costa Rica
* Cuba '18 '19
* Curaçao
* Dominica
* Dominican Republic '18 '19
* El Salvador
* French Guiana
* Grenada
* Guadeloupe
* Guatemala
* Guyana '18 '19
* Haiti '18 '19
* Honduras
* Jamaica
* Martinique
* Mexico
* Montserrat
* Nicaragua
* Panama
* Puerto Rico
* Saint-Barthelemy
* Saint Kitts and Nevis
* Saint Lucia '18 '19
* Saint-Martin
* Saint Pierre and Miquelon '18 '19
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
* Sint Maarten
* Suriname
* Trinidad and Tobago '18 '19
* Turks and Caicos Islands '18 '19
* United States '18 '19
* U.S. Virgin Islands

Domestic cups|

* Aruba
* Barbados '18 '19
* Bermuda
* British Virgin Islands
* Canada '18 '19
* Cayman Islands
* El Salvador
* French Guiana
* Guadeloupe '18 '19
* Guatemala
* Honduras '18
* Martinique '18 '19
* Mexico '18 A (Final) '19 C (Final)
* Nicaragua
* Panama
* Puerto Rico '18 '19
* Saint Kitts and Nevis
* Saint Lucia '18 '19
* Suriname
* Trinidad and Tobago
* United States '18 (Final) (Qualification) '19 (Final) (Qualification)

Super cups|

* Campeones Cup
* Honduras
* Mexico (Campeón de Campeones, Supercopa MX)
* Suriname

CONCACAF competitions|

* CONCACAF League (Finals)
* Champions League (Finals)
* Caribbean Club Championship
* Caribbean Club Shield
* CONCACAF U-13 Champions League '18 '19

International competitions|

* 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup
* 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup
* 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualifying
* 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games
* 2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship

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« 2018–19

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Domestic leagues|

* Anguilla '19 '20
* Antigua and Barbuda
* Aruba
* Bahamas
* Barbados
* Belize
* Bermuda
* Bonaire
* British Virgin Islands
* Canada '19 '20
* Cayman Islands
* Costa Rica
* Cuba
* Curaçao
* Dominica
* Dominican Republic '19 '20
* El Salvador
* French Guiana
* Grenada
* Guadeloupe
* Guatemala
* Guyana '19 '20
* Haiti '19 '20
* Honduras
* Jamaica
* Martinique
* Mexico
* ~~Montserrat~~
* Nicaragua
* Panama
* Puerto Rico
* Saint-Barthelemy ~~'19~~ '20
* Saint Kitts and Nevis
* Saint Lucia '19 '20
* Saint-Martin
* Saint Pierre and Miquelon '19 '20
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
* Sint Maarten
* Suriname
* Trinidad and Tobago
* Turks and Caicos Islands
* United States '19 '20
* U.S. Virgin Islands

Domestic cups|

* Anguilla '19 '20
* Aruba
* Barbados '19
* Bermuda
* British Virgin Islands
* Canada
* Cayman Islands
* El Salvador
* French Guiana
* Guadeloupe '19
* Guatemala
* Honduras '19
* Martinique '19
* Mexico
* Nicaragua
* Panama
* Puerto Rico '19
* Saint-Barthelemy ~~'19~~ '20
* Saint Kitts and Nevis
* Saint Lucia '19
* Suriname
* Trinidad and Tobago
* United States '19 (Final) (Qualification) '20 (Final) (Qualification)

Super cups|

* Campeones Cup
* Honduras
* Mexico (Campeón de Campeones, Supercopa MX)
* Suriname

CONCACAF competitions|

* CONCACAF League (Finals)
* Leagues Cup
* Champions League (Final)
* Caribbean Club Championship
* Caribbean Club Shield
* CONCACAF U-13 Champions League '19 '20

International competitions|

* Gold Cup
* Nations League
* League A
* League B
* League C
* Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship
* qualification
* Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship
* qualification
* Women's U-20 Championship
* qualifying
* Women's U-17 Championship
* qualifying
* Boys' U-15 Championship

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*[Pld]: Played
*[W]: Won
*[D]: Drawn
*[L]: Lost
*[GF]: Goals for
*[GA]: Goals against
*[GD]: Goal difference
*[Pts]: Points
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